i have driven a few thousand kms and hence would qualify for a long term ownership post. this post is further to my intial ownership report which was posted after the first week's experience where i was comparing my cedia to my older palio.
Some of the grouses took care of themselves.
AC:
The a/c which was fogging the windows stopped doing so in the second week. I may also point out that the rear windshield wasnt cleaned properly from the inside at the corners which was giving an effect of the fogggin.
The side windows was a genuine case though and the side vents were throwing air directly onto the glass so that may have caused it. During the recent rains the foggin was at bay whenever i switched to defogging mode. It is very useful (as Palio owners would know) specially when its raining at night. You need clear glass all round.
The ac is as effective as that in the Palio, fair & square. and i do not really miss climate control.
Stalling:
the second issue is almost minimal now. i used to stall the car specially when moving from stationary on a slope. this is almost sorted. i rarely do it now. i think the car and me know each other better now.
Drive:
the handling in some situations is better than the Palio. this one takes it yawning at most times. fastest i have gone so far is 155km's on the noida-greater noida e-way and the car hardly broke a sweat at that speed, was reassuring and well planted.
Had done a trip to Lansdowne during the rains and the drive was not tiring at all. just took at 10min tea break both sides. did not stall the car on the hills either.
Headlights:
this is a sore so far. But only for people who do a lot of night highway driving. i feel it more also because of being used to the double headlamp setup of the Palio. Looking for a HID projector setup to solve the headlamp issue.
Front bumper skirt's:
This is a find from last week. the skirts are clamped on to the bumper and if few of the clamp break the entire skirt will need to be replaced. needless to say i did manage this by bumping into a dog or rather both of us went the same way and collided. the skirt's come off from the corner. the clamps are broken and therefore the entire skirt will have to replaced if i am really fussy about getting it done. right now the repair shop has bolted a screw from the inside next to the front tire. its working ok for the time being.
Residues from other car's:
the Biggest grouse.
the car doesnt have side protectors..the black strips that are fixed on most cars to protect the sides from scratches/residues. people have this habit of opening their car doors so wide that they end up banging the car parked next to theirs. in my case one of the devils is the car cleaner who cleans the car's parked next to mine on either side. I have got the stains removed once, but i have got lot of new ones. But today there is a new big white paint residue from the other car.
i am getting teflon coating done on saturday. hopefully the coating should offer some protection. Maybe even get side protectors fixed. the car will look ugly
Also have to look for a scratch/residue remover.