Worlds Cheapest Car

[balli hi]

Anyone else seen this, not sure i'll be placing an order just yet :D

World's cheapest car is launched

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The Tata Nano, the world's cheapest car, has been launched in India.

Costing just 100,000 rupees ($1,979; £1,366), the Nano will now go on sale across India next month, with deliveries starting in July.

Tata hopes the 10-foot (3-metre) long, five-seater car will be cheap enough to encourage millions of Indians to trade up from their motorcycles.

Tata owner Ratan Tata has described the Nano as a "milestone". Analysts say it will not make a profit for six years.

We wanted a find a safe way to transport Indian families at an affordable price

Tata owner Ratan Tata

Nano: 'Triumph of Indian ingenuity'

Tata's managing director Ravi Kant said that from the first orders, a ballot would then select the initial 100,000 people to get their Nano.

"I think we are at the gates of offering a new form of transport to the people of India and later, I hope, other markets elsewhere in the world," Mr Tata added.

"I hope it will provide safe, affordable four-wheel transportation to families who till now have not been able to own a car."

Environmentalists are warning that the Nano will add to India's already clogged up roads, and pollution levels will soar. Tata says the Nano will be the least polluting car in India.

Factory row

The four-door Nano has a 33bhp, 624cc engine at the rear.

The Tata Nano is unveiled at a press event in India

The basic model has no airbags, air conditioning, radio, or power steering. However, more luxurious versions will be available.

A slightly bigger European version, the Nano Europa is due to follow in 2011, and is expected to cost nearer to £4,000.

I want to be able to take my wife out for a drive in a car - my own car

Indian chauffeur Gopal Pandurang

Joining the great Indian dream

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Analysts said that if the car proves an immediate hit in its home market, Tata may struggle to meet demand.

This is because the main Nano factory in the western state of Gujarat, which will be able to build 250,000 cars a year, is not due to open until next year.

In the meantime, Tata will only be able to build about 50,000 Nanos at its existing plants.

The delay happened when Tata had to abandon plans to build the Nano in a new plant in the eastern state of West Bengal due to a row over land acquired from farmers.

This caused the launch of the Nano to be put back by six months.

Global slowdown

Even if Tata can sell 250,000 models a year, it will add only 3% to the firm's revenues, says Vaishali Jajoo, auto analyst at Mumbai's Angel Broking.

[balli hi]

sorry guys , not sure how to copy the links , in order to watch the videos

Anyone else know how to do this, and post the links for the benefit of the topic.... cheers

[JappyBeast]

You can only embed You Tube videos!

Using the 'preview' option when writing a post helps you to see what it will look like if unsure.

[T V O R]

sorry guys , not sure how to copy the links , in order to watch the videos

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[plus one]

if its the one i saw in the paper the other day it looks like a accident waiting to happen!!

[Red Yaris 54]

if its the one i saw in the paper the other day it looks like a accident waiting to happen!!

I would not want an accident in one of those

[Demonic Angel]

Looking at cheap models currently in the UK market.... such as the Kia Picanto and the Perodua Kelisa.... they're cheap, but widely known to be terrible so they don't sell very well. The Picanto maybe more than the Kelisa, but the Kelisa is known for being an incredibly cheap and nasty car that loses money like the UK banking system...

Whether the Tata Nano will be any different is yet to be seen, but surely it'll just be another case of cheap by name, cheap by nature....

Would much prefer to spend a bit more and get the quality....

[Bizarra]

Looking at cheap models currently in the UK market.... such as the Kia Picanto and the Perodua Kelisa.... they're cheap, but widely known to be terrible so they don't sell very well. The Picanto maybe more than the Kelisa, but the Kelisa is known for being an incredibly cheap and nasty car that loses money like the UK banking system...

Whether the Tata Nano will be any different is yet to be seen, but surely it'll just be another case of cheap by name, cheap by nature....

Would much prefer to spend a bit more and get the quality....

Agreed Em, BUT.............. The whole point of the thing is that there are millions of people in India who don't have your options :(

[Demonic Angel]

Looking at cheap models currently in the UK market.... such as the Kia Picanto and the Perodua Kelisa.... they're cheap, but widely known to be terrible so they don't sell very well. The Picanto maybe more than the Kelisa, but the Kelisa is known for being an incredibly cheap and nasty car that loses money like the UK banking system...

Whether the Tata Nano will be any different is yet to be seen, but surely it'll just be another case of cheap by name, cheap by nature....

Would much prefer to spend a bit more and get the quality....

Agreed Em, BUT.............. The whole point of the thing is that there are millions of people in India who don't have your options :(

But I'm not talking about India.... the car is coming to the UK also as a cheap alternative at some point in the near future... a credit crunching car. I'm talking about how it will fare in the UK market....

Sorry, should have made that clearer!

[Boro Sera]

depreciation won't be an issue though - if it's worth so little from new !

[Bizarra]

Looking at cheap models currently in the UK market.... such as the Kia Picanto and the Perodua Kelisa.... they're cheap, but widely known to be terrible so they don't sell very well. The Picanto maybe more than the Kelisa, but the Kelisa is known for being an incredibly cheap and nasty car that loses money like the UK banking system...

Whether the Tata Nano will be any different is yet to be seen, but surely it'll just be another case of cheap by name, cheap by nature....

Would much prefer to spend a bit more and get the quality....

Agreed Em, BUT.............. The whole point of the thing is that there are millions of people in India who don't have your options :(

But I'm not talking about India.... the car is coming to the UK also as a cheap alternative at some point in the near future... a credit crunching car. I'm talking about how it will fare in the UK market....

Sorry, should have made that clearer!

No worries :D It was my fault for not reading your post properly & just hitting on the last line

If the recession keeps deepening, maybe we will be glad of the option of that car :(

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[Bizarra]

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[JappyBeast]

[Rolla_SR]

So what does it run on? Water!!!

I must pre-order mine wouldnt mind driving round London in one of them :P B)

[jaxx]

Worst car eva!

[balli hi]

sorry guys , not sure how to copy the links , in order to watch the videos

Never have guessed!

Clickety click

Thanks T V O R , your a gent mate

Regarding the tata nano, i'm sure the report said its a five seater i had to laugh at that, to me it looks like a tarted up tuk tuk with an extra wheel, plus can you imagine 5 people squashed inside it in the middle of the indian summer with no air con ........... It don't bear thinking about

[jaxx]

sorry guys , not sure how to copy the links , in order to watch the videos

Never have guessed!

Clickety click

Thanks T V O R , your a gent mate

Regarding the tata nano, i'm sure the report said its a five seater i had to laugh at that, to me it looks like a tarted up tuk tuk with an extra wheel, plus can you imagine 5 people squashed inside it in the middle of the indian summer with no air con ........... It don't bear thinking about

This is India your talking about, 5 is nothing! :P

[balli hi]

sorry guys , not sure how to copy the links , in order to watch the videos

Never have guessed!

Clickety click

Thanks T V O R , your a gent mate

Regarding the tata nano, i'm sure the report said its a five seater i had to laugh at that, to me it looks like a tarted up tuk tuk with an extra wheel, plus can you imagine 5 people squashed inside it in the middle of the indian summer with no air con ........... It don't bear thinking about

This is India your talking about, 5 is nothing! :P

LMFAO , yeh you do have a point

[JappyBeast]

I dont think it's that bad. If things carry on the way they are the price will attract a lot of people and its a simple car so less to go wrong. It even has manual windows!

Defo a town/city car tho and with the engine in the boot you might get some sideways on the twisties!

[balli hi]

I dont think it's that bad. If things carry on the way they are the price will attract a lot of people and its a simple car so less to go wrong. It even has manual windows!

Defo a town/city car tho and with the engine in the boot you might get some sideways on the twisties!

With the size of those wheels i suspect the thing will ruddy roll over, especially with grandma , grandad , aunties & uncles all perched on the roof ( sorry i do have a childish side )

Seriously

You could be right though, in that if things do get a lot worse, then there might be a niche for the " no-ta no-no " ( sorry could'nt resist it.... again ) , kind of a return to the days of the skoda maybe , as said, when monies tight people do look for cheaper options....

Which reminds me, how much does a bale of hay cost nowadays

[Pompey Gaz]

in my financial predicament at the moment its looking an option for me haha

£2k i'd rag it about till it died then buy a new one haha