Renault In Pakistan

[khail007]

Not a good investment; if the kits are to be imported from India.
Always the fear of embargo will loom ...

 

[I S I]

Great. Indians infested this thread too.

 

[Manindra]

Not a good investment; if the kits are to be imported from India.
Always the fear of embargo will loom ...

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India would ban Renault kits & Pakistan would be doomed

 

[ArsalanKhan21]

It would be the most economical solution for the Pakistani

Politics trumps economy and Renault will not be importing CKD from India for Pakistani market.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Politics trumps economy and Renault will not be importing CKD from India for Pakistani market.

That's cool man. Your country, your rules.

 

[Cherokee]

Politics trumps economy and Renault will not be importing CKD from India for Pakistani market.

It will be via dubai like rest of the Indian products are exported .

 

[Trumpcard]

Aren't the Germans like vw, bmw, audi and merc officially present in pakistan? Do you guys only have toyota, honda and Suzuki to chose from? Pardon the ignorance!
I am sure the American brands must be present in the Pakistani market.


OT: just bought a Mahindra Thar , riding high on the "Make in India" wave!!

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Aren't the Germans like vw, bmw, audi and merc officially present in pakistan? Do you guys only have toyota, honda and Suzuki to chose from? Pardon the ignorance!
I am sure the American brands must be present in the Pakistani market.


OT: just bought a Mahindra Thar , riding high on the "Make in India" wave!!

Audi BMW Porsche and Mercedes have showrooms here mostly they import the cars... No Assembly plants nor manufacturing....

Toyota Suzuki and Honda has assembly plants here... No American car too.... Plus Dealers import reconditioned cars from Japan

 

[khail007]

India would ban Renault kits & Pakistan would be doomed

No sir jee, we will be happy to carry on with mehran. Further, used Japanese cars are now a days in abundance in Pakistan and with good spares market.

 

[Jackdaws]

An increased choice in cars will be beneficial for us. I have lived in Lucknow for a while and know their automative industry in terms of choice of different types of cars is huge. Poor FDI and disbelief in local models is causing our car industry to suffer. We have more cars per capita than Indians but that still means most of us have very little choice in cars with city mehran cultus Witz being the most common. Almost all people have the same cars which is boring on the roads.

You lived in Lucknow? That is the first time I am hearing about that...

I am afraid I got Renault Lodgy, it seemed like good people mover at the time. Branded as Darcia Lodgy in Europe

Pic below is for representational purpose.

I was looking at that - it seems like a reasonably cheaper alternative to Innova. Are you happy with it? Now that they have launched the Ertiga with an AT transmission - I think that is a better bet.

 

[AtiF Malang]

Welcome Renau Duster

 

[Path-Finder]

I aslo want to point out Renault owns Nissan which means many renault parts end un in Nissan that has not done it any favours. I remeber a previous Generation of Nissan Micra had electrical issues because it used Renault components and the timing chain's were getting stretched as well where as previous models didn't have these issues.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

i know a guy who has a astra from new and its still going after 8 years and 130000+ miles,now thats value for money.
im still annoyed that German cars are untrustworthy in terms of efficiency, but i do like the new s class though. if i was to buy a new car, it would be a Bentley gt speed, i have the money but if i get one i wont have any more money to run it. so i will stick to public transport.


Citroen Ds3
specs are dependent on model but i found this site that gives the specs per model
Citroën DS3 (10 on) Performance - Facts and Figures | Parkers

Disagree with you about German cars. Over the years I have had all sorts. I began with slant eyed bangers like this below. Called Dat-Sun

then I went all Gallic. Exact same colour as below and estate. Everything kept falling off. The wipers would break down. The electric front windows broke down. Then the drivers side window fell into the door and would not come out. I eventually priced it out and squashed buts of paper to hold it up in place. The metal was so thin you imprint it with your fingers. However the diesel engine although sounded like tank engine never broke down. I saw all of UK and Ireland including parts of Europe sat in this. Remains my fav car despite all the niggly problems. Although now very rare on the roads if I see one I get all wooly and sentimental

Then as my financial position improved I went all "Das Auto" and bought one of these. Nice car but poor handling although looked good. But I was never comfortable with it. It was not me. It was me being a typical Pakistani. Buy to show off not to enjoy.

Then I found my love. The 3 series coupe. Sleek. Fast and furious. Sexy. This is auto version of Janina Wissler. I can't get her so I have this. Black with cream leather and 19inch alloys. I have done 180,000 miles in four years and it still is running like a dream. German reliability is No.1. My brother has Audi A4 coupe and again that is solid although not as stable around fast corners.

However time is near for my trusted 3 coupe to leave me. I will be upgrading to the sublime new 4 series next spring. Around April. I was going to get it now but with winter approaching I left it for 2016 plate. At the moment I am inclined to topaz blue, cream leather. Other options are arctic white with burgundy leather. I am conflicted at the moment but will make the decision soon.

This below is my baby. Everything is standard although the alloys are replica 19 inch M sport Chinese on Falken rubber as I mulched my originals over a speed bump. These cost 1/3 what BMW quoted and are as good.

I would love to get cabrio version but with British climate where it rains more then sunny days it is not worth it. If I lived in Spain or even France yeh that would be lovely jubly.

*And if anybody is wondering who Janina Wissler is get a grab of her on this video. The song is nice also.

 

[Manindra]

No sir jee, we will be happy to carry on with mehran. Further, used Japanese cars are now a days in abundance in Pakistan and with good spares market.

Mehran would not be so expensive, if critical spare parts localized.
Well, GoP should ban import of used car or charge heavy duty neither with removing sanction of Iran, Pakistan would import automobiles from Iran & could never become manufacturer of cars.

 

[Blue Marlin]

Disagree with you about German cars. Over the years I have had all sorts. I began with slant eyed bangers like this below. Called Dat-Sun



then I went all Gallic. Exact same colour as below and estate. Everything kept falling off. The wipers would break down. The electric front windows broke down. Then the drivers side window fell into the door and would not come out. I eventually priced it out and squashed buts of paper to hold it up in place. The metal was so thin you imprint it with your fingers. However the diesel engine although sounded like tank engine never broke down. I saw all of UK and Ireland including parts of Europe sat in this. Remains my fav car despite all the niggly problems. Although now very rare on the roads if I see one I get all wooly and sentimental



Then as my financial position improved I went all "Das Auto" and bought one of these. Nice car but poor handling although looked good. But I was never comfortable with it. It was not me. It was me being a typical Pakistani. Buy to show off not to enjoy.



Then I found my love. The 3 series coupe. Sleek. Fast and furious. Sexy. This is auto version of Janina Wissler. I can't get her so I have this. Black with cream leather and 19inch alloys. I have done 180,000 miles in four years and it still is running like a dream. German reliability is No.1. My brother has Audi A4 coupe and again that is solid although not as stable around fast corners.



However time is near for my trusted 3 coupe to leave me. I will be upgrading to the sublime new 4 series next spring. Around April. I was going to get it now but with winter approaching I left it for 2016 plate. At the moment I am inclined to topaz blue, cream leather. Other options are arctic white with burgundy leather. I am conflicted at the moment but will make the decision soon.






This below is my baby. Everything is standard although the alloys are replica 19 inch M sport Chinese on Falken rubber as I mulched my originals over a speed bump. These cost 1/3 what BMW quoted and are as good.

I would love to get cabrio version but with British climate where it rains more then sunny days it is not worth it. If I lived in Spain or even France yeh that would be lovely jubly.

*And if anybody is wondering who Janina Wissler is get a grab of her on this video. The song is nice also.

interesting to hear about you experiences with the cars you have. i typically don't like french cars except for the citroen ds3/5 which look amazing. im sure i said that before. i was not even born when those hideous cars were around [ the first two] im not to keen a coupes even though i dont drive. i dont like them because i find the pointless. if you want a car thats not as big as a saloon or tiny then you need a car like a vw golf.
this is my perception of the 3 main german car manufactures

bmw's are for girls with good taste or for guys with no lives.(no offense)
the one series is overrated and you rather buy a golf, even Jeremy Clarkson said it so take it as gospel.
if you have an series 2 then you're weird. the 3 series is ok-ish i guess. the a4 is a bigger series 3, nothing special. the 5 series is on the same level as the e-class merk and the audi-a6 there good. the 6 series is nice i got to admit i wont mind driving there are an exception. the 7 series now that breaks my rule, you can drive them but your weird because have not got an s-class or an a8.

audis are for either men or women they suit all tastes but the some models are useless the a1 is too small any only old people are going to buy them as they too expensive to young drivers, the a3 is good and on the same level as a golf. an a4 is basically a Passat with a different badge and interior. a5's are good there coupes so you may like them, they have an rs5 which is pricey and will run rings around the 3 series. the a6 is nice-ish the a7 is beautiful, but you cant fit big guys in the back as the roof is sloped and is more for children. the a8 is par with the 7 series and the s-class but i recommend the w12 model. its desecrate yet powerful- has the same engine block as a bentley gt.

Mercedes are for gentlemen and if your a girl and you drive one your a bad@$$ [which i find sexy]
i like most models except for the b class, which is an larger a class with 4wd. the cla is a poor persons cls. finally the gla is a weird 4wd.

anyway people do have their choices and there are entitled to their own opinion. if you are getting some new wheels and you like coupes and i presume you like bmw's too, i think a 6 series coupe is nice

you do 45000 miles per year! if thats the case you may as well get cars on lease contract with a long mileage allowance limit. i know you said you travel up and down the country because of your work( and because your an asian gypsie(can i still call you that?)) but after 4 years and 180000 miles damn i would be thinking of saying bye bye to the bmw. please tell me you did not buy it and its on contract lease or hire purchase.



i go around in this (exact same make and model shown below) £320.00 per annum not bad