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January 29, 1999 |
Cars come cheapest in low-tax GoaSandesh Prabhudesai in Panaji Go to Goa, buy a car, save money. Goa is perhaps the best place to buy four-wheelers, especially the Tata Indica, as the tourist state offers the lowest prices for all its models. Tata Indica's petrol car is sold in Goa for only Rs 247,288, almost Rs 16,000 less than the Bombay price and Rs 7,000 less than the Pune price (Rs 254,600). Its air-conditioned diesel deluxe model is sold for Rs 21,000 less than the Bangalore price. The prime reason for this is the low seven per cent sales tax. This obviously attracts buyers from neighbouring Maharashtra and Karnataka, which turns out to be a major revenue earner for the state. "But surprisingly, hardly any outsider has booked a Tata Indica," says S Khedekar, sales manager of N D Naik Associates. However, going beyond their expectation of maximum 700, nearly 1000 bookings have already been made in the tiny tourist state, only by Goans. The maximum rush in Goa has been for the airconditioned diesel model since its cost, Rs 282,220, has been much less than the standard diesel car sold in Delhi, Bombay or Bangalore, ranging between Rs 285,000 to Rs 290,000. Obviously, the biggest price benefit lies in buying the airconditioned diesel deluxe where the price difference is between Rs 12,000 (Pune) and Rs 25,000 (Bombay), except in Calcutta where it is costlier by only Rs 6,000. The following table lists, city-wise, the prices in Indian rupees of different models of Indica.
INDICA Petrol Diesel Diesel A/C Diesel DX-A/C Delhi 259,000 285,000 295,000 395,000 B'bay 263,300 290,400 300,800 399,800 B'lore 261,500 288,100 298,300 395,500 Cal'ta 253,800 279,000 288,700 380,700 Pune 254,600 280,800 290,900 386,900 Goa 247,288 272,522 282,220 374,403 |
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