Daewoo Cielo as Ford Service car :D

Technocrat · 2nd February 2005, 19:38

yeah guys , its true. Today on my way to work from home(Pune), I saw a white car in front of me with lotsa Ford stickers, it was a service car for Ford. I was like ok but this does not look like the Ikon or the Escort or any other Ford for that matter, then I was suprised when I noticed that it wasn't a Ford but a Daewoo Cielo!!!!

It happens only in India

islero · 2nd February 2005, 20:08

yeah, lotsa cars like that. I think I've seen Omni service vans for Honda or sum company, i dont remember which.

RX135 · 2nd February 2005, 20:25

Don't tell me that you were expecting a Ford car as service car. That way, we'll see a Maybach service car running on Pune roads.

ajmat · 2nd February 2005, 21:04

Great business model - customer is happy, if the car is trashed, no worries, probably get more from the insurance than from the open market. It has a huge boot for tools/ spares

lamborghini · 3rd February 2005, 11:29

maybe he was a daewoo dealer before and this is his old car

GTO · 3rd February 2005, 17:32

Most probably (and on more than one occasion) the doctor may have needed the patient. Rather than vice versa.

GTO

.anshuman · 3rd February 2005, 23:45

cielo is cheapest possible car to give a big impression and the boot is too big to carry all those spares....haha

bhp · 3rd February 2005, 23:54

the merc uses its huge van and the ford in bombay use a mahindra carrier ....

adya33 · 14th February 2006, 12:07

Sorry for opening such a old topic,

The FORD showroom where cielo belongs was previously Daewoo showroom. Which is now used for FORD vechicals. That perticular service center does service Daewoo cars.
The showroom is located on Pune Satara Road

Kinetik · 14th February 2006, 13:42

lol thatways Autohangar also uses a Mahindra Bolero as in primary service Car

Sahil · 15th February 2006, 03:47

When a service center starts using the car thats when you know how low the resale is,that is cost even less than the cheapest Ford at dealer price.

moralfibre · 15th February 2006, 07:31

Honda in Pune uses a Sumo as their service car. I am sure we wouldn't like to see CR-V used as a breakdown support vehicle.

man23ish · 15th February 2006, 10:51

I've seen Toyota use a Mahindra Pickup and SUMO as service cars in bangalore.

Ram · 15th February 2006, 11:51

Thought #1
A passenger vehicle, like any other machine of that complexity, must be strong, rugged, long-lived, easy and economical to service and maintain and give a good decade of trouble-free service.

If you really want to see which cars make that kind of sense to buy, look at which cars are used by chauffeur-driven rentals, fleet-owners and manufacturer service cars.

The Daewoo Cielo and Nexia have always been great value for money. It was tragic that Daewoo had to fold due to financial and investment-related failures.

Thought #2
Have you heard the phrase, “Eat Your Own Dog Food”?
It is an expression describing the act of a company using its own products for day-to-day operations. A company that eats its own dog food sends customers the message that it considers its own products the best on the market.
This slang was popularized during the dotcom craze
when some companies did not use their own products and thus could “not even eat their own dog food”. An example: At one time, Microsoft that sold its IIS web server under Windows NT, actually used Apache and Linux for the www.microsoft.com website.

I’ve seen bumper stickers in the USA that say, “This is Ford country, where on a quiet night, you can hear a Chevy rust!” Wouldn't it be shameful indeed if Ford used Chevrolets to do the difficult back-breaking work, because their own products would breakdown or be too costly to repair?

Would you buy shoes from a shoemaker who vests his trust in his competitor's shoes?

.anshuman · 17th February 2006, 01:28

cielo is the official service for the most companies for a obvious reason.

2nd February 2005, 19:38	#1
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	Daewoo Cielo as Ford Service car :D yeah guys , its true. Today on my way to work from home(Pune), I saw a white car in front of me with lotsa Ford stickers, it was a service car for Ford. I was like ok but this does not look like the Ikon or the Escort or any other Ford for that matter, then I was suprised when I noticed that it wasn't a Ford but a Daewoo Cielo!!!! It happens only in India
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2nd February 2005, 20:25	#3
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 75 Times	Don't tell me that you were expecting a Ford car as service car. That way, we'll see a Maybach service car running on Pune roads.
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2nd February 2005, 21:04	#4
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,858 Thanked: 27,925 Times View My Garage	Great business model - customer is happy, if the car is trashed, no worries, probably get more from the insurance than from the open market. It has a huge boot for tools/ spares
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3rd February 2005, 11:29	#5
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,112 Thanked: 5,760 Times View My Garage	maybe he was a daewoo dealer before and this is his old car
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3rd February 2005, 17:32	#6
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,476 Thanked: 300,196 Times View My Garage	Most probably (and on more than one occasion) the doctor may have needed the patient. Rather than vice versa. GTO
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2nd February 2005, 20:08	#2
islero Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,574 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	yeah, lotsa cars like that. I think I've seen Omni service vans for Honda or sum company, i dont remember which.
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3rd February 2005, 23:45	#7
.anshuman Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Good-Gaon Posts: 7,763 Thanked: 11,064 Times View My Garage	cielo is cheapest possible car to give a big impression and the boot is too big to carry all those spares....haha
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3rd February 2005, 23:54	#8
bhp BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: lokhandwala mumbai Posts: 840 Thanked: 168 Times View My Garage	the merc uses its huge van and the ford in bombay use a mahindra carrier ....
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14th February 2006, 12:07	#9
adya33 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 1,839 Thanked: 183 Times	Sorry for opening such a old topic, The FORD showroom where cielo belongs was previously Daewoo showroom. Which is now used for FORD vechicals. That perticular service center does service Daewoo cars. The showroom is located on Pune Satara Road
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14th February 2006, 13:42	#10
Kinetik BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 324 Thanked: 7 Times	lol thatways Autohangar also uses a Mahindra Bolero as in primary service Car
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15th February 2006, 03:47	#11
Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,292 Thanked: 7,605 Times	When a service center starts using the car thats when you know how low the resale is,that is cost even less than the cheapest Ford at dealer price.
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15th February 2006, 07:31	#12
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,443 Thanked: 13,956 Times	Honda in Pune uses a Sumo as their service car. I am sure we wouldn't like to see CR-V used as a breakdown support vehicle.
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15th February 2006, 10:51	#13
man23ish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 626 Thanked: 18 Times	I've seen Toyota use a Mahindra Pickup and SUMO as service cars in bangalore.
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15th February 2006, 11:51	#14
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 219 Times View My Garage	Thought #1 A passenger vehicle, like any other machine of that complexity, must be strong, rugged, long-lived, easy and economical to service and maintain and give a good decade of trouble-free service. If you really want to see which cars make that kind of sense to buy, look at which cars are used by chauffeur-driven rentals, fleet-owners and manufacturer service cars. The Daewoo Cielo and Nexia have always been great value for money. It was tragic that Daewoo had to fold due to financial and investment-related failures. Thought #2 Have you heard the phrase, “Eat Your Own Dog Food”? It is an expression describing the act of a company using its own products for day-to-day operations. A company that eats its own dog food sends customers the message that it considers its own products the best on the market. This slang was popularized during the dotcom craze when some companies did not use their own products and thus could “not even eat their own dog food”. An example: At one time, Microsoft that sold its IIS web server under Windows NT, actually used Apache and Linux for the www.microsoft.com website. I’ve seen bumper stickers in the USA that say, “This is Ford country, where on a quiet night, you can hear a Chevy rust!” Wouldn't it be shameful indeed if Ford used Chevrolets to do the difficult back-breaking work, because their own products would breakdown or be too costly to repair? Would you buy shoes from a shoemaker who vests his trust in his competitor's shoes? Last edited by Ram : 15th February 2006 at 11:55.
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17th February 2006, 01:28	#15
.anshuman Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Good-Gaon Posts: 7,763 Thanked: 11,064 Times View My Garage	cielo is the official service for the most companies for a obvious reason.
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