Hi Everyone,
Finally I became a proud owner of white Scorpio (SLE, White) on December 1st 2010. This was of course a dream come true. From the day Scorpio has launched in 2002, I was fascinated by it looks and performance. But because of the finance it was not affordable to me. Finally my company helped to grab one through lease plan!
Buying Experience.
Even though my mind was with Scorpio, I did few test drives (Safari, Innova etc) just to convince myself. Innova was highly priced and was out of my budget. Also ABS etc comes only in high end model. I liked Safari for its space and comfort. Here also EX (Which is comparable to Scorpio SLE) does not have ABS and GX is almost like Scorpio VLX only. So Safari was out too.
I did 3 test drives for Scorpio. For the first TD they gave me a brand new vehicle. Second time also they came with a brand new vehicle and I told the sales executive that I need a demo vehicle and I will not run the new car. If I were the person who is taking that vehicle, I would not like this. Me and benny (our distinguished BHPian) went together for the above 2 TDs. Finally we (Me and my Bro) did a TD at NICE road Bangalore. This time they bought the demo car. The demo car was run ~40k but I felt the truck is sturdy. The wheels had some wobbling at > 120 KMPH, but apart from that the car was in good condition. This actually strengthened my decision to go with Scorpio.
On 3rd November 2010 I booked the Scorpio with Sireesh. There was already one vehicle in transit and I was offered the same. I was a bit hesitant because I would still take 1 week to finish the formalities from myside and till that time vehicle will be with dealer and they might use it for small demo / test drive (Previous experience
). So I told him to book another one for me. But there was a factory closure at M&M factory (for about 1 week / 10 days) and it delayed my delivery a lot. Finally I escalated to M&M Customer care and i got one (they arranged this by talking to different dealers).
I insisted a lot for BS tyres but I could not get one. I got JK tyres. This is the only thing I did not like with my Scorpio. I was even ready to pay the extra 5k that M&M is gaining by this cost cutting, but there was no possibility to do so. Finally I had to compromise. Otherwise I will be waiting endlessly which was not ok with me (as the full payment was already done).
Vehicle delivery.
The vehicle delivery was smooth. Thanks to the checklists and suggetions available in our forum. My Bro was with me and he clicked the below snaps. Please see some snaps of vehicle delivery!
Driving Experience / Initial feel.
This was a big change for me as I was using a Zen before. This was a big upgrade for me (from ant to elephant). The power delivery of Scorpio is awsome.
What I liked:
1. Ease to handle and road presence - Even if the vehicle is big it is easy to handle even in city traffic.
2. Power delivery in all gears - No need to shift the gears for small speed variations (as compared to my Zen)
3. I enjoy the driving confort, i felt not too bumpy too (may be by expectation is low). When the vehicle is loaded then it is more comfortable. I even sat in the last row when benny was driving and did not felt too much of bounce (may be benny will take the credit
)
What i disliked / initial gliches:
1. A little hard clutch, here the pumping of clutch improves the situation but still feel the clutch action is at the very bottom. Have to check with ASC.
2. Fuel level indicator issue, now it has almost touched full tank!
3. Plastic quality is not good.
4. Auto lock on ignition lock is optinal for SLE and enabled for VLX, i did not understand this. But i can get it activated by a visit to ASC, not good!
5. When one door is open and we start driving, VMS comes but in the dash the indicator is not working. Have to get it corrected too from ASC.
Accessories Fitted.
Dealer gave me Parking sensor, floor mats, scuff plate and 3M sunfilim. I have placed order for G-Sport art leather seat cover. I also fixed the ICE, I have started a seperate thread on this. Please see the link
here.
Now its all yours (only this thread and not the vehicle
) and comments are welcome!
Scorpio Fan