charade is an old hatchback succefully launched in the starlet era. lately ive lost interest in these 80s machines despite owning one for the last 26 years. charades , starlets , front or rear wheel are gone with the wind.
in karachi where petrol is rising to the sky , law and order situation is out of hand , power outages almost all the time. the last thing someone needs is to buy a 7 lack rupee toyota starlet and then spend upto 2million mark and still not get the desired results.
Things are different in usa where people are educated , laws are mostly followed. People are honest with their own kind and theres a high probablity of not getting ripped off. Lastly rebuiliding cars over there is a passionate hobby which pays off.
The kind of driver i am , i like to cruise rather then to race . i like a smooth enjoyable cruise which i normally enjoy right after asr time from kda karsaz to seaview on and watch the sunset at maghrib on week ends.
even if i had an rx 8 i wouldnt drag it. maybe the spirit has gone outta me and am old before time :P. current economic , security and so called advancements in pakistan have made me very conservative . Even to a level where i feel proud to say that suzuki mehran is the best car to have as i own a brand new one and love driving it. 90 percent of the people at pakwheels will hate me for this specially the youngsters who are prevaileged to have financial backing by thier parents. buying a car with your own cash and not leasing in these times is not easy at all.
Levin sb i respect your views due to your age and experiance. You are a senior amongst us and i would never ever dare to challange or show any disrespect to you.I hold no chance compared to the knowlege you posses. i am probably less educated then the comman driver in pakistan.
Lastly i value the starlet as it used to be one of my fav gt small cars along with charade . i compare them as equals due to various similiarites apart from the rear wheel. I dont have the cash to buy an altis nor do i plan to spend 20 lacks on one i do how ever plan to upgrade my charade with a 2006-7 jap assembled liana 1.6 dohc engine INSHALLAH , the hunt is on.
i apologies for taking this thread off track. todays sunday dawn just knocked my senses offgaurd.