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nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-14 19:11:00 +0600 #201

@ateekt

I'm planning a visit to the local BMW showroom here to check out their wares. I'll post a report...

I left this car out of this thread till now...quite popular, here too, i must say....commands more respect than the Corolla!..

..c'yall later!.

ateekt (ateekt) 2008-06-14 19:16:00 +0600 #202

@ nickatnite:

Best of luck, looking forward for the report with lot'sa-pics sir jee (y) ...!

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-15 18:44:00 +0600 #203

@ateekt

Talking 'bout Volvo, here's a made in India Volvo light truck on a flatbed, spotted by the side of the road...do you see anything unusual about this pic?..

HardTalk (HardTalk) 2008-06-15 18:50:00 +0600 #204

nick, I've been following this thread for a while now. Its a great read.. Thanks for taking out the time and effort to put together a gread review of the Indian Automobile Industry for our forum.. great job buddy (y)

ateekt (ateekt) 2008-06-15 19:25:00 +0600 #205

Spotted
"nickatnite"
in his thread :d ;

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-16 05:29:00 +0600 #206

@ateekt

I haven't reached 'that' stage yet. Like the guy in the pic. He's a friend i made through the local Motor Club and he wanted to take a pic of the underbelly of the truck. I thought he was crazy and took a pic of him.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-16 08:27:00 +0600 #207

The revamped Ford(India) Fiesta sedan brochure....

all brochure pics @sidindica

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-16 08:30:00 +0600 #208

Prices for the car range from 5.9lac - 6.9lac for the petrol range and 7.0lac - 8.09lac for the diesel Duratorq versions.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-16 08:33:00 +0600 #209

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-16 08:35:00 +0600 #210

fsx (fsx) 2008-06-16 08:42:00 +0600 #211

lovely coverage.

Until now, I like the Bolero and Ambassador much out of the locally designed and assembled cars of Indian market.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-16 08:44:00 +0600 #212

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-16 08:49:00 +0600 #213

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-16 08:52:00 +0600 #214

assembled in Aurangabad, India with local content

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-16 09:01:00 +0600 #215

@fsx

Thanx!. A mention. The Ambassador is not an Indian designed car!. It is a rip-off of a 1957 Morris Oxford that the Indians have homogenized over the years and by sticking around, has achieved a sort of cult status, especially now, with so many car models available. It is kinda chic to show up in an Amby and be different!. The car in the pic below is actually a fully designed by Indians, car.....

TATA Indigo Marina

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-16 09:25:00 +0600 #216

a Mahindra Scorpio(base model) spotted in Europe

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-16 10:32:00 +0600 #217

Mahindra CJ340...you cannot buy this off the showroom floor....it has to be ordered...the Jeep has a killer of an engine in it...It is not for the faint hearted, this one

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-16 10:38:00 +0600 #218

a Kolkata(Calcutta) taxicab....Ambassador cars are manufactured in Kolkata....they swear by them in that city

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-16 11:05:00 +0600 #219

Mahindra Bolero Invader

...i think this is enough for today?

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-06-18 11:38:00 +0600 #220

updating this thread....a sort of looking back....a collection of pics of the cars i have profiled so far...hope you like the pics!...whether i like them or not personally, these are what the majority of the car buying public in India are purchasing...so , they're hot!.