Fiesta 1.6ZXI Petrol - first 850kms report

gopal.putrevu · 22nd March 2008, 14:12

Hi,

First thanks a lot to everyone who advsied me on Fiesta. I finally got one on 19th in Pondicherry, and so the drive started immediately to Chennai (gud 135kms on ECR). The beast simply doesn't accept to go at normal speeds. The acceleration, driving position, and oozes lots of confidence on highway. Next day we started to Tiruvannamalai - again Chennai - Trichy highway, so breaching 100kmph had gone unnoticeable many a times...race ensued with a swift...poor chap could only wonder:-) The downshifts required for overtaking are very minimal...the max so far touched was 160kmph. The mechanic didnot mention any speed limit - Am Happy!

Mileage seems to be >13kmpl with most higway drive with AC. Guess it will improve after few services.

No accessories yet fitted. First few shots attached.

Technocrat · 22nd March 2008, 14:42

The car looks nice. Even if the mechanic didnt advice any speed limit go gentle on car till first service.

If seems you bought a time machine & you have already reached 2025

undead · 22nd March 2008, 15:07

Contrats on your new car.. So , went for a Girivalam in Tiruvannamalai gopal?

22nd March 2008, 15:30

Hi gopal.putrevu

Congratulation on the car! I'd recommend you get rid of all that protective plastic on seats ASAP, does not look nice and is also not good for skin. Get some seat covers.

Enjoy in good health, my BIL also has a Fiesta it is quite decent.

praveen_v · 22nd March 2008, 16:24

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Originally Posted by gopal.putrevu

Hi,

First thanks a lot to everyone who advsied me on Fiesta... so breaching 100kmph had gone unnoticeable many a times...race ensued with a swift...poor chap could only wonder:-) The downshifts required for overtaking are very minimal...the max so far touched was 160kmph. The mechanic didnot mention any speed limit - Am Happy!

Mileage seems to be >13kmpl with most higway drive with AC. Guess it will improve after few services.

No accessories yet fitted. First few shots attached.

Hey great car man.. congrats. Me going for one too in a month's time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Technocrat

The car looks nice. Even if the mechanic didnt advice any speed limit go gentle on car till first service.

If seems you bought a time machine & you have already reached 2025

hehehe.. I was about to mention that

. He has a car that belongs to the future!! LOL

Seriously, keep the pace down for the first 1-1.5K kms. It will always do good to an engine. I know it's hard to keep it down but still try and do it if you can

PS: dont take on swifts, poor little cars they are!!

Mission_Safari · 22nd March 2008, 18:04

Nice buy . What was the OTR in Pondy?

gopal.putrevu · 22nd March 2008, 19:11

OTR in pondy was 6.6 Lacs.

phamilyman · 22nd March 2008, 23:27

Hey dude, congrats :-)

Mission_Safari · 23rd March 2008, 18:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by gopal.putrevu

OTR in pondy was 6.6 Lacs.

Any reason why you chose to get it from Pondy? Are you getting it registered in chennai or pondy? I guess the chennai OTR should also come somewhere close to 6.6L.

vnabhi · 23rd March 2008, 19:57

Welcome to the 1.6 club, dude! The car looks real good.
A sincere piece of advice: don't rip her past 2500 rpm on the tacho till you cross 2000 kms on the odo---it will do the engine good. It looks like you revved her past 5000 rpm.
Please read postings on this forum on how to run in your new car.

gopal.putrevu · 24th March 2008, 02:14

no, otr in chennai is 7.1. Pondicherry registration.

jkdas · 24th March 2008, 10:22

Congrats pal.

I am sure there would be a running-in time. Do refer the owner's manual.

narayan · 24th March 2008, 10:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by gopal.putrevu

no, otr in chennai is 7.1. Pondicherry registration.

oh ! so there is still a difference in price between pondy and chennai ? i thought that was taken care of by way of some entry tax or some thing for PY reg vehicles in TN ?
anyways - that was a smart move and u saved 50k - SO wats the plan to spend that 50k ? !

btw - are those alloys or steel rims ? doesnt the ZXI come with alloys ?

praveen_v · 24th March 2008, 10:37

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Originally Posted by narayan

btw - are those alloys or steel rims ? doesnt the ZXI come with alloys ?

the new zxi does not come with alloys, fog lamps or even the side door protection moulding

GTO · 24th March 2008, 11:40

Congrats on the Fiesta 1.6...it is a blast to drive. Please do check out our article on running in (Team-BHP Advice section) too!

22nd March 2008, 14:12	#1
gopal.putrevu BANNED Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 25 Thanked: Once	Fiesta 1.6ZXI Petrol - first 850kms report Hi, First thanks a lot to everyone who advsied me on Fiesta. I finally got one on 19th in Pondicherry, and so the drive started immediately to Chennai (gud 135kms on ECR). The beast simply doesn't accept to go at normal speeds. The acceleration, driving position, and oozes lots of confidence on highway. Next day we started to Tiruvannamalai - again Chennai - Trichy highway, so breaching 100kmph had gone unnoticeable many a times...race ensued with a swift...poor chap could only wonder:-) The downshifts required for overtaking are very minimal...the max so far touched was 160kmph. The mechanic didnot mention any speed limit - Am Happy! Mileage seems to be >13kmpl with most higway drive with AC. Guess it will improve after few services. No accessories yet fitted. First few shots attached. Attached Thumbnails
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22nd March 2008, 14:42	#2
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	The car looks nice. Even if the mechanic didnt advice any speed limit go gentle on car till first service. If seems you bought a time machine & you have already reached 2025
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22nd March 2008, 15:07	#3
undead Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bhavani - Komarapalayam Posts: 1,193 Thanked: 179 Times	Contrats on your new car.. So , went for a Girivalam in Tiruvannamalai gopal?
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22nd March 2008, 15:30	#4
SuperSyn Posts: n/a	Hi gopal.putrevu Congratulation on the car! I'd recommend you get rid of all that protective plastic on seats ASAP, does not look nice and is also not good for skin. Get some seat covers. Enjoy in good health, my BIL also has a Fiesta it is quite decent.
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22nd March 2008, 18:04	#6
Mission_Safari BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 449 Thanked: 6 Times	Nice buy . What was the OTR in Pondy?
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22nd March 2008, 19:11	#7
gopal.putrevu BANNED Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 25 Thanked: Once	OTR in pondy was 6.6 Lacs.
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22nd March 2008, 23:27	#8
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,968 Thanked: 4,642 Times	Hey dude, congrats :-)
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23rd March 2008, 19:57	#10
vnabhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: DC -> DC Posts: 5,958 Thanked: 2,393 Times View My Garage	Welcome to the 1.6 club, dude! The car looks real good. A sincere piece of advice: don't rip her past 2500 rpm on the tacho till you cross 2000 kms on the odo---it will do the engine good. It looks like you revved her past 5000 rpm. Please read postings on this forum on how to run in your new car.
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24th March 2008, 02:14	#11
gopal.putrevu BANNED Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 25 Thanked: Once	no, otr in chennai is 7.1. Pondicherry registration.
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24th March 2008, 10:22	#12
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Congrats pal. I am sure there would be a running-in time. Do refer the owner's manual.
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24th March 2008, 11:40	#15
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,512 Thanked: 300,699 Times View My Garage	Congrats on the Fiesta 1.6...it is a blast to drive. Please do check out our article on running in (Team-BHP Advice section) too!
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