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  • Big crash in my Skoda Octavia

    The job looks big but it is not. In the end, it is tearing down the car inside - to the floor and cut/weld/grind the joints for the new panels. Running board and rear 1/4 panels were cut/welded. A…
  • Mumbai! Pillion helmet compulsory

    Mumbai Traffic Police has issued a notification making helmets mandatory for 2-wheeler pillion riders. The new rule will be enforced from June 9, 2022. Offenders will be fined Rs. 500. Those failing…
  • Retro: The widow-maker cars

    Over the years, there have been multiple vehicles that have earned a reputation for being dangerous. These vehicles are usually either too powerful, have no safety features or are just uncontrollable.…
  • On the Mahindra Scorpio-N

    Mahindra thinktank is definitely pushing for a starting price of around ~11 lakhs for the base variant of the Scorpio-N. I am hearing 10.99L for the petrol base, barebones variant and 11.49L for the…
  • Toll charged twice: What to do?

    Location - Mumbai at Dahisar toll naka. I was travelling from Kandivali to Mira Road for delivering a package. Everything seems fine when toll was deducted at 8:39pm. Notice the difference between…
  • Our Mahindra Thar Diesel AT

    The Thar is a huge step up to its predecessor and its direct competition, the Gurkha. The dashboard, the infotainment, the MID everything is modern and to 2020s standards. The infotainment, though…
  • VW-Skoda 2.0 Cars, contd...

    No chance! It's the small things but I find it symptomatic of the general attitude VW have towards their 2.0 cars.Now, VW might ask who cares about details of the boot when you have a great engine?…
  • Compass owner checks Meridian

    In isolation, a great car. But i dont see any reason to get this over the Compass for 8 lakhs extra since the added length has not added any space in the second row. Ideally the price should have…
  • My Ducati Panigale 959

    Now I was told the old tires have atleast 3K kms worth of tread life left, and I was in no position to take them home, as high command would kill me if I keep used tires at home. So I decided to do…
  • IT company salaries & attrition

    The signs of a slow down in hiring are definitely there, For the last one year, every offer that my org sent out, initially got accepted and then in the last week, the candidate would share a counter…
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