Maruti 800 DX, 5speed - 55,555.5kms review

Even we get free monsoon check ups here, but then, I don't have my car to get checked only. May be I'll get my car back after the monsoons. :lol:

this isnt an all indian event? i was thinking its been available in all the maruti workshops :?:

this is the reason maruti is the favourite brand in india. its A.S.S service is great & they really treat customers like kings.

im going to give my car for a service tomorrow at the maruti workshop , ill post in the details of the prices of things and all, my major complaints will be,
bad mileage 10-12in the city max on ac
rattling sounds in the cabin,
front left tire is pushed back by some 2cms i guess because my stupid driver got off the road and hit a rock and my allignment shop guy always use to complain about that but i neglected it, later i found that it sure makes huge diff in your tires durability so getting it fixed tomorrow,
engine oil change

Sometimes hitting hard on potholes or anything makes a difference. The car might pull to the side, uneven tyre wear,etc.. Fix it as soon as possible for longer tyre life.

yeah man, my allignment use to go all the time, every now and then i use to get it done

Don't neglect alignment mate. It can lead to serious problems like tire ware, High-speed handling takes a hit, etc.

yeah! i get my allignment done every now and then, gave my car for service today in the morning and the estimation was 3600 including spares, engine oil change, oil filter change, overall checkup, engine carbon cleaning ..labour charge 660rs..lets see how much would be the final bill amount

got my car from the service just few minutes ago..here is the list of things done
filter, oil-70.02
pads(4)- 284.44
distilled water-12.44
engine flushing-1224
engine oil(3)-696

paid service-660
misc labour-40
brake pads replace-250
all doors adjustment-FREE

2287.10 for the things done, and vat - 285.90rs+labour -950+95rs vat + 3%educational cess=2.85
so actual total with vat is 2573.00 and labour is 1,047.85 with vat included
grand total - 3621.00
what do you guys say? are the things priced properly?

What is that engine flushing? I think it is the single work that shoot up the price.

yeah..its actually cleaning of the carbon in the engine, the service advisor suggested to cleanup the carbon it your engine evry 50k kms, and i can feel the difference, after the cleaning of carbon and engine oil change my engine is running smooth and its also responding quicker than before

If you are getting a noticeable difference, then i think it is not that expensive, as it is good for the engine too.

yeah, i can clearly notice the difference, engine runs smoother now
how ever i can still feel some rattling inside the car which i will be getting it done tomorrow or day after when ever i am free,

good to hear your ride is running smooth. even i heard people suggesting an engine flush after 50k kms.

for me engine flush is a completely new term, never expected even engines have a flush..lol
all i ever knew was the toilet flush :lol!: :stupid:

haha. i had heard of it but never tried as did not know if it was really effective or not.

it sure is..try it next time when you give your car for a service..
at one moment i almost jumped with joy
the executive who was attending my car did a test drive and said
your engine is still running as a fresh one, your engine will easily clock 1.5lakhkms without any kind of engine works, though its 8years old its maintained very well

@napster, is your alignment problem solved now?

not exactly but there was some adjustment done and now thre is no problem at all

Earlier in our Esteem, we had a similar problem. Alignment checks couldn't solve it. After examining MS guys said that the Chassis has slightly bent on left side , due to a hard hit on pothole or similar thing. They sent our car to another service station(of the same dealer) where they had equipments to fix the problem. Only after that our alignment problem was solved.

napster wrote:yeah..its actually cleaning of the carbon in the engine, the service advisor suggested to cleanup the carbon it your engine evry 50k kms, and i can feel the difference, after the cleaning of carbon and engine oil change my engine is running smooth and its also responding quicker than before

yeah thats a good thing to perform after every 50K, you can easily see the difference on your ride.

i dint test the mileage after getting the engine flush to my m800, ill hit the highway this weekend and see how much its giving me, before the service and lot before i got my wider wheels i use to get 19on the highway on AC, as of now i dint test but on an average im getting 10-12 on AC

Thats great naps. 19 on the highway with AC?? Do you drive at 5th gear at 660-70kmph or what?

i was driving at 100constant on 5th gear and my car was fully loaded, boot full of goods and four people including me in the car

those are impressing figures napster. do try again now after the engine flush and then lets see the difference.