How would you define the San Storm? - Team-BHP

Shan2nu · 4th March 2004, 14:20

I think the San Storm can be defined as an Indian convertible, as it's performance is deplorable.

At 5+ lakhs it's neither worth the money, nor is it practical for Indian conditions.

Regards...
Shan2nu

GTO · 4th March 2004, 14:41

I agree, at 5 lacs San has outpriced the Storm. Its not really a sports car at all, coz I dont see one sport where it would be a worthy competitor - Not even street racing. For a lac less, you would get a Zen mpfi which would smoke the storms out of this car and for 50000 less you could get a Palio 1.6 GTX (Currently 4.5 lacs in Bombay after a lacs discount) which would be a much faster, quicker, better handler and would outlast 10 san storms.

I say outlast 10 san storms because I had seen one near the hinduja hospital petrol pump. Holy Cow, the fit and finish was so pathetic that it looked more like a product of the now infamous Sipani Motors. The body looked like its made out of water-bucket plactics, the dash seemed to be out of a carpenters workshop and body panel gaps were large enough to accomodate another renault engine in them!

The San Storm is just too overpriced, too slow and real badly put together. Its not Indias first convertible either...we have always had the Mahindra Classic and the Gypsy for ages now. Off-roaders yes, but convertibles too.

GTO

Dippy · 4th March 2004, 15:11

I never really liked the San Storm. Overpriced and dosent even look that great. Like GTO said a GTX Palio would leave it for dead. And the design is absolutely hideious. I remember a seaface episode once when this red San with its roof down and four guys in it were going around blasting music and showing it off to be a sportscar. About 10 min later came the mighty 355 full throttle and scared the pants off the puny San. After that the red San was never seen at seaface again

And I would not want to fit a Renault engine in the panel gaps ....

Cheers

Aditya · 4th March 2004, 16:01

If the San Storm is a sports car, then I'm Karl Benz!
It's gonna be priced at almost 5.5 lacs. For that sort of money, you can get a 1.6GTX or a well modified Zen. What the hell, you can even get a used City Vtec!

ajmat · 4th March 2004, 16:21

Free funskool toy with MRF tyres

Shan2nu · 4th March 2004, 21:28

Oooooh

I didn't expect anyone to take the 3rd option. Anyway, it's a poll and everyone has the right to make a choice.

Regards...
Shan2nu

v12 · 4th March 2004, 22:32

hey shantanu ,
whats this??? even the electronic voting machines have a "None of the above" option

.

The San shud have flown away when the 355 passed it. The San is, was and will forever be a flop. Till now I have seen only 2 San's in Mumbai. And I have seen more of Reva's than the San.

Dippy · 5th March 2004, 00:06

Ya V12 and I guess you must have seen those 2 Sans at HP petrol pumps

Cheers

Shan2nu · 5th March 2004, 00:10

Well i couldn't have put "None of the above" as there's no denying the fact that the Storm is a convertible.

Regards...
Shan2nu

diabloo · 27th March 2008, 00:36

San Strom still sells: Ex-Showroom Price Mumbai is Rs.5,75,000
It runs on Renault D7F 1.2L SOHC, which generates 58BHP@5250rpm ! They claim its does 0~100 in under 15s !!

CrAzY dRiVeR · 27th March 2008, 00:39

Never even seen one!

Sadly (?), no one has bought one down to kerala, i guess!

diabloo · 27th March 2008, 00:43

It had recently made appearance in a movie song !
Watch it here: YouTube - indu banigella habba

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

Never even seen one!

Sadly (?), no one has bought one down to kerala, i guess!

sabret00the · 27th March 2008, 01:23

I somehow feel the car looks very good...wish it came with a 1.6ltr engine that pumped out around 90+bhp and San provided reliable A.S.S then we could have had a winner in the San storm even though it comes with a fibreglass body...

Nitin · 27th March 2008, 02:55

I'd rate it 4/10. Its got potential to become a quality sports car - convertible/coupe.
Throw in a good engine (anything that puts out 120-145bhp) and improve the looks a tad bit.

kkr2k2 · 27th March 2008, 11:15

Though I voted for the convertible, I want fourth option "good donor car to plonk another engine for the SpeedRun / Drag race project"

View Poll Results: How would you define the San Storm? -
Indian sports car	0	0%
Indian convertible	30	76.92%
Indian convertible that's sporty	9	23.08%
Voters: 39. You may not vote on this poll

4th March 2004, 14:20	#1 (permalink)
Shan2nu Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli/Blore - Karnataka - India Posts: 4,217 View My Garage	I think the San Storm can be defined as an Indian convertible, as it's performance is deplorable. At 5+ lakhs it's neither worth the money, nor is it practical for Indian conditions. Regards... Shan2nu __________________ VTEC flyby - youtube.com/watch?v=1AhWJlVRPqE

4th March 2004, 14:41	#2 (permalink)
GTO Super-Admin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 12,124 View My Garage	I agree, at 5 lacs San has outpriced the Storm. Its not really a sports car at all, coz I dont see one sport where it would be a worthy competitor - Not even street racing. For a lac less, you would get a Zen mpfi which would smoke the storms out of this car and for 50000 less you could get a Palio 1.6 GTX (Currently 4.5 lacs in Bombay after a lacs discount) which would be a much faster, quicker, better handler and would outlast 10 san storms. I say outlast 10 san storms because I had seen one near the hinduja hospital petrol pump. Holy Cow, the fit and finish was so pathetic that it looked more like a product of the now infamous Sipani Motors. The body looked like its made out of water-bucket plactics, the dash seemed to be out of a carpenters workshop and body panel gaps were large enough to accomodate another renault engine in them! The San Storm is just too overpriced, too slow and real badly put together. Its not Indias first convertible either...we have always had the Mahindra Classic and the Gypsy for ages now. Off-roaders yes, but convertibles too. GTO __________________ GTO Self-imposed limits are the only type that exist. Break them....then, make it a habit. Exceed. Please don't PM for support. Use the Contact Form instead. Please read the NEW Team-BHP FAQ section for all your queries.

4th March 2004, 15:11	#3 (permalink)
Dippy Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 4,925 View My Garage	I never really liked the San Storm. Overpriced and dosent even look that great. Like GTO said a GTX Palio would leave it for dead. And the design is absolutely hideious. I remember a seaface episode once when this red San with its roof down and four guys in it were going around blasting music and showing it off to be a sportscar. About 10 min later came the mighty 355 full throttle and scared the pants off the puny San. After that the red San was never seen at seaface again And I would not want to fit a Renault engine in the panel gaps .... Cheers __________________ My name is Adrian Sutil. You can call me ADDY - Force India dippy@team-bhp.com

4th March 2004, 16:01	#4 (permalink)
Aditya Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,835 View My Garage	If the San Storm is a sports car, then I'm Karl Benz! It's gonna be priced at almost 5.5 lacs. For that sort of money, you can get a 1.6GTX or a well modified Zen. What the hell, you can even get a used City Vtec! __________________ MH 01 T 1476 - Here we go again!!!

4th March 2004, 16:21	#5 (permalink)
ajmat Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,224 View My Garage	Free funskool toy with MRF tyres __________________ I love the whoosh, but i miss the bellowing

4th March 2004, 21:28	#6 (permalink)
Shan2nu Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli/Blore - Karnataka - India Posts: 4,217 View My Garage	Oooooh I didn't expect anyone to take the 3rd option. Anyway, it's a poll and everyone has the right to make a choice. Regards... Shan2nu __________________ VTEC flyby - youtube.com/watch?v=1AhWJlVRPqE

4th March 2004, 22:32	#7 (permalink)
v12 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,889 View My Garage	hey shantanu , whats this??? even the electronic voting machines have a "None of the above" option. The San shud have flown away when the 355 passed it. The San is, was and will forever be a flop. Till now I have seen only 2 San's in Mumbai. And I have seen more of Reva's than the San. __________________ Enfield Cafe Racer completed. Yamaha Cafe Racer started.

5th March 2004, 00:06	#8 (permalink)
Dippy Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 4,925 View My Garage	Ya V12 and I guess you must have seen those 2 Sans at HP petrol pumps Cheers __________________ My name is Adrian Sutil. You can call me ADDY - Force India dippy@team-bhp.com

5th March 2004, 00:10	#9 (permalink)
Shan2nu Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli/Blore - Karnataka - India Posts: 4,217 View My Garage	Well i couldn't have put "None of the above" as there's no denying the fact that the Storm is a convertible. Regards... Shan2nu __________________ VTEC flyby - youtube.com/watch?v=1AhWJlVRPqE

27th March 2008, 00:36	#10 (permalink)
diabloo BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 943 Infractions: 0/1 (4)	San Strom still sells: Ex-Showroom Price Mumbai is Rs.5,75,000 It runs on Renault D7F 1.2L SOHC, which generates 58BHP@5250rpm ! They claim its does 0~100 in under 15s !! __________________ NHC - City of Life !! - Symbol of Luxury ________________

27th March 2008, 00:39	#11 (permalink)
CrAzY dRiVeR Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Temporarily out of coverage area... Posts: 3,022 View My Garage	Never even seen one! Sadly (?), no one has bought one down to kerala, i guess! __________________ I'm far from perfect. I hope i can improve. Thats why i'm here!

27th March 2008, 01:23	#13 (permalink)
sabret00the BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 376 View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (4)	I somehow feel the car looks very good...wish it came with a 1.6ltr engine that pumped out around 90+bhp and San provided reliable A.S.S then we could have had a winner in the San storm even though it comes with a fibreglass body... __________________ ________________ 2003 Kinetic GF170 Laser Sport Edition 2007 Bajaj Pulsar 180 DTSi 2007 Suzuki ALTO xFun ________________

27th March 2008, 02:55	#14 (permalink)
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,931 View My Garage	I'd rate it 4/10. Its got potential to become a quality sports car - convertible/coupe. Throw in a good engine (anything that puts out 120-145bhp) and improve the looks a tad bit.

27th March 2008, 11:15	#15 (permalink)
kkr2k2 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: hyderabad Posts: 815 View My Garage	Though I voted for the convertible, I want fourth option "good donor car to plonk another engine for the SpeedRun / Drag race project" __________________ kkr, unofficial hyd tbhp meet co-ordinator ....HINDUISM ........JAINISM .......BUDDHISM ......SIKHISM ........ISLAM CHIRSTIANITY

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