@skmami, thanks. Technically warranty is void but the reality is that none of the electricals have been tampered with.
Abroad aftermarket fittings void your insurance unless the part has been approved by the appropriate EU committee. This particular set of tail lamps I think are EU roadworthy :-)
First Service / Engine Oil Change
Not yet hit the 1k mark but decided to go ahead with the service anyway. Subsequent to the Hosur trip my dad made a run to Srirangapatna which added about 300kms to the odo and reading 957 when I pulled into the service station.
Service Experience
Went to RNS Motors, Unit I @ Yeshwantpur by around 9:15 and was greeted by Sachin with whom Id spoken earlier. Pleasant guy who has himself taken the wheel of the DDiS on many occasions including highway trips to Mangalore. He is also in the process of helping his friend convert the car to a Swift Sport (cosmetically), so we had lots to talk about.
Gave the complaints about how she tends to pull to the left quite a bit and also regarding the unbearable rattle from the rear.
Once all the paperwork was done they completed the wash and we proceeded tot he service bay for the oil change. Having been used to only changing my yamaha;s engine oil the oil draining from my car appeared to be fine but I guess the vehicle being diesel and all the change is a must.
The 2 hour express service I think is a great initiative. I ended up spending close to 3 hours there but that was because I was letting them work at their pace and also attending to other small things like small touch ups etc.
Got the alignment checked and things were more or less fine. Culprit was tyre pressure. Not being familiar with this nitrogen funda I had inquired a couple of times regarding checking the pressure. Instead of 2.5 in the front actual tyre pressure was 2.02 in the left and 1.89 in the right
Crazy!
Sachin tells me that RNS, Yeshwantpur UNIT I is the only MASS in Bangalore that has a nitrogen filling pump. Not sure how far this is true. The machine costs somewhere in the range of 2Lakhs apparently.
The rattling turned out to be the seats and not usual suspect doors. After removing the back seat the mechanic padded the seat hooks with some insulation tape and viola all rattles eliminated
With this sorted out the car proceeded for vacuum, polish of plastic parts, window cleaning, body wiping.
I was surprised to find that at every stage there was someone supervising and also personally getting involved with the cars. The fact that I was always hovering might have added to this but all in all seems like a decent set of people.
I was billed RS651/- which was against 3 Liters of engine oil and a new oil drain nut.
So after a TD and everything sorted out I thanked Sachin and took leave. All in all a good experience I must say.