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Re: New Car from India to Revolutionize World-Wide Auto Industry!!
« Reply #15 on: March 09, 2008, 01:30:15 PM »
I bet it'd be popular w/ car modders.  Buy it, replace the engine with one out of a Hayabusa or something....  vroom-vroom-vroom! 
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« Reply #16 on: March 09, 2008, 01:39:17 PM »
When you look at what most people in the world earn, the pricing of this car is phenomenal.  Imagine what life would be like if cars in the US cost 5 to 10 times what they do now.  Would you be able to afford one? 

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Re: New Car from India to Revolutionize World-Wide Auto Industry!!
« Reply #17 on: March 09, 2008, 06:57:16 PM »
Seems like you misunderstood his post pretty spectacularly, he seems to be suggesting that gasoline availability will be limited in 10 years, not that the car will break down.  Reading comprehension is tricky, but stick with it, you'll get it!  ;)
Actually, I understood what he is saying quite clearly. No need to explain. I seriously doubt the car being pictured would last 10 years. I seriously doubt most models would have more than 50% of their ranks on the road in 10 years. Basically, the odds of the world running out of fuel before this car dies are near astronomical.

And john... I have 2 37 year old vehicles, a 42 year old vehicle and a 20 year old vehicle. Nothing newer. Let me know how that honda is doing in 20 years. Then remember that the cars being sold today are more complex, more expensive to repair, contain more computers, contain more plastic in more critical areas and are generally worth less than maintenance costs after 5 years, much less 10. Even the premier stuff. Want a good price on a Mercedes S500? Buy a 2000 for $10k. Of course, it will seldomely leave the shop, but that's the cost of owning a premier vehicle. Buy yourself a Porsche Carrera and just accept that the odds you're going to need a new engine at 80k are better than 50:1. And don't even think about getting body work done on anything over 5 years old unless you have a very forgiving insurance company.

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Re: New Car from India to Revolutionize World-Wide Auto Industry!!
« Reply #18 on: March 09, 2008, 08:45:35 PM »
unless the thing gets 100MPH and has extremly good impact testing I don't see what the big deal is except for the price.

Well, that is the revolutionary part.   One could buy 7 Nanos for the price of 1 Honda Civic.   Or 8 for the price of a single Toyota Camry.

Who now, will want to buy a Honda Civic or Toyota Camry??

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Re: New Car from India to Revolutionize World-Wide Auto Industry!!
« Reply #19 on: March 09, 2008, 08:51:44 PM »
sig.. that would make a great second car for folks like yourself who hate cars.

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I'm afraid that you are mistaken.  I own two automobiles.   My second vehicle is a SUV:





I just don't drive it that much anymore, due to the high price of gas.   I filled it up yesterday, and it cost me $63.00   And that was despite the fact that there was still a quarter of a tank of gas left in it.

Of course, the dollar is also not worth what it used to be.   I remember well how so many Americans scoffed at the Euro when it was first introduced. 


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Re: New Car from India to Revolutionize World-Wide Auto Industry!!
« Reply #20 on: March 09, 2008, 08:52:59 PM »
Well, that is the revolutionary part.   One could buy 7 Nanos for the price of 1 Honda Civic.   Or 8 for the price of a single Toyota Camry.

Who now, will want to buy a Honda Civic or Toyota Camry??

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Re: New Car from India to Revolutionize World-Wide Auto Industry!!
« Reply #21 on: March 09, 2008, 09:01:28 PM »

I don't like small tatas :D


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Re: New Car from India to Revolutionize World-Wide Auto Industry!!
« Reply #22 on: March 09, 2008, 09:32:12 PM »
There are lots of people who don't much like cars and are only looking for cheap transportation.

mark, thats what a car is supposed to be, transportation.

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Re: New Car from India to Revolutionize World-Wide Auto Industry!!
« Reply #23 on: March 09, 2008, 09:41:31 PM »
mark, thats what a car is supposed to be, transportation.

Are you an American????

You should know that in the U.S., A car is transportation-and much more...

They are a status symbol. They reflect who you are, your personality.

What is the one thing a teenager looks' forward most to? Any guesses?

And BTW...that Tata will spell 'bottom of the heap' as soon as the first one hits' the American roads.

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Re: New Car from India to Revolutionize World-Wide Auto Industry!!
« Reply #24 on: March 09, 2008, 10:11:37 PM »
Hmm. Not going to "revolutionize !!!!" the world market at all.

I think it's a great idea, not unlike the $100 (now $200?) laptop that is 1/10th the cost of current 1st world models. No one thinks this is intended to be marketed in the US, right?

The real money will come from financing these cars, not selling them. :)
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Re: New Car from India to Revolutionize World-Wide Auto Industry!!
« Reply #25 on: March 09, 2008, 10:28:14 PM »
You guys might wanna reconsider buying Minis, Tatas, and Smart cars...





This is just the G-rated version.  I got more if ya want to be more convinced ;)

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Re: New Car from India to Revolutionize World-Wide Auto Industry!!
« Reply #26 on: March 09, 2008, 10:41:17 PM »
my Honda accord is 17 years old, i think I'll buy it a new paint job for it's birthday.

i bought it new.

Is it something like this?



I loved Honda accords from that generation. Very mean-looking.

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Re: New Car from India to Revolutionize World-Wide Auto Industry!!
« Reply #27 on: March 09, 2008, 10:45:13 PM »
You can't even fit a trunk monkey in that thing. We'll have to develop a trunk squirrel for that one instead.
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Re: New Car from India to Revolutionize World-Wide Auto Industry!!
« Reply #28 on: March 09, 2008, 10:50:17 PM »
In regards to the pictures of the head-on........

Doesn't matter what car is in the picture there....looks like buddy pulled out to pass and got nailed by a truck that has a gross weight of 30,000 lbs empty.

A volvo would have looked like an aluminum beer can if it got hit like that.

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Re: New Car from India to Revolutionize World-Wide Auto Industry!!
« Reply #29 on: March 09, 2008, 10:59:10 PM »
You guys might wanna reconsider buying Minis, Tatas, and Smart cars...


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This is just the G-rated version.  I got more if ya want to be more convinced ;)


Where did the driver of this car go???


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