BHPian PrasannaDhana recently shared this with other enthusiasts.
The little Tata has completed 20,000 km.
It has been 7.5 months of joyful ownership.
Days taken for every 5000 km.
Last 10000 km took longer as the Storme was used more frequently along with the Altroz. By the 14th of every month, the Altroz would have been driven anywhere between 1300-1600 km. But this June, it has been driven only 950 km. Thanks to the Storme, Altroz was idle when I took a 3-day, 900 km round trip to Chennai. I would have loved to drive the Altroz for the trip, but my parents were accompanying me. They love the comfort of the Storme. I do have another Chennai trip planned by the end of this month, which will be done in the Altroz.
A quick ownership summary of Altroz 1.5 Diesel after 20,000 km of usage.
Overall FE data for 20,000 km
While 20,000 km is nothing to judge a car's reliability, the car has had 0 niggles/issues except for the very minor irritants I have reported above. I drive it over highways, bad rural roads and chaotic tier 2 urban traffic. Talking of reliability, I firmly believe all modern cars (except those unlucky lemons) can easily last 2,00,000 km without any major work, provided routine maintenance and parts replacement are done properly. In the last decade, I have clocked over 6,00,000 km in 8 cars from 4 different brands, from 4 different segments. I have had 0 breakdowns in the cumulative 6,00,000+ km of ownership. I intend to use the Altroz at least until 2 lakh km, that is, if I can overcome the urge of replacing it at the 5 years/1.5 lakh mark like I did with my Safari Dicor and Ciaz.
On that note, my Kwid 1.0 is going to complete 6 years, with 55,000 km on odo. Already avoiding any urge of getting it replaced with the Punch/Kiger.
The next service is at 22,500 km, which will just be a minor check-up. Next oil change is only at 30,000 km.
Until then, parting with a few pics.
With the yesteryear Tata hatchback
With my friend's Elite i20 1.4 diesel
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