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Originally Posted by biju_kp Mods,
I posted this in a different thread yesterday, but no responses till now. Will you post this as a seperate theread? Safari 2.2 / Scorpio mHWK problems??
All,
Read lot about the comparisons of both of these so called SUVs. I am getting confused.
I have some questions to owners / users of Safari 2.2 and Scorpio mHWK.
1. What are the problems you are facing? Loose drivers seat @ 3000kms.
Steering wheel started pealing @ 2500kms
No other problems
2. How many times the vehicle visited workshop? Twice once to bleed air off clutch @ 750kms and then for subsequent 1st service where the clutch & pressure plate were replaced under warranty. Ive had no problems since.
3. Expenditure per year (spares / service cost)? Nil yet - everything except oil consumables is covered under warranty & extended warranty till 4 yrs.
4. Service quality? Im satisfied yet. Safari customers seem to be well attended to.
5. Do you still have the same exitement as the day you booked it? Yes i do. Regardless of the quality issues that some pple including me have faced, the safari ownership experience is different from other suv's.
6. Any breakdowns? None yet. 7. Any known issues? The quality of parts used in the interiors is not upto my personal satisfaction. But since there arent any major issues with the issues with the interiors, i shall say its a trade off.
Thank you very much.
Biju |
In addition to your queries I shall add that if you intend to personally drive the vehicle in the city then the huge turning radius is quite a pain. If you are chauffered then its ok. Otherwise if your use is mostly city and less highways then the scorpio is your best bet, compact, driveable & sporty.
If ur buying the safari, Buy the ex version for its dual ac. Trust me, the ac in the lx is pathetic at the back seat during a hot summer day. I advise not to buy an lx and then try to retrofit the roof ac since IMO whatever comes as factory fit from TML cannot be replicated at the dealer workshops are not equally competent.
The safari is much more stable that a scorpio while cornering and even at high speeds. This is vouched for by any scorpio driver.
Personal comfort from all angles is unmatched in the safari.
Although people say that safari suspension parts are expensive, they actually are almost on par with the scorpio parts, but what one fails to realise that the safari has one of the best unmatched suspension compared to anyother suv in the same price range sold in this country. Longevity depends upon use.
If it matters to you then the safari apparently conforms to european crash test standards. Im not sure about the scorpio. Anyways it doesnt mean much to me.
Goodluck. |