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Huraay,.... long live CAMRY... :-)
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Vanita, congrats on your new vehicle! Good choice.
SAVYA!!! De tali!!!!
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nandya, tali dili...
mi harlo leka...:)
kadhi bhetlo tar tula party lagu...:)
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camry vaalyaaMnaa jara vaaT vaaTolaÊ pNa maI maaJaI AazvaNa saaMgatÜ...
maI ekda 6 Cyl. Camry GaoNyaacao AgadI p@ko zrivalao hÜto. p`Xna f> kuNaakDo svastat svast imaLola evaZaca hÜta. toMvha eka dukanaat gaolaÜ. itqalaa ek mhatarasaa ivaËota mhNaalaa 6 Cyl naahIÊ pNa tumhI 4 cyl caalavaUna baGaa. maI mhMTlaoÊ Aata caalavaUna baGaayacaI garja naahIÊ to sagaLo AaTÜplao AahoÊ Aata f> pOsao Gyaa ina hvaI AsalaolaI gaaDI Va. trI %yaanao AtIca Aaga`h kolaa inaÊ caalavaUna baGaayalaaca laavalaI. caalavalyaanaMtrÊ maI %yaalaa mhMTlaoÊ malaa kahI psaMt pDt naahIÊ toMvha tÜ mhNaalaaÊ hMmaÊ Asao baGaaÊ XaovaTI hI TÜyaÜTa. itlaa kaya byau[k saarKI pa^var AsaNaar Aaho kaÆ maI mhMTlaoÊ beg your pardon! . tÜ mhNaalaaÊ maI sa~a vaYao- byau[k caa ivaËota hÜtÜ. vaa ravaÊ kaya %yaa gaaD\yaaÊ %yaaMcaI kuNaIpNa barÜbarI k$ XakNaar naahI² %yaabarÜbar maI Thank you very much ca mhMTlao ina sarL Buick LeSabre Gao}na AalaÜÊ karNa employee discount Qa$na malaa tI pNa Camry evaZIca pDlaI. naI kaya mastÊ ina dNakT gaaDI Aaho rava² Aata yaanaMtr f> byauk pak- A^vhonyaUÊ ikMvaa la saobar yaatlaIca gaaDI GyaayacaI
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Vanita,
Congrats... 2002 ghetalis te changale zale.. 2001 pharach kahitari disate. Pan 2002 chhan ahe..
-- Natya
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Zakki, LeSabre chi ek athvan - gelya April-madhye Detroit-madhye kaslatari natyamahotsav hota. Amhi tyaat phukat khayla milnaar mhanun volunteership karat hoto. Majhya olkhitley Ontario-Canada-chi Khare mandali apley naatak gheun aley hotey. Tyanchya LeSabre madhye tyanni apli 4 lokanchi family ani naatkacha jawal-jawal ardha set ghalun anla! Agadi motthalley speakers and audio system sakat! Tyanchi poorna gaadi unload karayla mala tabbal paun taas lagla...samaan sampatach navhtey! Tyanantar mi don diwas tyancha chauffeur mhanun tyanchich gaadi haklat hoto.....soild masta car ahey!
Eka pizza-walyani mala tya bhalaya-mothya Buick-madhun baher padtana pahiley ani jo sarcastic look dila, to ajoon athavto :-)
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nandya lol...
are mi pahili car ghenar hoto tenva eka dealerne mala buick dakhavli hoti. ekdam surekh condition madhe hoti ti. ani var all leather, auto seats vagaire. ani sagla faarach kami kimtit hota. ghyayacha faar moh zala hota. are kaay pickup hota yaar. pan te laal rangach interior, ani bhali mothi car, asa pahun jara ghabarlo, mhatla jara jastach 'cool man' disaaycho...:)
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:-) Savya, cool kasla, changla hot disla astaas! Red hot! :-)
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Zakki,
Magchya mahinyat me San Jose hun Chicagola relocate zhalo. Tya veli me mudamun BUICK ghetli rent var. Tabbal 15 diwas mast pidadali. Its a beautiful car. Khup awadli. Pudhe mage parat dusari gaadi ghaycha yog aalach tar nakki BUICK ghenar aahe.
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Nissan Altima - 2002 North American car of the year. Andaja AgadIca KÜTa zrlaa naahI :-)
Kalandar, ghetlis ka re baba shevti?
Vaatsaru, tumche engine banda jhale ki kay? :-)
Next year watch out for Mazda RX-8 and Nissan Z-300.
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Nandya...
nahi re..
Ulat PathFinder susaat paLate aahe. Attach Oil Change karun ghetla dusra... :-)
Aata tar Snow ch padel ithe mhanoon jastich upayog hoil gaadicha :-) u know that 4 X 4 drive :-)
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Mandali,
Kaay yog aahe.
Mazi 89 Subaru aajach meli. [ Dev tila sadgati devo ] Bhar chaukat traffic light la ti shantpane maranala samori geli.
Tevha, mazya marathi bandhvanno/bhagininno khalil kode sodava -
Range - 15 k to 20 k
Specs - New or upto 1 Yr Old.
Requirements - For a family man with 2 kids, needs more room for hauling from Home Depot to my house, safety prime consideration.
Paryay sanga
- zakkas
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Zakkas : email me.
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ghetali re nandya! tuzha salla nako ka manayala! :) aata fakt 'pori wanted'! ;) vw rulez..!!!
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Zakkas, SUbaru jhopali? Nakkich ISI-cha haat asnaar! You have my condolences. :-)
Do you have any specific preferences for your future car? American/Imported? Wagon/Sedan/Van/SUV? 4cyl/6cyl/8cyl/5cyl? 2wd/4wd? purchase in 1week/1month/1day etc etc....
Considering you need to do some hauling and you have 2 kids, I would suggest going for a wagon or a minivan. I have a few ideas. Mail me or we could discuss this here.
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Hi Parag,
Here are some recommendations to you based mostly on my own personal experiences.
I am assuming all the models below are 2000 manufactured, and have 25000 miles on them.
Pricing can be adjusted per model year, mileage, trim, accessories and the condition of the actual vehicle later.
(1) Ford Taurus SE Wagon - 2000 :- PROS: Excellent 5-door hatchback. Lots of space. Lots of conveniences and standard features. 24Valve 185HP 3Liter V6 engine. Decent performance. Average fuel consumption. Real luggage hauler. Nice engine, nice power. Best crash test safety rating. CONS: Most people do not like the ugly jellybean shape. Reliability matters, but you can expect a 2000 car with 25000 miles on it to have some factory warranty remaining on it. You can expect a leather interior car with decent features for about $14K.
(2) Subaru Outback Wagon :- PROS: All wheel drive + Standard ABS! Nothing can match the safety provided by this combination. Spacious. Bulletproof reliability. Proven hauler. Will keep you going even in the biggest blizzards. CONS: None that I can think of apart from bland styling. A 2.5Liter boxer-4 cyl engine may sound weak but it does pump out a decent 165 HP. A bit pricey. You can expect a leather interior Outback for around $17K.
(3) Pretty much the same applies to Subaru Legacy Wagon and Subaru Forrester. A 2000 Subaru Legacy with 25000 miles should be around $18K, while a Forrester should be around $17K. Check the standard features. These cars are usually the best value for money.
(4) Ford Windstar Minivan :- PROS: Big! All American virtues. Lot of utilities. Lot of hidden features. Nice engine 3.8L V6 which makes a good 200 HP and 240 lb-feet of torque. Cheaper than its Japanese counterparts. CONS: Fuel consumption. Reliability, but then you would most probably be getting some factory warranty. My friend owns one and wouldnt trade it for anything. Expect to pay anywhere from 13K to 19K depending on the trim and the accessories.
(5) Mazda MPV:- The 2001 and newer models are superb. PROS: The 2.5L V6 appears a little underpowered at 175 HP initially in the 0-30 MPH accelaration but kicks in nicely after the initial sluggishness. Nice finish. Nice ride. Nice refinement. CONS: None that I can think of. It is a bit smaller than the Windstar but bigger than a car/wagon nonetheless. Expect to pay about 15K to 19 K depending on the trim.
(6) Nissan Quest/Mercury Villager: The same minivan produced by two manufacturers. The samllest vehicle in the minivan segment. PROS: Good low-end torque. Makes it the quickest minivan around with its 170 HP 3.3 Liter V6 engine that gives about 200 lb-feet torque at low rpms. Nice ride. Good interior. Average fuel consumption. CONS: Small. To carry any cargo, the rear seats have to be rolled down. Study the features to see if leather interior options are available. Expect to pay about 13K to 16K depending on the trim.
(7) Chrysler minivans are reputed to be the best in business but are a bit expensive. They come with a lot of bells and whistles, including some serious functions like an All wheel drive, but are much expensive and could go well beyond the $15-20K range, hence not discussing here. Dodge/Plymouth minivans are a toned down version of the Chrysler line-up. Dodge Caravan has too many trims and the list of accessories is HUGE, which is why the price is quite variable (depending on what has been fitted in the vehicle)....you can expect to pay anywhere from $13K to $25K for Caravans depending on how loaded they are.
I am keeping Honda, Toyota and VW out of this for the same reason - they will be way beyond the budget you have set.
Again, all the above is from my own personal experience. Anyone may feel free to add to mine, or correct me.
I would suggest you look around and shortlist a few vehicles that you like. Let me know what you like and we could discuss it further here.
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Hey I have been using a Honda Civic since the day I got my license... Honda ROXXX man
Good on gas, the only other car with a lower 'consumption' was a creepy toyota ECHO
I hate Toyotas!!!!!!!!
Honda, VW, Beemers is the way to go man
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peace! :-)
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toyotas are best man...:):)
toyota camry la paryaay nahi..:)
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Savya, navin ghetlis ki kay? Ki apla ithla juna joke sangtoys? :-)
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Savyaa..
he bare naahi haan...
Swata Beemer chaalavaaychi anai lokaana sangaayche " Toyota Camry la paryaay naahi ! " :)
kamaal aahe buwa ekekaachi :) ~D
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All car lovers..
I know all of you love your cars the way it is ..
I too love my old chevy and just cant part with it though I have an accord.
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Jap cars is a trade mark of deshis as yall know.. i know the cars r durable, good on milage and all that.. but i say, why to apply this criteria everytime?
gas is real cheap in US, not like desh. so thats that and why do we need durable cars? long lasting cars? if u buy any new car, it comes with its warranty for 4-5 yrs, and c'mon ppl, we certainly can afford another new car after 4-5 years. no deshi is that poor. so why to go for jap car all the time? why hondas and toyotas? boring designs... (NOTE: I am not saying these cars are bad). Buy an american car, like a good LeSabre, Mercury Sable, GrandAM, GrandPrix or a Volvo, SAAB, Mustang, Cougar, Impala and many more... these cars have looks, power and all the peace of mind (i agree that this is a relative term)to drive a car in US... and all this is only about cars, if u want to talk about SUVs then japs r nowhere in the market... compare passport, land cruiser, crv, highlander with escape, explorer, liberty, grand cherookee, eukon, envoy, avalanche, F150 and all those...
even the maintenance is relatively cheaper than jap cars...
also, unknowingly we r driving the economy by buying american cars... 'coz u know how big auto sector is.. they used to say that 'auto sector drives the economy'... i know in this new economy, thats not the case any more, but sure its a very big sector.
of course i dont want to talk about Lexus, Merc, BMs porsche and all those hi-end brands..
anyways. thats all for now. i will also recommend a book "CAR WARS", get it from your library, if u love this world of cars like me... i bet u'll like it
-S
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Chakor,
It is really a very nice song. I liked it very much. Thanks.
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sasuli
>>also, unknowingly we r driving the economy by buying american cars... 'coz u know
I don't agree completely with this statement.
Honda,Toyota both have plants in USA as well as their other japanese suppliers. They are generating thousands of jobs and working hard to keep the economy going. The truth is so called american companies are moving jobs across the border. When Ford and GM are announcing job cuts its toyota, honda and nissan who are generating jobs in USA.
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very good point swati2
also maybe it makes more sense to buy a car on its merits than on the country of origin - which can be a little confusing these days since not only the work but also the spare parts that go in the car come from all over the world
i think we desis buy hondas (guilty as charged :) and toyotas becoz they're excellent values while american cars are not - this is proved by the fact that a generic american car loses value / depreciates faster than an average foreign car
sasuli - you said -
>and all this is only about cars, if u want to
>talk about SUVs then japs r nowhere in the market... compare passport, land cruiser,
>crv, highlander with escape,
>explorer, liberty, grand cherookee, eukon, envoy, avalanche, F150 and all those...
on the contrary you mention so may foreign/jap SUVs in your argument...and good ones at that...specially if you consider the safety record of some american SUVs...ahem
>even the maintenance is relatively cheaper than jap cars...
yes, and there's a reason for that...the parts are cheaper and not as long-lasting, so even though maintenance may seem cheaper...cost over the life of the vehicle is more
the market is punishing american cars for a reason...outdated and unappealing designs, low mileage, 'loser'/rednecky image, poor safety and quality record, faster depreciation...the punishment would be more severe if it weren't for american customers who buy "desi"
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>>>the punishment would be more severe if it weren't for american customers who buy "desi"
true, ajit..:)
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I feel there is no point in biasing one's judgement based on a vehicle's origin. There are good cars everywhere.
If you have the patience to bear with me, read ahead. :-)
I find this debate on American v/s Japanese vehicles funny, especially because these days it would be interesting to see if 'Imported' vehicles really are imported. Most imported (non-American) cars bought by desi's are manufactured in the US. What is a Japanese car? Just the name? The Toyota Corolla and GM's Geo Prism are identical cars inside out except for the name. Mitsubishi and Chrysler share their manufacturing plants. GM shares a lot of technology and production with Toyota. Major component manufacturers like Delphi, Lear, Visteon, Arvin Meritor, Johnson Controls etc supply components that are generated from the same manufacturing process to all auto-manufacturers - be it computer/controller chips, air conditioning equipment, seats, transmission equipment, brakes, wheels, valves, cams, pistons, couplings or whatever.
It is probably the profile into which most of us desi's fall into, that generates the opinions mentioned in the postings above. A majoity of us computerwala desi's fall into a typical profile:
(1) A technically inclined person (engineer by profession)
(2) Good analytical skills, inclination to research anything and everything (his internet research shows Camry and Accord as the best selling cars in the US for the past 5 years)
(3) More or less similar standards of living/income as your other desi friends. (what my friends buy should probably befit me too)
(4) A car typically is the biggest piece of investment that he has indulged in (apart from the home, but a guy going for his first car usually does not own a home).
(5) Typical lack of confidence, which could be attributed to the initial insecurity from being in a foreign place.(Why buy a car nobody from my apartment complex or my workplace has bought yet? Why should I be the first scapegoat?)
(6) His first car in the US is often the first he has ever owned, because back in India a 2 wheeler would suffice. (Why take 'risks' on the first car itself? caar laÜkM Gaotat tI gaaDI GyaavaI hoca baro
(7) Influence from fellow desi's/acquaintences who by virtue of a longer stay in the US than yourself have more 'knowledge' about these things. The priorities of this profile are reliable transportation, minimal maintenance overhead and good resale value. It is natural to play the safest bet which apparently turns out to be a car of Japanese origin. Japanese cars afterall retain value better, and seem to run forever.
Unfortunately the profile just discussed above forms a miniscule portion of the tens of hundreds of other 'profiles' , which are dominated by the American population. Why speak of the American population, even between us desi's there are different profiles/buying patterns...a first generation American Indian , a second generation American Indian, a medical professional, so on and so forth. Each category has unique preferences. Not everyone goes for Japanese transportation. If Camry and Accord are the 2 best selling cars in the past 5 years, then not many would know that the Ford Explorer truck series outsells Camry and Accord put together! And that too by a hefty margin. The same applies to GM trucks. While the two best selling cars have verged on 300,000 units sale each, Ford trucks alone have been in excess of 800,000 units! Should we say more American prefer trucks to cars? Figures surely indicate so. More Americans prefer the image of a macho truck owner to the sedate car owner. How many desi's fit into that profile?
The typical use pattern in the USA is to use a car for 3 yrs and get a new one, regardless of how good the old one worked.....something which our typical desi cannot imagine doing himself. We desi's take pride and loyalty in our cars and believe in using them till their death. I am sure many readers here have bought a Japanese car because it has excellent resale value, but are still far away from even dreaming of selling the car even after 4-5 yrs of usage. Reliable, yes. Resale value, yes. As mentioned above, lack of confidence (from a sense of overwhelm) in making one of the biggest investment decisions in a foriegn place may be the basic reasons for going for something that is reliable and proven at the cost of overlooking the zing, flavor and fun of driving. But most desi's who drive Camry's and Accords to work, when it comes to making a 12 hour drive to New York or the Niagara or Disneyworld insist on renting (1) A 'comfortable, spacious and powerful' car, prefererably a Taurus or an Intrepid or Buick Century or some American minivan or (2) An 'exciting car' like a Mustang or a Sebring. Obviously apart from the economy in renting these cars there is a fun factor in driving them, which is absent in the (Japanese) cars they own.
If you see the big picture, GM, Ford and Chrysler still hold about 55-60% of the American automobile market between the three of them. Japanese manufacturers like Toyota/Lexus, Honda/Acura, Nissan/Infiniti, Mazda (now Ford), Mitsubishi, Subaru, combined with about 35 other major manufacturers from Germany, Sweden, UK, Italy, Korea etc. share the remaining 40% of the market amongst themselves. I do not see how the market is "punishing American cars for outdated and unappealing designs, faster depreciation, loser image" and so on......the figures do not seem to indicate any such trends. In fact apart from better depreciation, most of the accusations above rather well apply to cars of Asian origin - bland designs, underpowered engines, slow makeovers, high carryover (noticed the inside doorhandles of the Camry have remained unchanged from 1993?), is precisely what Honda and Toyota have been accused of in the past. If 'market' refers to only the desi segment then it is too narrow to make such conclusions. Judging from the annual "American v/s Imported" vehicle sales figures, it is quite apparent that a majority of the consumers in the USA are not big fans of the 'economy-efficiency-resale' equation.
There has to be a reason other than just 'patriotism' that around 60% of the market share is shared by the big 3 American companies. Americans are not as dumb as to get overwhelmed by patriotism to buy American even when given a better choice than American cars. A typical American just out of college will not think of buying a Camry or a Corolla. His first dream is to get himself in a Mustang or a Camaro or a Jetta atleast. It has nothing to do with patriotism. It all burns down to the lack of charisma in generic Japanese cars (a few notable exceptions being the luxury divisions of these Japanese manufacturers). Forget Americans...just for fun, try and recollect what your ABCD colleague or friend drives. Or, even try and recollect what the first generation Indian-Americans here are driving (the honorable Zakki, for example). You may find that quite a lot of them do not drive the conventional Japanese cars that one would expect them to. It is probably because they do not fit into the profile described above.
It is not a question of 'value' too, as some have put it. Kia, Hyundai and Daewoo are giving unheard of warranties (10 yrs 100K miles) and their cars cost considerably less than their competitors. They carry a much better value-factor than others. With a 10/100 factory warranty, the aspect of 'reliability' becomes redundant. Why dont we desi's buy Kia's or Hyundai's?
All in all it boils down to a mindset of preferences and priorities, and we desi's form a tightly bound community which has well defined and tight ideas about vehicles they should own.
Apologies for having bored y'all .
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Nandya,
Really a good post... Worth reading.
I, myself.. when I came to US last year started looking out for used Hondas and Toyotas since all the Indian people around me kept on brainwashing me that the Japanese cars the ONLY cars to be bought. finally I ended up buying a Acura Vigor' 92.. a Jap car. No doubt it has been fun driving it and I love the car. Don't think I will go for another car untill this one dies.. touch wood.
But if I had to buy a new car, I would definitely consider Passat, new Altima, Intrigue, Prelude, Pathfinder, 4Runner etc etc. Though these cars are from different segments, my next car would be one of these...
Nandya, thanks for a great post... keep them coming.
-- Natya
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Nandya - good post, you put forth some good points. i guess bias affects us all coz its a result of experience - personal and shared.
here comes another long post :) i've plagiarized heavily from this article so you might as well read it -- http://detnews.com/specialreports/2001/undersiege/lead/lead.htm. also, this is an interesting chart -- http://detnews.com/specialreports/2001/undersiege/chart/chart.htm.
agree with your point that its getting a little difficult to differentiate between american and foreign cars when you look under the hood these days. as far as your reasons as to why we computerwala desi's buy the same familiar makes, don't know coz i'm not a computerwala but i am a desi and there may be something to your point. however, it could also be that we desis know a good deal when we see one. :)
when you compare accord+camry sales to trucks you may be comparing apples to oranges. however, to your credit, the top 10 best selling trucks in 2001 were all F, GM or Chry. but remember that foreign companies were late entrants in this segment. "Detroits share of the light-truck market slipped to 79 percent from 82 percent last year, and its chunk of the car market fell to 55 percent from 58 percent. The incursions came across the board: Toyota Tundra in the full-size pickup segment, Honda Odyssey in minivans, Volkswagens Jetta and Passat in small sedans and Hyundais Elantra in the entry-level compact market. Even on the environmental front, Toyota and Honda have scored modest hits by being the first to introduce gasoline-electric hybrids the Prius and Insight."
as to why we desi's don't buy hyundai's - wait a while and you'll see it happen. "Saddled with a horrible image a few years back for poor quality, Hyundai attacked the stigma head-on by offering 10-year warranties on its sedans. The bold warranty, coupled with drastically low pricing, fueled a 48.8-percent increase in Hyundais U.S. sales last year."
you mentioned 'a lack of confidence' as one of the reasons why desis buy familiar makes. i think desis recognize that cars depreciate and hence are not 'good' investments. i like to think we prefer to save and invest in things that appreciate - like stocks - or atleast they appreciated till last year :)
good post overall though...could you suggest some good sites where auto sales statistics are available?
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Good Posting Nandya
>>>>But most desi's who drive Camry's and Accords to work, when it comes to making a 12 hour drive to New York or the Niagara or Disneyworld insist on renting>>>
apart from the 2 reasons you have mentioned , i think people do it for this "major" reason :o)
Aro mileage vaaZola naa gaaiDvar :o) now this reason is total stupidity as you have rightly mentioned no one goes for selling his/her car. So whats the point in conserving mileage on the car???
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nandya, very good post.
long drive sathi car rent karnyacha karan mileage vadhel evadhach nasun, accident zala tar pudhache barech tras vachatat hehi ahe. tasach chalavanare pan 3 4 jan astat tyanni sagalyanni apali car chalavana ani pahije tashi pidadana barobar vatat nahich konalahi.
long drive la rented car gheun janech sayuktik ahe ase mala vatate. rented car nasel tar jyachi car asel tyachi satat manat dhakdhuk hot aste...:)
punha ithe, americans normally tyancha truck, big caravan gheun jatat. parat mindset.
baki, average american normally muscle cars kade tend hoto. he dont care much abt resale, average etc. and we all desis normally do. nandyache mind set hi goshta khari ahe. pan jari sagale parts ekach thikani banun sagalya manufacturers na jaat asle, tarihi jap cars kami tras detat ani jasta milege chalatat hi vastusthiti ahe. so why a desi shouldn't go for such a car, if he likes its attibutes above the american cars? in general thoughts, very less desis are into buying a muscle, gas gazzler vehicle. they want average.
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Let me just correct my previous posting. I am also not advocating taking one's own car for long drives (8+ hours) for reasons told by savya..
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Mitranno,
As posted some time back, my second car - 1989 subaru died two weeks back.
I was thinking of either SUV or full size american cars.
Test drove following models -
- Suzuki Grand Vitara
- Buick LeSabre (Limited)
- Lincoln continental
And the winner is Buick LeSabre Limited.
It is 1999 model - Fully loaded - 34K on it - Leather Seats - V6 - 3.8L.
And what a ride. Thinking of changing the name plate to SMOOOOO or GLIDR. I feel like I am sitting somewhere in the corner of a car.
The brand new model for LeSabre with this same features cost 28K. so in merely 2.5 years it has depreciated almost 55 %. I am looking it as my computer. Once you buy it, enjoy it. do not visit Best Buy to check the price again !
My friend at GM has personally promised that it will last till atleat 150,000. Let us see.
BTW, if you are in Washington DC area, you are welcome to try our glider. [ GM is eager to penetarte Desi market !!! ]
Nandya, Thankx for your insight. [ Now, ISI should be wary of this Indian with LeSabre ( Talvar) :-) ]
Regards,
- Zakkas
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Nandya,
Good post and good analysis. I agree with you that its all about mindset and follow the herd mentality. For my first car, I went in for Nissan not because it was Japanese but Sentra really met all my expectations / equations given my limitations at that point of time. However, I am sure my next car will be surely Buick ( i had opportunity to drive a one for more than a month ). There is no looking back or a second question of owning another make.
Zakkas, I know you are surely in love with Buick, coz that car is just too good.
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