Why I bought a Palio S10 1.6 over OHC-Vtec

[alias]

Originally Posted by khan_sultan

This is bangalore my dear friend. You will be amazed at the prices quoted by Vtec owners here...

you are absolutely right
6 months back when i was looking for a replacement for my santro
i had looked at a couple of vtecs as well however didnt get any thing less then 5 lac for a decent 01-02 model so decided to forget about it and look at the next best thing and got my self a black baleno for 4.6l for a 06 model

[roms]

Originally Posted by i_see

S-10 sadly did not come with ABS or airbags!!!! the only shortcoming in an otherwise great car.

Correction! The very first few cars did come with ABS, driver side airbag, Electronic Brake Force Distribution & seat belt pre-tensioners. It even had a different design for the alloys.But then, the car was priced a notch above the GTX SP at almost 6.75L! Understandably, it bombed, so they removed the safety pack, replaced the alloys and you could buy one with big discounts varying from 50K to 80 or even 100K! Have a close look at the pictures attached herewith. You can clearly make out the steering wheel is fitted with an airbag and the second picture shows the design of the alloy wheels that the S10 initially came with

[PatienceWins]

Originally Posted by khan_sultan

This is bangalore my dear friend. You will be amazed at the prices quoted by Vtec owners here...

I dropped the plan to get a second hand car versus a new one after seeing the exhorbitant prices.

[abhinav.s]

Great deal you got there!! Enjoy your car and have fun!

I am also of the opinion that buying a used car works out as a more VFM option rather than a new one. And I must say I am crazy fan of the Palio from the days it was launched. Now that the 1.3MJD is launched, I cant wait to get my hands on one. But since MJD is relatively new, I am waiting for some solid long term ownership reports on T-Bhp before I go for the gamble.

Drive Safe & Enjoy your Italian beauty!
Abhi

[drpullockaran]

Extremely good buy for the price and make your ownership experience trouble free by changing every single fluid(except battery water) in the car every two years come what may and the engine oil every 5000km with ordinary mineral oil( Total is what I use in my GTX). If you go for synthetic change it at 10000km or 1 year whichever comes first what ever advice your friends give you that it can run more on synthetics. Its a small price to pay for complete peace of mind.

With the above rules kept diligently the only part that's been changed in my June 2003 GTX is a wiper blade of the driver side in 49500km. Its low mileage car because I have 2 cars and use this for the highways usually.

[kutlee]

Originally Posted by roms

Correction! The very first few cars did come with ABS, driver side airbag, Electronic Brake Force Distribution & seat belt pre-tensioners. It even had a different design for the alloys.But then, the car was priced a notch above the GTX SP at almost 6.75L! Understandably, it bombed, so they removed the safety pack, replaced the alloys and you could buy one with big discounts varying from 50K to 80 or even 100K! Have a close look at the pictures attached herewith. You can clearly make out the steering wheel is fitted with an airbag and the second picture shows the design of the alloy wheels that the S10 initially came with

Thanks friend. Is that your car? Well mantained. keep it up. I was told by a friend who had a palio that his car has got ABS. Then i thought he must be joking. Those are cracking alloys. It's a sad feeling that they stopped such a good car.

@Khan....
Pics of your car please???

[lohithrao]

Both Vtec & 1.6 are my favorites, but i would do the same what you did

DO post pot up pics...

Congrats!

[gemithomas]

Originally Posted by roms

Correction! The very first few cars did come with ABS, driver side airbag, Electronic Brake Force Distribution & seat belt pre-tensioners. It even had a different design for the alloys.But then, the car was priced a notch above the GTX SP at almost 6.75L! Understandably, it bombed, so they removed the safety pack, replaced the alloys and you could buy one with big discounts varying from 50K to 80 or even 100K! Have a close look at the pictures attached herewith. You can clearly make out the steering wheel is fitted with an airbag and the second picture shows the design of the alloy wheels that the S10 initially came with

That looks awesome. Really liked that red thread work on the steering and gear cover. The alloys also look great. Never knew there were ones like these. Are you sure they came with the S10's or was it some option pack. I thought all S10's were the same.

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[roms]

Originally Posted by kutlee

Thanks friend. Is that your car? Well mantained. keep it up. I was told by a friend who had a palio that his car has got ABS. Then i thought he must be joking. Those are cracking alloys. It's a sad feeling that they stopped such a good car.

I wish my car's interiors looked as sparkling as that even after 5 years. My car unfortunately did not come with the Safety pack. Those are pictures I had stored on my pc a while back from a BS Motoring article on the S10. Here it is from the website's archive:-
FIAT Palio S10 - Business Standard Motoring

Originally Posted by gemithomas

That looks awesome. Really liked that red thread work on the steering and gear cover. The alloys also look great. Never knew there were ones like these. Are you sure they came with the S10's or was it some option pack. I thought all S10's were the same.

The hand stitched leather on the steering wheel and the gear knob came with each one of those 500 cars. Even my car has them, just that the red colour on the stitching has faded off a bit. Agree on the alloys, the earlier design was fantastic. Ditto for the Airbag fitted steering wheel. I remember sitting in one of these cars at Shaman auto back in 2003. Trust me, the feel of the car from inside was fantastic. The aluminium pedals, the hand stitched leather, special quality fabric seats, the steering wheel with airbag, it was such a nice place to be in.The quality of the materials used was much better than what we get in the Palio Stile now.

[ravikn]

Good Decision mate. Went through both the threads that you have posted. It is indeed a great buy. Enjoy your driving

[khan_sultan]

Friends, here are some snaps of my S10. I am not camera savvy, so pardon me if the pictures are not up to the mark.

[bblost]

That is a very good looking hatch.
Love the yellow Palio.

congrats and a wise choice.

[lohithrao]

WOW looks great! good buy! have fun

[kutlee]

Thats one hot hatch. So as per details provided by roms, this looks like an ABS, airbag version. Thats a steal!! but there are 6 spokes though they are of the same design as shown in the pic by Roms.
enjoy. Get some dashboard/plastic spray polish (turtle wax) and get the black shine on the bonnet air vents. will make car look new...a bit of tyre wax etc etc..