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Palio SDX Review Completed 16,000 K.M & 18 months

A Review by Rahul on Fiat Palio Stile 1.3 SDX
10 April, 2008 (Last Updated: 18 October, 2009)
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This is the the best car for this price tag.

I have completed 13,000KM. Including three long drives of 600 KM each.


This is a no problem vehicle.


Relief from frequent gear change.


Third gear is really good. On this gear you can drive in slow moving traffic below 10 km/h speed and also can maintain speed of  60 km/h with the same gear.


Car is spacious inside. Seats are broad. A/C is too good.


I have done with Second servicing. Mileage


is 19+ in city (A/C usage 20% in travel). I have checked it so many times. :)


Suspensions are good, get a feel of Volvo bus travel.


I met with a small accident, which proved it sturdiness. No damage at all :)


Some drawbacks I would like to mention are


Clutch is little heavy. Turning radius is big. Compressor fan is little noisy.




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32 Comment(s) on this Review

  1. on 03 Jun, 2008 at 10:41 PM Sandeep Kunder (Bangalore)

    Hi Rahul

    hey can you please tell me how is the after sale service??
    i am really keen on buying this car but am worried only about their services

  2. on 04 Jun, 2008 at 09:58 AM Rahul

    Hi Sandeep. Now a days even Toy Cars are also maintainance free :). I already have Santro and Maruti 800 which are 8 years old and we never needed to open its engine. So do not worry about its maintainance. Fiat has opened its own showroom in Bangalore named "Red and white shop" so they can give you good service. I have completed 2500 Km and very happy with this car.

  3. on 23 Jun, 2008 at 10:56 PM Vivek (Chandigarh)

    nice review and very positive too

  4. on 24 Jun, 2008 at 04:25 PM Mehek Marwaha (Navi Mumbai)

    what mileage does this car give you in city driving conditions??

  5. on 24 Jun, 2008 at 04:56 PM Rahul

    Right now I am getting 16+. As per the talk with servicing engineer the milage will increase after second serviceing. Up till I have not get it done.

  6. on 21 Jul, 2008 at 04:04 PM Sasi (Hyderabad)

    hi,

    what about the car now.. how many KM did u run
    howz is the car.. what is the mileage ??
    can i go with fiat SDE MULTIJET from hyd...

  7. on 21 Jul, 2008 at 04:32 PM Rahul

    Hi, Now I have done 4500. It has become more smooth now. Go for SDX. rear wiper and other stuff helps a lot. Some people which I met personaly say that there multijet gives milage of 20+. My multijet may need some tuning, it gives 16-17. I am absolutely happy with this car.

  8. on 22 Jul, 2008 at 04:50 PM Partho Ghosh (Bangalore)

    Hi
    I too own a SD. Getting 19.93 KMs for a litre of normal diesel. Turning radius and interior is trouble some, but ride particularly in not so good roads are fabulous. Moreover, you see cars only in Rear view mirrors when you drive in ring roads etc. Handling, stability, braking is fabulous.
    I like the way, pillion riders and driver of cars turn around and look at my car. Its a true beauty a furnase red one

    Thanks

  9. on 23 Jul, 2008 at 09:55 PM Amrit Bir Singh (Chandigarh)

    Its the best looking hatch in India. One more thing i would like to add is that the palio multijet produces 0.8 KGM less torque than swift diesel. This has been done by Fiat to reduce turbo lag and boost low end response(torque). This makes the car fuel efficient and achieve much better instant accelaration in any gear than swift.

  10. on 21 Aug, 2008 at 03:29 PM Test

    Guys..stop bragging about this car which has a horrible front grill....just go or the FORD FUSION 1.4 TDCI than this shit

  11. on 14 Sep, 2008 at 02:50 PM Mahesh P (Bangalore)

    Hi Rahul - Just wanted to check on the shop you mentioned that is Fiat owned, is that true if so can have the complete details and location of the service centre. I not able to believe that Fiat has its own service center in Bangalore

    Thanks

  12. on 19 Sep, 2008 at 08:41 PM B R Barakol (Hubli)

    ford fusion costs abt 2lakhs more than stile
    it is the best car for its price tag

  13. on 26 Sep, 2008 at 02:31 PM Rahul

    Hi Mahesh, I heard it is on Mysore road. You give search "red and white shop+ FIAT"on Google

  14. on 30 Sep, 2008 at 05:01 PM Sanjay Sharma (New Delhi)

    I have just test driven Palio Stile Multijet and got a chance to compare it with the new Indica Vista and Swift, both equipped with the same engine. Must say that I was more impressed with the performance and impeccable road manners of Palio.The rear seat comfort is better than both the other cars. The only jarring note was the view of the road in front due to the instrument cluster which comes in the way, which happens to be better in both the remaining cars.

  15. on 23 Oct, 2008 at 05:52 PM Rajendra (Chennai)

    After reading your reviews i am in a dielama, please help me, I own a Alto and travel about 1200 KM per month on highway. Can Any of palio user guide me is it worth replacing with Palio. I am also impressed with Indigo CS being a Sedan . Which one is good. I want to have a confort cost effective travel in highways as well as citys.---- Rajendra Acharya

  16. on 09 Dec, 2008 at 03:30 PM Renjith

    Hi Rahul ,

    Just want to know how you drive during below 1000Kms. Does Palio MJD require running in period.

  17. on 10 Dec, 2008 at 09:32 AM Rahul

    Actually I drived 1000 Km within a week time. It was below 80 km/hr. It has happened that I did not drive my car for week or two weeks but after that no starting problem. so I do not think it reqires daily running. Fiat has already provided good tricks to drive a car on fiat-india site.

  18. on 06 Apr, 2009 at 06:06 PM Ashu (Pune)

    Hi Rahul,
    After one more year how will u rate this car 1.3 sdx? or shall u suggest any other car in this segment?
    Ashu

  19. on 06 Apr, 2009 at 06:22 PM Rahul

    I am very happy with this car. Millage has improved. Sales service of Tata motors has improved.I do not want to suggest any other car in this segment.

  20. on 30 May, 2009 at 02:00 PM Tushar (Pune)

    Hi rahul can you please let me know how much should I pay for a 1 year old SDX with blupunk system and alloy wheels? It has done 20000 kms.

  21. on 17 Jul, 2009 at 01:29 AM Prakash (Bangalore)

    Hi , am really intent on the palio mjt. Guys after two /three years of ownership, will you guys buy the palio again??

  22. on 19 Jul, 2009 at 08:26 PM Anil James C

    I own a Maruthi Alto ,I would like to upgrade it Palio SDX ,pl suggest me the best option for milleage ,comfort ,ride and maintaince.
    Will fiat continue this model.

    Pl reply .

    Regards,
    Anil James C

  23. on 19 Jul, 2009 at 08:26 PM Anil James C

    I own a Maruthi Alto ,I would like to upgrade it Palio SDX ,pl suggest me the best option for milleage ,comfort ,ride and maintaince.
    Will fiat continue this model.

    Pl reply .

    Regards,
    Anil James C

  24. on 08 Sep, 2009 at 08:19 PM Avi (Gorakhpur)

    hi,i travel daily around 100km on bumpy roads.willpalio sdx suit me piz reply me

  25. on 18 Oct, 2009 at 05:40 PM Vasantkbusi

    is there any problem with stile 1.3 gear box?

  26. on 18 Oct, 2009 at 11:38 PM Rahul

    No problem in gear box? Do you also own palio multijet?

  27. on 03 Nov, 2009 at 04:55 PM Haydn (Mumbai)

    hi my name is haydn and i have a second hand multijet driven about 27000 and the cars is awesome no noise no rattles and takes off like an aircraft. realy value for money. The best thing is when you start you cant make out if it is a diesel or a petrol. FIAT engines rock.

  28. on 17 Nov, 2009 at 06:05 PM Ramesh (Chennai)

    Hi Rahul,
    Does SDX a/c have heater?

  29. on 17 Nov, 2009 at 06:11 PM Rahul

    yes

  30. on 17 Nov, 2009 at 06:40 PM Ramesh (Chennai)

    Hi Rahul,
    I am planning to go for SDX in a copule of months. All these days got confused with MJD punto and MJD palio and decided to go for palio due to the less price tag. How do u rate your car after almost 1 1/2yr driving?

  31. on 17 Nov, 2009 at 07:29 PM Rahul

    Yes, Price is less and inner space is bigger than Punto.
    After one plus year, I am happy and think I took good decision.
    The comfort and luxury you feel in the car is more compare to the price of the car.
    Mileage is 20+ in city.

  32. on 17 Nov, 2009 at 07:35 PM Ramesh (Chennai)

    Thanks Rahul for ur immediate reply. I appreciate that.

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