My Beauty ---> Fiat Linea- HipHop Black

vinay.pillai · 21st August 2009, 14:10

Beauty at Ooty

My Beauty ---> Fiat Linea- HipHop Black-linea.jpg

Ferrari1976 · 21st August 2009, 14:23

Black beauty at its best!!!

achinthg · 21st August 2009, 20:45

Awesome Car !!! Great collage !!! What software did you use to create it?

NutsNBolts · 21st August 2009, 20:50

Nice pics vinay. Where is this in Ooty? Close to the lake? or the botanical garden?

achinthg · 23rd August 2009, 00:46

Vinay,
I travelled to Mysore and back today and my car was grazing most of the speed breakers. Did you face this issue too? If not, let me know what you have done to overcome the low GC issue?

vinay.pillai · 24th August 2009, 00:49

Hey Achinth....I was away on weekend hence couldn't reply..... Well I traveled with my wife and luggage...So there was hardly any weight.....We went through all the breaker pretty well....didn't touched anywhere and yes, I created this collage with Picasa 3 and thanks for the appreciation. it really make us proud to have the beauty and now a days you hardly get the appreciation.

@NutsNBolts: Thanks for the appreciation.....I took this pics at a point between the Pine trees point and shooting point. Its around 2Km from Pine tree point in Ooty, don't remember the name of the point.

@Ferrari1976: Thanks

achinthg · 18th September 2009, 15:55

@Vinay,
I am planning a trip to Ooty tomorrow. Please let me know the route you took and how are the roads? Also let me know good restaurants on the route from Mysore to Ooty.

vinay.pillai · 18th September 2009, 16:18

Hi Achinthg,
I went through B'lore - Mysore - Gundalpet - Bandipur - Masinagudi - Ooty. I hope you have already referred to follwoing link
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...ml#post1418405

We stopped at Pugmark restaurant (Jungle Lodges) which is just before Bandipur.

I am sure you will enjoi the red beauty while climbing up......ALL THE BEST

achinthg · 18th September 2009, 16:21

Also how difficult was it to climb the ghats in the Linea? I have never driven in any car to a hill station !!! How long (kms) is the climb?

Sathya_sc · 18th September 2009, 18:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by achinthg

Also how difficult was it to climb the ghats in the Linea? I have never driven in any car to a hill station !!! How long (kms) is the climb?

Recently I also did a trip to Ooty from Chennai (the infamous "hi-speed" video thread

). Ok coming to the point, the ghats are close to 50 kms (from Mettupalayam).. There will be no issues with the Linea in terms of power, comfort etc etc..

But my child had serious motion sickness and she was puking all the way.. So if you will have a child on board- take some precautions..

With respect to the car, be careful while "U" bends since the length of the car is high.

Happy driving!

Regards,
Sathya

vinay.pillai · 18th September 2009, 19:39

Hi Achinthg,
As you are driving on weekend, the downward traffic will be limited but few mistake I did -
Started climbing with AC On, So switch off the AC as soon as you reach the ghat,
don't think of overtaking while climbing up.
Also, you can climb all the turn in Second gear. It is around 16-18KM with 36 hair pin bends

wildon · 27th September 2009, 22:35

As FIAT Owners said they have the VIN Number having more than 17 characters and standard decoding throws out weired data etc.... Can any one tell me where will be the Chasis no written on FIAT cars? and how many digits are there on that? can someone tell me their chasis number to me for a decoding experiment please

28th September 2009, 09:20

In Fiat Linea, VIN has been embossed on the floor of front co-passenger. You have to remove the mat/carpet to see this number. My yet-to-be-delivered Fiat Linea's VIN is MCA11071609010205JPZ. MCA represents Asia/India and JPZ refers to September 2009.

wildon · 28th September 2009, 11:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by J.Ravi

In Fiat Linea, VIN has been embossed on the floor of front co-passenger. You have to remove the mat/carpet to see this number. My yet-to-be-delivered Fiat Linea's VIN is MCA11071609010205JPZ. MCA represents Asia/India and JPZ refers to September 2009.

OK. MCA = FIAT INDIA
1107160 = 1.4 16V E3 EMOTION PACK (i.e PETROL)
10205 = MAY BE SERIAL NUMBER
JPZ= Can you please explain the logic of each letter i.e JPZ

does your car having any other numbers in the engine bay or other location than what you have given. if so please post it.

wildon · 28th September 2009, 11:57

1. So far the last digit is constant from everyone who posted i.e Z (so is it Year 2009)
2. So far the Second digit is either P or Q (is it Date, P=15 , Q=16)
3. So far the first digits are A,B,C,D,E,F,G and J
(A= Jan, B= Feb, C= Mar, D= Apr, E= May, F= June, G= July, J= October)

Italy do follow MM/DD/YYYY format

JPZ
CQZ
DPZ
AQZ
BQZ
EPZ
FPZ
GPZ

JPZ is from a yet to be delivered Linea Epk Petrol of J.Ravi

Any comments guys

21st August 2009, 14:10	#121
vinay.pillai BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Little Rock, US Posts: 229 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	Beauty at Ooty Beauty at Ooty
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21st August 2009, 14:23	#122
Ferrari1976 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 213 Thanked: 68 Times	Black beauty at its best!!!
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21st August 2009, 20:45	#123
achinthg BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 201 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Awesome Car !!! Great collage !!! What software did you use to create it?
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21st August 2009, 20:50	#124
NutsNBolts BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jammu Posts: 817 Thanked: 41 Times View My Garage	Nice pics vinay. Where is this in Ooty? Close to the lake? or the botanical garden?
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23rd August 2009, 00:46	#125
achinthg BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 201 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Vinay, I travelled to Mysore and back today and my car was grazing most of the speed breakers. Did you face this issue too? If not, let me know what you have done to overcome the low GC issue?
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24th August 2009, 00:49	#126
vinay.pillai BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Little Rock, US Posts: 229 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	Hey Achinth....I was away on weekend hence couldn't reply..... Well I traveled with my wife and luggage...So there was hardly any weight.....We went through all the breaker pretty well....didn't touched anywhere and yes, I created this collage with Picasa 3 and thanks for the appreciation. it really make us proud to have the beauty and now a days you hardly get the appreciation. @NutsNBolts: Thanks for the appreciation.....I took this pics at a point between the Pine trees point and shooting point. Its around 2Km from Pine tree point in Ooty, don't remember the name of the point. @Ferrari1976: Thanks Last edited by vinay.pillai : 24th August 2009 at 00:53.
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18th September 2009, 15:55	#127
achinthg BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 201 Thanked: Once View My Garage	@Vinay, I am planning a trip to Ooty tomorrow. Please let me know the route you took and how are the roads? Also let me know good restaurants on the route from Mysore to Ooty.
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18th September 2009, 16:18	#128
vinay.pillai BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Little Rock, US Posts: 229 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	Hi Achinthg, I went through B'lore - Mysore - Gundalpet - Bandipur - Masinagudi - Ooty. I hope you have already referred to follwoing link http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-...ml#post1418405 We stopped at Pugmark restaurant (Jungle Lodges) which is just before Bandipur. I am sure you will enjoi the red beauty while climbing up......ALL THE BEST
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18th September 2009, 16:21	#129
achinthg BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 201 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Also how difficult was it to climb the ghats in the Linea? I have never driven in any car to a hill station !!! How long (kms) is the climb? Last edited by achinthg : 18th September 2009 at 16:34.
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18th September 2009, 19:39	#131
vinay.pillai BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Little Rock, US Posts: 229 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	Hi Achinthg, As you are driving on weekend, the downward traffic will be limited but few mistake I did - Started climbing with AC On, So switch off the AC as soon as you reach the ghat, don't think of overtaking while climbing up. Also, you can climb all the turn in Second gear. It is around 16-18KM with 36 hair pin bends
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27th September 2009, 22:35	#132
wildon BANNED Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,440 Thanked: 1,235 Times View My Garage	As FIAT Owners said they have the VIN Number having more than 17 characters and standard decoding throws out weired data etc.... Can any one tell me where will be the Chasis no written on FIAT cars? and how many digits are there on that? can someone tell me their chasis number to me for a decoding experiment please Last edited by wildon : 27th September 2009 at 22:38.
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28th September 2009, 09:20	#133
J.Ravi Posts: n/a	In Fiat Linea, VIN has been embossed on the floor of front co-passenger. You have to remove the mat/carpet to see this number. My yet-to-be-delivered Fiat Linea's VIN is MCA11071609010205JPZ. MCA represents Asia/India and JPZ refers to September 2009.
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28th September 2009, 11:57	#135
wildon BANNED Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,440 Thanked: 1,235 Times View My Garage	1. So far the last digit is constant from everyone who posted i.e Z (so is it Year 2009) 2. So far the Second digit is either P or Q (is it Date, P=15 , Q=16) 3. So far the first digits are A,B,C,D,E,F,G and J (A= Jan, B= Feb, C= Mar, D= Apr, E= May, F= June, G= July, J= October) Italy do follow MM/DD/YYYY format JPZ CQZ DPZ AQZ BQZ EPZ FPZ GPZ JPZ is from a yet to be delivered Linea Epk Petrol of J.Ravi Any comments guys Last edited by wildon : 28th September 2009 at 12:12.
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