The Story of MIKE - My Ikon Flair 2006 EDIT : The story concludes

benbsb29 · 3rd December 2007, 13:48

Mag, even with the crazy traffic conditions, your car is returning good mileage figures. Between, you drive with a light foot, i suppose.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 3rd December 2007, 14:04

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

Planning on heading to Kerala for Xmas with the car, and that should see us heading on a long trip after the Coorg trip last month.

You also?

Heard riju was also coming. Any chance of coming to trivandrum?

benbsb29 · 4th December 2007, 10:41

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Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

You also?

Heard riju was also coming. Any chance of coming to trivandrum?

I dont suppose i would be there for many days. Also Tvm is much further south. I would be in Kottayam near Kumarakom.

arbind85 · 23rd December 2007, 12:49

i am planin to buy the ford ikon 1.3....but i hv head of rumours sayin production will be stopped shortly......is it true??

danlalan · 23rd December 2007, 13:40

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Originally Posted by arbind85

i am planin to buy the ford ikon 1.3....but i hv head of rumours sayin production will be stopped shortly......is it true??

Yes. Think they've already stopped it. Been more than a month.

amtak · 23rd December 2007, 13:51

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Originally Posted by danlalan

Yes. Think they've already stopped it. Been more than a month.

So are they planning to survive with only Fiesta? I don't think they sell more than a handful of Fusions or even Endy's?

VC12 · 25th December 2007, 19:24

well i do not think so, people quoting that ikon will be stopped can through any PR's for all.

Freaky_Sid!! · 26th December 2007, 16:15

The Ikon 1.3 Flair is still in production. They just launched a new colour last month Copper Rust.

sumirish · 27th December 2007, 14:43

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the 'panther' that is being referred to here in this thread?

amtak · 30th December 2007, 22:05

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Originally Posted by sumirish

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the 'panther' that is being referred to here in this thread?

Was that the trim in which it was offered or one of the limited editions

My memory!

dot · 30th December 2007, 22:21

Great to read about Ikon and Ikon fans.

A lot of discussion on mileage, well we can understand why! My Ikon (odometer reading ~6000kms with AC 70-80%) gives 10-12 kmpl in Pune (very short drives, 1.5 to 4kms), about 15 kmpl on highways and about 18-19 kmpl on the expressway. I am pretty sure these numbers will change as soon as I shift to Shell.

benbsb29 · 31st December 2007, 10:37

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Originally Posted by danlalan

Yes. Think they've already stopped it. Been more than a month.

Dan, any confirmed source for this info?

Just back from a road trip to Kerala with the car. Got 19kmpl as my personal mileage record on one of the drives.

That apart, the crater infested roads of Tamil Nadu along with high speed driving from me, ensured that the car came back with two flying wheelcaps, and two bent rims on the front wheels.

Managed to salvage one of the wheelcaps, while the other one i seem to have donated to the TN roads department.

Should get the car attended to over the coming weekend. It looks rather ugly now with the black and bent rims.

benbsb29 · 7th January 2008, 11:52

Finally attended to Mike over the weekend. Got the wheel rims straightened out, and also wheel balancing and alignment done, along with rotation of all 5 wheels.

The steering wobbling which was present earlier has now been taken care of with the above job. There still is some slight rattle which needs to be taken care of. Since i was in a hurry wasnt able to offer the service guys the liberty to fiddle around and explore.

With one wheelcap being donated to the TN roads department, i had to purchase a new one which cost Rs.460/-. Finally its back to having all 4 of them.

Will put up a pic tomorrow.

nikunj_cal · 7th January 2008, 15:51

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

Finally attended to Mike over the weekend. Got the wheel rims straightened out, and also wheel balancing and alignment done, along with rotation of all 5 wheels.

The steering wobbling which was present earlier has now been taken care of with the above job. There still is some slight rattle which needs to be taken care of. Since i was in a hurry wasnt able to offer the service guys the liberty to fiddle around and explore.

With one wheelcap being donated to the TN roads department, i had to purchase a new one which cost Rs.460/-. Finally its back to having all 4 of them.

Will put up a pic tomorrow.

What sir, go get alloys sir , especially u being in bangalore a city of car lovers !!

benbsb29 · 7th January 2008, 15:57

@nikunj, with the occassional highway runs that would be coming up this year, i fear for the alloys if i were to upgrade to them. Its not in my nature to keep going slow over huge craters, specially when they seem to have no end in sight, and i feel i would definitely crack them for sure.

That said, i would defintely love to upgrade.

3rd December 2007, 13:48	#106
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,061 Thanked: 13,940 Times View My Garage	Mag, even with the crazy traffic conditions, your car is returning good mileage figures. Between, you drive with a light foot, i suppose.
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23rd December 2007, 12:49	#109
arbind85 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 54 Thanked: 4 Times	production i am planin to buy the ford ikon 1.3....but i hv head of rumours sayin production will be stopped shortly......is it true??
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25th December 2007, 19:24	#112
VC12 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 297 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	well i do not think so, people quoting that ikon will be stopped can through any PR's for all.
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26th December 2007, 16:15	#113
Freaky_Sid!! BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 29 Thanked: Once	The Ikon 1.3 Flair is still in production. They just launched a new colour last month Copper Rust.
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27th December 2007, 14:43	#114
sumirish Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 11 Thanked: Once	Pardon my ignorance, but what is the 'panther' that is being referred to here in this thread?
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30th December 2007, 22:21	#116
dot Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ban Chang Posts: 1,681 Thanked: 734 Times	Ikon mileage Great to read about Ikon and Ikon fans. A lot of discussion on mileage, well we can understand why! My Ikon (odometer reading ~6000kms with AC 70-80%) gives 10-12 kmpl in Pune (very short drives, 1.5 to 4kms), about 15 kmpl on highways and about 18-19 kmpl on the expressway. I am pretty sure these numbers will change as soon as I shift to Shell.
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7th January 2008, 11:52	#118
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,061 Thanked: 13,940 Times View My Garage	Finally attended to Mike over the weekend. Got the wheel rims straightened out, and also wheel balancing and alignment done, along with rotation of all 5 wheels. The steering wobbling which was present earlier has now been taken care of with the above job. There still is some slight rattle which needs to be taken care of. Since i was in a hurry wasnt able to offer the service guys the liberty to fiddle around and explore. With one wheelcap being donated to the TN roads department, i had to purchase a new one which cost Rs.460/-. Finally its back to having all 4 of them. Will put up a pic tomorrow.
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7th January 2008, 15:57	#120
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,061 Thanked: 13,940 Times View My Garage	@nikunj, with the occassional highway runs that would be coming up this year, i fear for the alloys if i were to upgrade to them. Its not in my nature to keep going slow over huge craters, specially when they seem to have no end in sight, and i feel i would definitely crack them for sure. That said, i would defintely love to upgrade.
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