Overall a Good Package :-) ( Updated 2000 km Driving Experience)

30/09/2008

Hi All,

I am back with my experience of 2000 km Plus of driving. I went on a long trip ( almost 600 km) in end of July. And driving almost 300 km on one side.. there was hardly any driving fatigue I had. I could find the pick up good enough while overtaking on the highway. Air Con as usual was very effective( cannot keep it switched on for long as it really cools well)
Even co passengers do not feel any sort of fatigue. So I can say the ergonomics are well designed.


Also I was out of town for a month, and after returning, when I started the car, it started in first self. So I can say, the battery/ electricals are also as per expectation.

Now my U-Va has gone for 6 monthly service, so will update my experience in a few months again.

Happy Driving...

05/05/08
Hi All,

The negative point on gear shift I have removed now. As I feel it was bcoz of me and not any fault with the vehicle.. Now as I am regularly driving I do not see that happening...
Also my experience with the dealer ( Vijai Motors, Bangalore) has really been good. They are new and hence it seems taking extra effort for customer delight and this certainly is appreciable...

Hope this helps you all..

Now you can read what I wrote earlier :-)


Balpreet

Hi,

After going thru the reviews & test drive.. I decided to go for Uva compared to other similar offerings by other manufacturers.
I purchased my Aveo Uva LS model three weeks back & happy with the overall performance till now. The dealer service at the new dealership @ Bangalore has also been pleasant.

Let me share wmy reasons for choosing UVa:

Swift:- I like the looks and I would say the looks to be the best in class...Also the maruti service network is a big positive... no doubt... But then the lack of space inside made decide against it... As I wanted a small yet spacious car

Getz: I haven't ever liked the look of GETZ. So that was a big decision maing factor for me. Also the new 1.1 litre engine isn't upto the mark. So if its GETZ it will have to be with 1.3 lit engine.. So if I would have even have thought over it.. it would have been the 1.3 lit engine option.. But then the looks made me keep GETZ at the lowest ranking on my list of options..

UVa: Well.. looks wise, it was next to SWIFT on my list. Interior space & the feel of big car when you sit.. was another positive for me to go for it. It for sure has that big car feel & as a friend of my commented, it appears to be a smaller version of Innova..
 
I would really say it to be a hidden star.... Slowly I have started to see more n more numbers of Uva on road now. I have put in pics of my car also here.

Yeah the dealer/ service network for Chevy may not be as extensive as Maruti or Hyundai.. but its there in all metros &  other big cities/town. So its satisfactory.
There have been service concerns on GM cars in India.. but the service guarantee( 3 years service gaurantee)  now being provided by Chevrolet should also help people take the decision as it gives a buyer that comfort feel.

The kind of reviews that I could find while my search were mostly on positive side for Uva. Yeah the occasional worrying factor of gearshift .. which even I am facing.. is there...

Another issue specially in Bangalore was about the dealership. But now there is a new dealership opened up so things should be better off than before. I got a good impression about this new dealer with my interactions till now.

In terms of fuel efficiency, havent really got to check on it. So would not like to comment still.

Planning a long drive this coming weekend, so highway drive & comfort & fuel consumption I can provide the first hand review soon :-)

Regards,

Balpreet


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Guys,

As promised, I am back with my experience of long drive in Uva. I did around 400 km over this weekend. I can very well say that it performed as per my expectation on highway :-)

My drive was a mix of city traffic ( initially to get out of city to the highway) & then a good 4 laned road from Bangalore to Mysore. Overall I got fuel consumption of 14 km/ litres in this trip. With first service due in another week, I feel this number is decent. Also we had the A/c working almost all throughout the trip.

What we felt in this trip was:

1) Comfort Level in such long hours of travel - For passenger in front & rear it was real comfort. rear leg room as we found is pretty good. Noise Levels inside the car with windows closed & A/C on was good. We did not feel that the speedometer  was in 3 digits range.

2) Driving comfort:- It was a fun driving on highway. Effortless overtaking & good pick up. In fact, seeing such ease of driving, my wife commented as if I was playing a car race video game :-)

3) Powerful A/c:- The passegner in rear did not have any complaint of improper cooling. Infact, we at times switched the A/c off as it was too cold for front seats.

One more thing I have noticed, Uva always makes passerby glance at ti ;-) The reason as  I feel is that compared to say Swift, there aren't those many Uva's on road & hence people tend to find which car is it that they are seeing on the road.

I may come back with some more of my experience later..