My Honda Brio SMT Rallye Red

[rishav]

Hi Everyone,
I had bought the Honda Brio SMT in March this year, and yet I've not received the RC book.
It was supposed to be delivered by post from the RTO but still I've not got it. When I enquired it with the SE, he told me that I'll have to visit the RTO in person and get from there. Is it true that I'll have to go to the RTO to collect the RC book ?

 

[nitin_k]

Hi Everyone,
I had bought the Honda Brio SMT in March this year, and yet I've not received the RC book.
It was supposed to be delivered by post from the RTO but still I've not got it. When I enquired it with the SE, he told me that I'll have to visit the RTO in person and get from there. Is it true that I'll have to go to the RTO to collect the RC book ?

RC was handed to me by the dealer. I received a call from them to come n collect it. I got it within 20 days of my car purchase.

 

[rishav]

RC was handed to me by the dealer. I received a call from them to come n collect it. I got it within 20 days of my car purchase.

Should I ask my dealer also to arrange it for me ?

Other Brio owner's can you tell me how did you receive your RC book and within how many days?

 

[nitin_k]

Should I ask my dealer also to arrange it for me ?

Other Brio owner's can you tell me how did you receive your RC book and within how many days?

yes, why not , they charge for all this in your car purchase.

 

[suku_patel_22]

Dont you guys feel very bad experience on the back seat? Had a test drive today and felt the back seat to be too choppy. rear suspension was too hard, literally could feel the road. driving was a pleasure nonetheless.

 

[nitin_k]

Dont you guys feel very bad experience on the back seat? Had a test drive today and felt the back seat to be too choppy. rear suspension was too hard, literally could feel the road. driving was a pleasure nonetheless.

I did sit once and ride was smooth. The advised tyre pressure for the Brio is 26 PSI front and 29 PSI rear and the reason are suspensions only. However the figures can be lowered by 1 PSI for more mileage or increased by 1-2 PSI for a smoother ride.

 

[anilkumargurla]

I did sit once and ride was smooth. The advised tyre pressure for the Brio is 26 PSI front and 29 PSI rear and the reason are suspensions only. However the figures can be lowered by 1 PSI for more mileage or increased by 1-2 PSI for a smoother ride.

Lower Tyre pressure? As per my understanding lower Tyre pressure results lesser mileage. Correct? []

 

[nitin_k]

To get the best mileage out of your tires, you may want to actually go away from the manufacturer recommended ideal pressure. Although their recommendation will usually result in the smoothest possible ride, it may not result in the best cornering or the best mileage. To determine this ideal tire pressure, take the maximum listed on the walls of the tires themselves, and reduce this by around 10%. That will generally result in a pressure that will give you the most benefits for everyday driving. Of course, for longer trips, or when bearing a heavy load, you may want to increase the tire pressure closer to the maximum.

source What is the Ideal Tire Pressure?

 

[gns_blr]

Hi friends,
Following this thread for quiet sometime now, my mind is almost made up for Honda Brio now. I am yet to have a test drive but visited showroom and had a close look on BRIO. Appreciate if someone could throw some light to my concerns below
1. Does Brio have a speed sensing door lock which locks the door once the car starts moving?
2. I will be travelling between Kochi and Bangalore at least once in two months. Do you think that the absence of rear defogger and washer be a deal breaker in my case? Consider that the distance from Kochi to Bangalore is about 540KM
3. How is that boot space? Is it enough for a family trip with me driving and my wife and 1 year old son accompanying?
4. How is the back seat headrest? Is it OK for 540km journey with at least two on back seat?
5. I have seen posts saying the ride is not impressive especially on highways and bad roads. Owners please comment on this?

I am almost made up my mind and trying hard to convince my wife to change my existing WagonR VXi. Your inputs will surely help me to take immediate decision.

 

[nitin_k]

Hi friends,
Following this thread for quiet sometime now, my mind is almost made up for Honda Brio now. I am yet to have a test drive but visited showroom and had a close look on BRIO. Appreciate if someone could throw some light to my concerns below
1. Does Brio have a speed sensing door lock which locks the door once the car starts moving?
2. I will be travelling between Kochi and Bangalore at least once in two months. Do you think that the absence of rear defogger and washer be a deal breaker in my case? Consider that the distance from Kochi to Bangalore is about 540KM
3. How is that boot space? Is it enough for a family trip with me driving and my wife and 1 year old son accompanying?
4. How is the back seat headrest? Is it OK for 540km journey with at least two on back seat?
5. I have seen posts saying the ride is not impressive especially on highways and bad roads. Owners please comment on this?

I am almost made up my mind and trying hard to convince my wife to change my existing WagonR VXi. Your inputs will surely help me to take immediate decision.

welcome to TAI :)
1. i have autocop installed and the doors do lock after a few seconds.

2. 90% of cars you see on road do not have rear wipers so should not matter much. The big ORVM's do help in heavy rains if the back becomes dirty.
wrt the missing defogger, am yet to see how it goes since weather is more worse in north india.

3. for a small family it is sufficient since its high on depth. You will be better off buying 20" strolly bags which fit in vertically.

4. i have made one 550 plus journey and another one is around the corner in Diwali. Journey was comfortable as confirmed by the rear passengers.

5. on highways fill in 2 psi more than prescribed by H! the car will fly.

overall the cars ride is extra smooth and steering is light which makes driving a pleasure.

 

[gns_blr]

welcome to TAI :)
5. on highways fill in 2 psi more than prescribed by H! the car will fly.

As from a layman's point of view: Filling more air will help increasig the bumpiness right? Or is it as you said will give more confort riding in back seat?

Anyways, I am just heading for a test drive now. Let me see how it behaves with my style of driving.

 

[Sanjaysk]

Booked honda brio smt.

Re.color:urban titanium looks little dull in front of red/white.silver,blue,black were never my options hence it was a real battle between red & white for me.

Although red looks superior to white & it actually enhance the beauty of the car but somehow i finally gone with taffeta white.

May get delivery in a week or so.

 

[nitin_k]

welcome to TAI :)
5. on highways fill in 2 psi more than prescribed by H! the car will fly.

As from a layman's point of view: Filling more air will help increasig the bumpiness right? Or is it as you said will give more confort riding in back seat?

Anyways, I am just heading for a test drive now. Let me see how it behaves with my style of driving.

depends on your driving style,NH1 is a very good road. hence my experience is based on that.

Booked honda brio smt.

Re.color:urban titanium looks little dull in front of red/white.silver,blue,black were never my options hence it was a real battle between red & white for me.

Although red looks superior to white & it actually enhance the beauty of the car but somehow i finally gone with taffeta white.

May get delivery in a week or so.

congrats Sanjay . white Brio looks awesome. looking forward to your dealer experience and review.do ask for VIN in advance and check the manufacturing date before they register it for you.

 

[Sanjaysk]

depends on your driving style,NH1 is a very good road. hence my experience is based on that.



congrats Sanjay . white Brio looks awesome. looking forward to your dealer experience and review.do ask for VIN in advance and check the manufacturing date before they register it for you.

Thanks buddy,

Yes i have not signed registration papers yet and have asked for vin before also & will confirm the same before registration.

 

[gns_blr]

Just back from TD which gave me answer for many queries haunting my mind since past couple of months
Answer for my own queries below:
1. Doors of BRIO will not lock automatically once it start moving. Need to go for aftermarket fitment for that feature including alarm.
2. I am using a WagonR VXi (1.1L 16 valves) with rear defogger now. But I have hardly used that defogger in my last 4 years with my existing car. So I think it will not be a deal breaker in my case. And most important is it was raining just now when i took TD. Though it was a slight drizzle, i never felt that the rear visibility is affected so much. And I am kind used to drive with ORVM instead of IRVM.
3. Boot space is limited. It is still a concern for me.
4. Can we call that as "headrest" really? I don’t think so. But I am not much concerned of this because 80% of the time car will be driven with vacant back seat.
5. After driving around 15Km through various roads (70% road was totally broken and was under construction and balance 30% highway) I am 80% satisfied with bad road behavior and 100% with highway FUN. The TD vehicle was 18000 KM on the ODO and here was slight pulling towards right side which I guess because wheel balancing not done recently.
I found the fabric trim shockingly missed in the door trims. SE said that there is no solution for that even no aftermarket fitment too. I scare that the paint will peel off once you start use that pocket continuously.
I am 90% OK with the performance and comfort offered by BRIO. Now it’s time to negotiate
I am getting an offer of 6.1L OTR in Bangalore on VMT with some freebies like Reverse parking sensor and Floor mats etc... But no extended warranty for 3rd and 4th year. How is the deal guys? Do you think still there is a margin to negotiate? This deal is against the pricelist showing 6.58L OTR for VMT (including 3rd & 4th year extended warranty and RSA). Anyway I am planning to visit another dealer in one or two days and will try for a comparison for better negotiation.

But its sure only BRIO nothing else this time

Hi friends,
Following this thread for quiet sometime now, my mind is almost made up for Honda Brio now. I am yet to have a test drive but visited showroom and had a close look on BRIO. Appreciate if someone could throw some light to my concerns below
1. Does Brio have a speed sensing door lock which locks the door once the car starts moving?
2. I will be travelling between Kochi and Bangalore at least once in two months. Do you think that the absence of rear defogger and washer be a deal breaker in my case? Consider that the distance from Kochi to Bangalore is about 540KM
3. How is that boot space? Is it enough for a family trip with me driving and my wife and 1 year old son accompanying?
4. How is the back seat headrest? Is it OK for 540km journey with at least two on back seat?
5. I have seen posts saying the ride is not impressive especially on highways and bad roads. Owners please comment on this?

I am almost made up my mind and trying hard to convince my wife to change my existing WagonR VXi. Your inputs will surely help me to take immediate decision.