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crdi · 29th April 2008, 16:58

have been watching palio threads before recommending one for my father.
here are my views about the car........
FE - 15 +/- 1 (a/c on all the time, semi-urban driving conditions of kerala)

RIDE- suspension is a little hard on uneven tarmac but is alright on smooth roads, steering is very responsive, very steady and excellent poise while cornering.

POWER- not a racy engine , but proper downshifting will get you there if u r in a hurry. i personally feel that in normal day to day driving conditions ie. 20-80 kmph with one gearshift in between,the car performs pretty much the same like other 1.1Litre cars. note- engine feels noticably free and responsive after running in about 5-6000 kms

LIKE- headlights (are pretty good and get a lot of response low beams from heavy vehicles when high beam is turned on, in fact i feel night blind when i go back to my accent), looks, space, ride and handling, FE is not affected much even if you are a little hard on the throttle ( cruising above 90 kph ) i have noticed that a santro's FE goes down quite a bit when driven similarly. general solid feel of the car and feels good to be different in a pool of marutis and hyundais.

DISLIKE- sales and service are absolutely drab ( the vehicle i test drove was delivered to some one right in front of me, our own car was on display in the showroom for a couple of months and dont know how much it was driven before we got it. went for it only because the dealer gave a pretty good discount). cabin lamp works only when the front door opens. door ajar indicator on the console also works only for the front doors. quite a rattle from the compressor when a/c is switched on first time in the day.( complaint these things to the service guys and what you get is " sir fiats are like that") wipe action of both front an back wiper blades are not smooth and are very noisy.wiper is not turned on automatically while washing the windshield. turning radius as big as a commercial light motor vehicle.

29th April 2008, 16:58	#31 (permalink)
crdi Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: trivandrum Posts: 6	Palio Stile SLX 1.1 - 7500 KMs Ownership Report have been watching palio threads before recommending one for my father. here are my views about the car........ FE - 15 +/- 1 (a/c on all the time, semi-urban driving conditions of kerala) RIDE- suspension is a little hard on uneven tarmac but is alright on smooth roads, steering is very responsive, very steady and excellent poise while cornering. POWER- not a racy engine , but proper downshifting will get you there if u r in a hurry. i personally feel that in normal day to day driving conditions ie. 20-80 kmph with one gearshift in between,the car performs pretty much the same like other 1.1Litre cars. note- engine feels noticably free and responsive after running in about 5-6000 kms LIKE- headlights (are pretty good and get a lot of response low beams from heavy vehicles when high beam is turned on, in fact i feel night blind when i go back to my accent), looks, space, ride and handling, FE is not affected much even if you are a little hard on the throttle ( cruising above 90 kph ) i have noticed that a santro's FE goes down quite a bit when driven similarly. general solid feel of the car and feels good to be different in a pool of marutis and hyundais. DISLIKE- sales and service are absolutely drab ( the vehicle i test drove was delivered to some one right in front of me, our own car was on display in the showroom for a couple of months and dont know how much it was driven before we got it. went for it only because the dealer gave a pretty good discount). cabin lamp works only when the front door opens. door ajar indicator on the console also works only for the front doors. quite a rattle from the compressor when a/c is switched on first time in the day.( complaint these things to the service guys and what you get is " sir fiats are like that") wipe action of both front an back wiper blades are not smooth and are very noisy.wiper is not turned on automatically while washing the windshield. turning radius as big as a commercial light motor vehicle.