The Tata Nano, India's $2,500 Car

133 messages, Last post on Sep 08, 2009 at 8:20 AM

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#81 of 133 Well.... by rockymtnhi Apr 06, 2009 (9:43 am)
If the cars in this country were all that size.I might buy one. Other than that,I don;t want to be flattened bya Mini. Who knows as soon as we become a third world country. We might all be driving little bugs. Replies to this message: lemko (Apr 06, 2009 10:05 am) fintail (Apr 06, 2009 11:24 am) lemko (Apr 06, 2009 11:39 am) and 2 more... gagrice (Apr 06, 2009 12:33 pm)
#82 of 133 Re: Well.... [rockymtnhi] by lemko Apr 06, 2009 (10:05 am)
Replying to: rockymtnhi (Apr 06, 2009 9:43 am) And we'll have 12 people crammed into one of those Nanos like you see a man, his wife, and kids all crammed on a motor scooter as in one of those Third World countries Replies to this message: fintail (Apr 06, 2009 11:24 am) lemko (Apr 06, 2009 11:39 am) fintail (Apr 06, 2009 12:35 pm) and 1 more... gagrice (Apr 06, 2009 12:33 pm)
#83 of 133 Re: Well.... [lemko] by fintail Apr 06, 2009 (11:24 am)
Replying to: lemko (Apr 06, 2009 10:05 am) That's the 2035 Camry, improved by globalization. Replies to this message: lemko (Apr 06, 2009 11:39 am) fintail (Apr 06, 2009 12:35 pm) gagrice (Apr 06, 2009 12:49 pm)
#84 of 133 Re: Well.... [fintail] by lemko Apr 06, 2009 (11:39 am)
Replying to: fintail (Apr 06, 2009 11:24 am) Of course, our globalist elitist masters will be chauffered around in something like this, only heavily armored, and complete with weaponry to repel the angy riff-raff. Replies to this message: fintail (Apr 06, 2009 12:35 pm) gagrice (Apr 06, 2009 12:49 pm)
#85 of 133 Re: Well.... [lemko] by gagrice Apr 06, 2009 (12:33 pm)
Replying to: lemko (Apr 06, 2009 10:05 am) you see a man, his wife, and kids all crammed on a motor scooter They look happy to me. I don't think being in a Buick will make a person any happier than being in a Nano. I have learned to be content in whatever I drive. I have not found a vehicle sold in the USA that really turns me on. All have glaring faults. A Buick would get lost in many of our pot holes. Nothing less than a full sized SUV is safe on our highways.
#86 of 133 Re: Well.... [lemko] by fintail Apr 06, 2009 (12:35 pm)
Replying to: lemko (Apr 06, 2009 11:39 am) They'll also need a fleet of mercenaries in Nanos to surround the battleship at all times Bentley is going to need to make cars with 6" armor plating at the current rate of socio-economic devolution. I don't know what warms my heart more - seeing the British motor industry taken over by Indians or Germans. Replies to this message: gagrice (Apr 06, 2009 12:49 pm)
#87 of 133 Re: Well.... [fintail] by gagrice Apr 06, 2009 (12:49 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Apr 06, 2009 12:35 pm) Oh, I say India. Tata has already taken over all of the major steel industry in the UK. That to me is justice when you think of the years that England held India in servitude. With Tata buying Land Rover and Jaguar it is just icing on the cake. Wait till they buy the Royal Palace as a tourist attraction.
#88 of 133 Re: Well.... [rockymtnhi] [lemko] by hpmctorque Apr 06, 2009 (12:49 pm)
That family of four on a scooter sure looks happy, but also terribly unsafe. It wouldn't take much of a bump or skid to send the wife and the toddler she holding to the trauma center, or worse.
#89 of 133 Link without comment by lokki Apr 07, 2009 (8:29 am)
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#90 of 133 Re: Link without comment [lokki] by rockymtnhi Apr 16, 2009 (4:54 pm)
Replying to: lokki (Apr 07, 2009 8:29 am) They must have better health coverage than us.