Figo Initial Ownership Report........
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guess it's time that i post a report of how my figo experience has been like
till now.
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After almost 3 months of searching in
the hatchback segment, testing the Palio's, Vista's, Swifts, Beat's, Polo, A
star & Micra decided on the Figo immediate after the test drive. The
Maruti 800 i used to drive was an absolute charm and it was only because of
going for a better and technologically advanced car made me upgrade..Well
about my Figo..
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I walked into Cargo Ford-Ahmedabad on
the 14thMarch with my Friend and booked the car, got delivery on
the 27th March (My Birthday). The dealer experience was very good.
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Accessories:
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Getting the sun film done and
gsport seats covers with some god interior matching matting.
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Wanted a USB cable extension and was
told it is out of stock. Wonder why this is not standard fitting??
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Engine:
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I drove around 220km to ganeshpura (
A place in Gujarat ) and did not feel a bit tired and one thing to mention is
that at times felt the throttle needed more pumping with the AC on specially
at low speeds...At 100km speed at times i felt vibrations however chose to
ignore as it disappeared later. Did not want to push it beyond 100...
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Suspension:
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Appeared to be a bit hard however was
comfortable
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Transmission:
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Butter is the word!
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Handling:
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Returning from Ganeshpura- Gujarat
there was a high wind speeds and trust me the car was extremely easy to
handle in those conditions
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Dislikes:
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Child lock appears clumsy, could have
done with a switch with the driver..
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The security system should have been
at par with the standard autocops, i miss that one...
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My family is in love with this car
and plan to have more road trips moving ahead...
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In one
line the figo experience till now is 'So Far So Good'
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Things I like about the car :-
Ø Response, Driveability, Refinement.
Gearshift is very good for a car in this segment.
Ø Very Good FE of above 16 till now.
Ø Good Ergonomics and Good Space inside.
Much better than chief competitors Swift or Punto.
Ø Handling, Ride quality is very good.
Big car feel and confidence to go at 120-140 easily on the expressways.
Ø Looks.
Ø Extra Good AC.
Ø Spacious Boot
Things
that I can live with:-
Ø Service costs. I have a feeling that
the bills for me was on the higher side especially for the under body
coating/Teflon Paint protection.
Ø Not very sure about the bumpers and
the positioning of the radiator.My personal opinion is that a bigger bumper
would not make much of difference in case of small or big collisions but no
way to be sure.
Ø Back Headrests absent.I am planning
to get it fixed if possible because that's my old complaint about the
backseat. It's very comfortable
Ø The information display shows only
one of the 3. DTE or ODO or TRIP. The fiesta shows all 3.
Ø The interior quality or the console
is not as good as the fiesta.
Ø Ground Clearance. I scrape more on
the figo than on the fiesta, swift, santro, palio, octavia, verna etc which
are the other cars with which i have
some experience
Ø Number Plate creaking issue. The
service guys put some thermocol between the plates and the body and it seems
good so far. So it's no longer an issue
Ø New Car feel missing.I had thought
that buying a car which is just 2 months into the market would give me some
kind of exclusivity.But there are already 2 figos on my street not counting
mine. I feel as
if i brought a car which has been around atleast a year. Guess it's better
than the car being a sales failure.
Overall
the car has been a pleasure so far to own and i think i have made the right
decision
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