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Originally Posted by vsrivatsa
(Post 3393603)
Thanks - I will surely consider a 3D Mat. But as neel911 has pointed out these are not yet available readily for the new City.
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Last Week i checked with Hot Tracks for Maxpider and they did not have stock. Expected wait period is 15 days and they quoted 7.5k which is on the higher side. I visited Torque, Indiranagar. Since 2014 City is not launched in some global markets, they mentioned it will take quite some time for the mats to arrive. 1 -1.5 months wait period.
Tekton Tyre Pressure Gauge looks cool. Will add this to my list
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Originally Posted by neel911
(Post 3417490)
The new LTD keychain is indeed awesome. One thing I noticed that the 'Honda' Logo on the Key is not chrome plated/finish. Is it the spare key you are using and maybe that's why its not chrome plated? |
Checked the other key and yes that has the Chrome on it. So, I guess I am using the spare key as my primary.
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Originally Posted by neel911
(Post 3417490)
The tyre pressure does look good. However, please do keep check on accuracy as only a few good digital ones are able to retain accuracy over period of time. |
Thanks for the tip. As of now the new tyres are holding the air well and I guess checking once in 3 weeks will suffice.
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Originally Posted by Vahanam
(Post 3417732)
Last Week i checked with Hot Tracks for Maxpider and they did not have stock. Expected wait period is 15 days and they quoted 7.5k which is on the higher side. I visited Torque, Indiranagar. Since 2014 City is not launched in some global markets, they mentioned it will take quite some time for the mats to arrive. 1 -1.5 months wait period. Tekton Tyre Pressure Gauge looks cool. Will add this to my list |
7.5K is expensive, I read on another thread where someone got the 3D Maxspyder for the Honda Civic at 5.5K or so. Maybe its good to wait till they are available in multiple places.
More Fuel Efficiency Updates
Also to add some more Fuel Efficiency Updates. The uphill drive up Nandi Hills with 4 passengers lowered the FE to 16 kmpl. Then I drove on the same Highway (NH7, Bangalore-Hyderabad Highway) all the way to Lepakshi in AP and drove back. The road was ideal for use of Cruise Control and used it effectively to maintain constant speed of 90 kmph. With the same 4 people onboard and drive on the near straightline highway in Cruise Control mode most of the time, the FE increased to about 24 kmpl!:thumbs up
Deconding the VIN on Honda Cars
OK, Today I will cover the Decoding of VIN number on Honda Cars based on the following article on Team-BHP:
URL, Page 04 of that article is dedicated to Honda Cars.
As per the Article, Honda Cars will have a 17 character VIN Number. Out of the 17 characters the 9th and 10th characters are the ones of interest to detect the Month and Year of manufacture of the car.
Since I did a visit to the car in the yard in Jan and launch of the 2014 Honda City itself was in Jan, I did not find it crucial for checking the Month and Year of Manufacturing. Since I had sometime today, I decided to go thru this as more of an academic exercise and self-learning to figure out the VIN on my 2014 Honda City.
I went to my car and noted down the VIN number which was printed on a sticker on the Rear Door Window on the Right Hand Side (Window Behind the Steering Wheel). Below is a shot of the same:
Sticker with VIN Number (Last 3 Digits Marked out in White)
Now, the next step is to note down the 9th and 10th digit in order to identify the Month and Year of Manufacture of the Car.
Characters with Numbering shown below
Now, based on the analysis the following are the characters for each of these:
9th Character : A
10th Character : E
Now lets decode this based on the data provided by the Team-BHP Thread:
The Table to use for decoding the 9th Character of
"A" is below:
A = JAN
B = FEB
C = MAR
D = APR
E = MAY
F = JUN
G = JUL
H = AUG
J = SEP
K = OCT
L = NOV
M = DEC
From this we can decode that the Month of Manufacture is
JAN :D
The table to be used for decoding the Year of Manufacture of
"E" is as below:
A = 2010
B = 2011
C = 2012
D = 2013
E = 2014
F = 2015
G = 2016
H = 2017
J = 2018
K = 2019
From the above Table, we can decode the Year of Manufacture to be
2014.
Putting the two together I can decipher that the VIN corresponds to
JAN-2014. clap:
Final Result
Thanks for reading my thread.
Hi There !
Many congrats on your Honda City and welcome to the Honda Family !
I currently own an i-DTECH amaze and I'm planning on an upgrade to the Honda City i-DTECH. I was wondering how do you compare the noise levels of both the cars. From my test drive of the city, I felt the noise level to almost close, city being on the lower side though.
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Originally Posted by vsrivatsa
(Post 3370744)
Introduction: Initial Ownership Report of 2014 Honda City i-DTEC / V Variant
[/indent] 2. Honda Amaze i-DTEC
The other big success in the market was the Honda Amaze. The Amaze is a great package at the price but it felt very much like my existing car.
The noise-levels, lack of climate control and other features was a big turn off since these were some of features I was looking at as an improvement given that I was changing my car after a period of 9+ years. |
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Originally Posted by pravinkenator
(Post 3422323)
Hi There !
Many congrats on your Honda City and welcome to the Honda Family !
I currently own an i-DTECH amaze and I'm planning on an upgrade to the Honda City i-DTECH. I was wondering how do you compare the noise levels of both the cars. From my test drive of the city, I felt the noise level to almost close, city being on the lower side though. |
Thanks! And it has been a great ownership experience!
Between the Amaze and the City, the insulation levels on the City are definitely better. Also, another thing which I would like to add is that the i-DTEC engine on the City takes sometime getting used to. Driven at the right RPM (up to 2100 rpm) range I find that the engine noise is definitely negligible although the moment you start to rev the engine beyond this point and you do get the noise back. This maybe a similar behaviour on the Amaze as well but I cannot comment since I only did a test drive.
And this would come into play more so at higher speeds where due to the 6th gear the rpm can possibly maintained lower as compared to the Amaze and hence making the City a more silent vehicle.
But in the end the i-DTEC engine is what it is built to be, a light weight all aluminium engine with a focus on fuel efficiency so the noise levels are definitely high when compared with cars in the same class as the City such as the Verna.
If you are upgrading to the City, you have to consider the SV as a minimum variant and consider the V variant based on the specific needs in terms of accessories since some of these can be added as after market. Going for the V Variant reduces the hassle of finding and fitting accessories.
Hi vsrivatsa
Your thread has been extremely useful to me along with few other threads here in arriving at a decision to book the iDtec city VMT. I will be closely following all the postings here, to gain an insight into the various aspects of the car, that you and other friends are so generously providing.
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Originally Posted by vsrivatsa
(Post 3422289)
Deconding the VIN on Honda Cars
OK, Today I will cover the Decoding of VIN number on Honda Cars
Thanks for reading my thread. |
And as usual the pictorial explanation is superb and easy to digest. Thanks a lot.
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Originally Posted by anilagdr
(Post 3422455)
I will be closely following all the postings here, to gain an insight into the various aspects of the car, that you and other friends are so generously providing.And as usual the pictorial explanation is superb and easy to digest. Thanks a lot. |
Glad you found it useful
anilagdr. Will try to keep it updated as much as I can.
Just after I posted the details of decoding the VIN Details manually, fellow BHPian
Amyth has posted an approach to do it using an online site which saves the effort of doing things manually :D
Here is the Website for the same:
http://www.myvehicledetails.com/
Go to the website and enter the VIN Details and you are done, the details of the Car and Month and Year are all presented back at the click of a button!
I posted the same number on the website and got the below results:
Screenshot of the VIN Information Shown on the Website
This is a much easier and time saving approach to decode the VIN. Thanks to BHPian Amyth for sharing the same!
Saw your Vin posts now.
I had been using that website since few months to decode Vin. Very useful indeed.
And thanks for the neck pillow post. I was looking for something exactly like that as my current ones aren't good in cushioning.
Keep updating!
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Originally Posted by vsrivatsa
(Post 3426930)
2014 Honda City - Another Pictorial
The initial 80 km yielded a whopping 26.7 kmpl as per the reading on the MID :D I guess the combination of Cruise Control, no gear shifts and the lower speed of 80 kmph ensured this type of mileage. |
Nice pictures and great FE figures those. How many occupants were there in the car? 80kmph is the most ideal speed for cruising. What is the engine rpm at that speed?
Quote:
Originally Posted by vsrivatsa
(Post 3426930)
2014 Honda City - Another Pictorial
The initial 80 km yielded a whopping 26.7 kmpl as per the reading on the MID :D I guess the combination of Cruise Control, no gear shifts and the lower speed of 80 kmph ensured this type of mileage. |
What an incredible FE you have achieved clap:clap:and how was your overall comfort with the cruise control ?
BTW you silver car looks magnificent in those surroundings.
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Originally Posted by AutoIndian
(Post 3426950)
Nice pictures and great FE figures those. How many occupants were there in the car? 80kmph is the most ideal speed for cruising. What is the engine rpm at that speed? |
Thanks
AutoIndian! It was only me and my wife - so just 2 occupants for this drive and light luggage. The engine RPM is just over 1500, possibly
1550 at 80 kmph in the 6th Gear. The same speed on the 5th Gear would raise the RPM to about
1900. I would be heading for Second Free Service this week, the car has done about 4,200 kms so far.
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Originally Posted by anilagdr
(Post 3427081)
What an incredible FE you have achieved clap:clap:and how was your overall comfort with the cruise control ?
BTW you silver car looks magnificent in those surroundings. |
Thanks
anilagdr. Initially before the first Service, I struggled a lot with it and thought I was not working. Then after some helpful posts from other BHPians I understood the right way to activate it and now it seems easy to use. This feature is very effective and useful one for highways when the average speed of vehicles is over 60kmph and when you have multiple lanes.
Touching the 4 months mark in a couple of days and the odo reading is at 4950 kms, should be crossing the
5000 kms milestone next week :Cheering:
Decided to provide the car with the under chassis coating from 3M. The Honda dealer was providing
Waxoyl coating but given that its harder to inspect what gets done at the dealership I preferred a separate one from 3M.
3M Under Chassis Coating
The 3M Under Chassis Coating is offered in 2 plans. One is a 2 year plan and the other is 5 year plan. The 5 year plan has on offer a check up of the coating once every 6 months for the entire duration of 5 years and costs Rs.3809/- including taxes. This price was found to be consistent across all 3M dealerships in Bangalore.
I checked on 2 separate 3M Service Centers, one on Bull Temple Road and the other one in J P Nagar Phase-I. I decided to go for the J P Nagar Phase-I Center as it was more well established and been around for sometime and hence felt the folks there would have more experience. I wanted the work done on a weekend and hence called up on Friday and got an appointment for Saturday morning. The contact person assigned was Mr.Sunil.
I reached 3M Car Care at 9-25 AM in the morning and was saw that they were rolling up the shutters just then. Got the car in as the first in the queue for work to be done. The 3M Center itself is quite big and they have large hoardings of the services that they offer. I will let the pictures do some talking now:
3M Car Care Center @ JP Nagar Phase I List of Services Offered 3M Wrap 3M Paint Protection Film 10% OFF Scheme if one chooses 3 Services at a time City Parked inside the 3M Car Care Center Steps to Level 1 which has a nice Customer Lounge Customer Lounge with Billing Counter, TV etc
I must add that the Customer Lounge has glass windows and the work being done can be monitored from the Lounge itself as you have a full view of the rest of the Customer Care Center from the Lounge itself. The person at the Lounge offered tea which was brought in promptly in a while. They also had cans of some of the other 3M Products kept there for sale.
With the quick walk around the customer care center, next I will switch gears to cover on how work gets done here and the facilities available.
I met with Mr. Sunil who was the assigned person and he did an inspection of the car and put up a Job Card for the Under Chassis Coating. The time of delivery quoted was 12-00 Noon.
The car had to be washed first as a preparatory step before it is given the coating.
Wash Bay
The Center has a separate Wash Bay with pressure wash facilities that is clearly separated from the other areas. They also have curtains which prevent the spray from getting into other work happening in the Service Center.
Car Inside the Wash Bay Area Under Body of the Car Being Washed Under Chassis Wash Under Chassis Wash - Thorough Job Done Under Chassis Coating Bay Under Chassis Coating Bay - Another View City being Raised up in the Bay to get it ready for the Coating under the supervision of Mr Ashok
Thanks for reading my Post, more coming soon :thumbs up
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