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Old 6th December 2010, 18:57   #226
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P.s- 57/53 will happen if there is strong customer demand from all quarters of the market.
i am ready to book white MDi with 57/59 track with 4.88:1 & LSD's.
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Nookla ji, could you please enlighten everybody on launch date, specs & price? After which this thread can also be locked for a quiet burial.

What is MM afraid of, Thar has no competition from any quarters & nothing is coming in near future. It makes sense to maintain secrecy if there's stiff competition & on such a product which is just an upgrade of ~5 decades old vehicle, keeping it under so many layers of wraps appears funny!
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They are afraid of postponement, that is why they are not willing to announce the launch date.
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Old 6th December 2010, 19:49   #229
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They are afraid of postponement
If its really so, then no threads on Thar should be allowed because the views & discussions may add fuel to the postponement fire. This also indicates, MM is not confident of both itself, its Thar team & the final product - THAR.

Most companies come forward & announce a launch date & ~ a good 1-2 months before-hand. I guess here we are dealing/banking on a ultra-slow mover, dhaka-start, Govt-style of functioning MM!

Anyhow, the Thar team must be really pleased with all the free-publicity its managing.
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Why would a company postpone product release due to comments by few in a online community.

Neither is MM going to change any specs just because of our comments.

Does not look like much was taken from the 'what you want in a 4x4 thread' anyway.

Please keep the thread alive as we are getting to atleast understand the rationals behind the decisions. Also 1 'Thar' is a reality and in showrooms.

Can someone please confirm which showroom in Bangalore the MDi is available?
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Nookla ji, could you please enlighten everybody on launch date, specs & price? After which this thread can also be locked for a quiet burial.

What is MM afraid of, Thar has no competition from any quarters & nothing is coming in near future. It makes sense to maintain secrecy if there's stiff competition & on such a product which is just an upgrade of ~5 decades old vehicle, keeping it under so many layers of wraps appears funny!
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If its really so, then no threads on Thar should be allowed because the views & discussions may add fuel to the postponement fire. This also indicates, MM is not confident of both itself, its Thar team & the final product - THAR.

Most companies come forward & announce a launch date & ~ a good 1-2 months before-hand. I guess here we are dealing/banking on a ultra-slow mover, dhaka-start, Govt-style of functioning MM!

Anyhow, the Thar team must be really pleased with all the free-publicity its managing.
Dhhkkaa start ? govt -style ?
Dear M&M if everyone is thinking like this,above ( I am having this feeling too ), then this is not good .this is no good publicity.

& Nookalaji , what ever the track width can be,but I will prefer 'Full floating axles ' ( I have gone through twice , of the semi floating breaking & the wheel coming out ) semi floatings ARE unsafe .

There is much more to say but I will prefer the launch of thar to take place first .

Sudarshan
( your OLD customer , follower ? )
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Please keep the thread alive as we are getting to atleast understand the rationals behind the decisions. Also 1 'Thar' is a reality and in showrooms.

Can someone please confirm which showroom in Bangalore the MDi is available?
Last friday I visited SKS Auto in Koramangala. They and Sireesh said they "don't have any idea on Thar or any launch of new jeep". Don't know if they really are not aware or intentionally did so.
I went there to TD AND OR buy Bolero.
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Why would a company postpone product release due to comments by few in a online community.Neither is MM going to change any specs just because of our comments.
No idea, just read the quoted text below, it seems customer talk is often taken as research!

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It might sound weird but our customer research pointed out that majority of our customers who are outside teambhp still want 51 inch track to negotiate narrow trails!We need to keep our larger interests of customers than one or two who has been raising their voice about specific axle width issues.
P.s- 57/53 will happen if there is strong customer demand from all quarters of the market.
Edit: Samu, that was my speculation on the probable reasons for postponement. I can only attribute this to lack of confidence on team working on the project, product & consumers.

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If its really so, then no threads on Thar should be allowed because the views & discussions may add fuel to the postponement fire.
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Why would a company postpone product release due to comments by few in a online community.
I am not sure how you concluded that the comments in TBHP will cause postponement. Because, that is not what I said.

M&M is probably not confident about launching Thar on a given date in near future for whatever internal reasons. So they don't want to announce a date and then postpone, and look like fools. So they are keeping quiet about the D-day.
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Am quite sure the Mdi will be launched first
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Many of us were aware of the 540 relaunch with the Di turbo for a long time now. I was hoping many would like it, I personally do. IIRC, I had even spoken to the thread starter when I had seen him for the Ooty Mge.
With regard to it being flagged down as a rural transport. I think it all lies in the color. Grey would surely attract attention. Bling Bling and no one will stop you, even if they do, offer a lift guys. Even if it were to adopted as a rural transport the first thing they would remove would be the doors.
This MDI would be a great package, the Crde even better.
Now we have a brand new offering of the shelf. however I sincerely wish we were able to buy a brand new SWB with a more modern engine.

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Arka,
I knew you are not going to leave axle issue.
It might sound weird but our customer research pointed out that majority of our customers who are outside teambhp still want 51 inch track to negotiate narrow trails!! This is the precise reason why Major also came with 51 track and not 57/53 combination though it existed parallely. We need to keep our larger interests of customers than one or two who has been raising their voice about specific axle width issues.

57/53 track axles might be superior according to you, but what makes you think 51 inch track is inferior and will not live up to your needs? We have had countless 2wd/4wd Majors and MM540's (mine included) had 51 inch track and SFRA and proved their durability & reliability. Hence the present THAR MDI owners need not worry on that count.

Plus your view that M&M doesnt give customers the best unless and until there is a legislative need is not true. Some examples include- NG chassis, RCBTSteering system,improved paint finish and rust protection on the vehicles, sequential shift transfer case, factory fitted windshield ventilation, better seats etc etc. All these were not based on legislative needs. Plus remember this is a value product. Every rupee counts to the end customer.

Arka, we believe we would be giving the best possible for the price in case of both THAR Di and CRDe unmatched by any one as a package. This shows we are not here for money making only.

P.s- 57/53 will happen if there is strong customer demand from all quarters of the market.
Hi Vinod,

I knew, you were going to give this Answer.

If 51" OKBJ was the preferred Axle Width, why do most of vehicles still have 57" OKBJ.

The Commander was 51"CKKP & 53"FFRA.

After that only the Major was 51" OKBJ.

Why did the Legend have 57/53? Why does the new army MM5550MDI have 57/53? or the Maxx Series.

How many years ago was the NGCS copied from the JEEP Wrangler YJ Chassis?

When did you deliver it to the customer from the Quadro to the NGCS MM5550 to the Thar MDI, a little over 12 years.

When was the MRCBT developed 1998-2002, it was introduced on the common man's JEEP in 2010

If 51" was superior or adequate 57" wouldn't have been developed.

What was the sample size of the population and how many respondents prefer 51"

And how many of the respondents have used 57"

And those narrow trails you mention, a vehicle 6" wider will not be able to negotiate.

Also between the 51"OKBJ with Disc Brakes & 53"FFRA with Drum Brakes, what is the actual difference in Track.

I will agree to your argument about the larger customer base and their interest, since the Commander had 51"/53FFRA, you didn't think the rural customers would benefit from the FFRA, in the Thar MDI.

What improvement is the Thar MDI over Major? NGCS & MRCBT aside.

Visibly the Body Style, and for that you have forced, sorry cornered the customer to pay 20K more, because the mechanical system is the Same.

Regards,

Arka

PS - Your ex-MM540's SFRA was never reliable, remember the no. of times you have shimmed the Axle Key before a major OTR.
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Arka's posts as usual fly's over my head, i need a coffee to recover! Is there any technical reason why we dont get these wider axles?

FFRA i have heard that might be due to the loss and resulting regulation issues. But why the axles?
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Last friday I visited SKS Auto in Koramangala. They and Sireesh said they "don't have any idea on Thar or any launch of new jeep". Don't know if they really are not aware or intentionally did so.
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I went there to TD AND OR buy Bolero.
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I sincerely wish we were able to buy a brand new SWB with a more modern engine.
AMEN!!!!
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What improvement is the Thar MDI over Major? NGCS & MRCBT aside.
How tough it will be to replace the axles with 57" OKBJ and 53" FFRA? Aren't the parts available since they are on other Mahindra vehicles? Any downsides?
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