M&M 4x4 vehicles we DONT get in India!

headers · 12th January 2009, 07:47

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Originally Posted by amitk26

Also Take a look at premium pricing in India by Manufacturers such as Sony , Honda , Toyota , Skoda etc. they fleece Indian Consumers by 50 to 75 % despite cheaper components , lower manufacturing and overhead costs and bug market in name of premium pricing.

Guess what you say is true and the way they place the brand. Skoda is a cheap mans car in the ROW, whereas in India, it is a premium car.

Salikt · 12th January 2009, 13:47

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Originally Posted by headers

Skoda is a cheap mans car in the ROW, whereas in India, it is a premium car.

Totally agree with you! Here in Saudi too people even don't like Skoda and a very rare on the road

Parm · 12th January 2009, 14:05

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Spitfire · 12th January 2009, 14:28

So a bad reputation abroad makes a good car, a bad car in India? Skoda has a history and thats the reason why its a joke abroad. And not really what it is today.

Blue Thunder · 12th January 2009, 14:36

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Originally Posted by Spitfire

...Skoda has a history and thats the reason why its a joke abroad. And not really what it is today.

yes, that's absolutely right.

Abroad, Skoda's have a long history of actually being Skoda. Whereas when they came to India, they were part of the Volkswagen group. They were new in the Indian market (so, no heavy baggage of bad history), and owned/managed by Volkswagen. The Skoda's launched in India were re-designed by Volkswagen. So the Skoda's that we started getting in India were essentially VW cars in disguise

: I think they are entitled to a fair amount of premium in their pricing !

vinaydas · 17th January 2009, 00:27

love the red scorpio.. thats offroad tyres right?(im new to all this stuff) the car looks raised than normal.
mebe they should get it as an option here in india

Parm · 17th January 2009, 01:08

those are AT( all terrain) tyres on the red scorpion.

4x4addict · 17th January 2009, 01:10

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Originally Posted by Spitfire

So a bad reputation abroad makes a good car, a bad car in India? Skoda has a history and thats the reason why its a joke abroad. And not really what it is today.

Since Skoda was aquired by VW a couple of years they share platforms and engines. Essentially a skoda Laura is a cheaper Golf/Jetta. Skoda superb is essentially a cheaper Passat.

amitk26 · 20th January 2009, 03:23

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Originally Posted by 4x4addict

Since Skoda was aquired by VW a couple of years they share platforms and engines. Essentially a skoda Laura is a cheaper Golf/Jetta. Skoda superb is essentially a cheaper Passat.

Well Indica Vista and Fiat share same engine so does this make Vista a Cheaper Liena or Palio ?

4x4addict · 20th January 2009, 08:03

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Originally Posted by amitk26

Well Indica Vista and Fiat share same engine so does this make Vista a Cheaper Liena or Palio ?

Only the engine is shared between the Vista and the Liena. In the case of Skoda and VW, there are only cosmetic differences, Mechanically 80% of the parts are interchangeable including the power train and suspension.

zaks · 20th January 2009, 10:38

yeah and you can add that the steel is the same too

Blue Thunder · 26th August 2010, 14:22

Got a chance to see a Scorpio Getaway 4X4 up-close yesterday. It looked good

. I did not know that the Getaway had a longer wheelbase than the regular Scorpio. The Getaway, sold as a Bakki in SA sells decent numbers.

joshguy · 26th August 2010, 17:55

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Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

Got a chance to see a Scorpio Getaway 4X4 up-close yesterday. It looked good

. I did not know that the Getaway had a longer wheelbase than the regular Scorpio. The Getaway, sold as a Bakki in SA sells decent numbers.

Hi blue

where did you see it chennai or SA?

BTW does is come with 2.6 or 2.4 engine

damanshaheed · 26th August 2010, 18:08

Hope they can come out with a longer wheelbase version of the scorpio

Blue Thunder · 26th August 2010, 18:17

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Originally Posted by joshguy

Hi blue

where did you see it chennai or SA?

BTW does is come with 2.6 or 2.4 engine

Sorry for the confusion

, I saw this in Chennai.
I guess it was with the 2.6 CRDe engine.

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