Honda Brio SMT - Love Conquers All

sudeep.roy · May 21, 2012

Hi John, I felt the same initially, then after 10 days of driving, I went to my 'friendly neighborhood tyrewala' (have got done quite a few punctures from this guy) He checked the tyre pressure and upped the rear tyre by a point or so. He refused to fill more air in the front tyres saying "perfect hai sir".

santoclauz · May 21, 2012

itsmejohnhcl said:

Once at a fuel bunk, i re-fuel worth 1.5k .. which is around 21 ltrs. Since therez is a pretty decent interval between the re-fuelling, i maintain tyre pressure as;
32psi for the front tyres &
30/29 psi for the rear tyres.

So far the ride has been pretty smooth and it aint choppy on uneven roads.

Do share ur experience if u plan to add 2-3 psi's nxt time.

sudeep.roy said:

Thanks a ton, Sudeep. It was majorly due to you that I started this thread :)

Yea, rear & front corner protectors & the door protectors are on the list. Just that the moolah allocated for those has been diverted elsewhere. Next week it is :)

sudeep.roy · May 21, 2012

santoclauz said:

Woah.. You made my day... [cheers]

Drive Safe Buddy.

santoclauz · May 21, 2012

John had suggested in one of his posts to maintain a constant speed of 50-60kmph (for the initial 1k kms) and to use the car more on the highways.

For the past 3-4 days, I took the car for long drives (mostly on the highway) and maintained the suggested speed.

With the FE at 12.1, I had stopped gazing at the FE meter and switched to the KMs figure on the digi tacho, planning to switch to the FE mode only once the car crossed 800kms.

Day before y'day, the wife wanted to take a peek at the FE reading and I quite reluctantly did so. To my sheer amazement, it was 17.9 (after a 25kms highway run, 60kmph, 4th-5th gear, AC on). Yesterday as we drove mainly in the city, it showed an avg of 15.2. The car has clocked 528kms so far.

Thanks John :)

Pls do keep sharing these valuable suggestions and also your FE figure once a while. Goes for all :)

sudeep.roy · May 21, 2012

santoclauz said:

John had suggested in one of his posts to maintain a constant speed of 50-60kmph (for the initial 1k kms) and to use the car more on the highways.

For the past 3-4 days, I took the car for long drives (mostly on the highway) and maintained the suggested speed.

With the FE at 12.1, I had stopped gazing at the FE meter and switched to the KMs figure on the digi tacho, planning to switch to the FE mode only once the car crossed 800kms.

Day before y'day, the wife wanted to take a peek at the FE reading and I quite reluctantly did so. To my sheer amazement, it was 17.9 (after a 25kms highway run, 60kmph, 4th-5th gear, AC on). Yesterday as we drove mainly in the city, it showed an avg of 15.2. The car has clocked 528kms so far.

Thanks John :)

Pls do keep sharing these valuable suggestions and also your FE figure once a while. Goes for all :)

Hmm... Thanks for sharing buddy.. Am off to highway after work today. [;)]

allhyundaicars · May 21, 2012

since it a new car. many suggests not to take the engine rpm above 2000. keep it low at 1.5-1.7

so going 50-60 in 5th gear , i'm assuming , rpm must have been between 1.5-1.7 only [:)]

saby · May 21, 2012

She is looking really very hot and beautiful in Red!
Congo and Happy miles!! [;)]

itsmejohnhcl · May 28, 2012

santoclauz said:

32psi for the front tyres &
30/29 psi for the rear tyres.

Doesn't the BRIO side door sticker says 29 for front and 26 for rear.
I thought to stick to the same. I would also put one PSI more and check

santoclauz · Jun 13, 2012

..& finally the Titanic brushed the iceberg.

Had been to Goa for a vacation with my wife. Nopes, taking the car for such a long trip was out of the question. Anyway, once in Goa, you get a lot of phone calls from people asking you to carry back booze for them. & I obliged to most of the requests.

So here i am, back in Mumbai. Decided to be a good delivery boy n drop off the bottles at their respective owners' place. Took the car as it was a rainy evening.
With just one delivery to go, we decided to get done with it and have dinner. Were famished.

Was nearing a friend's building when I took a steep right turn to enter the gates. Since it was a narrow lane, I was driving at a speed not more than 15-20kmph. Just as I took the turn, my side of the car suddenly went into a depression .. a trough dug-up by the municipal authorities and horrendously left without any warning sign or reflectors.

As my side of the car was almost inside the narrow part of the trough, I could hear screeching noises. I looked out and saw 4-5 reinforcement iron rods brushing heavily along my side of the car. My heart was in my mouth. It seemed like the earth had stood still. A friend who was sitting in the rear quickly got out of the car and tried to move the rods stuck to the side of the car and did so with great effort (along with the help of a few locals). The damage was done. He asked me to accelerate and get the car out. I was totally numb .. but managed to do so. With all hope lost, I got out of the car and saw there were 5-6 deep scratches running from the front to the rear tyre. That was it!!

Lost my appetite .. lost all hope. Luckily there were no dents .. and believe me, it was surprising. Today, I feel if it was a Maruti or a Chevy, the body would have suffered numerous dents and the metal would have been dislodged at multiple places.

Didnt sleep a wink that night. Took the car to my trusted local mechanic who told me he'd have to re-paint the entire side and it'd look as good as new after polishing. Without asking him any further Qs, I just gave him the key.

Y'day i got the car back, as good as new. My wallet was lighter by 4k, but the smile on the Brio was intact. And that's what mattered in the end.

A heavy incident. My fault .. not my fault. I dont know. Maybe the municipal authorities shud have been more careful considering the un-warned spot could even endanger pedestrians. I dont know. All I know is that m glad to have her back as she was.

P.S : I havent taken any photos to depict the same. The incident will forever be lodged in my memory .. tho I wouldnt want the photos to rub additional salt.

allhyundaicars · Jun 13, 2012

aah

we can't control these things. this things can happen out of nowhere. it really hurts.

i got similar scratches and it was my fault but we can't do anything.
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...ndai-verna-fluidic-1-6-vtvt-4.html#post155765

1 second everything's alright and the other bam.

company guys were asking 6000rs for my scratch. dad suggested to let it be. not a good idea to paint the part in a new car. i was asked 1200 from outside.

you were quoted 4000rs so it means the scratches were really harsh.
good that its back into original condition [:)]

BTW how cheap is the liquor at goa ? i mean i have heard its really cheap but getting orders [lol]

sudeep.roy · Jun 14, 2012

Oops, So sorry to hear mate.
But as a car owner, these things are bound to happen sooner or later.
Don't take it to your heart, moreover as you say all is well now, so just try to forget what happened.
And yeah, the Brio's body is very rugged !!

santoclauz · Jun 14, 2012

allhyundaicars said:

Yea AHC, the company guys wud have easily quoted arnd 10-12k for the painting n polishing. Best thing is to get it done from a local mechanic whom u can trust as its a new car.

I'd also suggest Sudeep to get parallel quotes for the accessories from local dealers as the Honda company guys wud definitely charge more.

Coming to the FE, since the past few days it has dropped to 11.5-11.8 (in the city). The car has clocked 600kms. Is it that the newly churned out cars are giving a better FE? Someone here has mentioned of FE over 20.

P.S; AHC, the booze in goa is almost 50%.cheaper than that in Mum : )

prad · Jun 14, 2012

hi santosh,

why you didn't choose SMT(O). Do you have any other car for highway run?

santoclauz · Jun 15, 2012

prad said:

Hey Prad,

We opted for the SMT version as the car was going to be used majorly for city drive.. & honestly, I didnt want to extend my budget beyond 5L.

There can be a debate over the fact that AirBags & ABS provide added protection and whether do we require those 2 elements.

patnaik7 · Nov 10, 2012

santoclauz said:

Likewise buddy. I gave in to the temptation and got the electric blue SMT. ABS & Airbags are must for sure if you can afford it, and I was already stretching way beyond my budget.

Love the car...initial mileage is like 13 km without a/c. I hope that improves over time. How much tire pressure are you guys maintaining? Honda's figures seem very low (26/29) Car rides like a dream when I get the tires up to 30 psi.

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