Quote:
Originally Posted by geeash The External beauty:
I have had a couple of scratches involving the clearcoat on the boot and the bonnet and one small scratch in my front and back right side bumper |
Whatever you do, do not ask Concorde to touch it up.. they are absolutely hopeless at matching shades.
I made the mistake, and now my front bumper looks like it has chicken pox! Well ok its not that bad, but there are blobs of mismatched paint across what used to be tiny marks.
Quote:
Originally Posted by geeash Performance:
The lower torque between 1k RPM to 2k RPM has improved leaps and bounds. |
Even I noticed a bit of improvement in the low end torque after the first service. On one occasion I accidentally slowed down to a complete stop and took a U-turn while still in the 2nd gear, and it made no fuss. The drivetrain would shudder like crazy if I ever made that mistake earlier on.
However I still find the low-end torque inconsistent, since on a few occasions its easy to get the engine to knock (if you're not revving enough) while moving the car from stand-still. I don't know if its an issue with my engine, but in bumper to bumper traffic its quite annoying.
Have you noticed any issues with your drive-by-wire? I find it laggy, and the engine takes almost a second or more to respond to any throttle input (even when you're in neutral). Also, say the engine is spinning at 2k rpm or so and you take your foot off the throttle.. the engine rpm drops slowly and smoothly, but after a second it suddenly drops down to the idle rpm in a very violent/jerky manner and the engine braking takes you by surprise. Is this normal? Concorde says it is. This same behaviour makes the car a little difficult to control in bumper to bumper traffic.
Quote:
Originally Posted by geeash FE:
I have found out that the more aggressive you drive the car the more FE it gives. Guys try that out in your cars as well. |
While this is partly true, its not about aggressive driving but more about shifting correctly/later. A lot of people have this tendency to shift early and then push the accelerator at 1k rpm in 5th gear.. even the real-time FE indicator will show you how inefficient this is. Even the manual warns you that shifting early will give you lower FE and unnecessary engine wear.
Quote:
Originally Posted by geeash Gear Slotting:
I have had difficulties in engaging the reverse gear a couple of times now though havent tried to assess it more ( or rather i dont know how to go about it). There is also a very small play in the gear knob which is noticible now. I have not had difficulties in engaging gears when driving. |
I have the exact same issue, and its quite embarrassing when you're in the middle of the road and the reverse gear doesn't engage. It feels like it slots in, but it doesn't. Have had slight difficult engaging the 1st gear too. Mentioned both these issues during 1st service, but obviously it was not fixed. Instead, I started noticing the same play in the gear knob as you mention.
Quote:
Originally Posted by geeash I havent even taken the plastic covers on the seats and the sun visor. |
I haven't either because of the numerous visits my car has made to the TASS in about a month of ownership and because apart from applying dashboard shiner, Concorde have no idea how to clean interiors.
Quote:
Originally Posted by geeash There are a few niggles till present like:
4. The inside rear view mirror i feel is not adequate to cover or show the entire rear view. I have upgraded the IRVM with the ones that came with reverse sensor but still i find it inadequate mainly because of the huge rear glass length. Still have to take time to get used to it.
6. ACC is not powerful in scorching temparature. The cooling goes off as soon as the A/C is shut off. And it is not becoming as cooler as it used to be in my dad's verna with occasional suffocation episodes. Theside vents are not as powerful as the central vents in front.I will check the A/C next time. |
The inside rear view mirror actually does have a large view.. but the rear glass is not large enough to see outside, and even then the headrests occupy almost 50% of whatever rear view there is. The side-view mirrors in contrast are excellent. The only shortcoming is that they have a slight curvature, so objects in the RVM are really closer than it shows! I have misjudged the distance and accidentally cut across a few vehicles this way. In fact if you look at the same object in your side RVM and the interior RVM, you will find a huge difference in distance between the two.. with the interior RVM being more accurate.
The ACC is RUBBISH. I've had my ACC replaced *completely* once and fixed/tweaked twice. After all that, the ACC has improved perhaps by 10%. I am actually a bit confused, since I remember the AC was so effective on the TD vehicle, my fingers went numb with the cold.
I have no issues with the AC in the night, however the temp setting does seem inaccurate since even a 16C setting on the ACC doesnt really get that cold. I can only conclude that the ACC is rubbish, and can't cope with the higher daytime ambient temps in Chennai.
Another issue is that, each time the compressor cuts out or cuts in (and this happens very often), the engine responds with a jerk with the change in load.. I don't really know if this is normal, but it really ruins the refinement. Have you noticed the same?