Comments on: The Tata Nano Firstlook: The Pre-Release Verdict http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/ social media insights, movies, music, games, football, killer strategies and everything Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:01:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Shruti :D http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-12 Shruti :D Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:26:26 +0000 http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-12 Heyy!! Nice post. Man, I agree for a lakh people wouldn't exactly get a merc, but I guess a car is a pretty big dream for quite a few. The price of fuel's gonna strip 'em bare but I people would still buy it. Simple. Then once everyone realizes that they're driving (or not driving :P) a sub-standard car and that they were better off travelling in an auto or something, the nano would be on it's way to car graveyard. Till then just sit back - the ball's already started rolling... Heyy!! Nice post. Man, I agree for a lakh people wouldn’t exactly get a merc, but I guess a car is a pretty big dream for quite a few. The price of fuel’s gonna strip ‘em bare but I people would still buy it. Simple. Then once everyone realizes that they’re driving (or not driving :P ) a sub-standard car and that they were better off travelling in an auto or something, the nano would be on it’s way to car graveyard. Till then just sit back – the ball’s already started rolling…

]]> By: Vishal Bhatia http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-11 Vishal Bhatia Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:12:10 +0000 http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-11 the 1 lakh model is for the rural markets... and there are plenty of takers... the deluxe variant... personally i don't think it would cost more than 1.85 lakhs (including VAT and delivery charges)... which is still cheaper than an Maruti 800 (with AC)... which costs upwards of 2.5 lakhs... and they are not following the regular distribution model... its a new setup by which they aim to eliminate one layer of costs... even at 1.85 lakhs the deluxe variant will find MANY takers... as far as customisation goes... and this has been made so as to be easy to repair and maintain... the 1 lakh model is for the rural markets… and there are plenty of takers… the deluxe variant… personally i don’t think it would cost more than 1.85 lakhs (including VAT and delivery charges)… which is still cheaper than an Maruti 800 (with AC)… which costs upwards of 2.5 lakhs… and they are not following the regular distribution model… its a new setup by which they aim to eliminate one layer of costs… even at 1.85 lakhs the deluxe variant will find MANY takers… as far as customisation goes… and this has been made so as to be easy to repair and maintain…

]]> By: skywardfire http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-10 skywardfire Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:29:24 +0000 http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-10 The Nano-mania you're talking about is one big disillusion most of the people are currently under. For Rs. 100,000 for a car, it'll be very immature to expect quality. I know of the variants, but they would be priced way beyond the 'dream price'. They customizations' option you talk about will still drag the prices afar. You didn't get the point of my post, did you? I did a pre-release verdict of the 1 lac model, not the pricey variations of the Nano that'll come later on. And with the amount of details currently flying around about this 1 lac model, don't tell me you expect much out of it. The Nano-mania you’re talking about is one big disillusion most of the people are currently under. For Rs. 100,000 for a car, it’ll be very immature to expect quality. I know of the variants, but they would be priced way beyond the ‘dream price’. They customizations’ option you talk about will still drag the prices afar. You didn’t get the point of my post, did you? I did a pre-release verdict of the 1 lac model, not the pricey variations of the Nano that’ll come later on. And with the amount of details currently flying around about this 1 lac model, don’t tell me you expect much out of it.

]]> By: Vishal Bhatia http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-9 Vishal Bhatia Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:19:04 +0000 http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-9 i thoroughly disagree with you... you have no clue the Nano-mania that India is currently under in. For people outside India it is "a cheap car", for us, Indians, it is "our cheap car"... this thing is going to sell by the millions... Also it has been designed for the rural market... so expect it to be rugged, durable, and easy to maintain... By the way there are diesel, hybrid, and electric versions in the fray... which might be more fuel efficient and consequently expensive... And don't forget the bog-standard Nano is not the only one they are making... they possibly have a dozen or so variants in the fray... the best part... they will offer a lot of customisation options... it won't be a FLOP! I'm getting one... the deluxe variant, probably hybrid, in lunar silver... i thoroughly disagree with you… you have no clue the Nano-mania that India is currently under in. For people outside India it is “a cheap car”, for us, Indians, it is “our cheap car”… this thing is going to sell by the millions… Also it has been designed for the rural market… so expect it to be rugged, durable, and easy to maintain… By the way there are diesel, hybrid, and electric versions in the fray… which might be more fuel efficient and consequently expensive… And don’t forget the bog-standard Nano is not the only one they are making… they possibly have a dozen or so variants in the fray… the best part… they will offer a lot of customisation options… it won’t be a FLOP!

I’m getting one… the deluxe variant, probably hybrid, in lunar silver…

]]> By: k0mal http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-8 k0mal Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:16:24 +0000 http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-8 lol .. i didn't know anything about that .. and after reading your article i don't think its going to be a success .. you're right lol .. i didn’t know anything about that .. and after reading your article i don’t think its going to be a success .. you’re right

]]> By: The £1,290 car delights Indians but horrifies the green lobby « Stephen Rees’s blog http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-7 The £1,290 car delights Indians but horrifies the green lobby « Stephen Rees’s blog Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:21:38 +0000 http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-7 [...] is more reaction to the [...] [...] is more reaction to the [...]

]]> By: ync http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-6 ync Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:19:37 +0000 http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-6 maybe the chairman thought the sole concern of Indians is the price tag, maybe he wanted to do something different before he gets his retirement, retirement or maybe he just wanted to make a cheap car, whatever the reason, buying a car for its low preice tag is a foolish thing to do. oh yeah, nice post :P maybe the chairman thought the sole concern of
Indians is the price tag, maybe he wanted to
do something different before he gets his retirement,
retirement or maybe he just wanted to make a cheap car,
whatever the reason, buying a car for its low preice tag
is a foolish thing to do.

oh yeah, nice post :P

]]> By: Laice http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-5 Laice Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:36:45 +0000 http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-5 Your verdict is way too true. It is a good concept that has come to fruition. You have made good points to regards to maintenance and being not so friendly to the environment. It's all for the benefit of the chairman's pockets! Your verdict is way too true. It is a good
concept that has come to fruition. You have
made good points to regards to maintenance and
being not so friendly to the environment. It’s
all for the benefit of the chairman’s pockets!

]]> By: skywardfire http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-4 skywardfire Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:16:09 +0000 http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-4 My word. Majority of mainstream Indian media has gladly accepted and welcomed the idea of the Tata Nano priced at Rs. 1 lac, without considering what will really happen once the car hits the roads. Tata Automobiles have themselves accepted that there will be better versions of the Tata Nano by September that'll have far more features and certainly a price beyond what everyone's been talking about these days. As for now, all I can say is that this is certainly one of those nightmares you're talking about :) My word. Majority of mainstream Indian media has gladly accepted and welcomed the idea of the Tata Nano priced at Rs. 1 lac, without considering what will really happen once the car hits the roads. Tata Automobiles have themselves accepted that there will be better versions of the Tata Nano by September that’ll have far more features and certainly a price beyond what everyone’s been talking about these days. As for now, all I can say is that this is certainly one of those nightmares you’re talking about :)

]]> By: arifth http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-3 arifth Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:51:10 +0000 http://skywardfire.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/the-tata-nano-firstlook-the-pre-release-verdict/#comment-3 Ha ha ha...great article. I agree with you on the same basis that you have pointed out on several occasions. The only thing we can say for now is, 'only time will tell what will become of the Indian roads', let alone the others, if Tata tries to export this.(They will i think) And when one imagines that situation, its not going to be pretty, and the one who does imagine, will stop. (Nightmares sometimes start happily) :D Ha ha ha…great article. I agree with you on the same basis that you have pointed out on several occasions. The only thing we can say for now is, ‘only time will tell what will become of the Indian roads’, let alone the others, if Tata tries to export this.(They will i think)
And when one imagines that situation, its not going to be pretty, and the one who does imagine, will stop.
(Nightmares sometimes start happily) :D

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