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Gave her to free checkup camp in tata showroom. There was no much of issue except Dirt all over and Coolant level getting low (gradually) and rear wiper .
Took the car in evening .
1.The woman sitting at lobby gave me feedback papers before I saw the car and said it is just for a formality in which was checklist for quality of service ,cleaning,service satisfaction etc. -i refused to fill before i see the car.
2.Saw the my own DIY paint on mud flaps were Ripped off.
3.Body mud was taken off but Black specks like that of tar were still visible all over the body.
4. interior cleaning was average.
5. coolant issue was fixed by changing hose connector and clip (charged rs 24 for clip.
5.rear wiper fixed new for Rs.442.
6.new issue had arisen,
'Check glow plug" in the mid, Se told me it was due to issue with glow plug timer which need to be replaced. I was completely loosing my temper and asked him, when i brought the vehical in morning everything was alright ,how come within 4 hours timer went off? he started to explain technical details etc which did not comfort me.
I said right now i am leaving and I will see to it soon. 2/10
In night i went through the manual and and checked the fuse in fuse box. the 50 amp fuse was broken in fuse box...!!!!
Next day morning I blasted whoever came online to talk to me from tata SS,receptionist ,service manager,sales excecutive etc.
By noon the same Service guy called be back apologizing and requested to allow him to take the vehical to SS and fix the issue. I said no i am thinking something simple like putting up a mail to Fiat in Maharashtra .
I told him that I got the info from other resources about this issue is due to blown fuse which is shear mishandling from your side.
I spoke to service manager and he was also like "it may have issues with glow plugs which came up when they resetted ecu while servicing."
I asked him if I can have any trouble while in the way? to which he said NO. not at all in warm places like kerala, but in cold places like ooty you can have starting trouble in morning.
So i said I cannot give you my car for servicing any recent and you can fix it in next service is it alright. he said perfectly alright.
Off late I have been experiencing bit of tighter clutch. No more butter soft as brand new one. How i discovered was i checked in brand new Punto90hp. it did not even feel under feet, Mine I need to push a bit not hard but not luxurious either.
I showed it to service manager for which he said it seems just below "ok" there seems to be little bit of tightness. which could be due to pressure plates.
I enquired if it would give issues like CSC failure or something ,for which he said no ,and I added then you can fix it in second service..he said yeah? 5/10
Fiat niggles anyone??
Front right Alloy rim is bit mashed . Bad roads in kerala ,unfortunate incidents!!!!
Gave her for tire alignment ,mechanic said Be carefull about these roads ,go slow in potholes.Hmmm scary.!!!
Still Going good.
NVH has considerably improved.
She had opened up very much . Very sweet(yes sweet) experience to drive. Smooth shifting,smooth pickup and nice feel. 10/10
One funny incident.
One of my friend who is bit of car enthusiast had a ride with me but he never heard or saw a fiat before...(very silly),He owned toytoa corolla and LC in Dubai and. We travelled around 80 km together in kerala roads. He was much happy to see integrated phone system and voice responce system. Then we arrived at fuel bunk, and i halted at diesal pump. I asked the lady to fill it while trying to see the guage which i couldnt and asked my friend to see if it is zero , he looked at it and started shouting ...hey ,hoy...huh ...stop stp..not diesal no not diesal.....!!! i was shocked to see a sudden reaction from him. The fuel lady also got scared sensing some misunderstanding. he turned to me and said this is diesal pump petrol is that one. i said this car drinks diesal not petrol. the fuel lady was waiting staring at us and asked bit harshly guys what do you want petrol or diesal. i said diesal.!!!
I had an evil contended feeling inside me... LOL. I asked him what happened to you still in Dubai hangover?? He said No, I thought this car is petrol since i sat inside. it does not sound like diesal car. diesal cars will have more vibrations and noisy inside.
With a grunt i answered "diesal cars in dubai must be noisy because they don't know fiat,in India it is very much different and better than petrol car." hehe.
Gave her to free checkup camp in tata showroom. There was no much of issue except Dirt all over and Coolant level getting low (gradually) and rear wiper .
Took the car in evening .
1.The woman sitting at lobby gave me feedback papers before I saw the car and said it is just for a formality in which was checklist for quality of service ,cleaning,service satisfaction etc. -i refused to fill before i see the car.
2.Saw the my own DIY paint on mud flaps were Ripped off.
3.Body mud was taken off but Black specks like that of tar were still visible all over the body.
4. interior cleaning was average.
5. coolant issue was fixed by changing hose connector and clip (charged rs 24 for clip.
5.rear wiper fixed new for Rs.442.
6.new issue had arisen,
'Check glow plug" in the mid, Se told me it was due to issue with glow plug timer which need to be replaced. I was completely loosing my temper and asked him, when i brought the vehical in morning everything was alright ,how come within 4 hours timer went off? he started to explain technical details etc which did not comfort me.
I said right now i am leaving and I will see to it soon. 2/10
In night i went through the manual and and checked the fuse in fuse box. the 50 amp fuse was broken in fuse box...!!!!
Next day morning I blasted whoever came online to talk to me from tata SS,receptionist ,service manager,sales excecutive etc.
By noon the same Service guy called be back apologizing and requested to allow him to take the vehical to SS and fix the issue. I said no i am thinking something simple like putting up a mail to Fiat in Maharashtra .
I told him that I got the info from other resources about this issue is due to blown fuse which is shear mishandling from your side.
I spoke to service manager and he was also like "it may have issues with glow plugs which came up when they resetted ecu while servicing."
I asked him if I can have any trouble while in the way? to which he said NO. not at all in warm places like kerala, but in cold places like ooty you can have starting trouble in morning.
So i said I cannot give you my car for servicing any recent and you can fix it in next service is it alright. he said perfectly alright.
Off late I have been experiencing bit of tighter clutch. No more butter soft as brand new one. How i discovered was i checked in brand new Punto90hp. it did not even feel under feet, Mine I need to push a bit not hard but not luxurious either.
I showed it to service manager for which he said it seems just below "ok" there seems to be little bit of tightness. which could be due to pressure plates.
I enquired if it would give issues like CSC failure or something ,for which he said no ,and I added then you can fix it in second service..he said yeah? 5/10
Fiat niggles anyone??
Front right Alloy rim is bit mashed . Bad roads in kerala ,unfortunate incidents!!!!
Gave her for tire alignment ,mechanic said Be carefull about these roads ,go slow in potholes.Hmmm scary.!!!
Still Going good.
NVH has considerably improved.
She had opened up very much . Very sweet(yes sweet) experience to drive. Smooth shifting,smooth pickup and nice feel. 10/10
One funny incident.
One of my friend who is bit of car enthusiast had a ride with me but he never heard or saw a fiat before...(very silly),He owned toytoa corolla and LC in Dubai and. We travelled around 80 km together in kerala roads. He was much happy to see integrated phone system and voice responce system. Then we arrived at fuel bunk, and i halted at diesal pump. I asked the lady to fill it while trying to see the guage which i couldnt and asked my friend to see if it is zero , he looked at it and started shouting ...hey ,hoy...huh ...stop stp..not diesal no not diesal.....!!! i was shocked to see a sudden reaction from him. The fuel lady also got scared sensing some misunderstanding. he turned to me and said this is diesal pump petrol is that one. i said this car drinks diesal not petrol. the fuel lady was waiting staring at us and asked bit harshly guys what do you want petrol or diesal. i said diesal.!!!
I had an evil contended feeling inside me... LOL. I asked him what happened to you still in Dubai hangover?? He said No, I thought this car is petrol since i sat inside. it does not sound like diesal car. diesal cars will have more vibrations and noisy inside.
With a grunt i answered "diesal cars in dubai must be noisy because they don't know fiat,in India it is very much different and better than petrol car." hehe.
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