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Ram · 24th July 2007, 18:19

Sankar. First prize for this picture!

Half a crore rupees worth of an entrepreneur's investment is half-submerged in rain water.
The ingenious crew has strung a pair of nylon ropes to guide people out of the vehicle.
The rain is beating off the roof severely, the droplets refracting the blue color of the roof into a blue haze.
And the unfazed green palms of India's south west coast gaze serenely at the exploits of yet another monsoon, its raindrops frenetically ricocheting off a spontaneously formed lake of chocolate.

Ram

Sankar · 24th July 2007, 18:24

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Originally Posted by ram

Sankar. First prize for this picture!

I didn't take the picture Ram, i got it in a email forward. I wonder on which route this incident happened.

kpzen · 24th July 2007, 19:18

It looks like north Kerala somewhere near Calicut i guess.

1100D · 24th July 2007, 19:26

The Calcutta volvo and the Kesineni volvo have different headlight treatment, is that an indicator of a big change. The flood pic looks like the bus is stuck (not moving)

revved_up · 24th July 2007, 19:44

It indeed is stuck, which is confirmed by the ropes that are their to guide the passengers out.

BunnyPunia · 25th July 2007, 10:05

1100d : lil cosmetic changes have been happenin with the design of the volvo. the sharma volvo pic posted by me seems to the latest crd one

b/w, super pic! The owner must have spent quite a fortune to get the engine reworked... n what abt the 'wet' luggage of the passengers?

kuttapan · 25th July 2007, 15:34

The place is Koduvalli in Kozhikode, Kerala. The story, I am told is that the bus attempted to move in Tyre high water, but was not aware that a flash flood was just around the corner.

1100D · 25th July 2007, 22:11

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Originally Posted by BunnyPunia

1100d : lil cosmetic changes have been happenin with the design of the volvo. the sharma volvo pic posted by me seems to the latest crd one

b/w, super pic! The owner must have spent quite a fortune to get the engine reworked... n what abt the 'wet' luggage of the passengers?

So the CRDE ones have the headlight lower-line rising up (as in Sharma Volvo), as against the straight lower line of the others.

BunnyPunia · 26th July 2007, 12:30

1100d: i think so..

the msrtc shivneri volvos seem to be badly maintained..

madan80 · 26th July 2007, 13:36

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Originally Posted by ram

the Air intake for the B7R is WAY above where the water is - so if the driver was smart enough to turn off the engine - then guess there is some way that the engine would not have got ruined.

benbsb29 · 26th July 2007, 15:48

Since this is the B7R thread, thought of posting this here. Earlier the BMTC Volvos which run around Bangalore used to have these meek horns, which were more car-like. This afternoon spotted one from the 335E route which blared an air-horn at a truck. Do they come with 2 horns, or have they switched horns now?

rahul_intlad · 26th July 2007, 16:47

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Do they come with 2 horns, or have they switched horns now?

They do have 2 horns.

salilpawar1 · 26th July 2007, 18:36

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Originally Posted by BunnyPunia

1100d: i think so..

the msrtc shivneri volvos seem to be badly maintained..

Bunny, these are the very first generation Volvos bought by MSRTC which had undergone a full body change a couple of years ago (you'll notice that these buses have round headlamps instead of the rectangular ones). If you have a doubt about MSRTC's maintenance, find similar aged buses of other operators and you'll understand the difference.

1100D · 26th July 2007, 20:01

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Originally Posted by salilpawar1

(you'll notice that these buses have round headlamps instead of the rectangular ones).

Volvo's, I think, always had round headlamps.

Sankar · 27th July 2007, 15:09

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Originally Posted by 1100D

Volvo's, I think, always had round headlamps.

They come with both round and square types...

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1100D Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 2,332 View My Garage	The Calcutta volvo and the Kesineni volvo have different headlight treatment, is that an indicator of a big change. The flood pic looks like the bus is stuck (not moving) __________________ ________________________ Every Ferrari is always a Fiat

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benbsb29 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bangalore - Back To ChaoS Posts: 2,262 View My Garage	Since this is the B7R thread, thought of posting this here. Earlier the BMTC Volvos which run around Bangalore used to have these meek horns, which were more car-like. This afternoon spotted one from the 335E route which blared an air-horn at a truck. Do they come with 2 horns, or have they switched horns now? __________________ "Wise are they who invested in a diesel powered automobile" - Benny

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