Hello beautiful people...

BomBatt · 12th October 2007, 18:51

Roaming around here for some time. I am amateurish as far as cars are concerned, but have learnt a lot here - Thank you all Team-BHPians.

My experience with cars:
During my college days, one fine morning I suddenly decide I need to learn car driving and I go join a driving school. I wanted M800, but the guy there tells me "If you learn on ambassador, you can drive any car in this world!" and I say okay. The timing was 5:30 - 7 in the morning. First 2-3 days went very well and my trainer tells me that I am the best student he had ever seen. On third day itself, I could drive on highways with changing gears, applying clutch, brake everything. From 4th day the trainer was sleeping next to me, and I was enjoying every bit of driving without his intervention.

On 6th day, as usual he was sleeping and I was driving at a new location. There was a dead-end with a right turn. Just when I was about to turn, suddenly I see a guy on a scooter infront, and out of confusion, turn the car left too much and see one electric pole right infront - BANG - I hit the pole

and before my trainer knows what happened, I disappear from the scene !!! and that was the last day of my driving school.

Then after college, I get so busy with my job and my life, I had no time to think about cars.

Now, I am self-employed. I do online trading at stock markets and have a beautiful wife. She works at IBM and life is cool. Again, one fine morning I suddenly decide we need to learn car driving and we both go join a driving school. But this time, we finsh this without any incident. This time it is Santro and M800 and both of us got the driving licence.

It is almost 3 months, and we just can't decide which car to buy. We are running behind a used Alto to a brand new Swift ZXI and every thing in between !

BTW bombat in "Kannada" means superb.

theMAG · 12th October 2007, 20:01

Bombat intro, sahebre! Glad you didnt run into the same instructor when you went the 2nd time!

Anyway, enjoy maadi, your stay on TBhp.

Btw, bombat ID also!

iraghava · 12th October 2007, 20:54

Nice intro there Bombatt! Let's hope you don't turn out like the Skoda Bombatt

Have fun here!!

Nitin · 12th October 2007, 21:02

Namaskaara Bombatt-avaru..
Very nice intro.. glad to know that you got your license without any issues..

Welcome aboard!

anonymous · 12th October 2007, 21:24

Thanks for lovely subject of your first thread.
I am looking myself in mirror now and just realised how beautiful I am

sushrutha · 12th October 2007, 22:24

Bombatt Sir---- Bombatt agidhe introduction saar..
Hope you'll enjoy your stay here.
Looking at your choice for buying a car,
I would suggest you to go in for a new Swift ZXi.
Remember Alto has got a very good resale value in Bangalore

rocksterraghu · 13th October 2007, 00:06

Sakkat Bombaat sir!

Welcome to Team-BHP!

Tumba maja bantu nimma intro odi!
(Translate: It was fun reading your intro!)

BomBatt · 14th October 2007, 10:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by theMAG

Bombat intro, sahebre! Glad you didnt run into the same instructor when you went the 2nd time!

That was some 7-8 years back at a place called Davangere. This time it is in Bangalore.

BomBatt · 14th October 2007, 10:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by iraghava

Nice intro there Bombatt! Let's hope you don't turn out like the Skoda Bombatt

Have fun here!!

I did not understand, who is skoda Bombatt and what did he do?

Sam Kapasi · 14th October 2007, 10:27

Hello Bombatt

knowing iRaghava - Skoda Bombatt is the name of either a car, a tyre an adult movie. I am inclined to believe it is the first.
Welcome to the forum - your style of narration is very easy and your humour is matter of fact and very mild. I enjoyed reading it very much.

I hope you make lots of friends - & don't forget to read all the rules

iraghava · 14th October 2007, 12:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by BomBatt

BTW bombat in "Kannada" means superb.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BomBatt

I did not understand, who is skoda Bombatt and what did he do?

Skoda Bombatt aka Skoda Superb is a car sold in India! And it didn't do very well hence, my comment on the same!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Hello Bombatt

knowing iRaghava - Skoda Bombatt is the name of either a car, a tyre or an adult movie. I am inclined to believe it is the first.

You're right Sam!

vkochar · 14th October 2007, 13:04

Welcome to T-BHP Bombatt !! Bombat Intro there mate !!

Just make sure you do not get too addicted to T-BHP unlike us, else the wifey is not going to be very pleased !!

Cheers !!

Vino_David · 14th October 2007, 15:35

Hi Bombat, welcome aboard, get addicted, see how your budget overshoots to the sky (ICE/buying car), make lots of great gurus of audio here as friends, and pls pls make a count of the usage of ALT+TAB in day (switching between online stock and TBHP).. and ya refresh button too.

. These r some good things to happen in future for you, coz it happens to me daily

.

Cheers.

BomBatt · 14th October 2007, 22:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by iraghava

Skoda Bombatt aka Skoda Superb

Oh Skoda Superb - I am so dumb !

@vkochar: addicted? already I am. Right now, my wifey is watching a movie on TV and here I am infront of the system.

@Vino David: Seems like you too are into stocks? Great.

Guys, booked a new car ! Sparky !! the story will be told at Nimz's "Go Sparky Go" thread...

vkochar · 14th October 2007, 22:39

hehehe . same here..wifey is watchin ' Ab tak chappan ' on sahara one and ' Harry potty ' on HBO , both consecutively !!

Me here on T-BHP !!!

Spark has good discounts I heard ( something like 50 k or so !! ) Congrats !

12th October 2007, 18:51	#1
BomBatt BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 208 Thanked: 35 Times	Hello beautiful people... Roaming around here for some time. I am amateurish as far as cars are concerned, but have learnt a lot here - Thank you all Team-BHPians. My experience with cars: During my college days, one fine morning I suddenly decide I need to learn car driving and I go join a driving school. I wanted M800, but the guy there tells me "If you learn on ambassador, you can drive any car in this world!" and I say okay. The timing was 5:30 - 7 in the morning. First 2-3 days went very well and my trainer tells me that I am the best student he had ever seen. On third day itself, I could drive on highways with changing gears, applying clutch, brake everything. From 4th day the trainer was sleeping next to me, and I was enjoying every bit of driving without his intervention. On 6th day, as usual he was sleeping and I was driving at a new location. There was a dead-end with a right turn. Just when I was about to turn, suddenly I see a guy on a scooter infront, and out of confusion, turn the car left too much and see one electric pole right infront - BANG - I hit the pole and before my trainer knows what happened, I disappear from the scene !!! and that was the last day of my driving school. Then after college, I get so busy with my job and my life, I had no time to think about cars. Now, I am self-employed. I do online trading at stock markets and have a beautiful wife. She works at IBM and life is cool. Again, one fine morning I suddenly decide we need to learn car driving and we both go join a driving school. But this time, we finsh this without any incident. This time it is Santro and M800 and both of us got the driving licence. It is almost 3 months, and we just can't decide which car to buy. We are running behind a used Alto to a brand new Swift ZXI and every thing in between ! BTW bombat in "Kannada" means superb.
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12th October 2007, 20:01	#2
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	Bombat intro, sahebre! Glad you didnt run into the same instructor when you went the 2nd time! Anyway, enjoy maadi, your stay on TBhp. Btw, bombat ID also!
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12th October 2007, 20:54	#3
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Nice intro there Bombatt! Let's hope you don't turn out like the Skoda Bombatt Have fun here!! Last edited by iraghava : 12th October 2007 at 21:11.
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12th October 2007, 21:02	#4
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Namaskaara Bombatt-avaru.. Very nice intro.. glad to know that you got your license without any issues.. Welcome aboard!
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12th October 2007, 21:24	#5
anonymous BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NCR Posts: 565 Thanked: 25 Times	Thanks for lovely subject of your first thread. I am looking myself in mirror now and just realised how beautiful I am
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12th October 2007, 22:24	#6
sushrutha Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chikmagalur/Ban Posts: 1,703 Thanked: 333 Times View My Garage	Bombatt Sir---- Bombatt agidhe introduction saar.. Hope you'll enjoy your stay here. Looking at your choice for buying a car, I would suggest you to go in for a new Swift ZXi. Remember Alto has got a very good resale value in Bangalore
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13th October 2007, 00:06	#7
rocksterraghu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,240 Thanked: 236 Times View My Garage	Sakkat Bombaat sir! Welcome to Team-BHP! Tumba maja bantu nimma intro odi! (Translate: It was fun reading your intro!)
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14th October 2007, 10:27	#10
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,378 Times View My Garage	Hello Bombatt knowing iRaghava - Skoda Bombatt is the name of either a car, a tyre an adult movie. I am inclined to believe it is the first. Welcome to the forum - your style of narration is very easy and your humour is matter of fact and very mild. I enjoyed reading it very much. I hope you make lots of friends - & don't forget to read all the rules
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14th October 2007, 13:04	#12
vkochar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi / Agra / London Posts: 2,146 Thanked: 819 Times View My Garage	Welcome to T-BHP Bombatt !! Bombat Intro there mate !! Just make sure you do not get too addicted to T-BHP unlike us, else the wifey is not going to be very pleased !! Cheers !! Last edited by vkochar : 14th October 2007 at 13:04. Reason: Spelling Mistakes
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14th October 2007, 15:35	#13
Vino_David BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 87 Thanked: 4 Times	Hi Bombat, welcome aboard, get addicted, see how your budget overshoots to the sky (ICE/buying car), make lots of great gurus of audio here as friends, and pls pls make a count of the usage of ALT+TAB in day (switching between online stock and TBHP).. and ya refresh button too.. These r some good things to happen in future for you, coz it happens to me daily . Cheers.
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14th October 2007, 22:39	#15
vkochar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi / Agra / London Posts: 2,146 Thanked: 819 Times View My Garage	hehehe . same here..wifey is watchin ' Ab tak chappan ' on sahara one and ' Harry potty ' on HBO , both consecutively !! Me here on T-BHP !!! Spark has good discounts I heard ( something like 50 k or so !! ) Congrats ! Last edited by vkochar : 14th October 2007 at 22:40.
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