Monday, July 11, 2011

Car or Baby?

In a Country with a population of over 1 billion people and some of the poorest and densely populated areas on earth, no surprise the Indian government is trying to ease the over population. But how? free birth control, education? No, the Officials there have taken a slightly more unconventional approach:
'Get Sterilized, Win a Car' in Indian State: BBC News 
The Government of Rajasthan is now offering a Car to anyone who volunteers to sterilized in a disparate bid to curb India's runaway overpopulation.

At first this might sound like a bargain, but the car in question is not a gleaming new German sports car, its not even a cheap Japanese one. The car in fact is the world cheapest car, the Indian made Tata Nano.

The Tata Nano, Manufactured by Tata Motors in India is officially the cheapest car money can buy, with prices starting at USD$3,166 it would seem that the car would be lacking many of the daily necessity's of a modern car, but of course it does.
  • The Nano's has 33 horsepower
  • The Nano does not have a boot lid, the only way to access the boot the through the passenger compartment
  • No Power Steering
  • Only 3 nuts holding the wheels on
  • Only 1 wing mirror on the drivers side
  • No Radio or CD player
  • Base model does not have Air Bags
  • Base model does not have electric windows
  • Base model does not have Air-conditioning
  • No ABS
Its now up to the Indian Public to decide, have a baby that will give your life meaning, hope and happiness, or Own the Tata Nano, my idea of automotive hell

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