10-22-2012, 10:38 AM
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Heaven knows what they were thinking with that redesign. It's not going to win them back customers from the Korean Eon. They already have the A-Star / Celerio, no need to uglify the elegantly simple Alto!
Again, seeing the economy figures for the Nano... Still doesn't make sense against an Alto which can do 13 kml im heavy traffic.
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10-22-2012, 12:29 PM
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I don't think it would sell against the Smart - even a Smart is probably more suited to US conditions than the Nano.
If it was sold cheap enough to actually find buyers there is little or no profit to give decent customer service, spares backup, repairs, warranty etc. which means anyone who does buy won't come back again - just like what happened to Yugo
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The Smart was only brought to the US for one reason: to offset Mercedes' CAFE numbers.
Here in the DC area, I see more Smarts driven as part of the Car2Go car rental service than privately owned.
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10-23-2012, 04:18 PM
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The Smart was only brought to the US for one reason: to offset Mercedes' CAFE numbers.
Here in the DC area, I see more Smarts driven as part of the Car2Go car rental service than privately owned.
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Interesting to know, we have had a few Smart owners on here with quite a few mods.
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10-23-2012, 04:53 PM
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To be honest, I would rather walk.
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10-23-2012, 05:29 PM
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To be honest, I would rather walk.
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But (according to the makers who calculated the cost of shoes vs cars) one of these is cheaper.
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11-06-2012, 02:39 AM
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The kind of roads it has to deal with :
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As far as the improved traction capability from RWD in harsh terrain, I'd rather get an old Volkswagen Beetle or a Brasilia instead of the Nano.
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11-06-2012, 02:40 AM
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the orginal beetles were beasts in snow/mud..... so long as you weren't frame deep.
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11-06-2012, 05:27 AM
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My dad had a Beetle in the early 1970s - refused to ford a river because he believed it would float away 
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11-06-2012, 07:32 AM
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Considering how dangerous it was to cross bridges in one against heavy crosswinds, that idea isn't too far-fetched.  |
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11-06-2012, 08:45 AM
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Nano has made a great sale in India & now it is coming in USA that is good.
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