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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() It’s a buyers market out there and the ball is no longer in the dealerships’ court. Gone are the days of the Premier Padmini and the Hindustan Ambassador being your only choices for a new car. With most major international brands available in a showroom near you, it’s never been a better time to buy a car. Team-BHP lists recommendations and precautions that Indian car buyers should take to get the best out of their new car purchases. Step One : Homework
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Step Two : The Test Drive
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Step Three : Sealing the Deal
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Step Four : Post-delivery
Team-BHP wishes you the very best, and many happy kilometers with your new car. Last edited by GTO : 18th September 2010 at 16:27. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Thanks Mithun, I do hope it helps out newbies / 1st time car buyers too. However, I am dead sure that even car experts / enthusiasts would do well to reference with such an article. Things like NCB, out-of-state cars, buying at the wrong time of the year, extended warranties etc. can seem obvious but are only too easy to overlook. |
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| ![]() GTO, Missed this by 33 days to be exact. Anyway, have been following TBHP for a long time, hence got valuable information from it. |
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| ![]() Excellent article, especially the included references. People working for big corporates: look out for company discounts and group-buys. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Excellent article..I will use it as a checklist while buying a car. Thanks |
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Senior - BHPian | ![]() [quote=GTO;581350] Step Two : The Test Drive
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Very well sumarised post GTO ![]() Will be very useful to all kinds of buyers on the forum. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pune
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| ![]() Many people who buy their first car, actually do not have much driving experience. Sometimes the only driving experience is the experience they have had from the driving shcool. For these people test driving cars can be intimidating. How should these people go about getting that experience - because getting the opinion from a friend can really be misleading, especially regarding the drive characteristics of the car. |
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| ![]() Nicely summarized GTO. Just in time since my friend is going to buy a new car... |
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Driving around the old car will give you some road sense, driving experience and of course, contacts with the neighbourhood workshop mechanics!!! ![]() It is very disappointing to have a brand new car with dents on it. I had suggested this option to my family, but was vetoed. Now, THEY are regretting it. | |
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