[salilpawar1]

The Premier Padmini has its own charm and its irreplacable.

I remember seeing brand new Padminis, especially from the last batches, with glossy paint, greenish tints, the trademark plastic wheelcaps.....

I guess the only drawback was the rust problem. Apart from that, the car had tremendous repairablity. We owned a used 1982 Padmini and also a new 1993(?) Padmini.

Yes, the cars failed to start many times. But honestly, they never let us down when it really mattered the most. I remember those days when we actually used to cruise at 90-100 kmph. And the classic exhaust note and the vibrations (LOL) gave me a big adrenaline rush.

We don't have this car now but my mom and dad still swear by it. My uncle (his in his late thirties), who is a diehard car freak (he owns a lancer now) still maintains that there is no other car which is more ideal than the Fiat for a city like Mumbai.