6th August 2009, 22:15
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It could also be because the pipe from the wiper tank (you will have to look under the car to see that) has come loose.Happened a couple of times with my car recently and in the end the dealer fixed it with Fevi-Kwik.  The vehicle shouldn't be slipping at that speeds. I have taken it up to 180 kmph and it felt as steady as a rock. Had you checked the air pressure in the tyres? | |
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6th August 2009, 23:29
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 . As you said it must have gone empty, my windshield fluid was topped up at 1st service. Regarding how long fluid lasts, it depends on you.When rain drops are lying on windshield, instead of driving away and using washer/wiper i take a wet cloth and clean the windshield so my fluid lasts too long. Quote:
 It shouldnt happen, try it again at some other road surface and it shouldnt happen, if happens, get tyres checked. A Getz was fiddling with me on my Himachal trip and i had touched 160, car and steering was stable at those speeds and at curves. That 160 was for atleast 4-5 mins and i never felt i was losing control.Keep tyre pressures at F 33 R 31psi or get alignment checked. | ||
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15th August 2009, 17:57
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| Tyre Puncture Had been noticing that the rear right tyre always looked to have less air since past 2-3 weeks. Today, I examined the tire and found a nail in it  I went to a tyre shop and had the tyre checked for puncture. Turned out that this nail I noticed hadn't pierced the tyre. There was another nail firmly embedded into the tyre (very tough to even see it unless observed closely). Now after struggling a bit hard for 10min he finally managed to pull the bugger out.Costed 100rs. Now I guess maybe this explains why there was slight instability at high-speeds on my long drive last week. This was the 1st time ever I saw how a tube-less tyre was repaired for puncture. For those curious, our resident TBHP experts have this excellent pictorial: Team-BHP - The Definitive Indian Car Communityhow-repair-tubeless-tyre-puncture.html |
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11th September 2009, 23:31
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| JVC on Linea? I had this distortion problem in my driver-side speaker since day1 ... at certain bass frequencies it sounds distorted (there is a resonant sound along with normal sound). Got the speaker replaced by TASS (speaker sent by Fiat). I observed that new speaker was smaller than old one and only 2 screws (out of total 3) were fitting. Anyway got the work done, but still problem is unresolved. Might be something in the door pads which is vibrating and causing this resonance.  Now I emailed Mangesh to check whether they sent me correct speaker. It seems Lineas are now coming with JVC Audio system & Speakers. New Linea owners should comment. |
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12th September 2009, 00:03
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| Neo Do you mean only JVC speakers or JVC system also? If JVC system, then what happened to Blaupunkt? The old & new speakers in your pic are entirely different |
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12th September 2009, 00:13
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12th September 2009, 01:01
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12th September 2009, 08:12
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12th September 2009, 09:17
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12th September 2009, 13:20
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| They changed HU also. Am curious to know how the new HU looks and hows the sound from JVC speakers and HU. If its not distorted and better than Blaupunkt then i will kill Fiat guys. Someone buy a new lot Linea soon so that we can have a look without going to dealer |
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12th September 2009, 14:29
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| yeah it will be interesting to see the new JVC units. I thought JVC is generally not so famous for car audio as Blaupunkt ... they are more into camcorders and home-musicsystems. This is my perception, I may be wrong though. Today a tech from Autofin motors came over to my house to do a free vehicle-checkup (10point basic check- airfilter, fluid levels, battery, wipers etc etc). It seems they are doing on all Lineas. Good job TATA-Fiat  |
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13th September 2009, 00:33
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BTW Foxtrot Azure do not look as gorgeous in flash as it looks in pics. It looks slightly dull | |
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13th September 2009, 12:56
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Foxtrot is a dull blue color, the Lullaby blue is the deeper shade which looks good. They will introduce that too. Fiat has now their own paint shop, will keep increasing shades. My Linea was wading through some deep water yest and the ABS light flashed and a warning came on display but it went off after few secs. Hope it doesnt come back, please. Varna 1 aur din TASS | |
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14th September 2009, 13:55
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14th September 2009, 14:08
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Have left Linea at home today for it to get baked in sun and get its sensors dried up Will drive her tonight and check if ABS light comes up. | |
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