Announcement

**sudhirbhan** · 11-20-2003, 10:15 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, 10:24 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, 01:31 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, 07:02 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, 07:56 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, 08:10 PM

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

**racinglord** · 11-20-2003, 08:17 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, 10:45 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, 10:07 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.

**Ricci** · 11-21-2003, 10:46 PM

hmm yes , 50 years and the change is astonishing for sure ( no I am not that old ! )...wonder what nxt 50 will be ?

**cha_indian** · 11-22-2003, 02:52 PM

There was not much diff between india and china till 1979.

when you look at them now , only then do we realise how much better we could have done had we been a little less and less corrupt etc etc....

**rash_rp** · 11-22-2003, 10:16 PM

yeah....no point comparing India with other countries...no use of ifs and buts here.

**pavan_kumar** · 11-24-2003, 11:20 AM

way to go BAL

... i find some bal dealers to be haughty[xx(]..thnk they knw every thing..esp rahul bajaj(my opinion though)..this crappy attitude ought to change..

**stryker135** · 11-24-2003, 01:13 PM

reminds me of the Pune -chakan trip , i literally bugged the hell outa the r&d guys of bajaj about their service in Bombay esp. their dealer VIP automobiles khar,bombay, i told them the service by that paticular dealer is soo bad ,that if u give them the bike u have to check whether they have repaired/serviced it or damaged it. i kept on telling them this...maybe it has paid off a bit..[|)]

Announcement

Bajaj Auto shows 20 dealers the door for 'no-show'

Bajaj Auto shows 20 dealers the door for 'no-show'

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment