Team-BHP - The "I Booked my Car" Thread

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Originally Posted by Habanero City (Post 2128847)

Have you done PDI to your satisfaction and sure of the car?
Where was it stored all these days? If it is open storage, please reconsider.
Chennai has had unusual rains for the last 4 to 5 months.
What is the mileage on the Odometer and does it look genuine?
Any suspicious works on the body?
What is the reason given for such long storage?
Waiting for next week should be OK as already the Diwali holiday spirit has set in and has slowed down the normal work process in almost all organizations.

HC

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Originally Posted by EARTHed (Post 2128852)

Praz: Please consider buying a newer car. June manufactured car is four months old! I fear the conditions in which the car was kept tis long. So please!

Thanks a lot for your replies guys.
Have done a complete PDI before registration. Everything seems to be fine. The odometer reading is at 8kms. Have checked the car inside out and found it to be to my satisfaction.
Could have waited a bit longer, but I don't trust the sales people. When they say 5-6 days, it always gets extended and they blame the weather and road conditions for the delay.

One good thing is that I have got bridgestone tyres clap:.
I will still change them, atleast they would fetch a good price.

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Originally Posted by hurtem (Post 2127144)

Make : Skoda
Model : Laura
Variant : TSI

Congrats! That Laura TSI is super fun to drive. Plus, it's got plentiful after-market support for mods. Take her out on the open road, will ya! And when you are back, treat us to a full ownership report :)

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Originally Posted by Banarsi (Post 2127527)

@ Safedrive

Thanks. I shall go for for the package. I am not sure how the insurance and the maintenance package work together. Collecting the car tomorrow.

regards

It's expensive but well worth it. Believe me, with European cars, the maintenance headache is best left to the manufacturer.

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Originally Posted by GTO (Post 2130003)

Thanks! That was the general idea- had to convince wife and self several times to choose this over the diesel. Looking forward to taking her on a long Mum-Delhi drive in December :)

Just came back after booking the Ritz Genus VXi at Vipul Motors, Noida. Just came back home and saw the package with the team bhp stickers waiting at my door... that's a good sign I'd say! I'm getting Rs. 7600 cash discount, 3rd year warranty at Rs. 2400 free, plus Rs. 5000 worth of MGA accessories free. I might also be eligible for Rs. 5000 worth of corporate discount, I'll have to check with my company for that. The final OTR price, Ghaziabad comes out to be 4,90,000. Will soon open a new thread with the delivery pics and short term owner review, when I get the delivery next week, as I think I might be the first Ritz Genus owner in here.

Make : Maruti
Model : Ritz
Variant : VXi
Fuel : Petrol
Booking Date : 5/11/2010
Color : Blue blaze
Expected Delivery Date : 15/11/2010
Dealer & City : Bimal Motors, Old Airport Road, Bangalore
Freebies : Mats and mud flaps ...
Others : 20000 cash discount, 2000 corporate discount

I used to be skeptic about true value, but got my wagon-r evaluated by them, the offer matches other personal offers I got, plus they'll credit 15000 as loyalty bonus if I'm buying another maruti. So when I won't probably buy from them, decided to trade my wagon-r (for an additional 15k advantage).

They said one already in transit (hard to believe), so I may get the PDI call in a week or 10 days. Will try to decode VIN.

Hi All, Booked the new Silky Silver SX4 ZXI VVT from Choughule Industries Pune on 31st October. Expected delivery tomorrow. 30000 cash discount, 3500 corporate discount and 3900 extended warranty offered by the dealer.Mud flaps and mats also offered. Was ready to offer a exchange price on my old car, but we decided to keep it.

Make : Fiat
Model : Linea
Variant : T-Jet PLUS
Fuel : Petrol
Booking Date : 16/11/2010
Color : Sunbeam biege
Expected Delivery Date : 2-3 weeks
Dealer & City : Prerana Motors, Bangalore
Freebies : Sunfilm, mud guards, mats and a few more trivial ones.
Others : Extended warranty free and Corporate discount.

Make : Fiat
Model : Linea
Variant : T-Jet PLUS
Fuel : Petrol
Booking Date : 17/11/2010
Color : Fox Trot Azure
Expected Delivery Date : 29th Nov 2010
Dealer & City : Fortune Cars, Powai, Mumbai
Freebies : JBL Component Speakers (2 Front + Tweeters, 2 Rear) for Rs. 1800
Others : Corporate Discount of Rs. 12000, 20% off on Insurance (Tata AIG Pearl Plan)

Make : chevrolet
Model : Cruze
Variant : LTZ
Fuel : Diesel
Booking Date : 09/Nov/2010
Color : Velvet Red
Expected Delivery Date : 24/Nov/2010
Dealer & City : Kropex, Bangalore
Freebies : Sunfilm, 10K cash discount + 10 K Corporate discount.
Planned Upgrades:Tyres CPC2, Chevy door strips, ORVM indicators, Reading light, Laptop charger (shape of pepsi can - fits in the cup holders)
Price: 16.0 OTR

Thanks to Team BHP saved 20K on insurance. Kropex coated 51K + , got insurance from ICICI lombard at 31 K. Many thanks to the ownership reviews from Tsk, Mobike008, Sameer and others. Those detailed reviews helped me decide on this.

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Originally Posted by pach (Post 2147679)

Make : chevrolet
Model : Cruze
Variant : LTZ
Fuel : Diesel
Booking Date : 09/Nov/2010
Color : Velvet Red
Expected Delivery Date : 24/Nov/2010
Dealer & City : Kropex, Bangalore
Freebies : Sunfilm, 10K cash discount + 10 K Corporate discount.
Planned Upgrades:Tyres CPC2, Chevy door strips, ORVM indicators, Reading light, Laptop charger (shape of pepsi can - fits in the cup holders)
Price: 16.0 OTR

Thanks to Team BHP saved 20K on insurance. Kropex coated 51K + , got insurance from ICICI lombard at 31 K. Many thanks to the ownership reviews from Tsk, Mobike008, Sameer and others. Those detailed reviews helped me decide on this.

Congrats Pach and welcome to the Cruze family. Wish you many happy mile crunching with this monster. Look forward to a new ownership thread documenting your experience with it.:)

Btw, the insurance is still quite high. I paid Rs 23K and your's should have been just marginally higher.

Make : Hyundai
Model : i10
Variant : Sportz
Fuel : Petrol
Booking Date : 22-11-2010
Color : Carbon Grey
Expected Delivery Date : 5/12/2010
Dealer & City : Shreenath Hyundai, Andheri
Freebies : Mats, mud flaps, Sunfilm, Anti Rust under chassis, Leather steering cover(Stiched).
Others : NONE

Make: Mitsubishi
Model: Cedia
Variant: Sport
Fuel: Petrol
Booking Date: 23-Nov-2010
Color: Black
Expected Delivery Date: Pay balance and carry home... likely date 2-Dec-2010
Dealer & City: J. Williams & Co., Pune
Freebies: Carpets, perfume bottle, protective coating.
Planned Upgrades: None, but may go for SatNav option after I recover financially
Price: 11.06 Lakhs OTR

This is the car that will replace my 14 year old Opel Astra 1.6 GL that I bought 2nd hand 9 years ago.