[graaja]

On February 13th 2024, the GT completed 6 years and has done about 1.1 Lakh kilometers. It has been quite some time since I updated this thread. Here are a few quick updates from the past three months.

11th Oil Service:

In the 2nd week of December, got the notification on the iDrive and instrument cluster to get oil service done.



Called Mr. Karthik, the service manager at KUN Coimbatore and he arranged a pickup. Following were the work that needed to be completed.

1. Oil service
2. Replace the door beading on the rear left door. This was a long pending work. They had earlier ordered the part, but had received a wrong part, and we had planned to get this changed during the next oil service.

They completed the work in a day. Apart from the oil service and door beading, they also replaced three of the door pads under warranty which had started to get sticky. Following are the invoices (covered under BRI and BSI+).





This is the last service under the 6 year / 120K BSI+. The 6 year BRI has also come to an end. As the quoted price to extend the BSI+ was high, I have decided not to extend the BSI package.

An Overnighter in Kochi, with the Coimbatore TBHP gang

On February 3rd, a small group of TBHP members from Coimbatore went for a weekend drive to Kochi. We stayed in a bungalow by the backwaters for a night. A few pictures from this drive.

The bungalow with a nice swimming pool.

Picture credit: Mr.Boss

Rooms were very comfortable.


View of the backwater from the balcony.


Morning scenery of the backwaters.


Relaxing in the garden (from left: yours truly, Mr.Boss, Quicksilver)

Picture credit: batterylow

The GT at the parking lot.


All the cars.


A group picture at Hotel Salkara near Kochi airport.

Picture credit: batterylow

Astrophotography Trip to Coorg

Went for an Astrophotography trip to Coorg from February 8th to 11th. This event was organized by BAS (Bangalore Astronomical Society). I had taken two of my Astrophotography setups this time, a longer focal length telescope to shoot small and far objects like galaxies and a shorter focal length telescope to shoot nebulae in our own Milkyway. I will write a detailed report of this trip in my Astrophotography thread. Sharing a few pictures here.

The equipment ready to be loaded.


Equipment loaded in the car. These are times when the GT proves how practical a car it is.


Driving through beautiful country roads.


Coffee break near Kushalnagar.



Equipment setup and ready to go.


The telescopes in action.


A collage of celestial objects shot during the trip.


Milkyway rising over the trees.


That's all folks, I have for now!

[shiv11bhargava]

One of my favourite threads on TeamBHP?
graaja and his Estoril Blue 330i GT! So much learnt over the years.
True love indeed! Amazing astral photography shots. Saving them and using them as a new wallpaper.

The universe really is something.

[graaja]

Originally Posted by shiv11bhargava

One of my favourite threads on TeamBHP?
graaja and his Estoril Blue 330i GT! So much learnt over the years.
True love indeed! Amazing astral photography shots. Saving them and using them as a new wallpaper.

The universe really is something.

Thank you for your kind words!

If you need high resolution astro pictures, I have updated my Astrophotography thread with the individual pictures shot during the recent trip. Link below.

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shift...ml#post5720746 (Rendezvous with The Universe | My Astrophotography Hobby)

[mugen_pinaki27]

Wow! The pics are out of the world. These were eerily similar to the ones I saw when I went to Jaisalmer and Chail. Would be an honor to meet you one day, Graaja!