Re: Which 7 Seater SUV for 17-25L? Endeavour vs Fortuner vs Captiva vs Pajero vs Santa-Fe Quote:
Originally Posted by mukul32 Intimidating because that's a major reason behind getting a big fat SUV for this kind of money. The Santa Fe will evoke a couple of second glances on a signal, but not make anyone move out of the way. And as you say of 'earning respect', knowledgeable people would actually respect a vehicle based on its price segment, and not just it's size. Size is practically a means to scare people out of your way. |
I am not going to argue about your other points. But I say this as a guy who has driver a Fortuner for more than 1 lakh km (all across India, recently back from a 7000 km roadtrip to Uttarakhand): this 'intimidation', 'moving out of the way' - is a little funny way to look at stuff. I would give way to a vehicle if it is being driven faster or rashly. Even if it is a Maruti 800.
Re respect: I was talking about people not taking too many pangaas. Not just trying to squeeze in, but also when one is driving in the badlands in the night, and stopping somewhere. E.g. while passing through Chambal in the dark. That's different from intimidation. Comes in handy when doing roadtrips.
P.S. people vote with their money for a reason. The Fortuner - and its sister the Innova (not even bringing the scantily clad sister, the Hilux, into the discussion) - go on and on. High capex, low opex. And less depreciation compared to other vehicles. Overall, the TCO - total cost of ownership - works out pretty fine.
Last edited by nilanjanray : 14th August 2015 at 22:43.
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