Omni haters here? - Page 6 - Team-BHP

SAHIR.KITTUR · 1st August 2009, 11:35

Dear All Omni Haters,

No car is safe untill its driven safe ! The BMW in flames will prove this statement.

Eddy · 1st August 2009, 11:44

I have a soft corner for the Maruti Van. It was our first car and I did all my initial driving on it. Sold it a couple of yrs back when it had done 1.2 L kms.

mithun · 2nd August 2009, 23:00

One more thing to love Omni : It's the cheapest vehicle with the lowest Total cost of Ownership than even M800 !

NIP · 6th August 2009, 11:51

HATE IT ! Known many incidents where people have lost lives in this death trap tin box. Dont want to get into an argument about 'how it can happen in any vehicle' etc. etc. A frontal impact, even a minor one is usually fatal to the front passengers. Some pics to rattle around in your head:

Ajaybiz · 6th August 2009, 12:04

Hate that box but some sweet memories are there, as it was our first car in family and first ever Maruti among relatives.

stefanm · 6th August 2009, 12:16

These are the mosquito's of the roads along with innova's especially in Goa. Can't stand the vehicles and after driving one for the first time last year, I have more contempt for the van.

DieselFan · 6th August 2009, 12:22

I hate Omni's because majority of them have these Bull bars in the front and come with shody worn out tyres (real hazard on 4 wheels). I have had a bang from one of them 6 years back on my Santro and had to spend 28K to get my Santro fixed. Most of it was claimed through insurance though.

musicmanaman · 6th August 2009, 12:27

I don't find any reason to hate the Omni, why should one hate a car, you either buy it if you like it, or don't buy it if you don't like it.

I have some good memories of the Omni High roof we had a long time ago, and we actaully did some long trips on the same, never did the car complain.

gowda79 · 6th August 2009, 12:42

Omni is one car i would love to drive again, this was our 1st car and i learned to drive from this car.

We did many trips in this and we used to do it with 8-10 people in the car and we used to use the space to the fullest.

NIP · 10th August 2009, 15:26

boils down to this:

safety: 0/10
utility: 9/10

kuttapan · 10th August 2009, 17:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by NIP

boils down to this:

safety: 0/10
utility: 9/10

Add to this -

Comfort: 1/10

I know some people may differ on this, but this is one car that is neither comfortable for the driver, nor the passengers. Highly unsafe in the event of a shunt as well.

Spitfire · 10th August 2009, 17:27

In 1998, my elder sisters wedding was planned in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.

We had huge amounts of luggage to be carried.

The rear seat of our 94 model Omni was removed and it swallowed all of the luggage.

I drove it alone for the 1800 kms it did in those 7 days.

Not a single problem throughtout the distance. Remember then the highway was a two lane.

We till today dont know why the keys fell in my hands and why i did the journey alone.

We still have that van, now completed 1.5 lakh kilometers and still going strong.

Agreed it was not safe, not comfortable, not powerful but this little van always brought a smile to my face and it still does

ambivalent_98 · 10th August 2009, 18:27

Omni is a vehicle good on space , reliability. But scores very poorly on safety I guess. The very fact that there is no engine between the driver and the obstacle he/she might possibly hit in case of an accident is very scary.
Its utility value is immense but then had Maruti taken care of this from a safety point of view it would have been better.

mithun · 12th August 2009, 10:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by kuttapan

Add to this -

Comfort: 1/10

I know some people may differ on this, but this is one car that is neither comfortable for the driver, nor the passengers. Highly unsafe in the event of a shunt as well.

Completely agree with it. The comfort is pathetic. Maruti should have done something in this area.

Eddy · 12th August 2009, 10:57

And I disagree. Comfort, compared to other cars in the early to mid 90s, was much better. No other car offered such ease of ingress and the rear legroom. Add to that, the dicky where I spent many a journey sleeping !!

The only thing missing was the AC, but we were not used to it then so did not miss it much

1st August 2009, 11:35	#76 (permalink)
SAHIR.KITTUR BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgaum / Doha Posts: 132 View My Garage	Dear All Omni Haters, No car is safe untill its driven safe ! The BMW in flames will prove this statement. __________________ "Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality." - Dalai Lama

1st August 2009, 11:44	#77 (permalink)
Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 2,186	I have a soft corner for the Maruti Van. It was our first car and I did all my initial driving on it. Sold it a couple of yrs back when it had done 1.2 L kms. __________________ Car is no longer a luxury; parking space is. Swift VDI(ABS) Sep 07 - 53K Kms Ford Ikon Flair Sep 04 - 70K Kms

2nd August 2009, 23:00	#78 (permalink)
mithun Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cochin/B'lore(Land of Speed-breakers) Posts: 1,564 View My Garage	One more thing to love Omni : It's the cheapest vehicle with the lowest Total cost of Ownership than even M800 ! __________________ Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams dry, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.

6th August 2009, 11:51	#79 (permalink)
NIP Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,037 View My Garage	HATE IT ! Known many incidents where people have lost lives in this death trap tin box. Dont want to get into an argument about 'how it can happen in any vehicle' etc. etc. A frontal impact, even a minor one is usually fatal to the front passengers. Some pics to rattle around in your head: Attached Images __________________ *Jeeping - Rock, not* Rice!**

6th August 2009, 12:04	#80 (permalink)
Ajaybiz BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 862 View My Garage	Hate that box but some sweet memories are there, as it was our first car in family and first ever Maruti among relatives. __________________ Ab main rashan(malls) ke kataron main nazar aata hoon. JS.

6th August 2009, 12:16	#81 (permalink)
stefanm BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Goa Posts: 169	These are the mosquito's of the roads along with innova's especially in Goa. Can't stand the vehicles and after driving one for the first time last year, I have more contempt for the van.

6th August 2009, 12:22	#82 (permalink)
DieselFan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,012	I hate Omni's because majority of them have these Bull bars in the front and come with shody worn out tyres (real hazard on 4 wheels). I have had a bang from one of them 6 years back on my Santro and had to spend 28K to get my Santro fixed. Most of it was claimed through insurance though. __________________ If you have not failed you have not tried enough. Swift Diesel VDI - Feb '07 onwards Santro LS- Mar '01-Feb '07(59000 KM) Sold.

6th August 2009, 12:27	#83 (permalink)
musicmanaman BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: kolkata Posts: 565	I don't find any reason to hate the Omni, why should one hate a car, you either buy it if you like it, or don't buy it if you don't like it. I have some good memories of the Omni High roof we had a long time ago, and we actaully did some long trips on the same, never did the car complain. __________________ Amby Avigo 1800 Isuzu Petrol Last edited by musicmanaman : 6th August 2009 at 12:43.

6th August 2009, 12:42	#84 (permalink)
gowda79 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bengaluru / Singapore Posts: 1,374 View My Garage	Omni is one car i would love to drive again, this was our 1st car and i learned to drive from this car. We did many trips in this and we used to do it with 8-10 people in the car and we used to use the space to the fullest. __________________ Raghu The King - Tata Safari Vx 2.2 - Gentlemen, Let's Plough The Road...

10th August 2009, 15:26	#85 (permalink)
NIP Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,037 View My Garage	boils down to this: safety: 0/10 utility: 9/10 __________________ *Jeeping - Rock, not* Rice!**

10th August 2009, 17:27	#87 (permalink)
Spitfire Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Panaji - Goa/Bangalore - Karnataka Posts: 1,892	In 1998, my elder sisters wedding was planned in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. We had huge amounts of luggage to be carried. The rear seat of our 94 model Omni was removed and it swallowed all of the luggage. I drove it alone for the 1800 kms it did in those 7 days. Not a single problem throughtout the distance. Remember then the highway was a two lane. We till today dont know why the keys fell in my hands and why i did the journey alone. We still have that van, now completed 1.5 lakh kilometers and still going strong. Agreed it was not safe, not comfortable, not powerful but this little van always brought a smile to my face and it still does __________________ Back in Bangalore..

10th August 2009, 18:27	#88 (permalink)
ambivalent_98 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 107	Omni is a vehicle good on space , reliability. But scores very poorly on safety I guess. The very fact that there is no engine between the driver and the obstacle he/she might possibly hit in case of an accident is very scary. Its utility value is immense but then had Maruti taken care of this from a safety point of view it would have been better. __________________ Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired

12th August 2009, 10:57	#90 (permalink)
Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 2,186	And I disagree. Comfort, compared to other cars in the early to mid 90s, was much better. No other car offered such ease of ingress and the rear legroom. Add to that, the dicky where I spent many a journey sleeping !! The only thing missing was the AC, but we were not used to it then so did not miss it much __________________ Car is no longer a luxury; parking space is. Swift VDI(ABS) Sep 07 - 53K Kms Ford Ikon Flair Sep 04 - 70K Kms

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