[pedalpoint]

If there is one thing that i can claim i did consistently last year, it is visiting team-bhp every single possible day . After being such an admirer of the forum i decided i will get out of my usual starting problems (not mechanical but social) and introduce myself.

Inspite of being 29 years old i feel myself like a kid here (Reminds me of my college intro days).

This is Gowri Shankar. My friends call me Gowri, Gary, Guri, what ever comes to their mind. A civil engineer by education i chose to build programs rather than buildings. Like every other boy i was always fascinated by cars since the day i remember. My other interests oscillate in cycles. I used to play guitar for my college band and so i have good ear for music. I like to solve problems and write algorithms and i get to do that once a while in my job .

Even though i liked cars, i lacked (and still lack, but learning) the knowledge of different aspects of cars. So without much confusion i was able to buy a sparingly used santro 2 years back. Though i had a driving license i was just a 'license' driver. I had never driven full time before i bought the santro. Now i have clocked 30,000 KMS in two years. True to the word newbie, i am indeed a newbie. Exposure is good but not without its negatives. It took me just minutes to decide on the santro, where as i have been 'researching' for almost 4 months on my next purchase. I think i will leave this part to a new thread.

As this is my first post, i still have butterflies flying in my stomach (Just like the same when i drove my santro to office for the first time). And i say 'Hi'.

[camchennai]

Welcome aboard Gowri, your introduction was crisp and nice. Congrats for getting in.

Do share us your ownership experience.

happy and safe motoring

[prince_pervez]

Welcome! Have a pleasant stay here.

[SankalpDesai]

Originally Posted by pedalpoint

If there is one thing that i can claim i did consistently last year, it is visiting team-bhp every single possible day .

Ha ha. This line brought back memories to my mind. Once Google.com used to be my homepage and that was for a very very long time. But for the past year and a half, since I've known T-BHP, there is no question of any other site 'earning' that coveted position. Atleast, in the near future.

Welcome aboard and let us know about your experiences. I too shall narrate my car buying and initial reviews in a few days.

All the best.

[ghodlur]

Hi Gowri,

Your first line of your first post makes it ideal to be included in the "I am addicted to T-BHP" thread. Congratulations on your first post, I hope many more are there to come.

Welcome to the BHP family, do take time to see the rules and regulations sections. Enjoy your stay.

Drive safely, wear seat belts.

[pedalpoint]

Thanks for the welcome guys. I already feel warm and enthusiastic to start my tbhp journey with the ownership thread. Let me start penning that down.

@SankalpDesai
Very true. Once i start my comp at office these are the sequence of things.

1. Check outlook for official mails.
2. Check gmail.
3. Open team-bhp.com
4. Work
5. Refresh & check updates in team-bhp.com
6. Repeat 4&5

And team-bhp is not blocked in office unlike other social networking sites ( which i anyway do not use much). Glad to be in here!

[dtox]

Congrats PedalPoint.

I share a similar experience. I, for my part, popularized Team-BHP in my office because I used to be hooked into it for a major part of the day. And all this happened without even getting registered as a user. Now, during my post-graduation too, I'm doing a fair bit in popularizing this wonderful treasure trove. After a few years of being a visitor, even I'm now vowed myself to be a full-time active member on the forums.

P.S: You call yourself a newbie; I'm even worse than a newbie. I'm yet to make my first official purchase of a car. As of now, the family car remains my car. Coupled with that, I've zero technical knowledge too!

Happy Revving!