Maruti Estilo fails to live up to expectations???

jassi · 5th July 2007, 13:39

well palio and estilo buyers are two opposite groups of people - the performance minded people will buy the 1.6 palio and the hmmm i still don't know these people who will buy estilo

Anyways I think the palio stile is actually the fiat stilo - unfortunately they could not call it stilo because zen eSTILO was already on the roads at that time

Ok i just discovered this - a colleague in my office is getting married in 4 months and his wife-to-be just asked him to buy an estilo as their 2nd car (mostly for her) when they get married. So this colleague walked into office today with a very long sad face and broke this news to us - i think he maybe reconsidering his decision to marry her hehehhe just kidding he'll buy the estilo for her for sure - another pink estilo on the roads of bangalore coming up

rjstyles69 · 5th July 2007, 13:47

Facts remain facts and Estilo is selling well. Period.

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We (me and my office colleagues) saw a pinky red (i'm little color blind) estilo today at jc road parking complex while gettin our seats covered in artificial leather and then we saw the owner and laughed our *** off - it was an old man and we were like this poor old henpecked guy must be seriously scared of his wife to buy this clown car haha man i tell u it was so funny!! I mean I know quite a few girls and they dont wanna be anywhere near that thing, also I am from Pune and have seen oldies who wouldn't wanna be seen in that car - they'd rather drive around in a premier padmini than estilo

Why are we so concerned and complaining if we dont own one ? The owners have no complaints atleast.

Come on folks I think its one's own choice and we need to respect that.

WhiteKnight · 5th July 2007, 14:13

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Originally Posted by rjstyles69

Facts remain facts and Estilo is selling well. Period.

. Estilo serves the purpose why it was launched. It is nothing but a "flanking strategy" in marketing terms. It was launched to take some sales out of Santro and inadvertently, some marketshare of WagonR too (That is the risk Maruti took, successfully).
Estilo is never meant to storm the market like Swift did, and it is doing that job pretty well.

greatmana2000 · 5th July 2007, 15:28

The alto ,wagon R also did not sell initially when they were launched . Infact Alto was a total failure because there was maruti 8005speed . And people thought wagon R looked funny .

Maruti has positioned the wagon R with dual fuel (CNG/Petrol ) and estilo as a single fuel car . I think maruti is of the opinion that wagon R has a boyish look and estilo has a girlish look .

rjstyles69 · 5th July 2007, 15:31

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I think maruti is of the opinion that wagon R has a boyish look and estilo has a girlish look .

Bottom line they still sell.

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Infact Alto was a total failure because there was maruti 8005speed . And people thought wagon R looked funny .

Talk of perceptions

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mobike008 · 5th July 2007, 15:32

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Originally Posted by greatmana2000

I think maruti is of the opinion that wagon R has a boyish look and estilo has a girlish look .

So they have a lovely couple in their stable

DCEite · 5th July 2007, 16:44

Guys, let us not blow things out of proportion.
It maybe ugly looking for some, but still, a practical choice for today's traffic clogged cities. Easy to park, easy to maneuver, fuel efficient and a pocket rocket in straight line.
Of course it could have been done with a better build and better gearshift. But again, you cant get everything, can you?

jassi · 5th July 2007, 17:04

Yes and theres a huge number of people who want a car with that description "ugly looking for some, but still, a practical choice for today's traffic clogged cities. Easy to park, easy to maneuver, fuel efficient and a pocket rocket in straight line" which is why estilo is selling

but yes on a serious note - most ppl who just want a car from reputed ol' maruti with good A$$ and ability to get em from A to B in crowded city traffic - estilo is the answer.

Its like this - there are some people who want the best looking computer with loads of memory and Terabytes of storage and a 42" lcd monitor + graphics card with 1gb video memory - but at the end of the day all they get time for is, some after office hours browsing when they get home. The same thing could be done by an old pentium with 128mb memory and 5gb storage and a mono monitor.

So metaphorically speaking the estilo does the job in the crowded city for all the people who own it and in quite a few cases the women may like its cutie looks or better still fall for some guy who owns a pink estilo

Thats all there is to it

over and out,
J

1100D · 5th July 2007, 20:31

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Originally Posted by jassi

Yes and theres a huge number of people who want a car with that description "ugly looking for some, but still, a practical choice for today's traffic clogged cities. Easy to park, easy to maneuver, fuel efficient and a pocket rocket in straight line" which is why estilo is selling

but yes on a serious note - most ppl who just want a car from reputed ol' maruti with good A$$ and ability to get em from A to B in crowded city traffic - estilo is the answer.

Its like this - there are some people who want the best looking computer with loads of memory and Terabytes of storage and a 42" lcd monitor + graphics card with 1gb video memory - but at the end of the day all they get time for is, some after office hours browsing when they get home. The same thing could be done by an old pentium with 128mb memory and 5gb storage and a mono monitor.

So metaphorically speaking the estilo does the job in the crowded city for all the people who own it and in quite a few cases the women may like its cutie looks or better still fall for some guy who owns a pink estilo

Thats all there is to it

over and out,
J

So does the Wagon R, some find it more "appealing" in terms of looks and functionality than the Estilo.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 5th July 2007, 21:31

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Originally Posted by greatmana2000

The alto ,wagon R also did not sell initially when they were launched . Infact Alto was a total failure because there was maruti 8005speed . And people thought wagon R looked funny .

Maruti has positioned the wagon R with dual fuel (CNG/Petrol ) and estilo as a single fuel car . I think maruti is of the opinion that wagon R has a boyish look and estilo has a girlish look .

Alto was not a total failure. but its sales were never close to that of the M800.

And with good reason. The 5-speed M800 is considered the best M800 iteration till date. Too bad they discontinued it to push Alto sales.

ankit.jhamb · 5th July 2007, 22:34

so what is the current sales of estilo....how many units are being sold by maruti in a month

CrAzY dRiVeR · 6th July 2007, 00:07

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Originally Posted by ankit.jhamb

so what is the current sales of estilo....how many units are being sold by maruti in a month

July ACI reports 3685 units. 9th in the top-10. however, sales comes even below SX4 (8th).

smartmundu · 6th July 2007, 01:17

Zen Estilo future is in dark... no way guys
its a good car ( if u forget about rear seat) and if u see Maruti history we get to know that their cars first rises then falls and then rises again
hope this continues with zen estilo also

rjstyles69 · 6th July 2007, 13:45

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Originally Posted by jassi

Yes and theres a huge number of people who want a car with that description "ugly looking for some, but still, a practical choice for today's traffic clogged cities. Easy to park, easy to maneuver, fuel efficient and a pocket rocket in straight line" which is why estilo is selling

And if I may ask what "ugly looking,but still a practical choice for today's traffic clogged city, easy to park, easy to maneuver, fuel efficient and a pocket rocket in straight line" car are you driving ?

Come on man, like I said its a personal choice one makes. We have no say on that.

I drive a baleno you might find it ugly and unappealing , but for me its appealing.

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Zen Estilo future is in dark... no way guys

The magic has always worked in favour of Maruti .

esteem_lover · 6th July 2007, 14:10

The estilo is actually a decent car. I think the only reason this thread has taken this turn due to the mob mentality. one guy says it is ugly & it is supported by a few more & then it goes on to become an epic. If you are talking funny, i found the 1998 santro to be riot, but it still went on to become one of the most successful hatches in india.

Actually, the estilo is a great looking car, beautifully finished, it has a feminine look to it, that's all. Just compare the front door & the quarter glass with that of the current hottest car, the SX4.

5th July 2007, 13:39	#61
jassi BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 980 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	well palio and estilo buyers are two opposite groups of people - the performance minded people will buy the 1.6 palio and the hmmm i still don't know these people who will buy estilo Anyways I think the palio stile is actually the fiat stilo - unfortunately they could not call it stilo because zen eSTILO was already on the roads at that time Ok i just discovered this - a colleague in my office is getting married in 4 months and his wife-to-be just asked him to buy an estilo as their 2nd car (mostly for her) when they get married. So this colleague walked into office today with a very long sad face and broke this news to us - i think he maybe reconsidering his decision to marry her hehehhe just kidding he'll buy the estilo for her for sure - another pink estilo on the roads of bangalore coming up
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5th July 2007, 15:28	#64
greatmana2000 BANNED Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: chennai Posts: 703 Thanked: 58 Times	The alto ,wagon R also did not sell initially when they were launched . Infact Alto was a total failure because there was maruti 8005speed . And people thought wagon R looked funny . Maruti has positioned the wagon R with dual fuel (CNG/Petrol ) and estilo as a single fuel car . I think maruti is of the opinion that wagon R has a boyish look and estilo has a girlish look .
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5th July 2007, 16:44	#67
DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,418 Thanked: 2,565 Times	Guys, let us not blow things out of proportion. It maybe ugly looking for some, but still, a practical choice for today's traffic clogged cities. Easy to park, easy to maneuver, fuel efficient and a pocket rocket in straight line. Of course it could have been done with a better build and better gearshift. But again, you cant get everything, can you?
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5th July 2007, 17:04	#68
jassi BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 980 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	Yes and theres a huge number of people who want a car with that description "ugly looking for some, but still, a practical choice for today's traffic clogged cities. Easy to park, easy to maneuver, fuel efficient and a pocket rocket in straight line" which is why estilo is selling but yes on a serious note - most ppl who just want a car from reputed ol' maruti with good A$$ and ability to get em from A to B in crowded city traffic - estilo is the answer. Its like this - there are some people who want the best looking computer with loads of memory and Terabytes of storage and a 42" lcd monitor + graphics card with 1gb video memory - but at the end of the day all they get time for is, some after office hours browsing when they get home. The same thing could be done by an old pentium with 128mb memory and 5gb storage and a mono monitor. So metaphorically speaking the estilo does the job in the crowded city for all the people who own it and in quite a few cases the women may like its cutie looks or better still fall for some guy who owns a pink estilo Thats all there is to it over and out, J
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5th July 2007, 22:34	#71
ankit.jhamb BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: new delhi Posts: 573 Thanked: Once	so what is the current sales of estilo....how many units are being sold by maruti in a month
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6th July 2007, 01:17	#73
smartmundu BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 39 Thanked: 0 Times	Zen Estilo future is in dark... no way guys its a good car ( if u forget about rear seat) and if u see Maruti history we get to know that their cars first rises then falls and then rises again hope this continues with zen estilo also
	() Thanks

6th July 2007, 14:10	#75
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	The estilo is actually a decent car. I think the only reason this thread has taken this turn due to the mob mentality. one guy says it is ugly & it is supported by a few more & then it goes on to become an epic. If you are talking funny, i found the 1998 santro to be riot, but it still went on to become one of the most successful hatches in india. Actually, the estilo is a great looking car, beautifully finished, it has a feminine look to it, that's all. Just compare the front door & the quarter glass with that of the current hottest car, the SX4.
	() Thanks