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| ![]() When the Octavia was launched weren't the diesel and petrol versions sold at the same price? |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Sooraj was first Indian diesel motorcycle AFAIK and became a hit in rural UP. The bike was manufactured by mixing parts of other manufacturers. Enfield also brought out a diesel Bullet. Both eventually failed due to reliability issue. Narmada 150 Prince was another scooter that was produced by using parts from other manufacturer's stable. It also flopped eventually. |
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![]() The Uno diesel came with a 1.7L engine (1697cc). It was the first Palio diesel that came with the 1.9L engine. | |
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| ![]() ![]() ![]() My friend recently bought a 1994 model Yezdi Roadking for Rs.50,000 and its showroom price was Rs.15,000 back in the year 1994. Last edited by benbsb29 : 20th April 2014 at 07:19. Reason: Extra smiley removed. Plz limit to 2 smileys per post. |
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It was this way in Ambys from the beginning till they changed it - I don't know when. The foot dipper switch was awfully hard to press; needed a lot of effort. Pretty bad ergonomics with this and the turn signal switch. However, there were aftermarket devices that mounted to the steering column and functioned like modern controls. My dad had one installed in his Mark II Amby that he personally drove. |
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And not to forget the control switches running right up to the co-passenger's estate ![]() We had a Mark II Amby for quite some time, but I was too young then. When we got the FIAT 1100D, despite it being of the same era, felt a lot modern in most of the aspects. |
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| ![]() Hi guys. Exhaustive thread, lots of trivia. Phew!! BTW I'm surprised no one mentioned SAN STORM in our Indian cars. What a looker it was - supposedly designed by the French Le Mans Group with a Renault engine. One of the first two-seat sports car. I've seen a few on road a decade ago. Guess it's out of production now. |
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As a matter of fact, even Sanjay Gandhi used the Maruti factory to make bus bodies for state RTCs after his small car failed the fitness tests. During the period 1976-77, under instructions from the top, all state transport corporations were forced to get bus bodies made from MUL. | |||
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() What fun is trivia, if we do not look at some models developed in India. Not many know that there were attempts made by Indians to develop cars and even a scooters. First car shown is the Arvind Car from Kerala ![]() ![]() Source Next is the Qazwa also from Kerala ![]() Source The Meera Car was unique in many ways ![]() ![]() Source HAL too tried to develop a car ![]() Source Why only cars, the Atlanta Scooter was developed in Kerala ![]() Source Here is the Trishul developed in Patna ![]() Source Cheers KPS |
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