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So down south Vista(sedan class) is selling well, atleast Tata's hard work has now paid off,so Tata if you are listening keep facelifting!!
Even in Chennai new Vista is doing well. I myself get confused sometimes seeing the car in the ORVM.
Especially with the June promos, for the Vista Refresh Quadrajet, there is a maximum of Rs.60,000 discount (10k cash discount + 50k Exchange bonus if you exchange your petrol car) (in case if you exchange your diesel car you get only 30k Exchange bonus), it's mouth watering deal.
The ad itself stated something like,"why still stuck with petrol; change it to our diesel" or something like that. Please correct me if I'm wrong in this count.
At first when I checked with VST motors, AnnaNagar, Chennai, the SE told me that the 60k discount is only if we buy their petrol as petrol is the one which aren't moving. When I explained to him about the deal on the newspaper, then he made a few calls and corrected himself.
By the way, I test drove Sedan class Vista VX (Summer sparkle) from Concorde Motors, Ambattur IE, Chennai.
As already mentioned here by other members about the loads of features, comfort level and a quite a few cons, I'm not going into details of these particulars again. I liked the car, the price and the exchange offer. So, I wanted to take another TD with my family at the back seat just before booking.
When I took the TD for the second time, it was a Grey LS version offered. When I cranked the engine, it was super silent and there was no noise or vibrations inside the cabin. I asked the SE how many KMs done on that vehicle. He said "48" pointing to the odo.
Shifted into the 1st and voila! Started moving as smooth as silk but the needle on the speedo was laid to rest!(?) I asked the SE why the needle wasn't moving and no reply. I didn't feel like driving it anymore. However, I could not turn right away na! So, I took it for more spins. On casual chatting with him, he mentioned that it's going for a TD to Aminjikarai (some 10km from the showroom); also, I had some interest in booking white VX right away (as I was worried about the forthcoming excise duty hike) and asked him if white VX was available and he confirmed that it was available. "If so, I would book it right away. Could you please give me the VIN number?" I asked. He coolly brushed me aside by saying,"Sir! Why do you need all these numbers? Just trust and pay me (make a payment)! I'll deliver a good car to you"
He lost a sale over there right away! :(
Then, I booked a Punto Dynamic is the reality! :)
I've also seen over there quite a few families cancelling their Ertiga & swift bookings (due to long waiting period & looming excise duty ahead) and changing over to punto.