It's now time for a Major Update!
With the new suspension in place and the car running like new, we decided that it was high time we took Silver Streak for a road trip. Initially between 2006 and 2010 we did do quite a few trips from Mumbai-Lonavala, Mumbai-Goa, Mumbai-Matheran and so on. However since 2010, it all slowed down and the car began living the life of a monotonous city driver and beater car.
Anyway, just this weekend my parents and I decided to make a 118km roadtrip to Lonavala and Pawna. Silver Streak was of course the choice of car for the trip
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On the day before the trip, we took it for a quick service and fill up at Cadell Auto near my house. Despite it raining heavily over the week, we decided to go!
We left home at around 11am on Friday, 2nd of August. Despite encountering rain and traffic we eventually made it out of Mumbai within an hour and a half. The Eastern Freeway which extends from Wadala to Vashi is indeed a blessing. After a short stop for refreshments on the way, we were on the Expressway! The car performed very very well. It ran smoothly without any hindrances. My dad drove in a rather economical manner and did not exceed 140km/hr. The car gave us a good enough mileage of about 14- 15km/litre !
The roads from Mumbai to Khandala- Lonavala are very good, refined and smooth. Since the monsoons are here in full swing, the cars were moving at a slower pace and driving with their blinkers on, due to the presence of thick fog! The road till Lonavala is quite pleasant. The bad roads started once we crossed Lonavala and drove towards Pawna Lake which was our final destination . On the way, we encountered some cattle and some stranded cars, which included spanking new Bimmers and Mercs!
Our good old Silver Streak handled the rough roads like a tank and the new suspension of course made things better! Here are some images I shot while we were getting there!
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Cruising along the Eastern Freeway
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The Bushi Dam area near Khandala
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It was a cloudy, rainy and foggy day at Khandala , which made the driving a bit more cautious
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A couple of Innovas chilling after a long trip, amidst the fog!
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A quick stopover at Lonavala . The rain did an awesome car washing job
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Time for an aesthetic image. And yes I know the number plate needs a change and so does the RHS Fog light bulb, in fact it decided to take off in the midst of this trip . I have ordered the new one today itself!
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The rains can indeed bring beauty and greenery almost anywhere. Unfortunately this is where the bad roads to reach Pawna start from!
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After a straight 30 minutes of bad roads, we finally reached our final destination- Club Mahindra Hotel and Resort Pawna Lake
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View of Pawna Lake from the Hotel