my logan experience!!

hi friends!
i have brought 1.6 glx logan and its been two months and i have driven it nearly 4000kms now and here are some things i would like to tell and will like to know ur experiences about it!!
1)when at high rmp means when ur pulling ur car at higher speeds there is a humming noise of ac have u experienced it (its not prominent but if hear carefully u can hear it)
2)have u experienced a stiffness while shifting to reverse gear!!
3)what the exact reserve capacity means approximately how many more kms will the car go !! (many even after 6 ltrs of petrol the reserve indicator still remains glowing.)
4)headlights!!! a big problem they r very dim as compared to other vechiles !!


PLEASE DO TELL ME ABOUT UR EXPERIENCES AND WHAT DO THINK ABOUT MY DOUBTS

Congratulations on your purchase ! As far as your queries are concerned :

1) I have not noticed any relation between engine RPM and sound of the AC. What I did notice yesterday was a slightly louder than normal sound from the AC while idling. There's a free AC check-up camp happening here - will get it checked

2) The reverse gear is a bit stiff.. you need to make sure that the clutch is completely engaged when you shift. Don't yank it into reverse - do it smoothly.. a sure-fire solution is to shift into first gear first and then slot it into reverse (you should engage reverse only from a stand still)

3) If I'm not mistaken , the reserve capacity is of 5 lts. In any case you can get a digital reading of the fuel in the tank.

4) I have upgraded the headlights to Narva 90/100w with appropriate relays.. these are bright enough. Please ensure you do not drive on high beam when it is not required

Drive safe

thanks for ur suggestions!!
i will surely see in to it!! but about the reverse gear i have tried every thing but still its tiff!! i being a mech engg and working in mahindra itself!! have tried everything to reduce it but the problem still persist!! and about the head lights i will also buy some powerful ones!! surely thanks once again

Working for Mahindra.... hey guys here is our man!

what yaar!! our man means are u people going to beat me up!!sorry if the car is not up to ur expectations!!but i am a loyal servent i also have a logan !! ha ha ha

Hey this just shows you though a Mahindra man driving a Logan ! He has taste and knows what a good car is
In my Dacia Logan 1400 I drove onto the reserve light thinking I would find a filling station (in Germany) and I had to drive a long way at least 60 km before I found one and I can tell you I was flapping and the wife was nagging haha but we found a station and filled up So from my experiance you can drive at least 60 km (Carefully)

martin245 wrote:

Hey this just shows you though a Mahindra man driving a Logan ! He has taste and knows what a good car is
In my Dacia Logan 1400 I drove onto the reserve light thinking I would find a filling station (in Germany) and I had to drive a long way at least 60 km before I found one and I can tell you I was flapping and the wife was nagging haha but we found a station and filled up So from my experiance you can drive at least 60 km (Carefully)

Right.. the reserve capacity is 5 lts. and if you drive carefully you can get a mileage of 12 kmpl meaning you can go 60 kms on reserve !

Yes thats about right But I would not do it again as its not good for my ageing nerves and also picks up a lot of gunge from the bottom of the tank

Well, i've pushed mine once till 80 kms on reserve so far. Otherwise tend to fill her up after 50-60 kms on reserve

Stu, i had a similar experience last weekend, left my home for Lonavala (A Hill Station Close to Mumbai) early morning,completely missing that the reserve light was on since a day earlier, i kept on driving, and was on the expressway in no time , had to drive about 30 kms or so till the food mall/petrol pump!
Had my heart in my mouth for all tat time!!

hey guys!! thats good ,but have u noticed that there is a phase while driving where there is no indication !! means niether the reserve light is on nor the first line of fuel!! i feel that too confusing and i have see it for more than 12 kms!!

I have seen this thing too.
But it lasts for a max of 1 km. Have observed it mainly in places where the car travels in upward or downward slopes. Probably, fuel tends to move within the tank and the sensor waits till it settles down again.

Some fule tanks have a 2-point sensor or 3-point sensor which can accurately tell the level even in inclined positions.

Hey Sheru.....Since you are a mahindra employee.....and all of us here are being so nice with you......how bout you get us some discounts......like free extended warranty or 1 yr fuel free or sumthin......



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i completely agree with adam......

ha ha ha!! hey guys these things are not in my hand!! i am a simple testing engineer!! these things are concerned with marketing strategies even i dont get 1 yrs fuel for my car!!

Weclome aboard sheru!
looking forward to more pics.. also some details about your job profile. You are a testing engineer.. what do you test? the whole car or something specific?

OK which one of these are you
http://www.techmahindra.com/Careerportal/empspeak.aspx

Stu

Stuart, TechMahindra is another entity altogether! They are into IT i guess!

yap the IT department of the Mahindra groups, and i guess they have nothing at all to do with M & M or Renault.........

i am a vechile testing engineer!! and right now i am working on some different project. i had worked on logan when it was just going to lauch in india!! actually speaking the diesel version of logan wasnt there when renault was planning to launch the car!! and the engine which logan has to its diesel version is not her's its from other car called kangoo!! logan never had a diesel variant !!! its a modification made for india!! the renault people was not ready to launch a diesel variant but we froced them to do so!! i loved the car from day one!! but the car which i tested was a LHD i have driven logan through out south!! while doing its testing for durability!!

the logan is made of lots of different cars ie Kangoo Twingo etc we have had a diesel version for abouy 4 years over here

Sheru, you should be the RIGHT person to tell us if any other Renault model is coming to India to keep alive the ailing Mahindra Renault brand???

i love your job!!

thanks ashu!!! i will have to look in to it!! because i hav seperated from logan department!!! but ........still there is no signs of renault releasing a new car!!! i will tell u whats my personal view!! i think renault people dont take indian market too seriously!!! i also dont like there marketing strategies!!! i know these cars are good but not the best!! because the logan i tested was a 16valve 1.6ltr petrol engine and they brought 8 valve engine in india why??????????? i dont know !!! there is a huge diffrence in 8 and 16 valve engine regarding pick up milage and all!! 16 valve would defeat skodA and jetta and city very very easily!!!

What is the 1600 only an eight valve ?
Renault will release the Sandero one day but first it needs help
with the Garages which from what I hear are not so good and few and far between .Jetta ? Wow that has been out of our market for at least 8 years now and Skoda is also VW and they are on the dear side while all they are are VW Passats with another badge