

Recently, while helping a friend search for a second-hand car I was suggested by the dealer that “if you want a genuine good quality second- hand car, you can blindly trust a Parsi-owned car...” I was intrigued by this piece of information and we did some research on our own.
What we came across is that Parsi-owned cars are sold at a 20% premium vs. other used cars. This was because the Parsis are known for their art of automobile maintenance.
And this talent stems from the fact that when the motorcar first came to India, some of the first takers were the wealthy Parsis. In those days the motorcar, besides being a luxury, was a very fussy contraption that needed constant care and attention. The Parsis took it upon themselves to care for their cars. And this obsessiveness has become an inherent part of the Parsi behaviour.
Their eccentric behaviour around their cars is noteworthy: