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| ![]() perhaps all santros cutting in right and left without caring about other road users is the cause of this rage, the car may be, well alright, taken for granted is mighty fine, that doesn't mean others' lives could be endangered please. |
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@Jaggu. Good point there. Never thought of it while making that my signature. @Jk. Better discuss with the mods on your truck. Some people will never grow up, look at me. @RKS. Buddy! It's not that we hate some cars or not. But sometimes it is too funny to hear things like stock tire sizes and handling together, 5J rims being wider and offering best traction, Santro being the finest car etc.. Pl try and understand that this is an automotive forum and we all are here to share one passion. There maybe a few disagreements but let it not eat into our passions and emotions. ![]() Where are the Alloys for Jk's Safari? | |
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Xtramile is what seems the best in premium fuel for 2.2. Otherwise mostly find that people are satisfied with normal diesel and STP/System D. | |
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I hope you now understand that I get adequate grip and great handling with wider rims on stock-size tyres. Actually I am using the maximum-allowed rim width for my tyre size. For more powerful cars, you may need wider tyres as well to get adequate grip, depending on your driving style. | ||
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| ![]() To quote JK.. That is also a deadly combination ![]() It seems that that I am the only one getting FE in the 10-15 bracket. I think I will have to come down to Kolkata to take driving lessons. This way I can meet up on my relatives also ![]() Last edited by Technocrat : 24th April 2008 at 13:07. |
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![]() @JK: whats happening on your tyre & wheel upgrade? Why dont you check out the Bilsteins too? | ||
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Back to Safaris,.... I had been to Kerala for 3-4 of days last week ( mostly in and around calicut, and a road trip to cochin airport ) , and I was intrigued by the fact that there were not many safaris on the road. In fact very few! especially north of Trichur. I saw only two or three safaris ( and not a single 2.2 ) in two full days in Calicut. However, I could catch a few at Trichur and on the highway to Ernakulam. It was all Taveras and Innovas! Most Taveras were taxis, and Innovas were private vehicles. I had been using a rented Tavera for a couple of days and the driver tells me that Taveras are big in Kerala - at least as taxis. "People nowadays want Taveras for long trips even if its just for two or three persons - and in the summer vacations, there is a big demand for Taveras for the mandatory trip to the hill stations" Jkdas, Steeroid and other mallu safari owners - are you folks an aberration in Kerala, or is there better Safari ownership in South Kerala? Large families show a clear preference to Innovas. Is it because Kerala roads really dont need powerful vehicles ( for most part of Kerala driving 80-90 Kph should be good enough, I feel )? or is it because the average (rich) Malayali is too focused on resale, brand, etc? By the way, you see a lot of Safaris - and many 2.2s in Hyderabad. Most of them ( mostly white 3 ltrs ) belong to Politicos and I could see a number of 2.2 ltrs driven by young folks as well. There are some awesome black beasts in the city as well. Just wanted to comment on what I saw in Kerala. Sorry for going OT again.. | |
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Wasn't I suprised, but the way the needle was moving it was pointing to some good FE - more so this was driving at 100-140 kph with full AC on. Have filled up Xtramile premium again to cross check those figures and to really convice me totally. Anyway anything around 12-13 on highway is much appreciated for this 2 tonner. Whatever be it premium fuels it is for me as the engine is super smooth, felt some roughness the last and only time with regular diesel. Now thats more like it, plan the drive. BTW, is it possible to do some recording of supposedly "krrr" noise that some of us are hearing - I really dont have a fix on that. Last edited by adc : 24th April 2008 at 12:43. | |
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v1p3r has to courier the Falkens. 2.2L is catching up. Innova and Tavera carries 7 in a better way coz of the front facing seat pattern. Also, Innova and Tavera has lot of promo and people buy them for personal cum taxi use. Last edited by jkdas : 24th April 2008 at 13:20. Reason: edit: manager came and hence had to cut short:P | ||||||
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![]() EDIT: Recording the "Krrr..." noise is a good idea. I do not have good recording equipement(s) so can I will try to record it on my mobile. Hope the mobile file format is compatible with Windows. Last edited by kingshukt : 24th April 2008 at 13:51. | |
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As said, the last time was the only time normal diesel was filled up and it gave 10.5 JK any take on the "krrr" noise? Quote:
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() rks, i guess we can leave out the Santro from this thread. its getting way too OT. |
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| ![]() In Kerala, there's not much of Safari craze. And those who own one are crazy enough! ![]() Tavera is currently the most favorite taxi. Innova has become a must for every middle class and upper class families as a 2nd car or single car. Scorpio sits in between all these and sells well and has some special fan following amongst youngsters and budding real estate brokers (there're a millions of them here). Hello! What is Falken doing in this thread? |
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![]() jkdas: a couple of quick questions : 1) How good is the roof AC? especially for third row folks? I know this has been discussed somewhere, but do you have any first hand experience? Do you need to use it very often? 2) Too early to ask, but how is your beige interior coping up with the dirt that comes in, especially when its all rains and wet shoes etc? Do you think it will be a big challenge for someone with three fairly active kids to keep the beige interiors clean? ![]() | |||
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