Supercars & Imports : Kerala

Anand123 · 12th January 2010, 01:12

Scorcher, where did you find the Cadillac limo? What is the present condition of the car? It had been lying at a local workshop for the last couple of years.

Scorcher · 12th January 2010, 01:35

@foby - Thanks brother, but no idea on the falconic details. I just have a faint feeling that this one belongs to the Maharaja HH Marthanda Varma, i kinda recall seeing a similar one in his fleet when i went to the palace with my dad to invite him for a function. But, i do have my doubts as every car from the Royal garage carries the a royal emblem, a Golden Conch in front and rear. Which is missing in this case.

@mahesh2010- Porsche did launch the Diesel Cayenne a like a year ago with the V6 mill from VW Touareg. But evidently it failed to gather flocks/takers as its other siblings the S, GTS and the almighty Turbo S. Porsche hit the rock so hard on trying to bring there brand 'down to earth' that the german marque will in near future phase out the bestseller-Cayenne and the Ah! So fresh Panamera and stick to the Sportscar makers club.

@bivin- The car(limo) was in tvm for more than a decade now. It was used exstensively until the owner(a IT giant) passed away some 4-5 yrs back. Then it remained untouched for couple of years until one day they discovered that she was'nt breathing(starting) properly and had some problem with her eye lid(wipers)

Then it was brought to this work shop, from that day she is resting in this low key workshop. The guy never bothered to take her back and the workshop guy got a easy show piece.

@foby- Cayenne diesel was only launched recently, much after the facelift. The kajah one defenitly is a Petrol.

@anand- same garage enroute PTP.

crazybiker46 · 12th January 2010, 02:36

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Originally Posted by Scorcher

@foby - Thanks brother, but no idea on the falconic details. I just have a faint feeling that this one belongs to the Maharaja HH Marthanda Varma, i kinda recall seeing a similar one in his fleet when i went to the palace with my dad to invite him for a function. But, i do have my doubts as every car from the Royal garage carries the a royal emblem, a Golden Conch in front and rear. Which is missing in this case.

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Originally Posted by foby.sebastian

I think the old Porsche Cayene the KL-8 AE registered one owned by the Kajahs is a diesel , I remember it emitting dark fumes when ripped off through NH 17.

The white one owned by the star plastics is Petrol , the one which Josco had is Petrol.

@Scorcher- that KEQ registered Ford Falcon is from Paripalli,Kollam.Imported from Singapore and now dieselised

I had seen this car last month,enquired about the car in vintage car thread and this is the info i got.

@ Foby - as scorcher said diesel cayenne has been introduced around 1 year only,then there is no chance of the old prefacelift cayenne being a diesel

foby.sebastian · 12th January 2010, 02:39

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Originally Posted by crazybiker46

@Scorcher- that KEQ registered Ford Falcon is from Paripalli,Kollam.Imported from Singapore and now dieselised

I had seen this car last month,enquired about the car in vintage car thread and this is the info i got.

@ Foby - as scorcher said diesel cayenne has been introduced around 1 year only,then there is no chance of the old prefacelift cayenne being a diesel

Thank you for the info guys !!!

mahesh2010 · 12th January 2010, 12:36

@mahesh2010- Porsche did launch the Diesel Cayenne a like a year ago with the V6 mill from VW Touareg. But evidently it failed to gather flocks/takers as its other siblings the S, GTS and the almighty Turbo S. Porsche hit the rock so hard on trying to bring there brand 'down to earth' that the german marque will in near future phase out the bestseller-Cayenne and the Ah! So fresh Panamera and stick to the Sportscar makers club.

Sad...and I was begininning to like the vehicle despite its heavy maintenance costs..oh well..

Anand123 · 12th January 2010, 15:17

Saw a W221 S class (white colour) today near museum,tvm. I know that there's nothing special about it but this car had a different set of wheels. I couldnt see the wheels clearly but I think it is 5 spoke. I've never seen this type of wheels before and almost all w221 s-class' in Kerala has the standard 7 spoke wheels (except the S500). Does anyone know about this car?

Scorcher · 12th January 2010, 18:24

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Originally Posted by Anand123

Saw a W221 S class (white colour) today near museum,tvm. I know that there's nothing special about it but this car had a different set of wheels. I couldnt see the wheels clearly but I think it is 5 spoke. I've never seen this type of wheels before and almost all w221 s-class' in Kerala has the standard 7 spoke wheels (except the S500). Does anyone know about this car?

Thats a vague description buddy, Afaik there is only 2 W221 S's in tvm. One is 01-A*-5 which since recently runs on taxi plates and belongs to the Boxster guy, the other one is 01-A*-6 and belongs to a 'infamous' planter and this one is most of the time parked in Taj Residency, Thycaud.

Anand123 · 12th January 2010, 19:42

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Originally Posted by Scorcher

Thats a vague description buddy, Afaik there is only 2 W221 S's in tvm. One is 01-A*-5 which since recently runs on taxi plates and belongs to the Boxster guy, the other one is 01-A*-6 and belongs to a 'infamous' planter and this one is most of the time parked in Taj Residency, Thycaud.

I dont know whether it is a tvm regd car. I didnt see its no: plates. Just saw it in tvm. It may be from some other place.

Scorcher · 12th January 2010, 20:02

Ok. Will keep eyes open for that one.

I again saw the New Gen 750Li(MH regn) nr. Airport later that night. It just ripped past me. What a sight !

aravindwarrier · 12th January 2010, 21:39

Spotted today, at Edapally, a Cadillac Escalade. Boy this one is humonguous .Photos hardly convey the superlative size of this thing

Also there was this RX8 nearby to give it some company.Sorry for the shabby pics, clicked with my mobile cam, you can't really shoot in the dark with these things

AyAn! · 12th January 2010, 21:43

Nice pics of the Esclade EXT.Really has some presence in India!

Scorcher · 12th January 2010, 21:55

@aravind- Great find buddy ! That Escalade was the most talked about car in few days in this thread.

Massive Presence and charecter. But personally not a big fan of the SUT version. SUV is the one to have.

aravindwarrier · 12th January 2010, 22:05

Sorry guys for the goof up, had forgotten to conceal the regn. numbers in the original post.

DicKy · 12th January 2010, 22:06

Ford Falcon in t'puram!!!
Looks just cooolll among todays cars..

The caddy escalade sure has some presence,but the SYV version wud have more presence

Anand123 · 12th January 2010, 22:51

Nice catch Aravind. I too feel that it would have looked much better in its suv form. Its owner seems to have a nice collection in Dubai. Which all cars does he have in Kerala?

12th January 2010, 01:12	#3466
Anand123 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 2,297 Thanked: 5,225 Times	Scorcher, where did you find the Cadillac limo? What is the present condition of the car? It had been lying at a local workshop for the last couple of years.
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12th January 2010, 01:35	#3467
Scorcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Trivandrum, KL Posts: 4,918 Thanked: 7,124 Times	@foby - Thanks brother, but no idea on the falconic details. I just have a faint feeling that this one belongs to the Maharaja HH Marthanda Varma, i kinda recall seeing a similar one in his fleet when i went to the palace with my dad to invite him for a function. But, i do have my doubts as every car from the Royal garage carries the a royal emblem, a Golden Conch in front and rear. Which is missing in this case. @mahesh2010- Porsche did launch the Diesel Cayenne a like a year ago with the V6 mill from VW Touareg. But evidently it failed to gather flocks/takers as its other siblings the S, GTS and the almighty Turbo S. Porsche hit the rock so hard on trying to bring there brand 'down to earth' that the german marque will in near future phase out the bestseller-Cayenne and the Ah! So fresh Panamera and stick to the Sportscar makers club. @bivin- The car(limo) was in tvm for more than a decade now. It was used exstensively until the owner(a IT giant) passed away some 4-5 yrs back. Then it remained untouched for couple of years until one day they discovered that she was'nt breathing(starting) properly and had some problem with her eye lid(wipers) Then it was brought to this work shop, from that day she is resting in this low key workshop. The guy never bothered to take her back and the workshop guy got a easy show piece. @foby- Cayenne diesel was only launched recently, much after the facelift. The kajah one defenitly is a Petrol. @anand- same garage enroute PTP. Last edited by Scorcher : 12th January 2010 at 01:39.
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12th January 2010, 12:36	#3470
mahesh2010 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: trivandrum Posts: 20 Thanked: 0 Times	@mahesh2010- Porsche did launch the Diesel Cayenne a like a year ago with the V6 mill from VW Touareg. But evidently it failed to gather flocks/takers as its other siblings the S, GTS and the almighty Turbo S. Porsche hit the rock so hard on trying to bring there brand 'down to earth' that the german marque will in near future phase out the bestseller-Cayenne and the Ah! So fresh Panamera and stick to the Sportscar makers club. Sad...and I was begininning to like the vehicle despite its heavy maintenance costs..oh well..
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12th January 2010, 15:17	#3471
Anand123 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 2,297 Thanked: 5,225 Times	Saw a W221 S class (white colour) today near museum,tvm. I know that there's nothing special about it but this car had a different set of wheels. I couldnt see the wheels clearly but I think it is 5 spoke. I've never seen this type of wheels before and almost all w221 s-class' in Kerala has the standard 7 spoke wheels (except the S500). Does anyone know about this car? Last edited by Anand123 : 12th January 2010 at 15:25.
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12th January 2010, 20:02	#3474
Scorcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Trivandrum, KL Posts: 4,918 Thanked: 7,124 Times	Ok. Will keep eyes open for that one. I again saw the New Gen 750Li(MH regn) nr. Airport later that night. It just ripped past me. What a sight !
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12th January 2010, 21:39	#3475
aravindwarrier BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cochin Posts: 144 Thanked: 14 Times	Spotted today, at Edapally, a Cadillac Escalade. Boy this one is humonguous .Photos hardly convey the superlative size of this thing Also there was this RX8 nearby to give it some company.Sorry for the shabby pics, clicked with my mobile cam, you can't really shoot in the dark with these things Attached Thumbnails Last edited by aravindwarrier : 12th January 2010 at 21:58.
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12th January 2010, 21:43	#3476
AyAn! Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Durgapur/Calcutta/Pune Posts: 2,169 Thanked: 869 Times	Nice pics of the Esclade EXT.Really has some presence in India!
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12th January 2010, 21:55	#3477
Scorcher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Trivandrum, KL Posts: 4,918 Thanked: 7,124 Times	@aravind- Great find buddy ! That Escalade was the most talked about car in few days in this thread. Massive Presence and charecter. But personally not a big fan of the SUT version. SUV is the one to have. Last edited by Scorcher : 12th January 2010 at 21:58.
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12th January 2010, 22:05	#3478
aravindwarrier BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cochin Posts: 144 Thanked: 14 Times	Sorry guys for the goof up, had forgotten to conceal the regn. numbers in the original post. Attached Thumbnails
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12th January 2010, 22:06	#3479
DicKy Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TVPM Posts: 3,828 Thanked: 11,836 Times	Ford Falcon in t'puram!!! Looks just cooolll among todays cars.. The caddy escalade sure has some presence,but the SYV version wud have more presence
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12th January 2010, 22:51	#3480
Anand123 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 2,297 Thanked: 5,225 Times	Nice catch Aravind. I too feel that it would have looked much better in its suv form. Its owner seems to have a nice collection in Dubai. Which all cars does he have in Kerala?
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