Aug 02, 2012 06:29 PM
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It is a forum of jokers. The moderators are morons. They say, one of the criteria to become a member is to have a good writing skill. But if you look at the posts made by their so called 'genius' members, they all are bullshit. Anyone with a common sense on cars can say that these guys don't know abc's of cars.
They propagate quality of the posts is one of the important feature of their site. Well, look at one of the post made here. You will know their 'quality'
"He or she, definitely male.not cute, not gorgeous but handsome.just two days old but I'm in love with the duster.i love the looks.looks like a boxer dog.i agree to the fact that the quality at certain areas are poor.two days and im used to all those(dash quality, poor doorhandles, door clatter etc).what I feel is these things count as a factor initially.what really matters is performance, mileage, durability, maintenance and overall satisfaction, counting on renaults reputation.
Driving the vehicle gives me the feeling of driving a premium vehicle.steering, gear, brakes, clutch etc has solid as well as a smooth feel to it.smooth like toyota and solid like skoda. Volume control stick feels very comfortable when you start using it.yet to use more functions on it.the placement of the mirror control seems good.we usually operate it while the vehicle is standing still.place your left hand on the hand brake, take your thumb and middle finger from both the sides around the handbrake and then start operating looking at whichever side you want.ICE head unit is neatly designed and user friendly, but speakers are just average.seats are quite comfortable at the front but lumbar support and height adjust are not available in my variant.driving position is fine with perfect angle to steering, gear and right side armrest.there is a good view of the bonnet.though im above 6feet in height, getting in and out is comfortable.if I sit at the front a person of my height would be a squeeze at the rear seat.people below six feet at the front and the rear together will be comfortable.though thigh support is less, 3 of average size can be seated at the rear seat.recline angle is fine.parcel tray looks nice and can accommodate light weight things but rear view might become a problem.Driving the duster is easy and effortless when you have breathing space.since mine is a 110, it doesn't go really well at low speeds and downshifts at low rpm.
When we get into low speeds we have to get to understand whether to shift to first gear or remain in second gear.my old octavia had this issue but easy to get over it.then there is the turbo lag in second gear if you start accelerating at low rpms.if you start changing gears in high rpm then you can get rid of the turbo lag.clutch was a bit hard and there is no dead pedal and hardly little space beside the clutch, if you are wearing a big shoes.
since I don't live in a metro, we don't have bumper to bumper traffic and I am enjoying 110 rather than 85 which I tested too.110 is entertaining.the best part is the third and fourth gear.vehicle feels a bit sluggish at 1000 rpm but from 1500 rpm on, car starts gradually pulling in a good manner.after crossing 2200 rpm, its a rush.will take him to waynad next week and find out how well he handles the curves in the ghats.braking is excellent.thanks to abs, ebd n brake assist.will do a mileage test soon.I'm planning a long trip this week.
suspension is another best thing of the vehicle.its very comfortable and that's the reason I dint upsize the tyres to 17", worrying that I would lose the best ingredient of my duster.
Overall, I'm happy with my boy and I'm extra happy when i feel as well hear people say that its worth for the price and that it looks more than the price.its a package.a package that has hit the sweet spot for many craving car and SUV enthusiasts!!!!"
