kpzen to kpgetz : Two Getz CRDi's join the family !! - 1,11,111 kms

ShyamSCrdi · 18th April 2009, 09:27

@KP - 210 KMPH

. I really want to get onto the express way where you are are burning rubber. I have managed only about 190 and thats only about twice or thrice. And as you say the brakes are super at straight line. Lucky you, that express way is super.

@aya - The rear view mirror is good at night. I had the same thing on my zen at night the ash interiors made everything darker making it hard to view the rear. Since the interiors are beige in the getz the night vision is better. In the morning though if the night vision was enabled - the zens rear view was clear but it is not so in the case of the getz. But then thats the point of having those kind of mirrors right.

undead · 18th April 2009, 10:18

Two weeks back i managed to hit 160kmph mark. Too much wind noise made me stay at 140kmph itself.

driving_smartly · 18th April 2009, 11:37

210 thats really good speed man would give fabia diesel a run for its money

kpzen · 18th April 2009, 12:37

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Originally Posted by abhinav.gupta88

Drive Carefully.

What if we disclose Ishan's Driving that night at Monaco Grand Prix then?

Hehehehe!
I'll leave that for Guruji to explain.

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Originally Posted by aZa

@KP : Is the Driver side mirror on the GETZ a non convex type??? if yes why is this so? The day/night rear view mirror i believe is not that effective due to the light colored interiors!

aZa
Are u asking about the ORVM or the inside rear view mirror?

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Originally Posted by ShyamSCrdi

@KP - 210 KMPH

. I really want to get onto the express way where you are are burning rubber. I have managed only about 190 and thats only about twice or thrice. And as you say the brakes are super at straight line. Lucky you, that express way is super.

Please check out your braking before doing such speeds.
IIRC you have 195/60-14 on stock rims. The same wheel combo is causing some handling issues in my cousin's Getz. The handling completely goes for a toss while hard braking at speeds above 100kph.

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Originally Posted by undead

Two weeks back i managed to hit 160kmph mark. Too much wind noise made me stay at 140kmph itself.

With windows open?

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Originally Posted by driving_smartly

210 thats really good speed man would give fabia diesel a run for its money

Are you sure?

Akshay1234 · 18th April 2009, 14:15

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Originally Posted by driving_smartly

210 thats really good speed man would give fabia diesel a run for its money

dude a stock fabia diesel isnt even comparable. and it would beat even a remapped one.

raul · 18th April 2009, 14:27

Kpzen - This is some serious fun with a Getz. Has to be India's hottest hatch, like the Clio Sports videos on youtube doing insane speeds. Now put a similarly powerful engine on the i20 with its pretty good suspension, braking, build quality and safety features and we have an awesome car.

ShyamSCrdi · 20th April 2009, 07:06

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Originally Posted by driving_smartly

210 thats really good speed man would give fabia diesel a run for its money

Agreed KP's Getzi is a remapped one. Even a remapped fabia comes nowhere near the stock Getz. Run for its money -> the fabia is running only for the skoda brand name thats all.

@KP - I find the brakes giving me enough confidence. I don't find handling as an issue at all with the vehicle. At 190 i was able to maneuver the vehicle without any drama.

iraghava · 20th April 2009, 09:09

Good going KP, I look forward to having some good tyres & alloys and a Pete's box on my car. Till then :(

anarchist · 20th April 2009, 09:52

I have 195 tyres on my Getz, I have done 185 kmph till date and the drive around Bangalore usually requires sudden stops and different speeds, and the brakes does inspire confidence. I would have preferred Swift's handling to the Getz at any speed, I am more than happy to be driving around in my Pete'd (Pete's + K&N stock replacement) Getz CRDi.

undead · 22nd April 2009, 14:20

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Originally Posted by kpzen

With windows open?

Nope. Actually wind was blowing from left to right of the fourlane road heavily and that made the car little unsettling .... Also the tire noise was like a screaming one..

aZa · 23rd April 2009, 01:30

guys are you facing a problem with the driver side ORVM, think its non-convex type ! Did the older GETZ come with CONVEX type ORVM?

undead · 23rd April 2009, 08:27

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Originally Posted by aZa

guys are you facing a problem with the driver side ORVM, think its non-convex type ! Did the older GETZ come with CONVEX type ORVM?

I have checked that with the service centre few days after i bought the car. It comes with the non-convex type. Also checked with the accessories shop and asked them to show me a New Driver ORVM and its of non-convex type too. Even my Santro had the Convex type ORVM.

Nobody knows the answer to this question in the service centre.

ShyamSCrdi · 23rd April 2009, 08:29

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Originally Posted by undead

Nope. Actually wind was blowing from left to right of the fourlane road heavily and that made the car little unsettling .... Also the tire noise was like a screaming one..

Thats something normal. It used to happen even on my zen. The car gets unsettled by only a little bit and the steering gets pushed.

kpzen · 28th April 2009, 14:00

Odo has crossed 25k mark.

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Originally Posted by undead

Nope. Actually wind was blowing from left to right of the fourlane road heavily and that made the car little unsettling .... Also the tire noise was like a screaming one..

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Originally Posted by ShyamSCrdi

Thats something normal. It used to happen even on my zen. The car gets unsettled by only a little bit and the steering gets pushed.

Very unusual for a car with a such a heavy front end.

undead: BFG Gsports has a lot of road noise.

aZa : I will check and let u know about the mirrors.

ShyamSCrdi · 29th April 2009, 11:35

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Originally Posted by kpzen

Odo has crossed 25k mark.

undead: BFG Gsports has a lot of road noise.

So 25K in just about 3 or 4 months eh! Kp seems to not crunching but swallowing miles

. So service due now KP?

BFG GSports indeed have a lot of tyre noise. When going into ditches as well the thud is a bit more noticeable.

Cheers

18th April 2009, 09:27	#391
ShyamSCrdi BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 344 Thanked: 2 Times	@KP - 210 KMPH . I really want to get onto the express way where you are are burning rubber. I have managed only about 190 and thats only about twice or thrice. And as you say the brakes are super at straight line. Lucky you, that express way is super. @aya - The rear view mirror is good at night. I had the same thing on my zen at night the ash interiors made everything darker making it hard to view the rear. Since the interiors are beige in the getz the night vision is better. In the morning though if the night vision was enabled - the zens rear view was clear but it is not so in the case of the getz. But then thats the point of having those kind of mirrors right.
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18th April 2009, 10:18	#392
undead Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bhavani - Komarapalayam Posts: 1,193 Thanked: 179 Times	Two weeks back i managed to hit 160kmph mark. Too much wind noise made me stay at 140kmph itself.
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18th April 2009, 11:37	#393
driving_smartly BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MH43 & MH14 Posts: 518 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	210 thats really good speed man would give fabia diesel a run for its money
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18th April 2009, 14:27	#396
raul BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 920 Thanked: 372 Times	Kpzen - This is some serious fun with a Getz. Has to be India's hottest hatch, like the Clio Sports videos on youtube doing insane speeds. Now put a similarly powerful engine on the i20 with its pretty good suspension, braking, build quality and safety features and we have an awesome car.
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20th April 2009, 09:09	#398
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Good going KP, I look forward to having some good tyres & alloys and a Pete's box on my car. Till then :(
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20th April 2009, 09:52	#399
anarchist BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago / Namma Bengaluru Posts: 372 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	I have 195 tyres on my Getz, I have done 185 kmph till date and the drive around Bangalore usually requires sudden stops and different speeds, and the brakes does inspire confidence. I would have preferred Swift's handling to the Getz at any speed, I am more than happy to be driving around in my Pete'd (Pete's + K&N stock replacement) Getz CRDi.
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23rd April 2009, 01:30	#401
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	guys are you facing a problem with the driver side ORVM, think its non-convex type ! Did the older GETZ come with CONVEX type ORVM?
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