Fiat Palio 1.6 Sport 10,883 kms Report.

mahadev_kc · 7th May 2007, 17:23

Awesome and well maintained car..
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EDIT: Guys just to add some info on buying decision. This is what I read - http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/long-t...palio-s10.html and said to myself "Palio is my car!">>

Wow!! you are a second person to base your purchase decision after mine (I guess, amit will demand one more cheque from FIAT

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http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...e-charges.html

You chose the FRed, I chose CYellow, but only thing is you got 85K discount, but I didn't..

Request you to share your knowledge on this Car's in & out for the benefit of fellow TBHP'ians..

spadival · 7th May 2007, 17:54

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Originally Posted by GTO

Is it that hard to find? I have seen a good number of Palios with after-market alloys. Am sure competent dealers could source the same. Or is it?

My cousin had an aft mkt alloy with 98pcd drilled into them.. and it wobbles badly > 120 KMPH. So its not recommended.

carfreak · 8th May 2007, 15:50

guys please dont fit anything otherthan 98 pcd alloys-i fitted 100pcd ones and am regretting big time,so much so that i have decided to go back to the oem alloys now!!all sort of problems have cropped up-the situation has given me sleep-less nights in the past!!

good review moralfibre-my 1.6 has done around 11400kms now,but am too lazy to type out a long-term review yaar!!keep enjoying!!

moralfibre · 8th May 2007, 15:54

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Originally Posted by carfreak

guys please dont fit anything otherthan 98 pcd alloys-i fitted 100pcd ones and am regretting big time,so much so that i have decided to go back to the oem alloys now!!all sort of problems have cropped up-the situation has given me sleep-less nights in the past!!

good review moralfibre-my 1.6 has done around 11400kms now,but am too lazy to type out a long-term review yaar!!keep enjoying!!

Hey carfreak, I think you sold off the OEM alloys, didn't you? I think Hydra has a set of 98PCD alloys on his 1.2? I am not too sure though but read it somewhere on the forum itself.

payam · 8th May 2007, 17:22

yes hydra does have 98pcd on his 1.2 but they are 15r.and if i am right they are HR,right hydra?

Technocrat · 8th May 2007, 18:11

Great review Kiran.

Didnt knew about the Goa feat, great drive man :-)

Your babe is one of the best shining cars I have come across, but please get a less dusty parking for her or get a cover, will save you lots of effort :-)

People you can know how much this guy loves his Palio as a mere mention of his Steed brings a twinkle in his eyes & a smile which he can hardly hide

spindoc · 8th May 2007, 18:58

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Originally Posted by typeOnegative

This is very weird. Dropped my car off for its 30,000 km service at Fortune Cars, Powai - yes it was orginally a Tata dealership - and there was a spanking new 1.6 Stile Sport - in black. Could not take pix, but rest assured, I shall have them by today evening.

Moral - long review - shows you love the car.

@TypeO, that's music to my ears! Please post pics and if possible a review(!) soon!

@Moral - yeah, your car's a beau and your comments clearly highlight how much you adore and care for her!

carfreak · 9th May 2007, 23:43

@moralfibre-yeah you are right,i sold off my oe alloys(to none other than maxbhp!)and now i am going to buy a new set all over again.but first i will try to get a 98pcd alloy from the tyre shop here in ekm.

@payam-yes,hydrashock's running 15"HR alloys with 205/50r15 tyres.he was lucky to get 98pcd!

GTO · 10th May 2007, 12:02

Here you go, Palio lovers. Considered Aura? They have atleast 13 designs available for the Palio in 98 PCD!!

Linky to Aura

moralfibre · 10th May 2007, 12:23

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Originally Posted by GTO

Here you go, Palio lovers. Considered Aura? They have atleast 13 designs available for the Palio in 98 PCD!!

Linky to Aura

Yup considered them. Majority of them are 13 inch and the design pattern looks poorer than the stock rims IMO.

carfreak · 11th May 2007, 00:03

problem with aura is that most of the designs for the palio are in 13".and almost all their designs lack flair!!anyway,thats what i feel.better than that would be to stick to the oe alloys.the floral pattern of the oe alloys is a turn-off but is a safer choice!!

lamborghini · 11th May 2007, 01:24

Hey moral,
amazing review of your Sport.
Really mine ours after reading the review. Infat, at this point, i am trying to convince my parents to buy one more be it used or second hand but that is not coming out to well even though my dad is very fond of Fiats (specially the siena).
I remember seeing quite a few Palio 1.6's fitted with aftermaret alloys. One being the MKraft alloys and the other one being an electric blue one with amazing 15" alloys. But i don't know if they are 98PCD or not.
If i do find some intresting designs, i'll take some snaps and upload it here.
Cheers bro. Enjoy the car and don't ever let her go...... unless the upgrade happens to be the Grande Punto.

etchemkay · 11th May 2007, 08:17

Great review "nano"

You've just inspired me to get going with a review of my Palio 1.2 NV. I should be hitting the 10K in a month or so anyway. Would be a good time to post a review.

roms · 12th May 2007, 03:16

Hey I'm late for the party.Nevertheless, that was a typical Palio Lover's report.Something to ponder on... Palio owners are palio lovers right? But unlike other cars, Palio is considered as a masculine machine....so that makes us............. Ahem, stupid thought that!HAHA, I guess the same goes for SX4 owners now.

Anyways, may your love affair with her/him last forever! Great report Kiran.Its funny actually,I thought your car might be heavily modded, atleast thats the first thing that came to my head when I saw the pictures of your car.I'm surprised its completely stock.Surprised because I've heard a lot about you helping others with their perfomance mods on Palios.

As for the alloys, here's a picture of the Alfa Romeo 147 hatch, with those telephone dial alloys :-

Its not a clear shot, but look closely and you will see the similarity.

Here's the Alfa 147 GTA ,but these are the "propah" telephone dial alloys :-

Lovely car, lovely wheels and even more lovely power - 250 bhp 3.2 L V6 and 338 BHP!! with Autodelta 3.7L V6.Probably the world's most powerful front wheel drive hatch (in stock form).But its an understeering bombshell!

Before going too much OT, I'd say these telephone alloys on the Palio do look hot when in motion, infact they are much better than the S10's alloys.

moralfibre · 12th May 2007, 08:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by lamborghini

I remember seeing quite a few Palio 1.6's fitted with aftermaret alloys. One being the MKraft alloys and the other one being an electric blue one with amazing 15" alloys. But i don't know if they are 98PCD or not.

I haven't seen MKraft alloys yet but knew MKraft to be a tuner from Bombay?

Quote:

If i do find some intresting designs, i'll take some snaps and upload it here.
Cheers bro. Enjoy the car and don't ever let her go...... unless the upgrade happens to be the Grande Punto.

Pls upload some snaps. It will be great help to all of us.

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Originally Posted by etchemkay

Great review "nano"

You've just inspired me to get going with a review of my Palio 1.2 NV. I should be hitting the 10K in a month or so anyway. Would be a good time to post a review.

I beat you to the 10k :-P. Now what on earth is "Nano"? Is it something from the meet day?

Quote:

Originally Posted by roms

Hey I'm late for the party.Nevertheless, that was a typical Palio Lover's report.Something to ponder on... Palio owners are palio lovers right? But unlike other cars, Palio is considered as a masculine machine....so that makes us............. Ahem, stupid thought that!HAHA, I guess the same goes for SX4 owners now.

Exactly. If you saw the latest video releases from Fiat they only talk about passion. I wish they get some passion themselves.

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Anyways, may your love affair with her/him last forever! Great report Kiran.Its funny actually,I thought your car might be heavily modded, atleast thats the first thing that came to my head when I saw the pictures of your car.I'm surprised its completely stock.Surprised because I've heard a lot about you helping others with their perfomance mods on Palios.

It indeed will unless of course the Grande Punto comes in with a 1.9 JTD and nothing less! But still this is the first car I bought with my own hard earned money and it will always remain my loved one.

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Before going too much OT, I'd say these telephone alloys on the Palio do look hot when in motion, infact they are much better than the S10's alloys.

I completely agree with you. I do not dislike the alloy wheel design. In fact as you said, it looks very nice when in motion. take a look at this picture taken by BSM for instance:

7th May 2007, 17:23	#31
mahadev_kc BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 328 Thanked: 48 Times View My Garage	Awesome and well maintained car.. << EDIT: Guys just to add some info on buying decision. This is what I read - http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/long-t...palio-s10.html and said to myself "Palio is my car!">> Wow!! you are a second person to base your purchase decision after mine (I guess, amit will demand one more cheque from FIAT ) http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...e-charges.html You chose the FRed, I chose CYellow, but only thing is you got 85K discount, but I didn't.. Request you to share your knowledge on this Car's in & out for the benefit of fellow TBHP'ians..
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8th May 2007, 15:50	#33
carfreak BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Udupi Posts: 599 Thanked: 342 Times	guys please dont fit anything otherthan 98 pcd alloys-i fitted 100pcd ones and am regretting big time,so much so that i have decided to go back to the oem alloys now!!all sort of problems have cropped up-the situation has given me sleep-less nights in the past!! good review moralfibre-my 1.6 has done around 11400kms now,but am too lazy to type out a long-term review yaar!!keep enjoying!!
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8th May 2007, 17:22	#35
payam BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: pune Posts: 924 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	yes hydra does have 98pcd on his 1.2 but they are 15r.and if i am right they are HR,right hydra?
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8th May 2007, 18:11	#36
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	Great review Kiran. Didnt knew about the Goa feat, great drive man :-) Your babe is one of the best shining cars I have come across, but please get a less dusty parking for her or get a cover, will save you lots of effort :-) People you can know how much this guy loves his Palio as a mere mention of his Steed brings a twinkle in his eyes & a smile which he can hardly hide
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9th May 2007, 23:43	#38
carfreak BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Udupi Posts: 599 Thanked: 342 Times	@moralfibre-yeah you are right,i sold off my oe alloys(to none other than maxbhp!)and now i am going to buy a new set all over again.but first i will try to get a 98pcd alloy from the tyre shop here in ekm. @payam-yes,hydrashock's running 15"HR alloys with 205/50r15 tyres.he was lucky to get 98pcd!
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10th May 2007, 12:02	#39
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,493 Thanked: 300,290 Times View My Garage	Here you go, Palio lovers. Considered Aura? They have atleast 13 designs available for the Palio in 98 PCD!! Linky to Aura
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11th May 2007, 00:03	#41
carfreak BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Udupi Posts: 599 Thanked: 342 Times	problem with aura is that most of the designs for the palio are in 13".and almost all their designs lack flair!!anyway,thats what i feel.better than that would be to stick to the oe alloys.the floral pattern of the oe alloys is a turn-off but is a safer choice!!
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11th May 2007, 01:24	#42
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,112 Thanked: 5,760 Times View My Garage	Hey moral, amazing review of your Sport. Really mine ours after reading the review. Infat, at this point, i am trying to convince my parents to buy one more be it used or second hand but that is not coming out to well even though my dad is very fond of Fiats (specially the siena). I remember seeing quite a few Palio 1.6's fitted with aftermaret alloys. One being the MKraft alloys and the other one being an electric blue one with amazing 15" alloys. But i don't know if they are 98PCD or not. If i do find some intresting designs, i'll take some snaps and upload it here. Cheers bro. Enjoy the car and don't ever let her go...... unless the upgrade happens to be the Grande Punto.
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11th May 2007, 08:17	#43
etchemkay BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 160 Thanked: 23 Times	Great review "nano" You've just inspired me to get going with a review of my Palio 1.2 NV. I should be hitting the 10K in a month or so anyway. Would be a good time to post a review.
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12th May 2007, 03:16	#44
roms BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 641 Thanked: 26 Times	Hey I'm late for the party.Nevertheless, that was a typical Palio Lover's report.Something to ponder on... Palio owners are palio lovers right? But unlike other cars, Palio is considered as a masculine machine....so that makes us............. Ahem, stupid thought that!HAHA, I guess the same goes for SX4 owners now. Anyways, may your love affair with her/him last forever! Great report Kiran.Its funny actually,I thought your car might be heavily modded, atleast thats the first thing that came to my head when I saw the pictures of your car.I'm surprised its completely stock.Surprised because I've heard a lot about you helping others with their perfomance mods on Palios. As for the alloys, here's a picture of the Alfa Romeo 147 hatch, with those telephone dial alloys :- Its not a clear shot, but look closely and you will see the similarity. Here's the Alfa 147 GTA ,but these are the "propah" telephone dial alloys :- Lovely car, lovely wheels and even more lovely power - 250 bhp 3.2 L V6 and 338 BHP!! with Autodelta 3.7L V6.Probably the world's most powerful front wheel drive hatch (in stock form).But its an understeering bombshell! Before going too much OT, I'd say these telephone alloys on the Palio do look hot when in motion, infact they are much better than the S10's alloys. Last edited by roms : 12th May 2007 at 03:30.
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