My new (5.29 lac) Ford Fiesta!

akash_m · 20th January 2009, 12:31

Firstly, I would like to apolozise for not going with the option poll and buying an Accent executive as discussed in the thread here:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/sedans...kes-sense.html

I finally bought a 1.6 (Duratec petrol) Fiesta Exi with a wooping discount of 91K (under limited period offer). Got the car delivered in Dec'08, but got it registered in Jan'09

. Took temprary no. for 1 month (idea given by tsk1979). The car cost me 5.78 Lacs on road (with extended warranty)!

Now that I have driven the car for 1000 kms, here are some small but significant +ve points about Fiesta Exi:

Every Fiesta has an engine immobaliser, or coded keys, but ford dosn't play trumpet about this, unlike Maruti (my car is i-cats protected)
Even the base model (Exi) has rear fog lights!
Equiped with engine kill switch in case of collision.
POwer window switches are illuminated. However, illumination goes off on 3 doors if the driver has centrally locked the windows. Nice and thoughtfull touch!
Boot release button wont function if the engine is start! Again a safty feature.
Power delivery is instant. With 102 BHP on the tap, my Swift Vxi eats the dust with Fiesta leading the way..

Caramelo · 20th January 2009, 12:42

wow thats one heck of a deal mate.

congratulations!! and it looks a stunner. how about putting some alloys on that fiesty fiesta. hey EXI is not that bad at all (interior) great!!

Dragonov · 20th January 2009, 12:47

Congratulations akash_m ! Fiesta 1.6 is really a nice car and good colour choice aswell. Wish you safe and happy motoring

rjstyles69 · 20th January 2009, 12:48

That sure is a whooping discount there akash.I thought I held the record all this while, coz when I purchased my baleno in 2006 , the discount I got was close to 82k.

This included the dealer discount(some kinda loyalty bonus also included) and corporate discount. Congratulations on the new buy and drive safe.

musicmanaman · 20th January 2009, 12:49

That's a good looking car and a cracker of a deal you got there. Congrats.

aks_karthik · 20th January 2009, 12:50

Congrats

have you added Ford OEM Audio System and changed the Wheel cap.

akash_m · 20th January 2009, 12:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by aks_karthik

Congrats

have you added Ford OEM Audio System and changed the Wheel cap.

Ford OEM 2 din music system is an add on (just 10k with 4 speakers). The sound is awesome. Wheel caps are standard fitment.

sathee46 · 20th January 2009, 12:54

Congrats !!!! That's a cool deal for such a coool car. I never knew the EXI came with the MP3 player.

My boot release does function when the engine is started. Is it a new feature now??

Puffdamgcdragon · 20th January 2009, 12:55

Ur car looks great & U got a Fantastic discount. Do upgrade the tyres and Alloys to the one from the 1.6S.
How's the sound quality of the OE Music system? Is it Pen drive compatible?

ashish22 · 20th January 2009, 13:11

congrats akash i must say you got heck of a deal. I'm sure you must be on cloud 7 after driving that 1.6 beast!
I suggest go for some sexy alloys and also get the original fiesta sports spoiler. Can also get body colored door handles and rear view mirrors done from ford.

akash_m · 20th January 2009, 13:22

Altough there's nothing such as 'run-in period' mentioned in the brochure, I still follow not exceeding 2k rpm or 60-70kmph for a longer engine life. But believe me, its a real pain driving on mouth watering Noida expressway, with 102 BHP on tap and not exceeding 60 kmph

Some more pics..

vnabhi · 20th January 2009, 13:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by sathee46

My boot release does function when the engine is started. Is it a new feature now??

AFAIK, my boot release does not function when the speed of the car is more than 15 kmph. Not sure if they have changed it.

BTW, congrats for the Paprika Fiesta.

krish3 · 20th January 2009, 13:55

Never knew of this feature.

I ahve opened the boot in my Fiesta while the engine was running. But I won't risk trying it while running.

Akash-: Are the fog lamps standard fitment only for Petrol version? My diesel Zxi doesnt even have front fog lamps.

Dippy · 20th January 2009, 14:00

Nice car Akash and you got an awesome deal on it. Great colour choice too. All you need now is a set of alloys to go with that colour

Happy motoring.

supremeBaleno · 20th January 2009, 14:04

Wow!!! For 5.8 lakhs the 1.6 is surely a superb deal.
I know guys who paid that much for the 1.4P.
Enjoy the drive.

Quote:

Originally Posted by akash_m

With 102 BHP on the tap, my Swift Vxi eats the dust with Fiesta leading the way..

The Swift-P is not even competition for much lesser powered cars, let alone the 102bhp Fiesta. While the 87bhp sounds good on paper, the extra weight of the car boggs it down. After driving my Dad's Swift-Zxi during the weekends, it feels so much fun being behind the wheels of my Baleno.

20th January 2009, 12:31	#1
akash_m BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Noida Posts: 257 Thanked: 101 Times	My new (5.29 lac) Ford Fiesta! Firstly, I would like to apolozise for not going with the option poll and buying an Accent executive as discussed in the thread here: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/sedans...kes-sense.html I finally bought a 1.6 (Duratec petrol) Fiesta Exi with a wooping discount of 91K (under limited period offer). Got the car delivered in Dec'08, but got it registered in Jan'09 . Took temprary no. for 1 month (idea given by tsk1979). The car cost me 5.78 Lacs on road (with extended warranty)! Now that I have driven the car for 1000 kms, here are some small but significant +ve points about Fiesta Exi: Every Fiesta has an engine immobaliser, or coded keys, but ford dosn't play trumpet about this, unlike Maruti (my car is i-cats protected) Even the base model (Exi) has rear fog lights! Equiped with engine kill switch in case of collision. POwer window switches are illuminated. However, illumination goes off on 3 doors if the driver has centrally locked the windows. Nice and thoughtfull touch! Boot release button wont function if the engine is start! Again a safty feature. Power delivery is instant. With 102 BHP on the tap, my Swift Vxi eats the dust with Fiesta leading the way.. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by akash_m : 20th January 2009 at 12:48.
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20th January 2009, 12:42	#2
Caramelo BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ahmedabad Posts: 769 Thanked: 16 Times	wow thats one heck of a deal mate. congratulations!! and it looks a stunner. how about putting some alloys on that fiesty fiesta. hey EXI is not that bad at all (interior) great!!
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20th January 2009, 12:47	#3
Dragonov BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 205 Thanked: 31 Times	Congratulations akash_m ! Fiesta 1.6 is really a nice car and good colour choice aswell. Wish you safe and happy motoring
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20th January 2009, 12:48	#4
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	That sure is a whooping discount there akash.I thought I held the record all this while, coz when I purchased my baleno in 2006 , the discount I got was close to 82k. This included the dealer discount(some kinda loyalty bonus also included) and corporate discount. Congratulations on the new buy and drive safe.
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20th January 2009, 12:49	#5
musicmanaman BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: kolkata Posts: 927 Thanked: 25 Times	That's a good looking car and a cracker of a deal you got there. Congrats.
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20th January 2009, 12:50	#6
aks_karthik Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,947 Thanked: 341 Times View My Garage	Congrats have you added Ford OEM Audio System and changed the Wheel cap.
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20th January 2009, 12:54	#8
sathee46 BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 465 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	Congrats !!!! That's a cool deal for such a coool car. I never knew the EXI came with the MP3 player. My boot release does function when the engine is started. Is it a new feature now??
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20th January 2009, 12:55	#9
Puffdamgcdragon BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gangtok, Sikkim Posts: 301 Thanked: 261 Times	Ur car looks great & U got a Fantastic discount. Do upgrade the tyres and Alloys to the one from the 1.6S. How's the sound quality of the OE Music system? Is it Pen drive compatible?
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20th January 2009, 13:11	#10
ashish22 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 598 Thanked: 100 Times View My Garage	congrats akash i must say you got heck of a deal. I'm sure you must be on cloud 7 after driving that 1.6 beast! I suggest go for some sexy alloys and also get the original fiesta sports spoiler. Can also get body colored door handles and rear view mirrors done from ford.
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20th January 2009, 13:22	#11
akash_m BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Noida Posts: 257 Thanked: 101 Times	some more pics... Altough there's nothing such as 'run-in period' mentioned in the brochure, I still follow not exceeding 2k rpm or 60-70kmph for a longer engine life. But believe me, its a real pain driving on mouth watering Noida expressway, with 102 BHP on tap and not exceeding 60 kmph Some more pics.. Attached Thumbnails
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20th January 2009, 13:55	#13
krish3 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cochin/Bangalore Posts: 758 Thanked: 191 Times	Never knew of this feature. I ahve opened the boot in my Fiesta while the engine was running. But I won't risk trying it while running. Akash-: Are the fog lamps standard fitment only for Petrol version? My diesel Zxi doesnt even have front fog lamps.
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20th January 2009, 14:00	#14
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,558 Thanked: 2,462 Times	Nice car Akash and you got an awesome deal on it. Great colour choice too. All you need now is a set of alloys to go with that colour Happy motoring.
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