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  • Real Estate vs Stock Market

    Will investing in a property by reducing monthly SIP outflow a good option to diversify my savings bucket? Investment horizon - 25 years. As and when I see an increase in my income, I'll accordingly…
  • Bought a used Tata Zest for Dad

    The car would primarily be used by Dad at home in coastal KA and was expected to see minimal usage there (~50 km weekly). However, I would use it more whenever home (bi-monthly) and also do Pune-Home…
  • My Modified Toyota Fortuner 4x4

    The following week the suspension came in and was installed the very next day. Mid June 2021 was it's first wet offroad excursion. Side steps were removed and the car was 2.5" and 2" raise from the…
  • Why I bought a Used EcoSport

    The car was well within my budget for a used car (9L to be specific) and the Owner was kind enough to help with all the transfer and bank formalities. What sealed the deal was that the owner had helped…
  • Pics: Restoring a Road Cycle

    We started with buying (for $30) a racing bike from the 1980s, and after about 3 weeks of work, it was finally go for the first full ride. In this process my role varied from helper to painter to…
  • Sustainability choices you make?

    Recently, I got to know that almost 1.5 billion toothpaste tubes go to landfills annually. The plastic in those tubes take about 500-700 years to to degrade.It got me thinking: this simple daily habit…
  • Yet another Skoda DSG failure

    I own a 2015 Skoda Rapid 1.5 TDI AT and 2018 VW Polo GT TSI. Both are equipped with a DSG gearbox. One week ago, my Skoda Rapid's gear lever refused to move out of "P". The glowplug indicator was…
  • On the Toyota Hilux for India

    Kindly introduce a very small numbers of 25-50 units of Limited Series Hilux V6 Petrol Engine with AT. Also, in Diesel powered engines, please introduce a very basic bare bone Hilux AT, in limited…
  • The Coronavirus Thread

    I came in contact with a relative last week. It was a courtesy visit that could not be avoided due to a medical emergency in the family. I was using a pair of masks stacked up and didn't remove the…
  • Bought a used 200-km Kushaq

    It was so new that all plastics were in place and it had 200km on the Odo. What’s more, it was the Ambition auto! Was it meant to be?? No, hang on! Such emotions were okay for a new car but this…
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