Mahindra Great Escape GOA 25/7/09

vinod_nookala · 27th July 2009, 16:05

Guys,
M&M is doing Great Escape for both its old and new customers. Every one knows that 99.9% of vehicles that Mahindra sells now is 2wd. MGE is a good PR exercise. Rather it is an event where owners get to experience what thier 2wd vehicle can do!

M&M will not host any kind of event that will have the difficuilty levels we people do. There would be lot of guys who are new to offroading and giving them serious tasks can bring serious safety issues. The last thing M&M wants is any fatal accident at their event. (plus not every one at M&M conducting GE is a through off roader by passion)

MGE 4x4 only events do exist! This is done in Rajasthan. Here no 2wd can go. Plus there is a good population of 4wd vehicles here. Hence participation will not be a problem. Even here gradients are not that steep. You cannot expect everybody to be a skilled and experienced driver.

We should stop comparing MGE with events which jeep thrills does or the weekend off road which we all do at various parts of country. MGE can be a good off track experience but not a great offroad experience.

Abbas · 27th July 2009, 17:58

Hey Scorpion,

your photos are good but i am particularly looking forward to see allan`s jeep in action.

balenopower · 27th July 2009, 19:03

Oyy..thats me in the first pic trying to click the splashing getaway in the black monster t-shirt

Live To Jive · 27th July 2009, 20:18

Nice pictures. I saw some of the Jeeps with the stickers roaming on the streets with the stickers. Today I saw a Tata Ace with the GE sticker. Probably pulled it out from one of the Jeeps.

amit V8 · 28th July 2009, 20:23

nice pictures scorpio, nice to see the jeeps in action. which one is your's or you were just snapping??

Aditya · 28th July 2009, 20:43

Allan, the 550 looks awesome! Don't tell me it's the same one.

whitemm550 · 30th July 2009, 12:22

hi Manoj, sorry to Hijack your thread, but its pointless having 3-4 guys reporting the same event, any way, i shall just contribute with some pics
the start of the rally.

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the official urging people to drive safe (sic) and follow a line

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the first taste of slush (yippee)

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, a Classic Flying err.. ploughing thru

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a Raised jeep, which usually does a lot of offroading in Goa

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the first traffic mess

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they have 'DONE" it

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' yeh dil maange more'

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whitemm550 · 30th July 2009, 12:35

this guy obviously didnt know that there was a lot of slush around, he went off the route trying to 'dirty' his vehicle

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nice open terrain, we did a lot of slides on this plateau

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this is a CJ 340, fitted with a contessa 1.8 petrol and mated to a 4x4 transfer case borrowed from the Gypsy, it was indeed powerful, but unfortunately for it, the electronic fuel pump failed

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whitemm550 · 30th July 2009, 12:43

a scorpio Gateaway in action

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our allan in Action, that guy is real Uber Cool, and composed

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and some other vehicles

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vinod_nookala · 30th July 2009, 18:37

Whitemm550,
Nice pictures. Lots of water splashing around. Gives lot of ego boost for SUV owners. I miss your Bolero 4wd? where is it? sold?

whitemm550 · 30th July 2009, 18:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinod_nookala

Whitemm550,
Nice pictures. Lots of water splashing around. Gives lot of ego boost for SUV owners. I miss your Bolero 4wd? where is it? sold?

no way, i aint selling it any more, it went thru with flying colours, shall post some pics of it soon, i silenced a lot of guys, in Goa, who were taunting me about the Bolero's in capabilities for off roading

vinod_nookala · 30th July 2009, 18:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by whitemm550

no way, i aint selling it any more, it went thru with flying colours, shall post some pics of it soon, i silenced a lot of guys, in Goa, who were taunting me about the Bolero's in capabilities for off roading

Wonderful Ashish

People dont drive the vehicle or feel the vehicle and still become judgemental. Good answer to those who thought Bolero 4wd was a dud. Now let pics do some talking. I dont think we have even a single Bolero 4wd on forum with pics of some offroading.

ketla2411 · 30th July 2009, 19:15

Hi, its good to see the Great Escape in Goa generated so much excitement from the local jeepers. It definately is a great opportunity to showoff one's skills with their Mahindras. Only grouse is that most of the participants think they know it all about how to tackle different situations, creating more confusion & chaos & fools of themselves. The very inviting Goan terrain in the rains seems to flick a switch for all the participants to act the way they do.

Samurai · 30th July 2009, 20:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinod_nookala

I dont think we have even a single Bolero 4wd on forum with pics of some offroading.

In that case, start counting the number of the Bolero action shots in this page: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/4x4-ex...challenge.html

Abbas · 30th July 2009, 20:16

Now that`s what i was waiting for. To see allan`s jeep in action. some more pics of his jeep please.

27th July 2009, 16:05	#16
vinod_nookala Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,737 Thanked: 430 Times View My Garage	Guys, M&M is doing Great Escape for both its old and new customers. Every one knows that 99.9% of vehicles that Mahindra sells now is 2wd. MGE is a good PR exercise. Rather it is an event where owners get to experience what thier 2wd vehicle can do! M&M will not host any kind of event that will have the difficuilty levels we people do. There would be lot of guys who are new to offroading and giving them serious tasks can bring serious safety issues. The last thing M&M wants is any fatal accident at their event. (plus not every one at M&M conducting GE is a through off roader by passion) MGE 4x4 only events do exist! This is done in Rajasthan. Here no 2wd can go. Plus there is a good population of 4wd vehicles here. Hence participation will not be a problem. Even here gradients are not that steep. You cannot expect everybody to be a skilled and experienced driver. We should stop comparing MGE with events which jeep thrills does or the weekend off road which we all do at various parts of country. MGE can be a good off track experience but not a great offroad experience.
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27th July 2009, 17:58	#17
Abbas BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visakhapatnam Posts: 465 Thanked: 544 Times View My Garage	Hey Scorpion, your photos are good but i am particularly looking forward to see allan`s jeep in action.
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27th July 2009, 19:03	#18
balenopower BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 957 Thanked: 465 Times View My Garage	Oyy..thats me in the first pic trying to click the splashing getaway in the black monster t-shirt
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27th July 2009, 20:18	#19
Live To Jive BANNED Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Swindon, UK Posts: 698 Thanked: 89 Times	Nice pictures. I saw some of the Jeeps with the stickers roaming on the streets with the stickers. Today I saw a Tata Ace with the GE sticker. Probably pulled it out from one of the Jeeps.
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28th July 2009, 20:23	#20
amit V8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: kolkata Posts: 1,070 Thanked: 217 Times	nice pictures scorpio, nice to see the jeeps in action. which one is your's or you were just snapping??
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28th July 2009, 20:43	#21
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 17,841 Thanked: 77,069 Times View My Garage	Allan, the 550 looks awesome! Don't tell me it's the same one.
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30th July 2009, 12:22	#22
whitemm550 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Margao goa Posts: 368 Thanked: 108 Times	hi hi Manoj, sorry to Hijack your thread, but its pointless having 3-4 guys reporting the same event, any way, i shall just contribute with some pics the start of the rally. the official urging people to drive safe (sic) and follow a line the first sight of gravel, a small hillock the first taste of slush (yippee) , a Classic Flying err.. ploughing thru a Raised jeep, which usually does a lot of offroading in Goa the first traffic mess they have 'DONE" it ' yeh dil maange more'
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30th July 2009, 12:35	#23
whitemm550 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Margao goa Posts: 368 Thanked: 108 Times	this guy obviously didnt know that there was a lot of slush around, he went off the route trying to 'dirty' his vehicle nice open terrain, we did a lot of slides on this plateau this is a CJ 340, fitted with a contessa 1.8 petrol and mated to a 4x4 transfer case borrowed from the Gypsy, it was indeed powerful, but unfortunately for it, the electronic fuel pump failed
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30th July 2009, 12:43	#24
whitemm550 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Margao goa Posts: 368 Thanked: 108 Times	a scorpio Gateaway in action our allan in Action, that guy is real Uber Cool, and composed and some other vehicles
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30th July 2009, 18:37	#25
vinod_nookala Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,737 Thanked: 430 Times View My Garage	Whitemm550, Nice pictures. Lots of water splashing around. Gives lot of ego boost for SUV owners. I miss your Bolero 4wd? where is it? sold?
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30th July 2009, 19:15	#28
ketla2411 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Panaji- Goa Posts: 108 Thanked: 17 Times	Great escape Goa Hi, its good to see the Great Escape in Goa generated so much excitement from the local jeepers. It definately is a great opportunity to showoff one's skills with their Mahindras. Only grouse is that most of the participants think they know it all about how to tackle different situations, creating more confusion & chaos & fools of themselves. The very inviting Goan terrain in the rains seems to flick a switch for all the participants to act the way they do.
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30th July 2009, 20:16	#30
Abbas BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visakhapatnam Posts: 465 Thanked: 544 Times View My Garage	Now that`s what i was waiting for. To see allan`s jeep in action. some more pics of his jeep please.
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