Re: Yet another Skoda story - This time the Yeti! Quote:
Originally Posted by asr245 Why is not VW's fault? They are supposed to be selling "Made for India" cars. At least their ads claim that. Don't they know how hot it is in India? My car (WagonR) is always parked under the sun (no covered parking at home or office) but never faced anything like that till date and it's been like this for the last 4 years. Had the SA blamed me for such a thing, I surely would have blown up.
You probably would have if it had left you stranded in the middle of nowhere or under the hot afternoon sun. I surely would have.
I do not expect a new car to leave me stranded anywhere. German or not!
Had it happened in US/Europe, I can bet they would have done more than what they are doing in India. People there have far less forgiving there than in India where people get pleased if there new cars are repaired free of cost under warranty.
How many have been sold till date? How many cases make it to internet/newspapers?
There are probably a lot more Fiats around but disgruntled customers might still be the same. |
How many have been sold and how many stories make it to the media . Well lets take the case of FIAT . I have heard numerous cases where people have complained about very very silly issues . And they blow the issue upto the brand being bad . Come on had the brand been so bad it wouldnt have done so well and made it to big . I and a couple of my FIAT buddies we had a argument about hyundai the other day . People have mercilessly sidelined it as a Korean non performace brand . But this Korean brand has made it among the top brands of the world . Their cars their technology is on par with the best .
People said Koreans copy designs . Well you know the theory goes that human being himself copied the design of a wheel when he saw bugs rolling dung balls . Its not about who did it first , its about who perfected it .
Like we had a discussion about FIAT . People say FIAT makes half of worlds engines . So many brands use FIAT engines . Does that make FIAT superior . In my opinion no . If you were superior you would know how to sell your own stuff . But FIAT sales all over the world have been bad . And the complaints all over the world have been same , dull interiors , huge panel gaps . Majority of the people or consumers will look at what the product feels like , the complete package , no one really cares whats inside teh hood , only a few of us like the ones on this forum or any other automotive forum care for the insides .
My point being we bring up these issues and then people build their perceptions based on these . I have read so many initial ownership threads here . Most of the people rejected a skoda or a fiat from the list of probables , because they read a bad review of the product .
So my friends , the number of FIATS/SKODA sold vs the number that have turned out bad is a huge difference .
This gentlemans yeti died on the road , skoda towed it at their own cost and fixed it . If they give him a replacement . and the new car also has some issues and he starts demanding a new car . What will skoda do then?I dont think it makes sense at all .
You wagon R hasnt faced problems and you should blessed . Same with me and my punto . I do hear a few rattles at times but sometimes you just need to ignore them and enjoy the ride . Wagon R ko nazar mat lagao yaar . |