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for pics!
The above are pictures of the worlds cheapest car. Admitedly not
everybody's cup of tea, but at about £1,200 surely you can't go wrong? It's
called the Tata Nano, and it's built in India. The Nano has 12" wheels and
is powered by a 623cc petrol engine which produces 33bhp, a 4-speed manual
gearbox is standard, too. The engine is rear mounted and so the car is
obviously rear-wheel drive. Tata have pretty much done without any creature
comforts hence the low price, and as such Air-Con is only available on
Deluxe models.
I read recently that the Government isn't too sure about this car as thgey
believe lots of people will buy them due to their price, thus increasing
pollution? :screwy: More like lots of people will buy them in London and
Ken Livingston won't be able to profit from congestion charging because
they are technically a motorcycle, lol. Opinion? Something tells me thgey
won't be sold in the US, lol.
Cliffy
Wrong link, but I know what you're talking about.
While it would give lots of people cars that didn't have them before, it
will also replace lots of cars that are on the streets that pollute a lot
more (in Asia). I heard it passed all safety ratings pretty good too. The
car won't be coming to the U.S. because not too many have been hit by gas
prices too bad. It kinda reminds me of the Fiat 500 or newer 126, both in
styling and specs.
chris_knows
lol...Whoops, It's edited now.
Cliffy
If that car came to the states, I would buy one of them just so I could go
to crowded parking lots and take a space really close to the entrance. That
way, when everyone was looking for spots they would assume that the one I
parked in was empty and race for it. They would immediately be let down by
the fact that it was occupied and probably curse the wretched tiny thing.
It would make my day.
For a little over $2500, its less expensive than a motorcycle and more
affordable than an elegant coffin, which I assure you that if you're
driving that tiny ass thing on US roads, will probably be your final place
of rest. Either under the axle of a semi-truck or smashed into the bumper
of some asshole with a Ford/Dodge/GMC (input large number) ______ pickup
truck that swears he/she uses it for its intended purpose even though they
have a tonneau cover and the underlying bed has never seen the light of
day.
Who'd a thunk it... a coffin on wheels available in a 12 month finance!
DSMer
lets have a look at this should we. its called after the only thing that
can fit in it, (an ipod nano). some of my model cars have bigger wheels.
can't see it selling very well in usa, mind you it could as you could prob
fit in the back of a dodge ram, handy in those shopping center.
There is some good sides mind you. Parking for one , no prob with things
such as electrics because they couldn't fit much in could they.
colt
