My Linea Dynamic - +1 to team-bhp

Seagull76 · 9th May 2010, 22:48

Hello All,

It's been over a month ,I took delivery of my Linea Dynamic Diesel and the car has covered around 1200kms so far.

Existing car
I own a Maruti 800 -2004 model.Still enjoying the city drive in my M-800 and so far covered 24,,000kms in highways alone. Thought of upgrading to a sedan from the beginning of 2009 and the reasons are
1.Highway drive (Bangalore to Chennai ) once in a month
2.Launch of Linea

TestDrive , Dealership & Free Accessories Details
Cars considered :-
Skoda Fabia (before becoming member of t-bhp ),
Linea-Diesel Active,
Linea – Diesel Dynamic
Linea – Petrol Dynamic

I did a Linea Diesel testdrive in the feb’10 from concorde motors,Bangalore.The Salesperson Mr.Abhishek was very helpful in arranging a testdrive . After completing the testdrive I confirmed with him whether it was diesel. Booked the Linea Diesel Dynamic 2010 model by February end (26/02).

The loan was arranged with HDFC loan at the rate of 8.5% for 75% of the car amount

It was told to me that it will take 2- 3 weeks and due to financial budget announcement the price also increased by an amount of 15K

.
By the end of the 3rd week there was no updates from the dealer and came to know that it will be delayed by 1-2 week due to logistics problem.To add to the issues,the Karnataka state government announced that road tax would be increased by 1% from april 1st 2010.Left with no choice, I was forced to call Abhishek and his mangaer Sandeep and got a confirmation from the dealer that the car reached the stockyard on March 31st and got registered the same day . Due to this delay, I was not able to do a detailed PDI.

On April 5th,I took the delivery of the car and for my satisfication I did a PDI after the registration (odometer was showing 20kms,etc..)

Free Accessories given :-
Sun film,
Mud Flaps,
Floor mats,
Ganesha idol & Car Perfume

Ownership experience and drive
1. One highway drive has already been done and I was unable to keep the rpm below 2000
2. Lot of boot space
3. Build quality and drive was superb
4. Got a mileage of 19.1 during higway drive and 13.1 in city
5. Had a minor issue with rear door not opening properly. Went to the dealer and rectified it

Accessories :-

ICE
The ICE setup was done by Blueraven,Evo. Thanks a lot to Satya for giving me a good setup.He gave me audition of boston and other speaker setup and I decided to go with boston speakers
HeadUnit :- Kenwood x994 ( Thanks to FrankMehta )
Components :-
Boston S60 6.5” component speakers
Boston S55 5.25” Coaxial speakers
JBL GT5 S644 4 channel amp
Boston 12” subwoofer

Need to be done in near Future
1.Leather seats
2.Reverse parking sensors

nkrishnap · 10th May 2010, 12:00

Congrats Mate!

Did you get the BSIV compliant engine with the bhp power rated at 92.7 Bhp?

The flamingo red looks nice. How much did it cost you for the ice set up?

Seagull76 · 11th May 2010, 14:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by nkrishnap

Congrats Mate!

Did you get the BSIV compliant engine with the bhp power rated at 92.7 Bhp?

The flamingo red looks nice. How much did it cost you for the ice set up?

Thanks krishna,

It's BSIV Compliant engine as per the sticker.But in the manual book its mentioned as 1248cc engine and maximum power as 85.9hp

The ice setup was around 33k

11th May 2010, 14:54

Congratulations and best wishes, Seagull76, on acquisition of your BSIV-compliant Fiat Linea. Happy and safe motoring.

arishi1 · 11th May 2010, 16:16

Congrats mate on the BSIV Linea. Do you still feel Linea to be underpowered. The FE seems to be pretty good.

bnzjon · 11th May 2010, 22:16

Congrats mate and the welcome to the Linea club.
Good decision to wait and get the BS4 compliant car.

Drive safe and enjoy !

arun1100 · 11th May 2010, 22:21

Congrats on becoming a FIATian!

As you said "+1 to Team Bhp" I too have learnt a ton lot from Team Bhp.

NutsNBolts · 12th May 2010, 07:59

Congrats seagull. nice pics and looks like a great ICE setup too. Happy mile crunching.

SMK · 12th May 2010, 08:10

Congratulations on owning the beauty seagull, the car looks kool. How much did the car cost you on road?
Also, please upload some more pics of the car

dar3dev|l · 12th May 2010, 10:22

congrats buddy !! linea as always is the sweetest looking beauty among the recent sedans ! just one query; any reason in particular for not having the on steering controls ??

Schoudhury · 12th May 2010, 10:31

Congrats Seagull.
Are those alloys or wheel caps ? They look really nice.
Enjoy.
Cheers

mjothi · 12th May 2010, 11:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schoudhury

Congrats Seagull.
Are those alloys or wheel caps ? They look really nice.
Enjoy.
Cheers

Wheel caps. Matches well with the car

Seagull76 · 12th May 2010, 13:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by arishi1

Congrats mate on the BSIV Linea. Do you still feel Linea to be underpowered. The FE seems to be pretty good.

Thanks Arish.I haven't felt underpowered at all. In the highway i was able to take her above 120km some times ( not able to keep her under 2000 rpm always )

Quote:

Originally Posted by bnzjon

Congrats mate and the welcome to the Linea club.
Good decision to wait and get the BS4 compliant car.
Drive safe and enjoy !

Thanks bnzon

Quote:

Originally Posted by J.Ravi

Congratulations and best wishes, Seagull76, on acquisition of your BSIV-compliant Fiat Linea. Happy and safe motoring.

Thanks Ravi.
I got my car from concorde dairy circle,bangalore. Any idea when the RC book will be dispatched from RTO ? I haven't got my RC book yet ( more than 40 days )

Seagull76 · 12th May 2010, 13:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar3dev|l

congrats buddy !! linea as always is the sweetest looking beauty among the recent sedans ! just one query; any reason in particular for not having the on steering controls ??

Audio steering controls ? on steering controls is available in emotion pack.

12th May 2010, 13:27

Seagull76,

I got my RC in smart card after seven weeks. You do not have to worry. Concorde Motors will call and inform you about receipt of RC from RTO. Then you can go and collect it.

9th May 2010, 22:48	#1
Seagull76 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 73 Thanked: 65 Times	My Linea Dynamic - +1 to team-bhp Hello All, It's been over a month ,I took delivery of my Linea Dynamic Diesel and the car has covered around 1200kms so far. Existing car I own a Maruti 800 -2004 model.Still enjoying the city drive in my M-800 and so far covered 24,,000kms in highways alone. Thought of upgrading to a sedan from the beginning of 2009 and the reasons are 1.Highway drive (Bangalore to Chennai ) once in a month 2.Launch of Linea TestDrive , Dealership & Free Accessories Details Cars considered :- Skoda Fabia (before becoming member of t-bhp ), Linea-Diesel Active, Linea – Diesel Dynamic Linea – Petrol Dynamic I did a Linea Diesel testdrive in the feb’10 from concorde motors,Bangalore.The Salesperson Mr.Abhishek was very helpful in arranging a testdrive . After completing the testdrive I confirmed with him whether it was diesel. Booked the Linea Diesel Dynamic 2010 model by February end (26/02). The loan was arranged with HDFC loan at the rate of 8.5% for 75% of the car amount It was told to me that it will take 2- 3 weeks and due to financial budget announcement the price also increased by an amount of 15K . By the end of the 3rd week there was no updates from the dealer and came to know that it will be delayed by 1-2 week due to logistics problem.To add to the issues,the Karnataka state government announced that road tax would be increased by 1% from april 1st 2010.Left with no choice, I was forced to call Abhishek and his mangaer Sandeep and got a confirmation from the dealer that the car reached the stockyard on March 31st and got registered the same day . Due to this delay, I was not able to do a detailed PDI. On April 5th,I took the delivery of the car and for my satisfication I did a PDI after the registration (odometer was showing 20kms,etc..) Free Accessories given :- Sun film, Mud Flaps, Floor mats, Ganesha idol & Car Perfume Ownership experience and drive 1. One highway drive has already been done and I was unable to keep the rpm below 2000 2. Lot of boot space 3. Build quality and drive was superb 4. Got a mileage of 19.1 during higway drive and 13.1 in city 5. Had a minor issue with rear door not opening properly. Went to the dealer and rectified it Accessories :- ICE The ICE setup was done by Blueraven,Evo. Thanks a lot to Satya for giving me a good setup.He gave me audition of boston and other speaker setup and I decided to go with boston speakers HeadUnit :- Kenwood x994 ( Thanks to FrankMehta ) Components :- Boston S60 6.5” component speakers Boston S55 5.25” Coaxial speakers JBL GT5 S644 4 channel amp Boston 12” subwoofer Need to be done in near Future 1.Leather seats 2.Reverse parking sensors Attached Thumbnails
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10th May 2010, 12:00	#2
nkrishnap Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,983 Thanked: 7,405 Times View My Garage	Congrats Mate! Did you get the BSIV compliant engine with the bhp power rated at 92.7 Bhp? The flamingo red looks nice. How much did it cost you for the ice set up?
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11th May 2010, 14:54	#4
J.Ravi Posts: n/a	Congratulations and best wishes, Seagull76, on acquisition of your BSIV-compliant Fiat Linea. Happy and safe motoring.
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11th May 2010, 16:16	#5
arishi1 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Thane - Mumbai Posts: 304 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Congrats mate on the BSIV Linea. Do you still feel Linea to be underpowered. The FE seems to be pretty good.
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11th May 2010, 22:16	#6
bnzjon BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 836 Thanked: 127 Times View My Garage	Congrats mate and the welcome to the Linea club. Good decision to wait and get the BS4 compliant car. Drive safe and enjoy !
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11th May 2010, 22:21	#7
arun1100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,087 Thanked: 5,575 Times View My Garage	Congrats on becoming a FIATian! As you said "+1 to Team Bhp" I too have learnt a ton lot from Team Bhp.
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12th May 2010, 07:59	#8
NutsNBolts BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jammu Posts: 817 Thanked: 41 Times View My Garage	Congrats seagull. nice pics and looks like a great ICE setup too. Happy mile crunching.
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12th May 2010, 08:10	#9
SMK BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bendakaalooru Posts: 121 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	Congratulations on owning the beauty seagull, the car looks kool. How much did the car cost you on road? Also, please upload some more pics of the car
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12th May 2010, 10:22	#10
dar3dev\|l BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Munich, DE Posts: 290 Thanked: 98 Times	congrats buddy !! linea as always is the sweetest looking beauty among the recent sedans ! just one query; any reason in particular for not having the on steering controls ??
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12th May 2010, 10:31	#11
Schoudhury Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Blore/Dallas-TX Posts: 1,066 Thanked: 479 Times View My Garage	Congrats Seagull. Are those alloys or wheel caps ? They look really nice. Enjoy. Cheers Last edited by Schoudhury : 12th May 2010 at 10:32.
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12th May 2010, 13:27	#15
J.Ravi Posts: n/a	Seagull76, I got my RC in smart card after seven weeks. You do not have to worry. Concorde Motors will call and inform you about receipt of RC from RTO. Then you can go and collect it. Last edited by J.Ravi : 12th May 2010 at 13:38.
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