Tata Zest Quadrajet XT (Buzz Blue): Ownership Review

[slashinv]

I booked it on 21 sept and received on 21 oct dhantrayodashi i got it from satara hem agency.

that was comparatively quick delivery. guess the zests have been queuing up after October. marketing tactics or not; 6 to 8 weeks or delivery time is still a mystery

 

[Harish83]

whether multiple phones can be paired to the infotainment system at a time.

Sorry bro for the late reply.
when i tried to connect the second phone, it gave me warning that the first phone will get disconnected.

Did you try using SD card in the HK infotainment system? I tried using 2GB Sandisk Micro SD card with Motorola SD card adapter. But It didn't work. \

I havent tried it yet.
But can you just check the class of SD card you are trying to read? May be you can try again with a card which is higher than class 6.

on highway it gives me 21 kmpl.in pune traffic it gives me 16 kmpl.overall 20 kmpl.i drive car on highway with steady speed 80 kmph.

Wow, thats too good. I'm guessing you are not going above 2k rpm in none of the gears. 16 in city also is very impressive. When you say city, are you talking about bumper to bumper traffic? for me and many others with QJD, its 11-13 in city.

i hav also facing the mud in engine bay problem.here are some snaps

I think you missed to upload the pics

Plz tell me deatailed scheduling of servicing zest qjt and what components will get serviced

I remember reading that in the manual.

 

[shobhit82]

Steering mounted control to change channel has stopped working today :-(
Any one getting same issue? Such things really irritates and you start doubting the quality of the product

 

[ylchethan]

Steering mounted control to change channel has stopped working today :-(
Any one getting same issue? Such things really irritates and you start doubting the quality of the product

Are you able to change the track when you are playing from USB or SD card?
If this is only problem in changing channel, then check the FM presets.

 

[Harish83]

Guys a quick update,

Crossed 4500 KMS.
Total average shows just below 15.
Got a few scratches in driver-side back door(thanks to the neighboring kids learning to cycle )
Planning to take it for first service next week. But I dont want to be the first guy to go to a service center for 1st service.
I dont want my car to be an experiment material:suspect:.

 

[Harish83]

Harish sorry to bother you but you havent yet updated whether multiple phones can be paired to the infotainment system at a time.

Bro, Again sorry for the confusion.
I tried again yesterday and yes, its possible.
Last time when i said its not possible because it was giving me warning message and i didnt go ahead.
Yesterday went ahead with the warning and was able to connect one phone for music and another for phone.
see the pic below.

"Harish lumia" is connected for phone and "Windows Phone" is connected to music.
I tried calling and listening to music from both phones and it was working perfectly

 

[amol8904]

What about the servicing ? Plz give us update about servicing as soon as u u will do it

 

[don.lohith]

Bro, Again sorry for the confusion.
I tried again yesterday and yes, its possible.
Last time when i said its not possible because it was giving me warning message and i didnt go ahead.
Yesterday went ahead with the warning and was able to connect one phone for music and another for phone.
see the pic below.
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"Harish lumia" is connected for phone and "Windows Phone" is connected to music.
I tried calling and listening to music from both phones and it was working perfectly

While connected for Music via Bluetooth, if you try calling it says not connected for calls. When you press that Call button in the above screen then it gets connected and you can call anyone on your contacts and Music works seamlessly all the time.

 

[Harish83]

While connected for Music via Bluetooth, if you try calling it says not connected for calls. When you press that Call button in the above screen then it gets connected and you can call anyone on your contacts and Music works seamlessly all the time.

I tried calling, it called from phone A, then i tried changing music source to bluetooth, it started playing from phone B. I didnt have any "not connected" issues.

 

[mohilspectrum]

Hi harish.

Congrats on your new car. hope you are enjoying the ride

I m Mohil from surat and after a long and extensive research have decided to buy a diesel zest xt

My family were not ready due to the image of tata and its image on long term durability. i would like to have opinion from you since you have also driven swift dezire in past

1)is this mud in engine bay issue solved by TML??

2)pls opine regarding the long term durability from your personal experience using this car since 2 months??can it be trusted looking to the claims of good quality product that tata has made??

3)keeping infotainment system apart what would be the best choice between amaze and zest??

Pls reply ASAP as I need to book a car tomorrow.

Dealer of tata is promising me to deliver sky grey xt model in 1st week of dec.

 

[samipra]

On road price is Rs. 828500 (Ex-showroom + Road tax + handling charges + Basic accessory) + Rs.21074 (Bumper to Bumper Insurance from Royal Sundaram).

Hi Chetan,

Can you share me the insurance SA details of RoyalSundaram if you have , when I ask them they are charging up to 26k for my ZEST QJT XMS.

 

[ylchethan]

Visit the below link and get quote. You will get a call from Royal Sundaram and proceed.
Buy General Insurance Online from Royal Sundaram
Phone number:+91-9176980450

 

[Harish83]

1)is this mud in engine bay issue solved by TML??

2)pls opine regarding the long term durability from your personal experience using this car since 2 months??can it be trusted looking to the claims of good quality product that tata has made??

3)keeping infotainment system apart what would be the best choice between amaze and zest??

Pls reply ASAP as I need to book a car tomorrow.

Hello Mohil.
Hope I'm not late to reply, just saw your message.

1) Yes, Today I got call from service center asking me to get car to them so that they can fit in the fix.
2) I have run 4600+KMS. Till now no issues found or any deterioration in quality. Rather I feel its getting smoother with time.
3) for me, its always zest. just compare the NVH levels in amaze and zest. 15 inch wheels will get you more comfortable ride. the Steering response also is superior. Clutch is lighter. Interiors are miles ahead. Frankly, I dont see any reason to go with Amaze unless you want the "Honda" brand.

If anything you want me to complain about zest, then it will be mileage. in city it gives just around 12. But it depends lot on driving style.

I would say, Go ahead and book Zest. You will never regret

 

[Harish83]

Guys,
An Update.
Pleasantly surprised with the call i got today from the service manager at Concorde, Diary circle.
He informed me that the fix for the Mud In Engine bay issue has come and asked me if he can send his person to get my car picked and delivered back with fix today itself.
Ive Crossed 4600+ KMS and had decided to give for service this week as this weekend I'm going to cover another 700 KMS which will take the Odometer above 5300.

So he suggested he will pick it up tomorrow morning and get service and fix done.

Another update is regarding the customer care.
I'm getting strong proofs that TML attitude has really changed.

An Instance described below.

Those of who you remember "spot the zest" contest, I participated in it.
Till the last day of contest, I was monitoring closely all the participant entries and was sure, I was easily coming in the first 5.
The prize was for first 10, So I was sure I was one of the winner.

But the results were delayed and the FB page of Zest didnt respond to a single query.
After more than a month, they released the results and to my surprise my name was not there.
I checked the other winners entries and found them even at half of like what i got.
I didn't put the issue in FB as I didnt want to spoil their work.
Mailed them with all proofs and links that I should be one of the winner easily.
After a few days I got a call from TML customer care apologizing for their mistake.
And as a token of good will, they said they will send me something
Actually, I dont care even if its just a pencil, But I was happy that they acknowledged mistake and understood my feelings.
Now I' m sure there are people looking into our silliest of concerns at TML.

I know its a very silly thing to make noise about. But I felt bad as I was a winner, but it was denied in the begining.

 

[vivek.kubaji]

Hi Harish,

First of all congrats on your ownership . I am a new user here and yet to write an introduction about myself, which I will shortly.

Add me to the list of people trying to decide between the Amaze and the Zest. Though I'm yet to take the test drive of the Zest I was quite amazed by its interiors and audio system.

Coming to your above post, isn't a mileage of 12 bit low for the QDJ? Or is it because its still in the run in period? People who own Amaze are claiming to get 17 in city.

Regards,
Vivek