Testing ' 43? new features' of the Scorpio :)
I have known it for a bit now: My next car is going to be a Scorpio!
So having made up my mind to go ahead with one, I contacted a dealer for a test-drive, to figure out if my dad could get in and out comfortably. After not keeping the appointment on a couple of occasions, the young lady from the dealership arrived one morning along with a vehicle and the driver.
I asked her if I could drive it off-road (where we stay, allows us the luxury of wide smooth roads, and yet unmetalled surfaces and fields are not far off either). She was hesitant and I didn't push.
We set-off on our little journey. The handling was super light, and the vehicle managed the curves ok- I asked my father to buckle up tight - and decided to push the peddle. As the girl listed out the 43 new features of the 'all new Scorpio' we went over a bump - not great speed, but not slow either- and the young lady, the driver went up flying. "The suspension is not good," I complained. A little baffled, and still rubbing her head, she replied, "Sir, pehle se to bahut improve kar diya hai hamne".
We zoomed around some, I made some crazy turns. Finally, mostly happy, I turned back.
I asked her if she had been on a test drive like this before. "No", she admitted.
"What did you think, I will drive a SUV at 40 kms/hr?" I asked, smiling at her in the rear view mirror.
Haven't picked up the vehicle yet, but the all new Scorpio/ with 42 new features/ it will be - the suspension needs to be still better I think :).
posted by Rajesh at
9/29/2006 06:32:00 AM
2 Comments:
Good choice Rajesh. Yes, the suspension - though not the best around, is a huge improvement (5-link coil spring) over the previous one (which had leaf springs). We did a 2200 Km round trip of Rajasthan in ours - and the journey was pretty comfortable. Which version are you going in for? SLX or DX? If you are one who likes to customise a bit and add-on stuff, go for the DX (it has most of the SLX features minus the following: body coloured bumper, tilt-steering, front arm rest, voice assist system, puddle lights, defogger, stereo, roof rails). But if you want a fully-loaded one straight off - then the SLX is good. Cheers, Roshun
Hey Roshun :)
Yes, but have had to push the actual purchase by a bit. Am set on buying it though - the piece was actually written in jest about how users don't buy a vehicle because of '43 new features' but about how is the overall feel and desirablity. On that Scorpio is my number one choice.
Was planning the DX as i don't like the body coloured side panels much but a friend suggested that it's better to go for the SLX for the tilt steering option and the side panels can seemingly be replaced if they get scratched etc.
Let's see how soon I can pick it up now.
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