The warrior is trudging along with a few more battle scars. It has developed a minor rattle on the right-hand side door. Nothing major, and occurs only at rough patches. Will get it fixed in the next service.
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Long overdue, but here are my 60K and 70K updates.
60K:
Checked in for a routine service at CAI Mahindra. Did not have any complaints. The SA called me back after a while to inform me about a leak in the radiator core.
I hadn’t noticed any warning lamps, and the fluid levels were always within the operating levels (I make it a point to check every morning). So whatever leak was there should’ve been minimal.
They investigated the external impact angle. I denied anything of that sort and was okay to bear the cost of replacement if they could show me proof of impact. Later, the SA told me that they’ll cover the replacement under warranty.
The total bill came out to 12,867/-
Accident(s):
A month later, one idiot, in a Ford Figo, rear-ended the vehicle while my wife was waiting at the signal. As he agreed to cover any, post insurance, incidentals, my wife let him off.
Took the vehicle to CAI. They told us that they needed to replace both the rear bumper and the tailgate. Both of these were covered by insurance. The total bill was around 57K. However, we had attached a rear bumper as an accessory. That wasn’t covered by insurance. It cost around 10K to replace.
When we called up the moron, his dad started playing games. Though we had camera evidence, we didn’t want the hassle of going through a lengthy prosecution for 10K. The moron’s dad called our bluff, and he won. I had better things to do than deal with these low lives. Paid the money and moved on.
A month later, another car rear-ended the XUV down the Dhimbam ghats. Our chauffeur was waiting to take a tight hairpin bend when this happened. The perpetrator sped away before anybody could react. This time, the rear bumper accessory took all the damage. Our vehicle had also hit the vehicle in front, so there was a small dent on the bonnet. Nothing major, so didn’t press charges.
70K
Despite the hurdles, the vehicle clocked decent distances and completed the next 10K in approx. 4 months. Went for the regular service at CAI, Coimbatore. This time, there weren’t any problems, and the service was smooth. The total bill was a little over 11K.
All these are decent amounts – given what I’ve heard about petrol Swifts costing 8K, or thereabouts, per service.
So, the warrior is trudging along with a few more battle scars. It has developed a minor rattle on the right-hand side door. Nothing major, and occurs only at rough patches. Will get it fixed in the next service.
Recently, I did a round-trip to Chennai post the service. The vehicle has clocked a healthy 72K. The infamous left pulling issue is still there, but not a major irritant. Will see what I could do in the next service.
Two days back took the XUV out for a solo late-night drive. It was one of the best drives of my life. I was fully in tune with the vehicle, and it responded beautifully. Fully appreciated the superb NVH package over this butter-smooth drive. The Yokohama Geolanders are holding up pretty well. They provide much more feedback than the stock MRFs.
That’s all for now. Thanks for reading.
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