3 years with a hot hatch - Page 7 - Team-BHP

theMAG · 21st July 2009, 11:32

Thank you gents.

Srikant- it was all-inclusive.

CrazyD - There was a thin film of fine dust on it at the time of the pics

Technocrat · 21st July 2009, 11:36

Wow she looks spic & span & better than a new Car Mahesh

theMAG · 21st July 2009, 16:43

Thanks Tech. Your car looked the same in that Divegarh pics you'd put up. You should put up pics after she returns from her current garage trip.

Technocrat · 21st July 2009, 17:03

Thanks Mahesh, she came back last Friday. I am lazy bum so pics might not come anytime soon

gpa · 20th September 2009, 18:26

I spotted your car yesterday evening at 6.05 pm on Bannerghatta Road. You were stuck in traffic, a little beyond SPAR.

I was in the opposite lane heading up towards the flyover that leads to Forum and as I was in the right lane and traffic was crazy, I could not stop to say hello.

theMAG · 20th September 2009, 19:28

Yeah - we were heading back from the 2 Ls - Lunch + Lifestyle (Oasis mall). I think I was loudly wondering at the time you spotted my car as to what the state of that stretch of Bannerghatta Road will be like in another 2 years and me not wanting to be anywhere close to it!

gpa · 20th September 2009, 20:15

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Originally Posted by theMAG

I think I was loudly wondering at the time you spotted my car as to what the state of that stretch of Bannerghatta Road will be like in another 2 years and me not wanting to be anywhere close to it!

This was exactly the discussion I was having with my friend at the time as well.

Actually, she wanted me to take a right turn into SPAR but I couldn't manage that due to the traffic pile up and shuddered to think what might happen if it started raining, so I took her to Forum instead!

sdp1975 · 20th September 2009, 21:52

The pics say it all. A very well maintained car, indeed.

Never thought that the swift would look so stunning in black.

MutantX · 20th September 2009, 23:32

Mag, Absolutly stunning car. I dont have words to describe how well you have maintained your black beauty. I get soo many chuckels and laughs when I go out to clean my car once a week. It would sometimes be soo very embarrasing to clean the car. I am sure you would also have got a stare when cleaning the beauty.

I would like to take a tip from you on cleaning/washing cars

theMAG · 21st September 2009, 10:55

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Originally Posted by MutantX

I get soo many chuckels and laughs when I go out to clean my car once a week. It would sometimes be soo very embarrasing to clean the car.

Thats a hallmark of people who regard cars as purely utilitarian with no passion. If you're a petrolhead, you should ignore all those zero-value comments and go for it. Once they see the shining car after a wash, its just a matter of time before they join you in cleaning their own cars.

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Originally Posted by MutantX

I would like to take a tip from you on cleaning/washing cars

I wash the car once/week. The one tip that I can think of giving is to not allow/give anyone else to wash your car.

gpa · 21st September 2009, 11:04

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Originally Posted by theMAG

I wash the car once/week.

I usually do the same as well. My whole Sunday morning is spent this way, so much that this has become a Sunday ritual for me!

Sometimes, when the car is very dirty, I end up hosing it down with a pressure hose in the middle of the week.

@theMAG: Do you drive your car everyday?

Rudra Sen · 21st September 2009, 11:08

First time I sat inside was Sunday before last. Felt like a fun car to drive. Ok Maggie, let me know your coming weekends plans. I need to shoot this one too.

theMAG · 21st September 2009, 11:30

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Originally Posted by gpa

Do you drive your car everyday?

I used to, until recently - when my office location changed to a central part of Bangalore and I ended up with ulcers while negotiating THAT traffic. Now I go by office cab.

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

First time I sat inside was Sunday before last. Felt like a fun car to drive. Ok Maggie, let me know your coming weekends plans. I need to shoot this one too.

:: Rudraya Namaha ::

Sunday sound OK? You'll have to excuse me on Saturday since I'll be ensuring one Altis owner is bound and gagged firmly in the boot of his Altis till after the shoot is over.

MutantX · 21st September 2009, 22:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by theMAG

Thats a hallmark of people who regard cars as purely utilitarian with no passion. If you're a petrolhead, you should ignore all those zero-value comments and go for it. Once they see the shining car after a wash, its just a matter of time before they join you in cleaning their own cars.

Well said. I keep it that way, it wouldnt matter who giggles and chuckles, I take my own time in cleaning my Deep Ocean Shark

rr_zen · 21st September 2009, 23:40

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Originally Posted by theMAG

The one tip that I can think of giving is to not allow/give anyone else to wash your car.

+1 to it and I endorse your statement on this one. This is one issue which sparks off an argument between me and my wife every week !

Well kept car, by the way. Congrats !

21st July 2009, 11:32	#91 (permalink)
theMAG Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 4,573 View My Garage	Thank you gents. Srikant- it was all-inclusive. CrazyD - There was a thin film of fine dust on it at the time of the pics __________________ If I hold a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

21st July 2009, 11:36	#92 (permalink)
Technocrat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 7,838 View My Garage	Wow she looks spic & span & better than a new Car Mahesh __________________ The Holy Trinity: Traction, Torque and Tarmac

21st July 2009, 16:43	#93 (permalink)
theMAG Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 4,573 View My Garage	Thanks Tech. Your car looked the same in that Divegarh pics you'd put up. You should put up pics after she returns from her current garage trip. __________________ If I hold a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

21st July 2009, 17:03	#94 (permalink)
Technocrat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 7,838 View My Garage	Thanks Mahesh, she came back last Friday. I am lazy bum so pics might not come anytime soon __________________ The Holy Trinity: Traction, Torque and Tarmac

20th September 2009, 18:26	#95 (permalink)
gpa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,304	Spotted your immaculate car!! I spotted your car yesterday evening at 6.05 pm on Bannerghatta Road. You were stuck in traffic, a little beyond SPAR. I was in the opposite lane heading up towards the flyover that leads to Forum and as I was in the right lane and traffic was crazy, I could not stop to say hello. __________________ Maruti Suzuki Alto (May 08) - 23,000 KMS Hyundai Santro (Feb 05) - 59,000 KMS

20th September 2009, 19:28	#96 (permalink)
theMAG Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 4,573 View My Garage	Yeah - we were heading back from the 2 Ls - Lunch + Lifestyle (Oasis mall). I think I was loudly wondering at the time you spotted my car as to what the state of that stretch of Bannerghatta Road will be like in another 2 years and me not wanting to be anywhere close to it! __________________ If I hold a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

20th September 2009, 21:52	#98 (permalink)
sdp1975 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 273 View My Garage	The pics say it all. A very well maintained car, indeed. Never thought that the swift would look so stunning in black. __________________ ~ 2002 TVS Victor ( Sold ) ~ 2004 M-800 ~ 2009 Punto E Pk Multijet

20th September 2009, 23:32	#99 (permalink)
MutantX BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Madras Posts: 134	Mag, Absolutly stunning car. I dont have words to describe how well you have maintained your black beauty. I get soo many chuckels and laughs when I go out to clean my car once a week. It would sometimes be soo very embarrasing to clean the car. I am sure you would also have got a stare when cleaning the beauty. I would like to take a tip from you on cleaning/washing cars __________________ Engine is an extension of the human heart

21st September 2009, 11:08	#102 (permalink)
Rudra Sen Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,133 View My Garage	First time I sat inside was Sunday before last. Felt like a fun car to drive. Ok Maggie, let me know your coming weekends plans. I need to shoot this one too.

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