Dear Team BHP Members,
I extend my warmest of greetings to you all and appreciations for letting me be a part of this distinguished community.
My name is Niel and I have been lurking this forum for many years catching up on all the latest automotive developments in our country, as well as individuals working relentlessly on their project cars. I would like to thank the founders & members of this forum for making Team BHP synonymous with Indian Automotive Scene.
As my handle suggests, I very much function like a BlueMotion equipped vehicle. I give out information which is relevant and true keeping the unnecessary broscience and faff at bay. I too am energy efficient which means I don't dwell on things which aren't worthwhile & lastly, if my work for the day is done I go to sleep without thinking twice thereby saving energy.
As funny as it may sound, I can pinpoint the day, date, time & car that made me realize that I am going to be a petrol head. This phenomenon happened on the last day of my 3rd grade coming back from school when I saw a Skoda Octavia Laurin & Klement. (This point you are thinking how old am I)
The last day was 3rd of April at 2:30 PM after school this encounter happened. I was mesmerised with every deliciate detail and I could not figure out what were those two things sticking out in front of the headlight which I came to know much later those were headlight washers. (WOW Cars have headlight washers too?!). The missing wheel caps made me wonder what kind of rims are these followed with the trunk tray that automatically gets lifted when the trunk lid opens up. It was at that point I knew, my salaries are going to be spent on car parts.
And so I joined the workforce recently after graduating with a masters degree in finance. I am currently working with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance (yes, I will help everyone with competitive premiums if the moderators allow). After saving up and availing finance options I bought my first bike, the KTM RC390 2017 (first one in Pune) as my love for competitive machines extends to two wheelers as well.
This year after collecting some more & borrowing some from the bank, I bought a brand new Volkswagen Polo Pace. (Quite possibly the first pace too as I booked it even before they were available for test drives)
Someone truly said, "Make your son a petrol head and he will never have money for drugs).
From the first day, I have relentlessly saved & spent 30% of the salaries on auto parts without fail every month. Working towards making my KTM a complete track setup and now my Polo a daily commuter which stands out and makes me look back twice as I walk away from it.
Currently, I am drafting my 6 month ownership experience with the Polo after driving it to work everyday, go intercity & lastly a little bit on the rough terrain.
I felt it is my responsibility to give back to the community that taught me a lot about cars which my career choices couldn't.
Watch out for my upcoming thread by the name "New kid On The Block - Volkswagen Polo Pace 6 Month Ownership Experience"
I will be posting every detail I can think of from Why German make to figuring out my car has rear windshield washer too. (VW, you didn't tell me about this) and also list out the changes I aspire to make to my Polo after seeing the possibilities on Need For Speed underground & Underground 2 (NFS - UG2 Mia fans give me a thumbs up). Rest assured i will not be going all ricer on my car.
If anyone would like me to cover a specific detail, then please do post so in your reply. Hoping I get to finish my draft soon & earn my Team BHP Sticker.
Once again, thank you letting me into your family and I hope I got this initiation ceremony right.
Best Regards
Niel