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Originally Posted by xingamazon I guess Ford had never mentioned mileage as a selling point at any of thier campaign. They only talk about the space and other utilities that one derives out of the car. Well if the car would succed or not is something that time will tell. The utility one derivies out of the car is something more not just restricted to the amount of pennies that he would be saving from the milage of the car. |
Unlike Maruti, which tends to advertise its FE figures, Ford has advertised the "lifestyle" features (bluetooth pairing, music system, etc) on the Figo. But yes, time will tell if the Figo really gets Ford's cash registers ringing or not. I still tend to believe that Ford diesel will be the preferred car among the two engines.
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Originally Posted by xingamazon Well @misquitas, if you belive you are not satisfied with the mileage then please dont go for figo, there is no requirement to emphatically state that in every post. Just my opinion. No one is forcing you to buy Figo petrol this is not the Figo marketing thread. |
I never said I'm NOT interested in a Figo. I mentioned earlier that the Figo "diesel" could well be my next car of choice, given the better performance and FE figues of the diesel variant. I'd rather prefer a Figo diesel EXI to a Figo Petrol Titanium. In any case, many of the goodies over and beyond the EXI do not appeal to me that much. The lovely music system, central locking, electric hatch door release knob and other essential goodies are in the EXI.
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Originally Posted by Brix One more - and this is proof that Ford takes the TBHP Forum seriously. See Point 9. Guess thats GTO's name. |
That is because of one name: Mustang.101. Thanks to him (I guess he's a he and not a she), we have had access to some valuable info from within Ford and he has been there -- patiently and promptly -- to reply to most queries. Heck, with such people like him, I would even consider buying a Ford road-roller (if they manufacture one)!!!
Finally, I have come to know 007's real identity. GTA's reviews have, as always, been extremely useful to me and I have been glued to team-bhp and his valuable inputs.
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Originally Posted by mkerala Got good news from ford RSM |
Excellent news. My prayers for you and Mustang's intervention have yielded the desired results and I'm eagerly awaiting the day you drive out your Figo squeeze from the showroom.
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Originally Posted by Gilead He is entitled to his opinion just like everyone else. And as a prospective customer, he does have the right to ask questions about the mileage. Nothing wrong with it. |
Thanks for your vote of confidence. I'm dying to divorce my Alto and enter into wedlock with the Figo diesel (yes, the Sania-Shoaib effect). First problem: my Alto is only 2 years old, has done only 29K kms, has not had a single problem so far and has generated me excellent FE till date. Second problem: I'm low on funds at this point in time and no matter how much I have tried, I'm never lucky with those damned lotteries.
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Originally Posted by PYSO Have to disagree with you. You are making generalized assumptions about customer preferences --- in reality, the customer preferences vary widely across market segments.
A segment : Ultra Cost-conscious (Cost = cost of buying + running + maintaining + repairing)
Alto, M800
A+ semgent: Cost-conscious
Wagon R, Santro, i10 1.1
B segment: VFM conscious (cost still plays a role in this segment)
Swift, Figo, i10 1.2, Ritz |
Interesting analysis, there. However, I still believe that FE is an important psychological, if not economical, factor when many average (repeat, average) Indians chose their cars. Mind you, I would strongly want Figo to do well simply because of its all-round prowess at a tempting price tag.
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Originally Posted by Captain Slow Congrats Mkerala! Finally your car is within reach! Hmm I wonder if mustang had something to do with this??
Thanks mustang you being here has really helped us all |
Mustang's the real hero over here. If the thread has had 2000+ posts, it is largely due to his inputs (reassurances, explanations, suggestions, tips and insider info). I was predominently following debates pertaining to the Alto and Eeco previously and following GTO's reviews and Mustang's inputs, I have happily switched over to this Figo thread.
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Originally Posted by mkerala Yes i mailed him about this to him again and replied it is coral. No problem for me. I close my eyes and drive it if i am not going to like it. |
mkerala, instead of closing your eyes, consider getting yourself sun glasses with a blue tint. Then, the coral dash will look purple!!!
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Originally Posted by rajushank84 |
The grey Figo sure looks stunning and I happened to see one of them on the road here in Goa. Not a commom colour and I love it, after the 'chill'.
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Originally Posted by Gilead Nope, it starts from date of sale. You can keep driving an unregistered car on temp plates but not without insurance. Many people waiting for fancy numbers do this. |
Interesting, it never struck me to ponder on when the insurance actually starts.
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Originally Posted by mkerala Also i need all your help. I saw the PDI list, it took an hour for reading it properly. I think it will take 3 hours for me to complete it...So i need your help to short list important pints and that are applicable to figo from it. |
Aaaah, the joys of a typo. I would surely help you to shortlist the important "pints". Come down to Goa and most pints would be applicable to the owner of the figo.
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Originally Posted by mkerala I use it 1 or 2 times a week for a short drives and 1 or 2 100km drives in a year. So you all get that my car won't even go more than 1000km a year. |
Man, with your kind of driving, I'll forget about buying a new Figo and will simply wait for you to sell off your Figo. Within 5-6 years, your car would hardly have travelled 5-6K kms. And given your concern for the Figo, I'm sure she would be in good hands. So then, put me on your list of prospective customers when you plan to sell off your car.