hello from Philipkuttys Kerala - Team-BHP

Philipkuttys · 29th August 2005, 23:05

Hi Everybody,

I joined team-bhp after I met steriod at the safari dicor launch at Kochin and have no regrets. Its a great forum and my only regret is that I do not have enough time to dedicate! Under steriod's leadership we had a small get together of fellow team-bhpians at Kochin on Sunday evening at the Metropolitian and had six of us participating. Great for a begining I suppose . For once I could talk to people who really enjoyed cars and understood what was talked about .We hope to take it to greater heights from there and have more join in.

I am from Kerala and live about an hour from Kochin and anything on four or more wheels really excites me .I had previously owned an ambassaddor in the eighties, with the famous ' matador' diesel engine. It was a real work horse . After the amby we had a Tata Estate [1993] which we kept till 1998. It clocked 270,000 kms and had one engine overhaul . Great concept with the worst execution!Sold it before the second overhaul for what I could get and then bought an Indica in 2000. The Indica is doing fine and has 240,000 on the clock after the first engine overhaul at 180,000 kms. She is going strong with a little rattle here and there . We have picked up an Innova in July this year . After the Tata products its totally another experience. We have clocked 6000 kms so far and It is perfect , returns between 12 to 13 kms to a litre and is a perfect marriage of all that we wanted in a car with all that a Utility vechicle haS to offer.

So much for now. Will be more active in the coming days.

Bye.

Philipkuttys

gr8guzzler · 29th August 2005, 23:48

Welcome to T-BHP Philip......

Looks like you have already got a taste of it before joining us....@the meet....hope you'll have more fun here...

Enjoy your stay...

Cheers!!!

artofzen · 30th August 2005, 11:58

Welkome ;-) Had a good drive home i believe

sandeepmdas · 30th August 2005, 12:44

Welcome to the team, friend..Enjoy your stay here....

BTW, I am writing this from TVM...

hianooo · 30th August 2005, 18:54

Hi Philipkuttys,
welcome aboard...me too a mallu, from the same group of artofzen, kphilip & autoslave ..;-)

BTW, where in kochi?

cheers
aNu

carfreak · 30th August 2005, 19:12

hi philipkuttys welcome to the forum.we all should keep in touch i feel and from the next meet onwards include a drive also.i am really looking forward to a slush drive with steeroid's safari.after that day we saw his suv at the metropolitan,i was totally in awe at that beast of a vehicle(especially as the drive back through the allepey route was pot-hole filled and i thought how good it would be in a safari!!)but it is tata's reliability problems that always make me slightly doubtful of tata vehicles.anyway will keep in touch.and i am too eager to see your resort too!!

manticore · 30th August 2005, 20:19

Hi philip, nice to have you onboard. Me a Keralite too, from Cochin. Was home this June, dont know when I'm gonna be there next. Anyways, take care and have fun. And nice website you got there.

Manti.

cream · 30th August 2005, 22:17

hi there,

wow, u've sure had an eventful line of cars in your possession since your first - now surely, the innova is the icing on the cake. hopefully, you'll progress to even greater heights on the car purchase front - all the best - and welcome.

btw, good work steeroid!

trinadha · 31st August 2005, 15:48

hi
welcome aboard
is innova's pickup bad

Tom · 31st August 2005, 17:54

so where does the name vinod come in?

amitkavi · 31st August 2005, 18:07

Hey Philip,

Welcome to Team BHP, I absolutely loved the way you showed ownership on the cars you have had so far. Please do write about the Innova, its supposedly the talk amongst my friends. It would be helpful ;-)

Have fun and wear your seatbelts

Amit

Steeroid · 7th September 2005, 07:38

Hi Vinod

Nice to see that you finally got around to posting an intro. Enjoy your stay.

jkdas · 8th September 2005, 00:07

hi mallus, add me in

jayadev · 8th September 2005, 11:39

hi...philipkutty...welcome to team-bhp...
i am also from cochin....

.rs. · 8th September 2005, 12:53

welcome abord, im sure you will love in here, its one rockin site

29th August 2005, 23:05	#1 (permalink)
Philipkuttys Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Close to Kochin Posts: 0	hello from Philipkuttys Kerala Hi Everybody, I joined team-bhp after I met steriod at the safari dicor launch at Kochin and have no regrets. Its a great forum and my only regret is that I do not have enough time to dedicate! Under steriod's leadership we had a small get together of fellow team-bhpians at Kochin on Sunday evening at the Metropolitian and had six of us participating. Great for a begining I suppose . For once I could talk to people who really enjoyed cars and understood what was talked about .We hope to take it to greater heights from there and have more join in. I am from Kerala and live about an hour from Kochin and anything on four or more wheels really excites me .I had previously owned an ambassaddor in the eighties, with the famous ' matador' diesel engine. It was a real work horse . After the amby we had a Tata Estate [1993] which we kept till 1998. It clocked 270,000 kms and had one engine overhaul . Great concept with the worst execution!Sold it before the second overhaul for what I could get and then bought an Indica in 2000. The Indica is doing fine and has 240,000 on the clock after the first engine overhaul at 180,000 kms. She is going strong with a little rattle here and there . We have picked up an Innova in July this year . After the Tata products its totally another experience. We have clocked 6000 kms so far and It is perfect , returns between 12 to 13 kms to a litre and is a perfect marriage of all that we wanted in a car with all that a Utility vechicle haS to offer. So much for now. Will be more active in the coming days. Bye. Philipkuttys

29th August 2005, 23:48	#2 (permalink)
gr8guzzler BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 466 View My Garage	Welcome to T-BHP Philip...... Looks like you have already got a taste of it before joining us....@the meet....hope you'll have more fun here... Enjoy your stay... Cheers!!! __________________ Kishore

30th August 2005, 11:58	#3 (permalink)
artofzen BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: VOCI-LHR Posts: 423 View My Garage	Welkome ;-) Had a good drive home i believe __________________ Corum..

30th August 2005, 18:54	#5 (permalink)
hianooo BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kochi, nw in Bangalore... Posts: 50 View My Garage	Hi Philipkuttys, welcome aboard...me too a mallu, from the same group of artofzen, kphilip & autoslave ..;-) BTW, where in kochi? cheers aNu __________________ "Your future depends on your dreams"... So go to sleep....

30th August 2005, 20:19	#7 (permalink)
manticore BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cochin/New Delhi Posts: 292	Hi philip, nice to have you onboard. Me a Keralite too, from Cochin. Was home this June, dont know when I'm gonna be there next. Anyways, take care and have fun. And nice website you got there. Manti. __________________ Nothin' like coffee, Marleys and some Clapton. Knopfler too.

30th August 2005, 12:44	#4 (permalink)
sandeepmdas BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Varkala Posts: 304	Welcome to the team, friend..Enjoy your stay here.... BTW, I am writing this from TVM...

30th August 2005, 19:12	#6 (permalink)
carfreak BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: manipal Posts: 213	hi philipkuttys welcome to the forum.we all should keep in touch i feel and from the next meet onwards include a drive also.i am really looking forward to a slush drive with steeroid's safari.after that day we saw his suv at the metropolitan,i was totally in awe at that beast of a vehicle(especially as the drive back through the allepey route was pot-hole filled and i thought how good it would be in a safari!!)but it is tata's reliability problems that always make me slightly doubtful of tata vehicles.anyway will keep in touch.and i am too eager to see your resort too!!

30th August 2005, 22:17	#8 (permalink)
cream BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 154	hi there, wow, u've sure had an eventful line of cars in your possession since your first - now surely, the innova is the icing on the cake. hopefully, you'll progress to even greater heights on the car purchase front - all the best - and welcome. btw, good work steeroid! __________________ to see the world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower...hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity for an hour.

31st August 2005, 15:48	#9 (permalink)
trinadha BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: HYDERABAD Posts: 186	hi welcome aboard is innova's pickup bad

31st August 2005, 17:54	#10 (permalink)
Tom BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore, India. Posts: 393	so where does the name vinod come in?

31st August 2005, 18:07	#11 (permalink)
amitkavi Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 13	Hey Philip, Welcome to Team BHP, I absolutely loved the way you showed ownership on the cars you have had so far. Please do write about the Innova, its supposedly the talk amongst my friends. It would be helpful ;-) Have fun and wear your seatbelts Amit

7th September 2005, 07:38	#12 (permalink)
Steeroid Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DXB Posts: 5,354 View My Garage	Hi Vinod Nice to see that you finally got around to posting an intro. Enjoy your stay. __________________ Cheers Steer The Land is in the past, now where do I find the 6-cylinder Ponton?

8th September 2005, 00:07	#13 (permalink)
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapuram Posts: 5,304 View My Garage	hi mallus, add me in __________________ "She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid."

8th September 2005, 11:39	#14 (permalink)
jayadev Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: cochin Posts: 3	hi.... hi...philipkutty...welcome to team-bhp... i am also from cochin....

8th September 2005, 12:53	#15 (permalink)
.rs. BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 39	welcome abord, im sure you will love in here, its one rockin site

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