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Originally Posted by AmitKhatana Coming to the next issue. You are absolutely right, I am really concerned about the calibre of i20's AC. You know it gets really hot here in our part of the country in the summers. Barring 1 or 2 people almost everyone has complained about i20's AC. I would definitely like to know about it in detail. Please, enlighten me whenever you have some spare time.
Thanks a ton for your valuable advice. Honestly speaking after reading your posts I have made up my mind to go for i20, initially I was unable to decide between i20 and swift diesel. Swift diesel definitely gives great mileage and I havent heard anyone complaining about its AC. |
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Glad to know that I helped you out dude! Swift ZDI too is a very good car, but honestly, I would beg to differ with folks who claim the swift is more fun loving car than i-20! Its like saying, Angelina Jolie is hotter than Monica Bellucci or Salma Hayek! Lol. That's a very tough statement to make! Similarly, swift has got a better steering response, however everything else it class-leading in the i-20! (except for the suspension part in which Grande Punto is the best and the engine smoothness part in which the Polo is the best!). The point is, if u had to rate each and every factor at a scale of 1 to 10, of the top 5 premium hatches as listed in my original post (swift doesn't in my opinion classify itself as a premium hatch, by the way..;-) ) you will see that the i-20's overall score is far better than the rest! it only loses out on the suspension part! But having said that, the i-20's suspension ain't in no way average (its very good actually), but due to the very tough competition standards it scores 6 out of 10!
The fully auto climate control AC works like a charm; here's the process:
1. It blows-in fresh air initially for a few minutes in full speed (depending upon the humidity and other factors inside the car) whilst the circulation switch below is still Off (during which time you still would feel cool enough, but not "really cool" since the outside air which is usually 35+ degrees is blowing in and getting cooled inside),
2. The system then automatically turns on the circulation button which means, outside air flow is minimised virtually to about 10% and the system concentrates more on circulating the in-car cool air within the car, at which point you're bound to feel cool.
3. Then again when the system recognises it needs fresh air (depending upon the Co2 within the car, i.e. no. of Live people in the car), the circulation button goes Off again and fresh air is brought in and Co2 content inside the car is filtered out and then the whole process above starts again!
I ain't an engineering student, but I've tried my best in enlightening you on this. Hope this helps.
Cheers bud!
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Originally Posted by Turbokick I don't know if it is psychological or a true fact but I fond the turbo lag very much under control in the 5 speed version compared to the 6 speed on where the lag effect makes for a glacier like progress. If someone can put some light to this. |
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I have the latest one, with the 5-speed MT and the gear shift indicator has been removed in this version (as if riders like Us follow the indicator, ever! lol). The 6-speed MT is something people should refrain from buying at this point since if its available at this point, you can be rest assured that it's an unsold commodity and could have been used as a TD machine or a refurbished item; i.e. sometimes prior to registration, if customers notice any defect at the time of vehicle inspection, they reject that car and a brand new car is allotted to them. Also, the only advantage of the 6th gear is better fuel efficiency during high speeds (120+kmph). Moreover, there are a few disadvantages; the initial pick-up is not that great, turbo lag is evident till the 3rd gear whereas in my car, is not the case. This is courtesy of a much better gear-ratio alignment in the new model, and also due to the fact that the power is now distributed only amongst 5-gears, and not 6gears; which means each gear packs a lot more punch. Simple Math (in which, by the way I was never good at, way back at school, but now it makes total sense! LOL)
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Originally Posted by el lobo 6061 Ram congrats on your purchase. i20 diesel is best diesel hatch in its segment when performance is the criteria. Enjoy many happy miles!
On a side note you overpaid for the special number 2409 totaling 6. It cost Rs 3000 only on official receipt. The agent made a hefty Rs. 2000 profit. Use multi quote for replying to more than post. |
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Thanks for your wishes mate, yea it indeed is a beauty considering both aesthetics and drive-ability!
Secondly, yea, I'm aware that I over-paid, and I could have been stupid in deciding to do so, but just to highlight:
- I wanted 2409, since my D.O.B. is 24th Sept! :-D
- Secondly, the RTO charge is fixed at 3k, if the difference between your desired number and the on-going number series is <1001; i.e. when my car went for registration, the on-going series was 1400 (the last regd. no. was 1412), thus my 2409 no.'s actual cost is 3k.
- However, I know for a fact that if I had to get this done by myself, it would have costed me exactly 3k, but I would have to waste an entire day standing under the sun & dust, outside the RTO office here in Mumbai! Hence, I decided that I'm willing to pay the extra 2k and let the agent do the standing around for me! lol
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