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#11 15-Nov, 2009 07:54 PM
Abhishek
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mine is petrol.but the model is 2001.

is there is life according to age also?
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#12 15-Nov, 2009 08:30 PM
Pankaj Prasad
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Yes, though the engine may be in good condition (or not utilised much), the body may not support (age).

By the way, as most of us know, life of a car, as per RTO, is defined as 15 years.  Thereafter, if the condition is found suitable, it is revalidated for another 5 years.




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#13 16-Nov, 2009 11:52 AM
Rohit B.D.
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My Santro is about to complete 62,000 km...engine in good condition (last best mileage was 18kmpl) though the car rattles a bit on bad roads.




S = k.I^2, where S is the amount of stupidity a species possesses, I is the intelligence the species has and k is the universal constant of stupidity.
Last Updated: 16-Nov, 2009 11:54 AM, by rohit.b.d.
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#14 16-Nov, 2009 01:25 PM
Sr
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- 9 year old Esteem.

- 87,000 kms

No engine overhaul or any unscheduled mantainence for engine/drivetrain

OT : (Wish the build quality was something that could match the engine )
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#15 16-Nov, 2009 02:47 PM
Kiran
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-2.5 years
-37000 Kms
-60% used on highways and 40% in cities...

Still, lot to go on and on....

Edit Remark:  It's WagonR
Last Updated: 16-Nov, 2009 02:50 PM, by Pankaj.Prasad
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#16 16-Nov, 2009 03:16 PM
Anshu Jha
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My Current Car - Tata Safari - October 2008 -  Current Reading 31000 KMs (in 1 year 1 month)

Previous Car - Lancer (Petrol) - Used car, when bought reading was (72000 KMs, 8 Yrs old) used it for almost 1 year 5 months and sold it with reading of 97000 KMs. And even then the engine was too good...I did 170+ kmph in this car on Pune-Mumbai expressway and it was as stable and fast as a new car

Previous to Lancer was Maruti Omni - sold with reading 75000 Kms in 4 years.




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#17 16-Nov, 2009 04:49 PM
Omkar
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Keep posting guys,so we can conclude the average life of an  engine in India according to segments of cars.




Tata Indica Dle '04:Sold, Hyundai Santro Xing XS '04
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#18 16-Nov, 2009 05:12 PM
Rohit B.D.
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Well, you can still see many old (>10 years?) premier padminis plying in Mumbai in the form of taxis. Though they may be getting phased out as a matter of time, their presence even now tells us that a car can be used for a very long time. In fact the newer breed of cars should (by advantage of better technologies) at the very least match (if not out-match) these premier padminis in terms of service life especially if they are maintained as per recommendations.




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#19 17-Nov, 2009 04:45 AM
Vaibhav
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My Indica DLS  - 45000 KM,  5 yrs old

My brother's Indica DLS  160000 KM 6.5 yrs just now sold for 90K and Booked Manza.  Only Tata Cars . Once we use Tata car for so many years, all other cars look small and cramped.



Last Updated: 17-Nov, 2009 04:46 AM, by vaibhav007
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#20 17-Nov, 2009 05:04 PM
Venkat_R
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Alto LXI - 2 years 8 months - 43000 KMS, sold it 2 months back for 2.2 lakhs

Punto E+ D - 2 months - 6000kms

Cheers, Venkat.
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