Supercar & Import Crashes in India

doctorque · 6th August 2009, 16:11

Poor Jag, the conditions as bad as the parent company...

ajmat · 6th August 2009, 16:13

Looks dismantled as opposed to damaged

doctorque · 6th August 2009, 16:25

You may be right buddy.

ecksreturns · 6th August 2009, 17:07

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Originally Posted by doctorque

Poor Jag, the conditions as bad as the parent company...

What do you mean? Tata is doing pretty well and Jag is finally getting the respect that it had in the past . So , what do you mean ?

quickdraw · 6th August 2009, 20:31

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Originally Posted by ecksreturns

What do you mean? Tata is doing pretty well and Jag is finally getting the respect that it had in the past . So , what do you mean ?

Maybe he meant the ex parent company, if I remember correctly was "Ford".

ecksreturns · 6th August 2009, 21:39

I guessed as much . He should've mentioned .

Petrosexual · 7th August 2009, 12:15

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Originally Posted by ajmat

Looks dismantled as opposed to damaged

no buddy i caught hold of the pick up truck driver on the red light and asked him what happened to the car. he said that apparently the owner of the car hit his car on his front gate and the bumber and the grill cracked.

AltoHoncho · 7th August 2009, 13:31

Although not very clear from the pic, but seems nothing happened to the bonnet or the lights. The crash must've been hard enough to break the bumper and the grill but not enough to damage anything else... sounds a bit strange to me. The car could've been driven to the garage if its only that much of damage.
NP: :P I think the truck driver towed the wrong thing :P...

Nitin · 7th August 2009, 21:48

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Originally Posted by AltoHoncho

Although not very clear from the pic, but seems nothing happened to the bonnet or the lights. The crash must've been hard enough to break the bumper and the grill but not enough to damage anything else... sounds a bit strange to me. The car could've been driven to the garage if its only that much of damage.
NP: :P I think the truck driver towed the wrong thing :P...

Its actually surprising to know that sometimes the impact of a minor crash such as this one, could be fairly bad! A friend of mine happened to bump his S500 into a pillar in front of the car, and the damage to the bumper was minimal, but the engine bay did have some damage( I don't remember the details, but I do recollect his dismay when he got an estimate of the repairs). So, its quite possible to have quite some damage even if the distance of impact isn't that much.

spiff · 11th August 2009, 14:08

here is my 5 series which recently got hit by a drunkard in Goa on Saturday :(

honda_dude · 11th August 2009, 14:22

hey spiff. i can understand ur situation. its upsetting to see your car damaged due to some one else's fault and that too a drunkard.

wht the estimated cost of repairs on this.

spiff · 11th August 2009, 14:30

my car is only 3 months old so its covered under BMW Secure so there would be no charges except for the new driver rightside tire.

doctorque · 11th August 2009, 16:14

@ecksreturns
I hope you have an idea of the hundreds of crores of losses jaguar land rover does each passing day. Mr. Tata himself admitted not very long back that he made a wrong decission acquiring them. What are you talking about?
They are nothing but 2 of the most loss making automotive brands accross the globe.

ecksreturns · 11th August 2009, 18:26

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Originally Posted by doctorque

@ecksreturns
I hope you have an idea of the hundreds of crores of losses jaguar land rover does each passing day. Mr. Tata himself admitted not very long back that he made a wrong decission acquiring them. What are you talking about?
They are nothing but 2 of the most loss making automotive brands accross the globe.

Buy low, sell high. Mr Tata did not say "bad decision" , but said , and I quote "inopportune time " . Any questions ?

indra_slk · 11th August 2009, 19:13

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Originally Posted by spiff

here is my 5 series which recently got hit by a drunkard in Goa on Saturday :(

Spiff i was shocked to see a 5 series at a colva police station! I heard that the silver alto hit it.Is it true?

I too went to have a look as i pass that road everyday to go to my house.

Here is a pic from my side. I am sure these Goans must have harassed you since you have a non GA plate

Also noticed that all the airbags had inflated.

6th August 2009, 16:11	#151
doctorque BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 565 Thanked: 404 Times	Poor Jag, the conditions as bad as the parent company...
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6th August 2009, 16:13	#152
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,092 Thanked: 29,934 Times View My Garage	Looks dismantled as opposed to damaged
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doctorque BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 565 Thanked: 404 Times	You may be right buddy.
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ecksreturns Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chandigarh Posts: 1,418 Thanked: 535 Times	I guessed as much . He should've mentioned .
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7th August 2009, 13:31	#158
AltoHoncho BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 581 Thanked: 14 Times View My Garage	Although not very clear from the pic, but seems nothing happened to the bonnet or the lights. The crash must've been hard enough to break the bumper and the grill but not enough to damage anything else... sounds a bit strange to me. The car could've been driven to the garage if its only that much of damage. NP: :P I think the truck driver towed the wrong thing :P...
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spiff BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 157 Thanked: 8 Times	here is my 5 series which recently got hit by a drunkard in Goa on Saturday :( Attached Thumbnails
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honda_dude BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Christchurch Posts: 253 Thanked: 46 Times View My Garage	hey spiff. i can understand ur situation. its upsetting to see your car damaged due to some one else's fault and that too a drunkard. wht the estimated cost of repairs on this.
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spiff BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 157 Thanked: 8 Times	my car is only 3 months old so its covered under BMW Secure so there would be no charges except for the new driver rightside tire.
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11th August 2009, 16:14	#163
doctorque BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 565 Thanked: 404 Times	@ecksreturns I hope you have an idea of the hundreds of crores of losses jaguar land rover does each passing day. Mr. Tata himself admitted not very long back that he made a wrong decission acquiring them. What are you talking about? They are nothing but 2 of the most loss making automotive brands accross the globe.
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