[SatishBalaram]

<< Steeroid, GTO: Suggestions to check out the Diesel swift>>

Diesel Swift test drive
After reading the suggestions for the diesel swift test drive, I had approached my sales contact at RNS for the same. He told me that they do not encourage diesel test drives as people generally do not want to wait for 6 months. It seems the after test drive people book the car and within 2 months they start calling up for delivery and then eventually cancel the booking once they realize that they really have to wait for 6 months. So long story short I could not get to drive it from my nearby dealer. And I left things at this.

<GTO: Try doing the calculations from an EMI perspective (EMI + fuel costs per month). You will be surprised with the results.
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I shall pm you on this for better understanding soon. As of now it seeems the same to me.

<<rocksterraghu:
Team BHP stickers are available, you can get them at the Team-BHP meets. For more information, go to 'Shifting Gears' section of this forum.
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Thanks rocksterraghu! Shall check that out. Didn't get to do that yet - what with so many interesting reads around.

<<Dippy:
Thats a very nice intro Satish.
Do go through the Rules and Annoucements to see how the forum works
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Thanks Dippy! Yes I did go through that in the first few days and shall conform to the same.

<<xinome:
Sticker's as said can be handed out in team-bhp meets, ask Rudra sir i guess he has ton left over from all his previous meets.
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Thanks for the welcome and tip to get stickers. I shall pm Rudra sir for the same.

<<Rehaan:
Welcome aboard.
Great intro! and very organized, made it so easy and pleasant to read.>>

Thanks for all the warm welcome and good words. Thanks for mentioning the links on history of team-bhp.

Bid farewell to my beloved Omni :( and got the new car!
Well I did sell my 9 year Omni on Monday and took delivery of swift on Wednesday. So far everything seems to be good - getting used to the bonnet while driving now! I am planning to post a separate review on my buying experience soon. But more or less it is the same as the one posted by another senior user when he bought the diesel swift.

First surprise in my new car
I did not know that Vxi came with tubeless tyres - thought it was reserved for the Zxi only. Mine has JK Tornado or something 165 R something. The air pressure recommendation for this remains at 33 psi.

First problem in my new car :(
I seem to hear some kind of periodic noise from the tyre or mud flap when the windows are down. It is like for each revolution of the tire there is a flapping kind of sound. Tried looking for some protruding object at each of the tyres but could not find any. I remember there was a thread on some similar sound problem from tyres - but I guess this is different one. Anyway I shall get this checked at the dealer soon.

Cheers,
Satish