Honda Amaze Important points for diesel

Bought Honda Amaze Diesel SMT I Dtec. Its 1500 cc engine. it`s a sedan car.
Exterior Look : 1) Is very Good                  
Interior Look : 1) Interior look is good

Advantage :
1) Good Power 98 BHP for diesel car
2) Honda Amaze – Diesel comes with ABS and EBD breaking
3) Fuel average in city is 16.1 kms & highway is 22 kms. Fuel saving in Diesel car is 14.286% per year x 7 years
     = 100% saving in 7 years.
4) shock-up are software and better than Dzire.
5) Clutch oil make the clutch soft. I have not seen in Dzire or I may have to check. I also own a swift Dzire
6) synchronizing the gears as mentioned below, you will feel the difference. It will also increase fuel efficiency.
    Focus a bit more on RPM. Initially you may find it hard, but once you get the hang of it, you will automatically
    reduce your acceleration and your car will automatically roll in one gear and eco lite will be constantly be on.
    In this way your gear shifting will reduce.

When you shift to 1st gear you can pull your car to 1500 RPM. At 1500 RPM, shift to 2nd gear, then on every 
2000 RPM change gear so you don't strain the engine. Only in climbing you pull it to 2500 RPM. Most of the time 
eco lite will be on and average and engine life will be good and the drive will be very smooth. 
7) Every Service is after 6 months.

Dis-advantage:
1) Insurance: Don’t buy insurance from Honda,  
    a) Insured Declared Value (IDV) is low.
    b) Passenger Driving the car cover is 50,000/- Per Person x 1 person = Rs. 5,0000/-
    c) Co-Passenger Cover is Rs. 50,000/- Per Person x 4 persons           = Rs. 2,00000/-
    d) Road side assistance has to be bought separately from Honda.
    e) key and lock replacement by honda is not covered
   
    whereas if you buy your own insurance of  Bajaj insurance you get higher cover to 1,0000/-.
    it also covers road side assistance and key and lock replacement as well.

2) Music System: Music system Provided by Honda: 2 Din music system is bad. No CD /DVD player, No SD card slot. It is limited to USB and AUX. Understanding that number of people buying CDs has reduced but at-least they should have considered DVD Player provision and reverse camera provision and Map option. 
    
Front Speaker : They are bad no Magnet at all. You can fix alpine speakers 6.5 inches. The depth of speaker should be 3 inches and the door depth is 3 inches. so to space it from the door there is a space ring of .25 inch, so that the speaker does not touch the door. The original speakers come with space ring. 

Back Speaker : They are bad. You can fix alpine speakers 5.25 inches. The depth of speaker should be 3inches and the door depth is 3 inches. so to space it from the door there is a space ring of 3 inch, so that the
speaker does not touch the rod that is in the dicky passing horizontally. you dont get space ring with 5.25 inches 
speakers. 

 

3) Extended Warranty: Don't buy extended warranty you will save 6800/-. As in 1st & 2 yrs. of Honda warranty you will learn whether the engine is perfect or defective. The next extended warranty is covered by the dealer and not by Honda India. During the 2 yrs. Warranty, if you feel that you still want to go for an extended warranty before the expiry of your original Honda warranty, you can buy it.

4) Charging Socket: In Honda Amaze EMT and EXMT you do not get charging point. The roadside shopkeepers with a dual harness pull out a charging point From, THE AUDIO SOCKET. The 1st point goes to the deck and 2nd goes to the charging point. Both consume 12 Volts each from single wire that has 12 volts (single) fuse. Honda can void warranty with such alteration. And please avoid cigarette lighter for sure, as it requires 15 Volt. In such a scenario, it`s better to by SMT petrol or diesel.

5) Wheel Caps: You cannot fit wheel cap in base variant. Very Very Sad.

6) Power Window Buttons : They should have illuminated window button specially on drivers side as they are 4 buttons. in dark it becomes difficult to see the buttons, as which you want to press to roll down or slide up.

7) Security Alarm : if some un-authorized person tries to open the door, engine bonet, luggage compartment or breaking the glass, for all this they should have sensors and security Alarm.

8) Gps Tracking Service : Honda should provide Gps car tracking system if car is stolen so it can be tracked. they should have an arrangement with some reputed GPS Tracking Company.

 

ABS + EBD, PowerMusic System + 01 Key without remote