15th May 2014, 16:22
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| BHPian  Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Meerut
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| re: The "I Booked my Car" Thread Hello All, Had always wanted to buy a jeep. But until a few years back owning a jeep meant being best friends with the mechanic and living with the jeeps niggles and issues. Thank God for Team-BHP and Mr. Behram Dhabhar for listening to the bhpians and finally introducing the Thar. But even after Mahindra introduced the Thar, it didn’t have an AC and a few minor issues here and there, which thankfully have been more or less taken care off now. Going through innumerous ownership threads of Thar on this forum helped me immensely in understanding the shortcomings of the Thar and how they can be rectified/modified and made me believe that yes it can be used as an every day car. Finally, after 10 to 15 ownership reviews down it was hard to resist(the jeep thing) and yeah - I booked it  .Make : Mahindra Model : Thar Variant : 2.5 CRDE 4x4 Fuel : Diesel Booking Date : April 2014 Color : Rocky Beige Expected Delivery Date : 10th May Dealer & City : JKAK, Meerut Freebies : None Others : None Was supposed to get the delivery by 10th, still no sign  |
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16th May 2014, 23:05
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| BHPian  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chennai
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16th May 2014, 23:37
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| BHPian Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Gurgaon
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17th May 2014, 21:09
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| BHPian Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Thane
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18th May 2014, 13:00
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| BHPian Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Thane
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24th May 2014, 07:51
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| Newbie  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UP14 / SG
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| re: The "I Booked my Car" Thread It took 16 years, but in the end the wait appears to be over. I started growing watching Gypsy (I still admire it) then Tata Sierra’s era came and as 1998 Year struck and Safari was launched I was madly in love with her and since then it was on my to-do list. So after a 7 years rigorous digging on each Safari thread I am writing my inaugural post. Make : Tata Model : Safari Storme Variant : VX 4x2 + Explorer Edition kit Fuel : Diesel  Booking Date : 8th May 2014 Colour : Pearl White Expected Delivery Date : Month End Dealer & City : Urmill Motors , Ghaziabad Freebies : Nothing Others: Got 25k Exchange Bonus + 8.5 Misc Bonus |
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26th May 2014, 23:35
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| BHPian  Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pune
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| re: The "I Booked my Car" Thread I currently own a 2005 Toyota Corolla which does its duty quite remarkably. However, since it has crossed 1 lakh km mark, I decided to buy a diesel workhorse for my daily use while preserving my Corolla for special occasions and luggage-laden family outings. After comparing a lot of hatchbacks lot many times and reading numerous reviews and ownership reports I zeroed in on the 1.3 MJD Fiat Punto. I got decent discount since this is an outgoing model. Details: Make : Fiat Model : Punto Variant : 1.3 MJD Emotion Fuel : Diesel Booking Date : 25-05-2014 Color : New Pearl White Expected Delivery Date : 5-06-2014 Dealer & City : Pandit Automotive, Pune Others : 5 years extended warranty, 48 months Road Side Assistance. People of Pune.. I will need a helping hand to carry out the PDI which I expect to do on 3rd or 4th June. It will be done at the Fiat Service Centre, Bavdhan, Pune. Hurry Up! Kindly send in your nominations soon  Thanks. |
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26th May 2014, 23:43
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| BHPian  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kolkata
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28th May 2014, 11:51
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| BHPian  Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Navi Mumbai
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| re: The "I Booked my Car" Thread I was earlier considering a second hand car as was stuck in some finances for a couple of years. I owned a Zen vxi converted to CNG, which was a great performer in petrol and extremely light on pocket, when driven around in CNG. But unfortunately had not checked the car thoroughly before buying and ended up with a corroded body car, which literally tore in half when it went through a large pot hole. Result : Had to scrap it. Having faced such an experience, family and me were skeptical on buying a second hand car again. After a lot of brainstorming and considering the finances, we decided to get a Wagon R CNG (CNG pumps are ample in and around my locality and also it's the the most cheapest means of travel for 4 people). Went to the nearest showroom, but somehow the car failed to impress me. (It did impress my family a lot). It was the Lxi variant and was too basic. Also the tall boy design and cramped rear seat put my mood off. Yet, I had given in to the family's choice and was considering getting it. Then all of a sudden just on the day when we were about to book the Wagon R, I heard the news of the Celerio CNG being launched and that too in Vxi variant. No brainer then, searched for a dealer who could give me the car without a waiting period and went in for a look and feel of the car. The car is much larger than the Wagon R CNG. It's available in Vxi variant. I was sold just to know this itself. :P Celerio is larger in all sense. The dashboard resembles that of the swift, the rear seats can easily accommodate three adults, the FE is more than the Wagon R, cup holders on all doors and ample amount of storage space, larger 14" tyres, OVRMs, all windows are electric and the best part of them all : Since it comes with a larger boot space than the Wagon R (30% more space), it comes with a unique style of tank and tyre placement, thereby allowing the boot to be used even after having a tank. )Atleast two medium sized travel bags can be accommodated. All the above made the Celerio an ideal choice and so we booked it yesterday.Make : Maruti Suzuki Model : Celerio Variant : Vxi Fuel : Petrol and CNG Booking Date : 27th May, 2014 Color : White Expected Delivery Date : 1st week of June, 2014 Dealer & City : SK wheels, Navi Mumbai Discounts : None on car price. But around 5k on accessories. Freebies promised : Under belly Anti Rust coating in Black, Teflon Coating, Air Freshener, Dark silver wheel caps, Celerio official floor mats, Mud flap and Body Cover. Accessories taken : Security System with keyless entry, Pioneer bluetooth double din HU, JBL speaker 4 nos., Art leather seat covers with matching steering cover, Sport pedals (Metallic silver), Ambient lights (under dashboard and doors) and rear parking sensor. Others : Extended warranty for 2 more years or 80,000kms which ever is earlier. Overall cost of the car : 5.52lacs on road. |
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28th May 2014, 15:35
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| BHPian  Join Date: May 2012 Location: Hyderabad
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| re: The "I Booked my Car" Thread Quote:
Did you drive the CNG variant ? I believe the wagon r and Celerio share the same engine but the Celerio with a much refined version ( correct me if I am wrong). What is the CNG tank capacity ? Do share your test drive experience. Cheers | |
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28th May 2014, 15:55
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| BHPian Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Navi Mumbai
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| re: The "I Booked my Car" Thread Quote:
I wanted to drive the CNG variant, but the fact is that most of the dealers do not even know the pricing of this car. It's rare to get this car so soon.  Did find a wrapped up car in the service area though and all i could do with it was to to see the boot and start the car. It has digital display for CNG and auto cut off for the CNG. I hope it is refined and better than the Wagon R. I am hurrying because i want a car before the rains start and also before the prices go up after 1st June, which was an indicated warning by all dealers.  Do find the boot pics below. | |
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29th May 2014, 22:03
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| BHPian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Navi Mumbai
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31st May 2014, 08:50
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31st May 2014, 15:06
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