Pics : Landrovers and other suv's visit the Himalayas - Team-BHP

xtreme power · 4th January 2006, 10:09

hey guys...its good to be back in mumbai where the temperature is still respectable.....after being in sub zeros temp for about 10 days ..mumbai feels peasant...
anyways i had just been to the foothills o the himalayas for a small expedition with all the men in our family.....it was one of the most exciting experiences of my life cause its the first time ive taken the suv's for serious off roading and drove in ice filled paths that could bearly manage the huge cars we were in......
our weapons for the terrain...
1. land rover range rover
2. newly restored land rover defender ( aditya uve seen this)
3. another land rover defender for the supplies
4. toyota land cruiser
5. totally modified maruti gypsy
6. forester (definiely indias best suv)
7. 6*6 landrover (one of a kind but joined us later in corbett cause it was too big to take to the himalayas)

anyways all of the cars had arrived in delhi from mumbai and were kept outside our house in friends colony and from there we left with 6 cars leaving the 6*6 to go alone to corbett with the women folk of the family..
all cars were equiped with snow tyres and all the works required for off roading.....one car was only for supplies including oxygen, heaters, and extra parts....the only serious problem we had was the fuel pump failure of the range rover which was fixed in 15 minutes cause we had extra pumps..alll cars except for the gypsy and forester had beem equippedwith ficd units.......we has two mechanics, one body guard and 4 drivers in total...me and my uncle drove throughout and my dad , two uncles and three cousins remained as passengers.
it was fun driving through rivers ....... muck and snow...
later we went to corbett too meet up with the women in the family for some wild life viewing..the 6*6 was built for this purpose only...it took my entire family of 25 in it....spotted 3 tigers in corbet and dikala and the roads out there were off roaders delight......
from there got back to delhi ...and one thing i want to say is that these delhi people have no road sense at all.......two wheelers are all over the place and the cars wont give u way to pass...all overtaking is done from the left only.....couldnt spend time in delhi cause had to get back in mumbai for a weeding....
thats all i want to tell u about
u will have better fun watching pics which i will post in the evening cause i got to go to work now........

Maverick5490 · 4th January 2006, 10:13

Thats an awesome expereince mate.. eagerly waiting for the pics!!

xtreme power · 4th January 2006, 14:28

pics finally
sorry some pics have family members in it

the range rover
[img=http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/748/allan0004copy4yj.th.jpg]

the blue silver defender

the other defender

the land cruiser

the forester

the gypsy

and finally 6*6 with me

some snow pics

misc pics

Dippy · 4th January 2006, 14:33

Dude those are by far the best off roading pics I have seen in ages. And I just love that last pic of all the machines . Your 6*6 rocks but I'm totally in love with that blue & Silver coloured Defender

Can we make trip like this sometime ?

Aditya · 4th January 2006, 15:17

Awesome pictures, man - all those Defenders & a Range Rover Classic! Man, a British car guy like myself will simply fall head over heels. How did your blue and silver Defender cope? Any breakdowns?
Nice to see the Gypsy and Forester rubbing shoulders with Land Rovers and the mighty Toyota Land Cruiser.

Stratos · 4th January 2006, 15:31

Superb Pics. The Defenders are just too good and so is the Gypsy.

Rtech · 4th January 2006, 15:52

Whooooaaa!!!!

Now THATS what an SUV is made for! Looks like you took over the hills for a brief period of time eh. I would've loved to see the looks on peoples faces as that convoy made its way through!

EDITE: What's been done to that Gypsy?

xtreme power · 4th January 2006, 16:15

well no major breakdowns.....just a fuel pump failure for the rangerover....a small problem with the greens defenders electricals....the green defender was by the way mader eady in 3 days flat with complete suspension overhaul..aditya u must have seen it when u came but it was white then...
the last pics with all the cars together is in a dry river bed in corbett

rtech..the gypsy has gone through a major suspension overhaul......it was changed to coil spring but that did not work out to good so we went back to leaf spring.....but ow the springs are over the axle instead of under them and the leaf springs have been changed......it has roll bars all around it for standing purpose during safaris ....it has light force like all the other cars....the behind top is custom made and is totally diff from any other soft top available.....engine has been stripped and polished and air filter changed and it has a dual battery system along with an isolator for all the accesories....all in all the car is great for off roading....

VtecDeGr8 · 4th January 2006, 16:38

Simply superb...any plans to drive to south. Of course we have enough pot holes which your 4*4 & 6*6 will glide thru.

I admit - I'm gone mad at your 6*6....WOW

Joz · 4th January 2006, 16:42

Awesome set of wheels there and sounds like a must do trip for anyone who owns a 4*4... while the defenders and 6*6 are nice... i love the way that gypsy looks... xtreme, would be great if you could post a side view of that gypsy..love the color too.

thief · 4th January 2006, 18:12

hey man that was jst ausum set of wheels i made the last pic of all the cars my pcs background thats jst ausumn man a family adventure

xtreme power · 4th January 2006, 18:59

we are doing a trip in april-may this year to ladak and leh......only men...dippy u can come along if u get leave......no trips down south...up norths more fun cause of the cold and high altitude...
ill post more pics soon

khaadu75 · 4th January 2006, 22:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtreme power

we are doing a trip in april-may this year to ladak and leh......only men...dippy u can come along if u get leave......no trips down south...up norths more fun cause of the cold and high altitude...
ill post more pics soon

Hey, Amazing pics .. !! As for ur Leh-Ladakh trip in April-May, I think June-July wud be a better time as April the road surely wont open and in May after it opens for the public they try and fix the damages that happen over the long winters .. though I know these machines wud luv the broken roads ....

Wonder what route u guys gonna take .. u cud always drop in incase u go via my back yard !!

Cheers

moralfibre · 4th January 2006, 23:17

Awesome pictures!! The gypsy looks quite beefed up. I am sure all Jeep/SUV lovers here are gonna drool over the pictures. Great stuff man.

Shrikar · 5th January 2006, 02:43

wow dude,those are aweomse pics and a really nice collection of cars, given the chance i would love to go for such a trip!!! once again simply awesome

4th January 2006, 10:09	#1 (permalink)
xtreme power BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 204 View My Garage	Pics : Landrovers and other suv's visit the Himalayas hey guys...its good to be back in mumbai where the temperature is still respectable.....after being in sub zeros temp for about 10 days ..mumbai feels peasant... anyways i had just been to the foothills o the himalayas for a small expedition with all the men in our family.....it was one of the most exciting experiences of my life cause its the first time ive taken the suv's for serious off roading and drove in ice filled paths that could bearly manage the huge cars we were in...... our weapons for the terrain... 1. land rover range rover 2. newly restored land rover defender ( aditya uve seen this) 3. another land rover defender for the supplies 4. toyota land cruiser 5. totally modified maruti gypsy 6. forester (definiely indias best suv) 7. 66 landrover (one of a kind but joined us later in corbett cause it was too big to take to the himalayas) anyways all of the cars had arrived in delhi from mumbai and were kept outside our house in friends colony and from there we left with 6 cars leaving the 66 to go alone to corbett with the women folk of the family.. all cars were equiped with snow tyres and all the works required for off roading.....one car was only for supplies including oxygen, heaters, and extra parts....the only serious problem we had was the fuel pump failure of the range rover which was fixed in 15 minutes cause we had extra pumps..alll cars except for the gypsy and forester had beem equippedwith ficd units.......we has two mechanics, one body guard and 4 drivers in total...me and my uncle drove throughout and my dad , two uncles and three cousins remained as passengers. it was fun driving through rivers ....... muck and snow... later we went to corbett too meet up with the women in the family for some wild life viewing..the 6*6 was built for this purpose only...it took my entire family of 25 in it....spotted 3 tigers in corbet and dikala and the roads out there were off roaders delight...... from there got back to delhi ...and one thing i want to say is that these delhi people have no road sense at all.......two wheelers are all over the place and the cars wont give u way to pass...all overtaking is done from the left only.....couldnt spend time in delhi cause had to get back in mumbai for a weeding.... thats all i want to tell u about u will have better fun watching pics which i will post in the evening cause i got to go to work now........

4th January 2006, 10:13	#2 (permalink)
Maverick5490 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 655 View My Garage	Thats an awesome expereince mate.. eagerly waiting for the pics!! __________________ Live to ride.. Ride to live.. *Ladakh.. Been there done that!!* *Forever Michael Schumacher Fan!!*

4th January 2006, 14:28	#3 (permalink)
xtreme power BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 204 View My Garage	Landrovers and other suv's visit he Himalayas (pics) pics finally sorry some pics have family members in it the range rover [img=http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/748/allan0004copy4yj.th.jpg] the blue silver defender the other defender the land cruiser the forester the gypsy and finally 6*6 with me some snow pics misc pics

4th January 2006, 14:33	#4 (permalink)
Dippy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 4,575 View My Garage	Dude those are by far the best off roading pics I have seen in ages. And I just love that last pic of all the machines . Your 66 rocks but I'm totally in love with that blue & Silver coloured Defender Can we make trip like this sometime ? __________________ My name is Adrian Sutil. You can call me ADDY - Force India* dippy@team-bhp.com

4th January 2006, 15:17	#5 (permalink)
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,932 View My Garage	Awesome pictures, man - all those Defenders & a Range Rover Classic! Man, a British car guy like myself will simply fall head over heels. How did your blue and silver Defender cope? Any breakdowns? Nice to see the Gypsy and Forester rubbing shoulders with Land Rovers and the mighty Toyota Land Cruiser. __________________ MH 01 T 1476

4th January 2006, 15:31	#6 (permalink)
Stratos Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Jose, CA - Mumbai, MH Posts: 1,810 View My Garage	Superb Pics. The Defenders are just too good and so is the Gypsy. __________________ Patience is the Key

4th January 2006, 15:52	#7 (permalink)
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,982 View My Garage	Whooooaaa!!!! Now THATS what an SUV is made for! Looks like you took over the hills for a brief period of time eh. I would've loved to see the looks on peoples faces as that convoy made its way through! EDITE: What's been done to that Gypsy? __________________ He who makes the loudest noise usually has the least to say. Unfortunately they don't realise that and keep at it! ____ Last edited by Rtech : 4th January 2006 at 15:56.

4th January 2006, 16:15	#8 (permalink)
xtreme power BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 204 View My Garage	well no major breakdowns.....just a fuel pump failure for the rangerover....a small problem with the greens defenders electricals....the green defender was by the way mader eady in 3 days flat with complete suspension overhaul..aditya u must have seen it when u came but it was white then... the last pics with all the cars together is in a dry river bed in corbett rtech..the gypsy has gone through a major suspension overhaul......it was changed to coil spring but that did not work out to good so we went back to leaf spring.....but ow the springs are over the axle instead of under them and the leaf springs have been changed......it has roll bars all around it for standing purpose during safaris ....it has light force like all the other cars....the behind top is custom made and is totally diff from any other soft top available.....engine has been stripped and polished and air filter changed and it has a dual battery system along with an isolator for all the accesories....all in all the car is great for off roading....

4th January 2006, 16:38	#9 (permalink)
VtecDeGr8 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: PHX...Chennai Posts: 30 View My Garage	Simply superb...any plans to drive to south. Of course we have enough pot holes which your 44 & 66 will glide thru. I admit - I'm gone mad at your 6*6....WOW

4th January 2006, 16:42	#10 (permalink)
Joz BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dubai Posts: 213	Awesome set of wheels there and sounds like a must do trip for anyone who owns a 44... while the defenders and 66 are nice... i love the way that gypsy looks... xtreme, would be great if you could post a side view of that gypsy..love the color too.

4th January 2006, 18:12	#11 (permalink)
thief BANNED Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 91	hey man that was jst ausum set of wheels i made the last pic of all the cars my pcs background thats jst ausumn man a family adventure Last edited by thief : 4th January 2006 at 18:15.

4th January 2006, 18:59	#12 (permalink)
xtreme power BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 204 View My Garage	we are doing a trip in april-may this year to ladak and leh......only men...dippy u can come along if u get leave......no trips down south...up norths more fun cause of the cold and high altitude... ill post more pics soon

4th January 2006, 23:17	#14 (permalink)
moralfibre Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Back to Pune :-) Posts: 3,237 View My Garage	Awesome pictures!! The gypsy looks quite beefed up. I am sure all Jeep/SUV lovers here are gonna drool over the pictures. Great stuff man. __________________ "As long as there are short, balding, middle-aged men, there will always be a market for the Porsche 911." - A BMW Owner. :)

5th January 2006, 02:43	#15 (permalink)
Shrikar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 65	wow dude,those are aweomse pics and a really nice collection of cars, given the chance i would love to go for such a trip!!! once again simply awesome __________________ I LIve My LIfe 1/4 mile AT a TiMe.......

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