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| ![]() Has anyone tried these Sun Shades on Duster : http://www.carlounz.com/index.php/ut...-for-cars.html I need valuable input. |
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![]() Btw I am no 4 wheel drive addict, no jungle trail driver, but am looking for the most comfortable car to be driven as fast as possible on our bad potholed roads. The AWD means that I would need to sell off my Petrol Octavia MK1, whereas the 85 possibly means that I keep her. Disposing off the Octavia means that I am without a fast car for our Pune - Mumbai expressway, but I generally drive sensibly within 120 with the occasional bursts to ![]() Last edited by rxpaul : 26th October 2014 at 21:26. | |
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| ![]() As I understand from the reviews, there are no lower range gears on the Renault AWD. Is the lack of this feature compensated with limited slip diff and shorter gears? I understand that this is more of a softroader and that also could be a reason for the feature miss of a true off-roader. An off-road expedition with this baby with old ladies (MM 540/ CLs) should provide better clarity on these aspects; added this car to my wishlist as of now... |
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As for low range, the first gear is very short, and you can crawl just fine. Then there is the question of tires. You just cannot go wider than 225 on this(even with lift kit). 215/70 is the only upsize you can go for safely without any moditifcations(10mm GC increase), but that is just a bit. Ladder on frame SUVs with their bigger 29.5" tires have many more options in A/T and M/T tires which duster AWD lacks. | |
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It also has ESP/Traction Control which is more superior than LSD. Duster can extricate itself if only one wheel has traction. Dust is not a replacement for mm550. It is a supremely comfortable family softroader with superb road handling a off-road capability that is far better than most softroaders. | |
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BHPian | ![]() Tejas...im talking about the 150 bhp petrol octavia and not the 90 bhp diesel which I guess you mean. |
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| ![]() Is there any way to check remaining Fuel on Duster AWD ? The reason why I'm asking is that when I took delivery of the Car, fuel bar was blinking even after having additional 5 LTrs of Fuel in car. |
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| ![]() 200% sure You would. Duster can't match the turbopetrol Octy. Why is this limitation? My Tucson came with 215/65R16 tyres from factory, recently I upgraded to 235/60R16 which is the internationally recommended size for the Tucson and everything is perfect (I am only talking of tyre size here and not the off-road capability) |
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| ![]() So the duster wheel wells are less spacious than Tucson's it seems? 235/60 does not foul anywhere on the Tucson. |
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If you are just going wider, and not at all taller(like 235/60R16), Duster AWD also may not foul, however, people mostly upgrade the Duster to go taller(about 10-15mm of extra GC). | |
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