1600 KM Round Trip, Second Service Update

Gave the car for second service on 17th May 2012. The darn full beam is still not fixed. On the verge of giving up on the full beam. Very very very disappointed with that. The problem with H1 and H7 bulb assembly is i cannot go for 100/90W setup. The best i can do is 80W each and that would be slight tricky.

Anyways, over the last week end, completed a 1600KM round trip on my inddie.. The ride was supremely comfortable for my parents in the rear bench and was truly sedan class. The car behaved very well on the highways.. With 100% AC, keeping inddie between 80 and 100 KMPH returned a FE of 18.75 KMPL. With 100% AC, pushing inddie upto 120 KMPH, sudden acceleration and deceleration to accommodate the two lane NH 17 from mangalore to goa yielded a healthy 17.5 KMPH.

Cracked Bumper, Shattered Tail Light - Fixed

Got the second service done. Along with that showed the cracked bumper and shattered tail light. I was given an estimate of 2500/- for replacement of the tail light (right lower) and rear fender refit with brackets etc replaced and bumper touch up. The split was something like 1100 for tail light assembly including labour and 1300 for bumper work. Gave the car at 9:30 AM and got the car back at 7 PM. But, a job very well done. Will post pics later. Sad part is that the high beam is still not aligned to my satisfaction.

Two and half months into the ownership, I think I can say that so far, the car has been fantastic. I dont regret having made the choice. The small "niggles" I have listed before were not something that I lost my sleep over or not something that made me mad. Most importantly, none of those niggles were on the critical path of the car's basic function - moving from point a to point b.

Let me continue to share my experiences as we go along. For now, 1700 KMs trip is just round the corner. Will update soon.

-Aravind

Cracked Bumper, Shattered Tail Light and Tint Removal

Today, I wanted to remove the tint as the cops have set May 19th as the deadline to remove the same. Instead of giving it to Service Center to remove the tint, I decided to do it myself. I successfully pulled out the sun film but the glue residue was still present on the glass. The easiest way of cleaning the glue from the glass is to use some paint thinner which is available in any hardware shop and use a old toothbrush to clean the glue. Dip the brush in the thinner and just rub over the glue stuck to the glass and it works like magic.

However, after this was done, i wanted to start to office and was backing my car and lo, it crashed against the pillar. Inddie's rear bumper got cracked and the RHS tail light glass was shattered.

Will have to get this fixed during the second free service next week. Btw, May 24th, Inddie will start on 1800 KM journey to Goa and back. Will update post second service.

- Aravind