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  • A foodie's trip to Pondicherry

    The long weekend during dasara arrived and I was super excited to finally travel again! Destination? Pondicherry. This was my first time in Pondi and I loved the place, seemed to be pretty easy going.…
  • Astrophotography in Leh & Hanle

    Like last year, this year too several BAS (Bangalore Astronomical Society) members planned to visit Hanle. As we had residual monsoon clouds last September which washed out 4 out of 5 days in Hanle,…
  • Major service of my Audi A6 TDI

    I recently did a major service of my 2013 Audi A6 2.0 TDI Premium Plus FWD CVT (Multitronic Transmission) 

Below is a summary of all the parts that I changed and how much it cost me in labour.…
  • My driving experience with EVs

    In January 2018, I was in the organic retail business. I was naturally attracted towards minimalism and environmental issues, following e-mobility in the US and Europe, Tesla's progress, renewables,…
  • Scoop! Next-gen Swift spied testing

    Upcoming next-gen Swift spied testing in Goa. The car was carrying 5 passengers on-board and pressumbly some load in the boot too Couldn’t click better pictures as there was a lot of moving…
  • On Delhi's ban of BS4 diesel cars

    Government - You arent allowed to use your perfectly okay BS4 diesel cars beyond 10 years Same government using a 37 year old polluting bus
  • Details on the RE Himalayan 452

    we were driven to Manali. The evening was spent in BGR (B. Govindarajan, CEO, RE), and Sid Lal (MD, RE) giving us an introduction to the motorcycle. Uniquely, they had 6 pods, each helmed by RE engineers…
  • Bringing home my Slavia Turbo DSG

    Since it is festive season, the dealership had not received the HSRP number plates, so they arranged a normal one which will be replaced by the HSRP one when it arrives in a day or two. I was
  • Carrying a GPS device in flight

    I need to write a letter to DOT about clarity on carrying a Man-Overboard SOS Device in carry-on luggage in the aircraft - which basically sends GPS location signal via AIS signalling when activated…
  • JLR accused of using used parts

    According to reports, the carmaker has a backlog of 10,000 cars awaiting repairs and is struggling to source new components. Hence, JLR is said to have turned to used components for a quick fix.
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