Commented on gvurgese's review
Nov 22, 2010 06:30 AM
The spare wheel (''stepney'') is an old concept not yet extinct in India. With modern tubeless tyres, a spare wheel is a totally useless appendage that adds to (i) vehicle cost and (ii) fuel cost due to your having to carry a weight for the lifetime of the car.
I suggest that you sell the spare... wheel for whatever you can get for and utilize the additional boot space whenever you may require. I have never used my ''stepney'' for the last 5 years and neither have I seen any tubeless tyre vehicle changing tyres in the middle of the road.
VW did the wise thing by keeping the costs down to barest minimum by designing a sensible Vento.Read More
Commented on linkinparkfan's review
Jun 10, 2008 06:41 AM
Can't understand if it's a review of Tata Sky or of your dad or of Bravia.
Commented on netbhoot's review
Sep 20, 2007 08:16 PM
What about billing? What about DNS servers? Where are the details? Incidentally, if you're technically oriented, you can read the white paper on ADSL2+ technologies available for download at http://www.dslprime.com/a/adsl21.pdf. To a common man or woman, TriBand means that three ('Tri') additional s...ervices are carried over the plain old telephone system. These three services are: fast internet data access, IPTV and VoIP telephony at different bands ('Band').
In which part of the universe do you get 'unlimited downloads' for the equivalent of what MTNL charges? Unless, of course, you are used to misusing your office network!Read More
Commented on netbhoot's review
Sep 20, 2007 07:27 PM
'netbhoot' has just vented his frustration or anger over MTNL, but has not justified enough.
Commented on krishnanrr's review
May 13, 2007 04:49 PM
Enjoyed reading your review, Kris. Clearly, you've fallen in love! Baleno is for connoisseurs like you. This car is a classic gem. Unfortunately, the current generation values popular specs over enduring. Baleno is a horse of battle as much as it is a horse for ballet. I too am a proud owner for two... years... and my love for this beauty has only increased with age...
Happy driving!
-PrabhakarRead More
Commented on standon05's review
Apr 07, 2007 03:05 PM
Sudhir,
How can you disown this classic because Maruti (is reported to) does? The 'new' Baleno (if at all Maruti calls its SX4 as one) is a totally different breed. In any case, sacrificing a Baleno for a City is like giving up a Lippizzaner for a Hanoverian... Please don't!
Commented on chaitanyakunthe's review
Apr 07, 2007 02:34 PM
Chaitanya,
Your review is wonderful. This car reflects the personality of the owner... Obviously you're a no-nonsense, no-hype person yourself. After a good deal of research, I decided in favour of Baleno VXi about 1½ years back from Vitesse and I haven't regretted one moment till date. The pe...rformance seems to be getting better with age. I have showered my 'horse of battle and horse of ballet' with top-of-the-line enhancements using the discount (Rs 60,000) that Vitesse gave me. I've driven every vehicle in its class right upto Skoda Octavia RS... None match the handling and ride quality that Baleno gives. I keep insisting that it's the best driver's car available in India, but my family swears that it's the best passenger car ever. (Sigh) It's a pity Maruti has discontinued this model (perhaps there aren't any more 'no-nonsense, no-hype' Indians around)... but for sure, my Baleno is my Passelande...!Read More
Commented on VIJITH.J's review
Apr 07, 2007 01:31 PM
If the language (spellings included) used by VIJITH's 'review' is any indication of his driving style, I'm impressed by Baleno's quality since only the car's steering is shaking. Reading this 'review' makes my entire body shake...!
Commented on vbhoj74's review
Jul 23, 2006 07:36 AM
Hey Bhoj, Your review is excellently written in simple, lucid style. I found it very useful.
My daughter and I have SE K300i models so I bought a DCU-11 USB data cable (price: Rs 1,290) to download pictures, videos and music to our home PC. Alas, I could not make it work with SE's File Manager (d...ownloaded the humongous 34 MB file). What a shame, SE does not provide any warranty or support on any of its accessories, so I was left to fend for myself. What's worse, SE has even removed DCU-11 from their officially recommended accessories' list for K300i, at their website. After trying every possible tweak for months on end, I almost came to the point of flinging the cable out of the window when I came across your review yesterday and decided to give FMA a try. I downloaded the 2.1.1.102 Beta 3 version and, voilà! both our K300i phones not only got detected correctly, but we could download and upload pics, videos and sounds flawlessly! We went on to experiment with this magic piece of software (open source too!). Wow! what a discovery!!
Thanks a lot for your review. Clearly, FMA and your review have created a HUGE value for me! Keep it up!!
-PrabhakarRead More
Commented on thedevil_himself's review
Jan 14, 2006 05:45 AM
I like your updates, properly dated, software versions style!
Reviews are generally very positive or very negative to start with, but honest documentation of experience as you go along is what adds true value to a review! Keep it up!!
Commented on thedevil_himself's review
Dec 24, 2005 10:11 PM
Congrats on your new purchase... Your experience with Baleno will progressively get better!
Your 'Speedometer cable disconnection' and 'pinhole in stepney' point to only one suspicion... You have been taken for a ride by your dealer who must have disconnected the cable and taken your 'new' baby f...or a free ride (Can't believe Sai can even fool the devil himself!). Don't waste even a moment... Put your experience down in writing to the dealer and have him/her acknowledge. Then send the acknowledgement to Maruti and demand a compensation for having sold you a 'used' car...Read More
Commented on dkittu's review
Nov 28, 2005 09:40 PM
No new or useful info. Moreover, fuel efficiency report does not appear to be credible.
Commented on own review
Nov 22, 2005 12:28 PM
Arun, See specs on Maruti Baleno web site here: http://www.marutibaleno.com/specsequip.asp.
Climate Control and MP3 player are officially listed...
Commented on own review
Nov 20, 2005 02:18 PM
Thanks, Arun, for your comments on my review... and wishing you tortuous days ahead till Johnny bride comes home!
Well, if review on my Baleno VXi (August version) has made you sit up, wait till you experience the 'new' Baleno VXi (introduced in October)-- it'll make you stand up!
The 'new' Ba...leno VXi has climate control (auto A/C temperature control), not available in any car upto Toyota Corolla. Baleno's A/C cools so quickly, a CC A/C does wonders to comfort levels.
Yes, I did upgrade to 175/70R13, but you will not need to since the 'new' one comes standard with 185/70R14!
I am happy with the factory-fitted Kenwood system, but you will be delighted to know that the 'new' version has factory-fitted MP3 system also added!
LXi vs VXi is another story, but my personal quirk is to always choose the highest version of a model. LXi is as good as VXi in performance, but sans some bells and whistles. Definitely, it's VFM and you won't lose anything significant! Go for it!!Read More
Commented on cerk's review
Nov 13, 2005 03:30 PM
Hey cerk, Nice, detailed review... Thanks!
Two Questions...
(a) What do you mean turning better than a Zen? Zen has a 4.9m turning radius and Optra has 5.2m.
(b) A friend complained (during Mumbai's infamous 26/7) that Optra has a low air intake manifold, hence the engine oil gets contamina...ted with water even in mild flood situations. What's your experience?
Cheers...
-PrabhakarRead More
Reviewed Maruti Suzuki Baleno
Nov 13, 2005 01:24 AM
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(Updated Jun 21, 2022 08:50 PM)
Buying a new car is a mentally tortuous process - especially when you have choice and the lack of it in your budget!
Wanting to upgrade from my 5-year old Zen VXi to a C/C+ sedan, I started the shortlisting process... my range was from Esteem VXi to Honda City GXi (didn't mind selling my shir...Read more
Reviewed MTNL Triband ADSL
Jun 12, 2005 02:21 PM
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(Updated Jun 21, 2022 08:54 PM)
Update 1: April 24, 2006
Upgraded D-Link DSL-502T firmware version to V2.00B01T01.ML.20050530.
Wow... what a difference it makes! My effective bandwidth has jumped to 236.99 kbps (from an earlier 224.24 kbps)!!
I've connected both my PC (USB NDIS) and laptop (Ethernet) simultaneously to...Read more
Commented on finetuning's review
Jun 12, 2005 01:38 PM
Great speed... getting 27 kilobytes per sec download, probably because I'm about 1.5 k.m. from Exchange (Mulund-West). Setup was a breeze... just plug & play!
Congrats to MTNL, our Indian Schumi, for bringing the hottest new tech simultaneously with countries like Australia and U.K.
My advice ...to MTNL... Improve your customer service, and you'll make Reliance look like Kartikeyan!!Read More
