My flaming red Fiat Linea Emotion pack arrived at last

thumpingbull · 21st March 2010, 00:06

Hello all. At last I am the proud owner of the FIAT LINEA. I have deliberately used the term FLAMING RED instead of FLAMINCO RED as it sounds more appropriate to me.The car looks and feels just wonderful and after the long wait, it seems to be just the right combination of brains and brawn. It has been two weeks of ownership now and sorry for the delay in posting the first report as it took me some time to get out of the awe.

After a lot of views and reviews , test drives and reports, wife's ideas and childrens' dreams, friends' recommendations and colleagues' advice and a great amount of input from Team BHP , the decision was finally taken to go in for the emotion pack.

The process of test drive was smooth and the sales guys were more than helpful and willing to get the car 2-3 times. Everyone in the family immideately fell in love with the car at the first go and the excitement was so high that I forgot to notice many of the things that I wanted to check. So the car had to be got again and I went for the TD "alone" and the decision was taken on the spot to "go for it".

Finally the date of delivery was given by the dealer and we all set off on the bright sunday morning of 07 mar. There it was, the flaming beauty and we all were very excited. The delivery was on time but for a last minute problem of the front left door which would not close, so we had to wait till the problem was fixed.The first 250 kms having been clocked in 10 days, and the report is as given below:

+ves
ride quality, comfort, handling and small but essential user friendly features like the small lights in the cabin,the light in the sun shade,the steering controls blue n me etc. Essentially a big car meant to be self driven with features designed with the owner cum driver in mind and not a chauffer.
Excellent leg room both in front and the back.

-ves
The clutch seems to be a little to the right because of the dead pedal and looks like it has been squeezed in there. One has to turn the foot a little from the ankle to the right while shifting gears or in heavy traffic driving. specially taller guys like me. anyone else facing this problem may comment.

The gear shifting becomes a little difficult when the front armrest is put down.

The sound quality of the music system does not seem to be so good as compared to the other accessories.could have been better.

Hiccups and apprehensions about after sale service
Firstly, I had a bad experience with the dealer initially when i was being palmed off a display vehicle as new. I refused to take it and so had to wait for another 10 days for delivery. Very bad TATA-FIAT pl dont con people.

I will be moving to east shortly and will be getting the second service done at the Guwahati showroom. I hope the guys are good there. any inputs, pl share.

All in all its been a great experience and i am proud to be a part of the linea club at Team-BHP.Happy driving. Drive safe and enjoy!!

NutsNBolts · 21st March 2010, 08:42

Congrats on your purchase. Most often, dealers will bring down even a successful manufacturer. Do load up some pics.

dr.abhijeet · 21st March 2010, 09:02

Congrats on your purchase. where did you buy it from ? basudeb auto?

BTW, do post sime pics!

nkrishnap · 21st March 2010, 09:02

Congrats on the Linea!. Please do post the pictures

By the way its not TATA-Fiat that tried to con you. It was the dealer. Bring this to TATA-FIATs notice and take a few free bies from the dealer.

thumpingbull · 21st March 2010, 12:04

Here are some pics. I was unable to upload them last night! I liked the one with the reflection of the tree on it.comments pl.

nkrishnap · 22nd March 2010, 09:26

Good pictures there. Somehow I feel the mudflaps spoil the looks of the car. They should have decorative ones which goes with the looks of the car.

arun1100 · 22nd March 2010, 09:30

thumpingbull: Congrats on the Gorgeous Linea! Have a Fiatful life.

bnzjon · 22nd March 2010, 09:36

Congrats Thumpingbull. Flam(ing)enco red looks smashing on the Linea.
More pictures please.

Drive safe and enjoy her !

aks_karthik · 22nd March 2010, 09:51

Hi thumpingbull,

Welcome to Fiat Linea Club.
car is gorgeous in F.Red color.
Enjoy and Drive Safe

kri$hna · 22nd March 2010, 10:12

Thats a very nice car you have picked up, CONGRATULATIONS. do you have a windows mobile to sync with Blue & Me ? I guess that would be a great idea to have one, u can call up ppl in a jiffy while on the drive

BTW, any plans on giving her a unique name ?? I liked the first pic you have posted. Enjoy the new Fiat & post some more info/reviews plz

neoonwheels · 22nd March 2010, 10:14

Wow it looks superb. Congrats bro on the beauty.

Mafia · 22nd March 2010, 10:24

congrats on the best looking car in the segment IMO! more pictures please! what did it cost OTR?

22nd March 2010, 11:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by thumpingbull

The gear shifting becomes a little difficult when the front armrest is put down.

Congratulations and best wishes, thumpingbull, on becoming a proud owner of a fantastic automobile, Fiat Linea.

I use front armrest while driving on highways, which ensures total relaxation, but not in city driving.

recshenoy · 22nd March 2010, 11:49

congrats dude on F.RED Linea, Wish you a niggle free, happy ownsership ahead!
Any mods to music system planned?

theragingbull · 22nd March 2010, 17:06

hey thumbingbull! Ragingbull here

Anyways, congrats on the car! it looks beautiful in flamenco red.

21st March 2010, 00:06	#1
thumpingbull Newbie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: ranchi Posts: 24 Thanked: 10 Times	My flaming red Fiat Linea Emotion pack arrived at last Hello all. At last I am the proud owner of the FIAT LINEA. I have deliberately used the term FLAMING RED instead of FLAMINCO RED as it sounds more appropriate to me.The car looks and feels just wonderful and after the long wait, it seems to be just the right combination of brains and brawn. It has been two weeks of ownership now and sorry for the delay in posting the first report as it took me some time to get out of the awe. After a lot of views and reviews , test drives and reports, wife's ideas and childrens' dreams, friends' recommendations and colleagues' advice and a great amount of input from Team BHP , the decision was finally taken to go in for the emotion pack. The process of test drive was smooth and the sales guys were more than helpful and willing to get the car 2-3 times. Everyone in the family immideately fell in love with the car at the first go and the excitement was so high that I forgot to notice many of the things that I wanted to check. So the car had to be got again and I went for the TD "alone" and the decision was taken on the spot to "go for it". Finally the date of delivery was given by the dealer and we all set off on the bright sunday morning of 07 mar. There it was, the flaming beauty and we all were very excited. The delivery was on time but for a last minute problem of the front left door which would not close, so we had to wait till the problem was fixed.The first 250 kms having been clocked in 10 days, and the report is as given below: +ves ride quality, comfort, handling and small but essential user friendly features like the small lights in the cabin,the light in the sun shade,the steering controls blue n me etc. Essentially a big car meant to be self driven with features designed with the owner cum driver in mind and not a chauffer. Excellent leg room both in front and the back. -ves The clutch seems to be a little to the right because of the dead pedal and looks like it has been squeezed in there. One has to turn the foot a little from the ankle to the right while shifting gears or in heavy traffic driving. specially taller guys like me. anyone else facing this problem may comment. The gear shifting becomes a little difficult when the front armrest is put down. The sound quality of the music system does not seem to be so good as compared to the other accessories.could have been better. Hiccups and apprehensions about after sale service Firstly, I had a bad experience with the dealer initially when i was being palmed off a display vehicle as new. I refused to take it and so had to wait for another 10 days for delivery. Very bad TATA-FIAT pl dont con people. I will be moving to east shortly and will be getting the second service done at the Guwahati showroom. I hope the guys are good there. any inputs, pl share. All in all its been a great experience and i am proud to be a part of the linea club at Team-BHP.Happy driving. Drive safe and enjoy!!
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21st March 2010, 08:42	#2
NutsNBolts BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jammu Posts: 817 Thanked: 41 Times View My Garage	Congrats on your purchase. Most often, dealers will bring down even a successful manufacturer. Do load up some pics.
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21st March 2010, 09:02	#3
dr.abhijeet BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 218 Thanked: 67 Times View My Garage	Congrats on your purchase. where did you buy it from ? basudeb auto? BTW, do post sime pics! Last edited by dr.abhijeet : 21st March 2010 at 09:03.
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21st March 2010, 09:02	#4
nkrishnap Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,983 Thanked: 7,407 Times View My Garage	Congrats on the Linea!. Please do post the pictures By the way its not TATA-Fiat that tried to con you. It was the dealer. Bring this to TATA-FIATs notice and take a few free bies from the dealer.
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21st March 2010, 12:04	#5
thumpingbull Newbie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: ranchi Posts: 24 Thanked: 10 Times	Pictures at last Here are some pics. I was unable to upload them last night! I liked the one with the reflection of the tree on it.comments pl. Attached Thumbnails
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22nd March 2010, 09:26	#6
nkrishnap Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,983 Thanked: 7,407 Times View My Garage	Good pictures there. Somehow I feel the mudflaps spoil the looks of the car. They should have decorative ones which goes with the looks of the car.
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22nd March 2010, 09:30	#7
arun1100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,087 Thanked: 5,577 Times View My Garage	thumpingbull: Congrats on the Gorgeous Linea! Have a Fiatful life.
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22nd March 2010, 09:36	#8
bnzjon BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 836 Thanked: 127 Times View My Garage	Congrats Thumpingbull. Flam(ing)enco red looks smashing on the Linea. More pictures please. Drive safe and enjoy her !
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22nd March 2010, 09:51	#9
aks_karthik Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,947 Thanked: 341 Times View My Garage	Hi thumpingbull, Welcome to Fiat Linea Club. car is gorgeous in F.Red color. Enjoy and Drive Safe
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22nd March 2010, 10:12	#10
kri$hna BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bhagyanagarabad Posts: 229 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	Thats a very nice car you have picked up, CONGRATULATIONS. do you have a windows mobile to sync with Blue & Me ? I guess that would be a great idea to have one, u can call up ppl in a jiffy while on the drive BTW, any plans on giving her a unique name ?? I liked the first pic you have posted. Enjoy the new Fiat & post some more info/reviews plz
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22nd March 2010, 10:14	#11
neoonwheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,065 Thanked: 1,877 Times View My Garage	Wow it looks superb. Congrats bro on the beauty.
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22nd March 2010, 10:24	#12
Mafia BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: BLR MCT Posts: 962 Thanked: 900 Times	congrats on the best looking car in the segment IMO! more pictures please! what did it cost OTR?
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22nd March 2010, 11:49	#14
recshenoy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mangalore / Bangalore Posts: 1,128 Thanked: 254 Times	congrats dude on F.RED Linea, Wish you a niggle free, happy ownsership ahead! Any mods to music system planned?
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22nd March 2010, 17:06	#15
theragingbull Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,601 Thanked: 646 Times View My Garage	hey thumbingbull! Ragingbull here Anyways, congrats on the car! it looks beautiful in flamenco red. Last edited by theragingbull : 22nd March 2010 at 17:07.
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