Daewoo Cielo as Ford Service car :D - Team-BHP

Technocrat · 2nd February 2005, 19:38

yeah guys , its true. Today on my way to work from home(Pune), I saw a white car in front of me with lotsa Ford stickers, it was a service car for Ford. I was like ok but this does not look like the Ikon or the Escort or any other Ford for that matter, then I was suprised when I noticed that it wasn't a Ford but a Daewoo Cielo!!!!

It happens only in India

islero · 2nd February 2005, 20:08

yeah, lotsa cars like that. I think I've seen Omni service vans for Honda or sum company, i dont remember which.

RX135 · 2nd February 2005, 20:25

Don't tell me that you were expecting a Ford car as service car. That way, we'll see a Maybach service car running on Pune roads.

ajmat · 2nd February 2005, 21:04

Great business model - customer is happy, if the car is trashed, no worries, probably get more from the insurance than from the open market. It has a huge boot for tools/ spares

lamborghini · 3rd February 2005, 11:29

maybe he was a daewoo dealer before and this is his old car

GTO · 3rd February 2005, 17:32

Most probably (and on more than one occasion) the doctor may have needed the patient. Rather than vice versa.

GTO

.anshuman · 3rd February 2005, 23:45

cielo is cheapest possible car to give a big impression and the boot is too big to carry all those spares....haha

bhp · 3rd February 2005, 23:54

the merc uses its huge van and the ford in bombay use a mahindra carrier ....

adya33 · 14th February 2006, 12:07

Sorry for opening such a old topic,

The FORD showroom where cielo belongs was previously Daewoo showroom. Which is now used for FORD vechicals. That perticular service center does service Daewoo cars.
The showroom is located on Pune Satara Road

Kinetik · 14th February 2006, 13:42

lol thatways Autohangar also uses a Mahindra Bolero as in primary service Car

Sahil · 15th February 2006, 03:47

When a service center starts using the car thats when you know how low the resale is,that is cost even less than the cheapest Ford at dealer price.

moralfibre · 15th February 2006, 07:31

Honda in Pune uses a Sumo as their service car. I am sure we wouldn't like to see CR-V used as a breakdown support vehicle.

man23ish · 15th February 2006, 10:51

I've seen Toyota use a Mahindra Pickup and SUMO as service cars in bangalore.

Ram · 15th February 2006, 11:51

Thought #1
A passenger vehicle, like any other machine of that complexity, must be strong, rugged, long-lived, easy and economical to service and maintain and give a good decade of trouble-free service.

If you really want to see which cars make that kind of sense to buy, look at which cars are used by chauffeur-driven rentals, fleet-owners and manufacturer service cars.

The Daewoo Cielo and Nexia have always been great value for money. It was tragic that Daewoo had to fold due to financial and investment-related failures.

Thought #2
Have you heard the phrase, “Eat Your Own Dog Food”?
It is an expression describing the act of a company using its own products for day-to-day operations. A company that eats its own dog food sends customers the message that it considers its own products the best on the market.
This slang was popularized during the dotcom craze
when some companies did not use their own products and thus could “not even eat their own dog food”. An example: At one time, Microsoft that sold its IIS web server under Windows NT, actually used Apache and Linux for the www.microsoft.com website.

I’ve seen bumper stickers in the USA that say, “This is Ford country, where on a quiet night, you can hear a Chevy rust!” Wouldn't it be shameful indeed if Ford used Chevrolets to do the difficult back-breaking work, because their own products would breakdown or be too costly to repair?

Would you buy shoes from a shoemaker who vests his trust in his competitor's shoes?

.anshuman · 17th February 2006, 01:28

cielo is the official service for the most companies for a obvious reason.

2nd February 2005, 19:38	#1 (permalink)
Technocrat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 7,838 View My Garage	Daewoo Cielo as Ford Service car :D yeah guys , its true. Today on my way to work from home(Pune), I saw a white car in front of me with lotsa Ford stickers, it was a service car for Ford. I was like ok but this does not look like the Ikon or the Escort or any other Ford for that matter, then I was suprised when I noticed that it wasn't a Ford but a Daewoo Cielo!!!! It happens only in India __________________ The Holy Trinity: Traction, Torque and Tarmac

2nd February 2005, 20:08	#2 (permalink)
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,536 View My Garage	yeah, lotsa cars like that. I think I've seen Omni service vans for Honda or sum company, i dont remember which. __________________ A piece of graffiti- ' Owing to lack of interest, tomorrow has been cancelled'

2nd February 2005, 20:25	#3 (permalink)
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 1,821	Don't tell me that you were expecting a Ford car as service car. That way, we'll see a Maybach service car running on Pune roads. __________________ Drive fast, but drive safe.

3rd February 2005, 11:29	#5 (permalink)
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GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 18,786 View My Garage	Most probably (and on more than one occasion) the doctor may have needed the patient. Rather than vice versa. GTO __________________ GTO Work backward from your imagination, not forward from the past! Please don't PM for support. Use the Contact Form instead. Please read the NEW Team-BHP FAQ section for all your queries.

2nd February 2005, 21:04	#4 (permalink)
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,359 View My Garage	Great business model - customer is happy, if the car is trashed, no worries, probably get more from the insurance than from the open market. It has a huge boot for tools/ spares

3rd February 2005, 23:45	#7 (permalink)
.anshuman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Dlf V Gurgaon Posts: 1,601 View My Garage	cielo is cheapest possible car to give a big impression and the boot is too big to carry all those spares....haha

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bhp BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: lokhandwala mumbai Posts: 643 View My Garage	the merc uses its huge van and the ford in bombay use a mahindra carrier .... __________________ 05 suzi baleno 07 city vtec 08 swift DDIS Live Life in the Fast Lane "vvvrrrooooommmmmmmm"

14th February 2006, 12:07	#9 (permalink)
adya33 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 1,806	Sorry for opening such a old topic, The FORD showroom where cielo belongs was previously Daewoo showroom. Which is now used for FORD vechicals. That perticular service center does service Daewoo cars. The showroom is located on Pune Satara Road

14th February 2006, 13:42	#10 (permalink)
Kinetik BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 274	lol thatways Autohangar also uses a Mahindra Bolero as in primary service Car __________________ Shalom

15th February 2006, 03:47	#11 (permalink)
Sahil Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,069	When a service center starts using the car thats when you know how low the resale is,that is cost even less than the cheapest Ford at dealer price. __________________ ______________ __________ ______ __

15th February 2006, 07:31	#12 (permalink)
moralfibre Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 3,407 View My Garage	Honda in Pune uses a Sumo as their service car. I am sure we wouldn't like to see CR-V used as a breakdown support vehicle. __________________ /F/I/A/T/

15th February 2006, 10:51	#13 (permalink)
man23ish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 580	I've seen Toyota use a Mahindra Pickup and SUMO as service cars in bangalore.

15th February 2006, 11:51	#14 (permalink)
Ram Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 1,807 View My Garage	Thought #1 A passenger vehicle, like any other machine of that complexity, must be strong, rugged, long-lived, easy and economical to service and maintain and give a good decade of trouble-free service. If you really want to see which cars make that kind of sense to buy, look at which cars are used by chauffeur-driven rentals, fleet-owners and manufacturer service cars. The Daewoo Cielo and Nexia have always been great value for money. It was tragic that Daewoo had to fold due to financial and investment-related failures. Thought #2 Have you heard the phrase, “Eat Your Own Dog Food”? It is an expression describing the act of a company using its own products for day-to-day operations. A company that eats its own dog food sends customers the message that it considers its own products the best on the market. This slang was popularized during the dotcom craze when some companies did not use their own products and thus could “not even eat their own dog food”. An example: At one time, Microsoft that sold its IIS web server under Windows NT, actually used Apache and Linux for the www.microsoft.com website. I’ve seen bumper stickers in the USA that say, “This is Ford country, where on a quiet night, you can hear a Chevy rust!” Wouldn't it be shameful indeed if Ford used Chevrolets to do the difficult back-breaking work, because their own products would breakdown or be too costly to repair? Would you buy shoes from a shoemaker who vests his trust in his competitor's shoes? Last edited by Ram : 15th February 2006 at 11:55.

17th February 2006, 01:28	#15 (permalink)
.anshuman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Dlf V Gurgaon Posts: 1,601 View My Garage	cielo is the official service for the most companies for a obvious reason. __________________ Grande Punto Multijet Emotion pack Elantra CRDi Scorpio mhawk Vlx

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