my updated review of the monster i own at 21000kms after 13 months

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