My huge Sedan - Maroon Chevrolet Optra Magnum LT 2.0

dockap · 3rd December 2009, 01:06

congrats man that car is value for money has everything in 1 package-looks,power,comfort,economy of diesel and low maintainence costs
its a beast on the highway-just make sure u have good rubber
my magnum has run 55000 kms till date and i love it

sylvan · 3rd December 2009, 09:28

Gonna take a drive from bangalore to chennai now.
This weekend I am going to take it for another longer drive, dont know where

.
I will upload pics/drive experience/travelogues in sequence.

Also, I just checked the tyre pressure and it was 53 psi

. Do the stock tyres come with such high pressures?
I have apollo accelere 195.

Changed the headlights to phillips rally 100/90 H4 bulbs yesterday and the light throw is a lot better than the absurd stock ones.

Nikhilb2008 · 3rd December 2009, 09:35

It shouldnt be that high!! Reduce it to 30 or so!

sylvan · 6th December 2009, 19:25

Here are the pics of optra taken during the drive to chennai. The drive was beautiful. the last pic is where my wife took the speedo without my knowing.

D.V.R · 6th December 2009, 21:08

Is the alloy design new? or is it aftermarket.

sylvan · 6th December 2009, 21:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by D.V.R

Is the alloy design new? or is it aftermarket.

This is all stock. All I changed were the headlamps.

frankmehta · 6th December 2009, 21:45

Love the colour. Absolutely love the car. Only thing is the alloys, which make the car look like a Jap Sedan of the 90's.

herculesksp · 6th December 2009, 22:02

Awesome car. Congrats.

sylvan · 6th December 2009, 22:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by frankmehta

Love the colour. Absolutely love the car. Only thing is the alloys, which make the car look like a Jap Sedan of the 90's.

I wanted to change the alloy, but was quite expensive so had to settle with the stock ones.

sylvan · 6th December 2009, 22:18

The car has done 1000 kms and is due for the first service. Worst mileage so far. Getting around 12 with 70% highways and 30% heavy traffic. The drive was awesome and that too on chn-blr highway. I hardly realized 140 kph as the engine was butter smooth and the handling was excellant.best highway car that gives the most comfy ride.

anb · 6th December 2009, 22:35

how much discount did you get? GM still have 3 years warranty on optra diesel ?

sylvan · 7th December 2009, 08:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by anb

how much discount did you get? GM still have 3 years warranty on optra diesel ?

Got 87k discount.warranty is 2 yrs/50k kms. Cruze and optra petrol has 3 yrs/100k kms.

sylvan · 7th December 2009, 09:13

The ride quality is the best in this class. We drove for 6 hours continuously on the highway and in mad koyembedu, vadapalani traffic. There was no signs of fatigue and my uncle in the back seat didnt find the trip tiresome at all. I was quite skeptical initially while booking this for 10.6L, but now I have to say, there are no qualms in shelling this big money on car. The dampers are fantastic. This is definitely the best bet for long drives.
In city, well not so great. This is because of the luxury it offers on highways that one feels such a big difference in city drive. Turning radius is still 5.05m and not a big issue taking U turns.

arishi1 · 7th December 2009, 10:13

Excellent car Sylvan. My Dad just got the same in Silver color. Just waiting to get my hands or her. Is that the standard tint on the car or have you got Sun Films on?

s3va · 7th December 2009, 13:31

Congrats Sylvan..

I took my AVEO1.4 from Kropex and managed to get some good deals. Only later I reliazed that Trident had tied up wth GM. But I dont know why Trident is delaying their Service center launch. As per them, they are expecting to open their Service Center by mid Dec. I hope they keep up their words as I have been following up from Oct and their dates have been jumping !

By the by, where did you get your headlamp upgrade from ?

and how about ICE ?

3rd December 2009, 01:06	#16
dockap BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mangalore Posts: 868 Thanked: 478 Times View My Garage	congrats man that car is value for money has everything in 1 package-looks,power,comfort,economy of diesel and low maintainence costs its a beast on the highway-just make sure u have good rubber my magnum has run 55000 kms till date and i love it
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3rd December 2009, 09:28	#17
sylvan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bangalore/Chennai Posts: 151 Thanked: 3 Times	Gonna take a drive from bangalore to chennai now. This weekend I am going to take it for another longer drive, dont know where . I will upload pics/drive experience/travelogues in sequence. Also, I just checked the tyre pressure and it was 53 psi . Do the stock tyres come with such high pressures? I have apollo accelere 195. Changed the headlights to phillips rally 100/90 H4 bulbs yesterday and the light throw is a lot better than the absurd stock ones.
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3rd December 2009, 09:35	#18
Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,138 Times	It shouldnt be that high!! Reduce it to 30 or so!
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6th December 2009, 19:25	#19
sylvan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bangalore/Chennai Posts: 151 Thanked: 3 Times	Here are the pics of optra taken during the drive to chennai. The drive was beautiful. the last pic is where my wife took the speedo without my knowing. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by sylvan : 6th December 2009 at 19:27. Reason: Added pictures
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6th December 2009, 21:08	#20
D.V.R BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney / Secunderabad Posts: 278 Thanked: 14 Times	Is the alloy design new? or is it aftermarket.
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6th December 2009, 21:45	#22
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,000 Thanked: 3,577 Times View My Garage	Love the colour. Absolutely love the car. Only thing is the alloys, which make the car look like a Jap Sedan of the 90's.
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6th December 2009, 22:02	#23
herculesksp BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 373 Thanked: 241 Times	Awesome car. Congrats.
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6th December 2009, 22:18	#25
sylvan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bangalore/Chennai Posts: 151 Thanked: 3 Times	The car has done 1000 kms and is due for the first service. Worst mileage so far. Getting around 12 with 70% highways and 30% heavy traffic. The drive was awesome and that too on chn-blr highway. I hardly realized 140 kph as the engine was butter smooth and the handling was excellant.best highway car that gives the most comfy ride.
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6th December 2009, 22:35	#26
anb BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Idukki Posts: 816 Thanked: 3,173 Times View My Garage	how much discount did you get? GM still have 3 years warranty on optra diesel ?
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7th December 2009, 09:13	#28
sylvan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bangalore/Chennai Posts: 151 Thanked: 3 Times	The ride quality is the best in this class. We drove for 6 hours continuously on the highway and in mad koyembedu, vadapalani traffic. There was no signs of fatigue and my uncle in the back seat didnt find the trip tiresome at all. I was quite skeptical initially while booking this for 10.6L, but now I have to say, there are no qualms in shelling this big money on car. The dampers are fantastic. This is definitely the best bet for long drives. In city, well not so great. This is because of the luxury it offers on highways that one feels such a big difference in city drive. Turning radius is still 5.05m and not a big issue taking U turns.
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7th December 2009, 10:13	#29
arishi1 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Thane - Mumbai Posts: 304 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Excellent car Sylvan. My Dad just got the same in Silver color. Just waiting to get my hands or her. Is that the standard tint on the car or have you got Sun Films on?
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7th December 2009, 13:31	#30
s3va BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 646 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	Congrats Sylvan.. I took my AVEO1.4 from Kropex and managed to get some good deals. Only later I reliazed that Trident had tied up wth GM. But I dont know why Trident is delaying their Service center launch. As per them, they are expecting to open their Service Center by mid Dec. I hope they keep up their words as I have been following up from Oct and their dates have been jumping ! By the by, where did you get your headlamp upgrade from ? and how about ICE ?
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