Come to Malout & drive your dream!

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Come to Malout & drive your dream!

Rajay Deep

It is Sunday and a part of the grain market, just opposite the Malout bus stand, is humming with activity. Thousands have thronged the place but not to procure foodgrain. You are actually at Malwa’s biggest market of used cars.
If you want to buy or sell the used cars, you are at the right place where hundreds of secondhand cars from across the Malwa, neighbouring districts of other states, including Rajasthan, Haryana or even Delhi, have been put up for sale.
When you go inside the market, a number of dealers start approaching you. If you could withstand marketing gimmicks like “Don’t buy, just start and listen to the noise of the engine,” or “all parts are original” and also know the art of bargaining, chances are high that you may leave with a good vehicle as this is the best market to buy or sell small cars. However, do not forget the authenticating of the documents.
For many, the entire exercise results in a good package which they get in terms of commission by playing the role of a middle man. While for many, including various well-to-do landlords, it is a hobby which brings them quick bucks. But for some, it is almost like a family business, which involves going to Delhi, buying a car at a cheap rate, bringing the same to Malout and after giving the required facelift putting it up for sale.