Indica TCIC - updated - 6500km after 1st service

hrag · 4th April 2006, 18:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by RajTurbo

Any link where I can know the precautions to take with a new car (speed limits to follow etc.,).

Congratulations. On a light note, I don't know how to create a link to your owners' manual.

Please take the effort and read the entire manual.

speedzak · 4th April 2006, 20:00

Great review! It blew away anything I had to complain about the longterm reports. Complete in almost all that matters in a long term review. Maybe you should give some lessons to Sirish,Srini,Y.Pratap and Shapur Kotwal who writes long term reports in various mags.

Hats off to you, Hellrider! You're qualified for Heaven!

samatre · 6th April 2006, 19:13

Hi Raj,

Check this out :

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/204864-post48.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by RajTurbo

Hello All,

Took the delivery of the car yesterday. After much deliberation, and test driving Swift and Indica Turbo, finally went for Turbo.

Will be fitting with the accessories in the next one week.

Take care guys..

RajTurbo · 6th April 2006, 20:07

Thanks Zappo, Himanshu and hrag..

I got a direct home delivery from the Stockyard. The dealer is yet to give me the drivers manual and other stuff. Thats why my earlier question.. Thanks anyways. I shall read thru the manual in detail once I get it.

Hey Sameer.. I too had similar considerations before buying the car. Let me elaborate..

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Infact, I test drove Indica Turbo, Xeta, Swift, Old Honda City (year 2000) and Chevy Aveo.. Finally I went for Indica Turbo, because most of my driving will be for sight seeing in weekends. The fuel bill will also be light on my pocket, so I dont need to be afraid for running trips around Mumbai city.

Coming to the new car, this is what I see.. Guys, tell me if it is ok to drive like this during run-in.

Lowest speed at which you can shift to this gear
2nd - 5-10 kmph
3rd - 20 kmph
4th - 30-35 kmph
5th - 40-45 kmph

In otherwords, I am surprised that one can drive at such low speeds on higher gears in this car. I think its pretty decent.
Ofcourse, the pickup will be slow, and you wont get the kick of turbo.. I think such sedate driving is going to give good mileage too during run-in.. LOL!

Other observation is - that if you change to higher gear @>900 rpm, the car wont knock.
---------------

These are my thoughts guys.. Will be waiting for your response if this approach is right or wrong..

RajTurbo · 6th April 2006, 21:43

Heres an add-on question:

Someone told me that:
1)before driving the Turbo Diesel car, you need to start and idle it for atleast a minute.
2) Also, before you turn off the engine, you let the car idle for a minute.

Is it true..? Will there be any probelms to the Turbo if we don't follow the above points? I am concerned about point 2 especially.

Mods - please move it to a more appropriate forum/thread as you feel.

Digital Vampire · 6th April 2006, 23:00

Excellent review mate. Very well written.
And recently TATA service is gearing up each day. During my last service, I got a courtesy car for my use when they came to pick my vehicle up.

jkdas · 6th April 2006, 23:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by RajTurbo

Heres an add-on question:

Someone told me that:
1)before driving the Turbo Diesel car, you need to start and idle it for atleast a minute.
2) Also, before you turn off the engine, you let the car idle for a minute.

Is it true..? Will there be any probelms to the Turbo if we don't follow the above points? I am concerned about point 2 especially.

Mods - please move it to a more appropriate forum/thread as you feel.

There are threads regarding this. Please search the forum for the same.

samatre · 7th April 2006, 11:49

Hi,

Is that so ? - very professional.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Vampire

Excellent review mate. Very well written.
And recently TATA service is gearing up each day. During my last service, I got a courtesy car for my use when they came to pick my vehicle up.

RajTurbo · 7th April 2006, 14:12

thanks Das.. I searched the links in the forum and got all the relevant information.

bye for now..

racingismylife · 13th April 2006, 08:59

hey guys , my indica is going to be delivered today . i just wanted to know what fe should i expect out of it in this running in period as well as after this period this car is bought for factry purpose i.e. carrying alot of load of around 500 kgs averagely so i wanted to know if it would be ok to carry such stuff during the runnning in period or i should wait for my car to clock 1500 kms . another query : if i have to wait for it to clock 1500 kms , then is ok to take the car on the highway , to pune or some place like that to clock 1500 kms as this car needs to start working as soon as possible . please let me guys

racingismylife · 13th April 2006, 09:01

i fergot to mention , its the tata v2 turbo model and it is going to travel 100 kms with 500 kgs stuff everyday

tsk1979 · 13th April 2006, 10:37

DO NOT do this for first 1500kms. Avoid crossing 2500rpm on the tacho and no heavy loads. After this period you can use 500kg loading. Also use around 32psi in all tyres when using heavy load.

racingismylife · 13th April 2006, 10:58

but is it ok if i take my car out of bombay ? and what fe can i expect during therun in period with a/c 100% - city and highwayrun in period without a/c - city and highwayafter run-in period with a/c 100% - city and highwayafter run-in period without a/c - city and highway

tsk1979 · 13th April 2006, 11:08

As long as you stick to the 2500rpm limit you can take your car out of India if you want.
About the mileage, I dont know indica turbo figures but they should be close to indigo.
In Indigo I used to get
14kmpl city(Full AC)
19-20kmpl Highway (Full AC)
dont know about without AC figures, add about 1.5 for city and 1 for highway if the windows are closed. If windows are open with no AC you will get same mileage on highway with or without AC.
In runin period subtract 1.5-2 from the figures.

But actually it depends on driving style. When I fractured my shoulder my wife used to drive. She drives very lightfooted and we got 16.5-17 in Delhi city traffic(20%AC). I would get around 15-16 in such conditions.

Zappo · 13th April 2006, 11:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Vampire

Excellent review mate. Very well written.
And recently TATA service is gearing up each day. During my last service, I got a courtesy car for my use when they came to pick my vehicle up.

Huh!!! A courtsey car?! In hyderabad? Who services your car mate? And was it a free service? I mean, was it a within warranty service? I do not think Autofin at least does anything of the sort here (gotta ask the next time though...)!

4th April 2006, 20:00	#32
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Great review! It blew away anything I had to complain about the longterm reports. Complete in almost all that matters in a long term review. Maybe you should give some lessons to Sirish,Srini,Y.Pratap and Shapur Kotwal who writes long term reports in various mags. Hats off to you, Hellrider! You're qualified for Heaven!
	() Thanks

6th April 2006, 20:07	#34
RajTurbo Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 15 Thanked: 0 Times	Thanks Zappo, Himanshu and hrag.. I got a direct home delivery from the Stockyard. The dealer is yet to give me the drivers manual and other stuff. Thats why my earlier question.. Thanks anyways. I shall read thru the manual in detail once I get it. Hey Sameer.. I too had similar considerations before buying the car. Let me elaborate.. ------------- Infact, I test drove Indica Turbo, Xeta, Swift, Old Honda City (year 2000) and Chevy Aveo.. Finally I went for Indica Turbo, because most of my driving will be for sight seeing in weekends. The fuel bill will also be light on my pocket, so I dont need to be afraid for running trips around Mumbai city. Coming to the new car, this is what I see.. Guys, tell me if it is ok to drive like this during run-in. Lowest speed at which you can shift to this gear 2nd - 5-10 kmph 3rd - 20 kmph 4th - 30-35 kmph 5th - 40-45 kmph In otherwords, I am surprised that one can drive at such low speeds on higher gears in this car. I think its pretty decent. Ofcourse, the pickup will be slow, and you wont get the kick of turbo.. I think such sedate driving is going to give good mileage too during run-in.. LOL! Other observation is - that if you change to higher gear @>900 rpm, the car wont knock. --------------- These are my thoughts guys.. Will be waiting for your response if this approach is right or wrong..
	() Thanks

6th April 2006, 21:43	#35
RajTurbo Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 15 Thanked: 0 Times	Heres an add-on question: Someone told me that: 1)before driving the Turbo Diesel car, you need to start and idle it for atleast a minute. 2) Also, before you turn off the engine, you let the car idle for a minute. Is it true..? Will there be any probelms to the Turbo if we don't follow the above points? I am concerned about point 2 especially. Mods - please move it to a more appropriate forum/thread as you feel.
	() Thanks

6th April 2006, 23:00	#36
Digital Vampire BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Utopia! Posts: 595 Thanked: 105 Times	Excellent review mate. Very well written. And recently TATA service is gearing up each day. During my last service, I got a courtesy car for my use when they came to pick my vehicle up.
	() Thanks

7th April 2006, 14:12	#39
RajTurbo Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 15 Thanked: 0 Times	thanks Das.. I searched the links in the forum and got all the relevant information. bye for now..
	() Thanks

13th April 2006, 08:59	#40
racingismylife BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 28 Thanked: 0 Times	hey guys , my indica is going to be delivered today . i just wanted to know what fe should i expect out of it in this running in period as well as after this period this car is bought for factry purpose i.e. carrying alot of load of around 500 kgs averagely so i wanted to know if it would be ok to carry such stuff during the runnning in period or i should wait for my car to clock 1500 kms . another query : if i have to wait for it to clock 1500 kms , then is ok to take the car on the highway , to pune or some place like that to clock 1500 kms as this car needs to start working as soon as possible . please let me guys
	() Thanks

13th April 2006, 09:01	#41
racingismylife BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 28 Thanked: 0 Times	i fergot to mention , its the tata v2 turbo model and it is going to travel 100 kms with 500 kgs stuff everyday
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13th April 2006, 10:37	#42
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	DO NOT do this for first 1500kms. Avoid crossing 2500rpm on the tacho and no heavy loads. After this period you can use 500kg loading. Also use around 32psi in all tyres when using heavy load.
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13th April 2006, 10:58	#43
racingismylife BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 28 Thanked: 0 Times	but is it ok if i take my car out of bombay ? and what fe can i expect during therun in period with a/c 100% - city and highwayrun in period without a/c - city and highwayafter run-in period with a/c 100% - city and highwayafter run-in period without a/c - city and highway
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13th April 2006, 11:08	#44
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	As long as you stick to the 2500rpm limit you can take your car out of India if you want. About the mileage, I dont know indica turbo figures but they should be close to indigo. In Indigo I used to get 14kmpl city(Full AC) 19-20kmpl Highway (Full AC) dont know about without AC figures, add about 1.5 for city and 1 for highway if the windows are closed. If windows are open with no AC you will get same mileage on highway with or without AC. In runin period subtract 1.5-2 from the figures. But actually it depends on driving style. When I fractured my shoulder my wife used to drive. She drives very lightfooted and we got 16.5-17 in Delhi city traffic(20%AC). I would get around 15-16 in such conditions.
	() Thanks