Swift VDi ownership: A Running report

hellspawn · 24th June 2007, 19:47

nice review and a very beautiful colour.the alloys look good.are those the stock tyres or have you upgraded them as well.
enjoy your car.

rahul_intlad · 24th June 2007, 20:09

Congratulations geeksrik,I hope all your disappointments about the long wait are over by just that one short ride.You have a wonderful car there.

Am a big fan of your post's and would be eagerly following this thread but for the time being enjoy perhaps a weekend trip to some place but yes do take care of the rains.

ravibhat · 24th June 2007, 20:18

Thats interesting about Horn for Swift, BIMAL guys told me samething about Horn when I asked them to install 2 horns in my Swift when I baught it from them.

Then I visited car shop I know and they installed it in front of me within 10 minutes and charged nothing since already I had paid them 50 bucks for removing my customized horn from Santro

Regards,

Ravi.

GeekSrik · 24th June 2007, 20:35

thanks for all your wishes! for the info part, the alloys costed me 20,500 (aligning and fitting charges waived), without nuts. i used the old nuts itself. as for the tyres, its 4,400 per tyre with 1,100 per tyre in exchange. rims he didnt pay me anything. actually i didnt spend too much time checking out on the alloys. from another thread in tyres section, i gathered that the black alloys would look good on this car rather than white. in my mind i wanted a five spoke alloy, and thats it. the model number is JL - 04 in Lenso for those who want it. sai iyengars told me that this alloy is commonly sold. he also has a four spoke one which is also good. but thats LEAGUE.

as for the horns, i m still skeptic to screw up the stock ones if i dont know what i am doing. so if anyone knows the exact place to go to do the horn part in bangalore, do lemme know so that i make it on a saturday and be done with that.

@hellspawn, the alloys are extra they are not stock.

@busa do lemme know where you installed the horn, and what sort of upgrade are you suggesting for my headlamps? i thought they were good generally speaking.

BUSA · 24th June 2007, 20:39

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do lemme know where you installed the horn, and what sort of upgrade are you suggesting for my headlamps? i thought they were good generally speaking.

Horn installed in the left side of the front bumper. Since there is no space in the hood to go inside the bumper the wheels were turbed absolutely right and from there the installer put the horn behind the front bumper.

About headlamps, just buy 100/90 bulbs like phylips ralleye and a bosch relay and get it installed, no problems what so ever and you will have better light for sure.

Edit - Dont install any relay for the horn, the diesel comes with a horn relay which i have confirmed with MUL.

faithless_1984 · 24th June 2007, 20:51

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Originally Posted by hellspawn

are those the stock tyres or have you upgraded them as well.
enjoy your car.

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@hellspawn, the alloys are extra they are not stock.

Errr GS i guess hellspawn wanted to know wether you are running stock tyres with the alloys or have you changed them.

btw are the alloys 14` or 15` ??

GeekSrik · 24th June 2007, 20:56

ok i heard it/ saw it wrong. they are not stock tyres. they are michelin pilot 195, 60, 50.

BUSA · 24th June 2007, 20:58

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Originally Posted by GeekSrik

ok i heard it/ saw it wrong. they are not stock tyres. they are michelin pilot 195, 60, 50.

You mean 195/60/15

zenopio · 24th June 2007, 22:08

hey greek..what are the tyers the company giving with car are they apollo .....here in hyderabad my frend enquired with a tyer dealer...he said he will give 750 per new tyer.....is it true how much did u get per tyer

BUSA · 24th June 2007, 22:30

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Originally Posted by zenopio

hey greek..what are the tyers the company giving with car are they apollo .....here in hyderabad my frend enquired with a tyer dealer...he said he will give 750 per new tyer.....is it true how much did u get per tyer

Its JK Vectra and return per tyre is 1000 ideally.

Jaggu · 25th June 2007, 10:39

Congratz to you again buddy. And the color do looks good. My only advice is wrt parking try to avoid parking under trees cos the hood is notorious for dents caused by falling tree twigs!!

Yes i have fitted an additional horn (Stieble Nautilus) along with wiring and relays through the dealer at 1st service, for my highway usage. Its fitted inside the hood on the RHS there was a clamp on the wheel weel, i think which usually houses the ABS and is a perfect fit.

GeekSrik · 25th June 2007, 10:39

busa you are right its 195, 60, 15, and zeno, its 1100 per tyre return.

gemithomas · 25th June 2007, 10:42

Now thats one of the best ownership reports i've ever read here. COngrats man. Enjoy your car and drive safe.

akroy · 25th June 2007, 10:49

Congrats GreekSeek for your VDi, Drive and Enjoy !!! Hear from you about the mileage soon?

Abhi

finneyp · 25th June 2007, 11:00

Sriky, Finally, you made it! Congrats!

After reading your Drive report, only thing I liked was the performance of 1.3 Multijet engine, and no wonder it was a Fiat engine!

Enjoy driving your new Car!

24th June 2007, 19:47	#16
hellspawn Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,686 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	nice review and a very beautiful colour.the alloys look good.are those the stock tyres or have you upgraded them as well. enjoy your car.
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24th June 2007, 20:09	#17
rahul_intlad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 1,579 Thanked: 4 Times	Congratulations geeksrik,I hope all your disappointments about the long wait are over by just that one short ride.You have a wonderful car there. Am a big fan of your post's and would be eagerly following this thread but for the time being enjoy perhaps a weekend trip to some place but yes do take care of the rains.
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24th June 2007, 20:18	#18
ravibhat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,256 Thanked: 37 Times View My Garage	Thats interesting about Horn for Swift, BIMAL guys told me samething about Horn when I asked them to install 2 horns in my Swift when I baught it from them. Then I visited car shop I know and they installed it in front of me within 10 minutes and charged nothing since already I had paid them 50 bucks for removing my customized horn from Santro Regards, Ravi.
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24th June 2007, 20:35	#19
GeekSrik Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,281 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	thanks for all your wishes! for the info part, the alloys costed me 20,500 (aligning and fitting charges waived), without nuts. i used the old nuts itself. as for the tyres, its 4,400 per tyre with 1,100 per tyre in exchange. rims he didnt pay me anything. actually i didnt spend too much time checking out on the alloys. from another thread in tyres section, i gathered that the black alloys would look good on this car rather than white. in my mind i wanted a five spoke alloy, and thats it. the model number is JL - 04 in Lenso for those who want it. sai iyengars told me that this alloy is commonly sold. he also has a four spoke one which is also good. but thats LEAGUE. as for the horns, i m still skeptic to screw up the stock ones if i dont know what i am doing. so if anyone knows the exact place to go to do the horn part in bangalore, do lemme know so that i make it on a saturday and be done with that. @hellspawn, the alloys are extra they are not stock. @busa do lemme know where you installed the horn, and what sort of upgrade are you suggesting for my headlamps? i thought they were good generally speaking.
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24th June 2007, 20:56	#22
GeekSrik Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,281 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	ok i heard it/ saw it wrong. they are not stock tyres. they are michelin pilot 195, 60, 50.
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24th June 2007, 22:08	#24
zenopio BANNED Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: hyderabad,london Posts: 441 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	hey greek..what are the tyers the company giving with car are they apollo .....here in hyderabad my frend enquired with a tyer dealer...he said he will give 750 per new tyer.....is it true how much did u get per tyer
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25th June 2007, 10:39	#26
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,212 Thanked: 15,892 Times	Congratz to you again buddy. And the color do looks good. My only advice is wrt parking try to avoid parking under trees cos the hood is notorious for dents caused by falling tree twigs!! Yes i have fitted an additional horn (Stieble Nautilus) along with wiring and relays through the dealer at 1st service, for my highway usage. Its fitted inside the hood on the RHS there was a clamp on the wheel weel, i think which usually houses the ABS and is a perfect fit.
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25th June 2007, 10:42	#28
gemithomas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,366 Thanked: 143 Times View My Garage	Now thats one of the best ownership reports i've ever read here. COngrats man. Enjoy your car and drive safe.
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25th June 2007, 10:49	#29
akroy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA, USA Posts: 2,423 Thanked: 85 Times View My Garage	Congrats GreekSeek for your VDi, Drive and Enjoy !!! Hear from you about the mileage soon? Abhi
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25th June 2007, 11:00	#30
finneyp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,716 Thanked: 319 Times View My Garage	Sriky, Finally, you made it! Congrats! After reading your Drive report, only thing I liked was the performance of 1.3 Multijet engine, and no wonder it was a Fiat engine! Enjoy driving your new Car!
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