[addyhemmige]

Originally Posted by BUXX

Whats wrong with the Innova?

. There is nothing wrong with the Innova. We had an Innova earlier and had to dispose of it because of an accident and like I said, we are looking for a change. Back then, when we bought the Innova, it's price was around 9 lakhs OTR, now it is hovering around 13-14 lakhs OTR Bangalore.

I have one small grouse with the Innova though. It's ground clearance. It is pretty much comparable to a sedan and it is very difficult to ply on our estate roads without scraping the bottom (Even my swift manages to get through without scraping).

If Innova's price was a bit lower, we probably would have bought it (my dad is a fan), but you can't have everything in life, can you??

[sumeshmani]

Originally Posted by BUXX

Whats wrong with the Innova?

Innova is a fantastic vehicle for long distance travel. Though my requirement is for a good 5-seater, i do not want to cross over to vehicle as large as Innova. Even if i wanted to, Innova is way beyond my budget at 12-13L.
If I had that kind of budget, Tata Safari would be my dream car .

[nitin.rai]

Originally Posted by sumeshmani

Innova is a fantastic vehicle for long distance travel. Though my requirement is for a good 5-seater, i do not want to cross over to vehicle as large as Innova. Even if i wanted to, Innova is way beyond my budget at 12-13L.
If I had that kind of budget, Tata Safari would be my dream car .

OT: The Ertiga seems just right for you. Expected launch, mid April.

[Abhi_Automobile]

Originally Posted by addyhemmige

. There is nothing wrong with the Innova. We had an Innova earlier and had to dispose of it because of an accident and like I said, we are looking for a change. Back then, when we bought the Innova, it's price was around 9 lakhs OTR, now it is hovering around 13-14 lakhs OTR Bangalore.

I have one small grouse with the Innova though. It's ground clearance. It is pretty much comparable to a sedan and it is very difficult to ply on our estate roads without scraping the bottom (Even my swift manages to get through without scraping).

If Innova's price was a bit lower, we probably would have bought it (my dad is a fan), but you can't have everything in life, can you??

Originally Posted by sumeshmani

Innova is a fantastic vehicle for long distance travel. Though my requirement is for a good 5-seater, i do not want to cross over to vehicle as large as Innova. Even if i wanted to, Innova is way beyond my budget at 12-13L.
If I had that kind of budget, Tata Safari would be my dream car .

Hey Guys,

One question for my curiosity. Innova is clearly a crowd favourite across India (and for valid reasons too) However, in Bangalore I have seen innumerable number of people use Innova as personal vehicle. When I was in Delhi (which is where I am from), the only people I saw use Innova were people who either used it as people carrier or had large families. In sharp contrast, I've seen people here use Innova when they have a family of 4 Despite howsoever good it is, why is the hell would anybody use a large VAN as personal vehicle. And that too, as costly one. Just coz its reliable? Even my fridge/washing machine are reliable.

[ampere]

Originally Posted by Abhi_Automobile

In sharp contrast, I've seen people here use Innova when they have a family of 4 Despite howsoever good it is, why is the hell would anybody use a large VAN as personal vehicle. And that too, as costly one. Just coz its reliable? Even my fridge/washing machine are reliable.

The only point I can think off is people prefer purchasing Innova compared to a 13-15L sedan.
In the event of a travel, they can really travel in a comfort with lots and lots of
luggage space. And at the same time it also gives one the much needed extra space, when you need to ferry people in the city.

I cant comment on the personal front between North and South geographies.

[addyhemmige]

Originally Posted by Abhi_Automobile

Hey Guys,

One question for my curiosity. Innova is clearly a crowd favourite across India (and for valid reasons too) However, in Bangalore I have seen innumerable number of people use Innova as personal vehicle. When I was in Delhi (which is where I am from), the only people I saw use Innova were people who either used it as people carrier or had large families. In sharp contrast, I've seen people here use Innova when they have a family of 4 Despite howsoever good it is, why is the hell would anybody use a large VAN as personal vehicle. And that too, as costly one. Just coz its reliable? Even my fridge/washing machine are reliable.

You can also ask why not? I cannot answer for others, but there are different reasons why we bought the Innova. We are a family of four and the family's daily usage is almost 100 kms of which around 60% is bad roads. We also go out for frequent trips with extended family and friends, so the extra space is very useful. The ride is comparable to a sedan. The cabin feels more roomy while the sedan's cabin feels claustrophobic (my personal opinion). The luggage space is good. This big VAN is very easy to drive too.

This is going OT. Let's stick to the topic.

[m_upreti]

Originally Posted by sumeshmani

As it is, many of the bhpians had the fear of Renault missing the target with pricing. The Union Budget has made it more difficult by hiking the excise rates. I assume a hike of ~30K will get injectedted (just my maths) for a 10L vehicle.Now i am a little worried that Duster might move out of my budget range . The wait till June is going to be tougher now.

One of my colleagues just checked with a Dealer in Mumbai, in June it would be a price launch and some display cars arriving, he has been told that the deliveries may not start before December.

[sumeshmani]

Originally Posted by m_upreti

One of my colleagues just checked with a Dealer in Mumbai, in June it would be a price launch and some display cars arriving, he has been told that the deliveries may not start before December.

If this turns out to be the timeline, then it is very disappoinging. May be Renault should have bought Duster for 2013 auto show. I wonder when would test-drive cars be available.

[designersf]

Just came across this on the Dacia UK site. Is it related by any chance?

[swiftnfurious]

Originally Posted by m_upreti

One of my colleagues just checked with a Dealer in Mumbai, in June it would be a price launch and some display cars arriving, he has been told that the deliveries may not start before December.

Originally Posted by sumeshmani

If this turns out to be the timeline, then it is very disappointing.

I do NOT buy that. Renault India still shows that Duster is coming in June. I don't they will be dumb enough to do a price launch in June and then the actual product launch in Dec. As per the earlier time line, Duster is a summer 2012 launch.

Edit:: Also for a June launch, the dealer training should happen in May. So we will get a better idea on this.

[addyhemmige]

Originally Posted by m_upreti

One of my colleagues just checked with a Dealer in Mumbai, in June it would be a price launch and some display cars arriving, he has been told that the deliveries may not start before December.

Originally Posted by sumeshmani

If this turns out to be the timeline, then it is very disappoinging. May be Renault should have bought Duster for 2013 auto show. I wonder when would test-drive cars be available.

This is disappointing. What is the use in just doing a price launch?

I heard that the 1.5 litre engine supposed to be coming with the Duster is a very old one which is phased out in Europe. Is this true? Does anyone have any info about the engine?

[swiftnfurious]

Originally Posted by addyhemmige

I heard that the 1.5 litre engine supposed to be coming with the Duster is a very old one which is phased out in Europe. Is this true? Does anyone have any info about the engine?

It's the same K9K engine used in Logan/Verito, Micra, Pulse, Sunny & Fluence! Need I say more?

[yogeshnagpal]

Originally Posted by swiftnfurious

It's the same K9K engine used in Logan/Verito, Micra, Pulse, Sunny & Fluence! Need I say more?

Turning out to be National Engine No. 2 after Fiat's 1.3 MJD.
Whats up with the European manufacturers guys. High level of collaboration.

[Aiel]

Originally Posted by designersf

Just came across this on the Dacia UK site. Is it related by any chance?

Definitley related. The Duster is to be supplied to the UK market from the Indian plant.

[BUXX]

Originally Posted by designersf

Just came across this on the Dacia UK site. Is it related by any chance?

Attachment 906104

The pic says that June 2012 , when Duster pricing & specs will be announced !!

Certainly doesn't mean that they will launch the vehicle in June..!

and btw.. 96 days = end of June ! i.e July.

here... http://www.daciacars.co.uk/faq/

the FAQ says , it will be launched in late 2012. Probably the same time as the Ecosport.