Hullo Team BHP!

cargirl · 30th March 2009, 12:34

Hi BHPians,
I'm 24 years old, based in Mumbai. I work as a web strategy consultant.

My first car was a Hyundai Santro, but now I drive a Maruti Swift VXi. I enjoy driving it, plus it's easier to park than most other cars. :-) Despite the crazy traffic in Mumbai, I love driving, can't imagine my life without it.

Among other things, I'm an avid reader (favourites- John Le Carre, Vikram Seth), movie buff, and Western classical music enthusiast. Also a big tennis and F1 fan.

Hope to learn more about cars here, and share my limited knowledge as well.

mobike008 · 30th March 2009, 13:09

Welcome to the forum. That's a pretty diverse and interesting hobbies/interests for a girl ( i assume your one).

I am sure you will have a wonderful time here and this forum is not just about cars/bikes but a one-stop solution for whatever knowledge that you may be seeking.

Do read the rules before taking the plunge into the main forum.

Cheers and have fun !

kannan666 · 30th March 2009, 13:11

Welcome cargirl ! This is the happening place to be if you want to know anything related to a 'set of wheels' !

RJ555 · 30th March 2009, 15:30

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Originally Posted by cargirl

Hi BHPians,
I'm 24 years old, based in Mumbai. I work as a web strategy consultant.

My first car was a Hyundai Santro, but now I drive a Maruti Swift VXi. I enjoy driving it, plus it's easier to park than most other cars. :-) Despite the crazy traffic in Mumbai, I love driving, can't imagine my life without it.

Among other things, I'm an avid reader (favourites- John Le Carre, Vikram Seth), movie buff, and Western classical music enthusiast. Also a big tennis and F1 fan.

Hope to learn more about cars here, and share my limited knowledge as well.

certainly''' u have joined the team where u can exchange ur interests & get to know more about automobiles form guru's...

canonball · 30th March 2009, 16:03

OK finally we have a girl on the TeamBHP as it seems great to have you on board and look forward to seeing your posts. Great man we have a girl who can talk cars. One only hears of such things happening in this age or in movies or movies about such things but nice to know we finally have one here. no offence you are girl right? Take care can't wait to tell my wife about this hope this motivates her

abhinav.gupta88 · 30th March 2009, 16:12

A big F1 fan

Join the league.
Welcome to Team-bhp. Do go through with the rules of the forum and enjoy your stay.
Hope to see pics of your ride

Sam Kapasi · 30th March 2009, 16:16

That was a nice clean and very readable intro - welcome cargirl, I hope you make many friends at Team-BHP.

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OK finally we have a girl on the TeamBHP as it seems great to have you on board and look forward to seeing your posts.Great man we have a girl who can talk cars. One only hears of such things happening in this age or in movies or movies about such things but nice to know we finally have one here.

Cannonball we have a few very interesting women who are car enthusiasts as members here. Perhaps you have always assumed from their posts that they are men.

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no offence you are girl right? Take care can't wait to tell my wife about this hope this motivates her

We would love to have your wife onboard as well. My partner is a member here too.

manaa45 · 30th March 2009, 16:31

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Originally Posted by cargirl

Hi BHPians,
I'm 24 years old, based in Mumbai. I work as a web strategy consultant.

My first car was a Hyundai Santro, but now I drive a Maruti Swift VXi. I enjoy driving it, plus it's easier to park than most other cars. :-) Despite the crazy traffic in Mumbai, I love driving, can't imagine my life without it.

Among other things, I'm an avid reader (favourites- John Le Carre, Vikram Seth), movie buff, and Western classical music enthusiast. Also a big tennis and F1 fan.

Hope to learn more about cars here, and share my limited knowledge as well.

Welcome to the Forum CG, Always feels better when there is company.

It would certainly help if you could visit here more often as It wont take more time to get addicted.

You do have varied interests, so you surely will be able to contribute a lot more.

Mansi

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Cannonball we have a few very interesting women who are car enthusiasts as members here. Perhaps you have always assumed from their posts that they are men.

We would love to have your wife onboard as well. My partner is a member here too.

. Thanks Sam.

Dippy · 30th March 2009, 18:02

Hello cargirl

Great to have you aboard. We have a few female members amongst us and very knowledgeable ones at that. You will know more as you post. How about a review on your Ex Santro and you current Swift?

Do take time to go through the rules. They will help you understand the forum better.

Welcome to Team BHP.

cargirl · 31st March 2009, 12:41

Thanks everyone, for your warm welcomes. :-)

@cannon - I hope I can break some stereotypes, though I have a long way to go!

@dippy- I'm not "very knowledgeable" about cars, though I know my basics. I guess I've come to the right place to learn. Review sounds like a great idea. :-)

msbehave · 31st March 2009, 13:43

Hi cargirl,

Nice to see another girl! I joined very recently and had been wondering whether there were many women members on team BHP. So, it's great to read up on everyone's responses to you as well!

msbehave

maverick030581 · 31st March 2009, 17:21

Welcome to the forum cargirl & msbehave, enjoy your stay here. It certainly is great to have the fairer sex participating more in the automotive domain, now if only I could convince my partner to do the same

Do take a moment to familiarise yourself with the board rules.

Happy Motoring !

deepgautam_qa · 31st March 2009, 17:31

Welcome onboard cargirl!

Cheers,

Deepak

manaa45 · 31st March 2009, 17:45

As dippy mentioned, there are a few of us here,Bhargavi, Jenny who are online on daily/weekly basis though you wont see lot of contributions but we do make our presence felt at the right places. After all we get to learn a lot of new things here.

Welcome Msbehave.

Mansi

vikram18 · 31st March 2009, 18:14

Welcome aboard. Nice handle. You certainly have some interesting, though limited, company in other women members.
There's no chance of the wife being a member here. Her interest in cars is limited to quizzing me when something goes wrong with her Alto. Thanks to her, I have gained immense knowledge about what can go wrong with a small car

On the other hand, she liked the T-Bhp stickers a lot and now sports 2 of them on her car.

OT: I think i know who you are. Just TOO many similarities to be someone else!

30th March 2009, 12:34	#1
cargirl BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 35 Thanked: Once	Hullo Team BHP! Hi BHPians, I'm 24 years old, based in Mumbai. I work as a web strategy consultant. My first car was a Hyundai Santro, but now I drive a Maruti Swift VXi. I enjoy driving it, plus it's easier to park than most other cars. :-) Despite the crazy traffic in Mumbai, I love driving, can't imagine my life without it. Among other things, I'm an avid reader (favourites- John Le Carre, Vikram Seth), movie buff, and Western classical music enthusiast. Also a big tennis and F1 fan. Hope to learn more about cars here, and share my limited knowledge as well.
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mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,703 Thanked: 14,848 Times View My Garage	Welcome to the forum. That's a pretty diverse and interesting hobbies/interests for a girl ( i assume your one). I am sure you will have a wonderful time here and this forum is not just about cars/bikes but a one-stop solution for whatever knowledge that you may be seeking. Do read the rules before taking the plunge into the main forum. Cheers and have fun ! Last edited by mobike008 : 30th March 2009 at 13:12.
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kannan666 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KA-02 Posts: 1,002 Thanked: 128 Times View My Garage	Welcome cargirl ! This is the happening place to be if you want to know anything related to a 'set of wheels' !
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canonball Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,466 Thanked: 205 Times View My Garage	OK finally we have a girl on the TeamBHP as it seems great to have you on board and look forward to seeing your posts. Great man we have a girl who can talk cars. One only hears of such things happening in this age or in movies or movies about such things but nice to know we finally have one here. no offence you are girl right? Take care can't wait to tell my wife about this hope this motivates her Last edited by canonball : 30th March 2009 at 16:05.
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30th March 2009, 16:12	#6
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,092 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	A big F1 fan Join the league. Welcome to Team-bhp. Do go through with the rules of the forum and enjoy your stay. Hope to see pics of your ride
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Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,469 Times	Hello cargirl Great to have you aboard. We have a few female members amongst us and very knowledgeable ones at that. You will know more as you post. How about a review on your Ex Santro and you current Swift? Do take time to go through the rules. They will help you understand the forum better. Welcome to Team BHP.
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31st March 2009, 12:41	#10
cargirl BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 35 Thanked: Once	Thanks everyone, for your warm welcomes. :-) @cannon - I hope I can break some stereotypes, though I have a long way to go! @dippy- I'm not "very knowledgeable" about cars, though I know my basics. I guess I've come to the right place to learn. Review sounds like a great idea. :-)
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31st March 2009, 13:43	#11
msbehave BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bombay Posts: 84 Thanked: 34 Times	Hi cargirl, Nice to see another girl! I joined very recently and had been wondering whether there were many women members on team BHP. So, it's great to read up on everyone's responses to you as well! msbehave
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31st March 2009, 17:21	#12
maverick030581 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 198 Thanked: 2 Times	Welcome to the forum cargirl & msbehave, enjoy your stay here. It certainly is great to have the fairer sex participating more in the automotive domain, now if only I could convince my partner to do the same Do take a moment to familiarise yourself with the board rules. Happy Motoring !
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31st March 2009, 17:31	#13
deepgautam_qa BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rajastha Posts: 221 Thanked: 8 Times	Welcome onboard cargirl! Cheers, Deepak
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31st March 2009, 17:45	#14
manaa45 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: nerul, navi mum Posts: 357 Thanked: 49 Times	As dippy mentioned, there are a few of us here,Bhargavi, Jenny who are online on daily/weekly basis though you wont see lot of contributions but we do make our presence felt at the right places. After all we get to learn a lot of new things here. Welcome Msbehave. Mansi
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31st March 2009, 18:14	#15
vikram18 BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: pune Posts: 607 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	Welcome aboard. Nice handle. You certainly have some interesting, though limited, company in other women members. There's no chance of the wife being a member here. Her interest in cars is limited to quizzing me when something goes wrong with her Alto. Thanks to her, I have gained immense knowledge about what can go wrong with a small car On the other hand, she liked the T-Bhp stickers a lot and now sports 2 of them on her car. OT: I think i know who you are. Just TOO many similarities to be someone else! Last edited by vikram18 : 31st March 2009 at 18:24.
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