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| ![]() Today I was informed that my car had been unloaded yesterday at the dealer's yard. Today I went there and did a preliminary PDI. I couldn't get into the car since the key was not carried by the SA. So I inspected it from the outside. All looked well and the VIN decoding shows it is a July 2014 car. I feel that panel gaps still exist to an unacceptable level. In comparison, I have noticed similar gaps in the Mobilio as well. I am unlucky to have been given the MRF tyres, so I guess an upgrade to Michellin 3PST 195-60-15 needs serious consideration. |
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BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore
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The trick is to find the right recline angle (leaning towards more upright position) and pushing the seat forward enough to get a good support for the back. I managed to get the right seating posture and my back was comfortable even after driving for 8 hours continuously. My conclusion is that the Amron back rest is not really required. Quote:
![]() +1, One thing I've learn't over the years is seat covers are really not required for any car. Seat covers tend to ruin the contours/shape of the seats, interferes with heat and sweat dissipation (for eg. the premium seat covers in the higher variants have good sweat dissipation qualities). I used to put seat covers for my previous cars thinking that they will protect the original seat fabric, now i wonder, what was I thinking then. The car ages as a whole unit and there is no point protecting the seats with some cover (unless you are going for leather upholstery). I just ruined the experience of sitting on the original seats. All we need to do is regular wash/shampoo of the seat fabric at say 3M. Quote:
1. ZVTV is not too noisy at high speeds as I had heard about MRF. Maybe the tyres are soft being new and will get noiser as they age. I'm yet to find that out.. The tyre noise levels are acceptable as of now. 2. The ZVTV tyres can cruise comfortably upto 110 KM/hr on our 4 laned highways. It doesn't feel good and does not stay planted at higher than this speed, 120 is like pushing it. Also I felt that the car gets shaky above 120 and tends to veer a bit to the right or left suddenly due to cross winds on the open highway. Perhaps wider tyres will minimize this effect. Last edited by for_cars1 : 30th July 2014 at 00:54. | ||||
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Goa
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| ![]() Can somebody provide some testimonies about high speed capabilities of the new City? High as in 140+ or at least 120+. |
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BHPian Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Gurgaon
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Gurgaon
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I did however noticed this cross wind effect and the car changing its direction because of this and found this surprising , i never noticed this even in my i20 (which has poor dynamics) , this might be due to many factors but it sure was'nt a storm then and the wind speed was definitely not extremely high , honestly i've never noticed this is any car i've driven to date. Last edited by Rocketscience : 30th July 2014 at 10:58. | ||
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Bengaluru
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() I too have realized that going for art-leather spoils the overall experience. Most often, the fit and finish of art-leather covers aren't as good as the stock ones. Many of the art-leather fitters stitch the art-leather cover on to the fabric cover, spoiling the fabric cover. Add to that, the sweat and heat. Most often you will be forced to add the bead-cover over the art-leather cover. That spoils the complete look. I have decided to stick to stock fabric seats. Might consider buying leather seats with very good heat dissipation capabilities , may be 4 or 5 years down the line. Last edited by Geo : 30th July 2014 at 11:24. |
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I wonder if it is due to the steering, or tyres or something to do with aerodynamics of the car! It is scary. Haven't driven over 110kmph yet, waiting to do that post 1st service. | |
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