{"id":120705,"date":"2023-11-03T10:19:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T10:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=120705"},"modified":"2023-11-03T10:19:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T10:19:25","slug":"maruti-xl6-replaces-our-xcent-buying-experience-initial-impressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/auto-news\/maruti-xl6-replaces-our-xcent-buying-experience-initial-impressions\/","title":{"rendered":"Maruti XL6 replaces our Xcent: Buying experience & initial impressions"},"content":{"rendered":"
BHPian EnthDriver<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n We bought this XL6 zeta MT (Nexa blue) in mid of august and got it delivered by the end of the August, It costed us 14.63 L (on-road) in Bengaluru. The car has completed 1000 KM and has gone through the first periodic service (1 month \/ 1000 KM according to the manual). Before I continue with the review, here\u2019s a disclaimer, I don\u2019t drive yet as I am still 17 yrs, the observations other than driving have been compiled by me and driving observations have been taken as input from my father. Here\u2019s a small backstory, we used to have a 2017 Hyundai Xcent in starlight grey (AFAIK), it was the SX model with 1.2 L kappa VTVT engine, while Xcent was enough for our daily chores such as getting groceries etc., the actual problem we were facing were the space constraints in the car whenever our relatives came over to our house, which is why we embarked on a search for a suitable 6 or 7 seater car under 16 lakhs for our needs. The first car that was in our radar was Ertiga.<\/p>\n Maruti Suzuki Ertiga:<\/p>\n Pros:<\/p>\n Cons:<\/p>\n Next, on our radar was Kia Carens, which was a interesting candidate :<\/p>\n Pros:<\/p>\n Cons:<\/p>\n The third car was Maruti XL6:<\/p>\n Pros:<\/p>\n Cons:<\/p>\n So the XL6 was the final contender and my father\u2019s heart was set on it. Initially we were going to book the Alpha variant for the amount of goodies its offering, but we didn\u2019t book the alpha variant(as it was taking over 1 month for the delivery , as we needed the car within 15 days, as we had a house warming ceremony for our second house in the village and needed the car for bringing the things and dropping people. The SA had informed us that the zeta variant in Nexa blue was readily available in their stockyard in Tumkur and it would take at least 10 days for the delivery, we went ahead and paid the booking amount of 25k. The showroom was very slow in responses especially for the test drive. Overall, the communication was poor and we had to push them for the updates regarding the delivery. The delivery was delayed for some reason by 5 days. Fast forward, we got the delivery date, only problem we had was insurance, as the showroom was charging high for it (33k), so we went ahead with Acko by paying 25,000 to avoid registration delay. The registration was done within 2 days and we were allotted the number, we had told them to deliver the car to our apartment because my father didn\u2019t have enough time for going to the showroom due to work commitments.<\/p>\n The car was shining in the Nexa blue colour as I got down the school bus and immediately after getting freshen up, I ran down to look at the car. My father was finishing the final paperwork and understanding the features of the car, meanwhile I was excited and was looking all over the cabin checking for any abnormalities. I have to say , we didn\u2019t do a PDI . I know it was a missed opportunity but i was occupied with exams and my father was occupied with work and nobody had the thought. But, things were perfect, nothing was wrong, like the fitting of the rear camera (more on it later), paint quality. We took it for a short spin with showroom people, my father was used to driving the car, right out of the gate, only thing was he felt the brakes were a little on the late responsive side as the Xcent’s brakes had a sharp bite. the sales advisor told us its completely a normal thing and yes, it was a normal thing, my father got used to it in a couple of days.<\/p>\n The accessories opted were:<\/p>\n About the Xcent, we sold it through Cars24 for 4.50 L as they were the only ones who were offering a good price for our car, it was nearly used for 6 years, clocking in 25k KM on the ODO.<\/p>\n Recently, we gave it for for 1st periodic service after clocking in 1000 KMs, the service advisor was kind and we were getting updates hourly, only complaint we had was on the Suzuki connect working irregularly, which was resolved and the total bill came out to be Rs. 1300 as we opted for the rat mesh which costed 1300. The pick and drop was on time. The car is smoother now and feels better after much needed interior cleaning.<\/p>\n Thanks for reading this long review if you have and sorry if my observations weren’t spot on or descriptive enough.<\/p>\n Regards,<\/p>\n EnthDriver<\/p>\n Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information<\/p>\nIntroduction:<\/h2>\n
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