Supercars & Imports : Bangalore

v1p3r · 2nd October 2007, 18:20

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Originally Posted by mclaren1885

How come we are not invited to such fun events (spotting of cars, not the together part)? And when did you come to town?

We are not distinguished enough.

And gawd no, no one in their right mind reads that tabloid. Can you imagine a more trashy version of TOI?

Sam Kapasi · 2nd October 2007, 18:24

This is a supercar thread. No more idle chat. Vid will post photos shortly. Behave yourselves.

manishasrani · 2nd October 2007, 18:34

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Well vid and I had a great afternoon together today with some nice Lexus convertible car. He will tell you more.

even i saw the lexus sc430.
it was also on lavelle road.
and i even saw 2 slks..
one was silver and the other one was black.
but i only got the pics of white 350z and a video of zzr1400.
took it on my friend's phone.
wil take it from him soon.. cheers!!

Sam Kapasi · 2nd October 2007, 18:36

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Originally Posted by manishasrani

even i saw the lexus sc430.

Yess, That was the car. Didn't you see Vid and I inside the car then?

manishasrani · 2nd October 2007, 20:34

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Yess, That was the car. Didn't you see Vid and I inside the car then?

nope,
i saw the car when it was parked opposite to JBL (next to LCD).

Vid6639 · 3rd October 2007, 12:16

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Well vid and I had a great afternoon together today with some nice Lexus convertible car. He will tell you more.

Sorry for the delay folks on the pics.

Here's the story behind it all:

Woke up in the morning and started reading the Bangalore mirror paper. Flipped through the pages and encountered a big orange full page ad which said Showroom opening today. Decided to go check it out if I got off from work early.

Way back from work, drove past the showroom and thought would check it out to see if Sam had come down for the opening.

Went inside and couldn't find Sam. While going out saw a white Lexus SC430 parked with people gathered around it. Went upto the car to take pictures and suddenly i see a Yeti like figure waving at me from inside the car. Taken aback I go near the car and he's telling me to come inside. Wowiiiee.

We sit inside the car for like a good 10 minutes fiddling with all the gizmos like small kids. What fun.

Enough of story, here are the pictures:

The "L"

The lamps have a tinge blue coating which serves as an antiglare. looks super cool.

Being a Jap import it has the soarer logo on the steering boss.

The instrument pod's. The speedo is limited to 180km/hr being a jap import.

Before key in ingnition:

After key in ignition:

Gear knob. Note the traction control button and the pwr and snow settings.

For Irags. Schnitzer alloys on yoko tyres.

This is where the roof folds into.

The engine bay:

The Happy Yeti:

All in all an excellent tuesday afternoon.

Also saw a Hayabusa, BMW 5 series and a SLK merc.

speedy · 3rd October 2007, 13:29

hey vid nice detailed pictures. looks like you guy or should i say boys had a blast in the car.

saivalli · 3rd October 2007, 13:32

Good Job Vid !! Impressive... Seen it plenty o times but had never managed to get the pics of its interiors !! Good Stuff !!

Keep Rockin...

CHEERS !

Vid6639 · 3rd October 2007, 13:40

Thanks Speedy. To top it off we took a small video of the gizmos. Enjoy:

ImageShack - Hosting :: video001cd6.flv

ImageShack - Hosting :: video002lj0.flv

speedy · 3rd October 2007, 13:59

wow vids love the comfort getting in and out position with the steering going up when the key is removed. this feature was in the 60's thunderbirds as well but manually. the dash gizmo opening up when the key is put in is also a novel idea as theifs get dittered thinking there is nothing there. awsome video. did you guys manage to take the car for a spin?

saivalli · 3rd October 2007, 15:26

Too cool vids !! Real neat !!

manishasrani · 3rd October 2007, 17:06

hey,
here is a video of the white ZZR1400.
sorry for the clarity.
zzr

HellwratH · 3rd October 2007, 17:16

Nice video there manish, but I dont like the color.

Sam Kapasi · 3rd October 2007, 18:41

Viddy, I must say that the picture quality of your nokia phone is excellent. And a whole lot better than my silly Blackberry Pearl.

iraghava · 3rd October 2007, 19:46

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Originally Posted by vid6639

For Irags. Schnitzer alloys on yoko tyres.

Nice!! Let's just hope that the wheel is genuine

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

We are not distinguished enough.

And gawd no, no one in their right mind reads that tabloid. Can you imagine a more trashy version of TOI?

Do you have any idea how much a full page ad is going to cost to publish in TOI?

2nd October 2007, 18:24	#962
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,378 Times View My Garage	This is a supercar thread. No more idle chat. Vid will post photos shortly. Behave yourselves.
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speedy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Meri Jaan Posts: 6,197 Thanked: 1,023 Times View My Garage	hey vid nice detailed pictures. looks like you guy or should i say boys had a blast in the car.
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3rd October 2007, 13:32	#968
saivalli BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Abu Dhabi / Dubai Posts: 144 Thanked: 14 Times	Good Job Vid !! Impressive... Seen it plenty o times but had never managed to get the pics of its interiors !! Good Stuff !! Keep Rockin... CHEERS !
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3rd October 2007, 13:40	#969
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,730 Thanked: 43,486 Times View My Garage	Thanks Speedy. To top it off we took a small video of the gizmos. Enjoy: ImageShack - Hosting :: video001cd6.flv ImageShack - Hosting :: video002lj0.flv
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3rd October 2007, 13:59	#970
speedy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Meri Jaan Posts: 6,197 Thanked: 1,023 Times View My Garage	wow vids love the comfort getting in and out position with the steering going up when the key is removed. this feature was in the 60's thunderbirds as well but manually. the dash gizmo opening up when the key is put in is also a novel idea as theifs get dittered thinking there is nothing there. awsome video. did you guys manage to take the car for a spin?
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3rd October 2007, 15:26	#971
saivalli BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Abu Dhabi / Dubai Posts: 144 Thanked: 14 Times	Too cool vids !! Real neat !!
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3rd October 2007, 17:06	#972
manishasrani Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 4,665 Thanked: 7,024 Times	hey, here is a video of the white ZZR1400. sorry for the clarity. zzr
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3rd October 2007, 17:16	#973
HellwratH BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 115 Thanked: 57 Times	Nice video there manish, but I dont like the color.
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3rd October 2007, 18:41	#974
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,378 Times View My Garage	Viddy, I must say that the picture quality of your nokia phone is excellent. And a whole lot better than my silly Blackberry Pearl.
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