New Tata Safari 2.2 VTT EX 4X2 EDIT 25000kms service done

harjeev · 6th January 2009, 19:29

Hi Guys
Time to revive this old thread. Its been a long time since I posted here. Will try to do it regularly now.
BTW today in the mail I received this. Haven't read it though as I just came back to office opened the envelope and thought that I would share it with everybody

New Tata Safari 2.2 VTT EX 4X2 EDIT 25000kms service done-explorer-club.jpg

New Tata Safari 2.2 VTT EX 4X2 EDIT 25000kms service done-explorer-club1.jpg

Got approved after a year of applying Maybe now the Tata people have free time on their hands they are clearing the backlog of Explorer club memberships

Mods please update the title of this thread

Tata Safari 2.2 VTT EX 4X2 EDIT 21000 kms completed

aburagohain · 6th January 2009, 19:47

that's great going harjeev, one year and 21k is good running, do update the journey so far.
i too received this pamphlet some couple of months ago, with a plastic card, not heard from them after that, the website didn't work properly and so i didn't pursue further.

kkdelhi · 6th January 2009, 20:36

Does this Explorer Club thing really work? Has anyone on TBhp really availed of and received the benefits mentioned on the website?

abk · 6th January 2009, 20:54

Apologies this may seem OT but if anyone who is prevented from accessing the Tata Safari Explorer club site TATA please be aware it is your anti-virus throwing tantrums. AVG & Avast! raised threatening alerts but no false alerts by McAfee Enterprise edition. I have surfed the site a few times now and it appears to be clean. Or I am unaware of any nasty thing going on my laptop without raising any suspicions

tsk1979 · 6th January 2009, 22:45

I did not get my explorer card etc.,... I wonder how does this lemon company work

dkamath · 6th January 2009, 23:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsk1979

I did not get my explorer card etc.,... I wonder how does this lemon company work

Hi tsk1979, the wait will be "fruit"full after about 6 months of owning the vehicle. I guess other owners too got their explorer club cards after 6+ months since the time of purchase, regardless of mailing the explorer club registration card attached with the owner's manual.

himanshugoswami · 7th January 2009, 10:25

i have owned my tuck for over 14 months, no card still :(

simply_sunny001 · 7th January 2009, 13:00

they made me to fill couple of forms for this card and a lucky draw at time when i bought mine.

Guess what i received none till date

harjeev · 7th January 2009, 13:07

Guess that I am a lucky one out.

BTW as per anybody's guess how much should my Nov 2007 EX done 21k kms be worth with VX alloys and Khumo 255 65 R16 tyres LCS screen and reverse cam.

I am not interested in selling but this guy came to me a couple of days back and asked me if I wanted to sell it. He dint quote a figure. So this set me thinking
What should be a fair price?

harjeev · 5th March 2009, 19:45

Tragedy struck a couple of days back!!!
I took the safari to a function in Paschim Vihar, New Delhi and both my ORVM got stolen. Man I was pissed!!!

This was on Saturday!!!
I called up the workshop and was shocked to hear the prices

8.5k approx for the mirrors
1k for the fitting
1-1.5k for the paint
He said that approx they would cost 11-12k all inclusive and if i took an insurance claim, then I would get 50% claim. Further they wanted to keep the car for 1-2 days for paint!!!

I decided not to get this done as if i took the claim I would have to forgo my No Claim Bonus which is 20% currently.

Yesterday I got the mirrors from Kashmiri Gate for 5250/- (2450 for the right & 2800 for the left) and paid 100 bucks for the installation.
So all in all it cost me 4 hours (to & fro on the metro from my place and the installation) and 5350 in all.
I will get it painted at the same workshop I am getting my MM550 overhauled & painted and he said will cost approx 500/-

Also thanks to a fellow TBhpian I also got Stebel Nautilus Air Horns installed on my beast.
AND MAN DO THEY ROCK!!!
AMAZING!!!

The beast is now officially crossed 25k kms. And i know I have to upload a long term ownership report but am not able to do it.
Maybe next week I will jot down the points and get at it.

But I would like to say this
In the last 1year and 4 months that I've owner the beast not once have I regretted my decision to buy it.
The only frustration is that the Tata people have now launched the GX version with the ABS feature which I was longing.
Wonder if I could havee that fitted in the EX version.

Till then
Cheers

musicmanaman · 5th March 2009, 20:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by harjeev

8.5k approx for the mirrors
1k for the fitting
1-1.5k for the paint
He said that approx they would cost 11-12k all inclusive and if i took an insurance claim, then I would get 50% claim. Further they wanted to keep the car for 1-2 days for paint!!!

I decided not to get this done as if i took the claim I would have to forgo my No Claim Bonus which is 20% currently.

Yesterday I got the mirrors from Kashmiri Gate for 5250/- (2450 for the right & 2800 for the left) and paid 100 bucks for the installation.
So all in all it cost me 4 hours (to & fro on the metro from my place and the installation) and 5350 in all.
I will get it painted at the same workshop I am getting my MM550 overhauled & painted and he said will cost approx 500/-

Din't know the Safari OVRM's are that expensive, no wonder they are getting stolen, anyways good the issue is almost fixed.

extreme_torque · 5th March 2009, 20:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by musicmanaman

Din't know the Safari OVRM's are that expensive, no wonder they are getting stolen, anyways good the issue is almost fixed.

Infact they are the cheapest electrically adjustable OVRM's in the market. Even the wagon-r one's are 7k's a piece.

gowda79 · 5th March 2009, 20:48

Harjeev was the full unit removed on the both the sides or is it only the inner mirror removed.

Its not worth claiming insurance for this kind of replacements and you got a good deal from Kashmiri Gate.

harjeev · 5th March 2009, 21:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by musicmanaman

Din't know the Safari OVRM's are that expensive, no wonder they are getting stolen, anyways good the issue is almost fixed.

Puzzles me as well They might be expensive as they are heated too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by extreme_torque

Infact they are the cheapest electrically adjustable OVRM's in the market. Even the wagon-r one's are 7k's a piece.

You are right. They are also heated mirrors. Also I came to know that these mirrors are different from the 3.0 DICOR ORVM. In shape & Size they are the same, but the 3.0 mirrors have 3 wires and these ones have 5. So the sockets are different

But the WagonR mirrors are very expensive, considering the price of the car.
7k a piece is daylight robbery...

Quote:

Originally Posted by gowda79

Harjeev was the full unit removed on the both the sides or is it only the inner mirror removed.

Its not worth claiming insurance for this kind of replacements and you got a good deal from Kashmiri Gate.

The full unit man. And it was broken. So the guy who will buy it will not be able to mount it as the part which holds the mirror was attached to my car itself, but was badly broken.

Even stolen mirrors were available but they were all of the 3.0 DICORs. I dint go to inquire as I wanted all the feature working. These were going around for 700-800 bucks a piece.

dadu · 6th March 2009, 11:45

ORVM stolen, thats bad, must be a a druggie, since he will now sell the parts, where was it parked, was it day or night ??.

Which shop did you buy it from in KG ??

6th January 2009, 19:29	#301
harjeev Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,899 Thanked: 292 Times View My Garage	Hi Guys Time to revive this old thread. Its been a long time since I posted here. Will try to do it regularly now. BTW today in the mail I received this. Haven't read it though as I just came back to office opened the envelope and thought that I would share it with everybody Got approved after a year of applying Maybe now the Tata people have free time on their hands they are clearing the backlog of Explorer club memberships Mods please update the title of this thread Tata Safari 2.2 VTT EX 4X2 EDIT 21000 kms completed
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6th January 2009, 19:47	#302
aburagohain BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 153 Thanked: 2 Times	that's great going harjeev, one year and 21k is good running, do update the journey so far. i too received this pamphlet some couple of months ago, with a plastic card, not heard from them after that, the website didn't work properly and so i didn't pursue further.
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6th January 2009, 20:36	#303
kkdelhi BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 234 Thanked: 19 Times View My Garage	Does this Explorer Club thing really work? Has anyone on TBhp really availed of and received the benefits mentioned on the website?
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6th January 2009, 20:54	#304
abk BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NOIDA / Gurgaon Posts: 277 Thanked: 15 Times	anti virus alert on tata safari explorer club Apologies this may seem OT but if anyone who is prevented from accessing the Tata Safari Explorer club site TATA please be aware it is your anti-virus throwing tantrums. AVG & Avast! raised threatening alerts but no false alerts by McAfee Enterprise edition. I have surfed the site a few times now and it appears to be clean. Or I am unaware of any nasty thing going on my laptop without raising any suspicions
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6th January 2009, 22:45	#305
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	I did not get my explorer card etc.,... I wonder how does this lemon company work
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7th January 2009, 10:25	#307
himanshugoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: !!!! Posts: 2,303 Thanked: 2,619 Times	i have owned my tuck for over 14 months, no card still :(
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7th January 2009, 13:00	#308
simply_sunny001 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London & Rohtak Posts: 1,340 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	they made me to fill couple of forms for this card and a lucky draw at time when i bought mine. Guess what i received none till date
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7th January 2009, 13:07	#309
harjeev Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,899 Thanked: 292 Times View My Garage	Guess that I am a lucky one out. BTW as per anybody's guess how much should my Nov 2007 EX done 21k kms be worth with VX alloys and Khumo 255 65 R16 tyres LCS screen and reverse cam. I am not interested in selling but this guy came to me a couple of days back and asked me if I wanted to sell it. He dint quote a figure. So this set me thinking What should be a fair price?
	() Thanks

5th March 2009, 19:45	#310
harjeev Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,899 Thanked: 292 Times View My Garage	Tragedy struck a couple of days back!!! I took the safari to a function in Paschim Vihar, New Delhi and both my ORVM got stolen. Man I was pissed!!! This was on Saturday!!! I called up the workshop and was shocked to hear the prices 8.5k approx for the mirrors 1k for the fitting 1-1.5k for the paint He said that approx they would cost 11-12k all inclusive and if i took an insurance claim, then I would get 50% claim. Further they wanted to keep the car for 1-2 days for paint!!! I decided not to get this done as if i took the claim I would have to forgo my No Claim Bonus which is 20% currently. Yesterday I got the mirrors from Kashmiri Gate for 5250/- (2450 for the right & 2800 for the left) and paid 100 bucks for the installation. So all in all it cost me 4 hours (to & fro on the metro from my place and the installation) and 5350 in all. I will get it painted at the same workshop I am getting my MM550 overhauled & painted and he said will cost approx 500/- Also thanks to a fellow TBhpian I also got Stebel Nautilus Air Horns installed on my beast. AND MAN DO THEY ROCK!!! AMAZING!!! The beast is now officially crossed 25k kms. And i know I have to upload a long term ownership report but am not able to do it. Maybe next week I will jot down the points and get at it. But I would like to say this In the last 1year and 4 months that I've owner the beast not once have I regretted my decision to buy it. The only frustration is that the Tata people have now launched the GX version with the ABS feature which I was longing. Wonder if I could havee that fitted in the EX version. Till then Cheers
	() Thanks

5th March 2009, 20:48	#313
gowda79 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,478 Thanked: 194 Times View My Garage	Harjeev was the full unit removed on the both the sides or is it only the inner mirror removed. Its not worth claiming insurance for this kind of replacements and you got a good deal from Kashmiri Gate.
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6th March 2009, 11:45	#315
dadu Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,803 Thanked: 462 Times View My Garage	ORVM stolen, thats bad, must be a a druggie, since he will now sell the parts, where was it parked, was it day or night ??. Which shop did you buy it from in KG ??
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