Completing 02 Years
On the 2nd anniversary, the odo was just short of 65K Kms having covered in-excess of 32K Kms in the year. Out of this, close to 8K Kms were dedicated to temple runs with almost 4K Kms being covered in 8 days (
link to thread) and two 2K+ Kms trips to Ayodhya & beyond just 2 weeks apart.
However, it’s not all been smooth journey with Fuel leak severely hampering confidence. Also, ‘it’s a Mahindra’ attitude for niggles with NO solution is becoming frustrating.
Revisiting the Good, the Bad and the Ugly after an year:
The Good:
G1 – Drivetrain still continues to impress with it’s power and frugality.
G2 – Ride & Handling balance has improved with the new Pirelli tyres.
G3 – ADAS is really a boon for mile-munching.
The Bad:
B1 – Shaken faith on drivetrain & Mahindra’s RSA highlighted during the Fuel leak fiasco.
B2 – ‘It’s a Mahindra’ attitude for niggles (squeaks from door rubber seal, air noise from Driver door, wheel-bearing like sound, etc.)
B3 – Sony sound system has become poor with the latest update (ver. 10.35.21)
The Ugly:
U1 – Various noises (the famous football-in-boot, Brakes noise especially when crawling with brakes applied), and rattles (unable to pin point but somewhere from front), Suspension noise (despite Lower Control Arm replacement).
U2 – AdrenoX experience is still marred by frequent disconnections, poor Mappls functionality and no projection of Google Maps on Instrument Cluster despite the cheaper 3XO getting it
U3 – Random errors magically vanishing with a system reboot (i.e. Battery disconnect & reconnect).
Fuel stats for the 02 years of ownership
Some parting shots
