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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:35 AM Original message |
India's Tata Motors unveils $2,500 car, bringing car ownership into the reach of millions |
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freedomnorth (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
1. Say goodbye to Mother Earth... |
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Justyce (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:50 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. or "ta ta"... Ironic that's the name of the car company. |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 03:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
30. I hope they have enough GAS to run millions of these |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
40. exactly what i was thinking |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
2. I was listening to a story about this on the Beeb ... |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:56 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Talk about the perfect opportunity to build a mass transit system |
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enid602 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. already there |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:13 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Took a look, you're right, these are great transit systems |
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enid602 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. Tata |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. This ain't so good, but we Americans have no room to criticize. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
6. We're doomed. nt |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
8. Probably gets better gas milage than any American made car |
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boricua79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. that's exactly what I think is shouted |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
25. They claim 50MPG n/t |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
9. They'll be like India's trains, with riders hanging off the roof |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
10. I'm going out and buy TWO! |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Nice Tatas! |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
14. Not very good marketing |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. Their ad slogan: "Tata...For Now" n/t |
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PFunk (687 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
15. This isn't a car. It's a overblown motorscooter |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Nothing wrong with overblown motorscooters: |
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PFunk (687 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
34. Okay. I'll admit that overblown motorscooter is very cool. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
16. Goodbye autorickshaws... this is actually good for the planet |
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PFunk (687 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. Oh I agree. |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 07:34 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. 30 HP is OK when you're out-running cow-carts. |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
41. I see, I didn't realize they were replacing those. That's good. |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 07:39 PM Response to Reply #16 |
43. I've tried breathing in Tokyo |
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Massachusetts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
17. Ta ta for now, I need to go to another post... |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
19. Time to buy some beachfront property in Memphis. |
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Fierce (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
20. Boy, that looks safe. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Compared to the motorscooter/motorcycle it will replace, it's a big step up in safety. (NT) |
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Fierce (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Is it? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Why do you think E.R. nurses refer to motorcycle riders as "Organ Donors"? (NT) |
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Fierce (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Hey, I know motorcycles are dangerous. |
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priller (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 11:59 PM Response to Reply #23 |
48. My brother (the doctor) calls them "Donor cycles" |
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Acadia Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
27. They do not mention gas milage? Emissions? It would be great |
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indio55555 (144 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. . |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
29. My guess ... |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
31. Sweet Mercy.... |
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Jimbo S (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
32. It's as if a Hummer took a crap |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
36. I read about a car whose protype was engineered in France I think |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
37. Any effect in the oil price? |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
38. thanks so much for posting! |
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diane in sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
39. Sadly, given Indian driving habits a lot of them will end up squished on |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
44. While I would certainly prefer mass transit |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
45. Fifty miles per gallon |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. This vehicle will not have any safety gear, may not have safety glass... |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-10-08 11:21 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. If all the SUVs (and other heavy vehicles) were off the road |
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