15000 km report on Baleno Lxi. So what's new, right ? - Page 3 - Team-BHP

abhijit 2284 · 26th July 2007, 13:15

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Originally Posted by BlackPearl

I bought my midnight black Baleno Lxi on 15th March 2005. have clocked 34000 Km till date and still on stock tires(165/80/R13)... it seems that I am pushing my luck too far. :-)

i did nearly 65000 kms on the stock bridgestones- no problems and no safety issues at all

n_aditya · 26th July 2007, 13:18

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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno

After months of deliberation, finally went the K&N way on my Baleno.

Thats the way to go. Now all i need to know is when the Free Flow is coming.

Then forget 160kmph, even 180+ would be a piece of cake.

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Maybe time for a meet/drive then. Moonraker, here we come.

Aug is gonna be a fun month. First Track Day then Moonraker, and maybe more.

supremeBaleno · 26th July 2007, 14:23

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Originally Posted by n_aditya

Thats the way to go. Now all i need to know is when the Free Flow is coming.

Then forget 160kmph, even 180+ would be a piece of cake.

Hmmm. More than the extra speed that would come with that, I am (like you) a sucker for sound - love the sound of your Esteem. But, am also a keep-it-stock guy who hates tampering with the car. So, not sure about that. But who knows, maybe after a few years, might do it.

BlackPearl · 28th July 2007, 23:14

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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno

Hmmm. More than the extra speed that would come with that, I am (like you) a sucker for sound - love the sound of your Esteem. But, am also a keep-it-stock guy who hates tampering with the car. So, not sure about that. But who knows, maybe after a few years, might do it.

Not tampering a car is a very good idea, but beleive me I have recently FFEd my Baleno and the difference in performance is too good to ignore let alone the sound... but then again I too am not very fond of extensive mod jobs and I will stick to this mod only

the main reason for this is reliabilty as I drive a lot on the highways and if something goes wrong on a highly modified car it wil be very hard to get any help on the highways..

rjstyles69 · 30th July 2007, 18:00

blackpearl its only a matter of time before supremebaleno lives up to his handle.

A baleno without a free flow is like a sailor without a mariners compass/GPS.

mtnrajdeep · 30th July 2007, 19:48

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Originally Posted by ram

Amen to that!
What if the Baleno were meant to be a 5-door hatchback or estate?

Well, I just happened to see the hatch version of the Baleno here in Mannheim a couple of days back!!!! The first half of the car till the drivers door looked exactly like the Baleno we have and then the shae from teh rear door was a little different!

premdiv · 30th July 2007, 22:30

Guys please give me the most economical speed for baleno and what gear???

himanshugoswami · 30th July 2007, 22:33

80-90 kph in fifth gear. Do that on the highway and you will see FE upwards of 18 KPL even with full load and AC

benbsb29 · 31st July 2007, 10:35

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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno

Actually, on the drive, I had a manual speed-governor sitting beside me (my wife), who kept howling every time she felt I was doing too high a speed.

You said she doesnt log onto TBHP. No wonder you could get away with that.

BlackPearl · 31st July 2007, 10:47

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Originally Posted by rjstyles69

blackpearl its only a matter of time before supremebaleno lives up to his handle.

A baleno without a free flow is like a sailor without a mariners compass/GPS.

well said rjstyle..

BlackPearl · 31st July 2007, 10:54

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Originally Posted by mtnrajdeep

Well, I just happened to see the hatch version of the Baleno here in Mannheim a couple of days back!!!! The first half of the car till the drivers door looked exactly like the Baleno we have and then the shae from teh rear door was a little different!

In UK I saw 3 Balenos and 1 Altura during my 42 days stay there

... two of the Balenos were sedans exactly like what we have here and the third one was a hatch and it was very ugly looking IMHO.. the front end did not gel with the backend at all.
Even saw quite a few Hondas which looked exactly like NHC from the front but hatchbacks. could not see the names, looked like HONDA JAZZ, but dont know the name they are sold under in UK.

supremeBaleno · 31st July 2007, 11:46

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

You said she doesnt log onto TBHP. No wonder you could get away with that.

Yeah, am lucky that she doesn't log on. But occasionally she does peep over my shoulders when I am posting on tbhp. And post-tbhp, she is now more curious than me about the cars we see on the street, the wheels they have, the external mods etc etc.

premdiv · 31st July 2007, 22:29

Hi guys how much will it cost for a door trim in baleno with art leather??

shuvc · 1st August 2007, 12:46

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Originally Posted by BlackPearl

In UK I saw 3 Balenos and 1 Altura during my 42 days stay there ... two of the Balenos were sedans exactly like what we have here and the third one was a hatch and it was very ugly looking IMHO

OT - Were you able to check the badging at the rear ? I'd seen one with the Esteem badge - that's the name of the car there. Looks pretty odd to Indian eyes

Another tidbit that I had once read on wikipedia - The Baleno was originally a competitor for the then Civic / Corolla.

The Suzuki Cultus did have a hatch version.

rjstyles69 · 1st August 2007, 13:40

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Originally Posted by premdiv

Hi guys how much will it cost for a door trim in baleno with art leather??

premdiv costs about 5k for the door trims. From what I have heard the door trims on a baleno dont last long. Some problem with the clips(?) / glue.

Heard this from quite a few dealers.

30th July 2007, 18:00	#35 (permalink)
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 1,494 View My Garage	blackpearl its only a matter of time before supremebaleno lives up to his handle. A baleno without a free flow is like a sailor without a mariners compass/GPS. __________________ Cheers rjstyles You never really learn to SWEAR until you learn to DRIVE.

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himanshugoswami BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: !!!! Posts: 872	80-90 kph in fifth gear. Do that on the highway and you will see FE upwards of 18 KPL even with full load and AC __________________ I asked Mom if I was a gifted child...she said they certainly wouldn't have paid for me.- Calvin

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