便宜沒好貨,Tata 還會自燃..................
Tata Nano up in flames, picture worth a thousand words
A picture is worth a thousand words, and this saying rhymes no better than one attached above. Yes, the
vehicle in flames is Tata Nano which is making hullabaloo in India. Three vehicles reported to burst into fire in Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Delhi in 2009 alone and this one is the most recent.
The world’s most cost effective car is bursting into fire for the reasons unknown. The vehicles in 2009 were reported to have seen smoke and flames coming out of its rear engine that were later discovered were due to an electrical glitch.
This time it’s still to come out whether it’s the same case or there are some other anomalies that world’s cheapest car is facing. Either way, the brand’s repute is in question and it remains to be seen what Tata does to get rid of scorching problem in its hands.
3:00 pm: Satish Sawant, an insurance agent, collected his brand new Nano from a showroom in Prabhadevi, and headed home, dreaming of showing off his first car to his family at LIC Colony, Mulund (W).
3:45 pm: The car burst into flames at Eastern Express Highway. Sawant jumped to safety.
Sawant had spent Rs 2.4 lakh on the silver Nano (MH03 AW 913), which he had got fitted with an A/C and a power steering.
As Sawant cannot drive, the Concorde Motors showroom provided him with a driver to take him home safely.
There was not much afternoon traffic on the Eastern Express Highway, it being a Sunday afternoon. Sawant managed to cross Bhandup in less than 40 minutes. Around 3:45 pm, he reached Navghar Signal on the Eastern Express Highway. Suddenly, a motorcycle overtook him, signalling him to look behind.
As he turned to see what the biker was pointing at, he was alarmed to see the rear of the car in flames.
Sawant and the driver leapt out of the burning car. In no time, the car was engulfed in flames. Even a tree on the side of the highway was singed.
A shaken Sawant said, "I have no idea what happened. A motorcycle rider overtook me and told me that the vehicle was on fire. The engine was behind me and I did not realise that the car was on fire," said Sawant.
A fire tender rushed to the scene and doused the fire. The Navghar police (Mulund E) have registered a case yesterday evening.
Via:
NDTV
