I am considering buying a second hand elevate. 2 years 6 months old, 14k kms odometer.
it’s cars24 direct seller. the inspection report mentions these issues. (see images)
is this something I should worry about?
Has anyone else noticed the sudden flood of news about the government aggressively pushing for E100 fuel? Just last week, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways dropped a draft notification to officially recognize E100 under the Motor Vehicle Rules, paving the way for pure ethanol vehicles. Ministers are out here openly stating that pure petrol and diesel have no future.
I've got a theory about why they are pushing the E100 narrative so hard right now, and it boils down to classic psychological anchoring.
We already hit the E20 mandate, and plenty of people are dealing with the reality of lower energy density (which means a drop in mileage) and worrying about long-term engine corrosion in older, non-compliant cars. But we also know the government isn't stopping at E20—they’ve been actively eyeing E27 and E30 next.
Here’s my take: The authorities know that suddenly mandating E27 or E30 across the board is going to cause a massive uproar from consumers whose current vehicles simply aren't built to handle higher blends without taking a hit to performance and engine life.
So, what do they do? They start hyping up E100. They talk about completely replacing petrol, launching pure ethanol pumps, and making E100 the ultimate green standard.
By shifting the conversation all the way to E100, they are setting us up for a psychological compromise. In the near future, when they officially mandate E27 or E30 at the pumps, the general public reaction won't be, "What the hell, my car wasn't built to handle this much ethanol!" Instead, the sentiment will be, "Well, at least they aren't forcing E100 on us and making us buy new flex-fuel cars right now. E27 is just a small increment, we should be happy."
It’s basically the "door-in-the-face" technique on a national scale. Introduce an extreme baseline so that the smaller, incremental hikes are accepted without much critique.
Am I wearing a tinfoil hat here, or does this actually make a lot of political and economic sense? Would love to hear what you guys think.