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Originally Posted by PrasannaDhana

Hello fellow BHPians owning Ciaz,
Mine is a dignity brown ZDI, i just hate chrome, more so when it is on that big front grille. Has anyone seen matte black wrap done on brown ciaz grille? I have seen a white ciaz with matte black grille wrap and it was absolutely classy. Not sure how it would look on brown.

Matte black will look more like a plastic grille. Instead try a DIY of glossy black and see the results. Though it wont be very prominent, it will have a better look. Else try carbon fiber textured vinyl too.

[gargashwin06]

Hi guys! Has anyone tried full synthetic oil in diesel ciaz? Are there any prominent difference in the car performance as compared to synthetic vs mineral oil? I am planing to give my car for the 4th service. Help !

[cpbopanna]

Originally Posted by gargashwin06

Hi guys! Has anyone tried full synthetic oil in diesel ciaz? Are there any prominent difference in the car performance as compared to synthetic vs mineral oil? I am planing to give my car for the 4th service. Help !

I have ONLY used fully synthetic oil in my SX4 Diesel (same DDiS 200 engine) - Mobil1 0W40. Even after 85,000 km and 5 years, it sounds like a petrol engine!

[CA Dhruv]

Finally switched to Michilen primal 195/60 R15,also changed stock rims to MGA alloys.

Originally Posted by PrasannaDhana

The stock 185/65 R15 that came in my ZDI is good. I have been driving mostly in rural areas. High speed stability is also good. If you are going for new alloys, why not try the 16 inchers? They look great. Stock size for 16in is 195/60.

The reason for not opting 16"alloys
is the area in which the car is to be driven, it has to be driven on a patch of highway and rest on intercity road (not a proper highway) which is also not well maintenaned. Also keeping the coming monsoon season in mind i felt that 16 would have been better in my case.

Originally Posted by nitinrawatdun

Just drove on that road couple of weeks back Dhruv. If you are a frequent traveller between dehradun and delhi then i think its better to keep tires with high aspect ratio since the chances of that road getting better before year end are very slim(monsoon arriving soon)

Totally agree with your point. I had 185/65 in my mind but my brother talked me to get 195/60. He was insisting too much for 195/60 so I got these then.

[a4anurag]

Originally Posted by gargashwin06

Hi guys! Has anyone tried full synthetic oil in diesel ciaz?

Isn't your cars engine filled with synthetic oil since Day 1?

Maruti currently uses MGDO (Maruti Genuine Diesel Oil) which is Mobil Super 5W40 (Fully Synthetic) that costs somewhere ₹580/litre.

Check your 3rd service bill for oil details.

[volkman10]

Thailand made CIAZ gets 4 Star ASEAN NCAP Crash Rating!

Ciaz - Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) with 14.56 points / 16.00

Link -http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...o-sport-3.html

[smnrock]

After so much of confusion between s-cross, ecosport and ciaz, finally decided to go with ciaz. Looking at diesel (ZDI+) since I need to commute daily from Hosur to bangalore as my work place in domlur. Any one has idea of current offers/discounts on ciaz in bangalore?

OT: Is it wise to buy in Bangalore considering my home is in Hosur? Thinking about RTO issues :(

[nitinrawatdun]

Originally Posted by CA Dhruv

Finally switched to Michilen primal 195/60 R15,also changed stock rims to MGA alloys.

Totally agree with your point. I had 185/65 in my mind but my brother talked me to get 195/60. He was insisting too much for 195/60 so I got these then.

May be your brother has a point, going in with 195ers. It will obviously help increasing the traction and control,(specially on those mountainous roads in slippery conditions) though you will have to sacrifice a bit on comfort.
Try increasing tire pressure by 1-2 psi and you shouldn't feel any difference in comfort and marginal increase in GC.
Do update your results here. I'll be travelling to doon in august in middle of monsoon.

[arvind71181]

Originally Posted by smnrock

After so much of confusion between s-cross, ecosport and ciaz, finally decided to go with ciaz. Looking at diesel (ZDI+) since I need to commute daily from Hosur to bangalore as my work place in domlur. Any one has idea of current offers/discounts on ciaz in bangalore?

OT: Is it wise to buy in Bangalore considering my home is in Hosur? Thinking about RTO issues :(

If your home is in Hosur, wouldn't it be easier to get it registered in TN? You will save some amount on taxes as well right? Any specific reason why you want to register in KA? Your daily toll receipts will prove that you are a resident of Hosur anyway.

I was also in the same situation with respect to the car choice and went with the S-Cross . Congrats on your decision!!

[rdhan]

Some details of the Ciaz crash test.

http://www.autox.in/news/car-news/ma...in-asean-ncap/

Ciaz test results downloaded from http://www.aseancap.org/suzuki-ciaz/

[smnrock]

Originally Posted by arvind71181

If your home is in Hosur, wouldn't it be easier to get it registered in TN? You will save some amount on taxes as well right? Any specific reason why you want to register in KA? Your daily toll receipts will prove that you are a resident of Hosur anyway.

I heard even after showing toll receipts, RTO was catching TN-70(hosur) vehicles as well. So did not want to risk it. :(

[rambo1o1]

Originally Posted by a4anurag

Isn't your cars engine filled with synthetic oil since Day 1?

Maruti currently uses MGDO (Maruti Genuine Diesel Oil) which is Mobil Super 5W40 (Fully Synthetic) that costs somewhere ₹580/litre.

Check your 3rd service bill for oil details.

Is this Mobil MGDO oil available outside for purchase? I have checked Mobil's website it doesn't list it, though its available on amazon.Has mobile discontinued the oil? My service center doesn't stock mobil ,only castrol and sometimes shell.

The oils listed on mobil website are:
1. Mobil 1 0w40: 1350/liter MRP
2. Mobil 1 5w50: 1175/liter MRP
3. Mobil 1 5w30 ESP: 1375/Liter MRP

All the above are more than 1k rs per liter while the Maruti MGDO cost 639/l, seems a bit less for full synthetic.

For our hot climate is 5w50 Ok for the ciaz diesel or stick to the recommended 5w30 or 0w40 can also be used?'

Regards.

[a4anurag]

Originally Posted by rambo1o1

Is this Mobil MGDO oil available outside for purchase.

I got the MGDO Mobil Super 5W40 from my local MGP stockist. They have it on sale with 10% discount. Paid 2K for the 3.5L pack.



Recommended grades for my Swift Diesel are:
1) 15W40 (Mineral),
2) 5W30 and
3) 5W40.

I am happy with 5W40 and moreover ASC's here fill 5W40 over 5W30.

Since the engine is same in the Swift and Ciaz albeit different turbo, the engine oil recommendation would be same I guess.

[Leoshashi]

Ciaz beats City comprehensively to emerge as the leader of the C2 Segment

Ciaz's sales in May 2016-5,188 units
City's sales in May 2016-3,305 units

Sources-


Ciaz

City

Regards,
Shashi

[ranjitjadhav]

Originally Posted by outdoorlover

Does anyone have an experience to share of their Ciaz automatic? I see a lot of ads of the AT these days but yet to spot one on the roads.

I bought Ciaz ZXi+ AT 3 weeks ago. I have done 1200+ kms so far - mix of city / highway / ghats and Ciaz AT handled them all very well. City drives included two 45mins and 1hr long traffic jams. Average FE in these mixed driving conditions is 13.3kmpl as per MID (was 8.8kmpl at the delivery time) which I think is great for a car of this size and it's continuing to improve. AT is definitely a boon in city traffic and suits my sedate driving style. But trust me, it's an eager performer. Power delivery is linear and you may feel a lag of 1-1.5 secs in gear shifts when you floor the pedal. But I like it because linear power delivery makes the drive very predictable and it is not jumpy in the bumper-to-bumper city traffic. Cruising NVH levels are awesomely low even with stock Apollo tyres. I am loving my drives....just that I am driving a lot more than I normally would have done in a stick-shift