ford fiesta tdci or honda city zx gxi

dadudeonfire · 16th October 2005, 23:10

i wanted to ask u guys that....

if i have an option...which car shud i go for...
city zx gxi or ford fiesta the diesel model

dont care much about the power as the driver is going to drive it....but i hope its not underpowered

basic things im looking for is ...good interiors..comfort...and GOOD FE...and reliabilty...i feel both the cars are reliable..so please let me know which 1 of these is better...

as of now i have decided to book a fiesta tdci ...and will be asking for delivery in jan...2006

is the duratorq engine really good for fe and drive quality???

dipen · 16th October 2005, 23:26

why not the Optra 1.6?
Best interiors
has decent FE
It is comfy , reliable and not underpowered.

dadudeonfire · 16th October 2005, 23:37

no dude...not the optra...
actually the thing is that 8 years back...i had deposited some amount in the name of ford..to buy the ford escort...people told us that the car is going to be a flop and stuff like that..because of which we told the company that we dont wnat the car....they were like u let us keep the money...well give u interest every year..and ull get the money back only when u buy a ford car...so right now if i book a fiesta...i wont have to make any downpayment...that is why jus wanted to know which 1 is better ...honda city zx gxi or ford fiesta tdci...
is it going to give better fe than the accent crdi???

dipen · 16th October 2005, 23:40

Do u have the specs of the Fiesta diesel ?

metallica · 16th October 2005, 23:41

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Originally Posted by dadudeonfire

i wanted to ask u guys that....

if i have an option...which car shud i go for...
city zx gxi or ford fiesta the diesel model

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as of now i have decided to book a fiesta tdci ...and will be asking for delivery in jan...2006

is the duratorq engine really good for fe and drive quality???

The Fiesta is not really out in the market till now ... there is no confirmed news about the specs either ....

Dont mind , but dont you think its a bit too early to ask for an opinion when neither of the cars have been test driven by anyone till now ?

jkdas · 17th October 2005, 00:28

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Originally Posted by metallica

The Fiesta is not really out in the market till now ... there is no confirmed news about the specs either ....

Dont mind , but dont you think its a bit too early to ask for an opinion when neither of the cars have been test driven by anyone till now ?

phew ! i thought it was already out and i thought i was teh last oen 2 hear abt it. since teh fiesta looks bigger than teh ikon, and ikon cannot be killed now,it should be priced a bit higher than ikon. lets wait and c.

devarshi84 · 17th October 2005, 02:32

Its a bit early to say because things will change a bit when Ford actually releases this model.

Mpower · 17th October 2005, 04:09

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Originally Posted by dadudeonfire

as of now i have decided to book a fiesta tdci ...and will be asking for delivery in jan...2006

is the duratorq engine really good for fe and drive quality???

Fiesta should be a great car and for sure Ford will have designed it keeping in mind back seat comfort. The City although spacious dosent ride very well.

The duratorq 4cyl is a great engine and should be much smoother than the Accent Crdi's 3 pot.

hellspawn · 17th October 2005, 04:37

none of the cars r in the showrooms as of now...but if u wait u can get a feel of both the cars.considering the ride of the honda ciity,changes have been made to the front as well as the rear suspension to make it ride better....so pl wait for some time....

Samurai · 17th October 2005, 10:33

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Originally Posted by dadudeonfire

no dude...not the optra...
actually the thing is that 8 years back...i had deposited some amount in the name of ford..to buy the ford escort...

You deposited money on ford when you were a 9 year old... I am confused, what does that mean?

normally_crazy · 17th October 2005, 11:08

Hold your horses dadude !

no one here has driven the Vtec and the Fiesta hasnt even been properly launched !

ajmat · 17th October 2005, 11:22

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Originally Posted by normally_crazy

Hold your horses dadude !

no one here has driven the Vtec and the Fiesta hasnt even been properly launched !

But in a lot of cases, we seem to be experts in Mercs and BMW's which not many of us have driven

dev · 17th October 2005, 13:27

Fiesta Diesel will be a 1.4L engine with good FE. This is the info I got from Dealers last week.
And Ikon will be a closed matter. Same as Toyota did for Qualis.
Fiesta will be priced 70K morethan Ikon.
Fiesta will be releasing next month.

shuvc · 17th October 2005, 13:57

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Originally Posted by dev

And Ikon will be a closed matter.

Both 1.3 and 1.6 ?

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Originally Posted by dev

Fiesta will be priced 70K morethan Ikon.

i.e. 70K more than the Flair or the 1.6 ZXi ?

veyron1 · 17th October 2005, 14:04

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Originally Posted by ajmat

But in a lot of cases, we seem to be experts in Mercs and BMW's which not many of us have driven

ha..ha..true....

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Originally Posted by dev

And Ikon will be a closed matter. Same as Toyota did for Qualis.

W-H-A-T...??!! ikon will stop production..?? that's a really nice car..damn...

but then that should mean that the new fiesta should be priced very attractively...hmmm...maybe the indian market's going to witness a few bloodbaths...

16th October 2005, 23:10	#1
dadudeonfire BANNED Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai - bandra Posts: 367 Thanked: Once	ford fiesta tdci or honda city zx gxi i wanted to ask u guys that.... if i have an option...which car shud i go for... city zx gxi or ford fiesta the diesel model dont care much about the power as the driver is going to drive it....but i hope its not underpowered basic things im looking for is ...good interiors..comfort...and GOOD FE...and reliabilty...i feel both the cars are reliable..so please let me know which 1 of these is better... as of now i have decided to book a fiesta tdci ...and will be asking for delivery in jan...2006 is the duratorq engine really good for fe and drive quality???
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16th October 2005, 23:26	#2
dipen Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 2,234 Thanked: 725 Times	why not the Optra 1.6? Best interiors has decent FE It is comfy , reliable and not underpowered.
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16th October 2005, 23:37	#3
dadudeonfire BANNED Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai - bandra Posts: 367 Thanked: Once	no dude...not the optra... actually the thing is that 8 years back...i had deposited some amount in the name of ford..to buy the ford escort...people told us that the car is going to be a flop and stuff like that..because of which we told the company that we dont wnat the car....they were like u let us keep the money...well give u interest every year..and ull get the money back only when u buy a ford car...so right now if i book a fiesta...i wont have to make any downpayment...that is why jus wanted to know which 1 is better ...honda city zx gxi or ford fiesta tdci... is it going to give better fe than the accent crdi???
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16th October 2005, 23:40	#4
dipen Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 2,234 Thanked: 725 Times	Do u have the specs of the Fiesta diesel ?
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17th October 2005, 02:32	#7
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	Its a bit early to say because things will change a bit when Ford actually releases this model.
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17th October 2005, 04:37	#9
hellspawn Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,686 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	none of the cars r in the showrooms as of now...but if u wait u can get a feel of both the cars.considering the ride of the honda ciity,changes have been made to the front as well as the rear suspension to make it ride better....so pl wait for some time....
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17th October 2005, 11:08	#11
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Hold your horses dadude ! no one here has driven the Vtec and the Fiesta hasnt even been properly launched !
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17th October 2005, 13:27	#13
dev BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR Posts: 109 Thanked: Once	Fiesta Diesel will be a 1.4L engine with good FE. This is the info I got from Dealers last week. And Ikon will be a closed matter. Same as Toyota did for Qualis. Fiesta will be priced 70K morethan Ikon. Fiesta will be releasing next month.
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