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Qusyairi2000
post Dec 31 2010, 10:55 PM

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For fiesta owner,

Do you find the gear change a bit off?
in traffic, it really annoying.
of it just my fiesta?


Added on December 31, 2010, 11:00 pm
QUOTE(kapultek @ Dec 31 2010, 09:49 PM)
just tested my uncle orange fiesta sport... nice handling...
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drove mine on a curvy road, and to be honest, my parent old 1st gen Waja handle better.
A bit disappointed actually, the handling, the fuel consumption is much higher than the Waja.
and while driving at 150km/h feels a bit shaky compare to the Waja.

the only good think i see it that it acceleration is much better than the Waja

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Qusyairi2000
post Jan 1 2011, 03:42 AM

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QUOTE(kapultek @ Jan 1 2011, 01:19 AM)
Don't know about the fc, waja is better?..no la
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my parent old waja could get around 700km+ full tank (50% City 50% highway)


Added on January 1, 2011, 3:49 am
QUOTE(exkay @ Dec 31 2010, 11:32 PM)
A bit off as in how ?

how long have you had your fiesta ? fuel consumption will improve after engine break in. I find the handling quite nippy and i kinda alright with it although its somehow a bit too sensitive but get i havent got use to it.
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had it for few days now. my gear change is a bit jerky if in a traffic. and sudden drop in gear if i drove it traffic.
Handling i dont know, it really a car that made you involve more compare to my parent Waja. Waja for similar condition, I dont really have to compensate my degrees of cornering compare to the fiesta, feels like it going to oversteer in the corner and i have to compensate by throttle control and change my cornering angle. It feels like the ESP is overdoing it.


Added on January 1, 2011, 3:51 am
QUOTE(monster2020 @ Jan 1 2011, 01:47 AM)
High speed at higway sure waja is more stable because of the weight.
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probably, but my brother polo gti seems stable running 2++ which have a lesser car weight than the fiesta.

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post Jan 1 2011, 10:12 AM

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QUOTE(Dias @ Jan 1 2011, 08:30 AM)
Waja has a larger fuel tank capacity than the Fiesta, hence the distance traveled is more. Comparison should be by km per litre.
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Yes with simple computation

Waja: 700km/55 = 12.7km per litter.
Fiesta : 480/42 = 11.4km per liter.

Waja seems to get a better milles per litter

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post Jan 1 2011, 12:30 PM

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QUOTE(Dias @ Jan 1 2011, 11:25 AM)
My FC based on first two tanks (currently on my third tank) below. Engine only passed the 1,000km mark by the end of the second tank. This spreadsheet I am using to constantly monitor my FC and also to help me modify my driving style depending on fuel efficiency on the previous tank.

First two tanks were filled till where the fuel nozzle auto-releases the second time and drove till nearly empty (i.e. fuel light already lit and the needle is almost touching the zero bar). The manual states 42 litre capacity but my refueling is only up till roughly 35 litre, so I think that there must be some spare fuel inside of 7 litre. For BHP, I refuel only RM60 because the credit card machine wasn't working. So just fork out RM60 to the cashier.

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On average, my FC is 14.598 km per litre. Drive to work using NKVE and back home using Federal Highway. But on weekends, a lot of trips to Subang Jaya and Puchong/Bandar Kinrara area. I'd roughly estimate around 50% city and 50% highway for those two tanks combined.
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Thank man, hope my FC inrcease soon.

 

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