Supercars & Imports : Chandigarh

YC.BALENO.CHD · 25th April 2010, 13:47

I have driven the red one (one w/o the sunroof). I guess it has gypsy king's engine with lightened flywheel, k&n stock replacement filter, custom seats/steering and a really loud music system. Oh its a hoot to drive.

To be frank the new beetle is no match for the original. Except for the name and the 'retro styling' there is nothing 'beetlish' about it. The soul of the original is conspicuous by its absence in the new one.,

Anyways never knew that there were so many old beetles in the town. I had seen just 2 of the ones in the pics and a green one .

avishar · 25th April 2010, 18:19

All the beatles are running on pretty neat shoes!

jsrakkar · 26th April 2010, 14:37

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Originally Posted by YC.BALENO.CHD

I have driven the red one (one w/o the sunroof). I guess it has gypsy king's engine with lightened flywheel, k&n stock replacement filter, custom seats/steering and a really loud music system. Oh its a hoot to drive.

Anyways never knew that there were so many old beetles in the town. I had seen just 2 of the ones in the pics and a green one .

Ya, even I had heard about a Beetle transplanted with the Gypsy engine, but that was many years ago and at that time, I guess it was the original 1L engine, not the 1.3 one, so maybe there is one more Beetle with a transplant doing the rounds somewhere in Chd.

Also, even I never thought there were so many good examples here in Chd itself though I had seen a one or two. There are two more that I know of - one has rotten away to rust in Sec 37 and another with a front engine conversion (not sure though) is standing in Sec 21.

Regards,
Jaspreet Singh

YC.BALENO.CHD · 26th April 2010, 18:20

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Originally Posted by avishar

All the beatles are running on pretty neat shoes!

Take a look at ORVMs! They too look great.

cruiser@0523 · 29th April 2010, 21:26

This bug meet was covered in todays HT city.

Car-e-ok · 29th April 2010, 23:45

Spotted a BMW Gran Tourismo at sec 11. Pics will upload tomorrow. Looks like 1:2 scale of X6

Car-e-ok · 30th April 2010, 10:35

There you go. Here it is.

YC.BALENO.CHD · 30th April 2010, 15:17

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Spotted a BMW Gran Tourismo at sec 11. Pics will upload tomorrow. Looks like 1:2 scale of X6

Still, the 1:2 suits my tastes more than the 1:1. The X6 looks more of a estate on steeroids. The GT on the other hand surely means business and looks more of a 'no-nonsense' car.

Scorcher · 30th April 2010, 15:28

At a point of time, i doubted if BMW plans to sell only the grey GT(like the one at the expo). Now when they actually did start to sell em, I see no other color but white. Nice find there buddy.

smalhotra_93 · 30th April 2010, 16:26

Thats a nice catch there Car-e-ok !

I suppose its the first in chandigarh .

smalhotra_93 · 30th April 2010, 18:32

Guess what did i snap today ?

A BLACK PORSCHE CARRERA , CHANDIGARH REGISTERED !! Amazing that that . The guy was driving it pretty smoothly . Not like beating the hell out of it . I even asked him to revv it and he did and said thanks to me because nobody else was like interested :P

smalhotra_93 · 30th April 2010, 18:45

Here are the snaps . Sorry for the poor pics quality .

No issue about the plates. With permission .

shamik.bose · 30th April 2010, 19:48

That's an awesome looking Poker there. And the wheels on these FL models look awesome! Brilliant car.

avishar · 30th April 2010, 19:52

Those are some nice wheels,beautiful car.

Anand123 · 30th April 2010, 19:57

Nice pics dude. That's a well kept 911. Its alloys enhances the beauty of the car.

25th April 2010, 13:47	#766
YC.BALENO.CHD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,128 Thanked: 261 Times View My Garage	I have driven the red one (one w/o the sunroof). I guess it has gypsy king's engine with lightened flywheel, k&n stock replacement filter, custom seats/steering and a really loud music system. Oh its a hoot to drive. To be frank the new beetle is no match for the original. Except for the name and the 'retro styling' there is nothing 'beetlish' about it. The soul of the original is conspicuous by its absence in the new one., Anyways never knew that there were so many old beetles in the town. I had seen just 2 of the ones in the pics and a green one . Last edited by YC.BALENO.CHD : 25th April 2010 at 13:48.
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25th April 2010, 18:19	#767
avishar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kolkata/bangalore,india Posts: 2,904 Thanked: 4,200 Times	All the beatles are running on pretty neat shoes!
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29th April 2010, 21:26	#770
cruiser@0523 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 197 Thanked: 72 Times	This bug meet was covered in todays HT city.
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29th April 2010, 23:45	#771
Car-e-ok BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 222 Thanked: 21 Times	Spotted a BMW Gran Tourismo at sec 11. Pics will upload tomorrow. Looks like 1:2 scale of X6
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30th April 2010, 10:35	#772
Car-e-ok BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 222 Thanked: 21 Times	There you go. Here it is. Attached Thumbnails
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30th April 2010, 15:28	#774
Scorcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Trivandrum, KL Posts: 4,920 Thanked: 7,138 Times	At a point of time, i doubted if BMW plans to sell only the grey GT(like the one at the expo). Now when they actually did start to sell em, I see no other color but white. Nice find there buddy.
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30th April 2010, 16:26	#775
smalhotra_93 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 714 Thanked: 131 Times	Thats a nice catch there Car-e-ok ! I suppose its the first in chandigarh .
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30th April 2010, 18:32	#776
smalhotra_93 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 714 Thanked: 131 Times	Guess what did i snap today ? A BLACK PORSCHE CARRERA , CHANDIGARH REGISTERED !! Amazing that that . The guy was driving it pretty smoothly . Not like beating the hell out of it . I even asked him to revv it and he did and said thanks to me because nobody else was like interested :P
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30th April 2010, 18:45	#777
smalhotra_93 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 714 Thanked: 131 Times	Black Beauty Here are the snaps . Sorry for the poor pics quality . No issue about the plates. With permission . Attached Thumbnails
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30th April 2010, 19:48	#778
shamik.bose Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,684 Thanked: 133 Times	That's an awesome looking Poker there. And the wheels on these FL models look awesome! Brilliant car.
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30th April 2010, 19:52	#779
avishar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kolkata/bangalore,india Posts: 2,904 Thanked: 4,200 Times	Those are some nice wheels,beautiful car.
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30th April 2010, 19:57	#780
Anand123 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 2,303 Thanked: 5,254 Times	Nice pics dude. That's a well kept 911. Its alloys enhances the beauty of the car.
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