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Old 11th October 2007, 01:19   #151
 
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Wow- what a thread. Let me put all the family cars down here.

BYN1737 - 1937 Austin - my father's first car before I was born - I never saw it except in some photographs - SOLD
BMC8582 - 1960 Standard 10 - SOLD
BMC9291 - 1960 Fiat 1100 - SOLD
MMF1845 - 1977 Premier Padmini Deluxe (the first car with floor shift gears and bucket seats sold in Mumbai) - SOLD
MMF3433 - 1978 Premier Padmini - SOLD
BML7349 - Wolseley 444 - MY FIRST CAR - Dad purchased it for 4000 and gave it to me so that I would not tinker with his cars - SOLD
BMC1158 - 1958 Standard Super 10 - SOLD
MMG2544 - 1957 Fiat - SOLD
MMH1665 - 1979 M&M CJ3B LHD RCL 4WD - SOLD
BMC9008 - 1960 Standard 10 - SOLD
MAS720 - 1984 Maruti 800 - SOLD
MRC6621 - 1968 Fiat - this was the first car I purchased with my earned money (wow) - SOLD
MMY43 - 1977 Fiat - I modified it and rallied it extensively - SOLD
MH01P8300 - M&M CL340 4WD - this was the first NEW car I purchased - SOLD
MRZ3866 - 1965 Fiat - modified with S1 engine etc - SOLD
BLB6986 - 1987 Maruti 800 - SOLD
MH15AH2919 - 2000 Armada - my first CTC car (company car)
BLL4919 - 1988 Fiat - completely restored - I WILL NEVER SELL IT
MRY3112 - 1964 Fiat - completely restored - NOT FOR SALE AT ANY PRICE TO ANYBODY AT ANY TIME
MH01N5507 - 1994 Premier Padmini - GOING TO BE RESTORED SOON (1970s period restoration)
MH15BX3184 - 2007 Scorpio - my second CTC car (company car) - took delivery yesterday

My 2 wheelers
MMA4081 - 1974 Luna moped - SOLD
MMM936 - 1983 Luna moped - SOLD
MAV1494 - 1984 Ind Suzuki AX100 - absolutely first lot (one of the first 5) of Indo-Jap bikes released in India - with me from day one - NOT FOR SALE AT ANY PRICE TO ANYBODY AT ANY TIME
MH01RA4733 - 2004 Bajaj Pulsar 150

My next cars ? Let's see -----

Best regards,

Behram Dhabhar
how can you forget
MH 01 U 3518- 1997 MARUTI 800....the car i learnt driving on...
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Old 11th October 2007, 15:24   #152
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Hey how did it happen? damaged so badly.

what to say it was bad luck ! had hit a bike and the funny part bike remained less damaged but my car really had it!
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Old 11th October 2007, 16:10   #153
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2002 : Maruti 800
2003 : Opel Corsa GLS 1.6 (Love it)
2006 : Hyundai Santro
2007 : Toyota Corolla (NoWhere near Corsa)
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Old 16th October 2007, 00:02   #154
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Not really my cars, my Dads:

Subaru in '81 (don't know which one)
Mazda 929
Mazda 929 GLX
Toyota Corolla
Mazda 626
Premier Padmini
'94 Maruti 800(somehow everyone has ended up owning one sometime or the other )-sold
'99 Indica DLE-sold(4 gears)
'96 Maruti Esteem VLX-sold
'04 Indica DLS - still there!
'03 Indica DLE - sold - this car was bought second hand, 4 gears and was atleast as fast as my friends qualis if not outdrag it!
'99 Enfield Bullet Machismo 350

Was sort of smaller back then so don't know which years the cars prior to the Padmini belong too. But they were owned in the period '81 to '91.

Another thing I would highlight, is how dumb it was on Tatas part to sell only the DLX with 5gears and the rest with 4 gears in '99!!!

Now my Dad's planning an upgrade and the battle is basically between the City Vtec and the Magnum. Of course, we LOVE the Cedia but fathers afraid we'll get stuck with a lemon when he wants to sell it!!! Dam!

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Old 16th October 2007, 00:36   #155
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guys forgot to mention my two wheelers :

1. Yamaha RXZ(sold). my first bike.
2. Yamaha 135 - 5 gears(sold).

currently i am having Pulsar 150 DTS-I and Splendour(mileage ka maharaj).

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what to say it was bad luck ! had hit a bike and the funny part bike remained less damaged but my car really had it!
bike??? Car is really damaged very badly. i guess the bike may be pulsar or a CBZ.
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Old 16th October 2007, 10:21   #156
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[quote=AnandPatil;596216
Car is really damaged very badly. i guess the bike may be pulsar or a CBZ.[/quote]

hondas have a habit of doing that, they say its something bout the crumple zones doing their job, pedestrian safety etc etc. i say those cars are made of paper
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Old 16th October 2007, 11:05   #157
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hondas have a habit of doing that, they say its something bout the crumple zones doing their job, pedestrian safety etc etc. i say those cars are made of paper
i would say the same honda cars are made out of paper after seeing my two nhc
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Before I could drive:

1970 Standard 10 - Black

1975 Amby Mark II (the best amby!) - 2 tone White and Skyblue

1984 Premier Padmini - white


After I could legally drive:

1988 - TVS 50 Dark Blue

1992 - Hero Puch Silver

1992 - Kinetic Honda Dx Black

1993 - KB 100 - Blue

1994 - bought RD350 from cousin - Blue

1996 - 118 NE (Navy Blue)

1998 - 2nd hand Honda Civic ('94)

1999 - Toyota Camry (Office Issue)

2000 - Proton Perdana (Office Issue)

2001 - Honda Civic + Mitsubishi Nativa (both Office Issue)

2002 - Seat Toledo + Toyota HiLux Dualcab Pickup (Office Issue)

2003 - Honda Accord (Office Issue) + Nissan Terrano 2.4 (Personal)

2004 - E240 (Office Issue) + Ford Mondeo (personal) + NT carried forward

2005 - Same as 2004 + Smart Brabus Cabrio, NT now dumped.
Time to update I think all old timers should do the same too!

2007 - Chevy Lumina SS, Yamaha MT-01, Hindustan Landmaster, Tata Safari Dicor + the old RD350 Carried Forward

2008 - Toyota FJ Cruiser to join the pack if I dont return to IND.
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Old 16th October 2007, 12:19   #159
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here's is our list...
Amby mark-1
amby mark-2
premier padmini
maruti omni
premier 118NE
maruti 800
volkswagen jetta(when i was in the USA)
maruti zen(still there with us)
maruti baleno(still there with us)
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Old 17th October 2007, 01:15   #160
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i would say the same honda cars are made out of paper after seeing my two nhc
does these honda company use so poor quality materials for honda city.
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Old 17th October 2007, 10:09   #161
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1978 Premier Padmini
1988 Mahindra 540
1996 Tata Sumo
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Old 24th October 2007, 10:44   #162
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well this is an interesting thread.makes you go down memory lane.
the first car my family owned was the old japanese model maruti 800 white .it was part of the first batch of 600 cars directly inported from japan.i think the year was 82 but not sure.it stayed with us for about 12 years .in 1994 we bought a metallic blue maruti 800 again.it is still with us.
2000-honda city sold 2004
2003-esteem velocity still with us.
2005 sonata gold sold 2007
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Rode around in an Amby belonging to my dad till '84, when I bought my first car - a second hand Amby. After that the list from memory is --
Maruthi 800 (1985 model - the original one) - 1991
Maruthi 800 (1989 model) 1993
Omni (1987 model) 1994
118 NE (I forget the model) 1995
Tata Sumo (my first 'new' vehicle) 1997
Santro 2000
Opel Corsa 2001
OHC 2003
NHC 2006
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Old 11th November 2007, 14:52   #164
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Early Ford Bronco

I briefly owned a 1975 Ford Bronco in perfect shape. It had four wheel drive, a 5.0 litre v-8 motor and was better looking than Aishwarya Rai. Okay, I lied a little about that last part.

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Old 12th November 2007, 17:24   #165
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My family did not own any cars till date this is what i have / had

2003 - Zen - Sold
2005 - Wagon R
2005 - Esteem - Sold
2006 - Baleno
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