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  • Replace Linea T-Jet. Which car?

    I am, finally, considering replacing my Fiat Linea T Jet emotion (2014). The odo stands at 91200kms as of yesterday, almost entirely driven by yours faithfully (less than 5000kms driven by a driver…
  • Quitting full-time work, contd.

    Many of you must have read this story already. I have been truly inspired by this story and followed the policy of the fisherman. We should work but of course we need to have the time to enjoy the…
  • Checking out the Skoda Slavia

    All in all, it was an uneventful drive. The Slavia as a product is mighty impressive, but that special something that we've come to associate with Škodas is missing, somehow. Also, I believe that…
  • The 'gun ownership' thread

    Please no! One of the safest things about India is that if I am to get mugged/assaulted, at least the perpetrators will likely be armed with lathis or at most knives. Almost nobody has guns. We don't…
  • Life with my Kawasaki Ninja 1000

    The first set of grip puppies (handlebar grip cushion add-ons) started wearing out after 3.5 years of usage and abuse through extreme heat, rain and everything in between. During the last month's…
  • Retro: Why is Scorpio successful?

    Scorpio manages to do 3500+ numbers every month whereas its stablemate XUV 500 does 1/5th of that. Of course, I do agree XUV is almost 3 lakh pricier than the Scorpio when compared variant to variant.…
  • Next-gen Mahindra Scorpio leaked!

    Looks like they will be sticking on some plastic cladding bits on the rear door in some future facelifts. Chrome bits galore, especially the bit in the rear bumper surrounding the reverse lights looks…
  • Restoring my 1995 Maruti Esteem

    The idea was to get the car started, make it capable of moving on it’s own four wheels and then make an assessment of what all needs to be done in order to make it a car again. He removed the wheels,…
  • Carens: Fixing condensation issue

    Being driven in NCR plains, for me, it was difficult to see water droplets, but on 10 mins of AC usage, the roof did became very cold to touch. Up to a point where I was sure that any moisture in…
  • Ad hoc drive: Rishikesh from Delhi

    Kathmandu was an out of syllabus question thrown at us by MUMBAI. MUMBAI being a shrewd businessman, had the upper hand naturally in the convincing battle and when GURGAON and I were on the verge…
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