The Last of the Titans - Getz 1.5 cRDI finally comes home :)

aZa · 2nd October 2009, 23:59

Yes i finally got it home.

Since about an year or so, when people started talking about a 110bhp pocket rocket hatch from hyundai, i wanted to get one. Initially i wasn't to focused and i'm very lazy so i kept postponing it. But as i kept hearing about the escapades and stories of the getz crdi owners (KPZEN!!! mostly) the decision about buying one became stronger and stronger. The car was being sold at 5.94 OTR price, with an exshowroom of 5.45L. Then one day suddenly hyundai drops the price to 4.99L Exshowroom, now the car was 5.45-5.70L OTR. This was a shade over the price of a Swift vDI.

But then life is a b**ch.

When i finally was ready to book the car, exactly after my MBA 1st year end exams. The news that i was dreading came ... Hyundai had stopped the production of the this little monster. Thats when i realised my mistake. and it hit me that had i not been lazy i would have probably had the last of the small car big engine produce. There was a Fiat Palio GTX with 100 horses and years later a Getz cRDI with 110 albeit a diesel. With the new taxation rules, 1.2 and 1.4 will be the normal in the future.

I was desperate...

So i googled the numbers of all the dealers in the NCR region, and started calling them up asking for GETZ diesel. None had it, Hyundai motor plaza and deep hyundai had two peices. But the colors were WHITE and SILVER. Now coming from a hot scarlet sage color on my santro i didn't want a dark color this time around but SILVER was a NO. So i decided to check out the WHITE one at both the dealerships and book it. Thats when my gf called and tells me she has booked tickets for some movie ... so i postponed the booking plan for the next day. As luck would have it when i reach HMP the car had already been BOOKED in the morning, I missed it by a matter of FEW HOURS !!!

. Deep hyundai's WHITE was nice but he was giving it at the pre-discounted price of 5.94 OTR.

DEAD END.

Anyway one of my friends was going to ludhiana, so he suggested he would find out cars enroute in sonipat panipat karnal ambala and ludhiana. i was out of hope but i said ok. Next day my friend calls up and tells me there are three getz crdi's at ambala. i was like its too far and this that. But then i finally succumb to the temptation and i drive down to ambala ...

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and there it was ....

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Looking fresh untouched and full of pure awesomeness

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I paid the booking amount 20K right then and we came back. Then started the process of loan etc. Lenghty it was but only because of my laziness and also because of not getting enough time from studies.

Anyway I finally got all the papers ready and hit the road to get the monster home... and Today 30th Sept 2009 The small car with a big big heart came home. Apparently this was an auspicious day since my friend abhimanyu also got married

Here are a few pics!

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I know a lot of people we speculating whether i have actually booked the car or not because of the long delay and all. But here it is

I'm gonna keep this thread for all the updates and upgrades regarding this lil pocket rocket.

Will be getting some addons tom

stay tuned

Cheers

planet_rocker · 3rd October 2009, 00:03

it is raining CRDi-s on the forum! What is wrong guys?

Congrats Aza! Wish you 1L kms with your new ride.

faithless_1984 · 3rd October 2009, 01:28

Nice.!
Congrats ,finally all the waiting paid off.
Let the Pimping (of the car) begin.!

undead · 3rd October 2009, 08:09

Another Rocket Hatch owner , Congrats. Treat her well and Safe Driving.

caroholic1 · 3rd October 2009, 08:57

congrats dude! Finally the pocket rocket comes home

sdp1975 · 3rd October 2009, 12:49

Good to know that the getz CRDI is still available. I thought all were sold out.

Congrats on the rocket.

mjkaushal · 3rd October 2009, 14:15

Even today, I saw a white Getz Crdi to be delivered at Trident , Sankey road standing for delivery.

I guess it could still be made against specific bookings, if we insist.

Could anybody enlighten on this please ??

Aarman_008 · 3rd October 2009, 20:36

Congrats on getting the little rocket. Happy and safe driving.

aZa · 4th October 2009, 02:32

Just got Remote locking and better horns installed today.

Remote locking is from crosslink wheels with shock sensor addon and horns are HELLA red grills! The OEM horn was pathetik!! It was so bad that it was embarrassing! Some more stuff coming tom.

@planet_rocker @faithless @undead @caroholic @sdp1975 @aarman_008

Thanx , its a rocket for sure! I went on a 300kms drive to neemrana with friends and i was keeping the car below 2500RPMS and still clocking 120-140 easily!

@mjkaushal : Few peices are available, few pieces are in transit and some in stock. U will have to find out from the dealers. If you were here in north i could have helped u.

@ fellow cRDI owners

Is engine braking in a cRDI engine car advisable ? i mean i am using engine braking but my friends are against it.

faithless_1984 · 4th October 2009, 18:08

Hmmm not much response in this thread ,you should have bought a Punto instead.

Anyway ,post some pics of the new rims.!

aZa · 4th October 2009, 19:46

Got new rims + tyres today.

The Rims and tyres --

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Comparison of the stock 14" to the 17"

Finally

Specs :

Rims are Konig Twilite 17" in White with red lip. (7Kgs each rim.)
Tyres are Kumho Ecsta SPT (KU31)

I've put 35PSI all around and the ride is smooth on good roads, the tyre noise is present but much lesser than stock GPS2. The Grip is awesome. Sourcing yokohamas were a problem and Adrive R1/Sdrive were available after tuesday only :(

Anyway The rims are superlight, my steering feels just the same as before or probably a bit lighter. i was a bit skeptical before putting the rims as i read about steering wobbling issues in the cRDI on TBHP but there is no wobble here... yet.

sdp1975 · 4th October 2009, 19:53

What profile tyres are those ?

They seem really low profile . Hows the ride quality on bad roads with the 17 inchers ?

They look really good though.

aZa · 4th October 2009, 19:56

205/40/R17 ... yep 40 is really low ... But with the softer suspension the ride is acceptable.

noidaboy · 4th October 2009, 20:01

The Superman RETURNS! With a new ride.. Congrats buddy!

Spool that turbo after all that hard work. Enjoy

May be the 1st crdi with 17"s in delhi atleast..

Ready to hit the roads for some mid corner booooost?

Gilead · 4th October 2009, 22:48

Awesome car and even better looking alloys! Congrats! And engine braking is a perfectly fine technique.

2nd October 2009, 23:59	#1
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	The Last of the Titans - Getz 1.5 cRDI finally comes home :) Yes i finally got it home. Since about an year or so, when people started talking about a 110bhp pocket rocket hatch from hyundai, i wanted to get one. Initially i wasn't to focused and i'm very lazy so i kept postponing it. But as i kept hearing about the escapades and stories of the getz crdi owners (KPZEN!!! mostly) the decision about buying one became stronger and stronger. The car was being sold at 5.94 OTR price, with an exshowroom of 5.45L. Then one day suddenly hyundai drops the price to 4.99L Exshowroom, now the car was 5.45-5.70L OTR. This was a shade over the price of a Swift vDI. But then life is a bch. When i finally was ready to book the car, exactly after my MBA 1st year end exams. The news that i was dreading came ... Hyundai had stopped the production of the this little monster. Thats when i realised my mistake. and it hit me that had i not been lazy i would have probably had the last of the small car big engine produce. There was a Fiat Palio GTX with 100 horses and years later a Getz cRDI with 110 albeit a diesel. With the new taxation rules, 1.2 and 1.4 will be the normal in the future. I was desperate... So i googled the numbers of all the dealers in the NCR region, and started calling them up asking for GETZ diesel. None had it, Hyundai motor plaza and deep hyundai had two peices. But the colors were WHITE and SILVER. Now coming from a hot scarlet sage color on my santro i didn't want a dark color this time around but SILVER was a NO. So i decided to check out the WHITE one at both the dealerships and book it. Thats when my gf called and tells me she has booked tickets for some movie ... so i postponed the booking plan for the next day. As luck would have it when i reach HMP the car had already been BOOKED in the morning, I missed it by a matter of FEW HOURS !!! . Deep hyundai's WHITE was nice but he was giving it at the pre-discounted price of 5.94 OTR. DEAD END. Anyway one of my friends was going to ludhiana, so he suggested he would find out cars enroute in sonipat panipat karnal ambala and ludhiana. i was out of hope but i said ok. Next day my friend calls up and tells me there are three getz crdi's at ambala. i was like its too far and this that. But then i finally succumb to the temptation and i drive down to ambala ... and there it was .... Looking fresh untouched and full of pure awesomeness I paid the booking amount 20K right then and we came back. Then started the process of loan etc. Lenghty it was but only because of my laziness and also because of not getting enough time from studies. Anyway I finally got all the papers ready and hit the road to get the monster home... and Today 30th Sept 2009 The small car with a big big heart came home. Apparently this was an auspicious day since my friend abhimanyu also got married Here are a few pics! I know a lot of people we speculating whether i have actually booked the car or not because of the long delay and all. But here it is I'm gonna keep this thread for all the updates and upgrades regarding this lil pocket rocket.** Will be getting some addons tom stay tuned Cheers
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3rd October 2009, 00:03	#2
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	it is raining CRDi-s on the forum! What is wrong guys? Congrats Aza! Wish you 1L kms with your new ride.
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3rd October 2009, 01:28	#3
faithless_1984 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,575 Thanked: 327 Times View My Garage	Nice.! Congrats ,finally all the waiting paid off. Let the Pimping (of the car) begin.!
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3rd October 2009, 08:09	#4
undead Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bhavani - Komarapalayam Posts: 1,194 Thanked: 179 Times	Another Rocket Hatch owner , Congrats. Treat her well and Safe Driving.
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3rd October 2009, 08:57	#5
caroholic1 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 407 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	congrats dude! Finally the pocket rocket comes home Last edited by caroholic1 : 3rd October 2009 at 09:00.
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3rd October 2009, 12:49	#6
sdp1975 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,714 Thanked: 1,274 Times View My Garage	Good to know that the getz CRDI is still available. I thought all were sold out. Congrats on the rocket.
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3rd October 2009, 14:15	#7
mjkaushal BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: BAngalore Posts: 123 Thanked: 95 Times	Even today, I saw a white Getz Crdi to be delivered at Trident , Sankey road standing for delivery. I guess it could still be made against specific bookings, if we insist. Could anybody enlighten on this please ??
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3rd October 2009, 20:36	#8
Aarman_008 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 140 Thanked: 4 Times	Congrats on getting the little rocket. Happy and safe driving.
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4th October 2009, 02:32	#9
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Just got Remote locking and better horns installed today. Remote locking is from crosslink wheels with shock sensor addon and horns are HELLA red grills! The OEM horn was pathetik!! It was so bad that it was embarrassing! Some more stuff coming tom. @planet_rocker @faithless @undead @caroholic @sdp1975 @aarman_008 Thanx , its a rocket for sure! I went on a 300kms drive to neemrana with friends and i was keeping the car below 2500RPMS and still clocking 120-140 easily! @mjkaushal : Few peices are available, few pieces are in transit and some in stock. U will have to find out from the dealers. If you were here in north i could have helped u. @ fellow cRDI owners Is engine braking in a cRDI engine car advisable ? i mean i am using engine braking but my friends are against it.
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4th October 2009, 18:08	#10
faithless_1984 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,575 Thanked: 327 Times View My Garage	Hmmm not much response in this thread ,you should have bought a Punto instead. Anyway ,post some pics of the new rims.!
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4th October 2009, 19:46	#11
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Got new rims + tyres today. The Rims and tyres -- Comparison of the stock 14" to the 17" Finally Specs : Rims are Konig Twilite 17" in White with red lip. (7Kgs each rim.) Tyres are Kumho Ecsta SPT (KU31) I've put 35PSI all around and the ride is smooth on good roads, the tyre noise is present but much lesser than stock GPS2. The Grip is awesome. Sourcing yokohamas were a problem and Adrive R1/Sdrive were available after tuesday only :( Anyway The rims are superlight, my steering feels just the same as before or probably a bit lighter. i was a bit skeptical before putting the rims as i read about steering wobbling issues in the cRDI on TBHP but there is no wobble here... yet. Last edited by aZa : 4th October 2009 at 19:47.
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4th October 2009, 19:53	#12
sdp1975 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,714 Thanked: 1,274 Times View My Garage	What profile tyres are those ? They seem really low profile . Hows the ride quality on bad roads with the 17 inchers ? They look really good though. Last edited by sdp1975 : 4th October 2009 at 19:55.
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4th October 2009, 19:56	#13
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	205/40/R17 ... yep 40 is really low ... But with the softer suspension the ride is acceptable.
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4th October 2009, 20:01	#14
noidaboy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Noida Posts: 1,003 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	The Superman RETURNS! With a new ride.. Congrats buddy! Spool that turbo after all that hard work. Enjoy May be the 1st crdi with 17"s in delhi atleast.. Ready to hit the roads for some mid corner booooost?
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4th October 2009, 22:48	#15
Gilead Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,142 Thanked: 60 Times	Awesome car and even better looking alloys! Congrats! And engine braking is a perfectly fine technique.
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