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Basic rules Never ever coast in neutral for FE sake:Shockked:, its dangerous to drive with no power on wheels, leading to serious loss of control.

Tankful to tankful is the most practical and accurate way to measure FE, don't count on single reading, take an average of 5 to 7 FE readings over a period of time to arrive at a reliable FE number.

Rule#1 is not to loose power agree:
What i meant is i just lift off the gas and let the engine braking kick in. hope it clarifies.

Yes, the Brio is better than the new generation Swift in terms of overall driveability. I am yet to take the car on a highway trip. But with ~2,500 kms on the odo and with minimal use of the a/c my FE has seen a steady increase and at the last tankful was 14.8 kmpl.

Thanks, for your inputs reignofchaos. Will keep your inputs in mind when I am on highway drive.


The notchy first gear has improved considerably in my car but I expect shifting to be smooth once the car crosses the 5k kms mark. You are right about the 'hooosh' and that can be a very hard addiction to get rid of. :D

Thanks, PranavDesai. I don't feel that the a/c is a drain on power. pressure on the accelerator increases very marginally but any loss of power or drag on the engine with the a/c switched on is barely noticeable.

Thanks, Gansan for your wishes. I am not surprised at the experience you faced at the dealer. If you read my earlier posts you'll see that I experienced the same at one of the Honda dealers I went to for a test-drive.

Thanks, supertinu. I do hope mine was a one-off experience and that future services at Magnum Honda are top-notch.

I don't follow this, I was just clarifying with adityasiera if that is what he meant. :)

When in 1974 I bought a nearly new Ford Escort Mk.I I found the gearshift a bit notchy. The car had barely done 1000 miles. I was told by the guru's that it will take about 5000 miles to fully clear. It did, so your judgement is spot on.

Congratulations on the Brio!

Did the 3M under body coating make a difference in the tyre / road noise that transmits into the cabin ?

thanks
SRini

Hey how has your experience been with the Brio? Like other than fuel efficiency, what are good parts about it and what are the parts you do not like about it? I was thinking of getting one for my sister.

Its been pretty trouble free so far - my car has done around 15k km and has been pretty much trouble free. Its a great little city commuter car with reasonable high way ability. The engine is a lot smoother than when it was purchased and is a lot more free revving too.

The only issues I've had so far are with the horn which was replaced under warranty and a rattle in the dashboard. The latter gets fixed every time at service but ends up returning after a few days. I've given up on that one now as it only comes up occasionally and doesn't bother me too much.

Hows the seating position? And is it like a good highway car? It's nice to hear the car gets better with time. And what about the servicing costs and stuff, are they like lower than the competition?

Its very comfortable for a small hatch. I'm 6'1" and I fit in it without any trouble. Both ingress and egress are excellent. However I'd have preferred a lower driving position. Compared to my other car this feels way too high up from the ground.

On the highway the seats are extremely comfortable - they are replicas of bucket seats so there's more than enough side bolstering which helps in avoiding fatigue.

As for servicing costs, I paid 1800 all inc for the 10000km service and 3300 for the 20000km service. Seems pretty reasonable to me.

That appears to be quite the user experience. The servicing costs are pretty reasonable then. And yes I like the fact that seats are comfortable as well. Thanks mate for the help.

Any update on this?
Even my 2 weeks old rattles sometimes. Feel it more during quiet / late evening rides. My 1st service is due later this month, need to get this sorted out.

-BJ

My Brio VMT is around 3 months old...
At the time of its first service, I requested the service guy to fix a small rattling sound which I thought came somewhere from back door LHS area.. but the service guy failed to acknowledge any such sound. :Frustrati

Now, there is a definite rattle from the dashboard area (although small and seldom)... Hoping I can convince the service guy now about its presence!!

Hi Puchoo, Can you please recommend your Honda Dealership? I am in the market to buy a Brio and would prefer a proven dealership to avoid any horror stories.

Hi gpa,

Congrats on owning the Brio . I also bought a BRIO S MT (Red) in march this year and i am simply loving this car.

I experience a lag in 2nd gear sometimes with AC on and when i am light footed . This lag is not there when the revs are higher. Did you notice this ? Or is it only me and my driving behavior

I dealt with two of them

Automax Honda in Bikaji Gama place , they are right next to the Skoda showroom.

The second one was South end Honda in Select City walk Mall , Saket

Between the two , will probably go with Southend.

This was about a year ago when i was toying with the idea of maybe buying a City instead of the T-Jet (since it had gone out of production) and then again for my grandmother who eventually did buy a city from them.