Nexon EV Max: Buying & initial experience & issues in 3-day ownership | Team-BHP

2022-09-17 03:17:40 By : Ms. Ellen Wang

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Hello, hope everyone is doing well.

I finally got the delivery for my WhooshWagon on 27th August - 3 days of driving, all in the city - surely fun!

Coming to the delivery, since the allotment post on this forum (which was probably quoted by others waiting at the same dealership and came back to bite me), everything was handled by the new SA and another person named Sadiq (DA), who was responsible for my delivery. Sadiq is a gem of a person and was single-handedly responsible for elevating my experience starting at the time of PDI. He was patient, informed and helpful. Anyone planning to buy from KHT Domlur, let me know and I'll put you in touch with him.

The car arrived at the stockyard 7-8 days from the date of billing and I did the PDI on 22nd August, Monday. I landed at the stockyard and the SA led me to the car. There she was, gleaming under the sun, among a swathe of intensi-teal Maxs, White and Black Nexons. The PDI went smoothly, looked for all the issues people mentioned on this thread earlier, and noticed similar fitment issues, but nothing major. Although the car was outside, it was covered in post-drizzle dust. As others mentioned, it is tricky for the dealers to agree to customer PDI, and it was also mentioned to me, but the SA was kind enough to arrange for the same. The same day I made the remaining down payment, paid for and shared the insurance copy and got the loan disbursed.

Then, the wait started for the day of delivery, I was expecting it on Thursday, but due to some technical issues, the delivery date had to be moved to Saturday.

Twist of fate, I fell sick on Thursday evening and it was viral. But that didn't dampen my spirits and excitement, and I think it only helped my recovery.

Come Saturday, I couldn't wait to head to the showroom, and waited with bated breath, headed to the showroom and immediately landed my eyes on the WhooshWagon. Did a quick visual inspection. By this time the delivery person arrived and we started chatting about the 3D mats and their fitting, he had given me the option to revert to plain rubber mats in case I didn't like how 3D mats fitted. I liked the look of the 3D ones, the only concern being the hump on the driver side, but once I sat on the driver seat, and rested my feet on them, I didn't see any issue in keeping them on, so decided to go for them.

Usual documentation and we were ready for the unveiling, the key handover and the cake cutting. Experienced this for the first time, and having the family around made it quite a proud moment. They explained the features and functions, do's and don'ts and we were good to go. The drive from there was sedate and just trying to get to know the vehicle, being my first 'SUV', I wanted to learn. Plus looking at that massive 364wh/km mileage on the dash, I was determined to bring it down. Headed to the temple for the pooja, and headed home. Checked everything that I could think of and made sure things were ok.

Coming to the driving experience and seating benefit - been driving in Eco mode for the most part and it is absolutely enough for Bangalore's city driving. The level-2 regen combined with Eco mode is what I'm trying the single-pedal driving with - ways to go before I learn it. The seating is comfortable and adequate for people of heights of 5.7 or below. Viewing angles are good for someone moving from a sedan, and the A-pillar is bad, but maybe Verna's wasn't too good either and I haven't yet seen that as being a problem.

Two issues that people have spoken about, and I faced, but probably have figured the resolution - brake lights on post switching off and locking the car - see if you can remove your foot from the brake pedal BEFORE switching off the car. Another one - the wipers going batshit crazy even if the rain is not heavy - try and keep the wiper speed at the low setting, see if that helps.

I have a problem with the AC setting and am seeking help - I have tried multiple things and haven't been able to zero in on the problem. Keep in mind, that I have faced this problem irrespective of outside temperature or conditions. The front and back windscreen keeps getting fogged up - I have tried econ on or off, I have tried increasing the blower speed, I have tried reducing the temperature to 21-22 degrees, but it eventually fogs up, from the inside, and have to resort to the defogger to get rid of it every 15 minutes. It's kind of annoying, any help on that, please!

Other than this, the Zconnect got activated last night and the data it shows is all messed up and I think it'll sort itself out over the next few days of driving.

I did not get the extended warranty and have asked them to keep me updated on when Tata launches it, but there's no news on it. Confirmed with Tata Motors CC and they mentioned it is not launched for the Max yet. Let's see, with new tech, would definitely want peace of mind.

I haven't also yet charged it, so that's another thing pending to be experienced. Hopefully, it won't be eventful.

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