Originally Posted by phamilyman

Its horrible.

In alto/Xeta, at 120, when I'd brake, I'd just bloody SLAM the brakes, and the car would shudder/slow down to even 30-40.

In VDi, at 60-70ish, the low end torque kicks in, and starts resisting the brakes - its no different from how it purrs along at idle in any gear. Do it in the middle of an expressway at 120, and you have a dangerous cocktail. Plus unlike how my mom's clutched her way across hte m800 - think starting from red light in third gear - this beast just shudders/dies if for eg I come to halt (without clutch) in fourt gear itself - a petrol is a lot more well behaved than that.

Dont you downshift while braking?
and also- should'nt you be using the clutch when the engine is about to die?
I agree with the low end torque pulling the car forward close to idling rpms while braking, but it wouldnt be a problem if the clutch is used/right gear is chosen.
BTW,Are you on stock tyres? they are deathtraps!

I would say go for the Diesel- no modifications required, great turbo kick, sturdier suspension than the petrol, great driveability, nice mileage. Cheeeeeap thrills!

[CtrlAltDel]

Originally Posted by faithless_1984

Ummm is a monthly running of 2k kms enough to go for a diesel car (Ldi) ?
Asking on behalf of a friend ,he plans on keeping the car for atleast 3 years.

u can go for diesels blindly if you run at least 900-1000 kms a month.

2K kms a month on a petrol vehicle will drain the bank account.

[arsenik]

Since you reside in delhi, and go through bumper-to-bumper traffic regularly, the swift diesel makes more sense as u get the advantage of low-end torque which sets in at just 2000 rpm.
CNG is likely to cut your petrol bills by 70% but the power will go down tremendously.
DDIS is the best option!! VDi