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 . 10000kms a year is too low for a diesel, it needs to be greater than 15000kms, what say. The way he has started off, I think he will do more than that in a year. It seems Ford has come out with some new designs in alloys. Gels well with the car. | |
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The car looks nice and Boy you are already talking about long trips. I am sure you will clock more than 10000 kms in year. Way to go. Being a diesel you will have to be more cautious about the run in period.
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22nd September 2009, 17:37
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@OSS, congrats buddy once again, please keep updating, your valuable inputs will be helpful. | |
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22nd September 2009, 18:14
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 . With a Fiesta coming I'm sure its going to be higher. 600+ kms in one stretch will become a breeze for you, wait till you get the car. | |
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22nd September 2009, 19:20
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23rd September 2009, 22:16
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| A quick update - crossed 1000km mark today. Enjoying the Coorg weather and food and (ofcourse booze). Boy, the drive from Chennai to Coorg was amazing. I have driven to BLR manytimes in my Swift, but driving Fiesta is a totally different experience altogether. The smooth & composed ride, super responsive steeering, butter smooth gear shift - i am thoroughly enjoying my Fiesta. The handling on the ghat section is particularly worth mentioning. It is so confidence inspiring, man i am deeply in love with my Fiesta now Will post the drive experience and my travelogue once i am back. Till then Go Fida  Last edited by oss : 23rd September 2009 at 22:20. Reason: Typos |
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23rd September 2009, 23:18
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4th October 2009, 19:10
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| 3 weeks & 2,000 kms Here i am after a fantastic drive to Coorg. It was a totally unplanned trip; though my wife has been nagging me quite a while for a trip to Coorg, i haven't really acted on it. It wouldn't be farfetched to say the main inspiration for the trip came from Fiesta. Yes, once i got my hands on it i was itching for a long drive, and when my son's school was closed for Dussera, what better to do than to hit the road Called up Orange Country but was told that they were fully booked. This being my first trip to Coorg, and since i couldn't convince my friends to drive along with me, decided against HomeStays (Heard they could be boring in the late evenings due to not much of entertainment option for kids, and my son could get restless without any one of his age to play with or without cartoon network on the TV). Checked Club Mahindra and they had some fantastic offer going on due to half-season (till Sep-30th). Got the booking confirmed and hit the road. There was no other preparation or research to finalise the itinerary or the places to visit. Thanks to 'laluks' i was damn impressed by his travelogue "Swiftly Coorged", so just took a printout of his travelogue and hit the road. I will let the picture do the talking about the trip: (will post a detailed travelogue separately with narration)                As far as the drive goes, Fiesta is a dream to drive on the highway. It was very difficult to control myself to stay below 3000 rpm. Well initially i decided not to exceed 2500 rpm, but that was just impossible so i found myself creeping upto 2800-3000 rpm. But made sure to stay below 3000rpm - which translates to about 130 kmph of speed. The dynamic stability of the car was amazing that i just couldn't believe that i was doing 120-130 kmph of speed. The car was planted to the road, and no shakes or unnerving moment. Even in heavy rains and crosswinds that car drove rock solid and confidence inspiring. The braking was amazing and whenever i had to apply brakes for a quick stop, the car just came to a halt smoothly without any drama. Overall the drive was as much enjoyable as the stay in Coorg itself. Eventhough the distance from Chennai to Madikeri was about 600 kms, (too a break after about 350kms drive) didn't feel any tired after the long drive. That proves how smooth the ride was. Here is the mileage i got from the last 3 tankfills: 1. 30.0l/507km: 16.9 kmpl (30% city; 70% highway; 100% AC) 2. 26.5l/466km: 17.6 kmpl (10% city; 90% highway; 90% AC - extensive use of 2nd & 3rd gear while driving inside Coorg) 3. 38.2l/722km: 18.9 kmpl (20% city; 80% highway; 100% AC) Quite impressed with the performance and i mileage |
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| BHPian | OSS great snaps and inspiring writeup, now you are creating positive pressure on us to take her on highway , but where is your beauty - Fiesta in snaps, now I'm excited to go on long drive as early as possible. |
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