Update: Got Delivery of my Toyota Innova V - 8 Seater

vinaydas · 13th February 2009, 10:46

hey congrats on ur buy and IMO the new face lifted version is a pretty decent looker.
Lol @ scratch i was at first like that's a minor? then realized it was a beemer .

HappyWheels · 13th February 2009, 12:02

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Originally Posted by vid6639

Yup looks like a 5 series. It's not a scratch, it's the reflection of the chrome window beading of the bmw 5 series on the Innova. lol.

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Originally Posted by sam003

No dear, its reflection of 5 series beemer. Someone just came in when I was about to leave showroom.

Sorry! It is so clear! Darn! What the hell was I looking at!

Guess 5 days of waking up at 2am is taking its toll! Getting squeaky eyed!

iraghava · 13th February 2009, 13:19

Congrats on the new car Sam! Have fun!

sam003 · 13th February 2009, 13:41

Taken some more pics this morning.

dilipkumar7278 · 13th February 2009, 13:48

Congrats mate...nice colour... Wish you a nice time with the car...I am also in Queue...
Regards
Dilip

white_vdi · 13th February 2009, 13:50

sam the interiors really impressed me! that is a more than decent now. very nice pics mate.

vinayrathore · 13th February 2009, 14:18

Congrats Mate! You have a great mile muncher with you! Drive safe!

Cheers!

pinnacle · 13th February 2009, 18:34

Enjoy the superb Innova
Its fun to drive and would surely be a great MUV to use
I have been driving one for last 8 months and clocked 11,000 kms..
Sometimes dont even feel that i am driving a diesel
Once again congrats
Ram

sam003 · 15th February 2009, 21:48

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Originally Posted by sanjayatarizona

Congrats sam. Great colour and the upgraded version looks so much better than the older one. More pics please, especially of the interiors..

Yup new color, fall in love at first sight. Hope you have seen the pics

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Originally Posted by braveheart_77

Hi Sam
Heartiest congratulations fr buying the innova vx..nice colour dude.try to post some interior pics specially of multi info display and auto a/c.

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Chevy Spark 2009
Ford Fiesta ZXI ABS 2006
Maruti Zen 1997

Thanks Pics already posted, hope you liked them

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Originally Posted by sps

congrats on ur buy sam. cool pictures. The color is good. they have stopped black and introduced this color. The front grill is giving it a more luxurious look. the earlier one had a little bit more rugged look though.

What really matters is the comfort and space it offers and innova offers that a lot.

Yup they have stopped, Black, earlier silver, Red and pista green. And introduced, 4 new colors, Grey, Bright Silver, Sky blue, Dark Red.

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Originally Posted by deepgautam_qa

Badhai ho Sam! Facelifted Innova looks much better than the outgoing one....have they discontinued black color?

Cheers!!!

Yes Black Discountinued

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Originally Posted by abhinav.gupta88

Congrats on the Innova. A very good choice of car as well as colour. Looks pretty good.
The car sure is better than the old innova. Do run her in properly. Cheers!

Thanks try to get adjusted to this.

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Originally Posted by sps

The innova manual does not specify any run in. When i checked this with the dealer he also told that no run in is needed. Me the surprised. Sam any inputs to this.
Anyway I did not take mine above 2k rpm in the initial 1000, slowly raised it to 2.5k by 2000 km mark.

Didn't find anything specific though in manuals, but trying my best to keep it under 2k rpm. Next week planning to go to jaipur, will see the performance there on NH8.

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Originally Posted by iraghava

Congrats on the new car Sam! Have fun!

Thanks, planning to go to Yoko C drive pretty soon. Hope your advise will be good one

. Planning to for 3m too, still waiting for numbers from you. Anyways got Distributor, waiting for his call tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by dilipkumar7278

Congrats mate...nice colour... Wish you a nice time with the car...I am also in Queue...
Regards
Dilip

thanks, yes it deserve every penny we pay for this. Really enjoying every moment with her.

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Originally Posted by white_vdi

sam the interiors really impressed me! that is a more than decent now. very nice pics mate.

Yup Dash is more attractive with steering mounted controls MID etc. Just got Seat cover done had some Leather touch on it. will post pics tomorrow. Great Help from nitin Elec who are the distributor of Dolphin Seat Covers. This is 4th car with Dolphin, but this one is kind of fix one, it doesn't looks like I got seat covers.

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Originally Posted by vinayrathore

Congrats Mate! You have a great mile muncher with you! Drive safe!

Cheers!

Thanks a lot.

Akshay1234 · 15th February 2009, 21:54

under 2k? man thats like just about the time the turbo starts spooling. i suggest you stick to a max of 2750-3000rpm for the first 2k kms.

sam003 · 15th February 2009, 21:58

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Originally Posted by akshay1234

under 2k? man thats like just about the time the turbo starts spooling. i suggest you stick to a max of 2750-3000rpm for the first 2k kms.

Sure, will try, as didn't drove much, as tyre change was in mind. But unable to take a call whether stick to stock one and wait till it ask herself to change her shoes. Or just go for it after reading your comments. So just gave a call to one dealer and he ask me to come tomorrow for C drive 225*60*15. Was worried about a bit heavy steering after I go for this size.

mvnr06 · 16th February 2009, 00:12

Hey... congratulations for your new car... one small clarification, does it have any aux input for Ipod and other compact MP3 players

Thank you

Akshay1234 · 16th February 2009, 00:55

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Originally Posted by sam003

Sure, will try, as didn't drove much, as tyre change was in mind. But unable to take a call whether stick to stock one and wait till it ask herself to change her shoes. Or just go for it after reading your comments. So just gave a call to one dealer and he ask me to come tomorrow for C drive 225*60*15. Was worried about a bit heavy steering after I go for this size.

i cant make out any difference in the steering after the upgrade. it is as light/heavy as earlier. id highly recommend you change from the stock to c-drives. at least now you will be able to make out the improvement since you have used the stock tyres for a few days.

sam003 · 16th February 2009, 10:13

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Originally Posted by mvnr06

Hey... congratulations for your new car... one small clarification, does it have any aux input for Ipod and other compact MP3 players

Thank you

nope Stock system does play Mp3 files via CD only no aux input.

Akshay1234 · 16th February 2009, 22:29

did you change the tyres?

13th February 2009, 10:46	#61
vinaydas BANNED Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,399 Thanked: 148 Times	hey congrats on ur buy and IMO the new face lifted version is a pretty decent looker. Lol @ scratch i was at first like that's a minor? then realized it was a beemer .
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13th February 2009, 13:19	#63
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,993 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	Congrats on the new car Sam! Have fun!
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13th February 2009, 13:41	#64
sam003 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 533 Thanked: 67 Times	Taken some more pics this morning. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images
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13th February 2009, 13:48	#65
dilipkumar7278 BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: COCHIN Posts: 441 Thanked: 110 Times View My Garage	Innova Congrats mate...nice colour... Wish you a nice time with the car...I am also in Queue... Regards Dilip
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13th February 2009, 13:50	#66
white_vdi BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: new delhi Posts: 856 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	sam the interiors really impressed me! that is a more than decent now. very nice pics mate.
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13th February 2009, 14:18	#67
vinayrathore BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: DL-9C/UK07 Posts: 567 Thanked: 666 Times	Congrats Mate! You have a great mile muncher with you! Drive safe! Cheers!
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13th February 2009, 18:34	#68
pinnacle BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 177 Thanked: 93 Times	Congrats on your new Innova Enjoy the superb Innova Its fun to drive and would surely be a great MUV to use I have been driving one for last 8 months and clocked 11,000 kms.. Sometimes dont even feel that i am driving a diesel Once again congrats Ram
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15th February 2009, 21:54	#70
Akshay1234 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,327 Thanked: 12,915 Times	under 2k? man thats like just about the time the turbo starts spooling. i suggest you stick to a max of 2750-3000rpm for the first 2k kms.
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mvnr06 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 9 Thanked: 0 Times	Hey... congratulations for your new car... one small clarification, does it have any aux input for Ipod and other compact MP3 players Thank you
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Akshay1234 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,327 Thanked: 12,915 Times	did you change the tyres?
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