New Honda Brio SMT - Ownership Review


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rishav said:
Since i had already decided that my first car would be a white one, so I got the taffeta white Brio SMT model !
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Cool.
Brio looks nice in white too.. I have seen one in flesh in my neighborhood.

Please keep updating your experience, and FE stats.
 
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santoclauz said:
Maybe John could shed some light on the FE topic .. hez goin' past 13 in d city which is terrific. Depends a lot on how you drive, is it?? (sorry for the stupid Qs).

This is just an observation, but when my wife drives the car, the FE shows 9.9 - 10.2. When I drive, it goes past 11. Ahem Ahem .. just plain observation [glasses]

During the first service, the Honda rep was behind me to get an anti-rust coating done which was costing INR 4.2k (incl taxes). Seemed a bit too much ..and I politely declined. Might get it done later from a local car service centre tho where the mechanic (a trusted one) quoted 2k. [:D]
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for anti-rust coating I would suggest you to go at 3m in powai,andheri,borivilli whichever is close to you they will charge you less and give warranty. Of 3-5 years.
 
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HI Santoclauz,
The FE which you are getting seems to be bit low ..
Initially when my car was in showroom, i pressed the FE metre and it showed 3 [:D]
But after it came out of showroom and after the initial ride that weekend to highways, it rose to 13 slowly. I kept a close watch on it (most of my initial drives during the first 500kms was in highways) and it rose slowly to 15.
Now i drive in city most of the times (50kms every alternate day or once in 3 days to office and back) and the FE varies between 15.2 to somewhere around 15.8, with AC ON most of the times (blower speed 2).
Yesterday before parking i checked it showed 15.5.
What I suggest you is to take the car to highway during the initial kms (keep a constant speed of 50-60) and observe the mileage, rather than sticking to city. Its not a good idea to drive a new car in city atleast for the first 500kms (thats what I heard )
 
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And forgot to mention, i don't rev the car too much and always stick to a max speed of 50-60 kmph (which is recommended during the break-in period of first 1000kms) and normally stick to the conventional gear ratio (0-10 1st gear , 10-20 - 2nd gear, 20-30 3rd gear, 30-50 -4th gear , then 5th gear).
Normally i have heard from many people, how we treat our car during the first 1000kms, the car will treat you back for the rest of its life [:)]
 
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itsmejohnhcl said:
And forgot to mention, i don't rev the car too much and always stick to a max speed of 50-60 kmph (which is recommended during the break-in period of first 1000kms) and normally stick to the conventional gear ratio (0-10 1st gear , 10-20 - 2nd gear, 20-30 3rd gear, 30-50 -4th gear , then 5th gear).
Normally i have heard from many people, how we treat our car during the first 1000kms, the car will treat you back for the rest of its life
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Point Noted [clap]

I suppose when you become a part of the Honda family, you stop looking at the FE meter. But then again, we are Indians [;)] Had it been a Maruti, a Hyundai or a Chevy, FE of 11 wud have driven me mad. But then with the finesse of the BRIO and the fact that it really loves you back with all its royal features, i guess I'll wait for the FE meter to crawl above 14.

I guess the gear ratio you mentioned is the same as recommended for bikes during the initial 1k kms. And rightly so. Helps maintain the engine.

Being in a city like Mumbai, it aint possible to have a highway run for majority of the time. I still prefer my bike for long distances.

Y'day the car registered 375kms. FE shows 11.7

Will keep you posted. There is a dearth of forums for BRIO, so pls keep this one going with suggestions and queries. It's good to have a dearth in a way .. shows we drive an exclusive car [glasses]
 
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freakdude said:
Many congrats for owning such a great hatch buddy. The 'H' badge sure instills trouble-free ownership. Nice and crisp review with great pics. Try a rear 3 quarter pic, Brio really appears nice in that.

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Hey freakdude,
Sorry about the delay, but here are the rear & rear three quat pics.
 

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