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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() nice photographs and the car looks like new( except those minor scratches) with good shining!. However, imo, the dealer name pasted just down below the number plate should have been removed? |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Fabulous pics---can't believe it is a 4 year old car! I cannot easily see the scratch on the right side of the grill---that is the advantage of a light colour. Great pics and thanks for posting! How is the interior---is the upholstery still holding good? Mine is fine so far. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Thanks guys ![]() Quote:
Upholstery is holding up very well but a good cleaning is long overdue. I plan to send it across to my accessory guy for a comprehensive detailing job - seats & ceiling both! | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() How did I manage to miss this update! Congrats. It is a milestone indeed. Quote:
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() Suman, congrats on reaching the 100K mark. IIRC, you are actually the first Fiesta owner to cross the 100K mark. The twin has barely done 64,500kms till date. I am planning on updating our LTR thread once she has completed 65K. Maintainance costs are quite low, which is good. We have paid around Rs 55,000 on our fiesta till date, due to some gearbox issues and the fact that we switched to synthetic oil for the last two services which cost a bomb! A clip and bush broke, and it was either due to incorrect slotting of gears, or a hit the car took. However, given some of the roads I am made to travel on, and that we have had 3 new drivers + some relatives driving the car in the last 4.5 years + that I learnt to drive on that car, could have resulted in the gearbox giving away early. However, nothing else has been touched, and the car is performing flawlessly! Plan to pamper her this weekend, and have already started working on getting her done up for her 5th birthday. An engine flush, as well as a switch to synthetic oil has been done. In addition to that, a new music system has been installed. Next step is a good detailing, followed by new tyres, and a touch up for the bumpers. Pics and a detailed report should be up in the next 1-2 weeks! Cheers on a beautiful journey with the fiesta! I know for a fact that the fiesta is one of the best sedans to drive, and even learn on. Mainly due to the beautiful driveability, and superb visibility it offers. Whenever my sister is in town, we both fight over the keys of the fiesta. Edit: Just saw your comment on the 1.6 duratec. We had two Ikon 1.6's earlier. Would you say the duratec is better than the rocam engine? Very tempted to trade her in for a 1.6S, but too attached to her. Last edited by lamborghini : 22nd July 2010 at 23:54. |
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@Unni - Why worry, you can now buy one Duratec also so that you have both the cars with you to get mixed experience/driving pleasure ![]() | |
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![]() Way better, way more refined I'd say. The Rocam made you feel that you were going faster than you were but the Duratec (apart from that snarl when you floor the pedal) is more silent and quick. Last edited by suman : 23rd July 2010 at 10:41. | ||
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Shortly after my last update & pics, on the way back from school one hot afternoon in the last week of July, the kids complained that the AC just wasn't cooling! Keeping my fingers crossed, I spoke to a FNG in Gurgaon & sent the car across to him to check out. The driver called back shortly after reaching there & the guy came on line to inform me that the Gas had leaked. He was pretty sure it was the Compressor & told me to send it to the Ford workshop since, like all other Ford spares, the Compressor wasn't available in the open market ![]() Spoke to Harpreet Ford in Gurgaon, they were in the middle of moving their workshop & told me that I couuld send the car for "diagnosis" the next morning but they wouldn't be able to attend to the fault before another 3 or 4 days. 3 or 4 days without the AC in that heat?? No way! Question was, next is what? I had never dealt with Harpreet Ford Okhla & didn't know anyone there but there didn't seem to be any other options available. Gingerly picked up the phone & dialled HF Okhla & spoke to the lady at the reception. She gave me a couple of names, including the Works Manager (who was ex HF Vasant Kunj). I made a couple of calls to an Advisor & the WM & got a committment from them that they would take the car in the next morning & do their best to turn it around by evening. Likely diagnosis was the Compressor & the estimated cost kinda knocked me over - around 12k including Gas ![]() Anyway, sent it over the next morning and, true to their committment, they diagnosed, replaced & handed over the car by around 5 pm - I was impressed because had it been HF Gurgaon, they would have not even attended to the fault on Day One, let alone fix it! The following components were replaced -
Its a bloody complicated process involving dismantling the dashboard completely & they did a good job of putting everything back without any glitches! So the only bright spark on the horizon was that I had found an alternative to HF Gurgaon - I had never liked their overall way of handling things, they would always keep the vehicle waiting for 3 to 4 hours before commencing work, even when one made a booking in advance & sent the car bright & early! With this, the cost of ownership stood at Rs 65,902 - at current mileage of 106.4 k kms, this translates to 62 paise per km. (Coming up next......How I discovered an excellent Body workshop in Gurgaon) |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pune
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| ![]() Suman, I dont know how on earth did I miss out your post. Anyway better too late than NEVER ![]() Just walked in at work and logged in to see whats happening on Tbhp and saw your post. Quickly read a few pages and saw the beautiful pics. I actually did not read what scratches you were describing as I can see a beautiful car which looks not more than a year old. So the little bruises should be ignored. I did not know which particular post to reply as I am reading all of it . . - So thought to compliment you for maintaining the beast so well and also compliment the car for still standing with all its grace. ![]() |
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Since i usually prefer to wait till the servive is done, and i can take the car home, it means that an entire day is wasted. That i cannot hang around near the car makes the wait even more difficult. I had mentioned the same on my ownership thread as well. | |
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BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chennai
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| ![]() Suman, is this the first hiccup with A/c during your long ownership? During my first service, I asked these guys to clean up the a/c filter...they are reluctant to do so becos of the complicated nature of removing the dashboard etc...I was point blank told that it will only be done in case of specific complaints about the a/c functioning. Enjoy the new a/c smell and coolness! |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Authorised service centers are expensive but mostly reliable in a long run than some jugaad work. You did a thing by going to HF for AC work but yes workmanship is also important. Are you still running on the 2nd set of tires or did you get a new set ? |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Good to know that your problem was solved in a day. 62 paise per km is still an enviable figure! In my case, whenever I book a service appointment, the car is inspected and taken over by them in max 20 minutes of reaching the centre. But I am not sure when they commence working on it as i prefer to go back and visit them again in the evening after I get a call. |
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