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well guys the vtec bug all started 3 years ago when i took a spin in wolf's amazing vtec . the car then had headers intake and i guess rd ecu i guess, not sure . anyways we went for a top speedrun and i was really amazed and shocked experiencing the way the car just pulled to 100 and go on to hit a top wack of 190-195 . from that day on my vteg craze started .
well in those days i was a college going kid . had a 180 v1 and was damn happy with it ( miss her loads ) . any wayz i sold the bike as it had covered 54k in like 3.5 years and was ready to buy a new bike (used comet) . searched many places found bikes priced too high :( . finally work started and i finally decided to borrow our faithfull family santro to be my vaahana to help me out in my yatras he he .
1 year passed by . installed a monster ice in my santro. did sound dampening myself . learnt many things from it . completed close to 11k kms . then r15 launch . me being a crazy biker went and booked it as soon as the booking was open . was fully happy until a friend of mine got his bike delivered . i know therew wouldbe no power in the lower rpm's and was expecting the worst . when i rode his bike i was totyally disappointed but some wat amazed at the handeling of the beast . any wayz couldnt rip the bike as it was brand new soo told hime to moto tune it and then give it to me .
2 weeks passed no word from my lazy *** friend . in the meantime a friend of mine, wolf again told me of a vtec for sale . i was already ready to pick up my bike (r15) but some thing made me wanna c the car . i was told tht the car will come to the grand ashok parkinf tht afternoon if i wanted to check it out i could . sooo off i went and WOW wat a beauty . in front of me was a flawless vtec heather mist colour . was speechless for a while just staring at the car as i knew we were made for each other. well the owner came and we had a loong chat the usall stuff he eh .ne ways 2 days passed and i told dad about the car . initially he was like " have you gone mad ? 2001 car noo way ? get a swift vdi " .
for 2 days the arguemnt continues . i get all the scientific facts out all the ownership reviews out, finally he agrees to have a look at the car.
soo on the 6th of this month we had another look and dad took it for a spin . he was really amazed at the ride quality the shifts the smooth engine and was quite from then on( he drives a 3 ltr DICOR ) . any wayz we went home and tht night had a family meeting and discussed about the car . i had to made some sacrifises let go off some of my hobbys in order to buy this car .
any wayz days passed and we got our finances in order and the loan got approved . soo finally on the 11th, 11 am the beast came home and was delivered to us. any wayz we were finally the owners of a mint condition bone stock ohc vtec and we were very happy .
3 days passed, 250 kms coverd till now and guys its been a real pleasure driving the car . the way she pulls to 95 in second is really mind blowing . i have driven fast cars, had an elantra also for 2 years but this beast is mind blowing . the way the vtec kicks in after 4200 rpm is some thing i cant imagine . i had to fill in all the lubes and liquida in the car he he and ya with some mixed driving, red lining here and the with ac on/off here and there i gor a respectable mileage of 11.7 in the city compared to my santros 11.5 without ac and in economy mode
any wayz there is only one thing that has to be replaced . the frond windsheild is covered with scratches
previous owners didnt maintain the glass well soo i need to replace it . any idea how much it might cost ?
pics coming soon today itself . along with some details of my ice install . thaks t-bhp for the info i get here will help me serve my car better and keep her in prime condition
-karthik