Linea the ADA

sammymane · 4th February 2010, 17:18

HI Y'ALL,
I'm Sammy from Pune and now work out of Kolhapur. Well, I never expected to be a part of the TEAM-BHP world but then things do take an unexpected turn in life, don't they? I never was a car freak. It all started that one early morning when my father wakes me up with a phone call and says you are buying a car so start looking around and let me know which one you want. He hangs up and I go back to sleep. I never believed a word he said since I have an Uno and never did it cross my mind for a single moment to buy a new car. I have great car and a fantastic mechanic to take care of her so why should I. So I really didn't believe a word my dad said. Who would if you get a call like that at 6am. Then my dad calls up later on in the day asking me if I've made a list of cars to test drive and I ask him if he was serious and he said why else would he have called at 6am. To cut a long story short, I started to browse thru the internet for reviews and so I came across TEAM-BHP and hey I was hooked. I then looked thru the various forums and test drives and I was finally able to make a choice the FIAT LINEA. I told my dad and he was pretty apprehensive and my mom want me to buy the safari or the innova. I showed my folks theteam-bhp reviews and owner's reviews and a week later comes my LINEA. Why the linea... who can resist her beauty and a lot has been said about it but no matter how much is said it's still hard to refrain from saying more. This is exactly where words don't work their magic.
I bought the emotion + diesel. Color bossa nova white. The only area of concern was the 1300cc engine. I always drove 1700cc plus vehicles till date so this was a real bummer. But was pretty pleased with the way she moved. Afterall there is a lot to be said about the fuel economy. Guess it's worth it. My dad's only concern was the economy and that he's got. My experience with the dealer was not all bad. I bought the car from B.U Bhandari Pune It was like I Came, I Saw and I Bought. I wanted the car on the 30th of Nov which I got. I just had to wait for a couple of hours for the car to come from Ranjangaon. May be the car did come directly from the factory as the car till date does not have the dealer's name on it or not. I did the required PDI again thanks to team-bhp. The odo had 45kms on it. After the PDi the dealer gave me 10ltrs of diesel and got the car registered the next day. I was actually surprised that someone can have it bad.
So what I had to shift gears more often than I cared to, I had the real beauty. Now I need to get her dressed y'know great seat covers and stuff like that. I guess that shouldn't be difficult since I have you guys to walk me around the finer details. Tell me how many of you guys out there feel good about themselves at owning the linea? Though its been a couple of months since I've bought the car I still manage to go to sleep with a smile on my face.
I have to say THANK YOU team-bhp and all linea owners, without you I would have been another car owner. Now I have the car with the ADA.

vnagarajs · 4th February 2010, 17:36

Let me be the first to congratulate you.

All the best with your new ride!

Regards,
Nag

recshenoy · 4th February 2010, 18:04

congratulations sammymane! welcome to car freaks club

please post some pics. I am a big fan of White Linea!

Wish you happy miles ahead!

arun1100 · 4th February 2010, 18:07

@sammymane!
Welcome to FIAT lovers club.

4th February 2010, 18:10

Wow! Another proud owner of Fiat Linea! Congratulations and best wishes, sammymane. Happy Motoring!

NutsNBolts · 4th February 2010, 18:33

Another one smitten by the gorgeous italian. it is a Line after all, yet, how she impresses. Congrats sammy, many happy miles.

shantyrocks · 4th February 2010, 18:34

congratz sammy..!
We would love to see some snaps of your beauty

finneyp · 4th February 2010, 20:00

Congrats Sammy, Enjoy the Italian beauty!

Where is the pics?

SamtheLeo · 4th February 2010, 20:10

Congrats Sammy,

Welcome to the Club , being a part of TBHP is a addiction & beware you are getting addicted to it. You like it or not.

BTW my suggestion for your lovely beauty is a Pete's Box.!!!!

geeash · 4th February 2010, 22:19

welcome to team-bhp linea club mate

bnzjon · 5th February 2010, 02:13

Sammymane, congrats on your new car !
Post some pics dear friend.

UKR · 5th February 2010, 11:46

Smart choice mate

. Welcome to the club and enjoy the admiration!

Although the stock power is sufficient, I think I also could do with little bit more. In case anyone has tried the pete's box or something similar, would you be kind enough to share the details

cosmopolitan · 5th February 2010, 13:09

Welcome mate to this wonderful site.

Now after my work everyday i am sitting full time in front of teamBHP. Hardly talking to my parents and would be .

Autocop · 5th February 2010, 15:20

Congrats on owning the beauty. Always wear your seat belts and drive safe. Wish you happy and great time with her. Cheers!

recshenoy · 5th February 2010, 23:42

Quote:

I always drove 1700cc plus vehicles till

one more query sammymane. Which car you had owned before? I cant recall any car launched with 1.7L engine!

4th February 2010, 17:18	#1
sammymane Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: kolhapur Posts: 12 Thanked: 0 Times	Linea the ADA HI Y'ALL, I'm Sammy from Pune and now work out of Kolhapur. Well, I never expected to be a part of the TEAM-BHP world but then things do take an unexpected turn in life, don't they? I never was a car freak. It all started that one early morning when my father wakes me up with a phone call and says you are buying a car so start looking around and let me know which one you want. He hangs up and I go back to sleep. I never believed a word he said since I have an Uno and never did it cross my mind for a single moment to buy a new car. I have great car and a fantastic mechanic to take care of her so why should I. So I really didn't believe a word my dad said. Who would if you get a call like that at 6am. Then my dad calls up later on in the day asking me if I've made a list of cars to test drive and I ask him if he was serious and he said why else would he have called at 6am. To cut a long story short, I started to browse thru the internet for reviews and so I came across TEAM-BHP and hey I was hooked. I then looked thru the various forums and test drives and I was finally able to make a choice the FIAT LINEA. I told my dad and he was pretty apprehensive and my mom want me to buy the safari or the innova. I showed my folks theteam-bhp reviews and owner's reviews and a week later comes my LINEA. Why the linea... who can resist her beauty and a lot has been said about it but no matter how much is said it's still hard to refrain from saying more. This is exactly where words don't work their magic. I bought the emotion + diesel. Color bossa nova white. The only area of concern was the 1300cc engine. I always drove 1700cc plus vehicles till date so this was a real bummer. But was pretty pleased with the way she moved. Afterall there is a lot to be said about the fuel economy. Guess it's worth it. My dad's only concern was the economy and that he's got. My experience with the dealer was not all bad. I bought the car from B.U Bhandari Pune It was like I Came, I Saw and I Bought. I wanted the car on the 30th of Nov which I got. I just had to wait for a couple of hours for the car to come from Ranjangaon. May be the car did come directly from the factory as the car till date does not have the dealer's name on it or not. I did the required PDI again thanks to team-bhp. The odo had 45kms on it. After the PDi the dealer gave me 10ltrs of diesel and got the car registered the next day. I was actually surprised that someone can have it bad. So what I had to shift gears more often than I cared to, I had the real beauty. Now I need to get her dressed y'know great seat covers and stuff like that. I guess that shouldn't be difficult since I have you guys to walk me around the finer details. Tell me how many of you guys out there feel good about themselves at owning the linea? Though its been a couple of months since I've bought the car I still manage to go to sleep with a smile on my face. I have to say THANK YOU team-bhp and all linea owners, without you I would have been another car owner. Now I have the car with the ADA.
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4th February 2010, 17:36	#2
vnagarajs BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 68 Thanked: Once	Let me be the first to congratulate you. All the best with your new ride! Regards, Nag
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4th February 2010, 18:04	#3
recshenoy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mangalore / Bangalore Posts: 1,128 Thanked: 254 Times	congratulations sammymane! welcome to car freaks club please post some pics. I am a big fan of White Linea! Wish you happy miles ahead!
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4th February 2010, 18:07	#4
arun1100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,087 Thanked: 5,577 Times View My Garage	@sammymane! Welcome to FIAT lovers club.
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4th February 2010, 18:10	#5
J.Ravi Posts: n/a	Wow! Another proud owner of Fiat Linea! Congratulations and best wishes, sammymane. Happy Motoring!
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4th February 2010, 18:33	#6
NutsNBolts BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jammu Posts: 817 Thanked: 41 Times View My Garage	Another one smitten by the gorgeous italian. it is a Line after all, yet, how she impresses. Congrats sammy, many happy miles.
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4th February 2010, 18:34	#7
shantyrocks BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: thane Posts: 741 Thanked: 5 Times	congratz sammy..! We would love to see some snaps of your beauty
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4th February 2010, 20:00	#8
finneyp Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,716 Thanked: 319 Times View My Garage	Congrats Sammy, Enjoy the Italian beauty! Where is the pics?
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4th February 2010, 20:10	#9
SamtheLeo BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 451 Thanked: 26 Times	Congrats Sammy, Welcome to the Club , being a part of TBHP is a addiction & beware you are getting addicted to it. You like it or not. BTW my suggestion for your lovely beauty is a Pete's Box.!!!!
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4th February 2010, 22:19	#10
geeash Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,513 Thanked: 146 Times	welcome to team-bhp linea club mate
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5th February 2010, 02:13	#11
bnzjon BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 836 Thanked: 127 Times View My Garage	Sammymane, congrats on your new car ! Post some pics dear friend.
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5th February 2010, 11:46	#12
UKR BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Trivandrum/Bangalore Posts: 90 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Smart choice mate . Welcome to the club and enjoy the admiration! Although the stock power is sufficient, I think I also could do with little bit more. In case anyone has tried the pete's box or something similar, would you be kind enough to share the details
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5th February 2010, 13:09	#13
cosmopolitan BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: KL 52 Posts: 117 Thanked: 48 Times	Welcome mate to this wonderful site. Now after my work everyday i am sitting full time in front of teamBHP. Hardly talking to my parents and would be .
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5th February 2010, 15:20	#14
Autocop BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Thane/Nagpur Posts: 322 Thanked: 94 Times	Congrats on owning the beauty. Always wear your seat belts and drive safe. Wish you happy and great time with her. Cheers! Last edited by Autocop : 5th February 2010 at 15:20. Reason: Text change
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