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I own a Tata Manza VX (Diesel with ABS) which is a month old. One of my colleagues own i20 diesel whom I met day before yesterday and he was talking about how i20 is better than Tata Manza.
So I thought to start a thread so that fellow TAIers can refer to this thread in case anyone wants to choose between Manza and i20.
Here is what he said:
1. Hyundai cars are cheaper to maintain and has more dependability. So Tata cars are not VFM. He says Tata's philosophy is sell with lesser price and then make money in maintenance. My Take: All ASS guys are waiting for looting us and if one allows they will surely loot us. I am very happy with Tata ASS and it's better than Maruti ASS (since I own Alto also for last 7+ yrs) but don't have first hand experience with Hyundai ASS.
2. The space and comfort of Manza will be offset by high maintenance cost. My Take: I don't agree. Refer point 1.
3. When I switched the ignition on, the heater light glowed and it took around 3 secs to go off. User manual says to switch on the engine after heater light goes away. He said no such hiccups with i20. Is it correct or he is aware of it? He was saying that such heater stuff he had with his amby when he was in his college (arnd 20 yrs ago). In an essene, he was trying to point out how Tatas are not upgrading with technologies. My Take: Engine is from Fiat and is Fiat so much Technically backward? I think i20 also has similar stuff. But, only i20 owners can comment on this.
4. Since Manza diesel has Turbo, user manual says to put in 1st/reverse gear after 30 secs of engine on and also to swith off the engine 30 secs after the car is stand-still. My Query: Does Manza diesel owners follow it? Is there something like this with i20 also?
So I thought to start a thread so that fellow TAIers can refer to this thread in case anyone wants to choose between Manza and i20.
Here is what he said:
1. Hyundai cars are cheaper to maintain and has more dependability. So Tata cars are not VFM. He says Tata's philosophy is sell with lesser price and then make money in maintenance. My Take: All ASS guys are waiting for looting us and if one allows they will surely loot us. I am very happy with Tata ASS and it's better than Maruti ASS (since I own Alto also for last 7+ yrs) but don't have first hand experience with Hyundai ASS.
2. The space and comfort of Manza will be offset by high maintenance cost. My Take: I don't agree. Refer point 1.
3. When I switched the ignition on, the heater light glowed and it took around 3 secs to go off. User manual says to switch on the engine after heater light goes away. He said no such hiccups with i20. Is it correct or he is aware of it? He was saying that such heater stuff he had with his amby when he was in his college (arnd 20 yrs ago). In an essene, he was trying to point out how Tatas are not upgrading with technologies. My Take: Engine is from Fiat and is Fiat so much Technically backward? I think i20 also has similar stuff. But, only i20 owners can comment on this.
4. Since Manza diesel has Turbo, user manual says to put in 1st/reverse gear after 30 secs of engine on and also to swith off the engine 30 secs after the car is stand-still. My Query: Does Manza diesel owners follow it? Is there something like this with i20 also?