Guess Who's Back...????

iceman91 · 7th August 2008, 20:49

Well it all started when I moved back to India. Everyday I would be asked "whats your next ride?" "so what crazy car you going to drive?" etc.etc.
One lazy sunday afternoon, my mate,Hussain and I were driving by cantonment station and saw my sweetheart sitting there looking very forlon..it had been 3 years since we parted..but the vibes started that very moment I laid eyes on her. Walked in spoke to the dealer,he quotes an unreasonable price, I look and smile at him.He is so lost wondering what am I looking at..I just tell him "The number plate on the baleno is wrong." The dealer laughs I continue to stare at him..he then gets a copy of the papers and goes through them apologises and sends his boy off to get a new number plate.
I make an offer of 20% lower than his quote and walk out as he refuses. Go meet all my buddies later and the discussion starts to get her back or no...will it work out or no.. Plan is shelved for 2 months.

June comes..I see her again still single and lonely. I made up my mind. Walk into the dealership and do a test drive. She has been abused. No upkeep whatsoever..very dissappointed.Made an offer 35% lower than his asking price. He flatly refused. I smile and leave. make a few calls put some pressure on him. In a week I buy it for 1 lac less than his quoted price.

Take delivery and the car goes straight to Koramangla,Auto Fusion (Big BIg Mistake) I walk in thinking I will buy an mp3 player 2 6x9's for the rear and tints and leave. 1 hour later I have bought the entire ICE for the car and tints and new central locking, New damping etc.etc. a big hole in all my pockets too.

Get the car the next evening...sounds nice but still can improve. Spent half a day tuning the head..JVC AVX-800 got it right and loved it..absolute heaven.
Good sound quality, good imaging. Not too loud.

This is my ride for a month..keep putting off the mods to the engine etc etc..No money. Also tossing between NA or forced induction...made my decision, sourced the parts. Then one day it goes in..still waiting for it to come out..

Went to the garage today and took some pics.. phone pics so please excuse the quality.
that is the elusive Vasu..the guy who did the engine work.

More to be Contd.

PatienceWins · 7th August 2008, 21:01

Wow!! That is very touching.

Hope the car will come out in flying colours. Have you got the baleno engine or some wicked plans in store?

All the Best!!

Samurai · 7th August 2008, 21:09

So your namesake (or handlesake) is back. In the last 3 years, many superbaleno wannabes have graced the forum, but none could replace the orginal legend.

For the uninitiated or newer members since 2006, this very car was known as the superbaleno, now iceman91 has bought it back. Now it is time for superbaleno 2.0 or reloaded.

nitrous · 7th August 2008, 21:12

Congratulations, Amit.
She's looking so pretty. Can I marry your engine?

VJ_MAVRICK · 7th August 2008, 21:20

Congrats Amit and certainly very touching description too. So is it the same ride that will do the honors on this upcoming saturday's meet?

khan_sultan · 7th August 2008, 21:27

Amit, that's a very touching post. Congrats and may you both never part again :-).

Same question as VJ: Do we get to see the superbaleno this Saturday?

theMAG · 7th August 2008, 21:29

Amit,

Get it back to its original modded status - with the same set of mods/configuration. Trust me, you'll enjoy it more than a G15/G18 engine swap.

iceman91 · 7th August 2008, 21:30

well guys more details on the mods later..but its not stock

and it is very close to its old form
Fingers crossed..if all goes well sshe will be with me on saturday

Ricky_63 · 7th August 2008, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by nitrous

Congratulations, Amit.
She's looking so pretty. Can I marry your engine?

If I may interject ? I am sorry I cannot resist this one

Marry "your engine"

I hope you realize what you are "getting into"

Cheers

vikram_d · 7th August 2008, 21:33

Bolt on a turbo and you will enjoy it even more. LOL.

iceman91 · 7th August 2008, 21:37

turbo..nahi Bhaiya.. this is not the engine you saw on saturday.
This is another one

thats one is pulled out and waiting for you!!

motorheadinc · 7th August 2008, 21:38

Nostalgia.
May you live together for the rest of your six births. Lolzzzzzz

vikram_d · 7th August 2008, 21:41

Please explain further?

iceman91 · 7th August 2008, 21:43

That Engine which you saw..was not happy with it. Wrong Choice, that is ideal for a tc setup so pulled it out prepared another one and that goes in today

sajands · 7th August 2008, 21:53

Hey Amit,

Congrats on the reunion with your lost love. is the lost magic back yet???? What's the price for the JVC AVX-800 now???

Please do post a review on the ICE setup.

Regards,
Sajan

7th August 2008, 20:49	#1
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	Guess Who's Back...???? Well it all started when I moved back to India. Everyday I would be asked "whats your next ride?" "so what crazy car you going to drive?" etc.etc. One lazy sunday afternoon, my mate,Hussain and I were driving by cantonment station and saw my sweetheart sitting there looking very forlon..it had been 3 years since we parted..but the vibes started that very moment I laid eyes on her. Walked in spoke to the dealer,he quotes an unreasonable price, I look and smile at him.He is so lost wondering what am I looking at..I just tell him "The number plate on the baleno is wrong." The dealer laughs I continue to stare at him..he then gets a copy of the papers and goes through them apologises and sends his boy off to get a new number plate. I make an offer of 20% lower than his quote and walk out as he refuses. Go meet all my buddies later and the discussion starts to get her back or no...will it work out or no.. Plan is shelved for 2 months. June comes..I see her again still single and lonely. I made up my mind. Walk into the dealership and do a test drive. She has been abused. No upkeep whatsoever..very dissappointed.Made an offer 35% lower than his asking price. He flatly refused. I smile and leave. make a few calls put some pressure on him. In a week I buy it for 1 lac less than his quoted price. Take delivery and the car goes straight to Koramangla,Auto Fusion (Big BIg Mistake) I walk in thinking I will buy an mp3 player 2 6x9's for the rear and tints and leave. 1 hour later I have bought the entire ICE for the car and tints and new central locking, New damping etc.etc. a big hole in all my pockets too. Get the car the next evening...sounds nice but still can improve. Spent half a day tuning the head..JVC AVX-800 got it right and loved it..absolute heaven. Good sound quality, good imaging. Not too loud. This is my ride for a month..keep putting off the mods to the engine etc etc..No money. Also tossing between NA or forced induction...made my decision, sourced the parts. Then one day it goes in..still waiting for it to come out.. Went to the garage today and took some pics.. phone pics so please excuse the quality. that is the elusive Vasu..the guy who did the engine work. More to be Contd. Attached Thumbnails
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7th August 2008, 21:01	#2
PatienceWins Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,427 Thanked: 834 Times View My Garage	Wow!! That is very touching. Hope the car will come out in flying colours. Have you got the baleno engine or some wicked plans in store? All the Best!!
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7th August 2008, 21:09	#3
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,948 Thanked: 47,262 Times View My Garage	So your namesake (or handlesake) is back. In the last 3 years, many superbaleno wannabes have graced the forum, but none could replace the orginal legend. For the uninitiated or newer members since 2006, this very car was known as the superbaleno, now iceman91 has bought it back. Now it is time for superbaleno 2.0 or reloaded.
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7th August 2008, 21:12	#4
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 329 Times View My Garage	Congratulations, Amit. She's looking so pretty. Can I marry your engine?
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7th August 2008, 21:20	#5
VJ_MAVRICK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,239 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	Congrats Amit and certainly very touching description too. So is it the same ride that will do the honors on this upcoming saturday's meet?
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7th August 2008, 21:27	#6
khan_sultan Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Noida/Bangalore Posts: 4,932 Thanked: 5,894 Times View My Garage	Amit, that's a very touching post. Congrats and may you both never part again :-). Same question as VJ: Do we get to see the superbaleno this Saturday?
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7th August 2008, 21:29	#7
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,811 Times View My Garage	Amit, Get it back to its original modded status - with the same set of mods/configuration. Trust me, you'll enjoy it more than a G15/G18 engine swap.
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7th August 2008, 21:30	#8
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	well guys more details on the mods later..but its not stock and it is very close to its old form Fingers crossed..if all goes well sshe will be with me on saturday
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7th August 2008, 21:33	#10
vikram_d Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,427 Thanked: 1,185 Times	Bolt on a turbo and you will enjoy it even more. LOL.
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7th August 2008, 21:37	#11
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	turbo..nahi Bhaiya.. this is not the engine you saw on saturday. This is another one thats one is pulled out and waiting for you!!
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7th August 2008, 21:38	#12
motorheadinc BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: University of Bath Posts: 297 Thanked: Once	Nostalgia. May you live together for the rest of your six births. Lolzzzzzz
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7th August 2008, 21:41	#13
vikram_d Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,427 Thanked: 1,185 Times	Please explain further?
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7th August 2008, 21:43	#14
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	That Engine which you saw..was not happy with it. Wrong Choice, that is ideal for a tc setup so pulled it out prepared another one and that goes in today
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7th August 2008, 21:53	#15
sajands BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 955 Thanked: 439 Times View My Garage	Hey Amit, Congrats on the reunion with your lost love. is the lost magic back yet???? What's the price for the JVC AVX-800 now??? Please do post a review on the ICE setup. Regards, Sajan
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