i10 Sportz AT- EDIT : Initial Ownership Experience

PaglaGoru · 27th August 2009, 13:48

First of all congrats on the new purchase.It sure is a new generation car. I totally fell in love with the red trim sports pack.Sometimes back I was contemplating this one as a buy then upgraded to Asta Manual and then upgraded further to i20. Was sad to learn that the i20 didn't have the sports trim but you gain some and you lose some.

I'd love to have a trim like that on my car anyday ! Dazzle and shock people brother-its your day !!!

Ramsagar · 28th August 2009, 10:58

Congrats on the buy.
Does the Interior of dash matches with exterior color in all the models of i-10 or only in AT.Pls confirm its a news to me.

siddvi · 28th August 2009, 11:07

CONGRATS!!. We have a Jan 2009 purchase i10 kappa in our household. We have been using it stock since purchase except for the window film. Been around many places with the i10 on stock tyres and they have handled good.

nnandi · 28th August 2009, 13:36

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Originally Posted by Ramsagar

Congrats on the buy.
Does the Interior of dash matches with exterior color in all the models of i-10 or only in AT.Pls confirm its a news to me.

Thanks Ramsagar. No, not all colors match with interior colors. Only the Sportz version with Electric Red and Stone black color have red interior options pack. No such optional interiors with any other variant in i10 has this felexibility.

hrag · 28th August 2009, 13:39

Congratulations Nabarun - the i10 AT is a gem of a car, I'm sure you'll enjoy the driving & ownership experience.

Need to catch up again on the ORR.

nnandi · 28th August 2009, 14:03

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Originally Posted by hrag

Congratulations Nabarun - the i10 AT is a gem of a car, I'm sure you'll enjoy the driving & ownership experience.

Need to catch up again on the ORR.

Hey Hrishi, thanks man! Yes, it's been quite long since we met either in the Tbhp meets or the quick "traffic" meets! Doesn't this want us to call for another tbhp meet, Hrishi?

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Originally Posted by siddvi

CONGRATS!!. We have a Jan 2009 purchase i10 kappa in our household. We have been using it stock since purchase except for the window film. Been around many places with the i10 on stock tyres and they have handled good.

Thanks Siddvi. Mine is also stock and would be driving on stock tyres only. Infact Thanks to Nikhil (nikhilb2008), I was tempted to change stock tyres to 175/70 R13 A-drives and was speaking to Nikhil. He called me couple of days back and informed that the rim size for i10 is small for 175 tyres which actually saved me from purchasing the tyres for now!

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Originally Posted by PaglaGoru

First of all congrats on the new purchase.It sure is a new generation car. I totally fell in love with the red trim sports pack.Sometimes back I was contemplating this one as a buy then upgraded to Asta Manual and then upgraded further to i20. Was sad to learn that the i20 didn't have the sports trim but you gain some and you lose some.

I'd love to have a trim like that on my car anyday ! Dazzle and shock people brother-its your day !!!

Thanks PaglaGoru (MadCow)!

blackasta · 28th August 2009, 16:53

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Originally Posted by nnandi

Meanwhile, I have already visited the stockyard last Saturday and inspected the car. It's in fine state (as of now!), tyres are July make and I have clicked some snaps. Attaching them.

I visited the dealers yard on 26th Aug, and carried out the PRI of my car.

one thing which i noticed is that the i10 Asta does not have the sliding external circulation-recirculate switch, as in Sportz and Magna. There are only 3 buttons - AC, Recirculate, and defogger.
Cannot really figure out whether this is good or bad.

muke31 · 28th August 2009, 17:24

One major feature omission in i10 is remote boot opener, boot opens only when we switch off the engine.

Any idea to install remote boot opener in i10?

-MUKE

anilkalvani · 28th August 2009, 17:30

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Originally Posted by muke31

One major feature omission in i10 is remote boot opener, boot opens only when we switch off the engine.

Any idea to install remote boot opener in i10?

-MUKE

If you have remote central door locking installed, you don't need remote boot opener, all you have to do is pull the boot handle. In my Magna AT i have got dealer filled Nippon Remote Central Locking for all 5 doors. So if simply unlock the central locking, say at a mall or multiplex security check, the security guy just has to open the boot with the handle.

blackasta · 28th August 2009, 17:35

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Originally Posted by anilkalvani

If you have remote central door locking installed, you don't need remote boot opener, all you have to do is pull the boot handle. In my Magna AT i have got dealer filled Nippon Remote Central Locking for all 5 doors. So if simply unlock the central locking, say at a mall or multiplex security check, the security guy just has to open the boot with the handle.

Ya, i guess that with central locking installed for all 5 doors, simply unlocking the central lock from remote shall unlock the hatch and one can pull the latch to open it up.
I do not know clearly, but does any hatchback come with a remote boot opener or a dedicated boot opening lever beside the driver? I know almost all sedans do have one or both.

madhukar_n · 28th August 2009, 17:37

nnandi,
Congrats on the car. I saw this thread after sometime and so replying late.
I decided against any tyre upgrade. I have driven the i10 quite less, but in whatever i have driven, did not feel i need to change the tyres.
Regarding the FE, yes it is about 8 or 9 for the first 2 refills. hopefully it will improve after the first service. I guess 10-11 will be the max we may get. but i am not too bothered.

27th August 2009, 13:48	#31
PaglaGoru BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 52 Thanked: 0 Times	First of all congrats on the new purchase.It sure is a new generation car. I totally fell in love with the red trim sports pack.Sometimes back I was contemplating this one as a buy then upgraded to Asta Manual and then upgraded further to i20. Was sad to learn that the i20 didn't have the sports trim but you gain some and you lose some. I'd love to have a trim like that on my car anyday ! Dazzle and shock people brother-its your day !!!
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28th August 2009, 10:58	#32
Ramsagar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: BLR_Nellore(AP) Posts: 1,396 Thanked: 252 Times View My Garage	Congrats on the buy. Does the Interior of dash matches with exterior color in all the models of i-10 or only in AT.Pls confirm its a news to me.
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28th August 2009, 11:07	#33
siddvi BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 54 Thanked: 48 Times	CONGRATS!!. We have a Jan 2009 purchase i10 kappa in our household. We have been using it stock since purchase except for the window film. Been around many places with the i10 on stock tyres and they have handled good.
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28th August 2009, 13:39	#35
hrag BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore / Madras Posts: 1,982 Thanked: 31 Times	Congratulations Nabarun - the i10 AT is a gem of a car, I'm sure you'll enjoy the driving & ownership experience. Need to catch up again on the ORR. Last edited by hrag : 28th August 2009 at 13:41.
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28th August 2009, 17:24	#38
muke31 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 191 Thanked: 21 Times	One major feature omission in i10 is remote boot opener, boot opens only when we switch off the engine. Any idea to install remote boot opener in i10? -MUKE
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28th August 2009, 17:37	#41
madhukar_n BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 395 Thanked: 179 Times	nnandi, Congrats on the car. I saw this thread after sometime and so replying late. I decided against any tyre upgrade. I have driven the i10 quite less, but in whatever i have driven, did not feel i need to change the tyres. Regarding the FE, yes it is about 8 or 9 for the first 2 refills. hopefully it will improve after the first service. I guess 10-11 will be the max we may get. but i am not too bothered.
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