Just came back after giving
my beast for service. Run for 900 KMS. Though the service is not due but going for a road trip and the car would run for approx 1000 kms during the trip
Requested the following jobs
All costs are estimate
Underbody Anti Rust (2500)
Rear Fog Lamp Change (400)
Oil Change Along with some filters (1500)
Fuel additive (1350)
Some misc costs and the total estimate given to me was 6K.
Regd the fuel additive I was told that they will add the additive once every 15 K and that it keeps the injectors clean. I was also told once I come back from the trip I should show them the car and check if there are any issues.
Though the cost appears to be a little high but 4500-5000 worth of expenses have been requested my me. They have just added the fuel additive which costs 1350.
Issues reported my me are as follows
1. Fog Lamp Alignment
2. Creaking sound from the spring of the clutch
3. Weak Breaks (under hard breaking) under normal city conditions the breaks are perfect. To this I was told that the breaks are to be applied in the pump fashion. Secondly he told me that yesterday also they received a safari with the same complaint.
4. Door adjustments (RHS front and rear) Have to close with force
5. Car switches of with a shudder (jhatka) this problem has started coming since yesterday
6. Indicator lever and steering adjustment (steering not fully center)
7. Hissing when the steering is fully turned to either the left or right. Though I believe that this is a problem with all Safari's
BTW I felt yesterday that the beast has become a little lighter and much smoother to drive.
And when I was coming back from the showroom in my other car GM Optra 1.6 I felt like someone has thrown me on the ground. The ORVM's felt so small that I couldn't believe that I was earlier driving that dinky car

. Though after driving a diesel for a while I felt that the Optra has no noise at all. And I would never even think for trading my Safari for any other car.
