A Tri Pointed Star Travelogue with Pics: Trip to the Mercedes Benz Plant Chakan, Pune

JayD · 20th April 2009, 10:14

Wow! Great pix dippy. Thanks for sharing! Am giving 5 stars for this thread!!!

MadRash · 20th April 2009, 11:01

Wow. Thats was a rare opportunity. Thanks for sharing.

jaysmokesleaves · 20th April 2009, 11:05

@ DIPPY>>Yes indeed. Its a rare opportunity.
Good to see the insides of the making of a Benz.
Thanks for sharing.

sjcherian · 20th April 2009, 11:17

Great travelogue and amazing photos. Am surprised you guys got permission to take photos inside the plant. Usually they restrict photographers.

Fireblader85 · 20th April 2009, 11:37

No, it is not JD's old M3. Hope you guys liked the pictures

frankmehta · 20th April 2009, 11:44

im absolutely flabbergasted at that HUGE photologue Dippy. Great job guys. Why should you guys have all the fun :-)

Technocrat · 20th April 2009, 11:50

Awesome Pictures Duppy.

Seems like you guys had a blast

Dippy · 20th April 2009, 12:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by karthik247

Awesome stuff!! Are the parts manufactured in India or are they just assembled? And do they also make the AMG's here or are they got down as CBU's?

AMGs are not made here. All are brought down as CBUs

@ Techno: It was great fun. Btw, dinner at the Boat Club with you guys was great too. Time well spent

Prithvi · 20th April 2009, 12:08

Awesome pictures. Nice of Merc to allow you guys to photograph the plant. It just shows how great german engineering is. Sadly our roads are not the same.

anekho · 20th April 2009, 12:15

man oh man!
A pilgrimage for car lovers

Great photos guys - really enjoyed the travelogue!
btw, you guys sure have balls, to turn up at a mercedes plant in an M3

cheers

maddy42 · 20th April 2009, 12:18

Dippy your really lucky man. Great pictures btw. The 3 pointed star looks awesome but the Beamer in the factory steals the cake:-)

Thanks for posting

sonirohit · 20th April 2009, 12:23

Great writeup with some amazing pics. Please let us know the details how you managed to get an invite for the plant???

benbsb29 · 20th April 2009, 12:52

Excellent pics, Dippy! The Germans sure know how to run their stuff.
You guys certainly deserve a spanking for driving to the Mercedes plant in an M3, no less!

Rating this thread 5 star.

Rehaan · 20th April 2009, 13:49

Dippy, awesome report. Loved the pics inside the plant.

The first set of AMG pictures left me floored. SUPERB pics!!

cya
R

ikoneer · 20th April 2009, 14:46

good show dippy. a life time opportunity i guess.

the workshop is so clean and neat and clean. I had been to Ford's Plant in Vietnam and India but the Benz' is really astounding. nothing to match.

the cars are wow and the AMG is absolutely stunning.

20th April 2009, 10:14	#31
JayD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cochin! At last Posts: 3,236 Thanked: 2,568 Times View My Garage	Wow! Great pix dippy. Thanks for sharing! Am giving 5 stars for this thread!!!
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MadRash BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Madras Posts: 243 Thanked: 3 Times	Wow. Thats was a rare opportunity. Thanks for sharing.
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jaysmokesleaves Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mostly Mumbai Posts: 1,702 Thanked: 1,452 Times	@ DIPPY>>Yes indeed. Its a rare opportunity. Good to see the insides of the making of a Benz. Thanks for sharing.
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sjcherian BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 493 Thanked: 585 Times	Great travelogue and amazing photos. Am surprised you guys got permission to take photos inside the plant. Usually they restrict photographers.
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Fireblader85 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 208 Thanked: 124 Times	No, it is not JD's old M3. Hope you guys liked the pictures
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20th April 2009, 11:44	#36
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,000 Thanked: 3,577 Times View My Garage	im absolutely flabbergasted at that HUGE photologue Dippy. Great job guys. Why should you guys have all the fun :-)
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Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	Awesome Pictures Duppy. Seems like you guys had a blast
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Prithvi BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 302 Thanked: 25 Times	Awesome pictures. Nice of Merc to allow you guys to photograph the plant. It just shows how great german engineering is. Sadly our roads are not the same.
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anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,995 Thanked: 684 Times	man oh man! A pilgrimage for car lovers Great photos guys - really enjoyed the travelogue! btw, you guys sure have balls, to turn up at a mercedes plant in an M3 cheers
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maddy42 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Coorg Posts: 2,131 Thanked: 1,328 Times View My Garage	Dippy your really lucky man. Great pictures btw. The 3 pointed star looks awesome but the Beamer in the factory steals the cake:-) Thanks for posting
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sonirohit BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 321 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	Great writeup with some amazing pics. Please let us know the details how you managed to get an invite for the plant???
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benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,968 Thanked: 13,222 Times View My Garage	Excellent pics, Dippy! The Germans sure know how to run their stuff. You guys certainly deserve a spanking for driving to the Mercedes plant in an M3, no less! Rating this thread 5 star.
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Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,046 Thanked: 34,074 Times	Dippy, awesome report. Loved the pics inside the plant. The first set of AMG pictures left me floored. SUPERB pics!! cya R
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20th April 2009, 14:46	#45
ikoneer BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: chennai Posts: 486 Thanked: 14 Times	good show dippy. a life time opportunity i guess. the workshop is so clean and neat and clean. I had been to Ford's Plant in Vietnam and India but the Benz' is really astounding. nothing to match. the cars are wow and the AMG is absolutely stunning.
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