[tanaysn]

Wow. Excellent write up Max63. Loved the detailed narration which made me experience your actual drive throughout the journey.
Thanks for sharing your adventure with us.

[sarkar.malay78]

What an adventurous and epic trip.It is a threadbare tutorial of everything that can go wrong in these type of trips and the ways to ultimately overcome them. Congratulations for the perseverance shown by both of you comrades in partial completion of your targeted trip.

[manchandap]

Originally Posted by Max63

At that time I had a feeling that I should have a 4X4 vehicle to do this trip as others who have helped us in towing our vehcile.

Thanks @Max63, I can relate to this, having done Spiti and Ladakh both in Swift and Scorpio 4WD. A vehicle with high GC and 4WD definitely inspires confidence. In fact, it was my passion to drive to these places that I opted for a 4WD, even though everyone from friends, relatives, Mahindra dealers suggested otherwise.
The counter logic was that locals of these areas primarily drive hatchbacks, so why a 4WD is required. However, travelers like us don't have the luxuries that locals have like plenty of time to wait for the road to get repaired or abandon the vehicle for few days or abandon the trip .

Originally Posted by Amukherjea

With Nissan Xtrail which was an unknown car in the country. Two years old with about 15000km on the clock when we started on this journey.
You live and learn

Probably, I was lucky during my solo Ladakh trip in Swift. I just had leaked rear passenger side suspension (near Sumdo), broken front bumper, damaged passenger side fog lamp and horn (at Gramphoo).

[Ford5]

Excellent thread! The travails of Man and Machine against mother nature is always an interesting read.

What engine did your endeavour have? 3.2 or 2.2, Manual box or Auto?

[Turbo_anup]

Absolutely spell bounding narrative and adventure, detailing true grit! i cannot even think of holding my spirits high with so many deterrents during a trip through one of the toughest roads in India. Thanks for sharing this with us and congrats for completing the trip and sharing with fellow BHPians.

[Max63]

Originally Posted by Turbo_anup

Absolutely spell bounding narrative and adventure, detailing true grit! i cannot even think of holding my spirits high with so many deterrents during a trip through one of the toughest roads in India. Thanks for sharing this with us and congrats for completing the trip and sharing with fellow BHPians.

Thank you Turbo_Anup, yes it was indeed a trip with lot of deterrents, we havent finish the Kaza trip, thinking of doing it once the situation improves.

[Max63]

Originally Posted by Ford5

Excellent thread! The travails of Man and Machine against mother nature is always an interesting read.

What engine did your endeavour have? 3.2 or 2.2, Manual box or Auto?

Thanks Ford5, Mine was a Ecosport and my friend Daljeet was driving Endy 3.2

[Max63]

Originally Posted by sarkar.malay78

What an adventurous and epic trip.It is a threadbare tutorial of everything that can go wrong in these type of trips and the ways to ultimately overcome them. Congratulations for the perseverance shown by both of you comrades in partial completion of your targeted trip.

Thank you sarkar.malay78 for your appreciation, yes we will go back again and complete the trip. This time we are planning to do a winter Spiti in our new possession i.e. Isuzu V Cross

[Max63]

Originally Posted by tanaysn

Wow. Excellent write up Max63. Loved the detailed narration which made me experience your actual drive throughout the journey.
Thanks for sharing your adventure with us.

Thanks Tanaysn for your kind words