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krsh77 · 14th May 2009, 19:52

Correction guys: That was not Gandhi Jayanthi weekend. It was some long weekend in August.

So there we are; stranded in the middle of a jungle with a "New" car that cant move on its own.

I opened the bonnet and could see the engine bay smoking and it was damn hot. We pushed the car to a side and saw what banged the car's oil sump. As i said before the road is very bad and there was this 1 feet wide crater running across the "road". From the drivers perspective i didn't notice the gap in the road and drove through it. Thanks to the work of some local people, they have put some big stones to fill the crater, when i drove through the crater and landed on the gap, the action of the suspension caused the front of the car to go down. My bad, 2 stones were sticking upright and the oil sump hit them hard causing it to break and split open.

I called up friends in Bangalore to find out any FIAT service centers which can help. But no luck. No people in sight, we were standing around the car discussing the next course of action. If the girl was not with us we would have opened up the Royal Challenge we were carrying and downed a few rounds.

We hear the sound of an approaching vehicle and it turned out to be a bus with people sitting on the roof. Bro and friend quickly decided to board the bus and reach Halgur, find a mechanic and come back. They board the bus and manage to cling on to the foot board.

So here we stay, me and my girl waiting for bro and friend to retun with a mechanic (in my mind i knew its not going to help, towing is the only option).
I was desperate for a smoke; as my better half hates me smoking, i didnt carry a pack with me. Now we hear a feeble sound of another vehicle;a splendor with two guys on board. They stopped near us and i saw them carrying a gunny bag. They are on their way back to their village after purchasing goodies from Halgur. Small shop keepers. I paid 50 bucks for a pack of cigarettes. Girl stares at me and i stare back, she keeps quiet.
One of the guys looked under the car and suggests that the gear box is broken. I kept quiet puffing away the cigarette. Inside i was nervous to be at that place with a girl and a broken down car. You get the jist.

Man those guys are really godsent; I will continue in the next post.

14th May 2009, 19:52	#3 (permalink)
krsh77 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15	Correction guys: That was not Gandhi Jayanthi weekend. It was some long weekend in August. So there we are; stranded in the middle of a jungle with a "New" car that cant move on its own. I opened the bonnet and could see the engine bay smoking and it was damn hot. We pushed the car to a side and saw what banged the car's oil sump. As i said before the road is very bad and there was this 1 feet wide crater running across the "road". From the drivers perspective i didn't notice the gap in the road and drove through it. Thanks to the work of some local people, they have put some big stones to fill the crater, when i drove through the crater and landed on the gap, the action of the suspension caused the front of the car to go down. My bad, 2 stones were sticking upright and the oil sump hit them hard causing it to break and split open. I called up friends in Bangalore to find out any FIAT service centers which can help. But no luck. No people in sight, we were standing around the car discussing the next course of action. If the girl was not with us we would have opened up the Royal Challenge we were carrying and downed a few rounds. We hear the sound of an approaching vehicle and it turned out to be a bus with people sitting on the roof. Bro and friend quickly decided to board the bus and reach Halgur, find a mechanic and come back. They board the bus and manage to cling on to the foot board. So here we stay, me and my girl waiting for bro and friend to retun with a mechanic (in my mind i knew its not going to help, towing is the only option). I was desperate for a smoke; as my better half hates me smoking, i didnt carry a pack with me. Now we hear a feeble sound of another vehicle;a splendor with two guys on board. They stopped near us and i saw them carrying a gunny bag. They are on their way back to their village after purchasing goodies from Halgur. Small shop keepers. I paid 50 bucks for a pack of cigarettes. Girl stares at me and i stare back, she keeps quiet. One of the guys looked under the car and suggests that the gear box is broken. I kept quiet puffing away the cigarette. Inside i was nervous to be at that place with a girl and a broken down car. You get the jist. Man those guys are really godsent; I will continue in the next post.