Breakdown Assistance for 1 year, Wheel Alignment & Wheel Balancing just for Rs 199

Mitsun Soni · 16th February 2011, 12:46

Carnation is offering 24X7 Breakdown Assistance for 1 year, Wheel Alignment and Wheel Balancing all worth Rs 1200 for just Rs 199. This offer is through snapdeal.com

What do you guys think about it?

prajwalkashyap · 16th February 2011, 16:56

I just got this deal as well from Carnation. After the previous experience with the waxing, not sure if I'd want to take this offer up, but would sure love to hear other's experiences and base my decision on that.

Prajwal

f1fan · 16th February 2011, 17:03

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Originally Posted by Mitsun Soni

Carnation is offering 24X7 Breakdown Assistance for 1 year, Wheel Alignment and Wheel Balancing all worth Rs 1200 for just Rs 199. This offer is through snapdeal.com

What do you guys think about it?

I am scared of them post their Wash & Wax deal ( even though my experience was good).
Will stay away from them for sure.

Captain Slow · 16th February 2011, 17:30

The way the handled the wash and wax promotion I never want to go back to them. I wouldn't trust those clowns at carnation with anything at all!

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifti...carnation.html

Bluengel180 · 22nd February 2011, 11:05

Pay Rs 199 for 24X7 Breakdown Assistance for 1 year, Wheel Alignment, Wheel Balancing, Wash, Polish and a 25 Point Check Up, all worth Rs 1600 at Carnation Auto.

24x7 Service Coverages -
Tyre change
Onsite repairing of the Vehicle like minor electrical problems, horn not stopping, brake or oil top up
Replacement keys
Fuel delivery
Emptying of the fuel tank in case of wrong fuel
Legal Assistance coordination
Medical Assistance coordination

Worth it?or will they bomb it like the wash+wax promo(which is included too)

GTO · 22nd February 2011, 12:44

Smart, really smart. If your car breaks down, where do you think they will tow your car to? Of course a local Carnation outlet!

I just hope they have the logistics in place; their last car wash offer actually left a lot of car owners bitter with the experience.

ACM · 22nd February 2011, 13:46

A good offer, innovative and tempting.

Nothing wrong about the offer but there is no free lunch.

This is an attempt to get foot falls at their centre and once there the work done of the car in addition to what is mentioned as free would not be free. The Balancing may be free but the weights for balancing would be chargeable and that is anyways the major expense.

As GTO mentions, addtional work that one would get done on the car would be charged. Say one lands up at the centre due to a fault with the Battery, then one is also likely to buy the battery from them and this even if priced competitively would cover the expense that they make on your car.

Similarly if the Service advisor tells you that your brake pads are worn out when you go for the battery or other break down work, then you are likely to use their services to change the break pads as well.

As mentioned earlier nothing wrong with the offer, but they will have their pound of ..

Mafia · 22nd February 2011, 14:59

I know one thing for sure in a capitalist market. If an offer is too good to be true, it simply is!

offering something at only 18-20% of the value is very tempting to the non discerning audience

AKB · 23rd February 2011, 11:43

I would agree with you Mafia in normal course. But Carnation is looking to penetrate the market and wants to increase the number of people they serve. Plus, Carnation has certain pedigree to it which comes from the people who control the institution. I believe that any deficient service by carnation would be very very costly in long term for them.

This practice of attractive pricing to increase user base is common in other industries such as telecom where DTH players take a loss of about 3-4k for each subscriber they add. It is one of the first times we are seeing it in service space in automobiles in India.

What indeed needs to be done is that a fair assessment needs to be done of the capability of Carnation to service large number of users who will enroll in such an attractive offer.

mukeshgoel · 8th March 2011, 10:28

Quote:

Car Breakdown Service in NCR for one year @Rs.149/-

Car Breakdown Services! Pay Rs 149 and avail card for 24X7 Breakdown Assistance for 1 year, worth Rs 499 delivered at your doorstep with Race

Daily Deals - Discount Coupon Codes/Promo Codes for up to 90% Discounts in your City - Snapdeal.com

What do you say guys, should I take it for my 4.5 years old Civic?

mayankk · 8th March 2011, 10:33

why not?
but they're all the same.
you gotta keep 3 hours clear when you contact them.
i only use mine in the worst case scenario.

PS:bajaj allianz also offers this free with their insurance

Daewood · 8th March 2011, 11:02

Royal sundaram too sell this for Rs.140 in partnership with MyTVS alongwith their insurance policies.
They also provide towing service, 5 litres of petrol incase of fuel loss, etc

16th February 2011, 12:46	#1
Mitsun Soni Newbie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mumbai Posts: 13 Thanked: 7 Times	Breakdown Assistance for 1 year, Wheel Alignment & Wheel Balancing just for Rs 199 Carnation is offering 24X7 Breakdown Assistance for 1 year, Wheel Alignment and Wheel Balancing all worth Rs 1200 for just Rs 199. This offer is through snapdeal.com What do you guys think about it?
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16th February 2011, 16:56	#2
prajwalkashyap BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 292 Thanked: 76 Times	Re: Breakdown Assistance for 1 year, Wheel Alignment & Wheel Balancing just for Rs 19 I just got this deal as well from Carnation. After the previous experience with the waxing, not sure if I'd want to take this offer up, but would sure love to hear other's experiences and base my decision on that. Prajwal
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16th February 2011, 17:30	#4
Captain Slow Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,549 Thanked: 1,957 Times	Re: Breakdown Assistance for 1 year, Wheel Alignment & Wheel Balancing just for Rs 19 The way the handled the wash and wax promotion I never want to go back to them. I wouldn't trust those clowns at carnation with anything at all! http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifti...carnation.html
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22nd February 2011, 11:05	#5
Bluengel180 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 270 Thanked: 676 Times	New carnation offer Pay Rs 199 for 24X7 Breakdown Assistance for 1 year, Wheel Alignment, Wheel Balancing, Wash, Polish and a 25 Point Check Up, all worth Rs 1600 at Carnation Auto. 24x7 Service Coverages - Tyre change Onsite repairing of the Vehicle like minor electrical problems, horn not stopping, brake or oil top up Replacement keys Fuel delivery Emptying of the fuel tank in case of wrong fuel Legal Assistance coordination Medical Assistance coordination Worth it?or will they bomb it like the wash+wax promo(which is included too)
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22nd February 2011, 12:44	#6
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,534 Thanked: 300,738 Times View My Garage	Re: Breakdown Assistance for 1 year, Wheel Alignment & Wheel Balancing just for Rs 19 Smart, really smart. If your car breaks down, where do you think they will tow your car to? Of course a local Carnation outlet! I just hope they have the logistics in place; their last car wash offer actually left a lot of car owners bitter with the experience.
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22nd February 2011, 13:46	#7
ACM Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,745 Thanked: 4,361 Times View My Garage	Re: Breakdown Assistance for 1 year, Wheel Alignment & Wheel Balancing just for Rs 19 A good offer, innovative and tempting. Nothing wrong about the offer but there is no free lunch. This is an attempt to get foot falls at their centre and once there the work done of the car in addition to what is mentioned as free would not be free. The Balancing may be free but the weights for balancing would be chargeable and that is anyways the major expense. As GTO mentions, addtional work that one would get done on the car would be charged. Say one lands up at the centre due to a fault with the Battery, then one is also likely to buy the battery from them and this even if priced competitively would cover the expense that they make on your car. Similarly if the Service advisor tells you that your brake pads are worn out when you go for the battery or other break down work, then you are likely to use their services to change the break pads as well. As mentioned earlier nothing wrong with the offer, but they will have their pound of ..
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22nd February 2011, 14:59	#8
Mafia BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: BLR MCT Posts: 962 Thanked: 900 Times	Re: Breakdown Assistance for 1 year, Wheel Alignment & Wheel Balancing just for Rs 19 I know one thing for sure in a capitalist market. If an offer is too good to be true, it simply is! offering something at only 18-20% of the value is very tempting to the non discerning audience
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23rd February 2011, 11:43	#9
AKB BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Faridabad Posts: 76 Thanked: 231 Times	Re: Breakdown Assistance for 1 year, Wheel Alignment & Wheel Balancing just for Rs 19 I would agree with you Mafia in normal course. But Carnation is looking to penetrate the market and wants to increase the number of people they serve. Plus, Carnation has certain pedigree to it which comes from the people who control the institution. I believe that any deficient service by carnation would be very very costly in long term for them. This practice of attractive pricing to increase user base is common in other industries such as telecom where DTH players take a loss of about 3-4k for each subscriber they add. It is one of the first times we are seeing it in service space in automobiles in India. What indeed needs to be done is that a fair assessment needs to be done of the capability of Carnation to service large number of users who will enroll in such an attractive offer.
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8th March 2011, 10:33	#11
mayankk Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Delhi Posts: 5,148 Thanked: 8,168 Times View My Garage	Re: Car Breakdown Service in NCR for one year @Rs.149/- why not? but they're all the same. you gotta keep 3 hours clear when you contact them. i only use mine in the worst case scenario. PS:bajaj allianz also offers this free with their insurance
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8th March 2011, 11:02	#12
Daewood BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 940 Thanked: 234 Times	Re: Car Breakdown Service in NCR for one year @Rs.149/- Royal sundaram too sell this for Rs.140 in partnership with MyTVS alongwith their insurance policies. They also provide towing service, 5 litres of petrol incase of fuel loss, etc
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