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Costs AFTER buying A luxury car in India! My 6 Years Of Service, Maintenance, Spares & Others! - YouTube
Channel: Traveling Desi
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I鈥檝e finally reached with the car. Its service is due and let鈥檚 see how much money I can save.
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If I took it to the showroom, it鈥檇 cost me around Rs.35,000 minimum.
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Let鈥檚 ask them how much are they quoting.
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People might be confused that I recently published an Europe travel vlog and how did I get to India.
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So, as I told you in my last video, travel videos are uploaded every Tuesday at 7pm and in the meantime,
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I try to post videos on Thursday, Friday and Saturday which talk about my life鈥檚 real-time updates
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so that you stay connected. And since it鈥檚 been 10 months since I came back to India,
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the people who spend a lot of time outside the country for work or any other reason often find that
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when they return, their home is full of dust and the cars since they were unused and need maintenance.
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And I鈥檝e got this ship of a car because at one point of time, God gave me a few extra seeds to spend,
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so I got this luxury car. Since this is like a white elephant, it requires a ton of maintenance.
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So I鈥檒l take that huge spending expense and try to tone it down as much as possible for the car service.
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The bush and brake pads need replacement. I鈥檒l tell you about the pros and cons of owning a luxury car
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in India in this vlog. So let鈥檚 take our Audi A6 for service.
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I need to carry all this stuff whenever I shoot my videos.
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Ok report
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Just crossed the checkpoint and I have finally entered Delhi. For people living in Faridabad,
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they often have to travel to Delhi for various things as they are not available in our city.
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So in case of vehicles.. Oh, easy does it.
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People consider luxury cars as a white elephant. A lot of people call this an unneeded hassle,
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like why would you buy a car that costs 40-50 lakhs. But unfortunately, often times the case is
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to make an impression. Or your ego gets in the way, or maybe it鈥檚 materialism,
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you can call it anything you want. That thing when people chase after luxury cars.
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Even I got some big money for a short period of time back then and I got this car.
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When I give it for maintenance, I realize the high costs now. For instance, the insurance cost
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for a year when this car was new was around Rs.1,10,000. It鈥檚 considerably less now.
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I always have to get a 0 dep insurance on this. When this car had an accident, the headlight broke
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and it cost me Rs.90,000. Then the bonnet had a dent and since it was made of Aluminum,
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it couldn鈥檛 be repaired. That costed me Rs.1,70,000. Apart from that, the front flap and
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headlamp washers costs around Rs.12-15,000 and after adding labour for these 3-4 things,
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the bill was 4 lakh rupees. This is why when you buy it, you don鈥檛 consider these factors.
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I did the same, but I got a corporate discount as many people were getting a car,
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so I got this one for 40 lakhs back in 2013. I鈥檝e driven this car for just 70,000 kms since my driving
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is quite limited. Since it has been kept unused for so long, I鈥檒l go get it serviced. Oil and brake pads
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need to be changed as brake pads in these cars wear out a lot quicker. If I give this to the company,
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the service would cost around Rs.30-35,000 while the brake pad would cost about Rs.40,000.
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Saurabh told me about this guy who worked for one of these companies, he gained experience and
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started doing it on his own. So I鈥檓 going to his workshop to get these pending this done. I鈥檓 hoping
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to get only the basics covered. This is because I ignore the small things because the cost is quite high.
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So people say that you buy expensive cars, you have too much money lying around. But it鈥檚 not like that.
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The luxury, comfort, and obviously style statement and status symbol that these cars offer is undeniable.
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The overall driving experience, whether it鈥檚 the suspensions, engine, power, everything is really good.
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People say that if you spend a lot of money, you should get it鈥檚 worth and it鈥檚 true in case of automobiles.
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Though if I was the person that I am today 7 years ago, I鈥檇 have rather spent this money on
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traveling the world or investing it somewhere. This is why when I had to buy a car in Canada 2 years back.
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I got a used Hyundai Sonata in just Rs.3.5 lakhs and that too a 2010 model.
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I have finally reached. The guy is also standing outside, I鈥檒l ask him where to park.
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As far as I know, he worked in a similar company before, he gained quite a bit of experience.
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I need to get a basic service done. I got this serviced before I left India, but since the car wasn鈥檛 used
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for a long time, the service and brake pad replacement are due. Changing brake pads is
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necessary because otherwise the friction between the brake show will cause a bent disc
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which is a huge expense to get fixed. So it鈥檚 better that as soon as the brake pad
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replacement light comes on, you get them change. I鈥檒l park the car in the designated spot now.
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Hello, I can鈥檛 park this in reverse, you鈥檇 have to do that.
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This is because I鈥檝e been driving abroad where the steering is on the other side.
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So one problem with this car, which is more of a feature is that it has an air suspension unlike the
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spring ones you find on cheaper cars. It contains a balloon like part which you fill up with gas.
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If you fill it with extra gas, you can inflate it with a button to increase the height of your ride by 3 inches for
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better ground clearance. The drawback to this is that if that balloon fails, it cannot hold gas and
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you have to replace it due to leakage.
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I鈥檒l have to get this balloon replaced which would cost an additional Rs.10-12,000.
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Am I correct? Yeah.
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There are a lot of mixed opinions about getting car serviced outside of the company showroom.
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While there are a lot of Mercedes, Audi and luxury cars here for service. The main concern for people is
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that you run the risk getting your warranty void. When I got this car, for the first 3-4 years,
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I got it serviced through the showroom. Back then the initial service also cost around Rs.20-25,000.
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After that the major service which happens at 60,000 kms at Audi consists of changing the engine belt
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among other things. Even this guy told me that it鈥檚 really important to get changed. So I too went for
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a company service, but since it was wildly expensive and my warranty was over.
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I did get an extended warranty of 5 years by paying an additional Rs.50,000.
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So when your warranty runs out, you can get it serviced from outside. For me, I stay in India
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for a limited time and the car has been driven just 70,000 kms in all these years.
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It does not make a big difference for me. Hence I am getting it serviced from outside.
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But the person you entrust your car should be reliable. I got into touch with this guy after getting
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a lot of positive feedback from my friends. The last time I called him home, what was the story,
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let鈥檚 hear it from him. Mr. Gopal!
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He sent over a service person for my car. There was a cat stuck in it and one of the belts was cut.
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I asked the company for a quote and they said that the whole system will need to be changed.
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So I called him up and told him about the situation. So we sent a guy and got the belt changed.
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Company quoted me Rs.1 lakh for changing the whole system. They didn鈥檛 even inspect the car,
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they said that if the belt is cut we鈥檒l change the whole assembly and it will cost you Rs.1 lakh.
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Now that鈥檚 their opinion because they often recommend that you change all the related parts
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whenever something goes wrong to ensure a properly working car. But then he told me that
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we鈥檇 only need to change a belt and those, what do you call them? Iron pulley. Yeah, Iron pulley.
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How much was that for? Under Rs.5,000. Yeah about Rs.3-4,000. So the overall cost was
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around Rs.5000 for the belt and iron pulleys. Now compare between paying Rs.1,00,000 and Rs.5,000.
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Ever since then, I always come to him for any car-related work.
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So just like a showroom they inspected and told me that the front brake pads are fine,
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only the rear ones need to be replaced. Thus saving me money on the front brake pads.
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Then we had the regular service essentials done which included an air filter replacement,
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Got rid of the dirty old engine oil,
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Then they put in 5 liters of fresh engine oil. This is not as exceptional as the company鈥檚 oil,
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but then my car too is over 6 years old.
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This is completely deflated. Yeah. It鈥檚 at the end of it鈥檚 life? Yes.
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And then they replaced the worn out suspension balloon and put the new one in.
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Mr. Gopal, tell me about the work done and the overall expenses.
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This was a major service. Okay. In this we replaced the oil, oil filter, air filter, AC filter and fuel filter.
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Okay. And how much is the cost? It鈥檚 around Rs.12-13,000.
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Rs.12-13,000 for the service? Yeah, for the normal service. And what about the brake pads?
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Around Rs.4000. Okay. So just for the rear pads? Yes. If it was both front and rear break pads
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it would have cost around Rs.8000? Yes Sir. Okay. Now tell me this, I already know that
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you provide service for Audi since I鈥檝e had this car since the start. My closest friend who recommended
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me to you gets his father鈥檚 Mercedes GL serviced here. So which other brands do you provide service for?
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All cars of Volkswagen group. Okay. So does that include cars like Skoda, etc as well. Yes. Okay.
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We handle all cars from the Volkswagen group. This includes Lamborghini, Ferrari, and other cars
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like Rolls Royce, Jaguar, Land rover, all these cars. We also do Aston Martin. Really? Okay,
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which is the most expensive car that you have fixed til now? Aston Martin. How much did the car cost?
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Rs.5,50,00,000. So the guy who had a Rs.5.5 crore car came to you for service? He had
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some problems with the seat and the brake pad was busted and it needed fixing. Okay.
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Okay Sir, Thank you very much. Thank you.
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Normally, it鈥檚 recommended that you get your car serviced from an official place so that
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the warranty is maintained. But now you have to decide where you get your car fixed.
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If you think that the cost difference is too significant and it鈥檚 not worth it. As for my experience
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I told you that I鈥檝e been getting my car fixed at the official service center for 4 years.
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Once the warranty was over, and my usage dropped significantly, as I started traveling.
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I started getting it fixed from third-party centers. This started with the belt incident I told you about.
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All major services were done through the company as I told you again, but I think all my future repairs
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are going to be handled here from now. The challenge is to find a reliable person to fix your car.
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Otherwise you run the risk that some new person might change the parts without your knowledge,
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which can be dangerous. Due to this, most people try to avoid it by getting official service done.
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So that in an attempt so save a few bucks, you don鈥檛 end up with a bigger loss.
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So get it fixed at the company service outlet. Everyone thinks differently. Whatever suits your needs,
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I don鈥檛 recommend one over the other. I鈥檓 just telling you what I do. I am here thanks to my friend鈥檚
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recommendations and this is why I can trust this person that he won鈥檛 ask me to get any parts changed
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which aren鈥檛 required. And if there鈥檚 a cheaper or easier way, he鈥檇 tell me. Like I did not need to replace
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the front brake pads, just the rear ones as he told me the front ones are fine, just get the rear ones replaced.
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But again guys, I came here to get my car fixed and make a vlog.
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This is not sponsored in any way and I did not get a discount on my service.
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This is just my routine vlog.
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And finally your new vlogger is in India and after getting 5 lakh subscribers, he is shooting his first vlog.
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Reached home and the editing is underway, I鈥檝e started to upload this video. I hope
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you are not confused as the travel series as I鈥檝e decided will be uploaded 7pm on Thursdays as
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my channel is based on budget travel series. But on the other days as editing vlogs is much simpler,
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and a lot of people as for my real time updates. I keep touring other countries. So episode series
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will go on and the vlogs will be uploaded every Thursday and Friday at 9:30am.
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I鈥檒l try, if the time allows to share more vlogs as editing travel series takes a lot of time.
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But for now, I hope you liked this video. Do let me know how you like these Indian vlogs because
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maybe tour Pune. Let鈥檚 see.
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