My Roadrunner is here!! i20 CRDi Asta(O) EDIT: 20,000kms Update

jkdas · 8th September 2009, 13:40

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Originally Posted by mclaren1885

5 of my friends have picked up a Getz Crdi in the last 15 days

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All 40 plus? :P

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Originally Posted by JayD

the story continues.....

July first week:

So we decide to cancel the getz booking and go for the i20 crdi. Mind you, the car was not even launched yet.!
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the story is not over... yet!!! :P

Hope you will take more inputs from KP or Peter

vijaythacker · 8th September 2009, 14:14

KP seems taken over to hyundai salesmen from that point onwards, yes reading your first post there were thoughts of i20 itself as you said safety was priority.Congratulations on your new buy and awaiting to hear more onwards.

mclaren1885 · 8th September 2009, 14:21

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Originally Posted by jkdas

All 40 plus? :P

No man! Few in their 30's, few in their early 20's.

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Originally Posted by vijaythacker

KP seems taken over to hyundai salesmen from that point onwards

Looks like KP likes to keep his hobby of being a salesman for Hyundai/Yoko well hidden from all of us

. JayD, don't let out such secrets man.

JayD · 8th September 2009, 15:56

A few weeks later, the i20 crdi is launched, and i must say, the price was about 30K more than i expected, we did a td, liked the car and decided to go ahead with the purchase. The expected delivery time was 3-4 weeks. After a few days, we again had a change of mind! dad always wanted white, and we finally decided to change the colour option to white. And while doing that, we upgraded our model preference to the asta option pack which came with 6 airbags and a sunroof. the price difference was only about 36k, so we decided to go for it. The car was supposed to be delivered on august 17, which is the start of the auspicious 'chingam' month in kerala, but it eventually got delayed to 24th of August.

the delivery process went on smoothly, and by around 4:30, the car was delivered to us. There were no offers on the car, but we got basic accessories like floormats and mud flaps free. Thus ended my hunt for a new hatch.

I call Him(its definitely male!

) the 'Roadrunner', after one of my all time favourite cars, the 1971 plymouth roadrunner......Beep beep!

RP_812 · 8th September 2009, 16:18

Nice writeup , now post some pics , let us also drool

Sarvodaya · 8th September 2009, 16:30

Congrants on your new partner. But Hyundai has made a mistake of discontuning GETZ Crdi. Why cannot they learnt a lesson or two from maruthi who has mastered the art of selling old models along with new ones. The Getz had a cracker of diesel engine. Was priced right. Maybe with better features at the same price and marketing, it could have sold like hot cakes. And please photographs of your new bride.

rjstyles69 · 8th September 2009, 17:16

jayd congratulations pal, welcome to the world of the common rails. Wishing you many more miles of happy motoring.

PS : Please dont get infected by the JK Syndrome (pun intended)

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aqualeo2040 · 8th September 2009, 18:25

Congrats on your Roadrunner

That was a really nice write-up. Now do follow it up with a equally nice album.

JayD · 8th September 2009, 18:52

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Originally Posted by Sarvodaya

Congrants on your new partner. But Hyundai has made a mistake of discontuning GETZ Crdi. Why cannot they learnt a lesson or two from maruthi who has mastered the art of selling old models along with new ones. The Getz had a cracker of diesel engine. Was priced right. Maybe with better features at the same price and marketing, it could have sold like hot cakes. And please photographs of your new bride.

I agree, stopping the getz is a bad move. its a very capable hatch, and if it were not for the initial pricing blunders, it would've become one very popular hatch.

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Originally Posted by rjstyles69

jayd congratulations pal, welcome to the world of the common rails. Wishing you many more miles of happy motoring.

PS : Please dont get infected by the JK Syndrome (pun intended)

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Originally Posted by aqualeo2040

Congrats on your Roadrunner

That was a really nice write-up. Now do follow it up with a equally nice album.

Thanks guys! Attaching some pix of the Roadrunner. They are not too great, taken with my phone cam. Detailed pix will follow.

@Rj, Don't worry, Jk syndrome stays limited to TVM!

rjstyles69 · 8th September 2009, 19:12

Jayz cudn't resist which area in Cochin is this ? Does the i20 CRDI also come with the accelere' s?

JayD · 8th September 2009, 19:34

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Originally Posted by rjstyles69

Jayz cudn't resist which area in Cochin is this ? Does the i20 CRDI also come with the accelere' s?

The main pix are taken at my house!!

Its near Vyttila.
Yep! the i20 comes with aceleres. 185/65/R14.
Btw, I'm JayD, jayz is another member from cochin.

8th September 2009, 19:40

Are you sure this car is real? The last time we saw a car on your driveway on this forum, it was a photoshopped palio GTX

What saar? You took me along to hyundai twice with this Getz/i20 ringmarole and still have not shown me,cochin's resident diselhead, your new diesel. Enna Koduma saar ithu?

JayD · 8th September 2009, 19:45

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Originally Posted by rippergeo

Are you sure this car is real? The last time we saw a car on your driveway on this forum, it was a photoshopped palio GTX

What saar? You took me along to hyundai twice with this Getz/i20 ringmarole and still have not shown me,cochin's resident diselhead, your new diesel. Enna Koduma saar ithu?

He he! this one is for real! I called you several times but you were not in town right. Next time for sure! Time for another D R I V E??

Btw, i had typed it out in my original post, but lost it when the browser crashed.
I express my sincere thanks to Rippergeo( for bearing my countless questions and accompanyin me to the dealer, and staring at 2 cars for hours), Kpzen( for giving me info about the i20, and keeping me updated on td's etc etc), hydrashock( for repeated ICE requests and what not!!), and my apologies to several people to whom i was supposed to show tha car to, but couldn't. Am stuck in coimby, wil be back to cochin by the weekend. How about another meet?

8th September 2009, 19:55

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Originally Posted by JayD

He he! this one is for real! I called you several times but you were not in town right. Next time for sure! Time for another D R I V E??

Finish the damn running in

Then we'll get nikki's exedy clutch and off we gooooo!

krish3 · 8th September 2009, 19:55

Congrats on the i20. And you've got a beautiful home by the backwaters. Do you stay near Toc-H by any chance? I was a student there long back

8th September 2009, 14:14	#17
vijaythacker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 1,498 Thanked: 74 Times View My Garage	KP seems taken over to hyundai salesmen from that point onwards, yes reading your first post there were thoughts of i20 itself as you said safety was priority.Congratulations on your new buy and awaiting to hear more onwards.
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8th September 2009, 15:56	#19
JayD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cochin! At last Posts: 3,236 Thanked: 2,568 Times View My Garage	A few weeks later, the i20 crdi is launched, and i must say, the price was about 30K more than i expected, we did a td, liked the car and decided to go ahead with the purchase. The expected delivery time was 3-4 weeks. After a few days, we again had a change of mind! dad always wanted white, and we finally decided to change the colour option to white. And while doing that, we upgraded our model preference to the asta option pack which came with 6 airbags and a sunroof. the price difference was only about 36k, so we decided to go for it. The car was supposed to be delivered on august 17, which is the start of the auspicious 'chingam' month in kerala, but it eventually got delayed to 24th of August. the delivery process went on smoothly, and by around 4:30, the car was delivered to us. There were no offers on the car, but we got basic accessories like floormats and mud flaps free. Thus ended my hunt for a new hatch. I call Him(its definitely male! ) the 'Roadrunner', after one of my all time favourite cars, the 1971 plymouth roadrunner......Beep beep! Last edited by JayD : 8th September 2009 at 16:00.
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8th September 2009, 16:18	#20
RP_812 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 128 Thanked: 2 Times	Nice writeup , now post some pics , let us also drool
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8th September 2009, 16:30	#21
Sarvodaya BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 486 Thanked: 821 Times	Congrants on your new partner. But Hyundai has made a mistake of discontuning GETZ Crdi. Why cannot they learnt a lesson or two from maruthi who has mastered the art of selling old models along with new ones. The Getz had a cracker of diesel engine. Was priced right. Maybe with better features at the same price and marketing, it could have sold like hot cakes. And please photographs of your new bride.
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8th September 2009, 17:16	#22
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	jayd congratulations pal, welcome to the world of the common rails. Wishing you many more miles of happy motoring. PS : Please dont get infected by the JK Syndrome (pun intended) .
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8th September 2009, 18:25	#23
aqualeo2040 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Back 2 Bangy Posts: 458 Thanked: 465 Times View My Garage	Congrats on your Roadrunner That was a really nice write-up. Now do follow it up with a equally nice album.
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8th September 2009, 19:12	#25
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	Jayz cudn't resist which area in Cochin is this ? Does the i20 CRDI also come with the accelere' s? Last edited by rjstyles69 : 8th September 2009 at 19:14.
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8th September 2009, 19:40	#27
rippergeo Posts: n/a	Congrats Are you sure this car is real? The last time we saw a car on your driveway on this forum, it was a photoshopped palio GTX What saar? You took me along to hyundai twice with this Getz/i20 ringmarole and still have not shown me,cochin's resident diselhead, your new diesel. Enna Koduma saar ithu?
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8th September 2009, 19:55	#30
krish3 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cochin/Bangalore Posts: 758 Thanked: 191 Times	Congrats on the i20. And you've got a beautiful home by the backwaters. Do you stay near Toc-H by any chance? I was a student there long back
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