I love this car...

I'd like to mention that, Its not the Tata vehicles which have issues but the Tata customer service.

I agree, there are few quality issues with every car, tata has a tad more :) I had a AC relay issue withing 1st month but is was fixed in 1st serveice - free of cost. I never faced any issue whatsoever :) 

I own a Qjet for over a year and has clocked 30,000km. I bought this car for the fact that this car gives you unmatched comfrot in its class.

Exterior I  like the design of Vista. It looks huge in comparision to other small cars that people usually compare it with. I like the big Head and Tail lights. I i'm ok with the tyre size (which is bigger than maruti) but would love to have an Oversize tyres to suit the size of car.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) As I have mentioned, I bought this car for the fact that this car gives you unmatched comfrot in its class.

1) It has spacious cabin

2) High Seating with good under thigh support (needed for long drives)

3) Extra wide rear steats which can accomodate 5 adults comfortably

4) Big front windscreen and windows for excellent visibility and it also give a feel of roominess

5) Wide door for easy ingress and egress

6) Good boot space to accomodate luggage

I feel sorry for people who avoid this car because of its so called Taxi Image. I pay 5+ Lac rupee to buy a car and i don't see a logic why i should compromise on COMFORT. I have driven this car on a 2500 km road trip and never felt tired.

My friends have Alto, Switf, Chev. Beat, Ritz, Santro, Accent and hence, I feel comfortable while comparing these cars. Believe me, Indica is the best in comfort and space.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Vista Qjet is the same engine which is working in Swift, Ritz, Punto and few other cars. The engine in Vista is not as peppy as of a Swift or Ritz but has better torque deliver which makes it ideal car for city driving. Switch it in 3rd gear and it will pull itself from 20kmph and then you can take it all the way to 60kmph that too with AC on. I hardly ever switch to 1st gear unless the car has come to a standstill.

I'm not a high speed fan, I like to cruise at 90 to 110 Kmph. Overall i'm very happy with the power of this car. I love the accelration of Swift but when it comes to Bumper to Bumper city trafic I would like to be in Vista.

Fuel economy is superb in Vista, atleast I feel it that way. Every time I go on a road trip, I check the fuel economy by Full tank to Full tank method. I believe thats the fool proof method of calculating the fuel efficiency of your car. This car has never let me down, every road trip has returned 22+ kmpl fuel economy with AC on all the time. In city It gives me around 16-17 kmpl due to heavy traffic conditions.

Gearbox is an area of improvement for Vista, Its at par with Maruti but not as good as a Hyundai. The gear ratios are good and you don't have to change the gears frequently while driving within the city.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is much better than Swift and Chev. Beat. Handling is good but not the best. This car is not for crazy driving but more sensible driving. Good at Highway and Great within City.

Final Words I love this car... No other car matches the comfort and Space with this budget. Sure, you'll see people advising you to avoid this and would recommend you other cars which are almost 1 lakh expensive than Vista. If you have that budget and are willing to travel in a cramped car after spending 6 lakhs.. all the best!!!! :)

Areas of improvements:

1) Plastic quality of door panels.

2) AC is good but could have been better.

3) Smoother gearbox.

4) More storage space on Dashboard.

Good fuel economy (22 - HWay,16 - city), Best cabin space, Practical, Good AC, Comfortable seatsPlastic quality, AC could be better (but is better than swift)