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TheARUN · 6th January 2009, 07:13

The initial thinking:
I had a TATA SIERRA, 94 model. Bought it used and had it for 4 years, the vehicle was coming up to the 15 year re-registration period, was in a dilema to sell or to keep. I had nursed the vehicle back into good health and knew it would serve me without complaint for many more years, but my Parents were getting old and refused to get into the SIERRA, so it slowly went into semi-retirement, coming out only in the weekends for short spins.

Future plans:
Was very confused on the future course of action

Brother wanted a used 800 for Rs.50,000-00 so that he could take Parents out, and we could still use the SIERRA for long trips
I thought of buying a NANO since I have never bought any vehicle new, and that's the only thing I had a budget for
If we were selling the SIERRA, my Brother wanted a LANCER, but I was uncomfortable with the petrol bills and scared because in an accident, SUVs are more safer than Cars

The time had come:
I had saved up enough cash, and now had the end of the year off, so that was time to go car hunting.

The plan was to search the whole internet and Bangalore for a vehicle. Once a vehicle was within the budget and short-listed, take it to the dealer that I used to take my SIERRA to, get it checked, get an approximate price quote and then take the plunge.

T-bhp
I am a member of X-bhp, and used to be a regular there. Heard from a friend at work that there is a four wheeler site called T-bhp, at that time my thinking was more bike centric and did not even give a thought about T-bhp. Few times on Google search I stumbled on T-bhp, but dismissed it.

Once I got registered with T-bhp, got hooked completely. Followed many stories, it was like staying up-to-date with automobiles sitting in your home. Learnt so many things here and became a loyal fan.

Posted my SIERRA for sale on T-bhp, and was getting many offers. Also starting dropping news that I am looking for a used SAFARI and researching the SAFARI threads.

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6th January 2009, 07:13	#1 (permalink)
TheARUN BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 431	TATA SAFARI - Journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step The initial thinking: I had a TATA SIERRA, 94 model. Bought it used and had it for 4 years, the vehicle was coming up to the 15 year re-registration period, was in a dilema to sell or to keep. I had nursed the vehicle back into good health and knew it would serve me without complaint for many more years, but my Parents were getting old and refused to get into the SIERRA, so it slowly went into semi-retirement, coming out only in the weekends for short spins. Future plans: Was very confused on the future course of action Brother wanted a used 800 for Rs.50,000-00 so that he could take Parents out, and we could still use the SIERRA for long trips I thought of buying a NANO since I have never bought any vehicle new, and that's the only thing I had a budget for If we were selling the SIERRA, my Brother wanted a LANCER, but I was uncomfortable with the petrol bills and scared because in an accident, SUVs are more safer than Cars The time had come: I had saved up enough cash, and now had the end of the year off, so that was time to go car hunting. The plan was to search the whole internet and Bangalore for a vehicle. Once a vehicle was within the budget and short-listed, take it to the dealer that I used to take my SIERRA to, get it checked, get an approximate price quote and then take the plunge. T-bhp I am a member of X-bhp, and used to be a regular there. Heard from a friend at work that there is a four wheeler site called T-bhp, at that time my thinking was more bike centric and did not even give a thought about T-bhp. Few times on Google search I stumbled on T-bhp, but dismissed it. Once I got registered with T-bhp, got hooked completely. Followed many stories, it was like staying up-to-date with automobiles sitting in your home. Learnt so many things here and became a loyal fan. Posted my SIERRA for sale on T-bhp, and was getting many offers. Also starting dropping news that I am looking for a used SAFARI and researching the SAFARI threads. [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]to be continued...[/SIZE][/FONT]