Supercars & Imports : Kerala

Nitin · 30th November 2007, 21:41

Nice pics,hanmust.
Any pics of your friend's bike?

jerish666 · 30th November 2007, 22:35

cool pictures.Where is that place?

ram_hyundai · 30th November 2007, 23:02

hey hanmust,you are spending most of your time hunting to get all of them,very nice effort and keep it ticking.the sticker at the back of the merc dint look nice.

ram

hanmust · 1st December 2007, 11:22

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Originally Posted by Nitin

Nice pics,hanmust.
Any pics of your friend's bike?

My fren is abroad now, will be back next weekend..I'll meet him after tat & will post the pics

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Originally Posted by jerish666

cool pictures.Where is that place?

Which place?..if H3 - it at my fren's house & ML - at serivice road ear Nedumbassery Airport, Cochin

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Originally Posted by ram_hyundai

hey hanmust,you are spending most of your time hunting to get all of them,very nice effort and keep it ticking.the sticker at the back of the merc dint look nice.

ram

Nowadays I dont get much time to spend...but never miss any occation to capture it...

exactly the sticker give a cheap look on the car...

Tuner · 1st December 2007, 21:21

Haha!This guy's gone ahead and bought an ML too!!??it looks much better with the sports package.The 19 inchers and that grill.The silver painted grill looks best on black ones.Has he sold the Range Rover yet?Looks like a lot of S classes r already on the roads in kerala with more on the way.Can someone give me an update on the numbers?

Tuner · 2nd December 2007, 00:38

just saw on tv that a few imports have been held at the cochin port for what i understand is forging or tapering of chassis and engine numbers.apparently the cars are destined for mumbai.A prado and 3 or 4 landcruisers of which one of them was imported in the name of a Keralite.

AMATMO · 4th December 2007, 09:53

Hanmust is the hummer here to stay or is it on carnet??
(since it still has the dubai plates)

hanmust · 4th December 2007, 11:14

Its on Carnet...another fren of mine too bringing some other monster on the scheme...

surajs · 4th December 2007, 12:18

Nice effort Hanmust..Keep it up

Tuner · 4th December 2007, 22:52

Kottayam guys watchout.Theres a new black S out.Wonder if its the first one in Kottayam.By the way theres another guy from calicut biddin for a fresh import H3.So might see a RHD drive one around in less than a month if all goes well.

Tuner · 5th December 2007, 10:51

Another S 320 CDI will be delivered for calicut today.This one is Carneol Red and will have KL 7 plates.

speedy · 5th December 2007, 11:38

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Originally Posted by Tuner

Kottayam guys watchout.Theres a new black S out.Wonder if its the first one in Kottayam.By the way theres another guy from calicut biddin for a fresh import H3.So might see a RHD drive one around in less than a month if all goes well.

Tuner what do you mean by bidding for the H3 ? is it in auction by the customs or what ? you can have any car dealer import one for you so why would you want to bid for one, the guy would end up paying more for the car.

Sahil · 5th December 2007, 13:18

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Originally Posted by speedy

Tuner what do you mean by bidding for the H3 ? is it in auction by the customs or what ? you can have any car dealer import one for you so why would you want to bid for one, the guy would end up paying more for the car.

AFAIK, The custom auctions are the best deals on wheels. A close friend of mine picked up an ML 270 CDi (prev gen) for 20 lakhs ! The only catch is that the custom officals are allowed to auction off cars if they are not cleared from the docks within 3 years.
But its really hard to find out when such auctions are happening.

Tuner · 5th December 2007, 16:31

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Originally Posted by speedy

Tuner what do you mean by bidding for the H3 ? is it in auction by the customs or what ? you can have any car dealer import one for you so why would you want to bid for one, the guy would end up paying more for the car.

No speedy.I meant he's given an offer for a H3 which is for sale with a dealer outside Kerala.i still dont have a clear idea about the transferring process.Besides if Hummer is making an official entry in India soon and they plan to sell the H3 for 40 odd, i guess it'd make little sense to buy one from these guys for almost double.I believe the H3 is gonna be a CBU if hummer sells it here.So wat makes this huge price diff?

hanmust · 5th December 2007, 16:36

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Originally Posted by Tuner

Another S 320 CDI will be delivered for calicut today.This one is Carneol Red and will have KL 7 plates.

I had met the owner couple of hours back..he told that he'll take delivery of the car after Friday prayer..the regn plate'll be KL-7 to get thier favorite fancy no.

Update on S-class:

So far 18 new S-classes on road, which includes 1 - S500, 4 - S350 & 13 - S320 CDIs.

Cochin - 5
Calicut - 5
Trissur - 3 (including S500)
Alappuzha - 2
Kannur - 1
TVM - 1
Kottayam - 1

M-class: Total 5 nos.. I guess all of them are ML320 CDI

30th November 2007, 21:41	#466
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Nice pics,hanmust. Any pics of your friend's bike?
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30th November 2007, 22:35	#467
jerish666 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Trivandrum,Kochi,Trissur Posts: 757 Thanked: 2 Times	cool pictures.Where is that place?
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30th November 2007, 23:02	#468
ram_hyundai Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calicut ,trisur Posts: 2,020 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	hey hanmust,you are spending most of your time hunting to get all of them,very nice effort and keep it ticking.the sticker at the back of the merc dint look nice. ram
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1st December 2007, 21:21	#470
Tuner BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: India Posts: 210 Thanked: 70 Times	Haha!This guy's gone ahead and bought an ML too!!??it looks much better with the sports package.The 19 inchers and that grill.The silver painted grill looks best on black ones.Has he sold the Range Rover yet?Looks like a lot of S classes r already on the roads in kerala with more on the way.Can someone give me an update on the numbers?
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2nd December 2007, 00:38	#471
Tuner BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: India Posts: 210 Thanked: 70 Times	just saw on tv that a few imports have been held at the cochin port for what i understand is forging or tapering of chassis and engine numbers.apparently the cars are destined for mumbai.A prado and 3 or 4 landcruisers of which one of them was imported in the name of a Keralite.
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4th December 2007, 09:53	#472
AMATMO Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore\GOA Posts: 1,456 Thanked: 7 Times	Hanmust is the hummer here to stay or is it on carnet?? (since it still has the dubai plates)
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4th December 2007, 11:14	#473
hanmust Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calicut Posts: 2,481 Thanked: 263 Times View My Garage	Its on Carnet...another fren of mine too bringing some other monster on the scheme...
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4th December 2007, 12:18	#474
surajs BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: TVM Posts: 105 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	Nice effort Hanmust..Keep it up
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4th December 2007, 22:52	#475
Tuner BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: India Posts: 210 Thanked: 70 Times	Kottayam guys watchout.Theres a new black S out.Wonder if its the first one in Kottayam.By the way theres another guy from calicut biddin for a fresh import H3.So might see a RHD drive one around in less than a month if all goes well.
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5th December 2007, 10:51	#476
Tuner BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: India Posts: 210 Thanked: 70 Times	Another S 320 CDI will be delivered for calicut today.This one is Carneol Red and will have KL 7 plates.
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