Early delivery of my XUV700 & my overall experience & observations

The Hyundai Tucson was also on my mind. So I went to check it out & in the same week, I got a message from Mahindra that my car is arriving earlier.

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Hello Team BHPians! Finally got my XUV700 AX7L D AT (Midnight Black) on Sat, 25-Nov-22 evening in Pune. Booked it on 23-Oct-21; the original estimated date of delivery was Apr-2023. But the car was allotted on 29-Oct-22 and was delivered yesterday.

What you would love in the car

Less impressive points

Delivery experience

I got a call from the dealership that the vehicle has been allotted to me. I did not believe it initially; thought it was a prank. After all, I had been reading how frustrating it has been for so many people with regard to the delivery timelines on this vehicle. My original delivery date was supposed to be in Apr ’23, and I wasn’t even expecting to get it anytime sooner.

Actually, around the beginning of Oct this year, I was toying with the idea of ditching the XUV700 in favor of the Hyundai Tucson, which was launched with all the same (and many more) features. The price difference (almost 13 lakhs) needed some explanation / convincing at home, which had to be planned carefully

Within the same week of my visit to a Hyundai showroom to take a look at the Tucson, I got a message from Mahindra that my car was arriving sooner and would be delivered between 13-Nov-22 & 13-Dec-22. ~3 weeks after getting this message, the dealership where I had booked the vehicle, called me to confirm vehicle allotment and arrival.

Then started the regular process of document submission, loan processing, margin money payment and so on and so forth. I was looking to get the vehicle BH registered. From my experience, I conclude that getting the BH registration is a process which demands time, patience and unique doc requirements, which are beyond Form 60 in Vaahan Portal, and these often are the whims of the local RTO authorities.

I gave up at one point and paid the difference amount for regular MH12 registration. The fact that my papers were initially processed for BH and then were changed to MH, took 3 extra days (someone who needs to do the rework takes 2 days for the same, I am told!).

Thereafter, the process was completed, very well assisted by Unnati Motors (Viman Nagar) executives. If I must absolutely find a fault with the delivery process, that was 3 revisions to the delivery date in a span of 2.5 weeks; I don’t think that will even be much of a concern for many. I am a stickler for time and if time commitments are not honoured, I flow free with my feedback. That apart, everything was quite satisfactory.

Accessories that I got installed from the showroom

Total listed cost of accessories- 25,450/-; Bargained it down to 24,000/-

Also got the ceramic coating done for an additional 21,000/- (quoted price – 25,000/-), from the showroom itself.

Yet to be seen

Finally, with so much written about the XUV700 in a gazillion forums within and outside Team-BHP, I do not claim any of the above to be original. I just wanted to share what’s good and what’s not, based on my observation & understanding of the vehicle that I call my own now. Thanks for reading!

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