Supercars & Imports : Kerala

Scorcher · 1st January 2010, 20:54

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Originally Posted by hanmust

You are right Quattropotte is mostly in Cochin when its in Kerala & otherwise as usual they will be driving on their long journeys to thirunalvelli, belgaum, kolaphur or even Mumbai.! But I've seen it in thier Chavakkad house just after it's arrival, but since I was driving & hurry to reach Cochin I didn't stop to snap it!

Why do they use such a exotic for long distance communting ? when they have lots of better and fuel efficient cars in their garage ?

btw, any word on the new faclifted S-Class ?

I wanted to post something special as this is my first pic post in this new year. Did'nt spot anything that good recently so uploading some old pics of a 08 M3 convertible.Cheers !

foby.sebastian · 1st January 2010, 23:18

In the year Twenty Ten , we can expect a RR Ghost and a Bently in thrissur. Got the conformation from a reliable source that both have been booked.

Unknownsatan · 1st January 2010, 23:29

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Originally Posted by Scorcher

I wanted to post something special as this is my first pic post in this new year. Did'nt spot anything that good recently so uploading some old pics of a 08 M3 convertible.Cheers !

Haha..Convertible M3 was my last pic post for 09[Bangalore thread though].

hanmust · 2nd January 2010, 10:08

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Originally Posted by Unknownsatan

Haha..Convertible M3 was my last pic post for 09[Bangalore thread though].

This is the same M3 in B'lore. It was sold to B'lore.

Facelift S-class: all the details will be revealed next week in Auto Expo '10 & anyway engine is upgrading to the same diesel mill in E350 CDI.

Here is the photos of the new Tourage while we filling the diesel.

Scorcher · 2nd January 2010, 13:47

Spotted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's(who is in tvm today) BMW 76OLi(Old Gen.) with a convoy of 3 silver Safaris. Saw it at a petrol bunk near Vazhuthacaud. Nearly got busted trying to snap it.

Also saw a brand new grey BMW 320i(guessed by the Rim design) with TN temp. reg. plates.

Mpower · 2nd January 2010, 22:04

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Originally Posted by Scorcher

Spotted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's(who is in tvm today) BMW 76OLi(Old Gen.) with a convoy of 3 silver Safaris.

were the BMWs KL or DL reg. Rashtrapathi bhavan has their own fleet of E60s.

rihan01234 · 2nd January 2010, 23:05

Spotted a white new TLC at mavoor road, 2 Maroon S-320 CDIs both had number 999 and a white new MH Reg 7 Series in paragon hotel parking lot.

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 2nd January 2010, 23:21

I know this sentiment was stated here before, but, is there any point in posting a large number ofspottings, in view of fact that several "exotic" brands set up dealerships here?

I think it is time to specify a lower threshold limit or budget, and some extra crieteria - like age, actual imports (direct by owner / user rather than through dealer), etc.

To elaborate - we need some criteria like "a large number of latest Mercs are available here; but most of 20+ old mercs are imports direct by users. So, though the older Mercs may qualify for this thread, new mercs below 950K do not".

nickatnite · 3rd January 2010, 00:07

@hanmust

Good luck with your blog

Scorcher · 3rd January 2010, 00:59

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Originally Posted by Mpower

were the BMWs KL or DL reg. Rashtrapathi bhavan has their own fleet of E60s.

Sorry mate, i did'nt notice the plates. Btw, the car which is always parked in Raj Bhavan is a maroon E classe(the very old gen the one which started off the round headlights) which is used by the governer too. Weeks before, when Rahul Gandhi came, he came with 4 DL reg. safaris that he used to commute throughout the state So quite possible this 7 also came via same route.

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Originally Posted by rihan01234

Spotted a white new TLC at mavoor road, 2 Maroon S-320 CDIs both had number 999 and a white new MH Reg 7 Series in paragon hotel parking lot.

Did the TLC have reg. no. 1 ? Otherwise, it have to be a brand new one.

One among the Carneal Red S 320cdi's has to be hani's best buddy's(KRS guy) car, the family also have a Q7(KL-11-**-123).

foby.sebastian · 3rd January 2010, 01:05

Spotted a brand new Audi Q7 at amballur,Thrissur. I think nowa days hell lot of people are going behind Q7

Spotted the new genration 7 series parked in front of the famous builders office at Ernakulam , It was black in color and it had a diffrent alloy wheels other than the other 7 series which I had seen.

Scorcher · 3rd January 2010, 01:41

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Originally Posted by Mpower

were the BMWs KL or DL reg. Rashtrapathi bhavan has their own fleet of E60s.

Just mentioned in news that the BMW was brought from Delhi in a Indian Navy jet. And the PM arrived tvm by 9.30pm. The visuals reveal that the 7 is DL reg.

iraghava · 3rd January 2010, 02:08

The PM's 7-series fleet has bullet proof 745's, not 760's.

DicKy · 3rd January 2010, 02:21

Are there any Rolls in kerala?
Down in T'puram we get a lot less exotics ,with people buyin the conventional luxomobiles.
HECK!!!
We are the only city to have a ferrari taxi

rihan01234 · 3rd January 2010, 08:53

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Originally Posted by Scorcher

Did the TLC have reg. no. 1 ? Otherwise, it have to be a brand new one.

One among the Carneal Red S 320cdi's has to be hani's best buddy's(KRS guy) car, the family also have a Q7(KL-11-**-123).

I am not sure about the reg number of the TLC.Couldn't see it as it was at the other side of the carriageway.

Yes one s-class belongs to KRS and the other i believe belong to the famous Jewellery group

1st January 2010, 23:18	#3362
foby.sebastian Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thrissur/Kochi Posts: 2,697 Thanked: 2,838 Times View My Garage	In the year Twenty Ten , we can expect a RR Ghost and a Bently in thrissur. Got the conformation from a reliable source that both have been booked.
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2nd January 2010, 13:47	#3365
Scorcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Trivandrum, KL Posts: 4,918 Thanked: 7,124 Times	Spotted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's(who is in tvm today) BMW 76OLi(Old Gen.) with a convoy of 3 silver Safaris. Saw it at a petrol bunk near Vazhuthacaud. Nearly got busted trying to snap it. Also saw a brand new grey BMW 320i(guessed by the Rim design) with TN temp. reg. plates.
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2nd January 2010, 23:05	#3367
rihan01234 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: London Posts: 94 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Spottings At Calicut today Spotted a white new TLC at mavoor road, 2 Maroon S-320 CDIs both had number 999 and a white new MH Reg 7 Series in paragon hotel parking lot.
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2nd January 2010, 23:21	#3368
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	I know this sentiment was stated here before, but, is there any point in posting a large number ofspottings, in view of fact that several "exotic" brands set up dealerships here? I think it is time to specify a lower threshold limit or budget, and some extra crieteria - like age, actual imports (direct by owner / user rather than through dealer), etc. To elaborate - we need some criteria like "a large number of latest Mercs are available here; but most of 20+ old mercs are imports direct by users. So, though the older Mercs may qualify for this thread, new mercs below 950K do not". Last edited by BaCkSeAtDrIVeR : 2nd January 2010 at 23:25.
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3rd January 2010, 00:07	#3369
nickatnite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NYC/MAA Posts: 1,430 Thanked: 603 Times	@hanmust Good luck with your blog
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3rd January 2010, 01:05	#3371
foby.sebastian Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thrissur/Kochi Posts: 2,697 Thanked: 2,838 Times View My Garage	Spotted a brand new Audi Q7 at amballur,Thrissur. I think nowa days hell lot of people are going behind Q7 Spotted the new genration 7 series parked in front of the famous builders office at Ernakulam , It was black in color and it had a diffrent alloy wheels other than the other 7 series which I had seen.
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3rd January 2010, 02:08	#3373
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	The PM's 7-series fleet has bullet proof 745's, not 760's.
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3rd January 2010, 02:21	#3374
DicKy Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TVPM Posts: 3,828 Thanked: 11,837 Times	Are there any Rolls in kerala? Down in T'puram we get a lot less exotics ,with people buyin the conventional luxomobiles. HECK!!! We are the only city to have a ferrari taxi
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