What is crap and what is not, is debatable.
Sorry, but a 1986 based car still being sold as new with LESS features than it had in 1986 is crap. Enuff said!
f you can buy CIVIC, you have no right of asking a person not to buy MEHRAN who can not afford/lease a CIVIC - until you don't buy CIVIC in protest or you provide an alternative. Only then i would see you care so much.
I surely have a right to tell the person buying a Mehran for 4.5-5 lakh to not be an idiot and instead by something imported and used such as a Vitz ... or a Mini Pajero etc ... but not help in keeping the demand up for a tin can rip off.
More importantly, I surely did recommend whoever was buying a Mehran to buy an Adam Revo instead. People HAD the alternative, the BETTER alternative ... they ignore it.
Should you really care, you show people by doing it. Or don't start telling people of lesser means that they stop buying crap. Crap is not what comes in the time of need. Costly is the thing that you pay for and don't need. But who can guess what suits your luxurious life style!
I did. Instead of wasting my money leasing a new Mehran or anything small coming in my budget of downpayment + lease payments ... I went for a GTti and later on an Integra ... both used cars. I would gladly spend 4-5 lakh on an old Civic or anything instead of a MEHRAN! So yea, Im definately not going to buy a new Mehran/Cultus or anything thats not even remotely worth the cost.
Buying a car worth 8-9 (00,000) like Altis and CIVIC for over 20, and taking shots at the of people who can not afford and buy 'crap' is called what?
Where exactly did you get that 8-9 lakh figure ? Seriously ? Where did you come up with that ? Kis dunya main rehtey ho ?
Since Honda imports stuff from Thailand here, I think it'd be partially fair to compare Thailand prices.
Base model Honda City Thailand = 534,000 THB ... at the current rate of 2.64 = 1,409,760PKR
Base model Honda Civic Thailand =754,000 THB ... at the current rate of 2.64 = 1,990,560PKR
YOU GET THE CAR FOR LESS THAN AN IMPORT! And mind you, the base model Civic in thailand is LESS specced than the 20 lakh civic you get here.
These prices are fair.
The good thing about Honda and Toyota ? They give you the LATEST ACTUAL CARS! Even if a bit low on quality.
As for SUZUKI, they are sellign you a 1986 SUZUKI ALTO and a 1990 Suzuki Swift and a 1992 Suzuki Alto by the names of Mehran, Cultus and Alto respectively! These cars arent even from thsi goddamn CENTURY! AAnd the good thing abound its no one but the publics fault to keep buying such pieces of crap so happily!
Id rather have something from this century in 4-8 lakhs, even used and imported ... rather than tin cans made by company with reputation to have misaligned body parts.
Sadly, our public doesnt see that. And hence automakers take advantage of it.
Buying a car that JAPAN literally sells you on 14-15 lakhs and buying it here for 45-50 is acme of insanity - just to boast of extra wealth you have.
Accords are imported from Thailand. BASE models are over 33 lakh PKR ... what we get are more specced. I dont know exactly what 14-15 lakh cars you are talking about :S
Cars cost the same in the states even.