Hi This John from Bangkok

johnweeran · 8th January 2009, 10:13

Hi all,

This is John. I was born in City of Angels (Bangkok) in summer of 1975. My cuurent assignment required me to to come to this beautiful country for next five years. I landed in Delhi on Aug 16 2008. At preaent I am staying in Gurgaon with office in Saket, New Delhi. As you know there is no reliable public transport system between sub urb and Capital. I realised we as a family need a car. So we were out in market with on road budget of 5.5 lakh INR. Being a Diesel head and long travel distance we decided to buy a diesel car, and following cars were short listed.

1. Vista Quadrajet
2. Ikon TDCi
3. Fusion TDCi (bit off budget)
4. Swift DDis

I almost booked Fusion but at this forum I read it will be discontinued soon and same can be the case with Ikon. That left me with swift and Vista. Long waiting period and lack of equipment (Bells and Wistles) went against swift and we decided to book Vista after taking feedback from Team BHP forums. On January 1st 2009 Artic Silver Vista Quadrajet aura was delivered to us with a box of Indian Sweets and Bunch of Flowers for my wife (Nice Gesture - We dont get this treatment back in Thailand). So far so good we are happy with the car. will try and post some pics soon. Since then I have added Alloys, Remote locking and Reverse sensors from Reliance auto zone and have stumbled on a quite interesting Stats:

that is

Less than 50000 Thais own an Merc
Less than 40000 Thais own an BMW
Less than 30000 Thais own an Audi
Less than 20000 Thais own an Jaguar
Less than 10000 Thais own an Porsche
Less than 5000 Thais own an Rolls Royce
and
Only (Probably) one Thai own an Tata Vista thats me

Try and post some pics soon

Belt up and Drive Safe

John

HappyWheels · 8th January 2009, 10:31

Welcome to T-BHP, John!

And also welcome to India!

That is a nice way to introduce oneself and one's ride! First I mistook that you might have posted under the wrong section, but reading further, realized it is also part of your intro.

Happy motoring!

Steeroid · 8th January 2009, 10:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnweeran

Less than 50000 Thais own an Merc
Less than 40000 Thais own an BMW
Less than 30000 Thais own an Audi
Less than 20000 Thais own an Jaguar
Less than 10000 Thais own an Porsche
Less than 5000 Thais own an Rolls Royce
and
Only (Probably) one Thai own an Tata Vista thats me

That makes you one exclusive Thai. Welcome to Team BHP and join the fun!

dinar · 8th January 2009, 10:55

hey welcome to the forum, hope to love it here.

jango · 8th January 2009, 11:25

Welcome John. Enjoy your stay in India.

GTO · 8th January 2009, 11:30

Welcome John. For someone who is new to the Indian car scene, you sure made a smart choice *pats Team-BHP on the back*! That Fiat engine + gearbox is a fitting combo for the latest Tata.

Do stop by our board rules too for a quick look. I hope you enjoy your stay in our fascinating country.

Axe · 8th January 2009, 11:36

Hi John. Welcome to Team-BHP and the very exclusive club of Thai Vista Owners.

Dippy · 8th January 2009, 11:38

Great to have you in India John. Hope you find this country as wonderful as Thailand. That's a smart choice you made with the Indica Vista. Tatas are workhorses and easy to live with and the new Vista is a big leap forward from the earlier Indicas. They are cheap to live with too. That Quadrajet engine is a gem. Hope to see a running report of your car in the reviews section along with pictures of your new machine. Do take a detour to the rules as well.

Welcome to Team BHP.

ajitkommini · 8th January 2009, 12:34

Sawasdee!

Welcome to India and all the best with your vehicle purchase. I just got back from a holiday in Thailand and wish I was still there!

Cheers,
Ajit

johnweeran · 8th January 2009, 13:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajitkommini

Sawasdee!

Welcome to India and all the best with your vehicle purchase. I just got back from a holiday in Thailand and wish I was still there!

Cheers,
Ajit

Khapoon Kharb (Thank you)

I also long to be back in Bangkok. But I am enjoying my stay in gurgaon. My daughter has adjusted well in school.

Regards,

John

iraghava · 8th January 2009, 14:58

Joh - Welcome to the forum! That's a nice intro, have fun around here!

m4ugr8 · 8th January 2009, 15:22

Welcome Aboard John, Thats a lovely intro. Enjoy your stay here, Do post some pictures of your new car.

8th January 2009, 10:13	#1
johnweeran Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 6 Thanked: 0 Times	Hi This John from Bangkok Hi all, This is John. I was born in City of Angels (Bangkok) in summer of 1975. My cuurent assignment required me to to come to this beautiful country for next five years. I landed in Delhi on Aug 16 2008. At preaent I am staying in Gurgaon with office in Saket, New Delhi. As you know there is no reliable public transport system between sub urb and Capital. I realised we as a family need a car. So we were out in market with on road budget of 5.5 lakh INR. Being a Diesel head and long travel distance we decided to buy a diesel car, and following cars were short listed. 1. Vista Quadrajet 2. Ikon TDCi 3. Fusion TDCi (bit off budget) 4. Swift DDis I almost booked Fusion but at this forum I read it will be discontinued soon and same can be the case with Ikon. That left me with swift and Vista. Long waiting period and lack of equipment (Bells and Wistles) went against swift and we decided to book Vista after taking feedback from Team BHP forums. On January 1st 2009 Artic Silver Vista Quadrajet aura was delivered to us with a box of Indian Sweets and Bunch of Flowers for my wife (Nice Gesture - We dont get this treatment back in Thailand). So far so good we are happy with the car. will try and post some pics soon. Since then I have added Alloys, Remote locking and Reverse sensors from Reliance auto zone and have stumbled on a quite interesting Stats: that is Less than 50000 Thais own an Merc Less than 40000 Thais own an BMW Less than 30000 Thais own an Audi Less than 20000 Thais own an Jaguar Less than 10000 Thais own an Porsche Less than 5000 Thais own an Rolls Royce and Only (Probably) one Thai own an Tata Vista thats me Try and post some pics soon Belt up and Drive Safe John
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8th January 2009, 10:31	#2
HappyWheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,106 Thanked: 537 Times	Welcome to T-BHP, John! And also welcome to India! That is a nice way to introduce oneself and one's ride! First I mistook that you might have posted under the wrong section, but reading further, realized it is also part of your intro. Happy motoring!
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8th January 2009, 10:55	#4
dinar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: goa Posts: 1,066 Thanked: 57 Times	hey welcome to the forum, hope to love it here.
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8th January 2009, 11:25	#5
jango BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York & kotayam Posts: 800 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	Welcome John. Enjoy your stay in India.
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8th January 2009, 11:30	#6
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,534 Thanked: 300,737 Times View My Garage	Welcome John. For someone who is new to the Indian car scene, you sure made a smart choice pats Team-BHP on the back! That Fiat engine + gearbox is a fitting combo for the latest Tata. Do stop by our board rules too for a quick look. I hope you enjoy your stay in our fascinating country.
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8th January 2009, 11:36	#7
Axe Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 18 Thanked: Once	Hi John. Welcome to Team-BHP and the very exclusive club of Thai Vista Owners.
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8th January 2009, 11:38	#8
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,469 Times	Great to have you in India John. Hope you find this country as wonderful as Thailand. That's a smart choice you made with the Indica Vista. Tatas are workhorses and easy to live with and the new Vista is a big leap forward from the earlier Indicas. They are cheap to live with too. That Quadrajet engine is a gem. Hope to see a running report of your car in the reviews section along with pictures of your new machine. Do take a detour to the rules as well. Welcome to Team BHP.
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8th January 2009, 12:34	#9
ajitkommini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 490 Thanked: 124 Times	Sawasdee! Welcome to India and all the best with your vehicle purchase. I just got back from a holiday in Thailand and wish I was still there! Cheers, Ajit
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8th January 2009, 14:58	#11
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Joh - Welcome to the forum! That's a nice intro, have fun around here!
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8th January 2009, 15:22	#12
m4ugr8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,291 Thanked: 129 Times View My Garage	Welcome Aboard John, Thats a lovely intro. Enjoy your stay here, Do post some pictures of your new car.
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