SUZUKI DZIRE- Takes a dip in Mangalore - Page 3 - Team-BHP

phamilyman · 9th April 2008, 08:06

hmm, don't our people take it to 140-150 for a TD? 100-120 our standard TD guys do.

IT seems to be someone who got the road wrong, and rest the stock tyres did them in.

I've always wondered whether such a thing is possible and now i've seen the light.! !!

condor · 9th April 2008, 08:33

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jayz

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oh the guys even did a crash test..... now thats how you do a complete test drive.

And I thought only TBHP-ians take a car for Torture Drive. Who ever did this, sure beat us.

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rippergeo

: the test driver is usually made to pay in such situations.

Not if the car had insurance coverage.

But notice that the car did not have regular licence plate. It had a temp plate, and we know how good a temp plate is. It is very much possible that the car was a regular car, but used for test drives. If this incident had not happened, the car would have definitely been sold to somebody.

gt_bhp · 9th April 2008, 09:08

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Originally Posted by prince

later i came to know the real reason why test drive was not possiblie

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This is hilarious, I've shown this to all of team mates and cube mates, this will be outrageous topic of discussion over the evening's tea!

Know any details about how the water dZired the car

ravi@64bhp · 9th April 2008, 09:17

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Originally Posted by prince

hello everyone..this is my first postting in the forum..I wanted to test drive swift dzire .nearest dealer to my place is mandovi motors.courteous staff this smart chap explained me all the features of different variants and prices and let me check out the cars waiting to be deliverd to other customers.Finally when i requested for test drive..he was like "sorry sir not possible " ..i got a call and had to leave the place..later i came to know the real reason why test drive was not possiblie

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OMG! Very sad! It is good that the persons in the car survived with injuries. It will be good if we get the details as to why the incident happened? I guess it mostly will be due to negiligent driving.

@Prince
Can you get the details from the dealer as to why it happened??

ram_hyundai · 9th April 2008, 09:51

Oh my that was a find.I had mentioned in one of My post that test drives are never ripping the vehicles.Its rather one to get acquainted with a machine which probably he may or may not buy.
Thank god all are safe.
ram

benbsb29 · 9th April 2008, 11:10

Looks like someone was so irritated by the looks of the DZire, he decided to drown it.

dadu · 9th April 2008, 11:16

Or perhaps the driver was testing the crash worthiness of this new model.

Now we know!!

madan80 · 9th April 2008, 11:32

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well.. couple of things - the car cabin still seems to be in place. considering the car was upside down in the water, it must have been going quite fast and flipped. the right side seems smashed, but the A -pillar has held up.

also the front right wheel seems to be come off, so that must be the area of impact.

Also - the roof seems to have borne an impact.

I just hope the folks are fine- cause it seems to have been a bad crash!!!

must say - kudos to maruti -
now lets hear what happend from the driving folks!

akash_m · 9th April 2008, 11:34

How the occupants would have come out is still a mystery, that too under water!

jazzy_2cool · 9th April 2008, 11:55

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Originally Posted by condor

But notice that the car did not have regular licence plate. It had a temp plate, and we know how good a temp plate is. It is very much possible that the car was a regular car, but used for test drives. If this incident had not happened, the car would have definitely been sold to somebody.

The car has "TEST DRIVE Vehicle" Painted ALL over. Its not a regular Car.

maddy42 · 9th April 2008, 12:05

Well who ever was driving the car actually deserves a Darwin awards for this. Frankly dude how can you get your car to crash on that road. Well only thing i can say to the driver is good you learnt swimming. Maruti does not make fishing boats. You forgot where to go to buy yourself one

esteem_lover · 9th April 2008, 12:12

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Originally Posted by jazzy_2cool

The car has "TEST DRIVE Vehicle" Painted ALL over. Its not a regular Car.

guess you didn't get the point. Those are stickers & not paint.

The stickers can & will be removed before showing it to a prospective customer.

jayz · 9th April 2008, 12:21

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Originally Posted by esteem_lover

guess you didn't get the point. Those are stickers & not paint.

The stickers can & will be removed before showing it to a prospective customer.

Yeah so now they can put new ones that reads Crash Test Vehicle

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ramie2400 · 9th April 2008, 12:24

Pretty bad state,I just hope they dont re-furbish this car again and keep it for selling like 30% discount on the over-all cost,and wonder which lucky customer will have this

Nakul Kishan · 9th April 2008, 12:27

Hey guys, Was this Test Drive or Test Dive?
Poor Dzire looks really watered down. I think people drive the test drive vehicles recklessly, just because it not their own car

9th April 2008, 08:06	#31 (permalink)
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,230	hmm, don't our people take it to 140-150 for a TD? 100-120 our standard TD guys do. IT seems to be someone who got the road wrong, and rest the stock tyres did them in. I've always wondered whether such a thing is possible and now i've seen the light.! !! __________________ My dream: An india where even a CD100 runs HID to teach insensitive full-HID dudes that HIDs are a zero sum game.

9th April 2008, 09:51	#35 (permalink)
ram_hyundai Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: trivandrum,alleppey Posts: 1,565 View My Garage	Oh my that was a find.I had mentioned in one of My post that test drives are never ripping the vehicles.Its rather one to get acquainted with a machine which probably he may or may not buy. Thank god all are safe. ram __________________ *Become MAD SOON and join the MON SOON Drive.* *one more from me-* *hey MAN come SOON for the MONSOON drive*

9th April 2008, 11:10	#36 (permalink)
benbsb29 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bangalore - Back To ChaoS Posts: 2,259 View My Garage	Looks like someone was so irritated by the looks of the DZire, he decided to drown it. __________________ "Wise are they who invested in a diesel powered automobile" - Benny

9th April 2008, 11:16	#37 (permalink)
dadu Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,087 View My Garage	Or perhaps the driver was testing the crash worthiness of this new model. Now we know!! __________________ Remember, its a machine

9th April 2008, 11:32	#38 (permalink)
madan80 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 864 View My Garage	well.. couple of things - the car cabin still seems to be in place. considering the car was upside down in the water, it must have been going quite fast and flipped. the right side seems smashed, but the A -pillar has held up. also the front right wheel seems to be come off, so that must be the area of impact. Also - the roof seems to have borne an impact. I just hope the folks are fine- cause it seems to have been a bad crash!!! must say - kudos to maruti - now lets hear what happend from the driving folks! __________________ Taken the plunge! www. virtu. in __________________ 2002 Lancer \| 2006 Palio \| 2008 Trek 4300D

9th April 2008, 11:34	#39 (permalink)
akash_m BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Noida Posts: 132	How the occupants would have come out is still a mystery, that too under water! __________________ *"Alcohol doesnt solve any problems", but if you think again, neither does milk...* Last edited by akash_m : 9th April 2008 at 11:41.

9th April 2008, 12:05	#41 (permalink)
maddy42 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore, Mumbai Posts: 510 View My Garage	Well who ever was driving the car actually deserves a Darwin awards for this. Frankly dude how can you get your car to crash on that road. Well only thing i can say to the driver is good you learnt swimming. Maruti does not make fishing boats. You forgot where to go to buy yourself one __________________ Life is Short Drive HARD!!

9th April 2008, 12:24	#44 (permalink)
ramie2400 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,098	Pretty bad state,I just hope they dont re-furbish this car again and keep it for selling like 30% discount on the over-all cost,and wonder which lucky customer will have this __________________ "Whenever I find the key to success,..... someone changes the lock.

9th April 2008, 12:27	#45 (permalink)
Nakul Kishan BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: delhi Posts: 55	Hey guys, Was this Test Drive or Test Dive? Poor Dzire looks really watered down. I think people drive the test drive vehicles recklessly, just because it not their own car

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