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Originally Posted by a4anurag In the procedure you follow I advise you to NOT use the ACC till the engine warms up completely. If used, your putting additional load on the engine causing wear and tear. Once the engine is hot, the oil is circulated to all parts hence lubricanting it efficiently and also your turbo is getting the lubrication.
I start the engine idle for around 20-30 seconds, back out of the garage, close the gates and drive away. I don't touch the turbo spooling-up zone (i.e 2000 rpm) and NO ACC also. Just keep driving it at speeds between 50-60 kmph in 4th gear for 6-7 kms. Once this distance is covered the temperature needle reaches the half-way mark which means the engine had reached its operating temperature. From here on, I switch on the A/C. |
Thank you, my friend. Point duly noted. I am following the same from the moment I read your post above (although it is a bit tough to drive without the AC in this summer, even for a short distance!).
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Originally Posted by pdma Avi,
This ownership thread is definitely getting as detailed as it can and more importantly unbiased.Iam loving it for all the reasons and hats off to you for keeping readers glued to this.
Your passion speaks volumes and the time you invest here for the benefit of others is highly appreciated and truly amazing.
Thanks a ton again  |
Thank you so much for the kind words, pdma. I try!
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Well, I was using my mini-USB drive for Empress for awhile now, and that looked a bit ungainly by protruding out from Empress's in-cabin USB port. After reading in other ownership reports and other parts of our forum about the
Sandisk 16 GB Nano-USB Flash Drive, ordered the same from
Amazon on the 19th. There was a 53% discount offer going on, which helped as well. Got it for
Rs. 454/-.
The Nano-USB (a term which I have coined, after the Nano-SIM) arrived yesterday. This USB Flash Drive is so tiny it's inhuman! And the fact that it packs in 16 GB of storage is more inhuman!! I took it and plugged it into Empress's USB slot, and it is so tiny that the flap covering the USB slot closed completely over it!!
Must be careful with this Nano-USB Drive, else I might lose it under a grape or something.
Spent the better part of yesterday selecting songs and packing them into the Nano-USB Drive. Today morning, plugged it into Empress and all went smoothly. The HU read from the USB in a flash (pun intended) and the first song started playing almost instantly. Closed the USB slot's flap, which clicked into it's place nicely with a "
tik!" and now Empress has her own Nano-USB Drive.
The pack containing the Nano-USB Drive.
Size perspective. It's considerably smaller than a 5-rupee coin!!
Close view.
If the above didn't convince you, this will. It's smaller than my thumb nail!!
Ready to be plugged into Empress's USB port.
Plugged in. Look how tiny it ends up being!
Close look. A completely snug fit.
Normal view from the front passenger's seat.
Flap closed over it.
Completely closed, snapped into place.
The mini-USB Drive I have been using till now, and it's (much) tinier new brother.

Empress continues to rule our life in her merry ways. Crossed the 3000-km mark last weekend. Mileage is hovering between 19-20 kmpl inside the city (right now it shows 19.7 kmpl on the MID). Quite frankly I am not calculating the FE these days, and just enjoying the drives and the time spent with my family, my little Princess and my royal steed, the Empress.
One more thing to note - I have decided to stick to the OEM tyres & alloys till the warranty period is over. Might switch over to Michelins at the 10,000-km mark, but no upsizing either. Can't risk voiding warranty, since the A.S.S. guys have gently but firmly conveyed the same.