Originally Posted by gd1418 (Post 847777)

Congrats on the new steed in the stable.

Originally Posted by s0uljah (Post 801547)

Hey, I missed this. Congrats on the new addition to the garage :)

Originally Posted by ashthedivx (Post 801555)

Finally you clicked the i10 :), but certainly a nice color choice as only two colors looks good on i10 i.e. Blue and white.

Congrates

Originally Posted by condor (Post 847393)

Ishaan, have you noticed any drop in pick-up when the a/c is switched on ?

Originally Posted by netchef (Post 847668)

iraghava:
Congrats, Sir. Just discovered your thread, and she's Real Gorgeous. It's the first information I'm reading on the i10 and I must say it's welcome info: she was voted Car of the Year, became the car to beat for so many, all-in-all lots of hype (perceived at my end, no doubt).

Originally Posted by netchef (Post 847668)

Thanks. While I wish you (and your Mom) Happy Driving, Antarctic-Cool A/C and F Consumption you strugle to Measure, I'd love to hear an indepth review- obviously as your experience with her deepens.

Originally Posted by netchef (Post 847668)

IMO she's pretty. Svelte haunches and docile- Hepburn-esque eyes melt one. And they seem to have chosen a Strategic Palette because the few i10s I've spied were in delicious ice-cream shades, quite rare, quite fetching.

Originally Posted by netchef (Post 847668)

On-the-Gas: How is she to drive when pushed? How does she handle? The latter question perhaps partly answers itself because you did say you found the rubber inadequate. Since you've owned a Santro, how reliable are they? Expected engine life?

Originally Posted by netchef (Post 847668)

Yours (for some vicarious pleasure- I haven't driven one, you see),
RG

Originally Posted by agbenny (Post 847726)

I will not surpraise even if your list is bigger with Wagon R, Alto, Santro, Indica etc. Congrats on your best selection.

If your mother likes you can give dual tone seat covers, they look very nice for darker color cars like yours. It gives a very attractive looks. Use the body color on seats at curves etc - interior guys knows it better.

Originally Posted by gd1418 (Post 847777)

Ah, so you finally managed to replace your Mom's car with a new one. Now I know where all that money, you collect in our 'meets' went. It financed your Mom's car. right??:D No offence mate, but I simply couldn't resist this.

Congrats on the new steed in the stable.

Originally Posted by SumitB (Post 847960)

Guruji, why can't it be called a new bhains in the gaushala? :uncontrol

Originally Posted by iraghava (Post 848172)

Thanks Sa1nik!



Thanks Ashish!



A slight drop is there yes as is expected of the puny engine Condor but it's not too bad say like the carb Zen that I had years ago!



Thank you Rajeev, Sir! She's nice & my mother (as expected) is very happy with her new car! It's already done 6.5k in the past 4 months of driving!



Thank you. I'll post a detailed review after the 10k service, should be in done in 2 months time. Meanwhile my mother only has two gripes with the car, 1. The beige interior gets dirty too fast & 2. The car is wide so she has trouble parking it in tight spaces as she's not sure how wide it is & how far close to the kerb/wall she can park it! Apart from that it's all good!



Yes, there are some nice shades but the thing is very few of them go well with the beige interiors. And so I picked up the Navy Blue as that matched best with the beige. White was not available till then (was introduced 2 months later) as that would have been our choice mainly for ease of maintenance. Dark colours are notoriously difficult to maintain & as expected some scratches done by idiots when she's parked are beginning to appear. :(



She's nice, peppy but runs out of breath around 100kmph mark, she'll go mugh higher but it'll be a test of patience. In city she's a breeze due to a peppy engine (doesn't like being revved beyond 4-4.5k rpm though, gets coarse & starts protesting) & a comfortable ride. However, I hate these cab forward designs as the A-pillar like so many other cars blocks your vision while turning & is a pain in this car too.

Handling I think I can put it as interesting at best! Not really something you'd drive in boy racer mode unless equipped with better, wider rubber. The tall boy design & high COG does it no favours here. The Swift & Getz are much better handlers in comparison.

As for reliability well we've owned two Santros on the trot, both did over 100k kms in 3-3.5 years & never gave us any trouble. Apart from regular servicing, tyres & the odd clutch job we never had any issues. Superb experience both times around. Engine life I would say would easily be around 150-200k kms if maintained well.



Hahaha..you never fail to crack me up Rajeev! Thank you!



Well all those were out of contention since after owning 2 Matiz's & a Santro my mother was not looking at any of those cars. Among the others the i10 won & reasons I clearly listed in my first post!

As for the seat covers, looking to get something nice done soon as with the summer is full flow here I need to get the sunfilms done asap.



Kya Guruji, secret expose mat karo!! Thank you for the wishes!



Beta Sumit, you try telling your Mum that she's not bought a new car but a bhains which can in the parked in the gaushala & when the ensuing thrashing stops you'll realise it was a bad move in the first place!! :D

Originally Posted by netchef (Post 848222)

Thanks. I need to apologize for dragging you down that long repetitive road about your user experience, but I missed your longer and more detailed report when I posted- I often do that. SIGH.

Originally Posted by netchef (Post 848222)

I'm amazed at the sheer quantum of driving your family manages. 100K in 3 years, 3 cars running must be some sort of record. It then rightly puts those niggling little things into mission critical perspective- don't listen to them philistines who yank your chain on them.

Originally Posted by netchef (Post 848222)

Happy motoring, Sir. The Kim-Chi boys aught to be proud of you.

Originally Posted by GSMINC (Post 848303)

Hope Hyundai launches a Diesel i10 soon ?

Originally Posted by condor (Post 848474)

@netchef, pls dont drag us down such a long quote, trying to find out which point in Ishaan's quoted post you are trying to reply to. Thanks !

Originally Posted by SumitB (Post 847960)

Guruji, why can't it be called a new bhains in the gaushala? :uncontrol

Originally Posted by iraghava (Post 848172)

Thanks Sa1nik!


Meanwhile my mother only has two gripes with the car, 1. The beige interior gets dirty too fast & 2. The car is wide so she has trouble parking it in tight spaces as she's not sure how wide it is & how far close to the kerb/wall she can park it! Apart from that it's all good!

Beta Sumit, you try telling your Mum that she's not bought a new car but a bhains which can in the parked in the gaushala & when the ensuing thrashing stops you'll realise it was a bad move in the first place!! :D

Originally Posted by netchef (Post 848222)

iraghava:

I'm amazed at the sheer quantum of driving your family manages. 100K in 3 years, 3 cars running must be some sort of record.

Happy motoring, Sir. The Kim-Chi boys aught to be proud of you.

Originally Posted by gd1418 (Post 848903)

Sounds so 'middle-class'...

Originally Posted by iraghava (Post 770227)

No the Santro's had 4.5J.