31st October 2011, 17:42
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| Hello to Team BHP Hello all !! just got my membership approved on this forum for car enthusiasts. I am from Mumbai and work for a Tyre making company. I have just bought my first car Volkswagen Polo and i am simply loving it. I would love to know about how to keep car in good shape, both in looks and performance. Would love to share my own experiences Regards Ankit  |
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1st November 2011, 00:52
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| Re: Hello to Team BHP Welcome and glad to know we have another tyre expert in our midst..  Do share your knowledge on the subject. |
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1st November 2011, 11:22
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1st November 2011, 15:29
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1st November 2011, 18:28
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Ankit, I look forward to some advise on tires. Considering they are the only point of contact with the road there is surprisingly little information available about them. Polo is a great car. In fact I too had seriously contemplated buying it. Drive safe. | ||
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1st November 2011, 20:57
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1st November 2011, 22:25
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2nd November 2011, 06:24
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2nd November 2011, 08:14
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Let us assume that the difference in petrol and diesel price is Rs 30, and that you would get an FE of 14 kmpl (Jazz easily returns this FE in city driving). The amount you save on purchase of petrol vehicle (Rs 200,000) would offset any diesel advantage for the first 93,000 km, using the formula (2,00,000/30)X14, which is nearly first eight years of driving. looking this another way, if you put the savings of Rs 2,00,000 in FD and earn an interest of, say 10%, you'd have Rs 20,000 each year to subsidize your petrol. At the current differential of Rs 30 per litre for petrol and diesel, this would translate in getting 666.7 litres petrol at the price of diesel, which in turn means running your Jazz for nearly 9,500 km each year, at diesel prices. And you still have Rs 2,00,000 in bank. The situation will be even more favorable if you were to take a loan, or if you were not salaried and showed the fuel expenses on your balance-sheet for tax purposes. Further petrol cars like Jazz, are superbly quite, have great reliability, easy to drive owing to a light clutch and gears, and virtually free of any maintenance. The rear seat leg room rivals much bigger cars. I don't know your requirements, but Brio looks like another contender as a city runner, that returns FE of 18 kmpl. | |
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2nd November 2011, 09:53
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