'The Search' ends here - ZEN it is !!!

ch.nathan · 15th December 2010, 15:46

LXI came with PS and front PW only. (Correct me if I am wrong).
Rear wipers, Body coloured bumpers must have been added later by the previous owner, I think.

rajeev k · 15th December 2010, 16:09

No boss. rear wash and wipe is standard for LXi. My friend had one same 2003 model.

techn0l0gist · 15th December 2010, 16:14

The grill isnt the original one on this zen - if it is a 2003 zen, then it should have a different grill, the black grill is the one from the carb'd zens. Yes the LXi did come with the rear wiper and power windows and powersteering, the body colored bumpers are aftermarket.

ch.nathan · 15th December 2010, 16:26

One more query:
The RC book says it's 10hp engine. AFAIK, MPFI Zen has 60hp engine.
Infact, even some other Zens I checked recently had their RC books mentioned as 10hp. Why is that?

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Originally Posted by techn0l0gist

the body colored bumpers are aftermarket.

I thought so. This one also has the front bumper mis-aligned.

brraj · 15th December 2010, 16:56

@ch.nathan - congrats on the ZEN, Looks like well maintained.

rajeev k · 15th December 2010, 17:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by ch.nathan

One more query:
The RC book says it's 10hp engine. AFAIK, MPFI Zen has 60hp engine.
Infact, even some other Zens I checked recently had their RC books mentioned as 10hp. Why is that?

This is a funny system. In olden days the HP mentioned in RC books were Taxable Horse Power. Look at the old Amby RC Books, the HP mentioned were either 13.28 or 14 (rounded off). This is derived from the formula D2 x N, where D is the diameter of the Bore and N is the number of cylinders.

fiat_tarun · 15th December 2010, 17:22

Congrats Chetan. So you finally found a Zen. I can totally relate to all that you have mentioned in the looking for the Zen part. The high demand is not only in Bangalore, its the same in Pune... and everywhere else as well i'm guessing. I also left quite a few deals, thinking i'll come back later and negotiate, only to find out that those Zens were already gone. I finally got my Zen after a colleague put me on to a true value guy he knew quite well. This guy called me as soon as the car was driven in to true value and a few hours later I had booked it .. Enjoy the car.

PS- Please get rid of those wheelcaps. They look awful.

quadmaniac · 15th December 2010, 18:17

Congrats, although like many others, I feel 1.75L is waay too much for this car.

Another 25k would give you a newer Santro or Spark. Just my 2 cents.

rajeev k · 15th December 2010, 23:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by rajeev k

This is derived from the formula D2 x N, where D is the diameter of the Bore and N is the number of cylinders.

The formula I posted was slightly wrong; there is a constant in it.

It is 0.4 x D square x N where D is the diameter of the bore in inches

singh.amrit · 16th December 2010, 03:39

Congrats for the car, but 1.75l ? my friend bought a baleno vxi 40k done, first owner, for 2l.

phanitha · 16th December 2010, 07:48

Congrats my friend on zen, its a very good car, when i was in Mumbai i bought a zen 2003 Lxi for 1.4L in Jan 2010, after 6 months moved to bangalore and used for 3 months. I have sold my MH registration zen in bangalore in August 2010 for 1.4L again with very heavy heart as i moved to onsite assignment. Check my sold zen in my garage. Congrats once again.

Aiel · 16th December 2010, 08:20

The demand for Zens is very heartening for me as I currently have a '01 Zen VX and will be looking to sell it some time next year.

Are the cup holders (ahead of the gear lever) standard or were they added aftermarket by the previous owner?

ch.nathan · 16th December 2010, 11:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by ch.nathan

This one also has the front bumper mis-aligned.

This is what I was talking about:

'The Search' ends here - ZEN it is !!!-picture-002.jpg

Quote:

Originally Posted by rajeev k

This is a funny system. In olden days the HP mentioned in RC books were Taxable Horse Power. Look at the old Amby RC Books, the HP mentioned were either 13.28 or 14 (rounded off). This is derived from the formula D2 x N, where D is the diameter of the Bore and N is the number of cylinders.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rajeev k

The formula I posted was slightly wrong; there is a constant in it.

It is 0.4 x D square x N where D is the diameter of the bore in inches

Thanks for the Good information. Rajeev.

Quote:

Originally Posted by fiat_tarun

PS- Please get rid of those wheelcaps. They look awful.

Sure thing Tarun. BTW, my name is not Chetan.

Quote:

Originally Posted by quadmaniac

Congrats, although like many others, I feel 1.75L is waay too much for this car.
Another 25k would give you a newer Santro or Spark. Just my 2 cents.

Quote:

Originally Posted by singh.amrit

Congrats for the car, but 1.75l ? my friend bought a baleno vxi 40k done, first owner, for 2l.

I have already waited 2 months for a Zen at exact market price. But it was way too difficult. Finally had to make some compromise before the frustration shot-up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aiel

Are the cup holders (ahead of the gear lever) standard or were they added aftermarket by the previous owner?

I am not sure. But they look quite original.

Utopian · 16th December 2010, 21:09

Congrats for the Jellybean. IMO, Zen was one of the most iconic cars MSIL has ever produced. And it certainly looks so good in that white guise.
It would have looked so much better with that honeycomb grille.
Wishing your wife happy and relaxed mile crunching with the Maruti workhorse.

fiat_tarun · 16th December 2010, 21:24

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Originally Posted by ch.nathan

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Sure thing Tarun. BTW, my name is not Chetan.

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Oops. I read the ch.nathan as Chetan !

Any mods planned ?

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phanitha BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bern Posts: 62 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Re: 'The Search' ends here - ZEN it is !!! Congrats my friend on zen, its a very good car, when i was in Mumbai i bought a zen 2003 Lxi for 1.4L in Jan 2010, after 6 months moved to bangalore and used for 3 months. I have sold my MH registration zen in bangalore in August 2010 for 1.4L again with very heavy heart as i moved to onsite assignment. Check my sold zen in my garage. Congrats once again. Last edited by phanitha : 16th December 2010 at 07:49.
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