The DIESEL experience! Swift VDi

mclaren1885 · 15th April 2007, 18:53

Jaggu , the diesel swift stereo connectors are the same as the NHC .. Wondering how preetham didnt notice this ..

Jaggu · 15th April 2007, 19:06

Preetham didn do the instal!!

his man and boys did, anyways connector is still intact didnt chop them off, only insulation was sliced lil.

some more for GeekSrik..

Its a go kart!! with 195 tyres.
Its pretty frugal, with the kind of fuel consumption i seen till now on fuel guage, 240 kms plus some 50 mts idling

Engine oil still going clean.
Very convenient to drive and park in banaglore.

v1p3r · 15th April 2007, 19:12

Jaggu, come to Nandi Hills.

Jaggu · 15th April 2007, 19:22

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

Jaggu, come to Nandi Hills.

for a change i dont mind coz its diesel lol lol lol..

well boys am planning a better route coming weekend, to wayanad and then to canoor

i think run in will be over after that and then lets see.. long time since i did a hill run..

GeekSrik · 15th April 2007, 19:42

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Originally Posted by Jaggu

for a change i dont mind coz its diesel lol lol lol..

well boys am planning a better route coming weekend, to wayanad and then to canoor

i think run in will be over after that and then lets see.. long time since i did a hill run..

keep your reviews coming. i d love to see a detailed report on your long drive once you are back! waiting for it

as much as i am waiting for the car itself!

Jaggu · 18th April 2007, 09:37

Everybody wants to know mileage kya hein!! for me right now its the pleasure i get when the turbo kicks in

BUT yes FE is one of the primary reason why i choose Swift diesel in the first place.

So from last fill to now kms covered = 331.2 kms

Filled 23 liters in the morning, regular IOC Diesel

Tho mileage for now is 14.4 km/Liter under following condition.

This is 100% bangalore traffic with AC ON 98%, i wait till the temp guage hits the zero mark.
95% of travel without hitting 5 th gear.
say 80-85 % without the 4 th also.
Idle through out the stops and add another 40 minutes of idle for stereo installation.
Last time i filled gas at 2 pm in the afternoon, this time 730 am.
Approx 1 liter or more this time which i have NOT deducted for my calculation (last time the gauge was bang on F mark, this time it has gone beyond) and the guy went 1 liter more from first cut off, usually i correct to nearest liter after the first cut off.

So the HEAT part, its not the engine rather the Sun and i decided to get the glass sun filmed.

Had seen the tint shop near life style, its actually owned by Pit stop guys. They have an AC environment for sun film, so no dust risk and also well equipped with a hand held hot air blower and all for getting that stubborn sun film to shape.

The installer is super duper fast and really great work, am 99% satisfied with him BUT i think they are on expensive side, charged me 3.5 k for the car and that too after 20% discount they give for all citibank cards, i felt it was crap.

When i asked for front strip (not comes in the package) and a lil wider than usual (10 inch at the edges) she said 500 bucks!!!

So careful, great quality work.... VFM is really dicey.

GeekSrik · 18th April 2007, 09:44

hmm ... 14.4km/ltr sounds less but remember you are still under 500km!! perhaps without a/c and in 5th gear 16-17 is guaranteed!

3.5k for sunfilm is too high!!

navdeep · 18th April 2007, 09:44

Does is it really makes a difference filling up car in morning w.r.t to afternoon ?

Vid6639 · 18th April 2007, 09:48

yeah the tint mart is owned by pitstop and their prices are exhorbitant. Which brand did you go for.

If you go around the corner to Car shringar in the same building they around Rs.700 cheaper for the LLumar silver series. Tint mart quoted Rs.2200 for silver series whereas Car shringar was Rs.1500. Tint mart also said they will charge Rs.150 for removing the old film whereas Car shringar said no charge for that.

Auto Fusion quoted Rs.1600 for the whole thing. Pro drive in Shivajinagar gave the same thing for Rs.1400.

Remember if you go for Llumar the llumar guys come and do the install so they have all the equipment.

GeekSrik · 18th April 2007, 09:58

jaggu

do post some photos of your tint stuff man. i think you should have checked on the other shops before going to tint mart.

Vid6639 · 18th April 2007, 10:01

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Originally Posted by navdeep

Does is it really makes a difference filling up car in morning w.r.t to afternoon ?

morning is better since the weather is cooler and evaporation is lesser. You get more quantity if you fill in the morning.

navdeep · 18th April 2007, 10:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by vid6639

morning is better since the weather is cooler and evaporation is lesser. You get more quantity if you fill in the morning.

Ya, but I think there won't be appreciable loss to make it significant to specially go and fill up in the morning.

Su-47 · 18th April 2007, 10:09

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Originally Posted by vid6639

morning is better since the weather is cooler and evaporation is lesser. You get more quantity if you fill in the morning.

I think it has got more to do with density of the fuel being higher in cooler weather than evaporation.

navdeep · 18th April 2007, 10:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Su-47

I think it has got more to do with density of the fuel being higher in cooler weather than evaporation.

can anyone share the link to confirm this, if it has been discussed.

Vid6639 · 18th April 2007, 10:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Su-47

I think it has got more to do with density of the fuel being higher in cooler weather than evaporation.

yup density as well. but also something to do with evaporation. I remember reading that somewhere. I'll try and get a link.

It doesnt make that much of a difference but theres no harm with that little bit extra.

15th April 2007, 18:53	#76
mclaren1885 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !! Posts: 4,820 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	Jaggu , the diesel swift stereo connectors are the same as the NHC .. Wondering how preetham didnt notice this ..
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15th April 2007, 19:06	#77
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,907 Times	Preetham didn do the instal!! his man and boys did, anyways connector is still intact didnt chop them off, only insulation was sliced lil. some more for GeekSrik.. Its a go kart!! with 195 tyres. Its pretty frugal, with the kind of fuel consumption i seen till now on fuel guage, 240 kms plus some 50 mts idling Engine oil still going clean. Very convenient to drive and park in banaglore. Last edited by Jaggu : 15th April 2007 at 19:11.
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15th April 2007, 19:12	#78
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Jaggu, come to Nandi Hills.
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18th April 2007, 09:37	#81
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,907 Times	Mileage kya hein? and some heat.. Everybody wants to know mileage kya hein!! for me right now its the pleasure i get when the turbo kicks in BUT yes FE is one of the primary reason why i choose Swift diesel in the first place. So from last fill to now kms covered = 331.2 kms Filled 23 liters in the morning, regular IOC Diesel Tho mileage for now is 14.4 km/Liter under following condition. This is 100% bangalore traffic with AC ON 98%, i wait till the temp guage hits the zero mark. 95% of travel without hitting 5 th gear. say 80-85 % without the 4 th also. Idle through out the stops and add another 40 minutes of idle for stereo installation. Last time i filled gas at 2 pm in the afternoon, this time 730 am. Approx 1 liter or more this time which i have NOT deducted for my calculation (last time the gauge was bang on F mark, this time it has gone beyond) and the guy went 1 liter more from first cut off, usually i correct to nearest liter after the first cut off. So the HEAT part, its not the engine rather the Sun and i decided to get the glass sun filmed. Had seen the tint shop near life style, its actually owned by Pit stop guys. They have an AC environment for sun film, so no dust risk and also well equipped with a hand held hot air blower and all for getting that stubborn sun film to shape. The installer is super duper fast and really great work, am 99% satisfied with him BUT i think they are on expensive side, charged me 3.5 k for the car and that too after 20% discount they give for all citibank cards, i felt it was crap. When i asked for front strip (not comes in the package) and a lil wider than usual (10 inch at the edges) she said 500 bucks!!! So careful, great quality work.... VFM is really dicey.
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18th April 2007, 09:44	#82
GeekSrik Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,281 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	hmm ... 14.4km/ltr sounds less but remember you are still under 500km!! perhaps without a/c and in 5th gear 16-17 is guaranteed! 3.5k for sunfilm is too high!!
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18th April 2007, 09:44	#83
navdeep BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 892 Thanked: 4 Times	Does is it really makes a difference filling up car in morning w.r.t to afternoon ?
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18th April 2007, 09:48	#84
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,730 Thanked: 43,483 Times View My Garage	yeah the tint mart is owned by pitstop and their prices are exhorbitant. Which brand did you go for. If you go around the corner to Car shringar in the same building they around Rs.700 cheaper for the LLumar silver series. Tint mart quoted Rs.2200 for silver series whereas Car shringar was Rs.1500. Tint mart also said they will charge Rs.150 for removing the old film whereas Car shringar said no charge for that. Auto Fusion quoted Rs.1600 for the whole thing. Pro drive in Shivajinagar gave the same thing for Rs.1400. Remember if you go for Llumar the llumar guys come and do the install so they have all the equipment.
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18th April 2007, 09:58	#85
GeekSrik Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,281 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	jaggu do post some photos of your tint stuff man. i think you should have checked on the other shops before going to tint mart.
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