Bajaj Auto shows 20 dealers the door for 'no-show' - xBhp.com : The Global Indian Biking Community

SameerDBA · 11-20-2003, 07:22 AM

Way to go BAL.
At last Bajaj has stopped behaving like any Government Department.
This kind of step was due for long.
Now dealers will be connected online so response and vehicle delivery will be faster...

Follow the link for more details.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow?msid=290412

Guys we are witnessing big transformation in auto industry in India. I remember when i bought my RX. The way Escort dealer use to behave was amazing. As if he is doing big favor on letting us buy motorcycle from him. I better not mention the way service engineers use to behave !

sudhirbhan · 11-20-2003, 09:15 AM

Definitely there is a transformation from a manufacturer's market to a buyer's market. Now you can buy bikes with minimum or zero waiting period. I remember 1996 when I had to pay the full amount for my Samurai 2 months in advance. Slowly we should be able to see the quality of service improving too. Good for us bikers

rajnish · 11-20-2003, 09:24 AM

i remember as a kid ppl telling bout booking a RD.then a long wait followed by crappy service.then wait time for rx 100 etc.seems like gone by era now.

madmax · 11-20-2003, 12:31 PM

None of the good bikes have good service back-up...

... err, by good bikes I meant the RD, the Enfields and the Pulsars.

rash_rp · 11-20-2003, 06:02 PM

Now bajaj should do something to speed up servicing ques too....

In current times...Customer is King in any market that u look at...

cha_indian · 11-20-2003, 06:56 PM

i remember the waiting period for a particular model of LML scooter was 7 years!!!!

My grandpa booked for my mother . The actual delivery letter came some 6 years after his death.[B)] After booking he died of heart attack in the year 1983

rash_rp · 11-20-2003, 07:10 PM

yup...u r right dude...my dad had booked his scooter in 1975 and got it in 79...

racinglord · 11-20-2003, 07:17 PM

my dad got his bajaj chetak through some juggad under ministry quota,still he had 2 wait 4 six months[:0]
and now due to dropping demand 4 scooters i think phone call to bajaj showroom wod do.
my uncle took the test ride of ikon and then said car is good but but its difficult 2 park inside his house.
next day sales person took ikon to his house 2 his to show that it can parked easily there.

Ricci · 11-20-2003, 09:45 PM

And where are those guys who say only Hero Honda fleeces customers ? Bajaj has done its share of fleecing too , and my dad had to wait for long time for his Chetak as well .

They're all here to make money , and will do so any how : principles be damned .

aspirin · 11-21-2003, 09:07 AM

Don't scream folks. Those were the days when India was experimenting with socialism/communism and in if you're still crying about TWO-WHEELERS (the luxury items of the day), take this-

1. You couldn't get sugar in open markets! around 5kg/family/month was the quota... ditto for most food grains.

2. Kerosene was available only on quota as late as 96.

3. For getting a HMT watch, you needed to go to the shop, get into line, book one and after around 2 months (yeah) you needed to get into a line to get the delivery!

4. In and around 1984, the awakening started. Capitalism was slowly creeping in and govt finally moved in to realize the dream of a "Junta Car"... hitherto known as "Maruti-Suzuki 800 Standard". I remember the doctor couples that used to live downstairs bought one in 1986... for 64k!!

Guys in last 50 years, our country has totally transformed.

11-20-2003, 07:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
SameerDBA Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 14	Bajaj Auto shows 20 dealers the door for 'no-show' Way to go BAL. At last Bajaj has stopped behaving like any Government Department. This kind of step was due for long. Now dealers will be connected online so response and vehicle delivery will be faster... Follow the link for more details. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow?msid=290412 Guys we are witnessing big transformation in auto industry in India. I remember when i bought my RX. The way Escort dealer use to behave was amazing. As if he is doing big favor on letting us buy motorcycle from him. I better not mention the way service engineers use to behave ! __________________ <b><font color=\"blue\">Bajaj Pulsar 180 DTS-I</font id=\"blue\"></b> (<i>Nov 2003 till current heartbeat</i>) <b><font color=\"blue\">Yamaha RXG(135)</font id=\"blue\"></b> (<i>Jan 1997 to Nov 2003</i>) <b><font color=\"blue\">Bajaj M-80</font id=\"blue\"></b> (<i>Since i started riding till Jan 1997</i>) (<i>Won some under 80 cc MX in pune</i>) <b><font color=\"blue\">BSA Falcon(50 cc)</font id=\"blue\"></b> (<i>Since i started riding till Jan 1997</i>) (<i>Anyone remember this machine?</i>)

11-20-2003, 09:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
rajnish Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Delhi, , India. Posts: 355	i remember as a kid ppl telling bout booking a RD.then a long wait followed by crappy service.then wait time for rx 100 etc.seems like gone by era now. __________________ \'87 High Torque RD 350B in first gear,6000 rpm,whack the throttle.

11-20-2003, 12:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
madmax Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cochin, Kerala, India. Posts: 81	None of the good bikes have good service back-up...... err, by good bikes I meant the RD, the Enfields and the Pulsars. __________________ Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do, what they need is one reason why they can.

11-20-2003, 06:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
rash_rp Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 353	Now bajaj should do something to speed up servicing ques too.... In current times...Customer is King in any market that u look at... __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/rash_rp/sig.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/18649556@N00/

11-20-2003, 06:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
cha_indian Cha Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Posts: 45	i remember the waiting period for a particular model of LML scooter was 7 years!!!! My grandpa booked for my mother . The actual delivery letter came some 6 years after his death.[B)] After booking he died of heart attack in the year 1983 __________________ LIVE LIFE KING SIZE!! www.geocities.com/cha_indian

11-20-2003, 09:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
sudhirbhan Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Torrance, California, USA. Posts: 13	Definitely there is a transformation from a manufacturer's market to a buyer's market. Now you can buy bikes with minimum or zero waiting period. I remember 1996 when I had to pay the full amount for my Samurai 2 months in advance. Slowly we should be able to see the quality of service improving too. Good for us bikers

11-20-2003, 07:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
rash_rp Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 353	yup...u r right dude...my dad had booked his scooter in 1975 and got it in 79... __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/rash_rp/sig.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/18649556@N00/

11-20-2003, 07:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
racinglord Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: faridabad, haryana, India. Posts: 19	my dad got his bajaj chetak through some juggad under ministry quota,still he had 2 wait 4 six months[:0] and now due to dropping demand 4 scooters i think phone call to bajaj showroom wod do. my uncle took the test ride of ikon and then said car is good but but its difficult 2 park inside his house. next day sales person took ikon to his house 2 his to show that it can parked easily there.

11-20-2003, 09:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ricci Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pune, , India. Posts: 278	And where are those guys who say only Hero Honda fleeces customers ? Bajaj has done its share of fleecing too , and my dad had to wait for long time for his Chetak as well . They're all here to make money , and will do so any how : principles be damned . __________________ Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.

11-21-2003, 09:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
aspirin Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Hyderabad, AP, India. Posts: 18	Don't scream folks. Those were the days when India was experimenting with socialism/communism and in if you're still crying about TWO-WHEELERS (the luxury items of the day), take this- 1. You couldn't get sugar in open markets! around 5kg/family/month was the quota... ditto for most food grains. 2. Kerosene was available only on quota as late as 96. 3. For getting a HMT watch, you needed to go to the shop, get into line, book one and after around 2 months (yeah) you needed to get into a line to get the delivery! 4. In and around 1984, the awakening started. Capitalism was slowly creeping in and govt finally moved in to realize the dream of a "Junta Car"... hitherto known as "Maruti-Suzuki 800 Standard". I remember the doctor couples that used to live downstairs bought one in 1986... for 64k!! Guys in last 50 years, our country has totally transformed. __________________ Keep Smiling and Ride Safe Riding along on a Black Pulsar 180 DTSi \"Shadow\"

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