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sathya_nars · 31st December 2007, 09:17

Quick update on long trip (between Bangalore and Chennai):

This is my second trip to Chennai in my car.
While going, I could reach in 4.5 hours. I mostly maintained 100 kms, touched 130, in few stretches maintained 110 constantly. I knew the FE will be hit. It was 14.5 Kmpl (100% AC, 34 psi, 3 people and trunk fully loaded).
In many places, water clogged in roads, while I was going in 100+, suddenly speed was reduced due to this, but not much of issues like skidding or so. I should say, MAN has handled it well !! I am sure, wider tyres, high GC, etc have helped greatly.
I could effortlessly overtake big guys like Accord, Scorpio, Octavia, etc. Especially Accord fellow tried to cross me after I overtook him, but for 2-3 kms stretch, he couldn't. Finally toll booth came in and I could come out of it before him and went fast, I never saw him then.
It was intermittently raining and car got very good water wash, tyres looked as if new. While raining, I didn't want to drive beyond 90, I could control the vehicle better even in raining (turning, etc).
This time, I didn't reduce speed from 100/110 while taking slight turns or so - this improved my confidence, I didn't even touch brakes. Good improvement from last trip.
While coming back also, I reached in 4-4.5 hrs. Maintained 100 constantly and briefly touched 135. Since we were only 3 people, I felt that the balance wasn't there in load and observed some kind of shaky movement at this high speed.
There was no rain while coming back and hence could maintain high speeds compared to onward journey.
In a stretch of ~5 Kms, there was some work going on in the opp side of road and hence opp vehicles were coming in our lanes. At this time, I was behind a lorry and came down to 4th gear. Then I wanted to overtake it, saw a lorry in opp direction, still I thought of overtaking, so went faster I can and overtook it successfully - then I realized, I didn't shift to 5th gear, just overtook in 4th gear only . Though I didn't watch speedo, I guess I must have gone at 70+ for sure in 4th gear - I never felt power was less or so. I, in fact, couldn't believe that I crossed in 4th gear.
Return journey (combined with city drive) gave 14.2 Kmpl

Overall, it was good trip.....

31st December 2007, 09:17	#36 (permalink)
sathya_nars BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 564	Update on long trip Quick update on long trip (between Bangalore and Chennai): This is my second trip to Chennai in my car. While going, I could reach in 4.5 hours. I mostly maintained 100 kms, touched 130, in few stretches maintained 110 constantly. I knew the FE will be hit. It was 14.5 Kmpl (100% AC, 34 psi, 3 people and trunk fully loaded). In many places, water clogged in roads, while I was going in 100+, suddenly speed was reduced due to this, but not much of issues like skidding or so. I should say, MAN has handled it well !! I am sure, wider tyres, high GC, etc have helped greatly. I could effortlessly overtake big guys like Accord, Scorpio, Octavia, etc. Especially Accord fellow tried to cross me after I overtook him, but for 2-3 kms stretch, he couldn't. Finally toll booth came in and I could come out of it before him and went fast, I never saw him then. It was intermittently raining and car got very good water wash, tyres looked as if new. While raining, I didn't want to drive beyond 90, I could control the vehicle better even in raining (turning, etc). This time, I didn't reduce speed from 100/110 while taking slight turns or so - this improved my confidence, I didn't even touch brakes. Good improvement from last trip. While coming back also, I reached in 4-4.5 hrs. Maintained 100 constantly and briefly touched 135. Since we were only 3 people, I felt that the balance wasn't there in load and observed some kind of shaky movement at this high speed. There was no rain while coming back and hence could maintain high speeds compared to onward journey. In a stretch of ~5 Kms, there was some work going on in the opp side of road and hence opp vehicles were coming in our lanes. At this time, I was behind a lorry and came down to 4th gear. Then I wanted to overtake it, saw a lorry in opp direction, still I thought of overtaking, so went faster I can and overtook it successfully - then I realized, I didn't shift to 5th gear, just overtook in 4th gear only . Though I didn't watch speedo, I guess I must have gone at 70+ for sure in 4th gear - I never felt power was less or so. I, in fact, couldn't believe that I crossed in 4th gear. Return journey (combined with city drive) gave 14.2 Kmpl Overall, it was good trip..... __________________ Attitude - attack every problem with enthusiasm, as if survival depended upon it.