18k in 6 months

Overall Review: 1. Purchased in august 2011, have completed nearly 18000 kms . 2. I upgraded the tires to Michelins xm1+ 185/75 from the Jk's provided. 3. I enjoy driving her on the highways and in city due to higher seat positions, its somewhat easy to drive, gives a confidence . 4. I have been using Mobil 1 supersyn synthetic oil. So that I can drive her till 250000kms . Mileage : in City she has been giving around 15/17 with/without AC . On highways , gives 22 kms/lit with ac @90 km/hr. I have managed 26 also without ac @70 kms/hr Maintenance Cost: I have been very particular on this , service centre quotes high amount by trying to add irrelevant things. I ask them why this is needed and try to remove it from the checklist . servicing comes around Rs.2500 (this is excluding oil charges as using synthetic will increase the cost by 3k) Ride & Comfort: Initially I felt bad for city roads, but now , it seems that the suspensions have become soft and handles well in city, but for highways some roll comes for speeds above 130 kms/hr but who drives at this speed . Upside: 1. Practical car for a small family. good roomy feeling , feels like a small innova . 2. Good diesel engine , love to drive along with the turbo. 3. Good ground Clearance. I dont think i have ever scraped her underbelly in Bangalore, Tamil nadu nor Kerala. Compared to honda city where I have to stop and climb over a speed breaker. 4. Heavier than Swift and also good boot space 5. Pretty tuff bumper , body panels and bonnet 6.Tail lamps are high mounted , which is good for more visibility duirng rains and highway driving. 7. European designed car , I think it was first known as Opel Agila Downside : 1.Very difficult to judge through small roads for first time drivers. 2. Prone to rattles but i feel that comes along with Maruti 3. Have to upgrade the tires to 185/75 to get the feel of the vehicle on highways. 4. Turbo should have kicked @1800 rpm 5. No rear wiper nor defogger, zxi variant tires and auto folding side mirror option for higer end diesel, zdi version should be introduced 6. Some more insulaion so that engine noise is reduced a bit in cold weather 7. Blind spots are present but can be easily managed after 1000kms of driving using some techniquesengine, roomy interiorsblind spot, rpm meter should have been integrated with main console