Italian Softroader to American Mile cruncher - The Ford Figo TDCi. 110,000 km update!

gsantho3 · 21st March 2010, 00:41

Congrats Gemi on choosing a wonderful color

Even I have booked the same.

AyAn! · 21st March 2010, 00:48

Congrats on the car gemi,and a nice choice of color too.Disguises the blandness to an extent(no offense!).Superb practicality,on the other hand, seems to be the Figo's forte! An all round great package marred by iffy looks.

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Originally Posted by gemithomas

And the second one is a SCARY one. Can any one of you see any bumper!!!

All that to have a sub-4 meter length! A little extra room at the expense of a little safety!

agm · 21st March 2010, 01:18

Congrats mate.Red colour looking really looking hot .Drive safe

gemithomas · 21st March 2010, 07:36

Here is the Beauty Getting ready for the pounce. Sorry guys. COuld not leave this thread without one of these.The Italian Softroader that "took me places"

About the New one. I'm taking her out for a 250km Drive. So wear your seatbelts and get ready for a full fledged initial review.

Revy · 21st March 2010, 12:26

gemi, congrats for owning the red hot Figo ! I too have booked for the same color, in fact I hadn't seen it while booking. Only last week I happened to see it in flesh and I had no doubt about my choice. And now your pics make it even more exciting !

Looks like Kerala Ford dealers are getting special treatment from Ford ! Somebody was talking about 30 deliveries in a day at Cochin. I too should have booked it there and saved more than 50K on road tax alone...But then I have to drive around in Bangalore where I live and with KL numberplate, I will be juicy target for the traffic cops and will soon end up paying road tax in Bangalore as well :-( . Really, it is a rip off in Bangalore with 14.5% road tax where in Kerala it is only 6%. And with the highest road tax in India, we get the worst road in Bangalore.

gemithomas · 22nd March 2010, 15:56

Now thats why i got a Diesel...

Jaggu · 22nd March 2010, 16:00

She look terrific in red and Congratz! i somehow missed the thread early. Ford vehicles somehow put a smile on to your face with just a drive, which these jap, korean lot struggles to.

Do keep updating your experience.

cheers
Jaggu

benbsb29 · 22nd March 2010, 16:27

Gemi, welcome back to the Ford clan, after the Fusion.

The car looks nice in red, and the diesel economy is only going to make others jealous.

Latheesh · 22nd March 2010, 16:37

Congrats on your new car. Figo looks very good in red, saw a test drive car on saturday. Very clean lines comparing to Ritz, Astar, Beat etc. As others mentioned empty chamber in the tail lamp looks like fog lamp option, not sure though.

gr8guzzler · 22nd March 2010, 16:42

Gemi, Congrats on your new car, can you post some more interior pics? I would be interested to see the upholstery for the EXi version and the color of the Stereo display. In some of the pics on the Figo website, the HU display shown is Green. Is that the case?

Cheers!!!

gemithomas · 22nd March 2010, 17:06

The display is a kind of red. Its followed all through the instrument cluster. The lights on the speedo cluster turn on and off in a theatre style (slowly) and when the lights are turned on the display light (the rectangular one thta shows ODO/DTE/Trip) dims a little bit. Thats real good thinking by Ford.

planet_rocker · 22nd March 2010, 18:24

Gemi - congrats on the new car

You have this feature in the Palio as well - the digital clock light dims when you stich on the head lights / parking lights.

it is more of a standard feature in the recent cars.

Revy · 22nd March 2010, 18:49

gemi, any significant difference in pick up with and without A/C ? I had a short TD and through out it was with A/C. As the a/c is having more capacity compared to other hatches, any issues of more power being sucked for that ?

extreme_torque · 22nd March 2010, 18:55

Figo not withstanding, there is something about the Palio Adventure that makes me go weak in the knees whenever i see it. Why FIAT why!

Congrats on the new car. Its one of the best VFM deal in the Indian car market right now.

P.S. Colorado Red is my favourite color on Figo as well apart from white.

clevermax · 22nd March 2010, 19:32

The Figo looks like Ikon from the front and Fusion from behind. But it is not a bad looking car compared to Ritz!

21st March 2010, 00:41	#61
gsantho3 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chennai Posts: 9 Thanked: 0 Times	Congrats Gemi on choosing a wonderful color Even I have booked the same.
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21st March 2010, 01:18	#63
agm BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central India Posts: 186 Thanked: 152 Times	Congrats mate.Red colour looking really looking hot .Drive safe
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gemithomas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,366 Thanked: 143 Times View My Garage	Could'nt Resist myself from putting one of these too.. Here is the Beauty Getting ready for the pounce. Sorry guys. COuld not leave this thread without one of these.The Italian Softroader that "took me places" About the New one. I'm taking her out for a 250km Drive. So wear your seatbelts and get ready for a full fledged initial review. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by gemithomas : 21st March 2010 at 07:38.
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Revy BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 278 Thanked: 44 Times	gemi, congrats for owning the red hot Figo ! I too have booked for the same color, in fact I hadn't seen it while booking. Only last week I happened to see it in flesh and I had no doubt about my choice. And now your pics make it even more exciting ! Looks like Kerala Ford dealers are getting special treatment from Ford ! Somebody was talking about 30 deliveries in a day at Cochin. I too should have booked it there and saved more than 50K on road tax alone...But then I have to drive around in Bangalore where I live and with KL numberplate, I will be juicy target for the traffic cops and will soon end up paying road tax in Bangalore as well :-( . Really, it is a rip off in Bangalore with 14.5% road tax where in Kerala it is only 6%. And with the highest road tax in India, we get the worst road in Bangalore.
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gemithomas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,366 Thanked: 143 Times View My Garage	Now thats why i got a Diesel... Attached Thumbnails
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22nd March 2010, 16:00	#67
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,906 Times	She look terrific in red and Congratz! i somehow missed the thread early. Ford vehicles somehow put a smile on to your face with just a drive, which these jap, korean lot struggles to. Do keep updating your experience. cheers Jaggu
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22nd March 2010, 16:27	#68
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,968 Thanked: 13,221 Times View My Garage	Gemi, welcome back to the Ford clan, after the Fusion. The car looks nice in red, and the diesel economy is only going to make others jealous.
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22nd March 2010, 16:37	#69
Latheesh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: CNN/BLR Posts: 4,243 Thanked: 10,090 Times	Congrats on your new car. Figo looks very good in red, saw a test drive car on saturday. Very clean lines comparing to Ritz, Astar, Beat etc. As others mentioned empty chamber in the tail lamp looks like fog lamp option, not sure though.
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22nd March 2010, 16:42	#70
gr8guzzler BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 653 Thanked: 87 Times View My Garage	Gemi, Congrats on your new car, can you post some more interior pics? I would be interested to see the upholstery for the EXi version and the color of the Stereo display. In some of the pics on the Figo website, the HU display shown is Green. Is that the case? Cheers!!!
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22nd March 2010, 17:06	#71
gemithomas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,366 Thanked: 143 Times View My Garage	The display is a kind of red. Its followed all through the instrument cluster. The lights on the speedo cluster turn on and off in a theatre style (slowly) and when the lights are turned on the display light (the rectangular one thta shows ODO/DTE/Trip) dims a little bit. Thats real good thinking by Ford.
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22nd March 2010, 18:24	#72
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	Gemi - congrats on the new car You have this feature in the Palio as well - the digital clock light dims when you stich on the head lights / parking lights. it is more of a standard feature in the recent cars.
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22nd March 2010, 18:49	#73
Revy BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 278 Thanked: 44 Times	gemi, any significant difference in pick up with and without A/C ? I had a short TD and through out it was with A/C. As the a/c is having more capacity compared to other hatches, any issues of more power being sucked for that ?
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22nd March 2010, 18:55	#74
extreme_torque Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,377 Thanked: 5,105 Times	Figo not withstanding, there is something about the Palio Adventure that makes me go weak in the knees whenever i see it. Why FIAT why! Congrats on the new car. Its one of the best VFM deal in the Indian car market right now. P.S. Colorado Red is my favourite color on Figo as well apart from white.
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22nd March 2010, 19:32	#75
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,086 Thanked: 2,640 Times View My Garage	The Figo looks like Ikon from the front and Fusion from behind. But it is not a bad looking car compared to Ritz!
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