Its official. Curtains down for Esteem

amohit · 7th October 2007, 10:46

Economic Times: Article Window

Its official now. Esteem will be phased out by Jan 2008.
And if we go by the photograph of the new Swift Sedan, its the same that has been doing rounds on the net(swift with a boot attached! )

Regards,

dadu · 7th October 2007, 11:26

Esteem had already lived its life and should have been discontinued long time back, but better late than never.

Quote:

Originally Posted by amohit

Economic Times: Article Window

Its official now. Esteem will be phased out by Jan 2008.
And if we go by the photograph of the new Swift Sedan, its the same that has been doing rounds on the net(swift with a boot attached! )

Regards,

.anshuman · 7th October 2007, 11:28

So sad,this car was so affordable and cheap to maintain and still delivered performance to shame cars above its price but then maruti must be cooking something better for value concious junta.

amtak · 7th October 2007, 11:29

The car did a lot in Rallies and race circuits in India. Deserves a Graceful Demise.

Esteem, We'll miss you.

amohit · 7th October 2007, 11:39

One question though.
Once fazed out, will maintaining Esteem say 3 yrs down line will be as cheap as it is now. Or will its spares become expensive.(Asked as a friend of mine chose to buy esteem over Ikon just coz Esteem spares are cheaper)

Regards,

theMAG · 7th October 2007, 11:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by amtak

Deserves a Graceful Demise.

You do mean a graceful retirement, dont you ?!

Maruti shouldnt have any second thoughts with this decision. The Esteem has seen a long and successful life for a mass-production sedan by todays standards.

deep_bang · 7th October 2007, 11:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by amohit

Economic Times: Article Window
And if we go by the photograph of the new Swift Sedan, its the same that has been doing rounds on the net(swift with a boot attached! )

Regards,

Dont want to change the purpose of this thread. But, Is there a confirmed photo of Swift sedan anywhere? I think there was another thread where it was still being speculated...

amtak · 7th October 2007, 11:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by theMAG

You do mean a graceful retirement, dont you ?!

Maruti shouldnt have any second thoughts with this decision. The Esteem has seen a long and successful life for a mass-production sedan by todays standards.

Yeah Mag! Graceful retirement...I guess I am already having monday morning blues on a sunday

amohit · 7th October 2007, 12:01

deep_bang,
There was that photo on economics times. (same stuff that we have seen earlier).
Thats as official as it is for now.
But no indication that that was the official photo release.
Infact that photo didnt even have any caption!

Regards,

naughtyfaction · 7th October 2007, 12:10

so its true. good that i did not go for esteem. but within that price range (5L) i had no other options in sedans and instead went for small car (santro).

AnniHilat0R · 7th October 2007, 12:29

Esteem really redefined driving comfort in its era. As fellow BHPians said, the car delivered amazing performance in the motorsport sector. It trully does deserve graceful retirement.

a2k24 · 7th October 2007, 13:16

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Originally Posted by deep_bang

Is there a confirmed photo of Swift sedan anywhere?

swift sedan has already been shown at an earlier auto expo. i've seen it. just the swift hatchback with the extended boot..
and yes it is confirmed. a news channel flashed a few days ago... those headlines that keep running at the bottom of the screen.. said that the esteem will b replaced by the swift sedan in january.
price may not b a whole lot more. engine might b a 1.4 ltr. (i think)
should give logan run for the money...

fx45 · 7th October 2007, 13:17

as far as i know.. tht pic of the swift sedan.. ( the swift wid a boot ) which is circling around on the net is jst a photoshp chop of the regular swift hatchback...

wat i feel is tht we will get the liana which is almost discontinued elsewhere.. will be rebadged esteem.. and will be sold here. and the engine will remain the good old 1.3L.

typeOnegative · 7th October 2007, 13:38

Ah well. It is about time anyway.

diabloo · 7th October 2007, 14:05

So ugly car gets an ugly boot

How many decades will this last?

Note from the mod: The pic you posted has been removed. Its a photoshop job and as discussed several times, definitely not the car under question.

7th October 2007, 10:46	#1
amohit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 451 Thanked: 52 Times	Its official. Curtains down for Esteem Economic Times: Article Window Its official now. Esteem will be phased out by Jan 2008. And if we go by the photograph of the new Swift Sedan, its the same that has been doing rounds on the net(swift with a boot attached! ) Regards,
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7th October 2007, 11:28	#3
.anshuman Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Good-Gaon Posts: 7,763 Thanked: 11,064 Times View My Garage	So sad,this car was so affordable and cheap to maintain and still delivered performance to shame cars above its price but then maruti must be cooking something better for value concious junta.
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7th October 2007, 11:29	#4
amtak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai - The city of Sea Link!!! Posts: 2,915 Thanked: 901 Times View My Garage	The car did a lot in Rallies and race circuits in India. Deserves a Graceful Demise. Esteem, We'll miss you.
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7th October 2007, 11:39	#5
amohit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 451 Thanked: 52 Times	One question though. Once fazed out, will maintaining Esteem say 3 yrs down line will be as cheap as it is now. Or will its spares become expensive.(Asked as a friend of mine chose to buy esteem over Ikon just coz Esteem spares are cheaper) Regards,
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7th October 2007, 12:01	#9
amohit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 451 Thanked: 52 Times	deep_bang, There was that photo on economics times. (same stuff that we have seen earlier). Thats as official as it is for now. But no indication that that was the official photo release. Infact that photo didnt even have any caption! Regards,
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7th October 2007, 12:10	#10
naughtyfaction BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 116 Thanked: 14 Times	so its true. good that i did not go for esteem. but within that price range (5L) i had no other options in sedans and instead went for small car (santro).
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7th October 2007, 12:29	#11
AnniHilat0R BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 287 Thanked: 60 Times	Esteem really redefined driving comfort in its era. As fellow BHPians said, the car delivered amazing performance in the motorsport sector. It trully does deserve graceful retirement.
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7th October 2007, 13:17	#13
fx45 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,823 Thanked: 384 Times	as far as i know.. tht pic of the swift sedan.. ( the swift wid a boot ) which is circling around on the net is jst a photoshp chop of the regular swift hatchback... wat i feel is tht we will get the liana which is almost discontinued elsewhere.. will be rebadged esteem.. and will be sold here. and the engine will remain the good old 1.3L.
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7th October 2007, 13:38	#14
typeOnegative Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India Posts: 1,503 Thanked: 27 Times	Ah well. It is about time anyway.
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diabloo BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 1,480 Thanked: 17 Times	So ugly car gets an ugly boot How many decades will this last? Note from the mod: The pic you posted has been removed. Its a photoshop job and as discussed several times, definitely not the car under question. Last edited by DCEite : 7th October 2007 at 15:11. Reason: See Post.
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