[Off Roadie]

Lovely narration and pics, how I would have loved to add another Scorpio to them, but unfortunately I had organized a meet with members of another forum for the same day and deserting them was not an option.
On a high point, I finally put 4WL to good use yesterday and was impressed, unfortunately the guy who clicked the pics misplaced his camera at the end of the meet and am feeling really sorry for him.

[mdsaab]

@dot Sorry, all in good humour as it's part of the TOGO channel.
I do hope they sort out the issue in the upcoming service scheduled.

[comfortablynumb]

Originally Posted by Guderian

Couldn't figure out what but many of heard some snatches of radio tattle:"Where ? I don't care ! If you are not here in 10 minutes, I'll have you sell the Scorpio. I mean it. Who ? Who Admiral ? He can go and drown himself and the rest of his ships for all I care. You be back here mister !"

In hindsight, now I realize that I should have registered Scout in my name, rather than the missus's; maybe that might have reduced the dadagiri a bit. Oh well...

Originally Posted by Guderian

It was not a male voice. And mothers don't talk thataway. Neither do girl friends.

In our household, they don't need to; not when they have their DILs to do all the talking for them!

Lovely pics, HG. Whose Innova is that at the very end of the convoy in the "The flotilla stops for a look see" photo?

Cheers,
Vikram

[Guderian]

Originally Posted by Off Roadie

Lovely narration and pics, how I would have loved to add another Scorpio to them...

Hi Rohan,
Thanks for the kind words.
It would have been great to have met up with you and your 4X4 would have been a great addition to the team. Guys would have been keen to have a good look at it and swap stories.
But there's always a next time. Catch up then.

Originally Posted by dot

1. Need I inform everybody that some people could not sleep in anticipation of meeting the Admiral.
2. Hopefully it will be done by tomorrow.

1. Wow ! Surely sire - you jest.
2. InshaAllah ! Radio - should need any help today.

Originally Posted by mdsaab

1. Lovely post.
2. Look forward to a long leisurely meet real soon.
3. Thanks for the Coffee, but please confirm that you are paying next time as i would have upgraded to a Large one. LOL!

Hi mdsaab,
1. Thanks for the kind words. Let me asure you the pleasure was entirely mine.
2. Very soon indeed I hope.
3. Well, a little too 'latte' for that perhaps ! Next time.

Originally Posted by dkaile

1. Excellent write up Guderian... (though you will forgive me for skipping from page no. 15 to this last one. If there is some juicy must read material I missed do let me know the page nos.
Hi dkaile,
Thanks for dropping by and the appreciation.
Would suggest that you patiently go through the pages one by one - fast read the sections and pick up the information that you require. I think every Sat/Sunday I have put up something or the other.

1. What is the mileage in the last 3 months you have done till now and your total maintenance cost till date? If I read correctly, the average FE figures you are getting is between 10-11kmph. Correct me if I'm wrong.

If you go through all the pages you'll find I have given detailed FE figures.
Best city fig - 12.55 KMPL. Best highway F - 14.7 KMPL. I have described in detail in the notes the sectors and kinds of terrains various FE figures were achieved.

2. Is there any auxillary/usb input available in the stock music system. If I presume correctly, its not there, then how do you make do with your digital music library, or do you stick to cd's? I would love to see the touchscreen dvd/aux system they have just introduced in the Corolla (to go on sale in June) being put in this goliath immediately, otherwise it would be a sham that a lower specced vehicle in their arsenal would have a higher specced ICE...

Mentioned in detail in the pages you have missed. No USB port.

3. I currently own a Corolla and a Qualis and how would you rate the back seat ride quality compared to those two, if you have tested those or in general, if not.

Never tested the rear seats of the two vehicles mentioned by you. The rear seat report of the Admiral/TFort is very good from the passengers who have sat there. The seats slide backwards and have a very comfortable incline too. Spacious.
Please read my report on the drive to the south and a report on things I don't like about - the issue of grab handles for passengers at the back.

4. Have the roof rails deteriorated further or holding out fine, as per your initial view.
Not at all. Holding on very fine. Quality of material could have been better and also better design is what I stated.

Hope the above brief points help.
For further details please go through complete product evaluation brochure from pages 1-44 above and keep looking out for updates beyond that...!!!

[Guderian]

Originally Posted by comfortablynumb

1. In hindsight, now I realize that I should have registered Scout in my name, rather than the missus's; maybe that might have reduced the dadagiri a bit. Oh well...
2. In our household, they don't need to; not when they have their DILs to do all the talking for them!

3. Lovely pics, HG. Whose Innova is that at the very end of the convoy in the "The flotilla stops for a look see" photo?

Cheers,
Vikram

Hi Viks,
1. Just simply love this spirit. The spirit of jesting and parrying very delicately. Very rare to see it these days.
Some of the other folks on this channel also pull it off very well.
Bravo !

2. You mean - "In our household, they don't need to; not when they have their DILs to do all the talking to them!"
Social changes sweeping across the country eh ?!!

3. Thanks.
That Innova you talk about is an alien. Don't know how it crept into the frame. Should have edited it out. But anyway - more the merrier, I guess. There was only one Innova in the group - the silver one, which belongs to DJ.

[mdsaab]

It was a warm breezy Friday morning, I was on my throne when the BB started flashing it's tranquil yet irritating red flashes. It was a PM from none other than @Guderian himself. Containing Top Secret Mission details for the Sunday the 22nd of May. The coded message requested Pune Wingmen (@dot @noopster & @mdsaab) to be present for a reconnaissance mission. The reporting time at undisclosed location H~E was 8:45 am Sharp. All confirmed through coded wireless communication devices we were all set for this mission.

Saturday night was one where probably none of the mission pilots had much sleep. Laying down in bed tossing and turning wondering what tomorrow had in store. Hardly getting much sleep myself, I was up by 5:00 am on D Day. Laying around watching the seconds tick by i finally could take it no more and out of bed i was by 6:00 am

Uniform laid out the previous night i was ready in a few minutes. not wanting to disturb @dot so early in the morning i some how managed to let some time pass, and finally called him up at 7:00 am. and true enough @dot told me he hardly slept too, i informed him that i had already fired up the engine and was on my way to his house which is close by so that we can drive up to undisclosed location H~E together.

Arriving at @dot's Society the first thing i noticed was a lovely LTD sticker. It was pasted on a well maintained sea green Safari.

Which belongs to @JealousDiamond

Followed by a very familiar sight.

@dot's Scorponok

As soon as @dot came down he wanted to fire up Scorponok and get me to check out the noise from the engine. Thought quite muted there was some sound which was bugging @dot to no end. We even popped the Hoods of both Scorponok and Chicca parked almost side by side to compare the sound live. Chicca too had a faint sound, and i tried my best to get @dot to let is slide. But he still wasn't convinced Infact as i write this @dot was at Honda ASC getting the issue sorted as well as Scorponok's first major service ~ Wishing him good luck with that.

So after a engine checkup we started off towards undisclosed location H~E. I followed @dot through some unfamiliar terrain keeping Scorponok and Chicca in stealth mode avoiding all major roads until absolutely necessary.

Arriving at temp base OCCD to shake off any tails that maybe following. A coded wireless radio call to @Noopster informing him that it is safe to arrive at temp base before scheduled time to ensure no sabotage of mission operations would take place. meanwhile another @dot made another wireless radio call to check location of @Guderian and proximity to location H~E. While @Noopster was on the move another wireless coded call took place changing arrival location to confirmed location H~E.
Finally after a few minutes Scorp and Chicca were parked at H~E. a couple of minutes later Fraulein made her appearance and parked in front of the respective Civics.



Ofcourse @noopster has checked out a civic before but we couldn't resist checking out each others rides. Fraulein is magnificent. Beautifully crafted and the AT shift selector is butter smooth. and worth mentioning here is the ease with which @noopster just snaps that front logo on and off.

Within a few minutes and bang on time the mighty Admiral made it's way down the slope and parked right up in front. This was the first time meeting up with @Guderian. Exchanging a few words we decided to carry on to temp base now known as CCD. Parked at our respective docks we anchored down and headed inside to enjoy a few rounds of coffee and banter.



The respective soldier's machines assembled at CCD

~ A few Statistics of this meet ~
There were 3 AT's and 1 Manual
3 Petrol's and 1 Diesel
3 Sedans and 1 SUV
But 4 Beautifully maintained exteriors.
The insides well that's another story, we shall tell a bit later.

Poor @dot has been worried about the engine noise for quite a few days and even got the engine expert of the lot @Guderian to check it out.


A few pics of the engines now

Scorponok's engine is pretty clean, even after that Goa Roadtrip.


The Admiral ~ I am lost for words. Probably cleaner than when even new. must say the way @Guderian spends hours on the Admiral each Sunday is commendable. and it truly shows. one word PRISTINE!

Fraulein needed a cleaning and @Noopster was quick to respond. As soon as he got home from this mission he had another mission planned and that was to give Fraulein some much needed TLC. Check out the results on Frauleins thread. Spectacular!

and Chicca, last but not the least. I am really sorry baby. We shall fix up that TLC date real soon. Just a word here. This is what happens after doing a 3M motor care treatment. The engine bay looks spectacular after the job is done. But a couple of weeks later which included a Goa Road trip and you can clearly see the orangish mud that Goa is so famous for in the engine bay.

~The Cleanliness Results~
There was just no competing with the Admiral here.
1. Admiral
2. Scorponok
3. Fraulein
4. Chicca

After a couple of them cuppas and some cookies, @guderian got a coded call and it was time for him to set off on his secret mission after his hideout in our cover. Sensing it was the right time all respective engines were fired in sequence and we headed off to drop Admiral off in the safety of the Scorpio Batallion which will escort The Admiral all the way to location L.

Stopping at wayside DA we had completed our mission of safely escorting The Admiral. and we once again assembled for a few quick memorable snaps.


@Noopster checking where the Admiral was left behind.


@Noopster and @dot waiting patiently for the Admiral and @guderian to arrive at wayside DA


BUTT it's a good angle


hey @mdsaab don't get too close to my wifey Fraulein.


After ruining our escorting reputation The Admiral finally drives up to wayside DA.


@Guderian not too happy with me too close to The Admiral. Coming back to check on me.


So i quickly shuffle to the other side.


You will never get TIRED shooting these beauties.


Quite a mighty lineup.


It's not always easy to get a good shot. Notice how that motorcycle ruins an otherwise perfect shot.


Third time lucky, i finally get it right.


Bums away! There's a lot of BHP in this lineup. Not only within the engines but within the soldiers themselves. A total of 536 BHP present in this lineup.




Some weird and quirky shots.


Speaking about horse power we had 8178 but all running on fuel. Whereas here we had raw horse power.


And as all good things come to and end. We had to hit the brakes on this one.

Coming up though...... is a very special shootout..... so stay tuned.

Drive Safe!

[mdsaab]

I heard that to bring to notice of the MODS i must post again
So just posting to say please bring this thread out into the forum under the Team-BHP meet section. Sorry if this is not how it is done.
Thanks

[Guderian]

Originally Posted by mdsaab

It was a warm breezy Friday morning... And as all good things come to and end. We had to hit the brakes on this one

Hi mdsaab, Wonderful recount of the meet and great snaps. Some of them are for keeps ! Thanks for helping relive those delectable moments on that very pleasant, bright, Sunday - Pune morning.
The original post of the meet - from the ownership thread has been repositioned with a link - so that's fine !

[noopster]

Thanks for a most entertaining write-up, mash. I think it's fair to let the community know that you were composing the meet-up thread in your head even as we were shooting these pics .

Since you've shared the best ones, and the rest can be found on my ownership thread, here are just a couple that I think need to be added here:

A solo shot of lovely Chica:

And its owner, the irrepressible @mdsaab!

[F150]

Originally Posted by Guderian

1. Saludos Zap !

2. Pity you missed it. Good fun too. But then the next one is always the better one. Or so says the optimist.

3. Yeah will sort out some of the professional tangles and put up the intimation note on the meet section.

May 28th it is...

Admiral any updates on the above ?

[mdsaab]

@Guderian ~ Thank you for your kind words. It truly was a memorable Sunday, and was great fun meeting up with all of you. Hope to do it again sometime soon.
@Noopster ~ Thank you for the encouragement, hope that we do more meets and the locations keep getting better. I would also like to thank you for posting that lovely pic of Chicca. My wife often complains that i am never in the present. Well you can see it worked in my favor this time round.
Drive Safe!

[Guderian]

Originally Posted by F150

Admiral any updates on the above ?

Hi, Straining hard...by the EoD, today or tomorrow morning shall put out a flyer on this and Admiral's thread !

[mdsaab]

The Escort mission complete the three wing-men decided to celebrate a job, err well done.

So the plan was to drive off to the lake and get a small photo shoot of the wing-men and their magnificent rides.


A happy @Noopster after completing a successful mission


The Two Civic's had a little conversation whether they wanted to get closer to the Vento or not


You can see the distance clearly in this snap


No? didn't quite see it in the earlier pic. how about this one?


Fraulein's charm shined through and the Civic's gave her their cushion of protection.


The road begging for mercy, all three of them great handlers kneading the road into submission.


The ground clearance of the Civic's are not too bad. It's the long wheelbase and soft suspension that get them bottoming out.


Chicca and Scorponok are smiling away. While Fraulein has a nice grin sort of like this


With @Guderian safely on his way to location L. The Bonnets were kept down.


A little cheek to cheek pecking eh?


Look at those well designed strong C pillars.


~ A couple of shots in different tones ~




And here's pretty much the same shot in three different tones. Take your pick!





Finally it was time to grip that beautifully crafted steering wheel again and head home.


Drive Safe!

[Guderian]

Originally Posted by F150

Admiral any updates on the above ?

Hi F150, Regret the Dawn Patrol isn't happening tomorrow as we intended/planned.
Possibly in June is when we'll attempt it.

[F150]

Originally Posted by Guderian

Hi F150, Regret the Dawn Patrol isn't happening tomorrow as we intended/planned.
Possibly in June is when we'll attempt it.

No problem admiral,we will meet at the mega meet. Do let me know if any plans are made before it.