New Polo Competitor

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:26 pm

http://habibmotorcars.com/main.html

^^^

Worth a look. I think VW will be loosing sales to this baby...

Deek.

toXXin · Post by **toXXin** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:29 pm

Kubelwagen?

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:31 pm

Now that you mention it... Maybe from the front, if I squint enough...

In all seriousness I *can* see the merits of this vehicle. Cheap motoring for a developing nation. Fair enough.

(Just can't figure out where the "engine" is - under the seat?)

ste mk1lx · Post by **ste mk1lx** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:42 pm

dxg wrote: (Just can't figure out where the "engine" is - under the seat?)

no there's a hole in the floor (double move ya leg cam)

at least you won't get speeding fines (37mph tops)

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 12:15 am

no there's a hole in the floor (double move ya leg cam) at least you won't get speeding fines (37mph tops)

Nope.. that just lulls you into a false sense of security, you floor it all the way and get done by a camera in a 30 limit

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:39 am

"keeping safety in mind" they have fitted seat belts and seat padding... but not any doors, or rounded off the jutting metal angled edges!
(they've also put a speedo on that reads to at least 100, maybe 120kmh - that's just excessive and probably depressing!)

bizzare, why not just import a load of golf carts and de-restrict them

only in pakistan could something like that be road legal (how long til some US rapper gets one and bling blings it?)...

close investigation suggests it's a pair of honda c90s (~85cc each) welded together with some fancy subframing, better seats, and a gearbox modified for overdrive 4th and pushbutton reverse

-- wanna bet how much of that 60km/h you'll see dragging up a 1-in-12 incline with the usual subcontinental sensibility so far as passenger compliment is concerned?

(ie "seats 4 people" doesnt include various babies and children under 12 being carried in laps, folk standing up on or hanging off of it. or their luggage.) ---- i notice that they didnt bother to include any HP or torque figures, just that questionable top speed!
plus the frame alone weighs 350kg, thats a fair bit for a 170cc engine to pull about already never mind passengers etc - fully laden it'll be probably up to kerb weight of a mk2 with an average driver....

the concept however does smack a bit of the original 2CV, so pretty good stuff may come from it. and i bet it's a total hoot to drive!
plus it's got a great turning circle (less than half a polo's)

how much is 126,500 rupees in quid?

cheers for the link... most interesting

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:43 am

open top driving.... for les than u fink

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 4:35 pm

126,500 rupees = Â£1,490

Nice cheap motoring there

But then.. you really do get what you pay for..

metz · Post by **metz** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 4:52 pm

If they hadn't asked us to leave their country maybe they would have fiesta's nova's and saxo's now

It would have been full of Chavistani's

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 8:30 pm

how much!

the 2nd hand market in pakistan must be something chronic to be selling something like that!

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 8:35 pm

he he i wonder whats depreciation is like then...

GaryUK · Post by **GaryUK** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:19 pm

I'll take 2!

Anyone for a group buy?

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:24 pm

ill take 3......

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 1:23 am

only if they fit a gixxer lump to it, and invest in some wheels that are actually wider than my own tyres when 4 of the pakistani ones are put side by side. that'd be fun.