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satan_crazy · 10th July 2005, 17:59

Hi guys,

Have been a silent spectator of this forum for abt a week or so. I guess its about time i introduced myself. I work in Bangalore in an IT organization ... born/brought up in Hyd, graduated from IIT D.

Have been driving an old maruti 800 so far. Will be getting a baleno vxi soon. Haven't been much of a long distance driver ... longest at one stretch has been Blr-Hyd (around 500 odd km I guess) ... guess with the bigger car, I can do more abt it.

Cheers!

srasania · 10th July 2005, 18:17

Welcome to team bhp.com
Enjoy.
Suraj

v1p3r · 10th July 2005, 18:19

Welcome aboard. Two of my favourite cities!

BLR-HYD is over 560 km. Should be a helluva lot of fun in a Baleno!

satan_crazy · 10th July 2005, 18:40

Thanx guys! Difficult not to buy that car at the price it was being offered at.

Not sure if this is the right place to post the following; if not, mods please correct me:

This was the deal I got:
53k cash discount (includes 10k corporate discount), or
Free insurance + 28k MGA + 10k corporate discount (works out to roughly 62k)
The insurance these guys have is fairly neat. They claim cashless transactions for everything.
The dealer threw in some rubber boot mats for free.

Put some numbers in place using the trusty old excel and then it figured that even if i buy stuff from JC road, the total effective amount that is left after all the expenses is nearly the same. So, decided to take 28k worth MGAs from the dealer.

These are the extra things i purchased:
1. 2 rear speakers (6" x 9") - soundstream - 6k inr
2. 2 front speakers (5.25") - soundstream - 3k inr
3. dolphin art leather seats - 4k inr
4. 185/70/r13 bridgestone
5. Llumar -platinum steel 35
6. Pioneer Head Unit - P6750
7. Teflon coating

1, 2 and 3: got it from JC road. The rest, I adjusted frm the free MGAs they were giving.

Do you guys think if it is worth taking the 4th year warranty?

Rudra Sen · 10th July 2005, 19:10

Welcome to TBHP. You'll have great time here. There are lots of IT members from Bangalore. Go through the announcement section for your future reference.

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Originally Posted by satan_crazy

Do you guys think if it is worth taking the 4th year warranty?

You're talking about extended warrenty. Honestly, it depends greatly on your requirment of supports. Most of the members here like to go in for some sort of modification as soon as possible.

turbo_lover · 10th July 2005, 19:34

hey satan_crazy

welcome to the forums ..enjoy your stay
cheers

ps: u into heavy metal?

Revvhead · 10th July 2005, 20:36

Welcome,
Another baleno owner i see
I have a black baleno
cheers

satan_crazy · 10th July 2005, 22:39

turbo_lover, not into heavy metal ... but soft rock and r&b
revvhead, pearl silver for me ... folks at home gave me that philosophical bull**** about black being inauspiscious, but, if it were upto me, i would've gone for black ... black baleno just looks awesome!

v1p3r · 10th July 2005, 22:46

Blue Baleno, man! How come no one else has one?!

Good actually, preserves exclusivity

Now we REALLY need to have a Bangalore Baleno meet...

satan_crazy · 10th July 2005, 22:54

v1p3r, do you have any pictures of the blue baleno? i can't quite imagine what a baleno in midnight blue would look like ...
and yes ... good suggestion about the bangalore baleno meet

v1p3r · 10th July 2005, 23:00

Dude, still no pictures man! Sorry about that. But I'll bring it along to the next meet. It's the same colour as the Swift in blue, and (I like to think) the Dodge Viper, and the new Audi RS4!!!

Vikas Mawandia · 10th July 2005, 23:11

hi welcome to team-bhp...
with so many baleno lovers on team-bhp i am sure its a very nice car

observer · 10th July 2005, 23:38

I have seen black Balenos, they look good. But isn't black color difficult to maintain? Won't the scratches be easily visible?

lamborghini · 10th July 2005, 23:50

Hey,
welcome to T-BHP.
The blue baleno really rocks.
I have seen quite a few and if you cannot do with Black Blue is the next best theing.
Enjoy your stay here and post some pics ASAP.

nishant_kingpin · 10th July 2005, 23:57

Congratulations on the new car and welcome to the gang.

10th July 2005, 17:59	#1
satan_crazy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 129 Thanked: 0 Times	hello Hi guys, Have been a silent spectator of this forum for abt a week or so. I guess its about time i introduced myself. I work in Bangalore in an IT organization ... born/brought up in Hyd, graduated from IIT D. Have been driving an old maruti 800 so far. Will be getting a baleno vxi soon. Haven't been much of a long distance driver ... longest at one stretch has been Blr-Hyd (around 500 odd km I guess) ... guess with the bigger car, I can do more abt it. Cheers!
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10th July 2005, 18:17	#2
srasania BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Orlando, FL, USA Posts: 321 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	Welcome to team bhp.com Enjoy. Suraj
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10th July 2005, 18:19	#3
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Welcome aboard. Two of my favourite cities! BLR-HYD is over 560 km. Should be a helluva lot of fun in a Baleno!
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10th July 2005, 18:40	#4
satan_crazy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 129 Thanked: 0 Times	Thanx guys! Difficult not to buy that car at the price it was being offered at. Not sure if this is the right place to post the following; if not, mods please correct me: This was the deal I got: 53k cash discount (includes 10k corporate discount), or Free insurance + 28k MGA + 10k corporate discount (works out to roughly 62k) The insurance these guys have is fairly neat. They claim cashless transactions for everything. The dealer threw in some rubber boot mats for free. Put some numbers in place using the trusty old excel and then it figured that even if i buy stuff from JC road, the total effective amount that is left after all the expenses is nearly the same. So, decided to take 28k worth MGAs from the dealer. These are the extra things i purchased: 1. 2 rear speakers (6" x 9") - soundstream - 6k inr 2. 2 front speakers (5.25") - soundstream - 3k inr 3. dolphin art leather seats - 4k inr 4. 185/70/r13 bridgestone 5. Llumar -platinum steel 35 6. Pioneer Head Unit - P6750 7. Teflon coating 1, 2 and 3: got it from JC road. The rest, I adjusted frm the free MGAs they were giving. Do you guys think if it is worth taking the 4th year warranty? Last edited by satan_crazy : 10th July 2005 at 18:52.
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10th July 2005, 19:34	#6
turbo_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,377 Thanked: 9 Times	hey satan_crazy welcome to the forums ..enjoy your stay cheers ps: u into heavy metal?
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10th July 2005, 20:36	#7
Revvhead BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 450 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Welcome, Another baleno owner i see I have a black baleno cheers
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10th July 2005, 22:39	#8
satan_crazy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 129 Thanked: 0 Times	turbo_lover, not into heavy metal ... but soft rock and r&b revvhead, pearl silver for me ... folks at home gave me that philosophical bull**** about black being inauspiscious, but, if it were upto me, i would've gone for black ... black baleno just looks awesome!
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10th July 2005, 22:46	#9
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Blue Baleno, man! How come no one else has one?! Good actually, preserves exclusivity Now we REALLY need to have a Bangalore Baleno meet... Last edited by v1p3r : 10th July 2005 at 22:47.
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10th July 2005, 22:54	#10
satan_crazy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 129 Thanked: 0 Times	v1p3r, do you have any pictures of the blue baleno? i can't quite imagine what a baleno in midnight blue would look like ... and yes ... good suggestion about the bangalore baleno meet
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10th July 2005, 23:00	#11
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Dude, still no pictures man! Sorry about that. But I'll bring it along to the next meet. It's the same colour as the Swift in blue, and (I like to think) the Dodge Viper, and the new Audi RS4!!!
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10th July 2005, 23:11	#12
Vikas Mawandia BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 41 Thanked: Once View My Garage	hi welcome to team-bhp... with so many baleno lovers on team-bhp i am sure its a very nice car
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10th July 2005, 23:38	#13
observer BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 92 Thanked: 0 Times	I have seen black Balenos, they look good. But isn't black color difficult to maintain? Won't the scratches be easily visible?
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10th July 2005, 23:50	#14
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,112 Thanked: 5,760 Times View My Garage	Hey, welcome to T-BHP. The blue baleno really rocks. I have seen quite a few and if you cannot do with Black Blue is the next best theing. Enjoy your stay here and post some pics ASAP.
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10th July 2005, 23:57	#15
nishant_kingpin BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 335 Thanked: 4 Times	Congratulations on the new car and welcome to the gang.
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