And with the Togo Channel having shifted to LTOR (Long Term Ownership Reports) Section...Admiral feels like a veteran. But with a million miles to go !
And with a few observations from the recent past about Admiral.
- Past 2 odd weeks the tyre pressure has been increased to 34 PSI, as mentioned earlier. Admiral doesn't feel bumpy or anything just the same. However one good thing that has happened is that the FE has increased by about 0.50 KMPL. During the rainy season (or till the increase in pressure) the FE returns were in the region of 11 - 11.5 KMPL (T2T & MID respectively). It now shows 11.5 to 12.0 KMPL by the same methods. So hurrah ! Expected though. After the rains and road/pothole repairs in amchi Mumbai that should go up to 12.0 - 12.5 KMPL. Not too bad eh ?
- Admiral has been weathering the rains and resultant roads well. Though there hasn't been much of rains this year, round these parts - but the roads as usual have deteriorated to rag tops pretty quick. Suspension is doing good.
- Thanks to developments on the professional front the distance driven everyday has reduced over the last two months. And in the period Sept '11 to early July '12 there wasn't much of running around except the long distance drive in May this year which seems to have made up for it. So the average distance driven per day has fallen to 55.14 KMs. That will change now with a few long distance drives coming up soon.
- During this period except for the oil, oil filter, AC Filter & Air Filter nothing else was replaced.
- Tyres appear to be OK.
- Brakes - Adequate. Could have been better/ sharper. But no cribs.
- Engine - loosened up well. Now settled to a regular hum ! And ready to take on anything.
- All other systems, plastics, interiors, feel and finish - super ! Quality shows.
- One crib, as before, is the paint quality - prone to chipping very easily. Thanks to all the highway driving - a few chips here and there thanks to flying debris from the roads, of course covered up pretty quickly by the paint pen.
Light and Shadows - Admiral at 30K !
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Originally Posted by AlphaKilo Hail General,
so finally Admiral has reached another milestone. Congrats. Any more outings/long sailings planned? One of my friend is contemplating on buying the new Avatar of well not from Spielberg, but from Toyota Fortuner. He has taken a TD and felt the vehicle had underpowered or very candle lampish projectors. Do you reckon a H/L upgrade? If so which is the best one to go without being too heavy on oncoming drivers. (No High Discharge!) |
Hi AK,
Thanks a mil !
First things first. You had asked for the update on the conclusion of the touch up job. So here it is - completed the activity today with - again a little bit of rubbing, touch up and polishing. Not too bad an outcome though from some angles one can spot the work done. Results are here to see :
Glad to hear about your friend's choice. He has decided wisely ! About the headlights - I feel the high beam is good but yeah the low beam is very pedestrian. Could require an upgrade. But to what - I have no idea on such stuff, totally clueless. Perhaps the Gurus on the channel could advice.
A couple of blue sea sailing schedules round the corner. Eagerly awaiting clearance from the fleet operations !
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Originally Posted by ninjatalli Congratulations on the milestone. Any goodies planned for the steed in recognition of the moment?
OT: we should have tbhp-type stickers to mark such milestones! |
Hi ninjatalli,
Thanks a bunch.
No goodies planned as of now. Though some random thoughts of a Pete's Box post warranty seems to be filtering in - though I am not too happy at the prospects of that box impacting Admiral's general well being ! But like I mentioned random are the thoughts and far away is the time for such an action !
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Originally Posted by F150 Greetings General !
Thank you for this excellent report.
I am amazed to see the frugal service costs.
Did you observe any difference in the feel of the brakes ? What was the SA's feedback on the life of the pads ?
I observed a slight delay in the braking on my swift, the SA's answer was "As the pads wear out the gap between the pad and the disc increases and this is the reason for the slight delay.
Waiting to hear your expert explanation on this issue! |
Hi F150,
Thanks for your kind words !
Yes the service costs are lower than even the average of my Scorp from the initial days - and that is almost 5 years ago and the figures are not adjusted for inflation.
Could be due to the fact that by the time the Scorp hit 30K KMs quite a few major consumables had been replaced - the front brake pads etc.
Also the number of visits to the ASC for niggle fixing was very high indeed.
As far as the brake pads of the Admiral go - no specific feedback from the ASC - which means there is plenty of time to go. Going by the other Fortuner users reports (Manuuj specifically) appears that the Fortuner brake pads should last for about 70K KMs if used/driven sensibly.
I haven't sensed any delay in braking over a period of time.
As far as delay in braking due to wear out of the pads is concerned - though it sounds logical - not sure how much of a delay a few MMs of wearout can cause. Besides the calipers of the brakes can be adjusted to some extent.
Have the ASC guys to thoroughly inspect the brakes on your Swift and have them to adjust it.
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Originally Posted by aveoman19 General! Great to hear from you after a long time. Admiral san has just given a sarcastic smile to you, asking "Is 30000 kms such a great milestone for you? I can do inter-gallactic miles. The question is, can you keep up with me?"
The Admiral's black recruit will soon join the fleet. I am in a shifting spree, hence the delay. |
Hi aveoman !
Thanks. Yeah 30K KMs milestone sounds silly...when the ol' chap is raring to go.
Awaiting your black recruit eagerly. Would meet up sometime when on a southern sojourn.