Tata Safari 4x4 at Rohtang Pass/Manali

AMAN_SACHDEV · 23rd October 2008, 21:41

I took my Safari VX 4WD to Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pardesh few days back.
On my way to manali I tested on rocks on river side..
Then on snow in rohtang pass...

YouTube - TATA SAFARI 2.2 4WD

YouTube - Tata Safari 2.2 4WD

At night we went to rohtang pass. Roads were very slippery due to snow fall.

YouTube - Tata Safari 2.2 4WD driving on snow at night

sudev · 24th October 2008, 06:42

My 2 paisa worth : Lovely pictures and amazing vid. What sort of temprature?

suman · 24th October 2008, 10:43

Aman, wonderful pics & video; why no sound?

This deserves a separate thread methinks!

tsk1979 · 24th October 2008, 13:36

So did you go where nobody else could go?

akshay4587 · 24th October 2008, 13:46

Nice.

Dont you think that visiting Rohtang was a little bit like pushing your luck a bit,agreed you had a 4X4 but still roads can be quite slippery and can give rise to some scary moments.

DirtyDan · 24th October 2008, 14:21

At night? I presume it was to test your four wheel drive and not to see the view

. Nice vehicle to have on that road. PS on those switchbacks is a real difference maker.

dadu · 24th October 2008, 14:32

Nice video's, it would be interesting to know your experience with ABS in the snow, IF you noticed anything.

AMAN_SACHDEV · 25th October 2008, 17:28

temperature was really cold coz freezing winds were blowing

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

So did you go where nobody else could go?

yes at night nobody was daring to go up because of snow fall. most of the vehicles of local people were coming back. many of them asked us to go back if without a 4wd. I really loved driving there.

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Originally Posted by akshay4587

Nice.

Dont you think that visiting Rohtang was a little bit like pushing your luck a bit,agreed you had a 4X4 but still roads can be quite slippery and can give rise to some scary moments.

I love adventure, taking risk. Last year I wisited manali in october with my Hyundai Getz. Went to rohtang pass at night around 12 am. There our car stuck on frozen ice. there we spend whole night . In the morning a local vehicle helped us to get out. So this time with a 4wd we were more confident..

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Originally Posted by DirtyDan

At night? I presume it was to test your four wheel drive and not to see the view

. Nice vehicle to have on that road. PS on those switchbacks is a real difference maker.

No it was not just to test 4wd. We also wanted to see the fresh snow on road. The view was really beautiful. Barely road was visible.

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Originally Posted by dadu

Nice video's, it would be interesting to know your experience with ABS in the snow, IF you noticed anything.

I hardly experienced it. Beacuse at night I used very light brakes. At which the ABS does starts. at places off the road during the day i tested i by pressing hard brakes. Then they worked nicely not letting the wheels stick.

AMAN_SACHDEV · 25th October 2008, 18:20

Water flowing on river stones on road.
An excavator working on road .

AMAN_SACHDEV · 25th October 2008, 18:46

My bro driving first time in slow. In last 30 secs of the video check out how its suspension balances this bull.

YouTube - Tata Safari 2.2 4WD in snow

Some more pics of safari and road to rohatang at night..

revved_up · 25th October 2008, 19:38

Super stuff Aman!! I hope to do this someday.

AMAN_SACHDEV · 29th October 2008, 22:43

pics of safari on the way to manali

BlackPearl · 29th October 2008, 23:21

awesome stuff, great adventure and really nice pics of the safari.

MM440 · 29th October 2008, 23:30

The road to Rohtang is being widen into a double lane ,I had been there 3 weeks ago.While for most part it is pretty straight forward driving with very lil dramatics if you know your machine and drive safe. The snowline then was pretty much in and around Rohtang itself and not very further down.
cheers
jammy

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Originally Posted by akshay4587

Nice.

Dont you think that visiting Rohtang was a little bit like pushing your luck a bit,agreed you had a 4X4 but still roads can be quite slippery and can give rise to some scary moments.

jithudigitised · 29th October 2008, 23:35

little more dirt on the white beast would have made it real sexy..

Very nice pics of a great snow escape(if you can call that!!)

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sudev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,838 Thanked: 3,179 Times	My 2 paisa worth : Lovely pictures and amazing vid. What sort of temprature? Last edited by sudev : 24th October 2008 at 06:44.
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suman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 4,589 Thanked: 279 Times View My Garage	Aman, wonderful pics & video; why no sound? This deserves a separate thread methinks! Last edited by suman : 24th October 2008 at 10:46.
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tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	So did you go where nobody else could go?
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akshay4587 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chandigarh/Mohali/Ambala Cantt Posts: 4,151 Thanked: 4,525 Times View My Garage	Nice. Dont you think that visiting Rohtang was a little bit like pushing your luck a bit,agreed you had a 4X4 but still roads can be quite slippery and can give rise to some scary moments.
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DirtyDan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dharamsala, H.P Posts: 2,075 Thanked: 1,563 Times	At night? I presume it was to test your four wheel drive and not to see the view . Nice vehicle to have on that road. PS on those switchbacks is a real difference maker.
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dadu Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,803 Thanked: 462 Times View My Garage	Nice video's, it would be interesting to know your experience with ABS in the snow, IF you noticed anything.
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AMAN_SACHDEV BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: N.C.R. Posts: 112 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Road from manali to Rohtang Pass have really gone bad. Water flowing on river stones on road. An excavator working on road . Attached Thumbnails
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revved_up BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 802 Thanked: 791 Times View My Garage	Super stuff Aman!! I hope to do this someday.
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AMAN_SACHDEV BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: N.C.R. Posts: 112 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Some more pictures of Safari pics of safari on the way to manali Attached Thumbnails
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BlackPearl Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Calcutta/London Posts: 3,608 Thanked: 16,998 Times View My Garage	awesome stuff, great adventure and really nice pics of the safari.
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jithudigitised BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Thiruvananthapuram Posts: 359 Thanked: 141 Times View My Garage	little more dirt on the white beast would have made it real sexy.. Very nice pics of a great snow escape(if you can call that!!)
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