Car Masterclass: 2025 Best Cars, Get 50% Discount on Next Car | 1% Club Show Ep 64
Published: 2025-08-01
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Published: 2025-08-01
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Predictions from this Video
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The speaker predicts that Spinny, a used car platform, will alter its policies due to insights shared in the podcast.
"Spinny is going to change their policies after listening."
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Predicts that China's dominance in rare earth minerals will significantly impact the global EV market, potentially disrupting companies like Tesla.
"90% of the rare earth minerals which are required to make these EV cars and EV batteries actually found in China."
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Predicts a significant depreciation in car value immediately after leaving the showroom, highlighting the financial advantage of purchasing used cars.
"They also say that the second that the car comes out of the showroom it loses about 25% value."
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Predicts that dealerships have very low profit margins (2-6%) on the sale of new cars, suggesting they rely on upsells for profitability.
"In fact, dealerships when they sell you a brand new car, the amount of profit margin they're making on it is only between 2 to 6%."
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Predicts that insurance premiums for cars like the Mahindra XUV700 can be reduced significantly, from ₹1.8 lakh to ₹30,000-₹40,000, by using comparison websites.
"What if I told you you could actually get that insurance premium down all the way to a 30 to 40,000 from 1.8 8 to 30 to 40,000 rupees."
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Predicts that buying a car manufactured in the previous year will result in significant discounts.
"You will always get a very good discount if you buy last year's stock."
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Predicts that the total tax burden on an entry-level car like the Maruti Swift Desire can be as high as 60% of its price.
"The taxes that the person is paying is around 60%."
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Predicts that the total tax on a Mercedes E-Class can reach 60-65% of its base price.
"So, about 60 to 65% that you're paying on top of it."
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Predicts that a Ferrari costing ₹4 crore in India can be purchased for approximately ₹1.5 crore in Dubai due to high import taxes in India.
"In fact, if you buy a 4 cr Ferrari in India you can get that same Ferrari in Dubai for about 1.5 crores."
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Predicts that the total interest paid on a ₹17 lakh loan over 3 years will be approximately ₹2.5 lakh.
"Now the 17 lakh rupees loan is what I'm paying over a period of 3 years. Over a period of 3 years, I've done the math. The interest that I'm paying on my 17 lakh rupees is about 2.5 lakh rupees."
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Predicts that foreclosure rates on car loans are dependent on the remaining principal amount, suggesting it's usually manageable.
"No, no, no. So the 1 to 3% foreclosure rate that you're paying is dependent upon how much principal amount is left."
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Predicts that opting for a corporate car lease can result in an annual tax saving of ₹1.88 lakh due to the lease amount being deducted from taxable income.
"So 30 lakhs is your salary 6 lakhs cut 24 lak is now what your taxable salary is as per the current tax labs that 6 lakh additional component would have a 30% tax rate on it. 1.8 8 lakh rupees saving for every single year that you're in that corporate lease."
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Predicts that fractional ownership of an XUV700 for 5 years, allowing 150 days of usage, will cost approximately ₹3.5 lakh.
"So 3.5 lakh is how much money I'm putting in to have fractional ownership of that XUV 700 to drive it for 150 days across 5 years."
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Predicts that after selling a fractionally owned car, the owner will receive ₹1.25 lakh back, making the net cost ₹2.25 lakh over 5 years.
"So you get about 1 to 1.25 25 lakh rupees back as well. So 3.5 lakh rupees you put in 1.25 comes back 2.25 lakh rupees is what you have spent across 5 years"
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Predicts that India will likely not be ready for widespread driverless vehicle operation for at least another 50-75 years.
"So, 20 to 25 years down the line, India might not be that perfect country for a driverless vehicle to operate."
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Predicts that the cap of 8,000 imported cars per year at a subsidized rate for EVs above ₹35 lakh is insufficient to meet potential demand in India, suggesting it's a limited incentive.
"So, 8,000 cars per year, that's your lollipop. You know 8,000 is not enough because if you're getting and also it starts above 35 lakh rupees, right? So how many people are really going to be buying cars above 35 lakh rupees anyway from one single brand"
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Predicts that increased competition in the EV market will lead to better quality vehicles and lower prices.
"So today many people talk about how EV cars aren't great but with the competition that is coming into picture those EV cars are going to become significantly better and uh they're also going to become significantly cheaper."
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Predicts that BYD has surpassed Tesla to become the global leader in electric vehicle sales.
"BYD actually displaced Tesla as the number one car EV company just about a couple of months ago or last year, right? Globally. And BYD is now the number one company when it comes to electric vehicle sales."
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Predicts that China's control over rare earth minerals will lead to significant cost reductions in EV manufacturing.
"So, China is where all the rare earth minerals are at this point in time, most of them at least. So, it becomes a significant uh cost reduction as well."
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Predicts that Chinese phone companies like Xiaomi and Huawei will produce high-end EVs comparable to luxury brands like Ferrari and Maybach.
"Phone companies like Xiaomi, Huawei are making fantastic cars. EV cars that look like Ferraris and look like Maybacks."
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Predicts that Huawei's new car, similar to an S-Class Maybach, will be exceptionally beautiful and potentially priced around ₹40-50 lakh, making it an attractive option if sold in India.
"Imagine a car as good as the S-Class Maybach. If Xiaomi started selling cars to India, I would probably consider buying it because the cars are genuinely so beautiful."
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Predicts purchasing the Porsche 911 GT3 RS for approximately ₹3.5 crore if financial constraints were removed, highlighting its desirability.
"I would buy the Porsche 911, the GT3 RS. It's for about 3.5 crores, and it's an absolute dream car for me right now."
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Predicts that the Mahindra XUV700 would be the sole car chosen for lifelong ownership due to its reliability, comfort, and overall quality.
"If it had to be one car, it has to be reliable. It has to be comfortable. It has to be good. It's going to be the Mahindra XUV700."
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