hi! for long i wanted to update my review as its been exactly 13 months and have driven upto 21000 kms till date and my car is holding on pretty good considering that i admire civic alot but still went for chevy at time of purchase ignoring skodas for their hefty charges on ass which i believe are unacceptable
.lets go point wise:
1) ride wasnt good as it used to be based on a friend suggestion went for michelin tyres 3 months back and since then its been great and had no problems with ride since then
2))i get a milege of 13 with ac on in city and 15-16 with ac on highways till date
3)braking suspension ac have remained good without any problems
4)power i guess we need not talk of it as everyone knows about this monster
5) the sluggish ness at low rpm is there but is not an un manageable after evry car will have somthing that will need a gettting used to
6) i touch a max of 175 every now and then on long drives and it holds out great no rattles or no pressure to slowdown at that speed but was tempting me to give it more but seeing worried look on my wife face i have to slow down everytime so still havent touched my target 190 the max speed specified by gm
7)build quality is good aint excellent but had no rattling issues of any kind as brought out by some magnum users but yes the quality some plastics used on the interiors isnt that great
8) confort has been good for long drives never had any complaints from anyone sitting in rear even from my brother who is 6.1 tall
problems faced till date :
1) rear wiper wasnt working when i crossed 5000kms
2) got strange sound when i release hand brake at near 10000kms
3) was away to paris(where i had driven porsche an wonderful experience) for more then a month and on return when tried to start the car didnt start battery got drained out
luckily no other problems popped up as diesel cars cant be set aside without using for longtime
were resolved instantly by gm without any issues
and they did been in touch reminding me of my service dates and to know how the car was holding up
4) did change audio player which was ordinary to sony
got a dent luckily minute one as a crazy can u believe women motorist wanted to jump signal expecting me also to do so no other damage done luckily
as we all know black color though is sexy one to go for will need more attention then other cars to maintain it good
my wife did take quite some time to be able to drive the car freely the way she used to drive second hand city(old) we once had before she moved onto swift .she found the sluggishness of the car at low rpm bit strenuous though now she can drive easily
other then whats mentioned above never had any prob
though did consider moving on to other cars not becoz of gm facing trouble though i did feel a pinch when it did happen regarding my resale value but as my career got some pumping even during recession that i thought of moving to others but decided against inorder to invest and save rather go for an momentary happiness also that i till date havent faced any problems regarding what i feel negatively publicized about
gm aftersaleservice
having said that i did be apprehensive if i put myself in the shoes of a first car buyer
so eventhough i did postphone my new car purchase as of now but very soon will again start looking at others as i do believe once chevy launches cruze later in the year the resale value of magnum is gona take some dent and i think i have made my decision if i do go for another which will be
HONDA ACCORD
as an user of chevy magnum 2.0 lt tdci black car from past 13 months and having driven 21000kms i am very happy with gm till date and had no issues with them and am very satisfied with my car performance on whole though seeing all new releases i do find my car looking more like an executive one then an attitude filled fresher at the end wasnt heavy on my pocket which i was aprrehensive of at time of purchase.
good comfort,interiors and a monster to drivesluggish at low rpm