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Originally Posted by khan_sultan Hey venky, kidding bro. No offense meant to you or any Gypsy lover out here. I know what you 'really think' about the Gypsy. |
I still cock a sneak peek when-ever I see a good looking Gypsy out on the streets. Its as butch as you can get.
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Originally Posted by MileCruncher Well its the figure thats there on the invoice. Just spoke to GM-Sales of Bellary Motors, M&M dealer in Bellary and got to know that Mahindra has unofficially cut Bolero DI prices by 55k and CRDe prices by 42k from 22nd Jan to accomodate the launch of xylo. Since VLX is for 6.42 in Bellary/Karnataka, SLE and SLX should definitely be just below 6 Lacs. If you are not getting your car financed, then ask the dealer to show the discount on the invoice thereby reducing the vehicle price. This should take the vehicle price below 6 Lacs and then you can claim cheaper Road Tax. PM me if you need further clarity.
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VLX On road price for 6.42 Lakhs?!! That is insane! India Garage, Sireesh, and Vijai Auto all quote 7.7 Lakhs OTR for the VLX here, and 6.5 Lakhs for the SLE DI. Add another 60G on top of the SLE for the price of the SLX. I have a good feeling you are talking about the Ex-showroom prices.
And yes, you are talking about Ex-Showroom prices. Just walked out of my cabin to get hold of the Bolero Price List from India Garage dated 24th Jan 2009.
This is how it looks for the VLX CRDE Bolero:
Ex Showroom/Invoice Price: 646,624
Road tax: 92,467 (its between 14 and 14.5%). I need to check the exact % because it does not seem to add up to what you mention...
And other things to total: 769,XXX.
The SLE Bolero:
Ex Showroom/Invoice Price: 545,547
Road tax: 78,013 (and this comes to the same 14-14.5%!). So something is amiss here. If you are right, then India Garage is blatantly wrong. We need to run an RTO confirmation on this.
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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno Interesting thread. I did drop in when you created this thread (thanks to the title), but then moved on and now when I am back, the thread is 5 pages long, with a decision still pending. Which seemed strange for someone who has 'been there, done that' and to top it all, has owned 3 Fiats, when most guys would think 1 ownership enough for a lifetime. |
Hey hey, come on now, I owned three absolutely different FIAT's. A Red 1.2 Sports, which had a lot of memories for me and my Ex was very sad when I sold her off. A pocket rocket S10 which I dont have to say anything about. And ofcourse a Petra Diesel, which was a superb car in its own right. But yes, I did consider that I had better start looking beyond FIAT's now.
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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno Your signature says : Off-road: '59 Willy's 4WD | Track Day: '87 Jawa 350 Twin | Groceries: ?
As I understand it, you have your passions covered, but want a car for the mundane stuff. If say, you had created this thread to identify a bike for mundane stuff, I doubt whether you would go in for an RD350 or a Bullet. For all practical purposes, a 100-150cc new-gen bike would be the best fit, because the fun-to-ride part is already covered by the Jawa.
By the same logic, I would think anything Jeep-like must be a no-no. So, found it surprising that you are looking at a Bolero/Scorpio etc. Since you already have a nice Jeep for off-roading, adding another of the same ilk (even if 2WD) does not seem logical to me - but then the money is yours, so your logic applies. |
My logic was just that I needed a car for the city, and if I get something good to take out on the highway as well, why not? Add to that Diesel costs, and higher GC to take on bad roads. You cant go wrong now. ofcourse, a used car in this segment was out, since most of them would be abused or over priced.
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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno Since you ruled out small cars, I would think a used Esteem, Baleno, City, Accent etc should have done just fine to cater to the mundane. Or if you wanted new & Diesel, maybe a Dzire (yeah, the rear sucks, but look how MSIL is struggling to keep up with demand) or the Ikon-TDCi should be good bets. |
An Accent CRDI would have done nicely. But the prices are just not justified. I cannot see myself paying 4 Lakhs for a Diesel Accent thats done over 70k on the road. God. Dont get me started on the Dzire. The Ikon looks like a piece of....hmmm...c*** (cake for Ikon lovers, crap for the others).
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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno Would watch this thread for what you finally go for. |
For sure.
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Originally Posted by mobike008 Invoice value is total cost of ownership of vehicle which includes, registration, insurance, delivery charges etc. |
Nope. See my note above. Invoice value is just the ex-showroom price. Technically, you can buy the vehicle for the ex-showroom price and do all the other registration work yourself to get it on the road. Or it will have to stand in your own showroom.