My new Linea! (Black Petrol Emotion Pack)

finneyp · 14th June 2009, 14:31

Congrats Ashwin! Enjoy the Italian beauty!

manish7 · 15th June 2009, 00:32

Congrats Ashwin,

Did you ever notice a guy ogling at your Linea till his neck hurts while he is jogging? That's me!

Man, Linea looks hopelessly beautiful in black. Oomph!

Maybe we can catch up sometime, as I stay nearby.

VahanPujari · 15th June 2009, 10:21

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Originally Posted by FastLove

Nice Interiors dude. Are they Napa Leather ?? and please post pictures of the rear armrest . how did stanley manage that ?

Yes, post some pics of Rear Armrest - closed as well as open / pulled down.

aks_karthik · 15th June 2009, 10:28

Car looks very good in Black Color.
Seats are fine and what's the brand ? Stanley?
Have you changed the Door pads and Front/Rear armrest with leathers?
How much did you spend for it?

shantyrocks · 15th June 2009, 13:30

linea in black looks rich maan!
nice seats too!

RX135 · 15th June 2009, 13:40

Congratulations on your new ride!

Since you also drive a Corolla, obviously Linea would feel much underpowered. However, how does it fare in handling and ride departments? Better/worse than Corolla?

Caramelo · 15th June 2009, 16:42

great car looks ssexxyy!!!

congratulations!!

CarsPG · 15th June 2009, 17:09

Congrats! I have a Black Linea and live in Pune too! It's my favourite colour on the car.

ahonkan · 15th June 2009, 19:40

Though it's severely underpowered compared to Corolla, it holds its own in driveability, handling, cornering etc. Acceleration, of course not. Brakes are great,thanks to ABS.

The seats are in Stanley leather - seats and the front/rear armrests. I got only the seat fronts done in real leather & the seatbacks - which don't touch your skin - are in faux leather. The seats cost me Rs 25K (30K in all-leather). Bafna Cars on Bhandarkar Rd, Pune are very good - recommend them highly. I got all accessories done by them (Llumar film etc). Don't go got the 'leather' seat covers sold by Fiat - they don't even begin to compare with these.

I hate the unbalanced numbering on the registration plates. They serve as the necessary blemish for the otherwise perfect looks of Linea! I do intend to get them done in the 'standard' format - the Govt is apparently going to announce the norms for standardized embossed fluorescent registration plates.

Manish, feel free to drop by to ogle at the Linea some more. Here are a few more snaps of the leather interiors.

Did someone say Jazz? Why so serious? It's utterly laughable when you can get a fully-loaded, feature-packed work of art like Linea for the same price!

- Ashwin

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Originally Posted by coolboy007

Ahonkan,

Beautiful choice, inside out car looks extremely good. You have a good taste.

So hows the car doing? How many kms have you done? Are you facing any plastic part issues or rattling sounds? Some members are facing it, even am not facing it so thought of asking you.

So black and Golden have big waiting lists, i thought it was only for black.

> 2K kms in 2+ months. Zero problems with plastic thingies, whatever they may be. I am naturally biased, but my choices for Linea colours would be black, Pearly White, Gold, Red & Silver. Red is low for me because it's the most common (65%, someone said). Silver & Gold are a bit dull. Pearly White looks rich and black is downright beautiful.

- Ashwin

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nehamit · 15th June 2009, 20:15

Dear Ashwin,
Congrats for your Black Linea, I also have the black one but its MJD. Seat covers are really looking fine, unfortunately here in Ahmedabad we do not have this branded versions and so still driving with the factory fitted fabric seats. Looking for more 'practical' experience of driving Linea.

SSN · 15th June 2009, 21:02

Congratulations. I too have a black Petrol Linea. Your seat covers look really great. Worth every penny spent I should say. Enjoy the admiration.

FastLove · 15th June 2009, 23:57

Dude, your seat covers so very close to mine in temrs of the color and fit. NEat work by stanley.

Would have been complete if you had coaxed them to cover the black plastic part when you open the rear arm rest. I never liked it about E Pack from Day 1.

chk them out https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-...cs-pg2-10.html

maybe they can design it for you now

ghost_rider · 16th June 2009, 08:47

Nice seats, love the color; very upmarket even. However, i see too many folds in the rear seats, specially near the headrests. Would've expected Stanley to give a better fit for all the money that they charge. If I were u, I'd go back and ask them to fix it. It should be like a skin fit, devoid of any folds, specially around the corners. A lose fit will only get worse with weight and time. U paid good money; don't let it be for that Stanley badge.

PS : I've struck a deal to get tan/burnt orange genuine leather interiors in my Linea. This would include all seats, door panels, gear boot shroud, handbrake shroud and armrests for 26k. oh yeah, this also includes conversion of front seats into bucket seats with additional blostering on the sides and padding for underthigh support.

geeash · 16th June 2009, 08:52

Yes it would have been nice if thy had done the black plastic also. But not to take away the credit, the seats look fantabulous. I have to make up my mind to make up some money!!!!

FastLove · 16th June 2009, 09:59

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Originally Posted by ghost_rider

Nice seats, love the color; very upmarket even. However, i see too many folds in the rear seats, specially near the headrests. Would've expected Stanley to give a better fit for all the money that they charge. If I were u, I'd go back and ask them to fix it. It should be like a skin fit, devoid of any folds, specially around the corners. A lose fit will only get worse with weight and time. U paid good money; don't let it be for that Stanley badge.

PS : I've struck a deal to get tan/burnt orange genuine leather interiors in my Linea. This would include all seats, door panels, gear boot shroud, handbrake shroud and armrests for 26k. oh yeah, this also includes conversion of front seats into bucket seats with additional blostering on the sides and padding for underthigh support.

I agree , i did find that the fit is a little not to the "stanley "mark. Though it is a great looking seat now.

Ghost , interesting choice of colors . You doing Stanley ?? looking forward to pictures

14th June 2009, 14:31	#16
finneyp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,716 Thanked: 319 Times View My Garage	Congrats Ashwin! Enjoy the Italian beauty!
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15th June 2009, 00:32	#17
manish7 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 508 Thanked: 0 Times	Congrats Ashwin, Did you ever notice a guy ogling at your Linea till his neck hurts while he is jogging? That's me! Man, Linea looks hopelessly beautiful in black. Oomph! Maybe we can catch up sometime, as I stay nearby.
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15th June 2009, 10:28	#19
aks_karthik Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,947 Thanked: 341 Times View My Garage	Car looks very good in Black Color. Seats are fine and what's the brand ? Stanley? Have you changed the Door pads and Front/Rear armrest with leathers? How much did you spend for it?
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15th June 2009, 13:30	#20
shantyrocks BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: thane Posts: 741 Thanked: 5 Times	linea in black looks rich maan! nice seats too!
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15th June 2009, 13:40	#21
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 75 Times	Congratulations on your new ride! Since you also drive a Corolla, obviously Linea would feel much underpowered. However, how does it fare in handling and ride departments? Better/worse than Corolla?
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15th June 2009, 16:42	#22
Caramelo BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ahmedabad Posts: 769 Thanked: 16 Times	great car looks ssexxyy!!! congratulations!!
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15th June 2009, 17:09	#23
CarsPG BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 352 Thanked: Once	Congrats! I have a Black Linea and live in Pune too! It's my favourite colour on the car.
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15th June 2009, 20:15	#25
nehamit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 121 Thanked: 3 Times	Congrats Dear Ashwin, Congrats for your Black Linea, I also have the black one but its MJD. Seat covers are really looking fine, unfortunately here in Ahmedabad we do not have this branded versions and so still driving with the factory fitted fabric seats. Looking for more 'practical' experience of driving Linea.
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15th June 2009, 21:02	#26
SSN BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 44 Thanked: 0 Times	Congratulations. I too have a black Petrol Linea. Your seat covers look really great. Worth every penny spent I should say. Enjoy the admiration.
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15th June 2009, 23:57	#27
FastLove BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 416 Thanked: 99 Times	Dude, your seat covers so very close to mine in temrs of the color and fit. NEat work by stanley. Would have been complete if you had coaxed them to cover the black plastic part when you open the rear arm rest. I never liked it about E Pack from Day 1. chk them out https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-...cs-pg2-10.html maybe they can design it for you now Last edited by FastLove : 16th June 2009 at 00:05.
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16th June 2009, 08:47	#28
ghost_rider BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NEW DELHI Posts: 148 Thanked: 2 Times	Nice seats, love the color; very upmarket even. However, i see too many folds in the rear seats, specially near the headrests. Would've expected Stanley to give a better fit for all the money that they charge. If I were u, I'd go back and ask them to fix it. It should be like a skin fit, devoid of any folds, specially around the corners. A lose fit will only get worse with weight and time. U paid good money; don't let it be for that Stanley badge. PS : I've struck a deal to get tan/burnt orange genuine leather interiors in my Linea. This would include all seats, door panels, gear boot shroud, handbrake shroud and armrests for 26k. oh yeah, this also includes conversion of front seats into bucket seats with additional blostering on the sides and padding for underthigh support.
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16th June 2009, 08:52	#29
geeash Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,513 Thanked: 146 Times	Yes it would have been nice if thy had done the black plastic also. But not to take away the credit, the seats look fantabulous. I have to make up my mind to make up some money!!!!
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