9,200-odd kms in such a long time is low, yes, but it keeps giving the feeling that my 7OO is still fairly fresh and new!
BHPian RavenAvi recently shared this with other enthusiasts:
Icarus went past the 9,000-kms mark on 08th August.
One interesting thing of note – after pulling through 600+ kms in 2 and half months without the DPF issue, the Regen prompt came up last Thursday. Parked regen lasted for around 20 minutes as usual. I am not sure how Icarus lasted this long without the DPF Clogged/Regen prompt not popping up. It’s been pure in-city driving all this time, save once when I hit the highways for about an hour for a back-and-forth trip. Driving completely in the default Zap mode at around 35-40kmph speeds on an average.
(Last Regen was in July, over 2 months back!)
Rest of the issues are sporadic but present. One good thing is that the loud thuds from the speakers have stopped since the last update. Messi still loves to play in the boot – I have to conclude that this issue will be inherent to Icarus (and all other 7OOs plagued with it) and stay till the end of time. The suspension has considerably improved after the lower arms replacement action.
And, I have made peace with Icarus’s running. In these times when XUV7OOs all around the country are raking up miles like anything (some touching the 1 lakh-kms mark), my 7OO is still young!
9,200-odd kms in such a long time is low, yes, but it keeps giving the feeling that my 7OO is still fairly fresh and new! What would other owners give to go back to the times when their 7OOs was at the 9,000-km mark. This is a thought which is keeping me happy.
As usual, toying with the idea of switching to a petrol due to my low running is often struck out as soon as I sit inside Icarus and become one with the now-familiar surroundings inside the cabin – the supremely-comfortable seats, the fantastic dash with the twin digital screens – it’s like being inside my own space. I have grown to love him as one of my own because of this.
I still follow new launches, enquire around for offers on petrol cars within my budgets (the Grand Vitara, the Creta or the Seltos), download new car brochures such as the Tata Curvv’s, but the immense value my Icarus holds over all such similarly-priced new cars today shuts everything out at the end of the day. Not to mention the close bond which we have grown to develop over the time spent together. A few minor scrapes aside (brush with an autorickshaw, moped slipping and it’s front tyre stuck inside the rear wheel well of my 7OO), he’s still as strong as the day he rolled out of the factory floors.
Like GTO said back in April 2022, this one’s a keeper. Tantrums and shortcomings notwithstanding, I am definitely keeping him for awhile.
ODO now stands at 9,224 kms.
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