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krsh77 · 14th May 2009, 16:56

Hi T-Bhpians,

Though this is my 3rd post (other two being some funny stuff), i am a member of this forum for quiet a long time. I joined this forum in Oct 2007 and from then on i am a passive member who reads many a threads a day and familiar with the names of top guns of this respectable forum.

I am currently living in Bangalore and I am working for a French multi national company located in one of the many concrete jungles(read Eco Space) in the outer ring road, Bangalore.

2 years ago around this time of the year i decided to buy a pre-owned car. After doing some basic math, i decided on a diesel car. The options were Ikon 1.8, Accent CRDI, Petra and Palio. i looked around a few used car dealers and found that the Ikon and Accent are above my budget. So i decided on FIAT (i have a liking for the Palio since it was launched).

Having decided on the Car, i looked out for Palios and Petras, Petras are hard to come by and the ones that come for sale demanded a huge price (one guy asked for 4 lakhs for a 3 year old one with 30K on the odo). One saturday i came across 3 Palios (Silver, White and a gold one) with a dealer. The Gold one was immaculately maintained, however the asking price was beyond my reach. The white one had 78k on the odo and the Silver one had 42k on the odo; also its a fully loaded one with ABS. The asking price was 3 lakhs and i negotiated it down to 2.5 and finished the deal. It was a 2004 Aug model and the car looked clean and dent free but the AC was not working.

Paid token advance, finished paperworks for Loan, noted down the Odo reading and left the place (The car stays at garage till the loan gets sanctioned)

It took a week for the loan to get sanctioned and i took delivery of the Car on the week of Gandhi Jayanthi. Drove the car out of the garage with my brother to a local but good mechanic. The only thing i have to do was recharge the AC. It costed me 1200 and bingo!! the car is as good as any pre owned car (atlease thats what i thought)

That being a long weekend, a trip was already planned to Bheemeswari fishing Camp which is some 150 km from Banglore. My then girl friend (now wife) came down from Chennai on Friday morning and we set out to Bheemeswari Fishing Camp along with my brother and another friend. I was so excited because of my "new" car and we are making a trip on the very second day.

The route was not pre planned and we missed the turn from the Mysore Road; i kept on driving till Mandya and asked for directions. We were informed that the fishing camp can be reached through Halgur but the road is not "that" good. We continued the drive towards Halgur; the road was good in patches and very bad for most of the part. I was doing less than 40 and negotiating the occasional small rocks that crop up in the middle of the road.

And suddenly there was a big thud sound (i knew something hit the underside); I hit the brake hard and through the rear view mirror i can see a trace of black fluid; i turned off the ignition, released the bonnet lock and came out of the car.

The trace of black fluid is the engine oil; Man the hit was so hard that the oil sump was smashed and split open. So there we are; stranded in the middle of a jungle with a "New" car that cant move on its own.

This has become a long post. I will continue the rest in my next post.

Thanks for your patience guys.

14th May 2009, 16:56	#1 (permalink)
krsh77 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15	My First Car - Palio 1.9 D experience Hi T-Bhpians, Though this is my 3rd post (other two being some funny stuff), i am a member of this forum for quiet a long time. I joined this forum in Oct 2007 and from then on i am a passive member who reads many a threads a day and familiar with the names of top guns of this respectable forum. I am currently living in Bangalore and I am working for a French multi national company located in one of the many concrete jungles(read Eco Space) in the outer ring road, Bangalore. 2 years ago around this time of the year i decided to buy a pre-owned car. After doing some basic math, i decided on a diesel car. The options were Ikon 1.8, Accent CRDI, Petra and Palio. i looked around a few used car dealers and found that the Ikon and Accent are above my budget. So i decided on FIAT (i have a liking for the Palio since it was launched). Having decided on the Car, i looked out for Palios and Petras, Petras are hard to come by and the ones that come for sale demanded a huge price (one guy asked for 4 lakhs for a 3 year old one with 30K on the odo). One saturday i came across 3 Palios (Silver, White and a gold one) with a dealer. The Gold one was immaculately maintained, however the asking price was beyond my reach. The white one had 78k on the odo and the Silver one had 42k on the odo; also its a fully loaded one with ABS. The asking price was 3 lakhs and i negotiated it down to 2.5 and finished the deal. It was a 2004 Aug model and the car looked clean and dent free but the AC was not working. Paid token advance, finished paperworks for Loan, noted down the Odo reading and left the place (The car stays at garage till the loan gets sanctioned) It took a week for the loan to get sanctioned and i took delivery of the Car on the week of Gandhi Jayanthi. Drove the car out of the garage with my brother to a local but good mechanic. The only thing i have to do was recharge the AC. It costed me 1200 and bingo!! the car is as good as any pre owned car (atlease thats what i thought) That being a long weekend, a trip was already planned to Bheemeswari fishing Camp which is some 150 km from Banglore. My then girl friend (now wife) came down from Chennai on Friday morning and we set out to Bheemeswari Fishing Camp along with my brother and another friend. I was so excited because of my "new" car and we are making a trip on the very second day. The route was not pre planned and we missed the turn from the Mysore Road; i kept on driving till Mandya and asked for directions. We were informed that the fishing camp can be reached through Halgur but the road is not "that" good. We continued the drive towards Halgur; the road was good in patches and very bad for most of the part. I was doing less than 40 and negotiating the occasional small rocks that crop up in the middle of the road. And suddenly there was a big thud sound (i knew something hit the underside); I hit the brake hard and through the rear view mirror i can see a trace of black fluid; i turned off the ignition, released the bonnet lock and came out of the car. The trace of black fluid is the engine oil; Man the hit was so hard that the oil sump was smashed and split open. So there we are; stranded in the middle of a jungle with a "New" car that cant move on its own. This has become a long post. I will continue the rest in my next post. Thanks for your patience guys.