The great Indian Car Magazine War

X-Machine · 7th September 2005, 18:10

I usually never subscibe to mags.I go through all the mags in bits and pieces.But the ones i really like are :
1. Autocar - Damn informative and classy content.
2. Overdrive - Thier reports are kinda biased,but makes up for a good read.
3. Top Gear - Since its the first edition,i cant really comment.But it has a lot of professionalism blended perfectly with the casual approach.Typically TG.

X

.rs. · 8th September 2005, 13:20

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Sid Schumacher · 8th September 2005, 14:42

Autocar India still is on the top of the charts...but may have some competetion with Top Gear coming into the market and with the same price tag as the former.

BUSA · 27th December 2005, 23:07

Jan ACI
Vol.7 No.5
Page 117-119
Grime and Punishment
I happen to read this article and was much amused to how The People at Bike and Car Saloon managed to completely clean an Optra and make it just like new. I was impressed till yesterday. But today i happened to notice the cars number MH 43 A 3834. That seems to be a Vashi number and that too came around a year back. Wheras ACI says "The Guinea Pig: A sad looking two year old silver Optra. That means the car is a 2003 model. Heck that time even 1.6 engines werenot lauched. Correct me if i am wrong, and even if they were launched, the NY edition with the new grille only came by April 2005 after being around for sometime on the design edition model. What does this mean. This Optra isint a Two Year old peace. It just as new as a showroom one and the Car Sallon is trying to fool us and ACI says that super. What is your take on this

Cheers.

lamborghini · 15th January 2006, 01:09

the same questions in my mind. The NY edition was out in early 2005 and this is definately NY because of the black leather seats.
Also MH 43 - xxxx was the norm till early last year and MH 43 A is around 9 -10 months old.
But the job looked amazing.

fash_1 · 15th January 2006, 15:21

Oh..oh! there you go...sounds like another goof-up.

BUSA · 15th January 2006, 16:46

Lamborghini i feel they dirtied the car and then cleaned it? It cannot be more then 9 months old and a 9 months old car wont look that way, it surely was looking good they messed it and cleaned it to show their saloon.

msprabhakar · 15th January 2006, 18:38

Shame on ACI for publishing such crap and making people buy their magazine. If they had any sense of decency (I don't expect any), they should publicly apologise for this 'fixed' article and give a full return of money.

Great sleuth job, Busa... Keep it up!

gkrishn · 15th January 2006, 18:56

Busa,
that was a nice find...

Steeroid · 15th January 2006, 19:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by BUSA

Lamborghini i feel they dirtied the car and then cleaned it? It cannot be more then 9 months old and a 9 months old car wont look that way, it surely was looking good they messed it and cleaned it to show their saloon.

One can understand a genuine mistake through oversight or carelessness caused by hurry.

This sort of deliberate rigging is unforgivable, and makes one doubt their credentials on everything else they preach to us.

veyron1 · 15th January 2006, 21:09

and we thought only t.v reporters goofed up.... this is nuts...the ACI guys have ONLY cars to write about, and mistakes as grave as these are not expected of them. but then, the article was a sponsored one...

v1p3r · 15th January 2006, 23:29

And to think, some of you guys believe their 0-100 "timings".

nitrous · 15th January 2006, 23:46

Nice find.But, all they'll say is 'Whats the big deal??"

haryan · 17th January 2006, 17:59

what is happening to the premier auto magazine of India ..
Is this what we can expect of the magazine ... lies and more lies ...
rigged up stories like that destroy the faith of readers in the magazine ..
hope that we are not taken for a ride again

Rtech · 17th January 2006, 18:16

Good observation Busa! If this is true, and it seems to be, my respect for ACI just lowered a few notches.

Hey BUSA, maybe you should write to them and see what they say. Or if it gets printed. That would give them a chance to explain and redeme themselves.

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7th September 2005, 18:10	#31
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	I usually never subscibe to mags.I go through all the mags in bits and pieces.But the ones i really like are : 1. Autocar - Damn informative and classy content. 2. Overdrive - Thier reports are kinda biased,but makes up for a good read. 3. Top Gear - Since its the first edition,i cant really comment.But it has a lot of professionalism blended perfectly with the casual approach.Typically TG. X
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8th September 2005, 13:20	#32
.rs. BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 39 Thanked: 0 Times	auto car india for indian cars
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8th September 2005, 14:42	#33
Sid Schumacher BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 262 Thanked: 3 Times	Autocar India still is on the top of the charts...but may have some competetion with Top Gear coming into the market and with the same price tag as the former.
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27th December 2005, 23:07	#34
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	AutoCar - True Lies Jan ACI Vol.7 No.5 Page 117-119 Grime and Punishment I happen to read this article and was much amused to how The People at Bike and Car Saloon managed to completely clean an Optra and make it just like new. I was impressed till yesterday. But today i happened to notice the cars number MH 43 A 3834. That seems to be a Vashi number and that too came around a year back. Wheras ACI says "The Guinea Pig: A sad looking two year old silver Optra. That means the car is a 2003 model. Heck that time even 1.6 engines werenot lauched. Correct me if i am wrong, and even if they were launched, the NY edition with the new grille only came by April 2005 after being around for sometime on the design edition model. What does this mean. This Optra isint a Two Year old peace. It just as new as a showroom one and the Car Sallon is trying to fool us and ACI says that super. What is your take on this Cheers.
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15th January 2006, 01:09	#35
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,141 Thanked: 5,847 Times View My Garage	the same questions in my mind. The NY edition was out in early 2005 and this is definately NY because of the black leather seats. Also MH 43 - xxxx was the norm till early last year and MH 43 A is around 9 -10 months old. But the job looked amazing.
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15th January 2006, 15:21	#36
fash_1 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Trichy Posts: 232 Thanked: 92 Times	Oh..oh! there you go...sounds like another goof-up.
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15th January 2006, 16:46	#37
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Lamborghini i feel they dirtied the car and then cleaned it? It cannot be more then 9 months old and a 9 months old car wont look that way, it surely was looking good they messed it and cleaned it to show their saloon.
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15th January 2006, 18:38	#38
msprabhakar BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 266 Thanked: 89 Times	Shame on ACI for publishing such crap and making people buy their magazine. If they had any sense of decency (I don't expect any), they should publicly apologise for this 'fixed' article and give a full return of money. Great sleuth job, Busa... Keep it up!
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15th January 2006, 18:56	#39
gkrishn BHPian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 648 Thanked: 144 Times View My Garage	Busa, that was a nice find...
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15th January 2006, 21:09	#41
veyron1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	and we thought only t.v reporters goofed up.... this is nuts...the ACI guys have ONLY cars to write about, and mistakes as grave as these are not expected of them. but then, the article was a sponsored one...
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15th January 2006, 23:29	#42
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,353 Thanked: 7,088 Times View My Garage	And to think, some of you guys believe their 0-100 "timings".
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15th January 2006, 23:46	#43
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 329 Times View My Garage	Nice find.But, all they'll say is 'Whats the big deal??"
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17th January 2006, 17:59	#44
haryan BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: HYDERABAD INDIA Posts: 345 Thanked: 5 Times	what is happening to the premier auto magazine of India .. Is this what we can expect of the magazine ... lies and more lies ... rigged up stories like that destroy the faith of readers in the magazine .. hope that we are not taken for a ride again
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17th January 2006, 18:16	#45
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 365 Times View My Garage	Good observation Busa! If this is true, and it seems to be, my respect for ACI just lowered a few notches. Hey BUSA, maybe you should write to them and see what they say. Or if it gets printed. That would give them a chance to explain and redeme themselves.
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