Why i had to cancel my Ather booking and booked another EV!
Ather Whitefield took my booking for rizta s around 1st week of May , timeline given for delivery was 15 to 20 days. Then came the shenanigans, when called the sales person, they never pick up even if they pick they said " we will only call you when we have the vehicle" . When i visited the showroom after 30 days i get a response that " vehicle delivery is delayed". After 45 days i get a call that they are no longer rizta s delivery, so they insist on booking rizta z model which they can deliver in 3 days , now that's fishy! I went to showroom spoke to their ma nager where he said they are not getting rizta s from April , yet they took the booking for it without giving this info in May, next he too insisted on booking rizta z , which he can deliver in 3 days even the color of my choice 🙄 , wild isn't it.
So i cancelled the booking, guess what ? i get a call after 2 days saying that they have a riztla s now available i can go and do a full payment, i straight away said i no longer Ather and cancelled my booking.
Another catch : i cannot swipe my credit card for the entire amount , they swipe only for 1.35L , because apparently they need to pay some credit card charges if we swipe for more amount , i have to pay the rest of the amount via Debitcard or UPI.
I was already pissed that they have bunled their pro pack with extended warranty and this customer experience was the final nail for rejection.
Went and happily booked River indie ( entire payment via credit card).
Edit : And the increase in prices too was frustrating and found the vehicle was not worth almost 2L after pro pack rizta z , 8 year warranty & accessories !!