Dear BHPians,
I am Dhruv, a 19 year old North Indian with a raging passion for all things automotive. Professionally, I hope to achieve a career in medicine- much like my father, whom I idolize deeply. Consequently, he is also the one responsible for my aforementioned passion, and my general outlook of life.
And with that segue, I would like to narrate the overwhelming account of the impact that this amazing community has had on my dear father, which in turn impacted our entire family's perspective, and eventually, our way of life- shaping it for the better!
My father started browsing Team-BHP sometime in 2009, when he discovered the unbridled love for cars shared by the awe-inspiring members of this community. It made him realise that cars were so much more than just vessels for commute- if done right, they were beautifully sculpted works of art. And thus began his journey of automotive love. As the years passed, he expanded his knowledge by reading through every bit of information that was put forward on this forum. Every other evening, he would excitedly share with us bits and pieces of trivia from the threads he'd read, while our idea of 'family time' would be to sit together and laugh at the ridiculous postings and clever remarks on the
Weird and Wacky Mod jobs thread! (Pics of weird & wacky mod jobs in India!) As a family, this helped us to bond together and discover our mutual interests.
Team-BHP has been influencing a staggering portion of our lives for well over a decade now! We started going on road trips after coming across the incredible travelogues that abound this site. We brought our beloved beast- a W8 XUV 500- home from Mahindra on 21st January 2013, after reading through the exceptionally detailed review by
manson as well as the ownership experiences posted by other equally remarkable members of this forum. Our next addition to the household, an XZ+ Nexon from Tata, was made in a similar manner on 17th November 2017, along with a plethora of other purchases ranging from tools to car accessories to even regular household items!
Sadly though, despite multiple attempts, my father was unable to gain membership of the forum. However, that did not deter his spirit, and he still remains an avid follower of this community. A true BHPian in my book!
As would be natural in my position, when I applied for the Forum's membership last week, I was prepared to face rejection quite a few times. I even spent time thinking up possible answers to the (in)famous 3 questions for my 2nd attempt
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. Well, you can imagine my surprise when the contrary occured. When I told my father about the approval email I'd received, he was shocked and elated to the core! His sheer happiness and excitement is what inspired me to phrase my introduction in this manner.
And thus, I would like to thank each and every member of this community from the bottom of my heart and express my utmost gratitude for your contributions, which made this site what it is today. Your ardent discussions do so, so much more than one might realise.
Thank you, Team-BHP!
I have countless such "trivia" to share, and so many things to discuss, but I feel like this post has stretched on for quite a bit. So I'll close off this
introduction by listing out the cars we've had the fortune of owning, along with a few pictures of these beauties. Feeling quite excited to learn and participate in future discussions on the forum.
The current Occupants of our garage :- 1) Starting off with the Red Highway-King, our XUV 500!
(2013-present, with MT in Mara Red)
On the day of delivery, just look at that gleam!
2) Our Nacreous Nexon!
(2017-present, a Diesel with MT in Moroccan Blue)
Being checked out by the big fish on delivery day.
The previous Occupants of our Garage :- 1) Our Shapely Swift, never quite got over it's departure!
(2008-2017, a Petrol VXI in Pearl Metallic Arctic White)
Nestled away safely in our home...
2) The (former) beater car of the house, our Ritz!
(2010-2017, a petrol VXI in Superior White)
It's bumpers were replaced in the last few years of ownership, but we never bothered to get the new ones painted before installing them!
Regards,
Dosa