Congratulations @ Fordfiesta1.6 on your new ertiga purchase. Wish you many more happy miles to clock.
After going through your detailed review my heart fell in love with ertiga which I never considered at any point while purchasing New ford figo( though both being different league hatch & LUV).
But ford has spoiled in two ways one being positive and other being negative.
The positive : Power and mileage. I have not tried in any of my previous cars in this way so don't know whether they will return same FE's.
I used to drive in sedate manner (50-75km/hr : 2000-2500 rpm )and where achieved 31 kmpl highest (on highway) and least being 22kmpl (city). The above numbers are by tankful method.
The Negative : minor niggles and major issue - Minor some what can live considering above positive but the major one is being alignment issue which I am not getting proper solution from SC. Tomorrow is my last visit to SC.If it is not resolved it is a big let down for me for loosing this most powerful hatch which I have prepared my mind and started new car acquisition in advance and analysing between Suzuki ignis and vitara brezza.
Now confusion started by adding Ertiga to the list and this is happened because of going through your ownership review
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. Otherwise I would definitely missed this out.Thanks once again for this beautiful review.
Can we achieve good FE if I drive same sedate style in ertiga(SVHS).
Awesome Bro Thank you, Ford Is an Awesome brand for a car driving enthusiast, They are know for they're phenomenal Ride Quality and adjust both comfort and sporty ride handling in one single package, I know how it feels like cause i too own a Ford Fiesta 1.6 Duratec. Its very powerful and the power delivery Starts right from the 0Kmph, And the Response from each components from the car like steering, accelerator, Gear just works like a charm, you can easily figure out how much to give in throttle and steering inputs to get in return what you expect. and it will serve it just right. But as you said ford's After sales And service in India is the worst possible. But the car just makes you forget that so easily when you get behind the wheel! But definitely the after sales and service is a must point to have in consideration. In that case Maruti Comes in to every Indians mind when they think about the after sales and service, As Maruti's After sales and service experience is just A breeze to live with every time my cars goes for a service They Put a smile on my face. 100% Satisfying. And maruti's Ride Quality, and Built Quality is a thing that nowadays Comes Bigger and better IMO As We've Owned/Owning Nearly 4 Maruti Car's so far From 1995 800-2001 ZEN-2014 Swift-2016 Ertiga in every single car there is a development from maruti they go leagues ahead, And the one thing that never changed from maruti from then till now is The Easy Living in After sales/Service satisfactory, Reliability, Ride Comfort, Resale and Features.
And Now Coming to your Point: In which part you have alignment issue bro?
also in your list pls Delete Ignis as mostly NEXA's After sales is a waste, Even I've heard some bad buying experience from them too, Even My Friend's Have gone through some issue's When they Bought they're Baleno's. Better add Ertiga to the list that too, Ertiga Diesel ZDi+.
If you ask me Vitara Brezza or Ertiga I'll Still Stick with Ertiga As it's Space Comfort is Something that brezza can't stand with, Also I've test driven the Ertiga and brezza Back to Back, And what i found different in brezza from Ertiga was The suspension was so hard and the seat's have a bit of an bad cushioning so whenever i hit a Speed bump or a pot hole the entire car went up and down Even my swift was better compared to brezza in that case, in which ertiga went through like a breeze. Another letdown is the plastic quality its so hard and tough looking. And for the price you pay for a ZDI+ Dual Color Brezza You can Afford a Ertiga ZDi+ SHVS, I Know that the brezza has Auto A/C, Auto Wiper's And Auto Headlamps, But in ertiga You get More Space, More Comfort, Same 7" Smart play Head Unit, More Roomy Interiors, More Usable Spaces, A Small Mini Hybrid Technology and stuff like that.
Definitely If you are a light footed person you can definitely achieve the Recommend Mileage In Highways Which is 24.52Kmpl. So far using the SHVS Start/Stop Technology i got 20.5Kmpl Constant In B2B City Traffic. If you ask me how bad my traffic is for my daily travel from a place to home would be around 15-25 Mins With nominal traffic (one way) But in B2B Traffic It would Take Around 45-60 Mins. In that traffic too i got 20.5Kmpl. In Which i basically used to get 18.9-19.5Kmpl In my Swift.
Really is my Review that tempting to buy a ertiga? I just shared my real Feelings and experience about the car, Not Making the car's Small Little thing to be bigger, The car is Actually a beautiful Crafted machine Which can make you happy whenever you get into the car, In all seats not only behind the wheel, especially BEST FOR LONG JOURNEYS.....
but for the first few times the car may struggle in climbing hills as its never been through it but once it get used to it, Its again a breeze, Cause when i visited Pykara My car Initially struggled a bit then came back to pace Also saw nearly 5-6 Ertiga's.
Buddy Hope you got a clear answer and picture about the car.
Regards,
FordFiesta1.6
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. And the Continental tyres are the best in current market!!!
