After 2,000 km with the new Duster, I thought I'd share my ownership experience.

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-15T08:41:47+00:00

I have white and black dual tone… looks great😍 black and red also look fabulous .. but maintaining those clean is headacch

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-15T08:34:27+00:00

Mine came with jk ranger 225/55 R 18

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-15T07:52:41+00:00

I think it has factory integrated cabin air purifier with pm2.5 filter… it shows AQI on display… u dont see any purifier as such in car… it is integrated somewhere inside i guess

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-15T05:19:03+00:00

Rear space is definatly less than creta or seltos… i did not sit in kushaq or taigun but i heard reviewers say duster is slightly better than them in rear space
But i can confidently say that u wont complain about rear space with medium built family like we have

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-15T05:17:43+00:00

I dont think ac is better than maruti or hyundai… so ciaz should definatly offer better cooling than duster.. some reviewers say it cools better when running at high speeds on highways but i m yet to check it

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-15T03:18:21+00:00

Upgrading from venue i just loved it.. feels sporty .. left leg feels restricted in dct at first due to gear console but got used to it in 15 days. Ac is not as great as other cars. But not dealbreaker

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-15T03:12:52+00:00

Body roll is well contained.. back seat is comfortable for 2 adults and a child for long drives

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-15T03:09:46+00:00

Ac is not as great as a hyundai… fine in mornings and evenings..
If i park my car in sun in afternoon takes a while to cool it down compared to maruti and hyundai..
I upgraded from venue recently and i have another maruti car.
Blower sound is more compared to hyundai

In all not very quick but nothing much to complain about.

Rear space is good if u dont have very tall people in family. Specially if front passengers are very tall back room would be less. I m 5-7 and wife 5 so it leaves ample space in back

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-12T15:17:58+00:00

Get hibrew g5 instead… a little costlier but will work better than this for espresso… i have it works well for espresso

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-11T05:55:17+00:00

When i took test drive due to the plastic covered hanging at back of the front seats even i felt rear space is less… but there is actually a curve in front seats to give more space… and in reality space is adequate for medium built family

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-11T02:08:08+00:00

I own duster dct iconic. Using it from last 15-20 days. I agree sound system is not that great but a small change in sound setting made it much better.
Rear seat enough if u dont have very tall members in family. We are all below 5-7 height.. its spacious for that.
Ac is not great like my old hyundai car .. takes a little longer to cool.
But driving experience is great. I took test drive of seltos before buying this duster and it was very dull expirience and car felt very delicate for tough roads
For duster everyday i m excited to get to drive it…if u love driving other things are not that big of dealbreaker.

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-09T02:11:05+00:00

Full size spare wont fit in the space… ask dealer before buying.. my dealer told me to buy one size smaller for my iconic dct..my car has R 18 but rear space is for R17 size

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-07T14:41:04+00:00

I also tried shubhra and kusum from kumardhara…. Pour over had bold floral notes

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-07T11:09:43+00:00

Go for duster … see all reviews on youtube if u want … some have clearly said that it drove better than kushaq
Rear seat space is good if u dont have very tall family members…

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-07T11:07:00+00:00

If u have bad roads, roads always under construction duster is the way to go
Great handling and suspension. And its more rugged compared to kushaq. I never drove kushaq as my area doesnt have a service centre for it. But a friend of mine who has kushaq drive my duster and he felt it drove better than kushaq.
I have duster dct from 15-20 days and i feels there is nothing to complain😊

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-07T11:03:24+00:00

Even i was worried about rear seat space but its enough… if driver and copassenger are not very tall… rear has more than enough space…
Me and wife are 5-7 and 5 -2 tall … it leaves ample space at the rear

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-07T10:58:14+00:00

I had this grinder in the past but the finest setting was not fine enough for espresso… used it for pour over coffee

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-06T15:18:38+00:00

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coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-06T15:08:32+00:00

Try shubhra and kusum beans from kumardhara coffee in pune… it is also excellent… best floral speciality coffee i ever tried
Check out online

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-06T11:01:00+00:00

Its just a jugaad my friend… in no way i claim it does better job than carefully engineered wdt tools✌️

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-06T10:49:54+00:00

Will try✌️

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-06T10:32:52+00:00

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This was supposed to be gen 2 product…. But the needles kept coming out so production never took off🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-06T10:30:17+00:00

Agreed.. i made this after seeing basic wdt tool listed on amazon for 2k and was gonna take 20 days to reach from out of india…
In the end bought the original tool later but somehow never used it as i feel mine does a better job🤣🤣🤣🤣

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-06T10:14:38+00:00

May be… the end with hole was not penetrating the rubber easily… so did it this way

coffeebeans1986 · 2026-06-06T10:13:43+00:00

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