Dear Ravindran, I completely endorse your views about Indian consumer behaviour which is very difficult to assess. I had and still have the same opinion and...
The Palio sales in Dec were 535 units down from a high of around 3000 in august. The recent edition of Autocar magazine has a test of five cars. Maruti...
I took my car on 31st Jan to a free service camp by FIAT at Angad auto, Mumbai. I was present during the complete check-up. This what they did. They gave a...
Hi Guys, Looks like TVS Bangalore is hitting rock bottom regarding customer satisfaction. One of my colleague was intersted in buying a Palio and visited TVS...
Something unrelated here - a colleague of mine took delivery of his new 1.2 ELX yesterday (Shaman, Mumbai). He got a hefty discount of Rs 35,000! He had...
Fiat is also giving whooping 1 Lac discount on S10. -Sunil ... From: jlsingson <jlsingson@...> [mailto:jlsingson@...] Sent: Thursday, February 06,...
Sunil Unavane
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Feb 6, 2003 11:34 am
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Hi All, The S10 didn't do too well, as everyone knows, I was a the Bangalore Sundaram Free Checkup mela today and saw an S10 in the showroom still with 3KM on...
Hi All, Autocar India February 2003 issue, page 139 has a report by Shapur Kotwal on a Palio 1.6 that the magazine signed on as a long termer - 18000 KM. Super...
Hi, Small blurb in that same February 2003 issue of Autocar India. Fiat is pulling out of its joint ventire with Sundaram Finance - Fisaf. Sundaram Finance...
Hi, I saw a news clipping yesterday in Bombay... it said that Fiat has announced a reduction in prices...35000 for low end models and as much as one lack of...
... From: <mansoor_ahmad_naj@...> To: "Bejoy Sathyaraj" <bejoy@...> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 5:21 PM Subject: Re: Free service camp ... ...
Bejoy Sathyaraj
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Feb 7, 2003 12:27 pm
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Hi All, Today I took my GTX to Sundaram Motors at Bangalore to avail the free servicing. They took the car. As I had some work I went in the evening to collect...
Hi All, I am not amused by the news that Fiat is now offering discounts on various Palio and Sienna models. It is just the next chapetr from their bad...
Hi All, Found at <http://www.cybersteering.com/news.asp?id=n4752> Boosted by Palio sales, Fiat India has registered a 35 per cent rise in sales at 1,015 units...
Hi Shridhar, I was at the free service hcek at Sundaram on Thursday. I don't think they checked the engine wioth the engine analyzer. They did wash and vacuum...
Hi All, I didn't see any car being checked on the engine analyzer. I remember the car were all parked one behind the other after the wash. Battery was checked,...
At Shaman in Mumbai, the car was checked with engine analyzer, electrical, wheel alignment, AC, door locks, air filter cleaning, all fluids etc. Only thing...
Sunil Unavane
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Feb 10, 2003 5:07 am
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At Angad - Mumbai, my car too was checekd with engine analyser in my presence. They found one "intermittant error" (whateever hat means) in the ECU which was...
Hi All, How do you clean the engine compartment (i.e. entire area below under bonnet)? Is it alright to use a water jet? If yes, are any precautions to be ...
Lately, I am also getting the side indicator squeacking sound. I was ignoring it till I read Sachin's e-mail. Sachin, any idea what was done for your car to...
Hi When I got the car from the service camp the engine compartment was cleaned. It looked liked water was sprayed and then air cleaned. ... From: prafullp...
Hi Prafull, I had a thermostat problem (airconditioner) - which they replaced under warranty. To get to that part they had to disassemble the entire dash and ...
I witnessed the washing of my car at a previous time, they use a water spray and later air jet to clean the area. Its best not to try washing this area - the...
I am writing this at the risk of being branded a traitor to the Palio (FIAT) family :-) though its great news that Palio sales are picking up, somehow i always...
Not to mention the even longer queues at Sundaram Automobiles, Bangalore - the *only* dealer and service center for Fiat in the city!!! Sachin ... From:...
Sunil, FIAT India is struggling to make ends meet and you come up with such a burgeious theory. Tell that to FIAT India - they would want to sue you!!...
Talking of exclusivity, it is high time that Fiat decides to have more than one dealer in a city. It will bring in healthy competition as well as give its...