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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7431881.stm
It's both good and bad news - good for consumers and safer then seeing an entire family of 3 to 5 on a motorbike - but also potentially bad news for the environment with millions more in a country of 1 Billion people being able to afford a car.
Pretty amazing I think though for the price.
It's both good and bad news - good for consumers and safer then seeing an entire family of 3 to 5 on a motorbike - but also potentially bad news for the environment with millions more in a country of 1 Billion people being able to afford a car.
Pretty amazing I think though for the price.
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And support their fat arse.
If that Tata Nano was £1,300 and electric I'd buy one - no congestion charges, no 80% fuel tax, etc.
That statement makes little or no sense and misses the point entirely
The issue is about people's freedom of movement -
At less then half the price of the next car the Nano brings the potential of freedom of movement to a whole new group of people - potentially millions more people.
A lot of people here are talking about cars as if they're status symbols and totally missing the point.
It would be nice if some people can think a little deeper about the issue ... so far I'm pretty disappointed with the rather shallow comments ... This was posted in the debate section after all - not anything goes
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In a country of over a billion - with large (and growing) sections of the population concentrated into cities with an already struggling infrastructure - I'd be stunned if anybody (lacking vested interests) could possibly see this car as a positive development. In a country of over a billion people - making a car affordable to a far greater proportion of the population than any previous car, equates to a potential for enormous profit.
The population density within cities is increasing. The price of oil is increasing - and supplies of oil are rapidly running out. Unless we want a future of congested, polluted cities where entire sections of the population cannot afford to travel, in the developed (and developing) world - there needs to be enormous investment in much greater public transport infrastructure... perhaps some of this investment should be paid for by those providing short term 'solutions' in search of profit? i.e. Tata
When it hits the UK it wont cost £1,300. Lots of work will have to be done to bring it up to euro ncap standards, It doesn't even have airbags!.
I think you'll find it hard to find a new car today that doesnt come with airbags, anyway Tata motors have already said they'll only bring the car to europe if it gets a high ncap rating (4star or higher) which means they will put airbags and other safety gear in, which will bump the price up. It woulden't suprise me if this car RRP'd for £4500k+ including the obligatory rip off britain tax
but more to the point are they mad selling a car as cheap as this? everyone will want one and its not going to be good for global warming and the environment - if im right? all the pollution etc.. shouldnt the asian government be thinking of trying to stop pollution as asia is quite heavily popullated which will mean a high demand for a car this cheap.
and as some one has mentioned owning a car will soon be a luxery item due to fuel prices increasing so is this the car companys way of breaking even with making consumers forget that fuel is going to cost an arm and leg? - not literally but you know what i mean?
my firslt car cost £1300 and it was quite old but it looked better then the tata car..
More cars in overcrowded and already polluted cities is not a good thing... More affordable cars means more congestion, poor quality and an increase in carbon dioxide emissions. In the long run cars in urban areas (should) have only a very limited role... Cities need better, more extensive and affordable public transport networks, not £1,300 cars.
Also, second hand Rover 800 for £600 12 months T&T? I know what I'd take, especially is the Rover was V8 (and I could afford the petrols to put in it). Even for that Rover V8 engine alone...
But seriously... second hand is better than that. LOOK AT IT. If it wasn't so ugly, yeah. But man. UGH. If you want to make a cheap car for starter drivers... make it look at least decent.
Also yeah, cars are getting bigger and more luxurious. Maybe oneday Muscle Cars will return though. Stuff you luxury and aerodynamics. RAW POWER.
only a mug, or someone too wealthy buys a new car