re: Annyeonghaseyo or Hello from Korea - Hyundai Grand i10 AT. EDIT: Sold! Quote:
Originally Posted by driving_smartly @ motomaverick, Congratulations on acquisition of most wonderful hatch offering good fit and finish with all the feature rich bells & whistles. You have perfectly penned down your whole experience from Leh'd White Whale to acquisition of Oranje. How much did your Manza fetched you ? Your baby Anika came in last year June so it was perfect first birthday gift to your daughter
Enjoy your ride and drive safe |
Thanks but it was more a gift for wife than daughter . She is wanting to start driving and was not comfortable with the white whale so the change. Well like they say if you want to get your dinner better listen to the home ministry.
The Manza fetched a paltry 4lakhs for me, it’s quite shocking how degraded Tata brand image is in the market. Quote:
Originally Posted by D4D - First of all, congrats on your purchase. Living with a Getz 1.3 for 8 years, I'm very satisfied with the car and ASS
- Can you please tell me which dealer you bought it from? And were there any discounts?
- I'm also looking to buy an auto hatch for city drives within a year and your review helped a lot
- Is the 4-speed good enough for city drives? And does the AT hold a gear till the redline in manual mode?
- Any reason why Brio was not considered?
There are 4 types of Automatic transmissions: CVT, Automated manual, Torque converter and DCT. Torque converter transmission is the one on your Grand i10. It's less effecient than a manual.(97% vs 88%) So your FE will be lesser than the manual. |
Thanks D4D, yes torque converters are usually very less efficient than a manual but still since we have to live with this car for few more years tried to experiment with driving styles. Let me try to answer your questions below. - I bought it from Advaith Hyundai, Bannerghatta road and there was absolutely no discounts, checked with Blue, Trident Hyundai as well. Chose Advaith as I received a better presales service from them.
- The 4 speed is really good, excellent in start stop traffic aided by the light electric power steering. And if you want to shoot fast of the blocks this is the car you might want to be in. In manual mode I think it will redline though I have not tried due to run-in period now but it does hold the gear. Only when the rpm falls below a certain level it goes down a gear automatically.
- Two points it was not considered, a) The Brio was more than our set budget b) Brio was not offering very good boot space, we tried to put the baby’s pram and her things but it will not fit.
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Originally Posted by kn09 Congratulations,awesome car and colour now may I suggest you to go for 15" wheels and low profile tyres,This will make your car stand out
Enjoy and Drive in style.
Thanks&Regards
KN |
Thanks Kn09 but no mods planned for the car as of now especially bigger wheels. Quote:
Originally Posted by promit No no,
In the Gi10, in the same situation thanks to the push button system- if I wish to shut the engine off, I need to press the start/stop button and the car shuts down,including all the electricals and I have to restart the car in accessory mode (without pressing clutch) to have my music play at a red light with the engine off.
All this is specific to the manual version of the car.
Thanks for sharing the tips and tricks you have discovered. ie.- doors not unlocking if you kill the engine in N and music not getting interrupted if you shut down in Neutral with the handbrake applied. I tried both of them yesterday, unfortunately it seems specific only to the Automatic variant.
This thought never crossed my mind until just now. Just got to hope like hell that nothing goes wrong. They do tell you during the demo, what to do in case the key fob fails or if the key battery is low, but nope nothing about a malfunctioning start/stop button.
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Interesting that the manual version has a slightly different take on the electricals, ideally the neutral should have been equivalent to the N mode in AT. Anyways regarding what to do when start button fails, I have written to Hyundai and got a reply that someone will call me in 3 days time. So lets wait and see whats their take. Quote:
Originally Posted by racer_7 Hi moto maverick. Congrats on your new baby. Short and crisp review. Just wanted to know why you did not evaluate the Brio CVT? My father was planning to go for it as he found it the best amongst the i10 Grand AT and Ritz AT. |
Thanks racer, Brio was not considered due to boot space & price. Plus I found the Grand has more equipment levels than the Brio along with better fit & finish. The main advantage of Brio is the safety system of ABS. But its sad that manufacturers are charging a premium for ABS. Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash7 I think it takes more than ecu sw change to get your doors locked automatically unless the higher models have this feature. Hope you are using the child lock until then. |
Well I hope it does not because after all it’s the software that decides if the car has reached 5kph and the doors should be locked. Still waiting for Hyundai to reply on this, hope they give a good answer rather than skirting the question. Quote:
Originally Posted by MaxTorque Congratulations mate. Hope the new Korean companion will make you happy by serving you.
No doubt the Hyundai i10 Grand is a eyeball magent. Especially in this shade. Will look forward to get more update on your ownership experience. |
Thanks, yes the Orange color is sure to get a 2nd glance, in fact I am seeing quite a few of the same color these days I guess folks in Bangalore are getting more bolder with their car colors. UPDATE: 21st July
Car completed the 1000 kms mark this weekend. In fact the meter is at 1126 as of today. Had some city errands to run and that’s the reason for soaring of the kms. 1st service is due between 1200 to 1500 so planning to give the car this coming weekend. Though 1st service is just a car wash and fluid top ups, anything else that I need to inform the folks, there is no problem with the car (touch wood!). A few more observations - The ac is quite a chiller at least in Bangalore weather and I have always ended up putting the thermostat in half way mark.
- The wing mirrors are quite large and because its pointed in nature I am not missing the blind spot mirrors I had stuck on the Manza
- The key fob hardly comes out of the pocket now a days
- The wiper blades feel like they are 1 size smaller as there is a streak of water left in between the two stalks whenever I use them. The other nuisance is if you lift both the wiper blades then you need to put down the passenger side first before the driver side, I think its the way the arms are designed and their angles.
Changes Planned - The horns are weak and planning to put at least the dual OEM ones, any ideas if Hyundai will oblige with over the counter sale of Fluidic Verna's dual horns?
- Planning to fix LED DRLs in the fog lamp housing just like the UK i10, but cant seem to be finding similar shaped DRLs.
- Maxspider Kagu mats as the OEM ones are useless and does not prevent the dust and mud from going down to the carpet levels.
Last edited by motomaverick : 21st July 2014 at 10:23.
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