Can news reporters ever get their stuff right?

sandeepmdas · 28th October 2005, 14:54

Simple.
BMW 3 series - 3 crores
BMW 7 series - 7 crores

BMW X5 - 7 x 5 = 35 crores

BMW Z series - price is not mentioned. You can add as much zeroes as you wish. Hence Z.

(seriously put) some people are born lucky. A chap has no idea what a paddle shift is and yet he is driving a "feyrari".....

lamborghini · 28th October 2005, 18:17

For some reason this reminds me of the Ferrari Incident in the Mid Day.
Were i think we were going to get some detuned Ferrari fo 40L or was it 4L?

Dippy · 28th October 2005, 19:25

Did any one see footage of the Porsche launch in Mumbai where all celebs were invited. The reporter asked Malaika Arora " What do think of the 911 Carrera?"

Her reply " Oh I love the Porsche its my dream car . It looks so much like the Sonata and I drive a Sonata so..thats how close I get to one"

ported_head · 28th October 2005, 19:46

These supermodels live up so well to their " Beauty, no brains" theory, it's difficult not to stereotype them.

DCEite · 29th October 2005, 13:46

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Originally Posted by Dippy

Her reply " Oh I love the Porsche its my dream car . It looks so much like the Sonata and I drive a Sonata so..thats how close I get to one"

Sonata v/s Porsche?? and i thought super cars were rare in India

streetlife · 31st October 2005, 09:43

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Originally Posted by Dippy

Did any one see footage of the Porsche launch in Mumbai where all celebs were invited. The reporter asked Malaika Arora " What do think of the 911 Carrera?"

Her reply " Oh I love the Porsche its my dream car . It looks so much like the Sonata and I drive a Sonata so..thats how close I get to one"

blondes of india

Steeroid · 31st October 2005, 12:24

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Originally Posted by Dippy

Did any one see footage of the Porsche launch in Mumbai where all celebs were invited. The reporter asked Malaika Arora " What do think of the 911 Carrera?"

Her reply " Oh I love the Porsche its my dream car . It looks so much like the Sonata and I drive a Sonata so..thats how close I get to one"

Didnt she marry someone from the Salmaan Khan family? Can you expect her to appreciate the finer things in life after that???

Sonata like a Porsche! Somebody give er a job as a pit babe...at least she'll learn something.

sridhar24 · 31st October 2005, 16:08

That was hilarious, a Porsche 911 looks like a Sonata for her

Sid Schumacher · 1st November 2005, 12:15

Babe's got no brains people...also heard the Headlines Today guy telling in "WHEELSPIN" that Hyundai was a Japanese company....and he said that the Sonata Umbra was one of their best creations..
Nice article Dippy...got the truth out finally...'about these journalists.

Badcheetah · 2nd November 2005, 03:04

why just the programmes which cover cars and motorsports events , its hilarious when u hear the kind of titles they give to breaking news , its like u are watching a "C "grade bhoj puri film (not that i have seen one , but have heard that they can be really low class , no offence to any one ). I guess these repoters are taking coaching from some one like DADA KONDKE who i have heard had his film titles like "ANDHERI RAAT ME DIA TREA HATH MAE "

Seriously they should do atleast some ground work before they attempt a story , and the editors of these programmes should edit some of the stupid stuff what these reporters come up with .

TV these days has gone to the dumps ...

GOD HELP US ....

amit · 2nd November 2005, 06:30

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Babe's got no brains people

I wouldn't put it down as having no brains.

Just that she is not passionate about cars. She has a Sonata, that shows for her cars are a means to go from point A to B for her. I guess the company doing the launch wanted a hot babe with the hot Porsches and invited her with a bunch of non-car celebs. I don't get it. A Porsche doesn't need celebs to promote it. The car is the star. If they want to invite these celebs at least brief them on the company profile. Doesn't make sense to me. These celebs know nothing and get invited for all the hot car launches and get paid to smile and talk silly.

Aditya · 2nd November 2005, 07:12

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Originally Posted by amit

A Porsche doesn't need celebs to promote it. The car is the star. If they want to invite these celebs at least brief them on the company profile. Doesn't make sense to me. These celebs know nothing and get invited for all the hot car launches and get paid to smile and talk silly.

Well said, man!
Shah Rukh raving about the Santro - understandable. Amitabh raving a about the Versa - understandable.
But, don't even try to talk about a Porsche and even if you want to, go and learn something about the car first.
The legend of the 911 is more than 40 years old and just too big for any of these current Bollywood personalities to even come close to. It speaks for itself. In this case, it's the car that can make any human a star. Not the other way round.
As far as Mallaika Arora - Khan is concerned, all I can say is, "if a person is flush with funds and still spends on a car like a Sonata, we can understand what he / she feels or knows about cars."

adya33 · 2nd November 2005, 10:10

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Originally Posted by Aditya

As far as Mallaika Arora - Khan is concerned, all I can say is, "if a person is flush with funds and still spends on a car like a Sonata, we can understand what he / she feels or knows about cars."

most people bought old Sonata just for its looks
besides doesn't everyone has their own choices?

28th October 2005, 14:54	#16
sandeepmdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Varkala Posts: 1,538 Thanked: 2,491 Times	Simple. BMW 3 series - 3 crores BMW 7 series - 7 crores BMW X5 - 7 x 5 = 35 crores BMW Z series - price is not mentioned. You can add as much zeroes as you wish. Hence Z. (seriously put) some people are born lucky. A chap has no idea what a paddle shift is and yet he is driving a "feyrari".....
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28th October 2005, 18:17	#17
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,113 Thanked: 5,760 Times View My Garage	For some reason this reminds me of the Ferrari Incident in the Mid Day. Were i think we were going to get some detuned Ferrari fo 40L or was it 4L?
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28th October 2005, 19:25	#18
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,467 Times	Did any one see footage of the Porsche launch in Mumbai where all celebs were invited. The reporter asked Malaika Arora " What do think of the 911 Carrera?" Her reply " Oh I love the Porsche its my dream car . It looks so much like the Sonata and I drive a Sonata so..thats how close I get to one"
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ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 20 Times	These supermodels live up so well to their " Beauty, no brains" theory, it's difficult not to stereotype them.
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sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	That was hilarious, a Porsche 911 looks like a Sonata for her
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Sid Schumacher BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 262 Thanked: 3 Times	Babe's got no brains people...also heard the Headlines Today guy telling in "WHEELSPIN" that Hyundai was a Japanese company....and he said that the Sonata Umbra was one of their best creations.. Nice article Dippy...got the truth out finally...'about these journalists.
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2nd November 2005, 03:04	#25
Badcheetah BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 123 Thanked: 3 Times	why just the programmes which cover cars and motorsports events , its hilarious when u hear the kind of titles they give to breaking news , its like u are watching a "C "grade bhoj puri film (not that i have seen one , but have heard that they can be really low class , no offence to any one ). I guess these repoters are taking coaching from some one like DADA KONDKE who i have heard had his film titles like "ANDHERI RAAT ME DIA TREA HATH MAE " Seriously they should do atleast some ground work before they attempt a story , and the editors of these programmes should edit some of the stupid stuff what these reporters come up with . TV these days has gone to the dumps ... GOD HELP US ....
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