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Tejas@perioimpl · 11th December 2008, 16:54

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Originally Posted by Jayabusa

Hey, is this the real deal or is it a kit car like the red one in Mumbai?
Nice find though.

Seems to be the real deal. Check out the website i have quoted from. Every one there seems to own a ferrari or lambo! Wonder if i will ever be able to join one?!

f450 · 12th December 2008, 00:40

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Originally Posted by v12

Lexus LX470 lying amidst autos and handcarts. Painted white, black and golden. Just lying unused.

Did anyone else suddenly remember the vehicles used on the Desert Safari in Dubai? (They're usually Toyota Landcruiser's and painted in a similar way)

darklord · 2nd April 2009, 06:27

I guess it belongs here. Found in Thiruvananthapuram. Looks like a second gen Jetta to me.

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The Jetta pic from Wikipedia.

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MARCUS_520i · 19th July 2009, 10:43

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I'm not sure, but I believe this is the same 316i that was being discussed on this topic sometime back.

Picture dates back to Aug '08.

And oh, found it at C.S.T. road apparently being queued before it got stripped down.

MARCUS_520i · 19th July 2009, 10:51

These cars were found at Popular Cars' 'backyard-workshop' rotting away, totally neglected.

They were there till a year back, but haven't seen them around since the dealer shifted somewhere else.

A Rover Montego

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A 123 Mercedes - One of the forum's favs

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An old AUDI (A6 maybe, experts please rectify)

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Furious55 · 19th July 2009, 10:54

The Montego is not an import. The Audi 80 is the same model that my husband used to drive when in college. Amazing car.

v12 · 19th July 2009, 11:09

The "unsold" Rover Montego's were dumped on the Popular ground in around 2005 and they were completely submerged in the 2006 floods. The cars were then moved out in 2007 (no idea where).

Check this thread for more info : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifti...ke-1994-a.html

V-16 · 19th July 2009, 17:35

Thats an Audi 80
and the popular Montegos were new, unregistered and submerged. as V12 pointed out.

Furious55 · 19th July 2009, 20:14

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Originally Posted by V-16

Thats an Audi 80

That's why I mentioned it. It was a real tank. It was replaced by the A4. This model is the one which replaced Ravi Shastri's Audi (The no. was MFA1, I think).

speedy · 19th July 2009, 22:23

Marcus thats the Audi 80 and it belonged to a friend of mine at one point. Its sad to see the car in this condition today.

mlcarrera · 19th July 2009, 22:40

those were amazing, my father bought two of them in 1989, that was chennai's first 80s
and it was very rare to go for an audi then , cos the south was super crazy after the merc 190 . it was one of the first few cars with a comp chip those days, it would check all the parameters of the car. way ahead of its time

MARCUS_520i · 19th July 2009, 23:21

Thank you all for your inputs. Really was clueless about the model's identity.

Spitfire · 20th July 2009, 13:49

Looks like the Audi 80 had met with an accident and left to rot later.

srikant · 20th July 2009, 14:41

Cant these be restored? why are people not interested in these cars? may be people will look for em a few years later when they are old enough to be called classics?

People may leave it to be rotten to death. But may not give it free to somebody who is interested to restore.

djpaw · 21st July 2009, 23:31

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Originally Posted by srikant

Cant these be restored? why are people not interested in these cars? may be people will look for em a few years later when they are old enough to be called classics?

People may leave it to be rotten to death. But may not give it free to somebody who is interested to restore.

cuz half of these were imported illegally and cannot be registered to drive again.

Rest half were owned by nouveau rich brats, who got drunk and hit someone and these are pounded by the cops and the case is still in court since 20 years,

2nd April 2009, 06:27	#393
darklord BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: TVM (KL-16) Posts: 743 Thanked: 3,112 Times View My Garage	I guess it belongs here. Found in Thiruvananthapuram. Looks like a second gen Jetta to me. The Jetta pic from Wikipedia.
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19th July 2009, 10:43	#394
MARCUS_520i BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 524 Thanked: 166 Times	Sad, but true! I'm not sure, but I believe this is the same 316i that was being discussed on this topic sometime back. Picture dates back to Aug '08. And oh, found it at C.S.T. road apparently being queued before it got stripped down.
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19th July 2009, 10:51	#395
MARCUS_520i BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 524 Thanked: 166 Times	And some more!! These cars were found at Popular Cars' 'backyard-workshop' rotting away, totally neglected. They were there till a year back, but haven't seen them around since the dealer shifted somewhere else. A Rover Montego A 123 Mercedes - One of the forum's favs An old AUDI (A6 maybe, experts please rectify)
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19th July 2009, 10:54	#396
Furious55 BANNED Join Date: May 2009 Location: Margao Posts: 94 Thanked: 9 Times	The Montego is not an import. The Audi 80 is the same model that my husband used to drive when in college. Amazing car.
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19th July 2009, 11:09	#397
v12 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,739 Thanked: 7,212 Times View My Garage	The "unsold" Rover Montego's were dumped on the Popular ground in around 2005 and they were completely submerged in the 2006 floods. The cars were then moved out in 2007 (no idea where). Check this thread for more info : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifti...ke-1994-a.html
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19th July 2009, 17:35	#398
V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,594 Thanked: 950 Times View My Garage	Thats an Audi 80 and the popular Montegos were new, unregistered and submerged. as V12 pointed out.
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19th July 2009, 22:23	#400
speedy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Meri Jaan Posts: 6,197 Thanked: 1,023 Times View My Garage	Marcus thats the Audi 80 and it belonged to a friend of mine at one point. Its sad to see the car in this condition today.
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19th July 2009, 22:40	#401
mlcarrera BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: chennai, Tn,INDIA Posts: 237 Thanked: 75 Times	those were amazing, my father bought two of them in 1989, that was chennai's first 80s and it was very rare to go for an audi then , cos the south was super crazy after the merc 190 . it was one of the first few cars with a comp chip those days, it would check all the parameters of the car. way ahead of its time
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19th July 2009, 23:21	#402
MARCUS_520i BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 524 Thanked: 166 Times	Thank you all for your inputs. Really was clueless about the model's identity.
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20th July 2009, 13:49	#403
Spitfire BANNED Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Panaji - Goa/Bangalore - Karnataka Posts: 3,312 Thanked: 774 Times	Looks like the Audi 80 had met with an accident and left to rot later.
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20th July 2009, 14:41	#404
srikant BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 488 Thanked: 12 Times	Cant these be restored? why are people not interested in these cars? may be people will look for em a few years later when they are old enough to be called classics? People may leave it to be rotten to death. But may not give it free to somebody who is interested to restore. Last edited by srikant : 20th July 2009 at 14:43.
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