Dell - Direct to Customer Hell

Having heard and read some Dell horror stories had kind of put them in my consumer-recall freezer until they launched what seemed like a brilliant configuration...read more

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Built like a tank, but terribly slow to crank!

Let me clarify here that the model I am writing about is R-52/A36. When the snake-oil seller (dealer by the name of Amit of Nucleus Computer of Basavanagudi, Ba...read more

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Seeking Suckers!

Y'know, that's what Eureka Forbes salesmen probably look for -fall guys to buytheir vacuum cleaners. Just in case this sounds like I'm ripping the product - not...read more

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Clean water, murky service!

Eureka Forbes in its prime was one of the best sales organizations in the country. Now, however, one can make out from the kind of sales people they now send th...read more

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Sting in the tail

When my friend asked me to try out his (then brand-new) Scorpio on the narrow, blighted roads of Koramangala in Bangalore, I must admit I made all the right kin...read more

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Hyundai, Zip that Lip!

My first impression of the Santro, way back when Hyundai launched it, was, forget the looks, but: ''What kinda weird name is that?'' I just didn't Getz it. Well...read more

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Stay away from ebay

I'd heard about vehicles being sold on ebay (yes, even in India!) and decided to give it a shot. Using my erstwhile baazee account which ebay most graciously co...read more

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Eko Vehicles: Fly by night?

The Eko Cosmic I or II or whatever else they may call it (and, frankly, the dealer didn't know the difference himself!), is cute enough to look at. Closer inspe...read more

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Don't touch Alcatel

Well, my first phone was an alcatel one touch db and even in those early days of cellular telephony it used to get offended stares from users of more upmarket p...read more

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The foreign hand?

ICICI is fast turning into a bit of a leech like its other 'foreign' counterparts that will rip you off even before you've finished batting the proverbial eyeli...read more

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ICICIdirect Is Anything But That!

In the ancient days of the Internet circa 1995, logging on to websites was something like this: one clicked to log on, then took the dog out to let him irrigate...read more

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Now it works, now it doesn't...

Am being forced to modify my review on Airtel due to a dramatic increase in call drops, voice breaks and overall fall in quality of service. Customer support re...read more

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Beware of Automartindia

I agree whole-heartedly with all the others who have recounted their experience with this sleazy used-car lot run jointly by the Mahindras, Sah & Sanghi and HDF...read more

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The Con-try Club

Updating this review with a more appropriate headline (Oct 28, 2005): Our last visit to this sad place was made memorable by mosquito bites and the fact that th...read more

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No Go for Let's Go

If you're looking for a mode of locomotion that can take you from point A to point B at comparatively low cost, well, you might want to take a look at the Alto ...read more

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