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humans · 23rd May 2007, 13:52

Thanks guys. I really faced lot of criticism when I made this decision, all my family members, friends (except one), and relatives virtually forced me not to buy Fiat. But I am very adamant on my decisions once taken and bought Palio. And now they also started appreciating features of Fiat.

On my TD comparisons with other cars here is my feedback.

Alto: With AC it was difficult to climb upwards with 4 adults sitting in it. Also the leg space on back seat was very cramped. With almost all the family members of good height it was a bit of problem.

Indica V2 Turbo: This was my first choice and was almost on the verge of buying, but then drove 2 Indicas of my friends which are about yr old and didn’t like the performance with AC on as well as too much of N & V. I wasn’t able to pull in 3rd gear when approaching red light and decreasing the speed. Also have to switch off AC every time we are climbing. Maybe because of higher torque.

Xeta: This was rejected by big brother as he is in transport industry for more than 15 yrs and didn’t feel comfortable with Tata petrol engines. Otherwise I felt nice while driving it except the noise which I felt a bit on higher side.
Santro: The test drive was good in city but on highway I felt when approaching 100KMPH the car is not exactly talking to me and just going, means wasn’t feeling comfortable overtaking high speed truck and other vehicles. Also didn’t like the shape for no reason whatsoever. Compared to Stile, you will feel better in Xing only on bumper to bumper, stop and go traffic, maybe because of higher BHP. Otherwise Stile would beat it all the other things and driving.

Overall on my experience I can say if I start all the 5 cars from red light except Stile everyone will go ahead for first 300 meters and then Stile will take over. The third gear is not sluggish at all, infact I am driving more in 3rd than in 2nd and it is able to pull so nicely in lower speeds I can’t imagine with other cars I tested, while making my decision.

One more thing I will say here is that I don’t like to race and drive more on the sober side so maybe my experience is not the correct parameter for testing the performance of Stile which definitely deserves its due credit.

This weekend going for long trip in Rajasthan will post the pictures than.

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23rd May 2007, 13:52	#11 (permalink)
humans Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 37	Thanks guys. I really faced lot of criticism when I made this decision, all my family members, friends (except one), and relatives virtually forced me not to buy Fiat. But I am very adamant on my decisions once taken and bought Palio. And now they also started appreciating features of Fiat. On my TD comparisons with other cars here is my feedback. Alto: With AC it was difficult to climb upwards with 4 adults sitting in it. Also the leg space on back seat was very cramped. With almost all the family members of good height it was a bit of problem. Indica V2 Turbo: This was my first choice and was almost on the verge of buying, but then drove 2 Indicas of my friends which are about yr old and didn’t like the performance with AC on as well as too much of N & V. I wasn’t able to pull in 3rd gear when approaching red light and decreasing the speed. Also have to switch off AC every time we are climbing. Maybe because of higher torque. Xeta: This was rejected by big brother as he is in transport industry for more than 15 yrs and didn’t feel comfortable with Tata petrol engines. Otherwise I felt nice while driving it except the noise which I felt a bit on higher side. Santro: The test drive was good in city but on highway I felt when approaching 100KMPH the car is not exactly talking to me and just going, means wasn’t feeling comfortable overtaking high speed truck and other vehicles. Also didn’t like the shape for no reason whatsoever. Compared to Stile, you will feel better in Xing only on bumper to bumper, stop and go traffic, maybe because of higher BHP. Otherwise Stile would beat it all the other things and driving. Overall on my experience I can say if I start all the 5 cars from red light except Stile everyone will go ahead for first 300 meters and then Stile will take over. The third gear is not sluggish at all, infact I am driving more in 3rd than in 2nd and it is able to pull so nicely in lower speeds I can’t imagine with other cars I tested, while making my decision. One more thing I will say here is that I don’t like to race and drive more on the sober side so maybe my experience is not the correct parameter for testing the performance of Stile which definitely deserves its due credit. This weekend going for long trip in Rajasthan will post the pictures than. Note from mod: Please do not use FONT and SIZE tags Last edited by tsk1979 : 23rd May 2007 at 15:28.