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I haven't heard the grinding sound, have driven the car for about 300kms, so not sure when this starts happening. And any idea if there are any limits to be maintained while driving for the first 1000kms, didn't spot any specific instructions in the manual, and the SA didn't mention it either. | |
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Are you having Diesel or Petrol variant? Please do mention the type in posts or add the same to your signature so it's easy to identify the same. I believe the problem is specific to Petrol variants but I'll let other folks confirm. With respect to engine run in period, I would try not to go to 3 digit speeds and keep RPM in 2500 range (in Automatic it does bump to 3000 at times even in D mode). | |
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| ![]() I feel both the powerplants (petrol and diesel) are just ordinary when it comes to fuel efficiency and not as efficient as the hype buildup around them suggests. 9.5 for petrol and 14 for diesel are pretty ordinary figures. The peak hours - bumper to bumper trafic is the best place to test the efficiency of an engine and both these honda engines have'nt shown any extra ordinary results in those conditions. |
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Under the same conditions and measured tank full to tank full method on the same route I am getting a FE of 18kmpl to 18.5kmpl with the new Diesel City which is an increase of 5.5 kmpl which when we convert to statistics is a 40% increase in fuel efficiency ![]() | |
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I've changed my booking from VX MT Diesel to VMT after giving some thought. 1. I got a bit apprehensive that the Sun-Roof could possibly leak (however good the quality of the sunroof maybe, water somehow can find a way to trickle inside, say after 5 years or more). Felt its better to go without the hole above the head. 2. Push-button start and request sensor at the door, have heard of reliability issues in the push button system (generally, not specific to Honda) , especially if the battery goes dead. Felt the traditional key system would be more reliable. 3. Sound insulating windshield in the VX. Didn't perceive any reduction in sound to warrant this feature. 4. Leather seat upholstery: This is a good to have feature. There are after market options for this. Have to admit that fabric seats would be more comfortable in hot weather conditions. Default tendency was to go with the highest variant initially. After some thought, felt that more fancy features = more points of failure = more headache. Last edited by for_cars1 : 14th April 2014 at 11:42. | |
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Question - the leather seats in the 2014 City have perforated (small holes) in the centre of the seat - is there a way to cover this center part of the seat (preferably with a nice fabric) to prevent heat issues + dirt buildup in these holes? The dirt made the seat look ugly in the VX test drive vehicle that i saw :( | |
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![]() I am not sure how you guys are getting such low mileage figures. My car consistently averages in tune of 20-21kmpl on the MID in Delhi-NCR traffic. I've never seen it drop below 16kmpl over 4000 odd km, even when subjected to very spirited highway running or rock crawling ![]() | |||
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Anyways, what we are finding consistently on the forum when real users report the numbers, the mileage for the Diesel City is a minimum of 16+ kmpl for i-DTEC City. And I can say that this is true in spite of my upgrade from the stock tyres to 195/60 R15 XM2s. Last edited by vsrivatsa : 14th April 2014 at 13:26. | |
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| ![]() If you are interested in saving some more, try to go with a vendor. You might save a handsome figure - may be around 7K after the NCB claim. Quote:
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F.E After today's trip :- ![]() Overall F.E till date :- ![]() Please note that i'm trying my best to extract the most out of my car and i've hardly ever revved it over 2000 rpm and usually upshift in the 1800 rpm range. Quote:
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