Maruti Suzuki Zen, 8 Years and Counting


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Well this story about My little Zenny ( yes thats what I call her ) whos 8 + now , and belong from the era when Zen used to be ZEN .

This was the face lifted Zen after the legendary old zen.

Well it might have crossed 8 + years but it has only 40K in the odometer .. as it was only used for daily city commute and it was our secondary car .

Now after joining my new job and father booking another car I took charge of this car. Now the engine , the suspension , the brakes were absolutely top notch , the battery has been changed twice and the clutch system once . Since it was under my dads supervision he used to do routine check ups by a loyal mechanic of his , who used to work for MAS . So thanx to that I received the car in top notch functionally . But thnx to narrow lanes n some bad drivers from past the bumpers had hell lot of scratches , one tail light was half broken and this and that here n there .

So I started with getting rid of stock rims and installed Plati Alloys ( including stepney )(12K) , then just repainted the bumpers(2.5K) , and changed the headlamps to Philips H4 system (1.2k), and some other bumper guards and door guards , mud flaps etc (1.5K).

Every day I drive around 40kms , the fuel efficiency is very satisfying, I get 15kmpl with AC on .

Its a pleasure to drive this beauty , buttery smooth gear shift , great pick up the steering though being power steering is a bit hard but still its quite chuckable in the city traffic .

So heres my Zenny in her retouched avatar . will upload some interior photos once I get time ..
 

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Re: Maruti Suzuki Zen , 8 years and counting ..

Welcome to TAI, good reviews about the car, a very well maintained car with simple but attractive looks.
 
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Re: Maruti Suzuki Zen , 8 years and counting ..

Hi Zenon, Welcome to TAI, car looks neat.

For zen you could have gone for 13" inchers it would improve the handling a lot.
Also get a pair of fog lamps which fit on the bumpers, will make your car look much better.
 
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Re: Maruti Suzuki Zen , 8 years and counting ..

Hi Zenon, Welcome to TAI. This is really nice short and crisp review of your beauty. I also had Zen old version for 6 odd months. I was getting FE figures of 13 KMPL constantly in city.

Nice choice of alloys mate, blends well with your beauty.
 
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Re: Maruti Suzuki Zen , 8 years and counting ..

Hello Zenon,

Welcome to The Automotive India. Your Zenny looks cute as well as smart. Those alloys looks great on your ride. I can well understand that there are not many options available in 12". Do post some interior pics too.

Cheers.
 
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Re: Maruti Suzuki Zen , 8 years and counting ..

@Zenon

Welcome to TAI !!

Hmm, this was one of the best selling car for Maruti few years back and was really a dream to own one. It is really peppy and fast. Most of the people really were disappointed when Maruti announced its discontinuation .

It really looks cute and maintained well buddy
 
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Re: Maruti Suzuki Zen , 8 years and counting ..

Zenon weclome to TAI
You Zen looks awesome man!
Even I own exactly same zen like yours [:)]
 
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Re: Maruti Suzuki Zen, 8 Years and Counting.

Hello Zenon Welcome to TAI , neatly maintained ride !

Have you planned for any mods ? do post pics of the interior as well
 
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wow 8+ years is a Long time

It was the time when we did not even think of Diesels. It was only Petrols [:)]

Simply loved the Maruti suzuki cars of that time, such futurustic design elements and wow very well maintained

And the "Kitna Deti Hai" part is also good - 15 KMPL consistently for a petrol car 8 yrs old is very good. Arent MS cars made for that then?? [;)]

Wonderful ZENNY piece,, keep it up!!
 
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That looks like a very well maintained car.
This car was my first choice too. But Maruti was not selling this when I got my car.

Congrats

-TDK
 
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Some interior photographs of my zen .

The Wide rear view mirror , the steering cover and those pillows are new , the seat covers are as old as the car , but have to say they are in very good condition .

The MP3 & Radio player is around 6 months old , its not branded made by a company called Universal , it has 4 speakers two on front door (old ) two are in the rear parcel tray ( got it along with the car stereo ) , the sound quality is not mind blowing but not that bad also , MP3 s play really well , the FM is very disappointing , it can only catch the freq properly for 2/3 stations and keep making a hissing sound . The entire setup costed me 2250/- and 250/- to install , so for the time being its ok . But i have a plan to install a descent ICE within a year or so.

The registration plate white LED s I installed last week , since my headlamps and parking lamps both are white , the yellow no plate lights were looking odd , now planning to buy a pair of white for lamps .
 

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