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Originally Posted by arindambasu13 Hi Mobike, nice pics and looks like the Blue Bombardier demolished those 1600 odd kms fuss free. You had mentioned in your earlier post about keeping up with a Merc C while on this trip. Any further details on the incident? Also, how was the performance of the car overall? Any niggles, drawbacks that you noticed? Do give some further insights. |
Oh yeah! Thanks for reminding me about the tussle with Merc C. This was on return leg of Vizag trip and it had just got dark in evening and this Merc C (Brand New-Temp Plates) was being driven aggressively on a beautiful 2-lane highway just before Ramoji Film City (20kms before on that road; people who live in Hyd would know how good tarmac on that stretch is)
It was overtaking all cars on road and I was right behind him and we made good progress together and I finally overtook him after 10kms of being right behind him and I left him far behind
I didn't meet him until the entry point of ORR (Outer Ring Road) and I entered this gorgeous highway first and had atleast a 3-4 mins head-start but, after a few minutes spotted the same Merc C in my ORVM and he came like a ghost and overtook me easily from the fast lane and disappeared. He must have been doing atleast 200kmph
With respect to niggles, I have completed 12,000kms and there are absolutely none. There is not a single rattle from any side nor any nut or bolt loose so I really don't know what I should refer to as a niggle
Super happy atleast till this juncture !!!
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Originally Posted by arindambasu13 I am fascinated by this engine from Ford, and surprised that due to limited publicity, this has become a sleeper performance diesel which few people seem to be aware of. Seriously considering this as my next car, only thing that puts me off are the skinny tires and undernourished alloys, and the badly designed instrument panel. The latter in my view begs for a sportier form. |
I have changed the tyres and they really make a lot of difference in performance and handling. There is absolutely no difference in ride quality
When change tyres next, will upgrade them to 1" more and 10mm wider to extract more performance from this beauty of an engine
Bottom-line : Aspire as you rightly mentioned is a sleeper car and if in good hands can breathe down neck of most cars including a couple of segments above both in city and highway driving conditions
Fuel Efficiency : 1665 kms : Vizag Trip
100kms : City Driving after returning
Total Distance covered in 3 tankful of ~ 35 Liters each (105 Liters) : 1775
Overall FE : 17kmpl
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Car was driven with 100% AC and was used for very long times idling during entire trip. Some examples below :
1. Attending an office call for 1-hour. AC was on for entire period
2. Wherever we stopped and had to wait for any reason; Car would idle with AC on for durations between 10mins-30 mins
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Originally Posted by nilpat Hi Mobike008, I have almost read all your milestones threads today and thought we have lot in common as far as ownership experience and driving style is concerned. I own New Ford Figo (Oxford White) delivered in the month of Oct 2015. To begin with I replaced engine oil around after completing 2000 Kms not sure if they changed oil filter as well; need to check bill. Car has completed around 6000 Km now with daily 30 km office commute and average 50 Km on weekends. It gives me around 18 mileage with AC on most of the time. However I'm experiencing Engine being little less peppy than initial 3 months of performance. do you think this is due to oil filter thing which was not replaced? |
Well, cannot really comment to what can be real reason for under-performance of your car except oil filter not being change since you specifically pointed out. My car performs same as day I got it, zero turbo lag and shoots out like a bat out of hell
Other reasons could be :
1. Low air in tyres
2. Bad fuel
3. Uneven tyre wear for any one side
Check for above and if you still think the peppiness that you were used to earlier is still not there then it's best to contact Ford ASC
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