Took around 5 years and 10 months to reach this milestone, and overall has been a trouble-free ownership all along. Reliability and user experience is top notch and haven’t left us stranded anywhere
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1,00,000 Kms Update:
The 3507 has gone past 1 lakh kms of running recently, all this came up during our yearly Himalayan trip up the mountains, and our 2nd Himalayan trip in the 3507.
Right before the trip, the ODO was a couple of thousand kms short of 1 lakh, hence, it was taken for premature maintenance so as to avoid any issue during the trip, and below were the works done:
1) Radiator clutch fan repairing,
2) Front & Rear Brake pads replaced,
3) Radiator, Condenser and Intercooler serviced,
4) Air-con system general servicing done,
5) Replaced the Engine and gearbox mountings,
6) Replaced all rubber hoses and Fan belts,
7) 1 Lakh kms Service at Mahindra SVC,
8) Air filter replaced,
9) General wheel alignment & balancing
10) Wipers changed to Size 14
Total Cost associated with the above: Rs. 35,300/-. Sounds too high for a 1st Gen Thar, but then it’s ok considering the amount of beating it takes on OTRs and road-trips, for a major milestone it’s nothing.
Few works were done at an FNG, and the general servicing was done at Mahindra SVC. Time & cost both have gone high in SVC, hence, I get the repair works done at FNG.
Thankfully haven’t faced any major issues till now, and more so these Old Mahindra techs are highly reliable and need only regular maintenance and upkeep.
Below is the time taken to complete every 10,000 km interval:
80k-90k interval was the longest since Thar was very rarely used and was mostly doing weekend and OTR duties, but since last 2-3 months, it is back to being used daily and hence, the kms going up.
Coming to the Himalayan Trip
We (myself, wife and kiddo) did a 4000 Kms to and fro journey up the mountains this summer, this was the third in last 3 years, we did this one and the one to Adi Kailash in Thar whereas the last year’s drive to Manang, Nepal was done in Pajero. All these are not on maps destinations and require solid endurance of the machine to last the terrain, low temperatures and much more.
This year we chose the less explored part of Chanshal Valley in Himachal Pradesh such as Janglik, Jiskun and Jhaka village, this was followed with a drive to Mundali near Chakrata and lastly ending the trip with last 2 days spent relaxing at Musoorie.
There were many parts requiring 4×4 to be used especially while going to Janglik, Jhaka and Mundali. The Goodyear Silentrac A/Ts were put to good use and performed well on the muddy & rocky uphill trails while it rained continuously.
Sharing a closing Pic from the Trip, Somewhere near Jhaka (not on maps), it carries the same appeal when it was new even being 1 lakh Kms old
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