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ramkya1 · 7th May 2008, 13:28

Behram, what a nice thread!!!!

I vividly remember 87, had an Amby with a BMC Diesel engine, while almost everyone were changing over to the Matodor engine for power and speed. Till 88 end, from Cochin we had driven it in all direcitons, had the crank cut twice, had to open the engine and get the engine redone, was a pain. The BMC had that problem, exced 90 KMS and the crank could go burst. Changing the water was a chore, it was tireing to drive it around compared to the Padmini which my cousin had. Only day I had to drop it to the workshop for service and became an immediate fan of that nimble car.

Driving her 87 Padmini was a pleasure, a welcome change from driving the Amby, it had yoodles of space and a cavernous boot, whereas the Padmini could take only 5 people and a small luggage. The driving pleasure of the Padmini was unbeatable, used to do at least 2 trips to Palakkad from Cochin for a year. Finally switched to a 2nd hand 88 Padmini in 89 for 1.10 L !!!!

It was peppier, could easily do @ 90+ on the highway, was a breeze to overtake and the steering lighter. I loved the way it handled and loved the steering gear; dunking it inside the cramped parking space of our MIG house was a zip (in the Amby it used to be a horror every night), the workshop visits also far lesser than the Amby. The workshop guy (opposite Manorama in PP Nagar, Das) was pretty mad when I switched over, he sure was not a fan of the Padmini !!!! Had a wonderful 24 month ownership time with that baby. Finally switched over to M800 in 91.

Thanks for starting this thread, brings back lots of memories of the Amby and Padmini.

Happy Driving,

--Ramky
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7th May 2008, 13:28	#33 (permalink)
ramkya1 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 501	Papdmini Was A Light Ride...... Behram, what a nice thread!!!! I vividly remember 87, had an Amby with a BMC Diesel engine, while almost everyone were changing over to the Matodor engine for power and speed. Till 88 end, from Cochin we had driven it in all direcitons, had the crank cut twice, had to open the engine and get the engine redone, was a pain. The BMC had that problem, exced 90 KMS and the crank could go burst. Changing the water was a chore, it was tireing to drive it around compared to the Padmini which my cousin had. Only day I had to drop it to the workshop for service and became an immediate fan of that nimble car. Driving her 87 Padmini was a pleasure, a welcome change from driving the Amby, it had yoodles of space and a cavernous boot, whereas the Padmini could take only 5 people and a small luggage. The driving pleasure of the Padmini was unbeatable, used to do at least 2 trips to Palakkad from Cochin for a year. Finally switched to a 2nd hand 88 Padmini in 89 for 1.10 L !!!! It was peppier, could easily do @ 90+ on the highway, was a breeze to overtake and the steering lighter. I loved the way it handled and loved the steering gear; dunking it inside the cramped parking space of our MIG house was a zip (in the Amby it used to be a horror every night), the workshop visits also far lesser than the Amby. The workshop guy (opposite Manorama in PP Nagar, Das) was pretty mad when I switched over, he sure was not a fan of the Padmini !!!! Had a wonderful 24 month ownership time with that baby. Finally switched over to M800 in 91. Thanks for starting this thread, brings back lots of memories of the Amby and Padmini. Happy Driving, --Ramky ========= Last edited by ramkya1 : 7th May 2008 at 13:30.