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Originally Posted by Herbie98 1) I need to know if Ertiga is comfortable to drive for 1000+ kms in day (driver's seat position, considering I am 6'2" tall). |
Apologies for having missed this post of yours and I am only seeing it today. To answer your question, I am 6'3" myself and proper seating position was the primary concern for me for the next car I picked. The Ertiga more or less gets better from the WagonR as it offers a bigger seat with similar height. Additionally, the underthigh support is much better compared to the WagonR. So far, I have taken up very long trips (1100 kms in a day included) and haven't complained of back/shoulder pain at all. I prefer adjusting the backrest in any car to a much upright position than slanted (Almost like a dining chair).
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2) How does the car perform on steep inclines when loaded with 5 people and luggage for a week. I am keen to know how does it pull on steep uphill if you have to stop in middle and again start climbing up.
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We have managed Chorla, Charmadi and Joida Ghats very recently under full load and mind you, its all about remaining in the right rev bands (1800-2500) whenever you are negotiating a climb. It pulls without any hesitation. The sore point is that you cannot really be too confident to up-shift thinking the car will move on and rather remain the same gear and keep revving till the end of that incline. With this, there is absolutely no issues when it comes to climbs whatsoever.
Another tactic as many would have already experienced is to upshift quickly (that interval between Releasing Throttle, Clutching, Shifting, De-Clutching, applying throttle) whenever you are in the process of climbing up. A drop in your revs means you are below the Turbo and then it begs for downshift.
Hence, It is a matter of one drive and you know how to remain in league.
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3) Anything else you can point me in comparison to a Bolero.
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Not sure as I have driven the Bolero on very rare occasions in my hometown for the fun part. I am not even sure if you can compare these 2 as the Bolero is Body on frame and will exhibit typical characteristics on highway handling while the Ertiga being a monocoque will be much better when it comes to driving dynamics. Drive it and experience this yourself.
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4) What would be highway fuel economy while cruising at 120 kmph.
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I had mentioned in my review a few pages back. With Full load, on dual carriageway highways and AC used all throughout, the Average FE settled between 18-18.5kmpl.
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5) How the ground-clearance in real world situations on bad roads.
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Recent experience was at a waterfalls we visited only last weekend. It was a perfect test for the GC with super bad roads and stones on that 2 kms road. I had a Linea tailing me driven by my friend who told me that it badly touched in many places (Including a GC upgrade Kit) while I never experienced any scrapping at all. Apart from this, I don't recall a single incident when the underbelly (or even the front bumper) has scrapped anywhere till now.
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Originally Posted by KedarB And I also planned on getting a similar hand rest installed on mine. My father's Vento has a very similar one and i found it very comfortable. I do have a couple of queries, and I would really appreciate it if you can share your experience around these - [list][*]When I try to shake the cover on top of the handbrake, I observed that its easy to shake it. If the hand rest is installed on top of it, does the handrest also shake (sideways) when you rest your hand on it and put some pressure? |
Yes it does. This is primarily because the second half of the center console (where you mount the handrest) Is fixed to the floor by 2 plastic clips in the front and plastic studs on the rear. The "Play" that you experience is very normal and when you mount the handrest it gets all the more visible. For this, I have given a packing (Yoga Mat) on the Aluminium frame (Below the plastic housing) that arrests this play while the plastic studs secure it in a much rigid manner. It is a very simple workaround that you need to bother about. May be I will try posting pics of the packing I have done and you will know it better.
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[*]Have you faced any rattling issues because of this installation (from the armrest, or the plastic cover around the handbrake)?
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I was apprehensive about this. Hence, during installation I ensured that every fixture is clean. For instance, the bottom most part of the armrest mounted on the center console can be fixed using normal screws. But I used good quality Bolt-Nut system with washers (Inside and outside) to secure it firmly. Screw over a period of time tend to become loose since they are on plastics. Bolt-Nut system will always remain more secure.
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[*]How is the quality of the handrest?
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I Picked one form ebay (jazzmyride shop) and would recommend that surely. It is of good quality.
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[*]Do you have to raise it every time you need to engage or disengage the handbrake?
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Expected question but my answer is negative. May be it takes a while to adjust but you will begin to access the Handbrake from the sides and pull it up. This is what I have been doing in my WagonR as well ever since I Installed my handrest.
May be if someone else is driving your car, first thing you do it fold up the armrest and never give a hint that there exists one

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