“Thunderbolt” Mahindra XUV5OO Detailed Review (5 Years Report)

[bhvm]

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I'd rather say away from my passion

Terribly entrenched in work & Robotic schedule.

 

[bhvm]

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We took the Cheetah back to its Habitat, The Jungle!

I'll let Pictures speak.

 

[bhvm]

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The rain and Fog were Majestic!

We had ice creams in Dire cold! Some fun that is.

 

[bhvm]

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[abhijeetp]

Re: “Thunderbolt” Mahindra XUV5OO Detailed Review (3 Years Report)

Nice photos! Not sure if you already mentioned it- but where is this?

 

[bhvm]

Re: “Thunderbolt” Mahindra XUV5OO Detailed Review (3 Years Report)

Its a small jungle Named Gautala near Aurangabad. The map above shall lead you to it.

 

[bhvm]

Re: “Thunderbolt” Mahindra XUV5OO Detailed Review (3 Years Report)

Thunderbolt Carried us for a Monsoon Gujarat Trip!

1> We were 5 people with Chock full luggage in the boot. I mean the Luggage was touching the Roof! No visiblity in IRVM at all. Thats more than I like .

However, XUV maintained its composture and Handling Remained the same. 0-150 Timings were still about same and Stability at x60 KPH wasn't compromised. Thats pleasant!

2> Most of the Driving was in Light to Medium Rains. I must Praise the Road manners of this SUV. There is no Handling difference in Wet vs Dry Roads. I was able to Maintain Highway speeds even during rains. Of course I was cautious about my JKs which are due for replacement anytime soon. Max speeds during rains were 100~120.

3> The ODO now is 58.5k Kms. Overall FE is about 11KMPL as per MID. In real time, it translates to about 9.5~10 KMPL. A lot can be attributed to Horrible Surat Traffic for this one.

4> Full Rains took a Through test of my HID setup, which it completed with Flying colors (Literally!). I made extensive use of Front & Rear Fogs during the rain & fog. A lot of people seem to put on Blinkers during the rain. Really bad choice.

5> On the way to Anand, The driver Side Power window Stuck open. I rolled it to pay NE1 Toll, and It was'nt coming up! We called the Mahindra Toll free and got in touch with a dealer in Anand.

Upon Reaching M/S Vora M&M, we were attented by Mr.Vicky who managed to fix the car in about an Hour. Shield extended warranty is really helping. The expenses outside warranty would've been INR 3k. The Power Window motor hand to be replaced. I am surprised how suddenly it failed.

BTW, doing x60 KMPH with window Open is Quite an Experience!

6> The XUV performance always puts a Smile on my face. It Manages to destroy Practically any Premium Vehicle on Todays roads. We Overtook the likes of Hyundai Santa Fe & Merc GLC 250 in this trip. If thats not performance, what is?

 

[bhvm]

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Hello Folks,
Tomorrow I shall be travelling to Nashik to get XUV serviced. Its a 175+175 Km trip.

The Main Motto is to get AC working properly. I shall also point out various niggles & Get a full service done as needed. I am also looking to replace tyres with the same stock JK elanzos.
What say?

 

[kinshuk.arya]

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I thought you were going for the yokos.

Even in mine the washer for the front windscreen is not wokring, will get it checked with the 50k service next month.

 

[bhvm]

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Confirmed with a few dealers, YOKO AT are only in 265/65 R17. The fortuner size.
I'll also look at Ceat Czar HT. They appear a little more manly than other HTs.

I am going OE size to preserve warranty & Seeing all these niggles.

 

[kinshuk.arya]

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Confirmed with a few dealers, YOKO AT are only in 265/65 R17. The fortuner size.
I'll also look at Ceat Czar HT. They appear a little more manly than other HTs.

I am going OE size to preserve warranty & Seeing all these niggles.

If the extra lights havent void warranty till now I dont think changing tyre size will void your warranty.

my only woory with yoko geo is that they mimght scrape wheel wells during full turns.

 

[bhvm]

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The Extra Lights don't involve wire cutting and were installed with consultation of ASS Warranty inspector. As the wattage is equal or lower than Stock wattage (35W HID vs 55w H7), we are all good.

Tyres. Practical issues like scrapping aside, may upset the vehicle handling or braking.

 

[Dheeraj khandare]

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You can also look into
GoodYear 235/65R17 104 H WRANGLER AT/SA
OR
GoodYear 235/65R17 104 H WRANGLER HP/AW
Dont know about the cost of these but you can check them out. The tread on the AT is pretty impressive.Saw it in person at the service center, one xuv had them on.

 

[bhvm]

Re: “Thunderbolt” Mahindra XUV5OO Detailed Review (3 Years Report)

Hello Folks!
My yesterday's Trip was very pleasant experience. Why you may ask?
Just look at this Beautiful Rain & Fog. It was feeling like roaming on a Hill station. I'll let pictures Speak First.

 

[bhvm]

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“Thunderbolt” Mahindra XUV5OO 60,000 KM service & Tyre change

Service Experience-

We reached the dealership Jeetendra Motors Nashik at 9.30. Were greeted by Mr Amol and we got to work quite quickly. SA suggested to get a Small service done which costs about 3.5k. It mostly involves Inspection, Top ups, Suspension check, Brakes check & Underbody Re-torquing. Le me Explain Point wise-

1> Overall Inspection & Service
Done

2> Air Filter, Cabin Filter Check & Clean
Air Filter works for 40k Kms. Shall be replaced at 80k Now.
AC filters replaced worth 1040 Rs.

3> Driver side AC not working
Some "AC Discharge flow pipe" was leaked. The pipe is in an awkward position in Engine bay (Which component in XUV isn't?). The leakage caused gas to escape causing poor cooling. As cooling starts from Left Vents, I was getting some cooling there. Driver side vents are last it seems, Not getting any cooling.

Some cool facts-
XUV has 1 compressor, 2 Evaporator coils, 2 Blowers.
Middle Row cooling is the weakest, by design.
Compressor is 90cc, The gas is R134A, 800 Grams.

The Pipe Replacement & Gas Charging was carried in warranty, No fuss. Charges outside Warranty would be - 4.5k

We were thankful that Fault wasnt inside dashboard coils. The dash teardown takes 2 days as per SA

4> Stuck Sunglasses
Removed

5> PUC Coupon
Done as per Purple club offer

6> Tyres
See below

7> Infotainment Software Update, GPS MAP Update
I'm on the latest version.

8> Water entry
Could'nt find during pressure wash. Also, during the rains on way home, there was no leaks. I will take a Video next time if spotted.

9> TPMS learning.
Learning done.

Tyre Upgrade-
The Dealership was hell bent on installing Bridgestones. Seeing the tread, Nah! Never. The Tread so so mild that it looks very feminine. A small car thread. Since this time, I was adamant on Finding some nice meaty ATs for the cheetah, I started hunting. I called a lot of people from Justidial asking about tyres. In about an Hour, I had a dozen of quotations in my hand.

I found one Person who seemed to understand what I wanted. Mr Anand Sejpal from Nashik Tyre world. He had quite a collection of AT tyres in XUV Factory size (235/65/R17).
The Options were-
Ceat Czar AT
Falken Wildpeak AT01
Hankook

Of course there were way too many HTs which i did'nt bother to look.

I really liked the aggressive, Blocky thread of FALKEN WILDPEAK AT and went ahed with them. The cost was 12k per tyre, Alignment, balancing, nitrogen etc was Free. I will Recommend Nashik Tyre world for their neat prices and no fuss service.

Inital Impressions-
The macho Looks Aside, Tyres grip really well. Wet handling & Braking was superb.

Sidewalls are stiffer, which mean ride is more taunt. Not very good when you're flying over small potholes & patches. This was expected when going from HT to AT.

One thing that stunned me was, Smoothness! And My oh my!
140 happens naturally & you know it only after looking at the speedo.
We attained a Maximum of x80 KMPH on Empty roads and the firmer sidewalls with Rigid construction really helps handling & Road manners. On really Straight, levelled roads, I'm confident The cheetah could do 150 all day.

Else,
The Notion that one can be travelling just 10KMPH shy of Terminal velocity (earth's terminal Velocity is 190 KMPH) makes your hair stand on the back of neck. Hat's off to Mr. Anand mahindra & his team for Giving us a Sub 20 lac vehicle that can do Terminal Velocity!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_velocity