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| ![]() What an immature and ill-informed comment from deccan chronicle which says safe drivers need not panic for this entire fiasco on GNCAP testing. Quote:
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You ask if Maruti is doing anything illegal. Yes it is! It is removing structural supports from their cars sold in India knowing fully well that the occupant safety is being compromised. As a Maruti customer, I have felt cheated, and there is no way I would buy a Maruti product until I am convinced that they will treat me with the same respect that they will treat their European consumers. | |
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| ![]() Curious to know which are the 'structural supports' removed from the Indian swift apart from the radiator cross member in the diesel swift. |
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![]() Oh dear, safe drivers are safe, eh? One of the all-time-great saying's of Thad's Dad: remember that 50% of all accidents are caused by the other driver. And, as for the head-on implication, let's see the side-on, etc, tests. I'd put money on them being far worse. | ||
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| ![]() That and the energy absorbing foam in the front bumper are what I do know about thanks to the discussions on this forum. I do not know what else has been changed, but the fact that the passenger cabin is structurally unstable in the Indian swift versus the European swift tells me that some changes have been made. |
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It's unfortunate that they only have high-end cars in India (don't know what their starting range is in EU). Basically, for the safety-conscious customer in India today (who cannot afford a BMW-segment car), choices are very limited! I don't know if there are any with > 2 Airbags for example. Let's see what Global NCAP tests say for Sold-In-India i20 and Ecosport. The only silver lining in the cloud is the ministry secretary saying that India will soon have a test centre and test regulations could be in place from 2015-end! | ||||
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| ![]() Here comes an attack from VW, India's safest premium hatch back ![]() source: TOI |
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I think we shuld get rid of the old habits of seeing Most "fuel efficient car" etc. Because saving a drop of blood is more precious than a drop of fuel. And the VW cars are no less fuel efficient than any Maruti if we go through the owner's feedback on the forum. ![]() | |
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| ![]() Housing in India is pretty expensive even in tier 3 cities construction prices are soaring due to cement and steel prices But does that mean that our builders start selling thatched roof instead of RCC ? Anyway a lots of Indians in villages have been staying under thatched roof and few leaks during rainy season does not kill anyone unless there is a storm. Sounds illogical but then why same argument of affordability from car manufacturers is being seconded by people on this board ? |
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| ![]() Although it is appalling that some Maruti car owners here have chosen to support Maruti, and even question the integrity and neutrality of GNCAP, I seriously doubt that none among them would consider the Swift (or for that matter, any Maruti) as their next car. I wouldn't be surprised if the mango men continue to buy Marutis in large numbers, but if Team BHPians continue to do so, I'd conclude that we as a community has failed in its purpose. |
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Why can't a safe brand like VW or FIAT manufacture a safe people mover and challenge mango man's Maruti and give them safer option to commute? I will buy Swift ZXi as my next car as an upgrade to Alto K10 and liked to be be branded as whatever anyone can think of. Last edited by sourabhzen : 10th November 2014 at 11:53. | |
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It all points to a deep disregard for safety, and, more importantly, the safety of others. Profit before people might as well be the motto. but... Quote:
People don't complain so much when the attack on the motor industry is about issues such as reliability and customer service. Why complain about attacks on lack of safety? ![]() | ||||
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() After reading so many posts here and reaction of everyone, I can only say that as of today, leave alone Maruti, I may not go in for any car that's either not certified by any agency or Government . We have a WagonR and with all the reports coming up, i'm also keen on a test report of WagonR top model. Besides this, I sincerely hope that we see tests done on Bolero/Scorpio/XUV5OO, Innova/Fortuner/Etios/Liva, Amaze/City/Mobilio, Eon/Santro/Grand i10/Xcent and ofcourse, all of Maruti's and all either manufactured in India for India or manufactured for India. |
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I think the international version of Swift has a 5 star rating. I will not be surprised to see other Japs (definitely).. even German cars scoring big Zero for their India specific models. There is some good news in terms of government setting up test facilities and working towards a policy. Any customer would like to see the ratings of all cars in the segment to make a informed buying decision. We should hold our horses until then! | |
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