Which one would you prefer, car or bike?

sridhar24 · 4th June 2005, 14:19

Its cars for me too, but I have to agree with Rtech that no car can match a bike for sheer thrill and fun.

Montoya · 4th June 2005, 16:15

Has to be a Car for me as well.. dont fancy bikes so much specially here in India.. none..

vinsanity · 4th June 2005, 18:32

Well it depends on the Car/Bike in question.. As in if you have an indian bike(except the bullets and RD) and a car, then i'd go for the car but else it'l always be bikes..
If I have a budget of 6-7 lks, i'd surely go for a bike and not a car for that price..

adya33 · 4th June 2005, 19:58

It has to be cars for me

Somehow I just can not feel comfortable on two wheelers even with low speeds & with helmet

drifter · 4th June 2005, 20:12

Im no biker.
I own a karizma....but im still found driving the car 99% of the time.

Drifter

karthik247 · 4th June 2005, 20:16

i vote for the cars as they provide more safety, which is most important in India.
That does not mean i would say a NO if offered a CBR or an R1

bikes are cool in their own way

man23ish · 6th June 2005, 00:24

Add SUV's or Trucks to the list.. And it gets my vote..

I voted for bikes.. As personally i love the feeling of wind going through my flowing hair.. Takes me back to my bachelor days..

But now, since i am married and recently became a father of a 3-weeks old boy.. I am inclining more towards SUV's and real-Trucks.. Just to get that secured feeling.. No plain-jane sedans or toyish hatches for me..

Gears,
Manish.

manson · 6th June 2005, 02:03

as of right now i'm desperately waiting to get my hands on a superbike ( as i can't afford a supercar for sure that would give me similar performance ), but by the end of it i'm a car guy .

manson .

hrag · 6th June 2005, 10:36

10 years ago, I would have voted bike without a second thought. Today, my thrills needs to be comfortable as well.

A car it is for me!

hrag

Abhay · 6th June 2005, 12:00

like hrag , few years ago I would have voted bike as well.....
so I might be voting for the car now, but I love bikes as well...(I still do ride one to work each day :-) to beat the traffic nothing like it......)

Its difficult to compare though....faced with mundane cars Vs a Fireblade/996/R1 I would take the bike everytime...but if I had great roads and a very powerful car , would pick the car...

RX135 · 6th June 2005, 12:32

Can I vote for both? Looks like I can't, so here am I. Posting my vote to both. Bike for those lovely knee scraping twists n' turns in ghats (not that I DO knee scrape) and in terrible Pune traffic. Car for family and for expressway, or even better, on long drive on new 4-lane NH4.

Steeroid · 6th June 2005, 13:08

I'll vote for neither. I went for a 'test ride' on the Segway personal transporter last evening and I'm HOOKED. So much fun on two wheels and no gears, accelerators or brakes to worry about........way to go on wheels.

I have a small video of the Segway demo that I shot on my iMate - how do I upload it here?

X-Machine · 7th June 2005, 03:30

Cars all the way.Although im fond of bikes too,but would never buy one in India atleast.And cars feel much much safer,which is important to me.

X

princemanatt · 26th October 2009, 12:27

I voted for cars since the cages ones are more safe in India. But for a D segment car money you could get the feeling of sitting on a missile(Any super bike for that matter) is also very tempting.

akshay4587 · 26th October 2009, 22:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by manson

as of right now i'm desperately waiting to get my hands on a superbike ( as i can't afford a supercar for sure that would give me similar performance ), but by the end of it i'm a car guy .

manson .

A very old topic,but i would need an answer again from you.

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4th June 2005, 14:19	#16
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	Its cars for me too, but I have to agree with Rtech that no car can match a bike for sheer thrill and fun.
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4th June 2005, 16:15	#17
Montoya BANNED Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Best City In India Mumbai Posts: 665 Thanked: 0 Times	Has to be a Car for me as well.. dont fancy bikes so much specially here in India.. none..
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4th June 2005, 18:32	#18
vinsanity BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Patna Posts: 609 Thanked: 2 Times	Well it depends on the Car/Bike in question.. As in if you have an indian bike(except the bullets and RD) and a car, then i'd go for the car but else it'l always be bikes.. If I have a budget of 6-7 lks, i'd surely go for a bike and not a car for that price..
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4th June 2005, 19:58	#19
adya33 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 1,839 Thanked: 183 Times	It has to be cars for me Somehow I just can not feel comfortable on two wheelers even with low speeds & with helmet
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4th June 2005, 20:12	#20
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	Im no biker. I own a karizma....but im still found driving the car 99% of the time. Drifter
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4th June 2005, 20:16	#21
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	i vote for the cars as they provide more safety, which is most important in India. That does not mean i would say a NO if offered a CBR or an R1 bikes are cool in their own way
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6th June 2005, 00:24	#22
man23ish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 626 Thanked: 18 Times	Add SUV's or Trucks to the list.. And it gets my vote.. I voted for bikes.. As personally i love the feeling of wind going through my flowing hair.. Takes me back to my bachelor days.. But now, since i am married and recently became a father of a 3-weeks old boy.. I am inclining more towards SUV's and real-Trucks.. Just to get that secured feeling.. No plain-jane sedans or toyish hatches for me.. Gears, Manish.
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6th June 2005, 02:03	#23
manson Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,169 Times View My Garage	as of right now i'm desperately waiting to get my hands on a superbike ( as i can't afford a supercar for sure that would give me similar performance ), but by the end of it i'm a car guy . manson .
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6th June 2005, 10:36	#24
hrag BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore / Madras Posts: 1,982 Thanked: 31 Times	10 years ago, I would have voted bike without a second thought. Today, my thrills needs to be comfortable as well. A car it is for me! hrag
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6th June 2005, 12:00	#25
Abhay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 727 Thanked: 11 Times	like hrag , few years ago I would have voted bike as well..... so I might be voting for the car now, but I love bikes as well...(I still do ride one to work each day :-) to beat the traffic nothing like it......) Its difficult to compare though....faced with mundane cars Vs a Fireblade/996/R1 I would take the bike everytime...but if I had great roads and a very powerful car , would pick the car...
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6th June 2005, 12:32	#26
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 75 Times	Can I vote for both? Looks like I can't, so here am I. Posting my vote to both. Bike for those lovely knee scraping twists n' turns in ghats (not that I DO knee scrape) and in terrible Pune traffic. Car for family and for expressway, or even better, on long drive on new 4-lane NH4.
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6th June 2005, 13:08	#27
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	I'll vote for neither. I went for a 'test ride' on the Segway personal transporter last evening and I'm HOOKED. So much fun on two wheels and no gears, accelerators or brakes to worry about........way to go on wheels. I have a small video of the Segway demo that I shot on my iMate - how do I upload it here?
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7th June 2005, 03:30	#28
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	Cars all the way.Although im fond of bikes too,but would never buy one in India atleast.And cars feel much much safer,which is important to me. X
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26th October 2009, 12:27	#29
princemanatt BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 125 Thanked: 4 Times	I voted for cars since the cages ones are more safe in India. But for a D segment car money you could get the feeling of sitting on a missile(Any super bike for that matter) is also very tempting.
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