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| ![]() Purchased a Genx XT for my wife last week, after trading in our older Nano. First impression is that its a major leap forward, compared to the 2011 CX model we had before. Interiors, NVH insulation, steering, suspension have all become much better. The brakes though, are a real safety hazard in my opinion. While driving it on the ring road yesterday, I almost rear ended an Indica in front of me, who had to slam on his brakes due to an accident ahead of him. Saved by swerving sharply to the right. The distance between the two cars was about 7-8 feet, which is usually adequate for normal braking conditions at speeds of ~50kmph. Had the blow in the tires been higher, or the number of people in the car been more, I suspect the end result would have been worse as the brakes wouldn't have been able to reduce the car's momentum in time. Lessons learnt : 1] Keep a safe distance from other Nanos on the road, especially if they are behind you, as you never know when their brakes might be inadequate. 2] Avoid giving your Nano to hired drivers who arent extremely familiar with it's short comings wrt braking distance The intention behind buying the new Nano was for use as an errand car, school pick up and drop with a running of less than 2km daily and it's met those requirements in stellar fashion. I wouldn't be too confident of taking it on longer runs though. |
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Jokes apart, how come the FE is so low in a Nano with a 600cc engine, where even the 800cc Marutis give a minimum of 16kmpl under same conditions? Even my i10 gives me 15kmpl on a regular basis. Last edited by sasi405 : 3rd September 2015 at 15:04. Reason: Addition of info | |
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BHPian Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Coimbatore
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The lessons learnt you mentioned above is true for all the vehicles, not only for a Nano. | |
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At 50 kmph you are going at over 13 m/s and 8 feet means just about 2.5 meters apart. Too close, you are lucky because you were behind an Indica one of the few hatches that has a poorer braking capability than the Nano (Reference: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ml#post1871653 ) Would advice a bigger separation, not just for the Nano, for any vehicle. | |
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| ![]() One +ve takeaway here is the seating height of the Nano. Since I could see over the Indica guy's roof, I was able to anticipate that he was going to slam the brakes and it gave me a little more time to be react. |
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![]() But I have to disagree about the dealership. I don't know about Adya but at least the Concorde motors sales agent , where I booked from , had a complete understanding of the end to end feature set. He used to call me every two weeks to apologize for the delay, followed by every two days while it was being shipped from the factory. During delivery he insisted on not using the left leg at all. (I think there was some training by tata because a couple of days back I got a mail from TML only to say the same thing) I ddn't think much of it then but then switching between our geared car and this lands you up in quite a few not-just-embarrassing-but-scary situations ! | ||
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BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangalore
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![]() Then why do they make false promises ? I was promised within 6 weeks ![]() | |
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You know what to expect from the vehicle and adjust your driving style accordingly. Not the other way around - that would be be a disaster waiting to happen. Last edited by LonelyPlanet : 4th September 2015 at 13:09. | |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kochi-KL
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| ![]() An update on the daily usage. I have had a few close shaves with bikes parked right behind the car and people crouching down and sitting behind the car. The rear window sill is so high that it completely hides even a bike as big as a bullet from view. So decided to get a reverse camera installed before falling into some serious trouble. I chose to install an external camera between the number plate lights instead of a flush mounted one on the bumper for the following reasons. 1. Did not want to drill a permanent hole on the bumper. 2. The lens would be unprotected and prone to damage if struck by anything even lightly. 3. The lens would be pointing straight and would limit the vision immediately below the bumper. On the other hand it gives a view into the sky and distance which is of no practical use in a reverse assist camera. 4. Installing above the number plate between the lights makes it very unobtrusive. Installation was straightforward and took hardly an hour including the wiring. The make is RSR Autovision and it does not include an ultrasonic beeper. There are cheaper alternatives available at half the price online but I chose to get it from a shop to get warranty and free fixing. Power was taken from the reverse lamp and the wires from the lens to the display on the dashboard were concealed below the floor carpet. Am very happy with the positioning of the lens as it gives me maximum view right below the bumper. This enables to park as close to an obstacle as possible using the camera. Now making it a habit to see the camera while reversing. Lens above the License Plate ![]() Minimum actual distance to an obstacle ![]() Minimum visible distance on the screen ![]() |
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Senior - BHPian | ![]() Would it be possible to fit the reversing camera on the inside of the rear hatch? That way it would also be protected from the elements. The camera fitted without a proper enclosure could get damaged by a careless car washing guy. Also it could get damaged on the rear bumper in case of a rear collision. |
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My friend booked a Red XTA (from Concord Motors, Diray Circle) in July and was promised delivery within 2 months. He have never got any follow up calls or any calls about delay in delivery - he had to call and follow up always and even after 2 months, his agent is not able to give him a tentative delivery date. Last week (when the promised 2 months were up), he called them again and said that he is ready to compromise on his color choice, if a delivery can be made soon. To this, they told him that he should have told them this before as there was couple of cars which was available previous week. My question is, when he was calling and following up, shouldn't they have at least informed him that there are cars available in other colors? Is there any way to escalate this matter to the higher ups so that he gets the delivery of his car soon? --Anoop | |
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Have you touched the number plate after a typical city drive? | |
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The black cube is an enclosure that comes with the camera. The actual lens module is placed inside the cube and this module itself is watertight. The camera is not an expensive accessory and can be replaced in 1000 bucks unlike the display. Hence would not make economic sense to spend more on protecting it. | ||
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