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FIAT LINEA selling on a premium

Bala — 2009-11-20

now,it's official that fiat has called for a premium of rs.5000 for it's linea cars in FTA color,its not a premium demanded at the dealer end,but from the company.the last time any car was sold on a premium(to my knowledge)was maruthi800,17 years back,so after nearly two decades another car is sold on a premium

besides this,FIAT has increased the price of LINEA thrice, in 6 months,this at a time all the other manufacturers slash the prices and linea commands a waiting period of more than a month when fiestas and vernas are available off the shelf

so for all the noises made wondering if FIAT was really doing well for all the noises made(fiat never made a noise,no advt on tv or papers for more than 20 days),this should be the answer

Bad experiance with the dealer

Madhu Shurpali — 2009-11-20

Hello Everybody,

I have a had experiance with my TATA/FIAT dealer while I booked a Fiat Punto (based in bangalore). Now whats the right place to complain about this dealer. ?

Thanks
Madhu V Shurpali

Is ABS disadvantage in stop and go traffic ?

Vijay.B — 2009-11-20

I heard somewhere that ABS cause the brakes to be hard even for low speed breaking.
ie., they work effectively(only when pressed hard) even when you are going in Slow city traffic.

Is it true ?

Does that mean ABS can cause leg pains when driving in a lot of Stop and Go Traffic ?

GM’s Small Car To Have 80% Localisation In India

Sanya — 2009-11-19

General Motors has recently said that its proposed mini-car, to be launched in India by the year-end, will have more than 80% localization. Due to this, we can think about gm cars spare parts will be less expensive now!

Most unusual car colour

Sujit — 2009-11-19

I recently came across a Thread discussing most preferred car colour in India. While we are discussing that I realised that along with this there are few cars which have a unique colour which find preference from very select set of customers. The general opinion about such colour might be really negative.

Personally I came across Blue Indica, Yellow Alto, Pink Estelo which has very few takers and these colour looks really odd.

What’s your say on this? Let’s discuss.

real difference between Swift and Dzire (Vxi)

Ikkru — 2009-11-19

Many people believe that the only difference between Swift and Dzire is the boot. But if you look closer, there are many other differences. Here are the ones I could spot on Dzire VXI compared to Swift VXI

1. Boot space

2. Backseat has a soft armrest in the middle.

3. Seat fabric color tone is much better than swift

4. The hand support handles inside the vehicle over the windows are spring loaded. So they retract if you remove your hand. This prevents your head hitting on the handle in bad roads. In swift you have hard plastic handles screwed to the body of the vehicle.

5. Factory fitted ICE - Though its a very average quality, but speakers both in front and rear is given.

6. Bottle holders in the rear doors

7. Stylish "Push button" spotlights in the front side of the cabin.

8. The headrest in the rear is also similar to the front seats unlike in Swift

9. The inclination of the back rest of the seats in rear is more in Dzire(due to boot space below). This gives a better comfort than Swift.

10. The time display on the dashboard displays temperature as well unlike the equivalent Swift varient.

11. Unlike Swift, Dzire comes with factory fitted keyless security system. The security keys are embedded in the black plastic part of the car key which is very convenient.

12. Central lock/unlock button present in the armrest of drivers seat.

13. The door handles are body colored

14. The front grill is different in Swift and DeZire.*

15. Wheel caps are different on both.*

originally posted at team-bhp by cbzire and murtazagiya*

Used Car showrooms in Kochi

Sarath S — 2009-11-17

Can anybody help me by suggesting a good used car showroom in Kochi ?

Which one is the better between the Xylo and the Innova.

Ramesh Shah — 2009-11-17

Guys help me choose between the xylo and the innov The two are into great competition for quite some time now and thus giving me a selection headache as to which one to purchase between the two.

Features wise both seem same, and also performance wise the xylo is a bit more superior and i am asking these suggestions coz i want to know more differences positive and negative between these two cars.

Logan celebrates 1 million customers

Rishi — 2009-11-17

The buzz is that Mahindra Renault Logan is celebrate sales of more than 1 million cars worldwide.

Due to whcih the company has come up with the new offer.

Rs 60000/- off on a purchase of a new Logan.

Seems to be a great offer!!!

future of optra magnum diesel after launch of cruze

Deepinder — 2009-11-16

i want to buy a new chevy either optra magnum or the new cruze.i like to buy magnum but i fear if it is going to be dicontinued soon as the new cruze has been launched.can anyone plz tell me what will GM plan for this beautiful magnum.

thanks

SAIC likely to pick 50% in GM India

Prakshi — 2009-11-13

Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) is likely to pick up a 50% stake in General Motors India, this alliance will provide SAIC’s light trucks in India and source components from China’s No 1 carmaker!

Find out the most popular car

Narendrasingh — 2009-11-13

No discussion, no fuss, just to find out the most populer car amongst the members of this forum please write down the name of the car u really want to have and add a number to it. For example it will go like given below :

Alto - 1

I-10 - 1

Alto - 2

Punto - 1

Punto - 2

Copy and paste the previous post so that the latest position is updated on every post.

Price comparison of Pajero SFX and Toyota Fortuner.

Nabeel — 2009-11-12

1. Mitsubishi Pajero SFX 20.64 (Ex.SR Mum)

2. Mits OUtlander 20.69 (Ex.SR Mum)

3. Toyota Fortuner 18.4 (Ex. SR Mum)

The No 1. is nearly two decade old workshorse, available exclusively for indians only with some added gadgets. No.2. Current gneration, selling worldwide, comes with 6 speed auto transmission and some safety features and No. 3. Comes from the worlds biggests giant with ticks of almost all boxes when compared to others except stick shift.

All my dear friends, how can you justify the pricing? I can't find any.

Toyota Corolla Altis CNG

Rachit Hirani — 2009-11-12

Toyota Corolla Altis CNG

What are your comments on this?

used car road tax

Kasim — 2009-11-12

Hi,

I am planning to buy used car ie Honda city vtec for 2.2 lacks, model 2002 which is registered in WB and I am planing to go for Bangalore registration. How much money do I need to pay for Road tax for used car honda city 2002 model of price 2.2L? what are the documents required to show?

beetle by Volkswagon

Pandit — 2009-11-11

Hi,

Can anyone update me on Beetle by Volkswagon, got news on Economic times that the same is planned for launch sometime in Dec 09.

Pl let me know the features, price etc.

Sales figures for October 2009

Narendrasingh — 2009-11-11

Here are the sales figures for October 2009 :

Alto - 18877
Wagon R - 12770
I-10 - 12197
Indica - 9640
Swift - 8115
Omni - 8018
Santro - 7798
D'Zire - 6603
Bolero - 6161
Pickups - 5296
Honda City - 5129
I20 - 4940
RitZ - 4803
Indigo/Manza - 4801
Estilo - 4518
Spark - 4231
Innova - 4107
Scorpio - 3613
800 - 3124
Nano - 3018
A-star - 2354
SX4 - 2201
Xylo - 2120
Fiesta - 2088
Verna - 1973
Sumo - 1733
Punto - 1200
Tavera - 1161
Ikon - 1129
Accent - 1015
Linea - 1000

The gread progress is being done by I-20 even with high price tag in premium hatchback. And next impressive figure is Honda City over 5000.. thats amazing.. Linea and Punto no where in the scene.. But too much talked, lots of concern on the net only.. online going too good but onroad .. nothing impressive. Comments please.

Best Diesel Sedan in Indian Automobile market

Niks — 2009-11-10

In Indian Automobile market, which is the best diesel sedan in 8-12 lakh bracket.

General Motors expects India sales to cross one lakh next year

Prakshi — 2009-11-09

US automaker General Motors expects car sales in India to cross the one lakh-unit mark in 2010 with its proposed Rs four-lakh small car Beat set to hit the market early next year.

VW Beatle coming Next Month

Praveen Tyagi — 2009-11-09

VW beatle will be seen from next month. Company has not disclosed what will be the price and what variants they will launch next month.