Jeep Compass: 43000 km update including service, mileage & maintenance

I replaced the windscreen wipers of my SUV because they were damaged. As for the fuel efficiency, I am getting 12 km/l in the city and 20+ km/l on the highways.

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This Jan 1st 2024 marks the 3rd year with my Compass. The ODO has recently crossed 43,000 Kms so I am sharing the service details, FE figures and some expenses incurred so far.

Service:

Completed the 4th service at around 34k on the ODO. The total damage was 24,800/-. A bit on the higher side, but I went with interior cleaning which costed some 2.5k and AC Cleaning as well. Apart from these 2, no other extra additions. Few of the charges just boil my blood, like wiper liquid is charged at 200 bucks, air freshener some 250 bucks which are totally unnecessary. I had to use pickup and drop service, hence did not argue with them. The service was done at Mody Service, the newly opened Jeep Service Center in Hyderabad (No more monopoly of Pride Jeep).

Insurance:

Renewed my existing Acko insurance, as I was fully satisfied with the claim I made. The quote was 24k this year with an IDV of 14 lakhs.

Summary of parts replaced so far in the last 3 years:

Battery:

Replaced with Exide, the battery died at my hometown, upon contacting the local Jeep showroom, they gave a contact who had a tie-up with them and he provided the exact configuration battery approved by the Jeep service center. Costed some 9.5k. This was replaced almost 1.5 years back, still working like a new one.

Wipers:

The OEM wipers served very well, they lasted almost 5 years (2019 make, I purchased in 2021). The harsh summers of 2023 damaged them, so replaced them at a local vendor with an un-branded one, they costed 550 bucks and lasted 3 months. I then went with Bosch and they are holding good, they costed some 650 bucks on Amazon.

Links

• 24 inch wiper
• 18 inch wiper

Modifications made so far

• Azoom HIDs - 14,500
• LEDs on Fog Lamp - 6,000
• DRLs LED - 4,500

Other Details:

Fuel Efficiency

Consistently getting 12 KMPL in the city and 20+ KMPL on highways (MID readings). I prefer COCO HP, COCO IOC, Nayara and recently JIO bunks. Never tried the XGreen, as it is not available in many parts of the city. I have been using the Wurth diesel additive recently. Noticed a calmer engine, till date used only 2 bottles. It is recommended to use 1 bottle for each 2k kms with full tank.

2023 has been a great year for me travel-wise, visited Pallakollu, Shiridi and many other places. For the first time of owning I will be getting the service done before hitting the 365-day mark.

Upcoming Expenses:

Tyres

The existing Firestones are still intact, these are 2018 manufactured. Planning to upgrade to AT from HT, only option available on the existing size is Goodyears. Other options available in 235/65 but don't want to upgrade the size.

Detailing

It has been 3 years since it went through a detailing service. Planning to get ceramic coating as well.

I have been tracking expenses since day 1 in the Fuelio app, unfortunately lost the 2021 data when I shifted to new mobile. The below data is from 2022. Nice breakdown of all expenses incurred so far from Jan'22.

Maintenance includes all accessories like HIDs, LEDs, diesel additive, dashcam etc.

Overall it has been one of my best decisions to purchase this mean machine, the 2000cc Fiat-sourced diesel engine is a beast, and the cherry on top is that this is BS4, so no DEF issues or no Adblue headaches. Not faced any rattling issues so far (touch wood).

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