A 70 year old man in India named Indraprakash Bhargav claims to have created a little 2+2 jeep (in the style of the recently launched Nissan KIX?) that costs only Rs 30,000 to buy, can go 40km on a litre of petrol and reach a top speed of 50km/h.
Rs30,000 is only about RM2,200 and is a decent price to pay for something that can sit 2 adults and 2 children. He claims the material costs are only about Rs15,000 to Rs20,000 (RM1,100 to RM1,470). He also says he is working on an electric version of the little jeep.
Apparently despite this project and some other automotive innovations that he’s produced in the past, the Indian government or car manufacturers paid little attention to him. He says he is willing to divulge the “secrets” of this cheap jeep for free if an industrialist like Ratan Tata is interested. No harm having a look. Anyone with money interested?
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Almost unreal?
Could this be scam for glam?
wtf? cheap old metal i reckon.
sounds like a scam to me.
Must have no aircon
Milo tin material must be. Dare not to drive this thing.
wood, styrofoam, plastic bag found in supermarket.
red plastic chair you sit on in hawker centre for seats.
yeah, for 2,200, its possible.
At 70 years old still want to make a frame. Tata should have employ him as Car Designers for NANO.
I;ll take 7 cars. One car for each day of the week.
I’ll have each car painted purple, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red…
brother this car is the most affordable estate car! its the bare all naked to the core to do the wild jobs
plus estate dudes will not want to sell it due to its effectiveness, usability and overall estate car! i can’t get one even
maybe it is made from clay not metal !! hehe
Crap performance, but at that price who’ll complain? it’s a 4 seater lawn mower
Respect…
Rs30,000 = ~RM2,200
direct exchange rate..
the real price in RM…
~RM2,200 x 200% = ~RM4,400…(maybe more..)
ha..haa..haaa~
This is just too good to be true. Having said that, why not give Mr Bhargav a chance to prove his claims? If I had a car company I’d gladly invite him to my office. =)
Perhaps we are so used to expensive cars that we forget that cars are actually cheap to make.
If you take out profit margin (imagine how many levels you’ve got), distribution costs, TAXES, sales/support/service network, inventory costs, and basically any creature comfort out of the car, cars can be cheap. Imagine it being a moped or kapchai with a shell.
The old Saga probably cost proton way less than 10k to make – even considering the less than clean parts distributors Proton had to deal with. Yet the best price they sold it was for 27k, and not too long ago, they were selling at 35k. You think they made a loss at 27k? unlikely.
how to contact mr.indraprakash???lol..
Things that are too good to be true are probably aren’t. Remember the case of LMG Hydroxene? Or that “philanthropic” Lebanese Ellie? It’s all con jobs – Period!
It looks suspiciously like a Suzuki Jimny though… hehe…
Even in the case of a moped kapchai with a shell from panels scavenged from the junkyard…
RM1500 isnt enough… what about powertrain and transmission? That alone will cost more than that.
I smell scam.
..or the birth of a new Indian Lada.
cardboard doors anyone?
you know why it’s so cheap?
this car functions like the flintstone’s car. don’t have engine.
powered by your legs.
he can keep the car for himself