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Leena Jacob, an IT professional based in Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram, is delighted with her Tata Nano. The small car, she says, proves very useful and convenient for city driving. The other two cars in the family garage: a Honda City and a Maruti Swift.
 “I am afraid of taking my Honda City into the heavily congested city roads, but the Nano is very convenient,” she said. The main advantage, according to Jacob, is its ease of handling and small size, letting her park in half the space of the Honda City.
In Mumbai, S P Shah, director-general, Federation of Automobile Dealers’ Association, is waiting for Nano bookings to start again. “I drive a Honda City to office every day and find it very cumbersome to park. I will definitely buy a Nano when bookings reopen,” said Shah.
Jacob and Shah are not alone. According to Tata dealers in various cities and towns, nearly 60-80 per cent of Nano buyers already own one or even two cars, but still prefer to purchase another small car. That is why it is not uncommon to spot a chauffeur-driven Nano on Peddar Road, which houses some of Mumbai’s richest denizens.
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