Swift or Getz or Palio 1.6sport - Page 4 - Team-BHP

BUSA · 14th September 2005, 14:16

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Have the sales of fiat increased? coz the new car owners thread shows more fiats than a hyundai or a honda.

LOL its not the fiat threads. Its just that there are more fiat fans on this thread then even Ferrari fans!

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why is there no more news on the palio 1.6 sport

Fiat believes no news is good news. I was going for a 1.6 sport test drive but unfortunately could not find a dealer! All seem to have shut shop here in Mumbai!

By the way is the 1.6 Palio comparable to the GTX. Since the 1.6 Sport is of the NV series and fiat has detuned the 1.2 to curb FE. So has this step been taken on the 1.6 too?

By the way the new Palio 1.6 Sport does come with ABS!

prkothan · 14th September 2005, 14:21

Palio 1.6 sports and GTX are same. Detuning done only for 1.2 engine.

devarshi84 · 15th September 2005, 10:53

wow ABS is good news. they had an option for airbags too.

hey BUsa// are u sure they have shut shop at MUmbai? I heard there were two big dealers in MUMbai . If I remember correctly one was Vivek auto.

BUSA · 15th September 2005, 12:57

Well as far as i know there are around 4 or 5 dealers. Out of which 2 have shut shop and become dealers of other cars. But still the big dealer near metro is there.

Air bag is still an option i guess!

If engine is not detuned why do they call 1.6NV Sport or do they?

RX135 · 15th September 2005, 14:18

What about Anuroop. I thought they are still there?

typeOnegative · 15th September 2005, 15:10

The four dealers are still there.

Fort Point - In town and in Thane
Angad - Chembur I think
Anuroop - Goregaon
Shaman - Prabhadevi

I don't know abou the ones who have shut shop.

BUSA · 15th September 2005, 15:53

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Angad - Chembur I think

Thats the one which i has closed. Will confirm.

Heck this ****** Fiat. It has not set a site up yet (even San and Chinkara have a well maintained site of today) I do they expect me to reach dealer without information of their location. I wanted to go for a Palio 1.6 Test drive buttt no advertisements no news nothing, cant find a dealer here.

p.s Fiat owners dont get worked up on the ****** i really am damn pissed off with fiat!

typeOnegative · 15th September 2005, 15:59

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Originally Posted by BUSA

Thats the one which i has closed.
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p.s Fiat owners dont get worked up on the ****** i really am damn pissed off with fiat!

I went there about two months back. Hmmm ... maybe it has closed in the interim? Been seeing Petra ads from Anurrop in the newspaper a bit often these days.

And yeah. Go ahead and get pissed off with Fiat. Even Fiat owners are. *LOL*

devarshi84 · 15th September 2005, 22:19

IS this the silence before the storm or the silence after the storm????

solly · 15th September 2005, 22:31

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Originally Posted by BUSA

(even San and Chinkara have a well maintained site of today)

can you give us those links??

Sorry off topic..

devarshi84 · 18th October 2005, 03:27

google and you will find them.

devarshi84 · 1st November 2005, 23:34

If palio sport 1.6 wins the polls then why are there no sales for this magnificent machine??

Samurai · 2nd November 2005, 16:57

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Originally Posted by devarshi84

If palio sport 1.6 wins the polls then why are there no sales for this magnificent machine??

Well, I just read in the latest ACI that Fiat Factory in Kurla hasn't been operational since the Mumbai floods (July 26), the damage to their body shop has been extensive and they are still negotiating with the insurance company about the repair estimates. Does this mean they haven't produced a single car since July?

Joz · 2nd November 2005, 17:54

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Originally Posted by Samurai

Does this mean they haven't produced a single car since July?

Happened to meet a senior ex-Fiat guy. True that the Kurla plant was damaged. But the weld shop is the one which is a complete write off. They did produce cars, but in limited numbers with whatever little inventory they had maintianed. Accrording to him, production will be stopped at Kurla soon after it is finalised whether further production will be done in Ranjangaon or at the Tata plants in Pune.

He also mentioned that the guys in Turin had not really attached much importance to right hand drive markets as over 90% of their global sales came from LHD markets.

Jose

RX135 · 3rd November 2005, 00:39

From whatever I have heard of from dealer, the plant was closed for almost couple of months but became operational recently. They have started producing the vehicles again.

View Poll Results: SWIFT or GETZ or Palio 1.6sport
SWIFT	21	27.27%
GETZ	8	10.39%
Palio 1.6 sport	48	62.34%
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15th September 2005, 10:53	#48 (permalink)
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 2,948 View My Garage	wow ABS is good news. they had an option for airbags too. hey BUsa// are u sure they have shut shop at MUmbai? I heard there were two big dealers in MUMbai . If I remember correctly one was Vivek auto. __________________ boyracer.blogspot.com

15th September 2005, 12:57	#49 (permalink)
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,070 View My Garage	Well as far as i know there are around 4 or 5 dealers. Out of which 2 have shut shop and become dealers of other cars. But still the big dealer near metro is there. Air bag is still an option i guess! If engine is not detuned why do they call 1.6NV Sport or do they? __________________ Got Bhp? Team-Bhp.com

15th September 2005, 14:18	#50 (permalink)
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 1,579	What about Anuroop. I thought they are still there? __________________ Drive fast, but drive safe.

15th September 2005, 22:19	#54 (permalink)
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 2,948 View My Garage	IS this the silence before the storm or the silence after the storm???? __________________ boyracer.blogspot.com

14th September 2005, 14:21	#47 (permalink)
prkothan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: chennai Posts: 149	Palio 1.6 sports and GTX are same. Detuning done only for 1.2 engine.

15th September 2005, 15:10	#51 (permalink)
typeOnegative Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India Posts: 1,337	The four dealers are still there. Fort Point - In town and in Thane Angad - Chembur I think Anuroop - Goregaon Shaman - Prabhadevi I don't know abou the ones who have shut shop.

18th October 2005, 03:27	#56 (permalink)
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 2,948 View My Garage	google and you will find them. __________________ boyracer.blogspot.com

1st November 2005, 23:34	#57 (permalink)
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 2,948 View My Garage	If palio sport 1.6 wins the polls then why are there no sales for this magnificent machine?? __________________ boyracer.blogspot.com

3rd November 2005, 00:39	#60 (permalink)
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 1,579	From whatever I have heard of from dealer, the plant was closed for almost couple of months but became operational recently. They have started producing the vehicles again. __________________ Drive fast, but drive safe.

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