I'd experimented with the Namakkal - Karur - Trichy route on a recent Bengaluru - Trichy drive; experiences documented here. For my return leg, I had set the Trichy - Karur - Namakkal route on my…
GoMechanic was a decent idea to organise the FNG model but just could not do it well due to quick grow aspirations. Don’t understand why startup’s don’t scale up in a few markets, get the profitability…
The study stated that over a 10-year period, Toyota cars need an average of $5,996 in terms of maintenance costs. In fact, the study also showed that Toyota cars locked out the top 6 spots in the…
We wanted to see wildcats in the wild too. I never watched Tigers in the wild, and we all were excited to see them in the wild. It's also beautiful to relax and stay around greenery for a few days.…
Right from the get-go I have been unimpressed with the ICE system in my Safari. I find the low end to be very weak and the mids to be very pronounced. I think the speakers are pretty decent but the…
About 10Km before Hoskote, there was a sudden hesitation in the engine and the coil lamp showed up. I turned off the car and started again in single crank, with no coil warning message. After driving…
The low volume market for Superbikes and Imports in the country doesn’t allow for a meaningful monthly analysis of their sales data. However, the same over a longer period of a full year makes for…
The car blazing completed its first service within a span of a month. Newly married travels across houses and temple visits made us cover it to the fullest speed. We traveled a 450 km temple drive…
The check in experience on my return leg onboard AI180 was uneventful. It worked in my favour that I had pre-booked my seat. The queue was indeed long but not as long as the one I saw in SFO that…
I haven’t looked into the technical details of what axles are running in the Jimny but I might need to be able to do certain repairs on my own and carry the right tools and spares. I had the unbelievable…