{"id":248461,"date":"2023-12-14T07:20:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T07:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=248461"},"modified":"2023-12-14T07:20:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T07:20:45","slug":"a-month-with-my-honda-amaze-cvt-pros-cons-accessories-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/a-month-with-my-honda-amaze-cvt-pros-cons-accessories-planned\/","title":{"rendered":"A month with my Honda Amaze CVT: Pros, cons, & accessories planned"},"content":{"rendered":"
BHPian saikishor<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n It has been more than a month since we took delivery of the car. The odo stands at 14xx km, and the car is due for first service. I didnt post much about the Amaze, as I havent really driven it much. My dad is the primary user of this car and he does around 12-14km per day. I got to drive this car yesterday while coming back from a cousin’s wedding for 300kms, and here are my observations from the drive and a month of living with the car:<\/p>\n Dealership experience:5\/10:<\/p>\n Now this would have easily been a 7\/10 if they handled some things smoothly but no. We bought our car from Pride Honda Madinaguda. There were two guys I dealt with, Vinod and Ayan. We mostly dealt with Vinod. We booked our car on 21 October and took delivery on 26 October. The car was brought to our home for a test drive the very next day after we booked it on our request. I did not drive the car at all due to a small incident which I will detail about below, but my dad drove the car for a good 10+ km and he liked it very much. I asked the sales guy that I would like to take the car on the ring road, but they refused stating that they needed to go back go the showroom due to time constraints.<\/p>\n There was a small scratch on the rear bumper. This was promptly fixed and repainted the very next day after delivery.<\/p>\n We were given a FASTAG of some other moron’s car. 500 rupees just went down the drain. Reason that Im cribbing so much about this is the way Vinod dealt with it. He just did not admit that there was a mistake from his side about delivering a wrong FASTAG. My dad had added 500 rupees to the FASTAG and some other guy was using it. The guy didnt recharge his FASTAG and we were left with an empty one. After 3 days with no resolution, I peeled and tore off the old one. Bought a new ICICI FASTAG from a vendor on the ORR entry point and it has been working like a charm.<\/p>\n I insisted my dad to get numberplate frames from the showroom during the installation. This was told to Vinod well in advance. But when my dad went to the showroom, Vinod started to give excuses and senseless answers to my dad. My dad was fed up of this. This sole incident made me to give 5\/10 to the dealership experience.<\/p>\n TPMS has not been installed yet. It seems there is a problem from Honda’s side itself. There is some error code appearing post TPMS installation as stated by Vinod. He told us he will contact us immediately after this error code issue is resolved. I need to take this in writing shortly from the dealership, as I no longer trust them after the #3 incident.<\/p>\n I must appreciate how Vinod has handled one incident. Just before the day we booked the car, I took a test drive of a manual Amaze. 200m into the drive, I had to hard-brake at a traffic signal. There was this drunk guy on a Honda Shine SP who banged right into the rear of the car. I was scared of this being pushed on me, but I must appreciate how Vinod has handled one incident. Just before the day we booked the car, I took a test drive of a manual Amaze. 200m into the drive, I had to hard-brake at a traffic signal. There was this drunk guy on a Honda Shine SP who banged right into the rear of the car. I was scared of this being pushed on me, but Vinod handled it smoothly and the guy who hit the car paid 10k to the dealership 1 hour later.<\/p>\n Overall, I am very impressed with the car. Attaching a few pictures for viewing pleasure. Also, notice the exhaust tip that I installed. I liked it very much when I installed it on my Beat, but on the Amaze I am in two minds whether to remove it or keep it as is. Suggestions on this will be appreciated.<\/p>\n Also, the number plate series resemble the first letters of my initial and middle name.<\/p>\n Sorry for the long post, and a big thank you for making it till here.<\/p>\n Regards,<\/p>\n Saikishor<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.<\/p>\nPositives:<\/h2>\n
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