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Honda City ZX clutch

girisanthan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:09:28 GMT

Hi, I drive a Honda City ZX Gxi 2008 model. It has done around 30,000 km. After the last service when I found the clutch to be tighter, the Honda service person (Bangalore) said that the clutch could have worn out and may require replacement. He mentioned the price to be Rs. 19,000. It beats me since 30,000 km appeared early for clutch replacement. The price of Rs. 19,000 is shocking. Is this symptom (clutch being tight) a symptom for replacement? Is that the right price? Is there a risk in running this car without replacing the clutch? Please note that I don't feel any loss of power. Thanks.

Tyre up-size for City ZX

girisanthan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:57:11 GMT

Hi, I have a Honda City ZX Gxi 2008 model. One of the issues I am facing, as a Bangalorean, is the vehicle grinding over the speed-breakers, especially with all 5 seats occupied. The car has a 175 / 65 R14 (Tubeless) which is due for replacement. Will it help (overcoming the issue of rubbing speed-breakers) if I go in for a slightly over-sized tyre? If so what is the next best size? Considering the soft suspension of ZX, will it lead to the tyre rubbing the car body? Thanks.

My Proud Acquisition, Linea 1.4 E+

GTX007 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:03:44 GMT

Its raining Lineas at Team-bhp and Punter�s multiplying in geometric progression. Now me too joining the family. Though I cant spark off anything unique with my ownership thread I am making a humble attempt. My sincere thanks to all T- bhpians who had helped me in fighting the battle with my old dealer :).

I took the car from Hyson Motors, Thrissur.The car was already in stock, so no booking and troubles of waiting for weeks. As soon as the dealer guys smelled that I was interested, they sprang upon me, so obliging as they would give me the car for free. Readily the sales guy agreed on a Rs. 16,000 discount. I talked to the manager and negotiated the amount to Rs. 26,000 discount in cash. I reassured for myself a final word of commitment from the Manager regarding the discount and proceeded to the bank to change the DD since my earlier booking (Punto) was with another dealer.
I changed the DD and was getting ready to go to the dealer for making full payment. Now he started playing double standards, he was coming with newer versions to evade me of the discount. What followed was another fight, not much different from the one I waged against my older opponent RF Motors. But I grabbed the discount at last, Rs.20,000 cash discount + Free Extended Warranty.
Got the car delivered.
The dealer had already agreed to give mud flaps and floor mat as freebies. But alas no mud flap at last . The floor mat which he has supplied seems as it was used in his shop itself from its very beginning, the cheapest you can get from the market.
After dealing with two Tata-Fiat dealers I learned one good thing, the dealer staff everywhere consists of people who doesn�t have any commitment for the words they give, they are damn cool even if the customer leaves without purchasing the car. They also have a common motto, if a customer is going to benefit with a good deal, give him the maximum disturbance that one can.
Anyway I have erased all the pre-sales experience.

Now coming to my Linea. I have just started admiring her beauty, I don�t think I will be able to stop it in the near future.
Already veterans have made good contributions regarding the pros and cons of the car, so I am not repeating the same.
But I would like to mention some points which I noticed:

� Quality check standards of Fiat is below average. There are evident panel gaps. The rear ac vent cover of my car was detached when I saw it.
� Dashboard air vent adjustment mechanism and seat height adjustment lever seem so flimsy, I don�t think it has much life.
� Also I am facing another small issue. The clutch is not as smooth as I expected. The other Lineas and Puntos that I drove had a very smooth clutch. It was very light and had long travel, one could get the feel of the clutch only at the end. But in my car is not that smooth. The spring like feel of the clutch starts the moment you keep your leg on the pedal and there is a slight sound inside the bonnet when the pedal is pressed. I seek advice regarding this from other Petrol Linea owners, are such things common?

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Most incidents in one race in the dry.

drpullockaran — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:16 GMT

See what happens to the German car when it hits a supposedly Korean car built with international inputs.
YouTube - Chevrolet Cruze safety car crash at Pau (France) - 17th of May 2009

Best sites to buy performance parts online

akshaymahajan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:59:45 GMT

Was just browsing team-bhp and realized that there is no database for the best places to buy car stuff online. So here it is.

please mention all the sites you have first hand experience with, and how satisfied were you with the products you got. And if there is some site that should be avoided. And also mode of payment and shipping would be AWESOME.

EFV conference (showcased CNG truck / Toyota prius / Reva

PCS — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:30:39 GMT

EFV conference flaggedoff guys. vehicle showcased

1. Reva range of vehicles

2. Toyota prius

3. CNG mini truck

4. Scorpio Bio Diesel

Chennai-Vizag-Bhubaneshwar-Thimphu-Paro

Dhanasekaran — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:20:52 GMT

Hello Team,

Self and my office mates are planning for a grand gala New Year event in the lands of Bhutan.

We are totally 4 planning to drive down to Bhutan in our Accent - CRDi (2006 model).

I am quite sure of the route (NH-5) till Ichchapuram (AP-Border). Beyond that haven't explored so far.

Kumar Sir, can you pls plot a correct tour plan? We are willing to spend about a week for to/fro journey and a couple of days in Bhutan for the New Year Celebrations.

Look forward to everyone expert guidelines...

Insulation for a Hard top Gypsy

COUGAR — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:03:32 GMT

I have just got a Hard top fitted on to my 3 year old Gypsy. Now this is my touring car used only for long tours and I could use some additional sound and general vibration dampening in the rear compartment. Since I very often sleep in the car while on tour (YES! :)) additional thermal insulation would be a great help. I spent Friday night parked outside a Dhaba before Dhule as a dreadful traffic jam bought NH3 to a dead halt. Despite my sleeping bag, I was frozen to death!

What insulation options can I consider? I was thinking of some 1" thick dense styrofoam of the kind we use for our R/c planes on the walls and roof of the Top from the tailgate to the B-pillar with suitable cutouts for the windows. This could then be covered up with some nice thin wallpaper of the kind used for Kids-bedrooms (not the thick rubbery variety). For the floor I was thinking of removing all the seats, putting on a thin rubber mat (1-2mm thick) all the way from the rear tailgate to the firewall and then refitting the seats over it.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

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Coming soon: BMW 320 D for passat price

sidindica — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:47:26 GMT

Yes, you heard it right. The current 320 D is available in 2 variants:

320D basic-29,50,000 ex-Delhi
320D high line-30,50,000 ex-Delhi

BMW will launch stripped down model called 320D executive priced at about 24 lakh, ex-Delhi which removes sunroof, power seats and cupholders etc (cannot recall anything else).

Expected price is around Rs. 24 lakh ex-Delhi. The 3 series basic will be discontinued while the high line will remain.

BS IV Norms Question

shreeps — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:20:33 GMT

I have heard that BS IV norms will be applicable for all cars being sold after April 2010 in some 13 select cities in India. From what I understand, one will not be able to buy or register any vehicle at RTOs for these cities if they dont meet BSIV norms after the given date.

Does that mean if I buy a car right now and it happens not to be BS IV compliant, I will not be able to sell it in these cities after April 2010 if I decide to upgrade?

Seems a bit daft to me but most government rules are anything but sensible!!

Would appreciate it if anyone with more knowledge on this matter can enlighten me.

@Mods: Wasn't sure which is the appropriate forum for this question, if the current one is incorrect, please move it apprpriately.

Dynamic Motors CHD (Chevrolet)

smalhotra_93 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:21:55 GMT

The chevrolet dealer (Dynamic motors) is terrible. I called up and asked what are the showroom timings on sunday. The person said we are open from 10 am till 5 PM. So, i went there around 3 : 30 pm. On reaching there i saw that the showroom was closed. So i again called up the person to ask why as to why the showroom was closed. He said that let me check and he got back to me saying that the showroom is open till 3 PM only. And then when i asked him that where he was, he said "I am at PVR Centra Mall, watching a movie". I told him that you just lost a customer. He was unaffected by that. So the bottom line is Chevy customer handling is not good and i am not buying the Cruze anymore.

Note from Mods : Post edited and moved to new thread. Please do not use spaces before punctuation marks. Take a look at this thread for details. Thanks.

3C's (Car, Camera, Corbett) minus 3C's (Cellphone, Clinics, Classes) = Peace

SS-Traveller — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:19:21 GMT

Really, really needed to get away for a few days, where I could be at peace with myself. And what is the point of that 2-tonne piece of metal sitting in front of my house, if I won't let it take me away somewhere? Also, with the wizards of photography tempting me on this forum, I needed to practise my own camera skills a little without recording clinical and microscopic images.

Wednesday night, I had finished my submission - Thursday morning, submitted the same. And then and there, I had decided - come hell or high water, Friday morning (20 November), we would be out of Delhi.

Where? First place to come to mind: Corbett. Always wanted to go, just never happened. Otherwise the Kumaon hills are always there to climb.

Friday morning at 6:10AM, we hit the road.

This pic is an attempt to shoot a panorama of the Ramganga river. I tried it with 4 vertical frames, no tripod, f/8, 1/640s, ISO 200. Subsequently stitched on a software called PhotoStudio. Your constructive criticism on this and subsequent photos, both positive and negative, will be most welcome.
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Bangalore-Calicut alternate route

ccnarayanan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:52:17 GMT

Hi,

I am planning to try driving through an alternate route to travel from Bangalore to Calicut. The normally used bus route is Bangalore-Mysore-Gundlupet-Sulthan Bathery-Kalpetta-Calicut.

How is the road and traffic condition in the following sections of the new route I am thinking of?

(1) Bangalore-Kanakapura-Malavalli-Kollegal-Chamarajanagar-Gundlupet

(2) Gundlupet-Bandipur-Gudalur-Nilambur-Areekode-Calicut

Is it advisable to take one or both of the above stretches of road?

Combination of (1) and (2) is what Google map gives for directions ...

Thanks,
ccn

Is this good - Blaupankt - VPA 4130 Pro

VictorSinha — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:51:17 GMT

Hi guys....

I am almost finalized to buy a Tata Indica Vista...I want to upgrade the ICE by adding the following amplifier.

The CD Player is Blaupankt....I want to connect the speakers to an amplifier

I was looking at this one. Is this one good ?

Blaupankt VPA 4130 Pro
Blaupunkt - Amplifiers - Velocity - VPA 4130 Pro

I want to upgrade the amplifier so that later on I can connect components in the front and an woofer at the back. But for now I want to connect only the OE speakers(4 nos) to this amplifier.

So how is this amplifier.

Specs given in the website

Quote:

Amplifier
Type: Analogue
Number of channels : 4 Channel
Max. Power (Watt): 1600
Max. Power 4 Channel @4 Ohm (Watt): 4x260
Max. Power 2 Channel @4 Ohm (Watt): 2x800
Max. Power 4 Channel @2 Ohm (Watt): 4x400
RMS Power 4 Channel @4 Ohm (Watt): 4x130
RMS Power 2 Channel @4 Ohm (Watt): 2x400
RMS Power 4 Channel @2 Ohm (Watt): 4x200
Signal-/noise ratio at nominal power (dB): > 100
Distortion factor at nominal power (1 kHz): < 0,02 %
Frequency response (Hz) -1dB: 10-40000
Attenuation factor at 4 Ohm: > 200
Stability normal mode (Ohm): 2
Stability bridge mode (Ohm): 4
Input impedance (kOhm): > 10
Input sensitvity (V): 0,3 - 8
High-pass filter crossover frequency (Hz): 40-450
High-pass filter edge steepness (dB/Octave): 12
Low-pass filter crossover frequency (Hz): 65-4500
Low-pass filter edge steepness (dB/Octave): 12
Subsonicfilter crossover frequency (Hz): 20 - 55
Subsonicfilter edge steepness (dB/Octave): 12
Bass Boost setting range (dB): 0 - 12
LED for protect-mode: Yes

Inputs
Direct Aux-In (number of): 2
Direct Aux-In (connection type): 3.5 mm phone jack
Permanent supply: Yes
Ground: Yes
Max. cable diameter (mm�): 25
Ignition supply: Yes
Surface connector: Gold

Outputs
Loud speaker (number of): 4
Loud speaker (connection type): Screw
Loud speaker (max. cable diameter in mm�): 10
Connector material: Gold

General
Height x Width x Depth (mm): 54 x 260 x 616

Accessories included in delivery
Second protection: Yes

Scoop!! Tata Ace Van..Killer Of Omni.

tushky — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:17 GMT

Specious as Tata Magic.

1) Tail lamps are like Mercedes Viano.
2) Vista Like Dashboard
3) Seating is 2+2+3
Can we say this is the safe, Affordable Van for indian families?

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