Real VFM Sedan, Gives what it takes. Powerful faster engine, very economical for a one ton car.

22nd May, 2008: Hi friends! I have done 3500 Kms. I could not help but update on this wonderful car. Its AC is really great. I was getting great comfort even when the outside temperature was 45 degrees centigrade. Glitches ofcouse are there. The left side front wheel rim was slightly dented on impact against a hump. One wiper blade just collapsed and one pair of wiper liquid nozzle broke. Had to pay cheap for replacements. They don't cost more for the parts. Equivalent to costs of similar parts in Maruti 800, my first car for 10 yrs which is still in my possession. But great driving experience. Once I got my seating position right it was a pleasure driving this car. One has to go for frequent gear changes on busy traffic as the car only pulls decently in third gear. So for safety reasons I overtake only in 3rd gear. Overdrive is really powerful after 50kmph and at 80kmph it feels as there was enough power for a 6th gear as well. At 2300rm the car cruises decently at 80kmph. You get to 100kmph without even touching 3000rpm. But beyond that you have to cross 3000rm and over 3K rpm one gets a humming sound from under the engine bay or a kind of a booming sound which was threatening in the beginning but not scarring after a while. I have touched 120kmph and the car is so steady at such a high speed. I have driven in mild ghats and it takes turns on sharp bends at 70kmph very assuredly. That means it has good grip and very very good handling. Perhaps because of my exaggerated driving habits I may not be getting good mileage. The best so far I have got is 16.5kmpl. But I am really impressed by its superb cooling. Its a joy in this Nagpur summer. I hope the car maintains this in the long run. More news after a while. Until then happy driving. Use seat belts folks.

Second half of 2009: Indigo CS rocks!!! 22000 kms and going.....

Dear followers of this blog. I have nothing to add to what I have submitted so for from the beginning apart from loads of admiration for this jem of a car. I have now done 22000kms in this car. And for a person of 45 yrs like me with only self driving, this is a lot for me my friends say. But I have done more than this when I have more crops on my forehead. However, this TATA machine matures with age. Its so stable on highways and so precise with its braking and handlings. I have done the Max speed of 140kmph and at my age I think this is great. I would not dare for more but I actully need not with the good roads of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, AP on which I generally drive this car. On a journey of 8-10 hours on highways I cover an average mileage of 60kms per hour. Therefore, I cover a distance of 500kms in a single day with driving of less than 10hrs rather comfortably and with out any feeling of burden or hassle. I have done second roatation of the wheels and all the tyres are in very good condition. No hint of alignment shift or wobbling at highspeed. There has been no change at all of the wheel alignment in all these 22000kms.

To share with you. A month ago the pretty lady at Jaika Motors Nagpur impressed upon me to go for the FIAT Grand Punto as an exchange for my Indigo CS. I became greedy for my TATA. I put a price of 4 lakhs. I had buyers immediately who wanted to buy this car for 4 lakhs!!! No bargain? I thought I have underpriced my car or what? But soon the Grand Punto lust waned and I am faithful to my Indigo CS.  I now want to deck up the interiors and jazz up the car a  bit. Afterall trust comes with a price.