Hyundai Fluidic Verna 1.6 VTVT | 6 Years | 54,000 Kms: Ownership Review

[nickandre]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

detailing will get rid of it, after which in time it will come back. But leaving them like this now will make the paint look dull more quicker.

 

[allhyundaicars]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

yeah i think you are right. but my dad won't let me do it. i mean he'll say to let it be and don't take "panga" with new paint

 

[nickandre]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

my dad told me to get a through detailing job done after the rain. The car is showered with swirl marks currently, wondering if the watchmen's are just wiping the car with a dry cloth during the rains.

 

[allhyundaicars]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

Just an image

 

[allhyundaicars]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

i told the adviser about the car's mileage and he said " sir thori chalao to sahi" ( drive it more )

i ask how much , and he said drive 10000 kilometers and i was like what and till then i have to bear 8 kmpl. he said ok check on 5000 kilometers.
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every time i enter , some moron will park on the road

 

[nickandre]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

this is just nonsense to put you off till warranty expires. In the old days you could say 10,000km would he the point when the engine would open up fully, with modern technology and robots assembling the engine everything is so accurate, that you can drive the car normally from the day it gets out of showroom. As my car reached 5000km the mileage went down to 6.5km/l in city from 8km/l when the car was 2500km.

 

[allhyundaicars]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

so it will go down even further

also 2-3 drums arrived today at the center. these are the oil drums that hyundai put in all cars.

HYUNDAI PREMIUM ENGINE OIL

nick you suggested to use synthetic oil , i'll tell the same to the adviser. let's see what he says.

 

[nickandre]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

ill tell you why to use either synth or semi synth.

suppose we have 2 cars one produced this year and one produced in 1980 to be fair well take it as these cars were used sparingly, now take the measurement of the gap between two metal moving surfaces in the engine the gap of the engine made in 1980 will be around 0.04 mm and the one produced this year around 0.01-0.006mm now the space between these two are different what prevents these two surfaces from damaging and eating each other or seizing? the engine oil. we have to look at "x" in the oil viscosity say 40 is "x" so it should be anything like 0w"x" 5w"x" etc 20 is the thinnest and 60 is the thickest both provide lubrication and reduce friction and have additives. I use 40/60 in the engine made in 1980 the oil layer will stay there and do its job. Now if i use 40 in the engine made this year the gap between surfaces is to thin the oil will go and form a film but the surfaces will need more energy to slide against each other the more thicker i add the more energy will be needed. Now if i add the thinner oil in the engine made in 1980 there won't be any protection since the gap is more but in the engine made this year it will make a thin film and provide the needed protection between surfaces and the parts will slide easily with lesser loss in energy.
Say you are driving up hill you determined to stay at a fix speed of 30km/h you are alone but when you fill the car with 4 passengers and go at the same speed you did when alone more petrol will go as more energy is required.

the oils which hyundai service folks use is mineral oil they come in grades of 10w30 15w40 20w50 etc synthetic comes as 0w20 0w30 0w40 5w20 5w30 5w40 5w50 and so on.
the number on left determines how thick the oil will be during cold climates. and on the right how thick it will be when the oil gets hot. Idealy while starting if the oil is thick it won't reach parts quicker, and if its thin while hot you won't get protection well.
so from my explanation you can understand that by using an oil which was specified for an engine a while back will however decrease the fe on our engine. If you read the user manual oil section it states the same thick oil will provide better protection but will decrease fe and make the engine less peppy by a few points which you may/may not notice.
Now on my engine as km clocked dirt came into the oil as oil gets dirty it gets thick, as it got thick fe started coming down.
The reason why hyundai is giving out these oils in service centers is just so that they make costs down. Maruti,honda,tata(they use full synthetic) fiat. could as well do that but they are using 5w30 oils for sx4 ritz a-star. Customer looks more for fe on a petrol engine, however if the customer doesn't want the 5w30 oil they still provide the usual ones.
by the way my service centre uses shell hyundai premium oil. I had checked with mobil1 distributor the barrel costs Rs.40,000 for this 15w40 oil which comes to rs 200/l but they sell it to us for 275/l plus taxes. While synthetic goes around 700/l of a 200litre barrel and they sell it to us at market price of 900-1000/l

 

[allhyundaicars]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

bought these yesterday. the mats for 450 rupees.

 

[allhyundaicars]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

pathetic pathetic quality of bumpers

this happened when the car was stationary and an auto rickshaw hit the bumper while turning at speed around 2-5 kmph.

very disappointed. only if i can use more of anger smileys :@ :@ :@ :@


the bumper tore like a piece of paper





BAD BUMPER QUALITY - Hyundai fluidic verna 2012 - YouTube

 

[nickandre]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

dang i guess the rickshaw was at 15km/h-20km/h. This is one reason i always stop the car completely look 5 ways: left, right, front, rear left, rear right then take my turn. Seems like you may need a new fog light as well. The worst part is the rickshaw would have no damages at all.

Hyundai had rejected the request to increase quality and thickness of bumpers stating a few things would need to be modified as well and the fe would go below claim due to additional weight i think thats bogus and they are hiding the truth that no if we increase the quality we will loose out our superb income on bumpers and fog lamps.

 

[allhyundaicars]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

i had to turn left , and that stupid rickshaw wala was standing in my way and i waited for 2-3 minutes , he then came and turned and then he hit the car at just 5kmph and not 15-20

where do we send an email ? i will try myself.

and yeah you are right , they already have so much low quality bumpers in stocks first they will finish it.

today saw an advertisement , verna ex lunched anivers2ary special. morons.

 

[nickandre]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

they do not respond to emails, my belt defect email wasn't responded to, suspension noise email neither. The only email they ever replied to is asking which oil should i use they say only showroom oil i replied bak why only showroom? oils in market meet specifications on the manual to which they reply only showroom oil warranty wil be void other wise, wanted to slam the owners manual in their face.

you can try on Hyundai Motor Company :: Main customer care section fill up the form and hope they reply.

did the rickshaw guy not say anything or just sped of?

 

[allhyundaicars]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

they do not respond to emails, my belt defect email wasn't responded to, suspension noise email neither. The only email they ever replied to is asking which oil should i use they say only showroom oil i replied bak why only showroom? oils in market meet specifications on the manual to which they reply only showroom oil warranty wil be void other wise, wanted to slam the owners manual in their face.

you can try on Hyundai Motor Company :: Main customer care section fill up the form and hope they reply.

did the rickshaw guy not say anything or just sped of?

oh i already visited that site but they are only meant for sales and services not for this stuff

that's the thing , he was going in opposite direction and he sped off anyways even if he stopped i was not in a mood to say anything. i was very much tired.

and do you think it's time to replace the bumper ?

 

[nickandre]

Re: New Hyundai Verna Fluidic 1.6 VTVT

its upto you, you can still drive the car if in future theres another hit on the bumper and it breaks change it.
try the email id. cr@hmil.net