The Team-BHP fiasco.

Before starting this blog I thought of joining Team-BHP and have two failed attempts to my credit :-). For some reason the honchos who run Team-BHP deemed my application unfit for processing.

I did email them asking for a reason but sadly they never reverted back to me.

Oh!! poor me I had to face the woes of rejection twice over. Jokes aside the site remains a gold mine of useful information for people wanting to know more about anything that runs on wheels.

The Petrol Figo Mileage Chart

Detailed below is the mileage chart of my Ford Figo.

Most of the kilometers logged is in heavy bumper to bumper traffic. The kind which takes us more than an hour to cover 15 kms. The kms for entry dated 12/23/2010 where we have got a mileage of 13.75 is where we had about 275 kms of highway driving. The first service is yet to be done.

All readings are based on calculating the petrol consumed using the auto-cutoff method.

Points to note :

1. Mileage calculations for line 8 in the chart also needs to take into account that the vehicle was in the service station for 7 days for paint job and first service.

The first drive

TheFord Figo parked near Asavari Dam (Bordi)

Model : Ford Figo 1.2 ZXI
Color : Sea Grey
Fuel  : Petrol
City  : Mumbai
Dealer : SC Ford Mumbai, Malad

Buying experience : The buying experience from SC Ford was not too great. I received a car which had a dent on the roof which they have promised to rectify during the
first service. SC Ford does not return calls and you have to keep calling them for responses and they did goof up with the documents too.

The Car : The car is being driven by both me and my wife. The two of us were drivers freshly graduated from the Driving School. As of 11/01/11 we have put in 1700 Kms in the Figo most of them within the city. We did have one trip of 150 kms one way to Bordi a beach resort, so with our limited knowledge I have stated below our collective experiences.

The Good : The Ford Figo feels sturdy and I loved the driving position and the steering grip. We have the also driven the Maruti Alto, Swift and Wagon R. (We learnt driving in the Swift and Wagon R). The boot space and rear leg room are very good and comfortable. 

I am 6' and have had people sit behind me and there were no complaints there. 

I did not face any ground clearance issues till now as reported in many places on the net. I have driven with four adults squeezed in the back seat a couple of times within the city. The in built audio system is pretty decent too.

The gear shift is smooth.

The Not so Good : The car does seem slightly underpowered especially compared to the Swift. The headlamps are not powerful enough and driving in areas with no street lamps visiblity may be an issue unless
you upgrade to more powerful lights.

Conclusion : All in all I am happy with the car. Though the service remains a concern.