Fiat Linea - 2nd Birthday !!!

geeash · 24th April 2009, 07:32

Hello everyone. This is my second post in team-bhp. I have become a proud owner of a Flamenco red Emotion Pack Petrol Fiat Linea. I have taken delivery of it day before yesterday from concorde motors chennai after a tiring wait of one month. I am starting this thread as i want to share my car ownership experience with you people. I was heavily influenced by threads in team-bhp to go for linea when i was in dilemma to choose between SX4 and Linea. I will post my assessment, booking, waiting, delivery and initial driving experience soon today. I would also like to congratulate other new car ( especially linea ) owners a happy motoring

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anachronix · 24th April 2009, 07:37

Congratulations Geeash!

Linea Rain is all over TBHP now

HappyWheels · 24th April 2009, 08:00

Congrats Geeash!

It sure is raining Linea's! Seems like Fiat finally pulled it off well.

And yes, waiting for your post on the whole experience.

prince_pervez · 24th April 2009, 08:06

Hey congrats man! We have a thread called 'Is Linea a hit or flop'. I think you might want to check up that one as well. Waiting for your detailed report on planning to delivery. Please let us know the OTR price if u don't mind that is. Thanks! Congrats again! Ride safe!

nvldvr · 24th April 2009, 09:37

Linea definetely is all over tbhp now. Almost every day there's a new linea owner here. And Geeash, i am sure sure there are a no of others just like you who are caught in the dilemna of whether to go for a linea over sx4/anhc/fiesta or not. As far as i am concerned, its a fantastic car at a great price. Congrats for going ahead with it and hope you have a wonderful time driving around.

sharma_sanjeevi · 24th April 2009, 11:57

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Originally Posted by geeash

Hello everyone. This is my second post in team-bhp. I have become a proud owner of a Flamenco red Emotion Pack Petrol Fiat Linea. I have taken delivery of it day before yesterday from concorde motors chennai after a tiring wait of one month. I am starting this thread as i want to share my car ownership experience with you people. I was heavily influenced by threads in team-bhp to go for linea when i was in dilemma to choose between SX4 and Linea. I will post my assessment, booking, waiting, delivery and initial driving experience soon today. I would also like to congratulate other new car ( especially linea ) owners a happy motoring

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Congrats..!! for owning the Italian Masterpiece, it raning Linea's in TBHP.

Enjoy the beauty & greet us with some pictures.

regards,
Sanjeev

pranava999 · 24th April 2009, 11:59

congrats and good too see another linea owner. welcome to the club....waiting for photos and the review.. enjoy and drive safe

karthik247 · 24th April 2009, 12:23

Congrats on your new buy.. Enjoy the ride!!

anilkalvani · 24th April 2009, 12:47

We need to keep a count on how many linea's are owned by team-bhpians. Enjoy your ride dude & drive her safely!

coolbareilly · 24th April 2009, 12:50

Congrats Geeash for lovely italian beauty.

loving_alaap · 24th April 2009, 15:03

Congrats geeash.

Do post your assessment between petrol linea & SX4, will be valuable for the prospective buyers..

geeash · 25th April 2009, 07:30

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Do post your assessment between petrol linea & SX4, will be valuable for the prospective buyers..

I was heavily influenced by the thread by drashkum in sedan subform which assess linea vs sx4. I agree to 90% of what he has said, except for the underpowered thing. i really feel linea is not sluggish in first and second gears

It was in september when i thought about buying a new car. I had been in test drive mode since then, test driving from maruti 800 to BMW320d. I was told by tata dealers in november that linea will be launched in january then. I had always been a fan of fiat since premier padmini was my fathers first car. When it was launched i had a test drive of it and found it to be a class in its range. I had also driven sx4 and ANHC. ANHC was too way out of my budget as, due to recession my budget had grossly decreased from 12 lakhs to 8 lakhs. So the choice was for a more of a value sedan than a luxurious one. So it boiled down to the competition between sx4 vs linea. And accidentally i had bumped into this thread

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/sedans...on-pk-vfm.html

I found the user more or less in the same dilemma. I saw his review in detail and had a side by side assessment of linea and sx4 topend and found linea to be a hands on winner. So i booked linea on february 3 rd week from which my frustrating wait started. The dealer said the car was in transit for 35 days. Then i had to mail Mr.Mangesh, Mr.Natarajan, Mr.Rahul jhadhav who sorted things out and finally my car arrived on april 20th. I did a pdi after taking a a print out from pdi thread in team bhp. I did pdi for close to two and half hours and was finally satisfied with the car. So i took delivery on april 22nd.

I will soon post my cars pictures

I am on the process of fitting fancy mumberplates, reverse parking sensors, v-kool suncontrol film, stanley leather seats. I got mats for free ,a black one from dealer as a compliment for my frustrating wait.

VahanPujari · 25th April 2009, 09:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by geeash

So i booked linea on february 3 rd week from which my frustrating wait started. The dealer said the car was in transit for 35 days.

So i took delivery on april 22nd.

Hey Geeash. Congrats.
Feb 3rd week to 24th apr is really a long wait. I got the same model in 22 days.

hdi_pro · 25th April 2009, 11:56

Hey,

Congrats and linea looks smashing in red (I think looks the best in red).

Well expecting a detailed intial ownership report and pictures soon.

Have fun

-hdi

geeash · 26th April 2009, 09:49

Initial Review:
It has been 3 days since i have taken delivery of my red petrol emotion pack linea. I have had immense pleasure driving this vehicle for close to 350 kms in this 3 days. I had driven the test drive vehicle and now feel entirely different with this vehicle what i own. I found the test drive vehicle crude with no refinement and underpowered. But my own vehicle i find the response much better (200% improvement) in low rpm. Car drives well even in first and second gear and the response is whopping. I have had a bumper to bumper ride in chennai traffic and i was very comfortable with that ride. I really dont know what this dealers do with test drive vehicles. May be they alter something to improve the FE of test drive vehicles and that is why i think the response is compromised. With each day going on i am discovering new new things about my car. Though i have not even read the manual ( i have to find time to complete the studying process). I am absolutely in love with the steering controls for audio though blue and me is a mixed baggage. Blue and me does not recognise the correct numbers after i say dial . I have tried speaking in all type of accents but still the same. It was only one time it dialed the correct number after i said "dial". The car is so huge that after driving it i am able to drive my verna like a santro. I am not able to judge the FE correctly as it is the run in period. Everyone who sits in my car just admires the way it has been built and loves its features. what a class.

pros
1. response and handling
2. features- bells and whistles
3. steering mounted audio controls
4. gc
5. nvh- is good though i have not taken the car above 80kmph
6. cellphone call recieving
7. large leg room
8. solidity

cons
1. leavers are flimsy
2. the inside rear view mirror does not show the entire rear wind screen
3. mats easily getting soiled
4. a/c- sort of ok but not as effective as my verna though its soaring at 43 c in chennai so i can't assess. And also i forget to switch on the circulation mode each time
5. blue and me partially cannot read my message and read my media player in phone
6. no glove box light
7. glove box and side boxes too crampy with blue and me and cannot house anything
8. no bottle holders like as in my verna.

will write more when i assess more

have any of you had filled nitrogen in linea tyres?. If yes, how is the response?

I am planning to put v-kool sunfilm elegant in sides and rear and vk70 in front costs 19000 and reverse parking sensors xenos 3800+ painting costs.

The other day the executive told me that there is no run in period for petrol cars and i can take it to any speed. He said the run in period matter only for diesel cars without turbo. is it so?

I have got a apple ipod touch but usb doesnt recognise it. Have anyone tried it?.

24th April 2009, 07:32	#1
geeash Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,513 Thanked: 145 Times	Fiat Linea - 2nd Birthday !!! Hello everyone. This is my second post in team-bhp. I have become a proud owner of a Flamenco red Emotion Pack Petrol Fiat Linea. I have taken delivery of it day before yesterday from concorde motors chennai after a tiring wait of one month. I am starting this thread as i want to share my car ownership experience with you people. I was heavily influenced by threads in team-bhp to go for linea when i was in dilemma to choose between SX4 and Linea. I will post my assessment, booking, waiting, delivery and initial driving experience soon today. I would also like to congratulate other new car ( especially linea ) owners a happy motoring .
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24th April 2009, 07:37	#2
anachronix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 3,286 Thanked: 1,336 Times View My Garage	Congratulations Geeash! Linea Rain is all over TBHP now
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24th April 2009, 08:00	#3
HappyWheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,106 Thanked: 537 Times	Congrats Geeash! It sure is raining Linea's! Seems like Fiat finally pulled it off well. And yes, waiting for your post on the whole experience.
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24th April 2009, 08:06	#4
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,210 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	Hey congrats man! We have a thread called 'Is Linea a hit or flop'. I think you might want to check up that one as well. Waiting for your detailed report on planning to delivery. Please let us know the OTR price if u don't mind that is. Thanks! Congrats again! Ride safe!
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24th April 2009, 09:37	#5
nvldvr BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 599 Thanked: 767 Times	Linea definetely is all over tbhp now. Almost every day there's a new linea owner here. And Geeash, i am sure sure there are a no of others just like you who are caught in the dilemna of whether to go for a linea over sx4/anhc/fiesta or not. As far as i am concerned, its a fantastic car at a great price. Congrats for going ahead with it and hope you have a wonderful time driving around.
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24th April 2009, 11:59	#7
pranava999 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 845 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	congrats and good too see another linea owner. welcome to the club....waiting for photos and the review.. enjoy and drive safe Last edited by pranava999 : 24th April 2009 at 12:00. Reason: Typo
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24th April 2009, 12:23	#8
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	Congrats on your new buy.. Enjoy the ride!!
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24th April 2009, 12:47	#9
anilkalvani BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bandra West, Bombay Posts: 633 Thanked: 89 Times	We need to keep a count on how many linea's are owned by team-bhpians. Enjoy your ride dude & drive her safely!
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24th April 2009, 12:50	#10
coolbareilly BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 193 Thanked: 16 Times	Congrats Geeash for lovely italian beauty.
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24th April 2009, 15:03	#11
loving_alaap BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 808 Thanked: 9 Times	Congrats geeash. Do post your assessment between petrol linea & SX4, will be valuable for the prospective buyers..
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25th April 2009, 11:56	#14
hdi_pro BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Noida Posts: 93 Thanked: 3 Times	Hey, Congrats and linea looks smashing in red (I think looks the best in red). Well expecting a detailed intial ownership report and pictures soon. Have fun -hdi
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26th April 2009, 09:49	#15
geeash Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,513 Thanked: 145 Times	Initial Review: It has been 3 days since i have taken delivery of my red petrol emotion pack linea. I have had immense pleasure driving this vehicle for close to 350 kms in this 3 days. I had driven the test drive vehicle and now feel entirely different with this vehicle what i own. I found the test drive vehicle crude with no refinement and underpowered. But my own vehicle i find the response much better (200% improvement) in low rpm. Car drives well even in first and second gear and the response is whopping. I have had a bumper to bumper ride in chennai traffic and i was very comfortable with that ride. I really dont know what this dealers do with test drive vehicles. May be they alter something to improve the FE of test drive vehicles and that is why i think the response is compromised. With each day going on i am discovering new new things about my car. Though i have not even read the manual ( i have to find time to complete the studying process). I am absolutely in love with the steering controls for audio though blue and me is a mixed baggage. Blue and me does not recognise the correct numbers after i say dial . I have tried speaking in all type of accents but still the same. It was only one time it dialed the correct number after i said "dial". The car is so huge that after driving it i am able to drive my verna like a santro. I am not able to judge the FE correctly as it is the run in period. Everyone who sits in my car just admires the way it has been built and loves its features. what a class. pros 1. response and handling 2. features- bells and whistles 3. steering mounted audio controls 4. gc 5. nvh- is good though i have not taken the car above 80kmph 6. cellphone call recieving 7. large leg room 8. solidity cons 1. leavers are flimsy 2. the inside rear view mirror does not show the entire rear wind screen 3. mats easily getting soiled 4. a/c- sort of ok but not as effective as my verna though its soaring at 43 c in chennai so i can't assess. And also i forget to switch on the circulation mode each time 5. blue and me partially cannot read my message and read my media player in phone 6. no glove box light 7. glove box and side boxes too crampy with blue and me and cannot house anything 8. no bottle holders like as in my verna. will write more when i assess more have any of you had filled nitrogen in linea tyres?. If yes, how is the response? I am planning to put v-kool sunfilm elegant in sides and rear and vk70 in front costs 19000 and reverse parking sensors xenos 3800+ painting costs. The other day the executive told me that there is no run in period for petrol cars and i can take it to any speed. He said the run in period matter only for diesel cars without turbo. is it so? I have got a apple ipod touch but usb doesnt recognise it. Have anyone tried it?.
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