PICS : How flatbed tow trucks would run out of business without German cars!

rameshnanda · 6th February 2012, 00:10

Encountered this Polo on the GST Road at Chromepet in Chennai today. Sorry for the poor quality picture.

normally_crazy · 21st March 2012, 00:34

Spotted this yesterday near the Andheri flyover.

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garrett_t16 · 21st March 2012, 01:06

my contribution

last night , western express highway

Ashley2 · 21st March 2012, 09:38

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Originally Posted by garrett_t16

my contribution

last night , western express highway

Looking at the temp reg plate, I guess its a new one for delivery!

garrett_t16 · 21st March 2012, 09:46

nope ashley, this is the demo/testdrive aventador , it was always on red plates

v12 · 30th May 2012, 13:17

Yet another Merc - this time the GL350 CDI. No idea what was wrong - but the SUV was tilted towards the right side.

supremeBaleno · 30th May 2012, 14:24

Spotted a BMW 5-series on a flatbed truck at Kollam (Kerala) last weekend and mentioned to wifey about a thread existing solely for tracking Germans-reclining-on-flatbeds.

Could not click a snap as I was driving.

hemen · 2nd July 2012, 14:15

Saw this on mumbai pune expressway yesterday
Couldn't make out the car.

jatinpatel · 2nd July 2012, 14:26

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Originally Posted by hemen

Saw this on mumbai pune expressway yesterday
Couldn't make out the car.

Thats a Maserati Quatraporte possibly a poonawalas car.

hemen · 2nd July 2012, 16:10

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Originally Posted by jatinpatel

Thats a Maserati Quatraporte possibly a poonawalas car.

It was gujarat registered car headed for Mumbai

coolboy007 · 2nd July 2012, 18:10

Spotted this near chirag delhi flyover, i was totally shocked

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lamborghini · 3rd July 2012, 01:05

There's a 7 series on Worli Seaface that has been broken down for over 2 hours. Flat bed truck parked next to it.
Can hope only hope that it (truck) too didn't break down, could be infectious carrying so many germans.

PPS · 3rd July 2012, 14:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by hemen

Saw this on mumbai pune expressway yesterday
Couldn't make out the car.

That is a Maserati Quattroporte with the very loud Kreissieg exhausts! It had participated in the Supercar Rally. Car must have broken down somewhere.

iSpoke · 3rd July 2012, 15:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by jatinpatel

Thats a Maserati Quatraporte possibly a poonawalas car.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PPS

That is a Maserati Quattroporte with the very loud Kreissieg exhausts! It had participated in the Supercar Rally. Car must have broken down somewhere.

Appreciate your catch!
In other words, "Maan gaye, aapki parkhi nazar aur Nirma super dono ko!"

architect · 3rd July 2012, 21:10

I have a German Car + Flatbed story with a twist.

My friends 3-day-old (yes, 3-days!) Manza got rear-ended last evening at Ber Sarai in Delhi by a BMW. The BMW driver said that he was arguing with his wife sitting next to him and could not brake on time! The Manza was badly damaged from the rear and the impact made it hit the Swift in front as well, so both ends got damaged.

My friend panicked. While her husband was dealing with the driver and the traffic police, she called me as to what to do next. I called some crane operators and sent a flatbed to the scene of the accident. By this time, the Traffic Police called their own contracted crane to remove all three vehicles and take them to the Vasant Vihar Police Station.

Now the revelation took place that the BMW owner did not have third-party insurance

. The police crane promptly refused to tow the BMW (he said he couldn't do it).

As a result of all this, finally our extremely aggressive BMW owner was finally begging my friend to let the flatbed take his car instead of the Manza. She promptly refused, but let the flatbed come back for the BMW after the Manza was dropped at the service centre. The crane took the Swift. All three cars are at the police station waiting for the court to clear them tomorrow.

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normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 537 Times View My Garage	Spotted this yesterday near the Andheri flyover. Last edited by Vid6639 : 21st March 2012 at 00:39. Reason: rotated pic
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hemen BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 91 Thanked: 49 Times	Saw this on mumbai pune expressway yesterday Couldn't make out the car. Attached Thumbnails
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architect Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ghaziabad, U. P Posts: 1,361 Thanked: 770 Times	Re: PICS : How flatbed tow trucks would run out of business without German cars! I have a German Car + Flatbed story with a twist. My friends 3-day-old (yes, 3-days!) Manza got rear-ended last evening at Ber Sarai in Delhi by a BMW. The BMW driver said that he was arguing with his wife sitting next to him and could not brake on time! The Manza was badly damaged from the rear and the impact made it hit the Swift in front as well, so both ends got damaged. My friend panicked. While her husband was dealing with the driver and the traffic police, she called me as to what to do next. I called some crane operators and sent a flatbed to the scene of the accident. By this time, the Traffic Police called their own contracted crane to remove all three vehicles and take them to the Vasant Vihar Police Station. Now the revelation took place that the BMW owner did not have third-party insurance . The police crane promptly refused to tow the BMW (he said he couldn't do it). As a result of all this, finally our extremely aggressive BMW owner was finally begging my friend to let the flatbed take his car instead of the Manza. She promptly refused, but let the flatbed come back for the BMW after the Manza was dropped at the service centre. The crane took the Swift. All three cars are at the police station waiting for the court to clear them tomorrow.
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