Quikr for Car

---Short Story---

Ranganath Swamy was a businessman and spend most of his time travelling. In-spite of his family being in Bangalore, he toured from Tumkur to Hassan, Bijapur to Mangalore, Hyderbad to Chennai for his business to grow. He started his business on Clothes in Jan 2000 & it has been no turning back from then.

Now, as he was about to set for another business trip, he realized that his age old Maruti 800 is not matching his status. Instead, he needed a car which is better, much more flexible & also affordable. He thought, 'Running his own business is not an easy task, as there can arise financial crunch at any moment. He can't afford a new car just to declare his status. But he needed a best used car and that too quickly'.

Looking at worried face of his father, Rajiv; Swamy's son, started questioning. On knowing father's dilemma on how to go ahead, Rajiv suggested, our own Quickr.com

Ranganath was furious, "Come one, Online. No way, It's just a headache".
Rajiv replied, "Dad , just give me 10 minutes of your time. If this 10 minute is not fruitful, then you can go ahead and decide on your own".
Ranganath agreed.
Rajiv started opening up his laptop.

Ranganath said, "Let's go for the SUV. I can go for a budget  of 10 Lakh max. But I have heard stories of online nuisance from my friend that he used to get multiple calls from the dealer when they come to know about it. And, that too from Delhi, Mumbai. Isn't it a problem on this site? Also, we don't have any idea on how much the cost of a second hand car should be! I feel I  need to make some calls to my old friends"

Rajiv quickly replied, "Dad everything can be taken care. Don't worry"

He entered 'http://www.quikr.com/' on Chrome. Immediately , sub-window with 'which location you prefer' window opened. He clicked as 'Bangalore'. 

Rajiv started explaining.

"Now you will get calls only from Bangalore dealers & individuals. Even you can view Ads only from Bangalore"

"First let's post an Ad so that even seller's can communicate with us."

He clicked on Post Free Ad. Rajiv started filling all the required details for a SUV car.

"Check out Dad, this a useful feature added by Quickr called MSP - 'Maximum Selling Price'. Here it calculates and let us know what can be the Maximum Price of  a product. It's especially used for Second hand products. This will solve our problem. You don't have to worry about calling your friends now & asking for car rates."

"Quikr has also launched Quikr Chat feature. Here in this Field "Maintain my Privacy (Buyers will first contact you via Quikr Chat, you can decide when to reveal your phone number to them)", will maintain your privacy so you don't get calls from unnecessary dealers or sellers. Once you chat with them and if you want to meet that particular vendor, only then you can share your number & that too privately."

Rajiv continued, "As you have a smartphone, once we register, we will immediately download Quikr mobile app's, so that you don't have to open laptop daily. You can chat with the vendor's in mobile app. You can also see how many has viewed your Ad & also make your Ad premium by giving credits. This can give your Ad more advantage."

Rajiv Posted the Ad. It took only 2-3 minutes & Ranganath was already impressed.

Rajiv also showed Ads of sellers. He showed the different features like  'Premium ads', Ads whose numbers are verified, and chat now option if the dealer or seller are available. Also, to know whether the rate which seller has quoted is correct, Rajiv advised to use MSP to compare and then to go ahead. 

Rajiv advised his father, "Prefer Recent Posts & Post with Photo's for better & safe bargain"

Rajiv 10 minutes really changed Ranganath & made him decide to give a try. 

--A Month Later--

When Rajiv returned from college, he saw an XUV standing in-front of his house. It was in a very good shape & not in a distance was it looking like any used car.

Seeing Rajiv's expression, Ranganth replied, "Thanks to your 10 minute, I was able to get this fantastic XUV."

Rajiv said, "Don't thank me, Dad. Thank Quikr"


This Blog is written as a part of a Happy Hours campaign held by Indiblogger & Quikr on topic "If you were to replace your existing car with something better, how would do so using Quikr NXT  ?  "

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