Mercedes Vito & Nissan Navara in Noida

turbo1787 · 12th November 2008, 21:44

Hi Bhpians,
Day before yesterday while coming back from college( 10Nov08) i spotted a Mercedes Vito van on the MayurVihar- Noida Link road near noida gate . For the sake of Team-Bhp and my pic album i started to chase it

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Now whats so special about a mercedes vito? - well it attracted my attention because it had a non- indian registration plate.
Further the yellow van had " Himalaya Trial 2008" written in the front and behind.It also had a map sort of diagram on its side depicting the chain of himalayas in various countries.
Overtaking it further i could see a bulbous white SUV about 7 cars ahead of it. It was the officia car of Himalaya Trial 2008- a Nissan Navara 4x4.
Both these vehicle were:
left hand drives, being driven by non indians, fully equipped with GPS systems , foreign registrations and had "GANT" written in on the rear side panels. The airconconditioning was off as the windows were open.
There were no indian occupants and the drivers were constantly monitoring the GPS systems ( for the route i guess).
These vehicles were being driven at about 60-70 kmph; the drivers seemed to be quite comfortable in heavy indian traffic

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Sorry for the poor pic quality as they were clicked from an N73 while driving.

Brabus E V12 · 13th November 2008, 02:48

From the plates I see, these cars are from Holland. Whether they drove it to India or airlifted it is another question.

Mpower · 13th November 2008, 03:27

Yes they did drive from Holland.

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hanmust · 13th November 2008, 10:36

Nice find buddy. Thanks your effort to click in the heavy traffic.

shivshanker · 26th July 2012, 08:04

any news about the launch of the Navara truck in India.??!, Since it is attractively priced, I think this can be a killer product in India.

12th November 2008, 21:44	#1
turbo1787 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NOIDA Posts: 103 Thanked: 23 Times	Mercedes Vito & Nissan Navara in Noida Hi Bhpians, Day before yesterday while coming back from college( 10Nov08) i spotted a Mercedes Vito van on the MayurVihar- Noida Link road near noida gate . For the sake of Team-Bhp and my pic album i started to chase it . Now whats so special about a mercedes vito? - well it attracted my attention because it had a non- indian registration plate. Further the yellow van had " Himalaya Trial 2008" written in the front and behind.It also had a map sort of diagram on its side depicting the chain of himalayas in various countries. Overtaking it further i could see a bulbous white SUV about 7 cars ahead of it. It was the officia car of Himalaya Trial 2008- a Nissan Navara 4x4. Both these vehicle were: left hand drives, being driven by non indians, fully equipped with GPS systems , foreign registrations and had "GANT" written in on the rear side panels. The airconconditioning was off as the windows were open. There were no indian occupants and the drivers were constantly monitoring the GPS systems ( for the route i guess). These vehicles were being driven at about 60-70 kmph; the drivers seemed to be quite comfortable in heavy indian traffic . Sorry for the poor pic quality as they were clicked from an N73 while driving. Attached Thumbnails
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13th November 2008, 02:48	#2
Brabus E V12 BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: London/NewDelhi Posts: 392 Thanked: 56 Times	From the plates I see, these cars are from Holland. Whether they drove it to India or airlifted it is another question.
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13th November 2008, 03:27	#3
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	Yes they did drive from Holland. Look here
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13th November 2008, 10:36	#4
hanmust Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calicut Posts: 2,481 Thanked: 262 Times View My Garage	Nice find buddy. Thanks your effort to click in the heavy traffic.
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26th July 2012, 08:04	#5
shivshanker BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 345 Thanked: 201 Times View My Garage	Re: Mercedes Vito & Nissan Navara in Noida any news about the launch of the Navara truck in India.??!, Since it is attractively priced, I think this can be a killer product in India.
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