Which odometer is correct? - Team-BHP

hasopi · 13th October 2005, 10:26

Last saturday, we did a drive down to Bangalore from my native in Kerala in two cars, Palio & Zen.

When we reached, bangalore, trip meter of Zen showed 640kms total & while of Palio showed 620kms. Both cars started from same point & ended at same.

Which is correct?

DCEite · 13th October 2005, 10:30

that sounds weird... never heard of that kind of situation... heard of speedometer giving errors.. but odometers?? duh....

narasimha raju · 13th October 2005, 10:31

If upsize tyres are used in any one of the cars, that will show the wrong odo reading.

deepakhon · 13th October 2005, 10:32

Hi Hasopi,

If your Palio is the older version, then there is that problem of "odo not callibrated for the higher profile tires used in India". Dont ask me what that means, but the end result was that the odo showed around 5% less. That also was one of the causes for Palio's low mileage according to ACI. It seems that manufacturers are allowed the liberty of about +/-5% in their ratings and most of the manufacturers make it around +5% to "boost mileage". Palio NV seems to have corrected that issue.

Cheers,

hasopi · 13th October 2005, 10:46

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Originally Posted by deepakhon

Hi Hasopi,

If your Palio is the older version, then there is that problem of "odo not callibrated for the higher profile tires used in India". Dont ask me what that means, but the end result was that the odo showed around 5% less. That also was one of the causes for Palio's low mileage according to ACI. It seems that manufacturers are allowed the liberty of about +/-5% in their ratings and most of the manufacturers make it around +5% to "boost mileage". Palio NV seems to have corrected that issue.

Cheers,

yes..mine is 2001 dec one Palio 1.2 ELX & 2002 oct Zen

deepakhon · 13th October 2005, 11:37

that explains it. in all probablities, the zen odo should be correct.

hasopi · 13th October 2005, 11:57

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Originally Posted by deepakhon

that explains it. in all probablities, the zen odo should be correct.

that means Palio gave a mileage of 16kmpl & Zen 18kmpl...cool..

Who said Palio is a fuel guzzler..certainly not on highways.

deepakhon · 13th October 2005, 12:11

I have consistently got around 17 on the highway. But mine is an NV version.

amit · 14th October 2005, 08:47

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that means Palio gave a mileage of 16kmpl & Zen 18kmpl...cool..

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I have consistently got around 17 on the highway. But mine is an NV version.

I am assuming the mileage of 16 kmpl is after taking into account the odometer mis-reading. In that case, the Palio was never a fuel guzzler because both pre and post NV versions seem to have similar mileage figures. I guess the only difference in the NV was the re-caliberated odometer! Fiat sure learnt this the hard way though.

13th October 2005, 10:26	#1 (permalink)
hasopi BANNED Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 176	Which odometer is correct? Last saturday, we did a drive down to Bangalore from my native in Kerala in two cars, Palio & Zen. When we reached, bangalore, trip meter of Zen showed 640kms total & while of Palio showed 620kms. Both cars started from same point & ended at same. Which is correct?

13th October 2005, 10:32	#4 (permalink)
deepakhon BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 911	Hi Hasopi, If your Palio is the older version, then there is that problem of "odo not callibrated for the higher profile tires used in India". Dont ask me what that means, but the end result was that the odo showed around 5% less. That also was one of the causes for Palio's low mileage according to ACI. It seems that manufacturers are allowed the liberty of about +/-5% in their ratings and most of the manufacturers make it around +5% to "boost mileage". Palio NV seems to have corrected that issue. Cheers, __________________ Deepak Honnalli.

13th October 2005, 11:37	#6 (permalink)
deepakhon BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 911	that explains it. in all probablities, the zen odo should be correct. __________________ Deepak Honnalli.

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deepakhon BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 911	I have consistently got around 17 on the highway. But mine is an NV version. __________________ Deepak Honnalli.

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DCEite Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: (Gur)Gaon Posts: 1,898 View My Garage	that sounds weird... never heard of that kind of situation... heard of speedometer giving errors.. but odometers?? duh....

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narasimha raju BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 103	If upsize tyres are used in any one of the cars, that will show the wrong odo reading.