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Swift and Fabia separated at birth (I mean design) ?

Were the Swift and Fabia – separated at birth or whatever back of envelope drawing that first conceived their deisgn ? I have always felt there are way too many similarities in the design of the Swift and the Fabia. Have not had a chance to drive the Fabia but got a chance to park next [...]

Will be back after a short non-commerical break !

I am taking a short break (vacation) from work (and Chennai) starting today and will be back on July 2nd.  I may be delayed replying to comments during this time as I am not planning to go near a PC.  However if I get a chance to connect to the net –  ”I will be [...]

Accident, Repairs, Ritz Test Drive & Recovery

The title just about sums up the end of my past week and my weekend.

Accident: Last Thursday on the way back home from work was trying very hard to drive without getting bugged by the many jokers/morons/imbeciles on the road. I get no further than 5 km from office, when starting off from a signal, [...]

Is your car safe – even at home ?

The blog author was the sole witness to a despicable crime this evening. The victim, in the below right photo was a long standing member of the Karupu Kaakka Kudumbam Gang (K3G).  His short devious dark life of crime was brutally ended by a rival gang member of  Nandri-illa Nais Nexus (NNNs)  - shown in [...]

My Summer Fling

Image via Wikipedia

Wifey if you are reading this I’m sorry you had to find out about it like this but you gave me no other choice. I wish you had not gone away for so long as this wouldn’t have happened. Come back home soon!

Work was annoying, I was bored and needing excitement in life after my wife [...]

Maruti Suzuki Invents Time Travel

To be launched one hour before now ?

I eagerly checked the Maruti Ritz Website this morning for details of the launch. Was very happy to see the counter say coming soon  “8″ minutes, then “5″ minutes, then “3″ , then finally it went into a negative countdown with the screenshot attached with this post.  [...]

Buy these vehicles in White only if …

Image by SOCIALisBETTER via Flickr

If you are a cab/tourist travel /call taxi operator, these are your most favourite vehicles of business:

Call Taxi Favourites:

Maruti Suzuki Omni (esp the LPG version)
Tata Indica (Indicab version)
Hindustan Ambassador

Travels/ Tourist Favourites:

Tata Indica (Indica DLS with A/c)
Tata Indigo/ Indigo XL
Tata Sumo
Chevrolet Optra
Chevrolet Tavera
Ford Ikon 1.8D & Flair
Hindustan Ambassador (with A/C)
ICML Sonalika Rhino
Toyota [...]

Driving in India

Image via Wikipedia

In my last post I listed the basic official rules for driving in India. Most of us drive like rules do not exist.  Here is my take on why/how some people drive the way they do in India and why the official road rules are not followed. These are tied to the road [...]

Tata Xenon Copy Editing Fail

I went to the Tata Xenon Site today after seeing an ad on one of the automotive websites I frequent. I was just telling someone that the Xenon would be a hell of a sight with a roll bar, wide tires and whole bank of heavy duty rally type lamps on the roof and of [...]

Waiting for the Tata Nano

Why should you buy the Tata Nano ?

The Tata Nano fits the budget for a small first/additional car. Taxes and insurance will not add much to the overall price of the car.