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Old 7th April 2010, 00:08   #16
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Safari Rules

Nothing can come nearer to a mighty white safari with a fancy number!

Its the real BOSS on road!!
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Old 7th April 2010, 08:34   #17
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It is got to be the BEAST - THE TATA SAFARI. The most respected cars on Indian highways, even the truckers respect and give pass to it.
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Old 7th April 2010, 08:40   #18
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I agree with most of you here, but i would like to add a DADAGIRI car in the hatchback segment & that would be a ford fusion!
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It has to be the M&M trio SCORPIO, BOLERO and XYLO which bounce and nose-dive and what not when they brake as you see in the rear view mirror, which means "give way or else i will pounce on you", when i consciously or sub-consciously clear up. Other mean-looking SUV's are driven quite sedately(or appear so) and hence don't quality as a Dada.
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Come to punjab,it has to be Tata Safari\Mahindra Bolero
both white with black tints and Big fat tyres on Chrome Rims.
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Old 7th April 2010, 09:24   #21
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Ford Endy it is. that is one HUGE suv. After endy, all Toyota SUVs have some Dadagiri looks.
In sub 12L, my pick will be a subtily bliged black / white Bolero and black / white Safari.
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Old 7th April 2010, 09:54   #22
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Dadagiri is not only about the size...

Dadagiri is not only about the size, it is about the attitude and track record of that model. from this perspective scorpio has earned the maximum fear factor on Indian roads, especially Mumbai and Pune.
Another car that was "avoided" by other drivers was the Swift. Though recently rough-driven swifts are not as common.
TATA indicab....."Jis college me baki padai kartey haiN, wo uss college ka dean hai".
Phoren cars cannot do dadagiri. They have super-duper road presence, but cannot afford dadagiri.

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Rashly driven Tata 407. If there's one in your rear view mirror, better move outta the way !!
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Its definately an open top gypsy with 7-8 guys sitting in it.
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India's best Dadagiri car is the Tata Indicab. You buy one of those for yourself, and you will strangely find everybody making way for you. I'm personally quite scared of those critters.
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Dadagiri cars? I feel the best dadagiri are the Indicabs
Add the TATA Sumos with their constant dinkchak honking

Toyota Fortuner's presence is huge and instantly commands attention. Ford Endy is also a dadagiri material.


Edit - Wasn't there a similar thread discussing about menacing/mean looking beasts?
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Why is an Octavia considered a dadagiri car? Its an understated, economical and practical car. Hardly a comparison to the Scorps, Safaris and so forth
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Old 7th April 2010, 10:26   #27
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Add the Fortuner to that list. I have only had it a few days and boy does it get it's way around. Our Endeavour never managed to clear it's path as well. Also, I got the german style bosch air horn fitted on it so that helps gain some respect too
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It has to be the M&M trio SCORPIO, BOLERO and XYLO which bounce and nose-dive and what not when they brake as you see in the rear view mirror, which means "give way or else i will pounce on you", when i consciously or sub-consciously clear up. Other mean-looking SUV's are driven quite sedately(or appear so) and hence don't quality as a Dada.
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Come to punjab,it has to be Tata Safari\Mahindra Bolero
both white with black tints and Big fat tyres on Chrome Rims.
I agree... There is no way you can leave aside the Mahindra Vehicles, especially the Bolero. It's practically built like a tank and I have seen others give it a wide berth on the road. Scorpio and Xylo, I am not too sure.

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Rashly driven Tata 407. If there's one in your rear view mirror, better move outta the way !!
That's in no way a vehicle in the Personal Ownership segment. From the Tata Stable, I guess the ones with sizeable Road Presence would be the Sierra and the TL 4X4. Safari looks too delicate to be mean enough.

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I fully agree with you,aerohit.In fact I strongly dislike the word itself-'dada-giri'.Sounds utter cheap.IMO this type of rough attitude is displayed by the drivers of these vehicles, and NOT by the vehicle.People in big cars, SUVs and MUVs feel they are indestructible, which they are not.Another reason is many times such attitude is shown by REAL LIFE GOONS, who are illiterate morons attached to some political party.
Pardon my harsh words,but I hate such kind of road attitude.
No offence to any one here on this community though.
I believe (as a naive newbie perhaps) that the point of this thread is not to promote a culture of "Dadagiri" driving, but to only identify vehicles with sheer road presence that automatically beget respect on the road. I also abhor the mindset that if I am driving a bigger vehicle, I am entitled to push the lesser vehicles off the road. However, at times, it is also desirable, that people give you reasonable space on the road and do not try and push you off. That is where the vehicles being discussed in this thread come into the picture.
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Old 7th April 2010, 10:35   #29
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1. An open Gypsy King (black) with negative offset rims and white lettered tires.
2. A Zen with loud exhaust, big rims & a sun roof.
3. A black Skoda Octaiva with all black tints with big chrome rims.
4. A Safari with negative offset roms and a VIP no.
5. A black porsche panamera (some one owns 1 in my office building), looks dead-lee
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Old 7th April 2010, 10:37   #30
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True. The fortuner is one hell of a dadagiri car. On an aside, any car with bi-xenons or similar powerful headlights gets its way in the night.
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