re: Classic Cars available for purchase Quote:
Originally Posted by ajay99 ![I agree](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/I agree.gif) that the standard 2000 is not a classic and that all defunct cars do not become collectible.But a standard 2000 in fully original condition(including engine) with good maintenance /service record is definitely collectible for the following reasons.
1.It was marketed as a luxury car (at least in INDIA) in that era with a price tag equal to that of 4 Maruti 800 (standard) cars.
2.More than 90 percent of the cars sold have been dieselised and or destroyed.
3.production lasted only for 4 years and units sold were also little(less than 3000,if my info is correct. |
Right but that brings us back to my prior statement that just because they are defunct, they are not in the real sense classics or collectible. In this way even a Badal would be collectible. I doubt it. But this is a broad term and differs from person to person, in this thread we are going by the general thought of what should be collectible so i mentioned that this is not. I dont see anyone making a beeline for a Mint Std 2000 also. Quote:
Originally Posted by ariesonu V16: Veerji, I'll be more careful next time.
IQBAL: Veerji SSA to you too, Its NOT my car. I only brought her here so that someone from our TBhp family may be interested.
The seller seems to have his hopes on cloud seven. To each his own.
Raab Rakha. |
Arre no sorry required sir.
I misunderstood that you were interested in it so i commented in that way to let you know that its not a classic nor collectible by any stretch of imagination, in whatever condition it is in (this one looks completely finished) I have owned two earlier (White and a Black) when they were the last thing in Indian luxury cars, grossly underpowered and huge huge problems with the electrics. Even then, the parts were almost impossible to get. I remember someone had broken my front bumper while it was parked. It took me two months to get a new bumper. Ditto for the Oil gauge that went kaput. It was priced at 5k+ as it was not the usual cable operated one. Had to be imported and all that. In the Ghats it had a terrible tendency to overheat. Had to get rid of both but got a decent price at that time. Later found out that they were both dieseled with Nissan engines.
Re the Mercedes, i think this is the Ex Shammi Kapoor vehicle and used to be Black. It was mint even when he owned it and the car looks really clean from the outside even now. The asking price seems improper.
Last edited by V-16 : 18th May 2011 at 16:48.
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