Test Drive of Suzuki Grand Vitara on horrible roads and other reports

theMAG · 18th October 2007, 10:17

Samurai, when's the delivery?

ajmat · 18th October 2007, 14:04

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Originally Posted by theMAG

Samurai, when's the delivery?

For humans - 9 months
puppies - 3 months

Silver GV's - 2 weeks i think

Samurai · 18th October 2007, 14:05

Latest by Nov 15th, best case 1st week of Nov.

himanshugoswami · 18th October 2007, 14:28

Samurai San! Congrats.....enjoy the beauty!

theMAG · 18th October 2007, 14:29

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Originally Posted by ajmat

For humans - 9 months
puppies - 3 months

Silver GV's - 2 weeks i think

You are multi-talented and experienced.

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Originally Posted by Samurai

Latest by Nov 15th, best case 1st week of Nov.

Dont drive over any exploding crackers on the first day.

ajmat · 18th October 2007, 16:07

Before you sign on the dotted line

some nut on ebay.in haas posted a complaint in a for sale section!

Go here

Samurai · 18th October 2007, 16:18

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Originally Posted by ajmat

some nut on ebay.in haas posted a complaint in a for sale section!

Go here

Why is he selling it for 25 lakhs? Can't alignment be done locally, the TD vehicle didn't have any vibration. May be he got a lemon.

ajmat · 18th October 2007, 19:28

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Originally Posted by Samurai

Why is he selling it for 25 lakhs? Can't alignment be done locally, the TD vehicle didn't have any vibration. May be he got a lemon.

methinks he is not selling merely posting to make a noise

Mpower · 18th October 2007, 21:15

GV is a great choice for an off road SUV. Suzuki has years of experience building hard core off road vehicle (Jimny anyone?).

Other than the lack of torque and the so-so FE, I cant think of any -ve points. Looks like a million bucks and sized just right. Like someone said, it a baby RangeRover.

As far as tires, a extreme off road tire will have a button thread which gives your traction for driving on loose surfaces like slush, sand and snow. But will generate higher tirenoise at highway speeds and hurt high speed handling on smooth roads. The OE tires should be adequate for mild off-roading like you did on the TD.

raul · 18th October 2007, 21:54

Man, I am envious, I had both GV and Rav4 for 2 weeks each in US, and though the RAV4 is more torquey and fun to drive I enjoyed the GV and when it launched here I was so tempted.

However I'm still around the 8 lakhs mark and though the heart says go ahead, I'm not sure spending 14 lakhs on a car at this stage is a good idea. Hopefully I will manage before I am 40 or else it's not really worth it.

Maybe a couple of years. But congrats to you on a great purchase and enjoy the SUV.

Samurai · 19th October 2007, 00:47

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Other than the lack of torque and the so-so FE, I cant think of any -ve points. Looks like a million bucks and sized just right. Like someone said, it a baby RangeRover.

At 4H, torque won't be an issue I think.

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Originally Posted by Mpower

As far as tires, a extreme off road tire will have a button thread which gives your traction for driving on loose surfaces like slush, sand and snow. But will generate higher tirenoise at highway speeds and hurt high speed handling on smooth roads. The OE tires should be adequate for mild off-roading like you did on the TD.

I am not going for extreme off-road tyres. The OE is a highway all-season tyre, I am planning to switch to all-terrain tyres. The tyre I am looking at has pretty reviews for both on-road and off-road usage.

BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO

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Originally Posted by raul

However I'm still around the 8 lakhs mark and though the heart says go ahead, I'm not sure spending 14 lakhs on a car at this stage is a good idea. Hopefully I will manage before I am 40 or else it's not really worth it.

Well, I am pretty close to 40, this is my time I guess.

kartikkumar · 20th October 2007, 08:14

Congratulations Samurai. Lookf forward to pics and a detailed user review of the "baby-soon-to-be-yours".

Cheers!

madan80 · 20th October 2007, 09:38

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Originally Posted by ajmat

Before you sign on the dotted line

some nut on ebay.in haas posted a complaint in a for sale section!

Go here

not a very smart guy- why would you advertise a problem?

diabloo · 20th October 2007, 10:16

Poor guy, after opting for luxury, he gets this

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not a very smart guy- why would you advertise a problem?

iraghava · 20th October 2007, 15:13

Congrats Samurai! Have fun with the GV!

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Samurai, when's the delivery?

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For humans - 9 months
puppies - 3 months

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Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	GV is a great choice for an off road SUV. Suzuki has years of experience building hard core off road vehicle (Jimny anyone?). Other than the lack of torque and the so-so FE, I cant think of any -ve points. Looks like a million bucks and sized just right. Like someone said, it a baby RangeRover. As far as tires, a extreme off road tire will have a button thread which gives your traction for driving on loose surfaces like slush, sand and snow. But will generate higher tirenoise at highway speeds and hurt high speed handling on smooth roads. The OE tires should be adequate for mild off-roading like you did on the TD. Last edited by Mpower : 18th October 2007 at 21:18.
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raul BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 920 Thanked: 372 Times	Man, I am envious, I had both GV and Rav4 for 2 weeks each in US, and though the RAV4 is more torquey and fun to drive I enjoyed the GV and when it launched here I was so tempted. However I'm still around the 8 lakhs mark and though the heart says go ahead, I'm not sure spending 14 lakhs on a car at this stage is a good idea. Hopefully I will manage before I am 40 or else it's not really worth it. Maybe a couple of years. But congrats to you on a great purchase and enjoy the SUV.
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kartikkumar BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore...not Bengaluru Posts: 214 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Congratulations Samurai. Lookf forward to pics and a detailed user review of the "baby-soon-to-be-yours". Cheers!
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