Steermatic Fan Club

[archon2001]

@tireshredder: wellcome to driving pleasure.

[awad1992]

does it has a cd player

[Retrograde]

Guys!! I need assistance regarding tires for my steermatic. I am planning to change the stock 185/55/15 tires. At the moment I went to a dealer in Islamabad, his offerings are:

For my tires he is offersing Rs. 1,250 only (My car has done around 7,800 km and no puncture so far). And also he is suggesting not to change the stock spare tire

He has the following tires to offer (I did not check if they were made in Japan)

Yokohama A539 195/55/15 - Rs. 4,400 per tire
Yokohama AS01 (S Drive) 195/55/15 - Rs. 4,300 per tire
Dunlop Lemans LM702 195/60/15 - Rs. 4,000 per tire

So what do u think guys, which one will give me max comfort with little or no compromise, do I have to insist that they should be Japanese made?? and if you think he is not giving me a good deal then please suggest the best tire dealer in Islamabad or Rawalpindi?

[archon2001]

yokohama A539 will do just fine.
well i believe the price he has given u is for jap tyres.
pls correct me if i m wrong.

my stock tyres went for 3000 each ( only did 250km ) on them.
i believe that a fair deal but bargaining is must.
better to change all five than four.

if u like i can check the price for u here in karachi for the given tyres so that u can compare the price if he is asking too much.

regards

[Retrograde]

archo2001: thanks for the reply bro but remember that ur tires did 250k and mine have done 7,800k!!!

plz suggest a good dealer in Islamabad or Rawalpindi if possible

What should be the front and rear tire pressure for A539 (195/55/15)???

[Retrograde]

anyone who has mastered 7 speed mode clocked the timings of steermatic from 0-100????

[moizhusain]

Tried it once with shifter in S and M activated.

Took 12.5 seconds. I didn't used the buttons to upshift, the tranny did it itself.

Retrograde bro, the car is slow. Really. The weight is the killer here. This car weighs 1100 kgs. This car has the power of Civic Exi and torque of VTi (1.6L) but acceleration is still slow.

And to make matters worse the first gear (in Manual mode) is pretty tall. Pulls upto 55 or so. This wastes precious time.

[archon2001]

@moizhusain what is the consumption of yr car now.
how many persons sitting in the car at that moment.

rgds

[Retrograde]

moiz: i agree dude can't expect much from an auto tranny

anyway i think S mode itself is fair enough as i have tried and it took around 10.1 seconds.

Though car is sluggish in launch but after that the pickup is fairly good

[archon2001]

guys can tell me what is the consumption of yr cars?
off course with a/c.

i m getting 8.3km per litre.

[moizhusain]

I closely monitor the petrol consumption of my steermatic. My records are:

Best: 12.93
Worst: 8.83
Average: 11 (It's not the average of above two but what i usually get)

My brother was clocking the pick while I was driving. There's no cng installed which increases weight. Perhaps if i was alone acc. would have been better.

[archon2001]

@moizhasain:tks bro will take my car to honda drive in tomarrow.
btw do u use same gas station to fill in petrol or any one in the way?. and which company petrol u r using ( pso,shell,total,or caltex).

rgds

[Retrograde]

moiz: bro adding weight like a person will definately affect pickup

[moizhusain]

@archon2001 bro I only use Caltex petrol. There are only 2 caltex outlets that I trust. One is on Arts Council roundabout (on my way to office). The other is on Sharae faisal opposite FTC.

Second, tire pressure is important. I inflate my tires to 35 psi. That's higher than recommended but economy increases.

I've talked with the technical adviser at Drive In. His name's Simon. He told me that this city (1.3 & 1.5) has no adjustment for fuel economy. The car has sensors that control fuel supply (or whatever) automatically.

Before visiting Drive In, here are small tips. Check your tire pressure and try to use Caltex Techron for some time. If avg still 9 or so then visit the dealer (and stop driving in S and M modes with a heavy right foot

[archon2001]

@moizhusain: tks bro for yr kind info really appreciate it.
u r right regarding sensors, i went their yesterday and they did adjust some thing and i was informed after 3000km fuel consumption will become more better. ride is better now regarding pickup.
i was keeping 30 psi will try 35 let see what will happen.
also after emptying the tank will go for caltex.

heavy foot ab kahan bhai 2 kids with me most of the time i go out.

tks and regards.

[hsnmz]

Salam

Just took some pics of mine yesterday before sunset while it was washed at PSO F-8. It was royal shielded in April

[archon2001]

there r some pictures of my ride taken today, i washed it after 2 weeks of applying of nufinish.

rgds

[moizhusain]

Took the steermatic on the highway. It's the best run of the day

[Retrograde]

excellent ride hsnmz, this royald shield stuff is amazing (my ride's pic is on the first page though not royal shielded)

moiz: nice run dude, is that the max u could do??? coz i think steermatic can go above 170

[hsnmz]

Salam

@Retrograde thanks bro. I couldn't find the pics of your car on page 1, but now I got it as Retrograde=gogadrum, am I right?