My Vento experience after driving 37,000 Kms

My Vento experience after driving 37000 Kilometers:

Exterior Exterior choices are quite individualistic. Some people may find Japanese and Korean cars better looking than European clean designs. For me, I like more of European clean designs rather than so many slashes and creases. For me important is substance than form.

Interior VW/Skoda always gave all usable features which are required in a car rather than over doze of features we do not even use. For example, you get CD/radio player, Bluetooth telephony, auto adjustable mirrors, climate control & air vents for back passengers. Apart from these you get speed sensing door lock and good seats all around. Ergonomically Maruti cars are worst, people do rate Honda/Hyundai good but their seats are so soft that you will experience back and shoulder pain once you use these car for long journeys/commute every day. I am using this car for more than 3 years now and believe me there is no experience of rattling sound, vibrations and other plastics issues which are very common in Maruti, Honda, Hyundai & others. Problem now a days is, people prefer more of form rather than substance.

Engine, performance & Handling This is once place where company like Maruti, Honda, Hyundai & others should take lesson from VW. Most of these companies sacrifices their engines, car performance and handling with over doze of features. I am using diesel engine and it is a gem of an engine. People who loves driving should drive this car to experience what a good car means. Nevertheless, it does not mean it gives lousy mileage. In town like Bangalore I am getting 13-14 with A/C on everyday commute from home-office-home. On highways I get mileage of 24-25kmpl (with A/C). Gearbox is sleek and very precise. Steering is light in city and weighs up very well when you gain speed. There is good feel from steering (at this price point, because you are not paying for supercar). No car can compete on engine, performance and handling at this price point, not even Honda.

Final Words I think VW is making good car and they should feel proud of their flagship car (for India market). Most of the bad remarks I have read for VW on the internet looks exaggerated and does not seem real (this is my opinion). It is more of internet bashing because most of the brands cannot compete with VW/Skoda. From service experience perspective, there is no issues in Bangalore. Service expense is also not high, I am paying on an average of 13K-14K for each year service. Yes, there are some odd repair required because of pathetic roads in Bangalore but the service is prompt and there is no exponential cost associated. If you look at service cost it is as comparable as Maruti or other Japanese/Korean cars whereas you get much better car compared to Japanese/Korean.

Areas of improvement VW should move out Apollo Alnac stock tyres and replace it with Bridgestone/Michelin. It doesn’t matter even if this increases little cost to new VW/Skoda owners. Believe me this will increase user experience a notch better. Yes, I agree there are other companies who are using Apollo tyres but believe me VW is an elite brand & you do not make cars for cattle class.

Good style (Style is an individual choice) Superb build quality (No car in this category can match tVW should move from Apollo tyres to Bridgestone/Michelin (even if increases some cost I think “REAL”