Hi Team-BHPians,
After a very long wait, I finally took the plunge! I have been waiting on the fence for a long time. I have always loved cars... fast cars were my passion as a kid.
I gifted myself a pre-owned GETZ GVS. The previous owner had a hypothecation, which slightly extended the closure of the deal. After the formalities were through, finally I got possession of the beauty.
Licence to drive
One of the key requirements, a valid Indian driving licence was the easiest. Ten years ago, in anticipation of buying a car, I had endured the great Indian driving class. Ten years on I had not even touched a car, except for opening the passenger side door.
As I was awaiting the possession, I took up refresher course for 20 days; this gave me some confidence to drive on the every-so-busy Mumbai roads.
The Big Day
The dawn of April 11, 2010, I anxiously waited for my friend’s driver Kamlesh to help me get the beauty home. The long drive from Bandra to Ghatkopar through the Bandra-Kurla-Complex tempted me to drive for a long stretch at BKC.
On a daily basis, I would start the engine, reverse it, and put it back to the parking lot. This continued for a week. During the weekend, Kamlesh was back in action. He was my passenger as I tried my hand at manoeuvring the pot holes and dashing bikes. The same evening, I indulged in some shopping
Loud and Clear
Searching through the available options as I waited, I was tempted by options that were too good to resist. I finally zeroed down on a simple music system with USB. As I waited for the mechanic to get the system installed, the store owner showed me some other options... Believe me, I am not an impulsive shopper, but this day was different... I finally opted for a fully loaded system – DVD player, AUX In, USB, SD, FM, AM... wow too much to ask for
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The date
My wife used to tease me ...”the car is not for parking and listening to music”. Last week I took her out for a really short drive, inside our colony
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The car stalled as I got sweaty at a signal, on starting the car started to move backwards... I asked my wife to look to the left, after all other vehicles moved, I retried and this time I was successful.
The next big leap was Sunday morning; I woke up early, asked my wife to get ready for an early morning drive at 8:30 am. This offer did not go down well with her... “Early mornings on a Sunday, are you crazy?” she almost screamed. After cajoling we finally got ready for a drive at 10:30 am, I was worried that traffic might build up causing embarrassment to me once again
I offered to take her out for a small drive.... however the roads were tempting and so my desire to go on a really long drive. I drove around the city, on the western express highway, to Powai and back home. As I drove, the smoothness and the comfort made me fall in love once again... with the beauty.
Way to go
I am looking forward to get a service done. Get a screen protector to beat the Mumbai heat. It really gets boiling hot inside, since the car is parked in open.