{"id":248604,"date":"2023-12-15T07:23:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T07:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=248604"},"modified":"2023-12-15T07:23:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T07:23:05","slug":"upgraded-from-an-ertiga-to-a-carens-dct-purchase-process-to-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/upgraded-from-an-ertiga-to-a-carens-dct-purchase-process-to-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgraded from an Ertiga to a Carens DCT: Purchase process to delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"
BHPian vikramv4u<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n Firstly, this post has been in my draft for a while and due to multiple reasons, couldn’t get down to finishing it.. but finally posting this<\/p>\n We have (now had) an Ertiga Petrol VXi 2012 model and although I can’t complain in any way about that car, but somehow, I decided to change the car (can\u2019t point a finger on the actual reason why ). The criteria\/ things we needed in the new car are the following:<\/p>\n Looked at all possible 7 seaters between Rs. 12-15 Lakhs to Rs. 40 Lakhs ..<\/p>\n Finally, looked at the Carens – it pretty much ticked most boxes for me and the final thought process was:<\/p>\n After watching numerous numerous and numerous hours of videos on YouTube and reading many Team-Bhp posts…<\/p>\n the decision was made.. it would be the Kia Carens!!<\/p>\n Side View:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Front side view:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rear view:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Interior view:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Delivery experience:<\/p>\n Finally, the registration happened and I did go to see the car, with a lot of hope (that everything will be fine) and knowing fully well that there is not much I can do now, even if something was not 100%<\/p>\n Then I had to decide on the accessories to be bought from Kia – Eventually I bought the following from the dealer:<\/p>\n Mud flaps — Rs. 727<\/p>\n Door Sil guard — Rs. 1158<\/p>\n Door edge guard — Rs. 577 Body Side Molding Chrome — Rs. 2956<\/p>\n Got all these installed by the day of delivery.<\/p>\n Had other accessories in mind, but decided to do that after-market. More on that later. After spending about a couple of hours on the photo moment, walk-thru of the Kia Apps and features and settings etc. the moment of handover had come…<\/p>\n Handover:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Key:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0Collected a few goodies that Naara Kia had given.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And we finally drove the car home.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Some more views:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Aftermarket accessories:<\/p>\n 7D Floor and Boot Mats: Ordered thru Capedell (some say Capdell) for Rs. 6500 – very happy with the way it looks and it was easy to install. This included the cabin mats and the Boot mats as well.<\/p>\n Sunfilm: So, this was debatable in terms of which to install, as 3M was Rs. 43,500 for the car – this was too expensive for me and then after reading a lot on Team-bhp, finally decided to do a mix and match option.. Windshield was from 3M (CR70) for Rs. 13,500 and all other glasses (incl sunroof, which was a darker version) was Rs. 14,000 (Garware SHR Natural 70 Film) installed at home thru Shreyas – Thanks to the recommendation from Shravan (@drive.helios) here on Team-Bhp! — Total Sunfilm cost – Rs. 27,500.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dashcam: Again, after reading and watching many videos, finally went ahead with the following:<\/p>\n Front: VIOFO A119 Mini 2 (bought from their India website for Rs. 13,999 + CPL Filter-Rs. 1,999) + SanDisk Extreme 512GB MicroSD card – Rs. 3,849<\/p>\n Rear: NexDigitron ACE+ with GPS (Rs. 4,190) + CPL filter (Rs. 899) + Samsung Evo Plus 128GB MicroSD card – Rs. 775<\/p>\n Total Expenses on Dashcam — Rs. 26K<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I still have a few more things on my radar, but will see when I will buy, if at all..<\/p>\n Absolutely no regrets on this purchase and I will highly recommend this car!!!<\/p>\n Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.<\/p>\nIntroduction & background:<\/h2>\n
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– Door visor — Rs. 4965<\/p>\nFew additional things bought:<\/h2>\n
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