OK, so from Fiat-bashing, looks like we are moving onto Suzuki-bashing.
Anyway, I am no Fiat fan. Grew up seeing only the rickety Premier Padminis as Fiats, which could have resulted in an image which makes me stay away from them. While the Palio cannot be compared to those cars, I would still stay away as long as the Japs are in business.
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Originally Posted by neoonwheels If thick metal sheets is not one of the safety concern, Maruti 800 would have been the "Safest" car ever made in India.... |
Have a garbage truck ram real hard into the M800 and the Palio under similar conditions, and if someone believes that they will walk out unscathed from the Palio just because it has more metal, all I have to say is they are living in dreamland. Its nice to say that it is built like a tank and all that, but that is just a psychological high that you are getting, not reality. Lets have a properly certified crash rating and then we will talk.
However, if we were to have a biker hit both the cars from the side, yes, the Palio will have a lesser dent than the M800. But when it comes to real serious accidents, there is not much of a difference.
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Originally Posted by neoonwheels Perhaps we Indians still deserve what Maurti has been giving us since 15 years "Tin boxes". |
Yeah, the M800 is a tin box. But a tin box that works reliably, is the most FE, with support all over the country, parts available cheap & over the counter (not waiting for months), has sold lakhs over the past 20-odd years and still selling truckloads.
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Originally Posted by neoonwheels Even though (Before Swift) they used to sell all dumped models from Suzuki stale, they always had great service for their garbage... |
Yes, the models are kind of stale. But does the supposedly new cars from the competitors have it in them to take on even these old cars ? And garbage is a pretty strong word, buddy.
Take the Esteem - here since 1994 and still sells like mad. The Ikon is newer, but can it beat the Esteem in FE or quickness or reliability or low maintenance? All the Ikon has is newer looks (subjective) and maybe better interiors. Is that what a car is about ?
A newer car IMO should be more powerful or more FE or still better both. Now that would be cutting-edge technology, and not just beige interiors.
Take the Baleno. Came in 1999. Still the fastest car to the ton even when compared to newer cars like Fiesta, Verna etc and good FE to boot. The only car that beats it to the ton and maybe (not sure) in FE also is costlier by 3 lakhs. With its old cars trumping the competition's new offerings, does Suzuki really need to bring its latest here ? No competition IMO.
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Originally Posted by neoonwheels Swift diesel is selling good but with the fact that "Engine" is from FIAT and service is from Maruti... |
You mean to say that the Swift(P) does not sell and it is only the diesel that sells. You would be very wrong with that thinking.