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  • Jimny: Lazy drive to the beach

    Stepped out for a morning drive to a nearby beach at Kozhikode after Dussehra. The plan was to drive and grab a good breakfast along the way. We got a rather empty beach after the dussehra festivities…
  • 90,000 km with a BMW 320d

    Since the last update, I did a couple of long drives (apart from some short breakfast drives), and also reached 90,000km on the odo. The car has been great to drive, as always, but was also parked…
  • Cars that flopped in India...

    Might as well add my current steed, the Nissan Kicks. Launched in 2019, this is perhaps one of the most comfortable, abuse friendly, powerful and to my eyes, handsome of the SUVs offered in India…
  • Mahindra Scorpio-N | 4000 km up

    Came back on Friday and the first thing I did on Saturday was to put some mileage on the Scorpio. Moving from the Hilux to the Scorpion in less than 24 hours feels like leaving a Bolero behind and…
  • The Work-From-Home Thread

    To be clear, I'm not saying that Work from Home is correct is every situation for every company. What I am saying is that the advantages that remote work brings in the sense of time spent with family,…
  • Ever got cheated by a builder?

    I'm glad to see a topic which impacts so many of us being discussed - real estate! Since times immemorial, we Indians have had this 'lust' for real estate and that has led to so much grief over the…
  • How I bought a Hyundai Ioniq 5

    With the options considered, the Ioniq 5 remained the only electric vehicle we all liked. Despite concerns about delivery, I contacted Mr Puneet from Hyundai India, and they swiftly arranged everything.…
  • My escape from a cyber fraudster

    The caller claimed to be from the FedEx courier branch in Mumbai Andheri East. He informed me that there was a consignment to Taiwan in my name that had been seized by Mumbai port customs on October…
  • 30% FE increase from aero mods

    Before the modifications, B Sport recorded a fuel economy figure of 43 mpg (18.2 km/l). However, post the aerodynamic modifications, he registered a fuel efficiency figure of 57 mpg (24.2 km/l) on…
  • JetBlue plane tipped backward

    Is this so simple to happen? I find it hard to believe. I'd have thought the bare weight of an empty aircraft ought to be far more than all the passengers weight combined, so as to render such an…
Redlining the Indian Automotive Scene