Supercars & Imports : Kerala

lillios · 30th July 2015, 21:32

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Originally Posted by Scorcher

@autotranny - Doc's old M3 Convertible has made way for a new 6-speed Manual Coupé. Presently PB, will be re-regd soon.

It's just been supercharged and I went on a ride in it last weekend. 585 horses at the tap. The way it pulls is unreal!

was this formerly part of a bhpians garage? sharing garage space with the Arancio Atlas LP 640?

A.K · 30th July 2015, 22:57

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Originally Posted by lillios

was this formerly part of a bhpians garage? sharing garage space with the Arancio Atlas LP 640?

Nope that's a different car. That one is CH registered and it resides in Kerala too and now has some stupid stickers and a wing that looks like a inflated door handle on it. That car is now sitting on Vossens.

Anand123 · 1st August 2015, 12:51

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Originally Posted by lillios

was this formerly part of a bhpians garage? sharing garage space with the Arancio Atlas LP 640?

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Originally Posted by A.K

Nope that's a different car. That one is CH registered and it resides in Kerala too and now has some stupid stickers and a wing that looks like a inflated door handle on it. That car is now sitting on Vossens.

The ex-bhpian's M3 is in Kollam. The stickers are now gone. Here's a recent pic of the car.

Ash_vtec · 1st August 2015, 13:42

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Originally Posted by Anand123

The ex-bhpian's M3 is in Kollam. The stickers are now gone. Here's a recent pic of the car.

German rice !! and to be honest the Vossens don't look at home on this car.

Anand123 · 6th August 2015, 00:21

One of the most exciting carnet imports so far

Courtesy- Sreejith

Sahil · 6th August 2015, 00:30

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Originally Posted by Anand123

The ex-bhpian's M3 is in Kollam. The stickers are now gone. Here's a recent pic of the car.

Is this car in Mumbai now? I saw one almost exactly the same this evening.

Anand123 · 6th August 2015, 03:30

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Originally Posted by Sahil

Is this car in Mumbai now? I saw one almost exactly the same this evening.

Yes, that M3 is sold to Mumbai.

Anand123 · 6th August 2015, 12:51

NRIs from KL are taking full advantage of the carnet scheme

car love · 10th August 2015, 17:22

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Originally Posted by Anand123

NRIs from KL are taking full advantage of the carnet scheme

Its off topic but do you have any idea how the Carnet scheme works?? Thanks

Anand123 · 10th August 2015, 17:48

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Originally Posted by car love

Its off topic but do you have any idea how the Carnet scheme works?? Thanks

Carnet, on simple terms, is a way by which you can bring a car you own abroad to India without paying duties and drive here with its original regn plates. The car should be taken back to where it came from after 6 months.

Go through this link for more details: http://delhicustoms.gov.in/Export201...No_33_2012.pdf

nirmalkrishnan · 17th August 2015, 23:45

This is going to be a post after a very very long time on this forum . I don't even think it's the right section to post this (moderator please forgive me as I am very rusty ) , it's just a short review of my supercharged m3 coupe

If there was ever a recipe to create Monster in the Petrolhead Cookbook, it would definitely be to take a RWD front engined V8, throw in a stick shifter and add a supercharger and reduce on high flame. That's exactly what Pete's done to my M3.

What was once a docile daily drive of mine has now literally evolved into this growling and whining (as I like to call it) 'Monst3R'. I sought Peter's help after I found all of the M3's brawn is stowed up at the higher rpms and since this was my daily drive it was near impossible to extract those in city driving conditions and I'm pleased to report, he delivered..and how! Now M3's grunt is at my disposal across the whole revv range and once you hit the 6k mark, it becomes insane. Well, that's my daily workout regime taken care of. Also the team has done wonders tuning the kit to run on regular 91 Octane fuel and to top that, my fuel economy has shot up as well (7-10 kpl). While the clutch is holding well with the added abuse, the brakes, I feel, can be upgraded to anchor this beast better.

So, to sum it up, what started as a project to soup up my daily driver has yet again landed me with a full blown sports car to keep company to my 911 and looks like I need a new daily commute now, "Oops, I've done it again!".

ecenandu · 18th August 2015, 00:06

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Originally Posted by nirmalkrishnan

So, to sum it up, what started as a project to soup up my daily driver has yet again landed me with a full blown sports car to keep company to my 911 and looks like I need a new daily commute now, "Oops, I've done it again!".

Nice doc, now we need pictures of your 911 and a short review.

And for the daily commute, you can get the rumoured Polo 1.8 GTI.

stanjohn123 · 18th August 2015, 00:57

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Originally Posted by ecenandu

And for the daily commute, you can get the rumoured Polo 1.8 GTI.

Now that's like comparing a Mercedes to an M800

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nirmalkrishnan · 18th August 2015, 08:40

Well guess what , here is my daily drive with my weekender . A brand new cooper s (f56) .

ecenandu · 18th August 2015, 09:00

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Originally Posted by nirmalkrishnan

Well guess what , here is my daily drive with my weekender . A brand new cooper s (f56) .

Awesome choice there, doc. Black and red combo never gets old, do they.

Any plan for mods? Wheels, perhaps?

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nirmalkrishnan BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Thrissur Posts: 90 Thanked: 111 Times	Re: Supercars & Imports : Kerala This is going to be a post after a very very long time on this forum . I don't even think it's the right section to post this (moderator please forgive me as I am very rusty ) , it's just a short review of my supercharged m3 coupe If there was ever a recipe to create Monster in the Petrolhead Cookbook, it would definitely be to take a RWD front engined V8, throw in a stick shifter and add a supercharger and reduce on high flame. That's exactly what Pete's done to my M3. What was once a docile daily drive of mine has now literally evolved into this growling and whining (as I like to call it) 'Monst3R'. I sought Peter's help after I found all of the M3's brawn is stowed up at the higher rpms and since this was my daily drive it was near impossible to extract those in city driving conditions and I'm pleased to report, he delivered..and how! Now M3's grunt is at my disposal across the whole revv range and once you hit the 6k mark, it becomes insane. Well, that's my daily workout regime taken care of. Also the team has done wonders tuning the kit to run on regular 91 Octane fuel and to top that, my fuel economy has shot up as well (7-10 kpl). While the clutch is holding well with the added abuse, the brakes, I feel, can be upgraded to anchor this beast better. So, to sum it up, what started as a project to soup up my daily driver has yet again landed me with a full blown sports car to keep company to my 911 and looks like I need a new daily commute now, "Oops, I've done it again!". Attached Thumbnails Last edited by nirmalkrishnan : 17th August 2015 at 23:48.
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