Supercars & Imports : Kerala

hanmust · 19th February 2009, 23:39

Spotted the only one GL in the state.

Jayabusa · 20th February 2009, 00:15

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Originally Posted by foby.sebastian

down to earth , seara in a local eletrical shop

What's so down to earth in the Sera personified by you buddy?

The Lancer's a great, rare find, but hate the two-tone colour.

syedhafeez · 20th February 2009, 00:25

The Merc GL looks huge. Is it the elder sibling of Merc ML320 (larger than ML320) ?

deepclutch · 20th February 2009, 00:33

@hanmust:I may be wrong.but I see a white colour , almost same looking merc with a bigshot here(KL-17) few weeks back at a local ceremony.

hanmust · 20th February 2009, 08:25

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Originally Posted by Jayabusa

What's so down to earth in the Sera personified by you buddy?

The Lancer's a great, rare find, but hate the two-tone colour.

I think foby might have ment that Sera spotting in a local garage! Its the same in almost all the import's case through out India. Any imports after first & second or might be the thrid owner it reaches the people who buy it only because its affordable to buy. But when it comes to maintance they used to take it to local garages & get spares suitable from the Indian models. I've seen a Merc SL280 in a local garage in Delhi doing some repair for its a/c unit.

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Originally Posted by syedhafeez

The Merc GL looks huge. Is it the elder sibling of Merc ML320 (larger than ML320) ?

Rather than elder its better to say bigger, because GL is launched after the ML is launched, hence ML is the elder.

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Originally Posted by deepclutch

@hanmust:I may be wrong.but I see a white colour , almost same looking merc with a bigshot here(KL-17) few weeks back at a local ceremony.

Buddy the car you mentioned is the new ML320 CDI owned by a exporter.

foby.sebastian · 25th February 2009, 15:34

spotted a silver bimmer z3 near to my office in kakkanad , i spotted this car when I came out for a quick fag so I was not carrying my mobile , it ended up in missing the snaps of that car , damn it

It was silver in color black soft top covered , carried arab nation number plates. it may be Dubai if I am not wrong .

later spotted the car again in the sea port airport road , but he ripped off while I get my camera ready.

Also heard that there is also a Rolce Royce in cochin with one Liquor baron also a close friend to Dr . Mallya.

Any one have got the details about this both cars ?

zebo · 25th February 2009, 20:09

how long can we bring a car on carnet and what are the formalities?

foby.sebastian · 25th February 2009, 20:37

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Originally Posted by zebo

how long can we bring a car on carnet and what are the formalities?

I dont know about the formalities , but if you watch close around , we can understand that there are carnet vehicles getting registered here in a registration office , I have nothing to claim , but I suspect it , we can sustect a back door currently running here , that may be the reason that cars got registerd are all around india , there was a lobby before but it was gunned down , the famous taxi ferrari(KL-01) with all India permit is a living testimony for that.

CaliforniaKnight · 25th February 2009, 21:22

The Famous Ferrari never came via CARNET I believe, it came under EPCG scheme.

I am also curious How do i get to know on the CARNET procedures? Are you sure CARNET cars LHD's are getting registered in Kerala??

artofzen · 25th February 2009, 21:30

Maybe I am not in touch with the reality in kerala, but I do not think cars on CARNET are being registered, especially the LHD ones.

Some of the imported lexus continue to run on ARAB plates for sometime before they get registered in kerala , I think that gives the impression that these cars were on CARNET and then got themselves registered locally.

Some of the owners love driving around with foriegn plates and a ministers kin did that recently.

@Zebo: One can bring the vehicle on CARNET for 6 months and then extent it for another 5 months.

muneemmk · 25th February 2009, 22:21

I just saw the BMW Z3 with the roof down and stuck in a traffic jam, the car had odd LED Strip daytime running lights which looked very very cheap.

jayz · 25th February 2009, 23:06

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Originally Posted by muneemmk

I just saw the BMW Z3 with the roof down and stuck in a traffic jam, the car had odd LED Strip daytime running lights which looked very very cheap.

Have been seeing this BMW Z3 near Abhirami hotel kakkanad, I think the guy stays there.

Steeroid · 25th February 2009, 23:15

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Originally Posted by muneemmk

the car had odd LED Strip daytime running lights which looked very very cheap.

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Originally Posted by jayz

Have been seeing this BMW Z3 near Abhirami hotel kakkanad, I think the guy stays there.

100 Dirham 'Gelf' led strip from Sharjah, BADLY installed. Nothing more to it - the arab kids love it, apparently so do the pseudo arabs from Kerala. Except that they do this on their Daihatsus and Toyotas.

zebo · 26th February 2009, 00:15

why would someone bring in this old crappy z3?
The LED's looks sad, the car would have been better if he had installed better alloys.
Its the ' GELF' mentality, too much money, very less exposure, not meant for all though, just for the ones whos got just enough dough and seen less.

foby.sebastian · 26th February 2009, 12:12

Yup this is the same crappy Z3 which I spotted at kakkanad

19th February 2009, 23:39	#1891
hanmust Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calicut Posts: 2,481 Thanked: 262 Times View My Garage	Spotted the only one GL in the state. Attached Thumbnails
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20th February 2009, 00:25	#1893
syedhafeez BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 975 Thanked: 368 Times	The Merc GL looks huge. Is it the elder sibling of Merc ML320 (larger than ML320) ?
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20th February 2009, 00:33	#1894
deepclutch Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Muvattupuzha Posts: 1,165 Thanked: 162 Times	@hanmust:I may be wrong.but I see a white colour , almost same looking merc with a bigshot here(KL-17) few weeks back at a local ceremony.
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25th February 2009, 15:34	#1896
foby.sebastian Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thrissur/Kochi Posts: 2,693 Thanked: 2,836 Times View My Garage	Bimme spotted a silver bimmer z3 near to my office in kakkanad , i spotted this car when I came out for a quick fag so I was not carrying my mobile , it ended up in missing the snaps of that car , damn it It was silver in color black soft top covered , carried arab nation number plates. it may be Dubai if I am not wrong . later spotted the car again in the sea port airport road , but he ripped off while I get my camera ready. Also heard that there is also a Rolce Royce in cochin with one Liquor baron also a close friend to Dr . Mallya. Any one have got the details about this both cars ?
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25th February 2009, 20:09	#1897
zebo BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 184 Thanked: 180 Times	how long can we bring a car on carnet and what are the formalities?
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25th February 2009, 21:22	#1899
CaliforniaKnight BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: IND + DXB Posts: 980 Thanked: 141 Times View My Garage	The Famous Ferrari never came via CARNET I believe, it came under EPCG scheme. I am also curious How do i get to know on the CARNET procedures? Are you sure CARNET cars LHD's are getting registered in Kerala??
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25th February 2009, 21:30	#1900
artofzen BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: VOCI-LHR Posts: 735 Thanked: 68 Times View My Garage	Maybe I am not in touch with the reality in kerala, but I do not think cars on CARNET are being registered, especially the LHD ones. Some of the imported lexus continue to run on ARAB plates for sometime before they get registered in kerala , I think that gives the impression that these cars were on CARNET and then got themselves registered locally. Some of the owners love driving around with foriegn plates and a ministers kin did that recently. @Zebo: One can bring the vehicle on CARNET for 6 months and then extent it for another 5 months. Last edited by artofzen : 25th February 2009 at 21:32.
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25th February 2009, 22:21	#1901
muneemmk BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cochin Posts: 832 Thanked: 99 Times View My Garage	I just saw the BMW Z3 with the roof down and stuck in a traffic jam, the car had odd LED Strip daytime running lights which looked very very cheap.
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26th February 2009, 00:15	#1904
zebo BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 184 Thanked: 180 Times	why would someone bring in this old crappy z3? The LED's looks sad, the car would have been better if he had installed better alloys. Its the ' GELF' mentality, too much money, very less exposure, not meant for all though, just for the ones whos got just enough dough and seen less.
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26th February 2009, 12:12	#1905
foby.sebastian Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thrissur/Kochi Posts: 2,693 Thanked: 2,836 Times View My Garage	Yup this is the same crappy Z3 which I spotted at kakkanad
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