REVIEW OF SX4 at 11,000 kilometers and 10 Months

1. After comparing with Fiesta, Aveo, Honda & Verna decided to go for SX4. SX4 is much bigger from inside in campare to Feasta and Verna. Although Honda seems to be good but it is painful to come out of this car for 5'11" man. seating height is low for Honda and Fiesta. Aveo no good on climb ( 1.4lit engine tested as price compared to SX4. )
2. I am going to completed 11,000 km in 10 months, driving on city (Pune/Mumbai)3rd and 4th gear plus 5th , Natonal high way @ 60-80km/hr, Express way @150-170km/hr got the milage 10-11 in city, 15-16 on NH & 11-12 on express way, What else some one expects for power of more than 100 Horses BHP & 100% A/C on. Yes I am Satisfied
3. The car has always responded to me at all situation, Zooming from 40 to 80 in 4th, 120-170km in no time even in 5th gear, Never troubled asking for change in gears frequently in city driving in 3rd, 4th in city is comfortable. Many time 5th is OK with it.
4. It screems in breaking and always stops when needed, but draws attaintion of pedesterians. In wet fine Tar road I feel unstable whle breaking at speed > 80km/hr, concrete road it is good. Innitially I was unsatisfied with the breaking which got adjusted in 1st servicing.
5. I never liked the interior fit and finish, All plastic look and rattels in rough road.
6. One has to be very careful on turning to right all blind. Don't get biased with the advertisement of the small glass window for extra visibility provided in the front doors, better take a test drive and turn right to get a thrill of Ghat driving.
7. One dont have to be careful while reversing, even if you are careful you are going to hit something, You are blind during reversing, need to install the reverse sensor or camera and practice a bit with it.
8. Advice not to park the cars near childrens playing area, small force on the bonnet (engine hood) will creat a dent similar to beer can, press by thumb to generate a dent. You can seat confortably on Honda city Bonnet.
9. The car pulls to left and you can feel the pain on hand after a long drive >300km. Thanks to the streaing height adjustment keep changing the position during drive, I call it Hand adjustment to avoid pain.
10. Head light reminds my uncles Bajaj scootor of late 70's model. Very poor,
11. I am not happy with the gear lever vibrating on 3rd gear position.
12. The Last not the least, I had written a mail to mailto:contact@maruti.co.in> regarding few of the above points, delighted to get a reply within 24hours, GREAT RESPONCE as below

REF : HT20070808_0000000127 FW: Maruti SX4

Dear Mr. Praharaj,

Thank you for visiting our website.

We do highly appreciate the interest shown and the faith entrusted by you in our product and in Maruti and apologizes for the inconvenience caused to you.  However we request you to kindly send us the location or code of the Maruti Dealer from where you got the car serviced. This will help us to resolve your issue at the earliest.

Please feel free to revert in case of any query or clarification.
 
Regards,
ANY TIME MARUTI

• I promptly sent the details to Maruti on reply and waiting for them to revert back.

This month MEN are celibreting the anniversary, I will be celibreting the WAITING ANNIVERSARY ( " HOOPS NOT WEDDING " ) next month.

Request : Can any body give me Mr. Jagdish Khattar's @ address to forward my sweet communications to him so that I don't have to celebrate my waiting anniversary.

Thankyou

 

RESPONSE AND POWER AT ALL SPEEDS, BIG LOOK, SPACIOUS INTERIORBLIND ON REVERSE, BAD INTERIOR ALL CHEAP PLASTIC, VERY POOR HEAD LIGHT