[wanderernomad]

Beautiful Car and it takes guts to buy one now a days. IMO Petra looks much better than the Sienna. If you dont mind my asking how much did you pay for it? At times my heart also beats for an Adventure but recurring nightmares of maintenance costs keep me away.

[hillram]

Originally Posted by wanderernomad

If you dont mind my asking how much did you pay for it?

This is a very pertinent question and I always publish my restoration costs.Here they go:

- Cost of acquistion of Siena : 45000
- New Iginition Coil : 3800
- New OD Sensor : 3500
- Silver Compaint Can : 225
- Refurbished Tyres & Alloy Wheels (5 nos each): 7000
- Overall Servicing(including oil changes) : 5000

TOTAL cost : 64525

Now the car is good for another 1,00,000 kms. May be in six months time, I will opt for new tubeless tyres and a complete colour change for the car.

[wanderernomad]

Having a fun car to drive for Rs 65000 is what I call a deal. Wish you a lot of happy driving miles. Drive safe and enjoy your ride.

[hillram]

Originally Posted by wanderernomad

Having a fun car to drive for Rs 65000 is what I call a deal. Wish you a lot of happy driving miles. Drive safe and enjoy your ride.

Thanks.
Another angle to this restoration was that, the entire exercise was done in Chennai (not my hometown-Hyderabad) with mechanics who speak only Tamil and with my gibberish Tamil and sourcing parts from Pudhupet, with the help of few Team Bhpians (Jaykumar & h14). Thats the spirit of Team Bhp. It only reiterates that anywhere we go, Team Bhpianism is a boon !!!

[gkrishk]

btw was the 1.6L motor offered in this,or was it launched with the Petra?

The Siena did come with a 1.6 litre DOHC 100HP petrol. It was one of the earliest sedans with ABS and drivers airbag and had very good acceleration, though a bit thirsty.

[samsag12]

Somehow I missed this thread, congrats on acquiring another FIAT Ram bhai. Good to see your collection growing at a swift pace.
I really like the subtle changes you did to it, especially wheels. Also interior looks stock & neatly maintained.
So is this your daily driver in Chennai or have you shipped it to Hyd'bad.

[hillram]

Originally Posted by samsag12

Somehow I missed this thread, congrats on acquiring another FIAT Ram bhai. Good to see your collection growing at a swift pace.
I really like the subtle changes you did to it, especially wheels. Also interior looks stock & neatly maintained.
So is this your daily driver in Chennai or have you shipped it to Hyd'bad.

Thanks Sagar. This is my daily drive to work in Chennai and does about 80kms daily on the Chennai roads. Impeccable drive comfort and astounding mileage of 16kmpl with 100% AC. Fiat rocks !!!
Next plan are afoot to add a S10 to my collection....search is on !!

[iceman7]

Looks lovely hillram. And yes, it is a pleasure to see Italian parts under the hood. My 2002 Palio had almost all OEM parts from Italy.

How I wish I hadn't sold off the Palio. Sigh!!!

[hillram]

Originally Posted by iceman7

Looks lovely hillram. And yes, it is a pleasure to see Italian parts under the hood. My 2002 Palio had almost all OEM parts from Italy.

How I wish I hadn't sold off the Palio. Sigh!!!

Thanks. You bet its a sheer delight to see Italian parts made by Magenti Marelli , Veglia Borletti in the Fiats of India.

[WindRide]

hillram - very good restoration. a sedan for the cost of a new 100cc bike!
How does the 1.2 motor feel on chennai traffic? it had a reputation for being slightly sluggish on the 1 tonner.

[sandeepmohan]

Did Fiat India supply the parts you needed or did you import them yourself? Most of the time, I keep hearing of parts not being available but it looks like you had no trouble at all.

Nice job on the car.

[saket77]

Great job Hillram. The car looks really astonishing. Must be a head turner on the city roads. Already there are not too many Siena(s) around.

BTW, how many kms the car had done when it reached you? Sorry, if I missed that somewhere on the thread.

Thanks,
Saket

[hillram]

Most of the Siena parts are imported.
My Siena had done 110000 kms when it reached me.

[samsag12]

Originally Posted by hillram

Thanks Sagar. This is my daily drive to work in Chennai and does about 80kms daily on the Chennai roads. Impeccable drive comfort and astounding mileage of 16kmpl with 100% AC. Fiat rocks !!!
Next plan are afoot to add a S10 to my collection....search is on !!

Nice to hear that its a regular mile muncher, astonished to hear about the FE that too with the much needed AC (Chennai heat), Fiat did mastered the art of producing long lasting automobiles.
Anyways, Best of luck in finding the S10, I think you will find one soon for a good price.

[Wildy]

Excellent restoration. It was a delight to see such a passion for your beloved cars.

What are the latest changes you made? Have you changed the color of the car?

Lately, I encountered a Siena Car in my home town. It was a Diesel version manufactured in 2000, and asking Rs. 1,50,000/- (Without Insurance and 80K on Odo) with good running condition. Iam in confusion whether to seal the deal or not.