???
I thought they weren't making the Baleno Estate, that is, the Altura. It had a great engine and could then, two years ago, pull away easily from anything else on the roads in its class.
Must go back and check; thanks for the hint.
For the rest, I DO mind the price of the Octabhia (the 'h', dear 'eart, the 'h'; the essence is in the 'h'), but my boss is playing mine-is-bigger-than-yours with his peers, using my car as a marker.
What's wrong with the back seat? Tell, no.
The Tata Marina drove well, and has a nice price; I'm planning to roam around a lot, and this car needs to last only three years, so I thought it appropriate.
The surprise was the Ford Fiesta, both the 1.4 as well as the diesel. The petrol version was so quiet that at the Nandanam stop, I suffered deep humiliation by assuming
it had stalled and trying to re-start the engine. The diesel pulled away almost as well as the petrol versions, and was amazingly quiet as well. Can't ignore it.
I suppose you're right about the FIAT. Pity, though. It's such a lovely brute.
Will keep you posted on the outcome (in private mail henceforth, to avoid attacks of spleen among other list members).
Biju Chacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 05/12/05, Indrajit Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> As it happens, I've just finished test-driving the Tata Marina, and have
> appointments this evening for the FIAT Adventure Sport and the Skoda Octavia
> (Octabhia?) Combi.
ig,
some uninvited, not-so-humble, opinions:
* if you don't mind the price, go for the Octabia -- unless you intend
to sit in the backseat a lot.
* The FIAT is a good car but you don't want to be saddled with an
albatross if they go out of business -- like me and my Matiz.
* I'm pretty happy with my Indigo -- but I do have to make allowances
for the fact that it is a Tata.
* You may want to evaluate the Baleno Estate too.
-- b
Indrajit Gupta
'Ramsharan', 396, TT Krishnamachari Road,
Teynampet,
Chennai 600 018.
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