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Originally Posted by speedy Welcome to the Forum 97octane and hope you have a great time here.
Boy i have seen this car a million times at worli but each time there has been something wrong with the camera on the phone. This is one of the sweetest looking R8's i have seen and yes the escort car can be a pain sometimes. Finaly she has made it to the forum thanks to you. Great going and hope to see many more from your end. Cheers. |
Thanks a lot buddy.
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Originally Posted by Turbojc @97octane: Awesome pics mate! That's a super color for a supercar. Nice write up as well. Looks like there's a thing with Activas and exotics: Mine got to see a Maserati GT and an LP640 !
PS: Shoot vids while you're chasing next time on. There's nothing like the sight of watching an exotic rip through traffic . |
Hmmm videos sounds good, I did chase down he Parx Supercar Girls. Will try that for sure. Activa !!! i'm gonna miss my baby she saw many many & many exotics at locations like private docks, custom clearing sheds & what not she was my star. Had to sell cause of family pressure.
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Originally Posted by funkydevil This car has an R-Tronic Transmission and not a manual one. This is the display car for the new Audi dealer in Mumbai, Audi Mumbai West. |
I'm pretty sure i saw the metal stick & not the "Flappy Pedal Gears" (JC's words LoLzzz i love those). About this being a display car is a bit dicey cause many of the bhpians & even i spotted this beast unleashed plus the person whom i saw driving is sure not to take so many test drives around Mumbai. Still you can never be sure about these beauties or there owners. So thanks a lot for chipping in.
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Originally Posted by Scorcher I think I recognized the owner, If I'm not mistaken, he had a R8 which he reportedly sold for a used Gallardo coupe(Blue) very recently. His wife has a Arancio atlas Gallardo(maybe he bought the copper edition to match with the Lambo) and also have a white BFS.
So, My guess was correct. This is the car you told me. |
Perfect guess Buddy. The sold R8(V8) was grey with black Side-Blades. If i'm not wrong I spotted a Bentley Flying Spur (Alpine white)which is allegedly owned by 'Him' near his newly opened exclusive nightclub at linking road, Bandra. The Aracio atlas Gallardo was in media as it was supposed to the engagement present from him along with the huge rock in the ring. Aaj Tak sported a news something like "Engagement Ring ke Saath Sportscar free". LoLzz such hilarious stuff these people do.
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Originally Posted by EP. isnt this the same car that was at the auto expo? i recall another bhpian talking about the show car (R8) being sold. and nice catch there @97octane |
I'm not sure about appearance of this color in any Indian Show or even Team BHP yet.
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Originally Posted by Cyrus43 Ahh yes. So this one Finally makes its appearance on the Forum. The car looks Fantastic in the day. |
Ohh yes it does. The Lilawati spotting was in afternoon, it was literally glittering gold with sun above.
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Originally Posted by theragingbull Good way of starting your journey on TBHP Octane97 I guess there are around three R8s in Mumbai now. I have seen one grey and another one in black. |
Hey thanks.
My predictions about R8s in Mumbai-
#The grey one was of the same owner which was sold & was spotted in Goa soon after.
#The black one was a hunt for me heard the news that Firm named Hyperformance cars brought in the beauty in late 2007 spotted her in November or December the same year. Don't quite remember the perfect date as wasn't used to penning down stuff then. I spotted her in Bandra. Owner/ Driver took her for small spins. Saw her by Aurus twice then heard the rumor that it belonged to a 'very big name' in construction, who has stake in Aurus & has one of the best "Stable" in Mumbai which allegedly consist of Fezza, Hummers, RRs, Bentley, lots of other Audis & Shooting Stars. I still feel all this was imaginative. Last spotting was in 2008. The registration was too fabulous. "R8" with a big 8 which i noticed when she zoomed pasted me on bandstand towards the TLE (Taj Lands End).
#Saw a white R8 at Madh-Islands on a private property with Delhi registration.
#Spotted another black R8 with Gujrat registration at Palm Beach Road, New Mumbai. Rumors suggested that the owner also has a Maserati GT with MH registration.