Accent GLE or Fiesta 1.4

jkdas · 19th April 2006, 22:04

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Originally Posted by Tech

Ford does a lot of research and puts feedbacks received from multiple people and then incorporates them into its models. Hence among Ford and Hyundai, Ford is better.

And hence they stopped Ford Ikon 1.8D and 1.6?

And I saw a letter from Hyundai official stating taht they wont be stopping Accent's production and that they would be sueing the newpaper company.

prince85 · 19th April 2006, 22:06

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Originally Posted by irdevanand

Correct. I love that real earth shade. Add alloys then it looks stunning. But the thing is there are around 5-6 accents in my office and 3 of them in that shade. Moreover i am afraid hyundai might drop the price of accent GLE to 4.99 lacs just to fight with getz/swift leaving the verna to fight with the bigger cars at above 6lacs margin. Accent has lived its age is my feeling.

dev

IMHO< I don't think the prices will fall any further coz its already very low.

Accent has lived its age for sure but then everyone knows that. But i feel that low price(VFM), cheap spares and great A** should be your prime priority if you are buying the Accent. For everything else the Fiesta is surely better

Cheers

prince85 · 19th April 2006, 22:07

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Originally Posted by jkdas

And hence they stopped Ford Ikon 1.8D and 1.6?

And I saw a letter from Hyundai official stating taht they wont be stopping Accent's production and that they would be sueing the newpaper company.

Well, here is a hardcore Hyundai fan, what say JK?

jkdas · 19th April 2006, 22:19

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Originally Posted by prince85

Well, here is a hardcore Hyundai fan, what say JK?

lol, no re. I like Hondas better. If I had money I would have bought teh Fiesta 1.6 though.

And dont tell me that Hyundais arent VFM.

prince85 · 19th April 2006, 22:41

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Originally Posted by jkdas

lol, no re. I like Hondas better. If I had money I would have bought teh Fiesta 1.6 though.

And dont tell me that Hyundais arent VFM.

Kya re JK? check post 32. I said Accent is VFM. Now common smile

Cheers

irdevanand · 20th April 2006, 14:55

Today afternoon we test drove aveo 1.6. We drove it in the bumpy roads of madipakkam to see whether the car screams under load while taking bad roads. it performed good taking four of us (remember that transporter movie line - 3 men 260 kilos - rule number 1 - deal is a deal!) overall around 280kilos. We rode fast, we road in bad roads, swithced off ac and music system and observed the car sound, shocks sound, checked whether the base is hitting the road anywhere, we did what we could and it looked easy on all. Aveo might be the one i buy.....

btw - guys how do you test drive a car? what all should i test while test driving?

irdevanand · 20th April 2006, 17:57

march 2006 sales

accent - 5052
fiesta - please let me know if u come across this number
aveo - 1395

manufacturer cumulative sales for mar 2006

ford - 5,929
gm - 4,070

sources:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/1...0,00020010.htm
http://www.indiaprwire.com/news/auto...otor-sales.htm

speedbuster · 20th April 2006, 23:56

holy cow, 5052 Accents in just one month??? thats almost equal to Ford's Cumulative sales figure for march 2006.

I guess Accent is regaining its past position of best seller in C segment class.

Tech · 25th May 2006, 00:46

Maybe but not anymore as Verna is down the line. Accent's future is now only known by Hyundai.

premdiv · 25th May 2006, 07:32

i think its better to consider baleno lxi. in kerala its available onroad at around 5.4 lakhs. i myself booked for one and is due by next week, with alloys,tyres,keyless entry, teflon coating, underboady coating and 4 yrs extended warranty at 5.78 lakhs. seems to be a VFM product. accents lacks FE and Back Seat space compared to baleno and the Back Seat space is also not great for fiesta, but still a good buydo consider the maintenance cost of ford, i mean the regular service costs is way higher than both baleno and accent and its a 1.4 engine compared to 1.6 and 1.5 of baleno and accent. take a test drive of all of them and decide........

prince85 · 25th May 2006, 09:08

Well........Accent GLE and Ford Fiesta 1.4 eh????? MMMMMMMMMMMM................. Ford Fiesta 1.4, this one was soo easy

naveendhyani · 25th May 2006, 10:46

if FE is important dont go for accent. even though its good 2 drive it is high on petrol. none of my friends get more then 9 in the city and 11 on the highways. i mean this is the benchmark which every1 is trying 2 achieve.

shuvc · 25th May 2006, 11:34

What is the price diff between the Accent GLE and the 1.6 DOHC GLS ?

Is the FE of the GLS worse than the GLE ? But if it's OTR is similar to the Fiesta 1.4, then may be worth considering .. since I believe it has more features than the GLE.

speedbuster · 25th May 2006, 12:25

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Originally Posted by shuvc

What is the price diff between the Accent GLE and the 1.6 DOHC GLS ?

price difference = near 1 Lakh.

@naveendhyani : U r spreading rumors just like anyone who says palio gives 6-7km/l and NHC gives 18KM/l.

My accent is giving me 10.5km/l , not even 1st service done, 800km on odo.

supremeBaleno · 25th May 2006, 12:48

My colleague's (tbhp-ian @vroom) Accent gives him 10kmpl in Chennai city with a/c on always. Not sure about highway mileage though.
@speedbuster, you bought an Accent recently ? I had the impression (from your posts on another thread) that you were a big NHC fan.

20th April 2006, 14:55	#36
irdevanand BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: chennai Posts: 355 Thanked: 938 Times	Today afternoon we test drove aveo 1.6. We drove it in the bumpy roads of madipakkam to see whether the car screams under load while taking bad roads. it performed good taking four of us (remember that transporter movie line - 3 men 260 kilos - rule number 1 - deal is a deal!) overall around 280kilos. We rode fast, we road in bad roads, swithced off ac and music system and observed the car sound, shocks sound, checked whether the base is hitting the road anywhere, we did what we could and it looked easy on all. Aveo might be the one i buy..... btw - guys how do you test drive a car? what all should i test while test driving?
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20th April 2006, 17:57	#37
irdevanand BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: chennai Posts: 355 Thanked: 938 Times	march 2006 sales accent - 5052 fiesta - please let me know if u come across this number aveo - 1395 manufacturer cumulative sales for mar 2006 ford - 5,929 gm - 4,070 sources: http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/1...0,00020010.htm http://www.indiaprwire.com/news/auto...otor-sales.htm
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20th April 2006, 23:56	#38
speedbuster BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 126 Thanked: 0 Times	holy cow, 5052 Accents in just one month??? thats almost equal to Ford's Cumulative sales figure for march 2006. I guess Accent is regaining its past position of best seller in C segment class.
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25th May 2006, 00:46	#39
Tech BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: India Posts: 216 Thanked: 20 Times	Maybe but not anymore as Verna is down the line. Accent's future is now only known by Hyundai.
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25th May 2006, 07:32	#40
premdiv BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 164 Thanked: Once	i think its better to consider baleno lxi. in kerala its available onroad at around 5.4 lakhs. i myself booked for one and is due by next week, with alloys,tyres,keyless entry, teflon coating, underboady coating and 4 yrs extended warranty at 5.78 lakhs. seems to be a VFM product. accents lacks FE and Back Seat space compared to baleno and the Back Seat space is also not great for fiesta, but still a good buydo consider the maintenance cost of ford, i mean the regular service costs is way higher than both baleno and accent and its a 1.4 engine compared to 1.6 and 1.5 of baleno and accent. take a test drive of all of them and decide........
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25th May 2006, 09:08	#41
prince85 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 971 Thanked: 123 Times	Well........Accent GLE and Ford Fiesta 1.4 eh????? MMMMMMMMMMMM................. Ford Fiesta 1.4, this one was soo easy
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25th May 2006, 10:46	#42
naveendhyani BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 542 Thanked: 9 Times	if FE is important dont go for accent. even though its good 2 drive it is high on petrol. none of my friends get more then 9 in the city and 11 on the highways. i mean this is the benchmark which every1 is trying 2 achieve.
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25th May 2006, 11:34	#43
shuvc Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2,913 Thanked: 352 Times View My Garage	What is the price diff between the Accent GLE and the 1.6 DOHC GLS ? Is the FE of the GLS worse than the GLE ? But if it's OTR is similar to the Fiesta 1.4, then may be worth considering .. since I believe it has more features than the GLE.
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25th May 2006, 12:48	#45
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,546 Thanked: 2,698 Times View My Garage	My colleague's (tbhp-ian @vroom) Accent gives him 10kmpl in Chennai city with a/c on always. Not sure about highway mileage though. @speedbuster, you bought an Accent recently ? I had the impression (from your posts on another thread) that you were a big NHC fan. Last edited by supremeBaleno : 25th May 2006 at 12:54.
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