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I would never recommend a Chevy to anyone in my known community. Sole reason is Kropex and Trident are killing the brand in Bangalore. Don't know the story elsewhere in India though. A word of advice to Chevrolet India (if someone is seeing this after all) - Buck up your aftersales. People would love to buy anything from a stable which has a good reputed A.S.S. Merely selling jazzy cars with powerful engines won't help. I would have been rather happy to buy an Alto. Atleast I would have a peace of mind that day at the After Sales Service Center. This is one big reason why my parents didn't buy a Beat and went in for Wagon-R last year. And believe me, they are treated with respect (from all aspect) at the Maruti Service Center. | |
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About the brake disc issue, I'm more worried about what caused the uneven wear. If the disc was not rotating properly, the same problem has chances of recurring. Did the SA happen to mention anything on this? And what was the cause of the dashboard noise? Sam Quote:
The suspension shouldn't become soft like that. What is the air pressure you're maintaining in the tires? And it's time to get the fuel pump replaced under warranty, if you have the noise coming in while driving. A standard problem with the Petrol Beat. I had mine replaced as well. Sam Quote:
And I am yet to meet even one service center that has it's people trained to find solutions to typical problems. I am seriously considering not giving my Beat to the authorized dealers for service at 30k point. Sam Good to see the shiny car! The fuel pump would have to be changed under warranty. It's a part they don't always have in stock, so they try to wriggle out of providing it. Insist till they stop to resist ![]() Cheers to all, Sam | |||
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Just a quick question: Is the Fuel Pump is covered in the 3 year warranty ? Last edited by Soumyajit9 : 11th April 2013 at 15:57. | ||
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Also the fuel pump noise is there at ignition in my car. Pretty much on the lines of the video posted by superutp. I have not purchased the Chevy promise am I still eligible for the replacement? Lately the rattles over uneven/broken roads are getting louder. Anyone got this fixed? | |
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Thanks for the clarity Sam !! Mine is the standard 3 year warranty. No additional covers or Chevy promise stuff. So I take it safe that the standard warranty covers this. Good then ! Quote:
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However, if the noise is persistent while driving even, then you "must" get them replaced. This is what I have been facing since the last 1 year almost. The noise comes on at times while driving. Switching the engine Off and On doesn't help. Quote:
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| ![]() Hi All, Bought a new Chevy Beat-Diesel-LTO and enjoying every second in it. ODO reads 1300 as n date and i gave it a good run-in by going to & fro Blore-Chennai never crossing 2500 RPM on those very good roads. My favorite has been the light steering and amazing response it gives in city. AC is good. Missing the bluetooth on inbuilt-HU and somehow managed to do some custom settings after numerous trials to get a better output from the speakers. I am getting a FE of around 12 in City and 17 in Highway which is way below the quoted figures in this forum. During my first 1000Kms service checkup i did mention about the low figures but the service guy told me to check FE beyond 3000Kms when the engine gets 'set'. Today's car engines are pre-tuned so i really do not buy that line but wanted to check with some experienced Beat-Diesel owners. I change gears when the RPM touches 2500 does that have anything to do with the lesser numbers? I always have AC on at 19' and auto mode. |
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| ![]() Congrats sr_beat for the Beat! Wish you lots of happy mile munching in your, as I would say, 'Smart' diesel hatchback. Nice to hear that you are keeping it under 2500RPMs during the run-in period. I agree the FE is not on the good side but atleast wait till 2000 kms, I will increase! Are you relying on the MID or doing tanfull method to check the FE? What colour, BTW? ![]() |
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How do you calculate the FE. Tank full to Tank full method? I own a beat diesel 2011 make and have done 23k kms. I feel better after every service with respect to acceleration and drive. With respect to beat diesel, I feel the engine pulls well even after 1200 rpm. I live in chennai and my mileage in city swings between 16kmpl in a very congested traffic to 18.5 kmpl in a normally populated traffic. Some time back did a highway trip where i was a able to achieve ~22Kmpl doing speeds at 120 kmph. I will be going for a trip tomorrow and can update the latest highway FE figures after monday. So I generally change my gears somewhere around 1800-2000 rpm. Sometime even less than that in a normal congested road. I suggest you to change the gears by 2000 RPM and evaluate the FE. | |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() @Sr-beat, If you put this query in the diesel Beat thread, you will get more accurate answers than in this pertrol thread. Petrol Beat's mileage is very much volatile so can't compare with a diesel mill which is more cosistent in FE. Another quality parameter failure: My fuel lid lock lever cable got stuck,upon inspecting the cable looks like new on both ends but refuses to operate, pulled out fully and found centre portion is already rusted with blisters all over ![]() Any pointers to source this from outside GM? Quote:
Can you share the pic of the K&N installation on your ride? I guess you have a universal conical one. Am thinking of to go for that. Also, how was the engine response especially on mid range? Last edited by sajjt : 13th April 2013 at 18:54. | |
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| ![]() @Loud: Thanks!! I ve bought a 'Blade Silver' Beat Diesel LTO and am enjoying every mile in my car ![]() @Balaji31582: I am checking FE between 2 full tanks and I will definitely try out the gear shifts below 2000rpm and check if there is any FE difference. BTW then what would you suggest the ideal rpm to be for down shift, currently I follow 2500rpm for upshift and below 1000rpm for down. I will try both and check as per your suggestion. Enjoy your trip! ![]() @Sajit: There were many ownership experience threads but I could not find any specific Beat diesel thread like this one where all facets are discussed. Can you please share the link with me?? Thanks for your time. |
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