Realization of a dream - Living with my VTEC

avinash_m · 20th January 2010, 15:50

After browsing a non member for almost 3 years, my eyes suddenly lit up one fine day (in Dec 2009) when I was looking at the classifieds section, saw an OHC VTEC up for sale. I'd fallen in love with an OHC ever since I drove my brother's car (a 1.5 EXI). However, that love affair didn't last long as I gradually grew an affinity towards the OHC VTEC, thanks to all the threads/posts on t-bhp dedicated to discussions on this fascinating piece of automobile.

28 Dec 2009

Called up the contact (Owner's friend) provided on the ad (the day before) and fixed up a meeting. I still recall the very first question I'd asked was if the quoted price was negotiable as it was pretty steep in IMO. I already 'knew the car' beforehand. Went for a test-drive rehearsing all t-bhp teaching such as- 'Being as stone-faced as possible even if you like what you see, helps in the bargain'. Drove it and instantly fell in love with it!! I still remember the owner sitting by my side, holding my hand on the gear lever, stopping me from upshifting early and urging me to take it to 4500 rpm!! Came back after a brief drive and tried playing the typical 'hard-nosed' buyer, all the while trying to contain my excitement of having driven 'his' car. Finally the discussion on the price started but did not have a conclusive end as the price I'd quoted wasn't appreciated by the 'owner', justifiably as he'd put in so much into keeping the car the way it was. I didn't loose hope though.

I was always a VTEC dreamer but this drive had made me go literally nuts!! I was getting pretty restless as the 'owner' had not responded to my offer. I was almost on the verge of accosting VTEC owners on the road and check with them if they were planning to sell their's anytime! Talk about going nuts!!
Meanwhile test-drove another available at a second hand dealer but it wasn't as good as the first.

12-Jan-2010

I could not bear it anymore! Enough of the hard-nosed buyer stuff that I kept rehearsing. Called up the 'owner' and poured my heart out and revised my offer which was still a far cry to what he'd quoted as his final, but crucially I'd bettered my previous. He invited me for another drive, to discuss this in person and finalize the deal.

14-Jan-2010

I went to his office with a friend of mine and went out for a spin again with the owner's 'friend'. This time I took it to 6000 rpm, thanks to some open road. 'Friend' tells me 'this is a pretty famous stretch of road where you'd find people testing their car's limits'. We comeback to the office and met the owner again. Discussed about the maintainance schedule of the car and a few queries of mine including the pending work on the car. 'Owner' shows me the complete service schedule that he maintains on his laptop and is willing to share it with me!! After the Q/A session, we haggle on the final price for a while,over a sutta, and voila-the deal is done!!

Fellow bhpians, I am Avinash, 28 yrs of age, working as a software engineer in Mumbai and this is my story. The VTEC 'Owner' in quetion is our very own GTO and the owner's 'friend' is Dippy. It'll be very hard for me to put in words sense of honour and camaraderie I have felt interacting with them, people who share the same passion as mine! I feel pretty lucky to have bagged this deal as it was a secret desire of mine to own GTO's VTEC as my first car ever since I read about it and saw it on the threads! Guys, thanks a ton for making this happen!! I would also like to thank my wife, for being so patient (with my madness) and my elder brother (also on t-bhp) with whom I have shared this passion since childhood.

18-Jan-2010

Took delivery in the afternoon today with some friends of mine at GTO's office. After the customary paperwork, helped by Dippy, GTO gave me all the requisite stuff (duplicate keys, remote, owner's manual, service history etc) including a complete set of T-bhp stickers! We finally went down to the car and took the following snaps before driving off.

Regards,
Avinash

Dippy · 20th January 2010, 18:07

Hi Avinash

Nice to see you finally posting on the forum. You seem to be already enjoying the Vtec. Do keep updating this thread on your ownership experience. Good to see that the Vtec is still around in the Team BHP family. Have fun and take good care of her.

amreshmahapatra · 20th January 2010, 20:04

Congrats BHAI

Honda returns to our family.
and just not any Honda, but "THE HONDA", with just the right condition and the required mods about which we always discussed.

Wear your seat belt and enjoy the revs.

Brother

lamborghini · 20th January 2010, 20:29

Avinash, congrats on the car. I have seen GTO's VTEC quite often near his office, and it has always been in superb condition, without any strange noises.
I believe the road in question is Marine Drive or Worli?
Anyways, hope to see updates soon!

KRRaj · 20th January 2010, 20:31

Congrats on getting my once dream car. I knew you were talking about GTO's car the moment I started reading your post. Good Luck with the car.

Abbas · 20th January 2010, 20:32

Congrats Avinash on the OHC.

@ GTO: Would love to hear your side of the story.

prateekm · 20th January 2010, 20:39

IMHO, this is the best maintained OHC I have ever seen. The color choice is also damn good. Congrats Avinash, I am sure you will enjoy the next few (or many) years with this beauty

@ lambo

I guess it's Marine Drive.

recshenoy · 21st January 2010, 11:19

i saw the thread and thought may be its GTOs V-TEC which you bought! and opened and found actually it is

congratulations dude on NEW VTEC. Nice to see car remaining in bigger T-BHP family.

GTO,

where are u? how you felt when giving away V-tec! :(

any new cars planned in place of V-TEC, say i-VTEC or T-JET?

Akshay1234 · 21st January 2010, 11:26

here is gtos version
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1688710-post187.html

sukiwa · 21st January 2010, 14:29

@ avinash_m:
Congrats on fulfilling your dream!

Would be fun to know how GTO would have reacted to your stone-faced response & other team-bhp teachings that you would have used during this purchase.

Any specific reason that you chose this OHC VTEC over your friend's OHC VTEC that you had put up for sale in classifieds.

prateekm · 21st January 2010, 16:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by recshenoy

i saw the thread and thought may be its GTOs V-TEC which you bought! and opened and found actually it is

congratulations dude on NEW VTEC. Nice to see car remaining in bigger T-BHP family.

GTO,

where are u? how you felt when giving away V-tec! :(

any new cars planned in place of V-TEC, say i-VTEC or T-JET?

In the classifieds, he has stated that he might go in for a Civic

rg_chn · 21st January 2010, 16:16

Congrats avinash.

You got your self a very very clean vtec! Do maintain her well.

shantyrocks · 21st January 2010, 16:24

hey congratz buddy..!
enjoy the VTECH and do post your experiance with it

avinash_m · 21st January 2010, 19:43

Thanks a lot guys..!! Will be bringing up the updates soon as she is due for her yearly service. GTO has already given me pointers for the same..

@Dippy: Thanks for moving the thread..Looking forward for another chill session. :-)

Bhaiya: I somehow can't help but still recall the 1.5 OHC..Talk about being greedy..!!

@lamborghini: It's indeed Marine Drive, just after we drove off from GTO's office.

@recshenoy: Maybe I gave away too many hints in my story :-)

@Sukiwa: I did mention this to GTO and he'd a hearty laugh about it!! :-)
I could never drive the black VTEC (posted on the ad) as the owner was not in town.
By the time he was back I'd already finalised this one. But I shared a good rapport while interacting with him and he seemed to be a VTEC lover as well! Had it not been for his trip abroad, he would not have put it for sale.

prince_pervez · 21st January 2010, 19:58

Congrats Avinash on owning a great car. Have a nice time with it.

20th January 2010, 15:50	#1
avinash_m BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 378 Thanked: 486 Times	Realization of a dream - Living with my VTEC After browsing a non member for almost 3 years, my eyes suddenly lit up one fine day (in Dec 2009) when I was looking at the classifieds section, saw an OHC VTEC up for sale. I'd fallen in love with an OHC ever since I drove my brother's car (a 1.5 EXI). However, that love affair didn't last long as I gradually grew an affinity towards the OHC VTEC, thanks to all the threads/posts on t-bhp dedicated to discussions on this fascinating piece of automobile. 28 Dec 2009 Called up the contact (Owner's friend) provided on the ad (the day before) and fixed up a meeting. I still recall the very first question I'd asked was if the quoted price was negotiable as it was pretty steep in IMO. I already 'knew the car' beforehand. Went for a test-drive rehearsing all t-bhp teaching such as- 'Being as stone-faced as possible even if you like what you see, helps in the bargain'. Drove it and instantly fell in love with it!! I still remember the owner sitting by my side, holding my hand on the gear lever, stopping me from upshifting early and urging me to take it to 4500 rpm!! Came back after a brief drive and tried playing the typical 'hard-nosed' buyer, all the while trying to contain my excitement of having driven 'his' car. Finally the discussion on the price started but did not have a conclusive end as the price I'd quoted wasn't appreciated by the 'owner', justifiably as he'd put in so much into keeping the car the way it was. I didn't loose hope though. I was always a VTEC dreamer but this drive had made me go literally nuts!! I was getting pretty restless as the 'owner' had not responded to my offer. I was almost on the verge of accosting VTEC owners on the road and check with them if they were planning to sell their's anytime! Talk about going nuts!! Meanwhile test-drove another available at a second hand dealer but it wasn't as good as the first. 12-Jan-2010 I could not bear it anymore! Enough of the hard-nosed buyer stuff that I kept rehearsing. Called up the 'owner' and poured my heart out and revised my offer which was still a far cry to what he'd quoted as his final, but crucially I'd bettered my previous. He invited me for another drive, to discuss this in person and finalize the deal. 14-Jan-2010 I went to his office with a friend of mine and went out for a spin again with the owner's 'friend'. This time I took it to 6000 rpm, thanks to some open road. 'Friend' tells me 'this is a pretty famous stretch of road where you'd find people testing their car's limits'. We comeback to the office and met the owner again. Discussed about the maintainance schedule of the car and a few queries of mine including the pending work on the car. 'Owner' shows me the complete service schedule that he maintains on his laptop and is willing to share it with me!! After the Q/A session, we haggle on the final price for a while,over a sutta, and voila-the deal is done!! Fellow bhpians, I am Avinash, 28 yrs of age, working as a software engineer in Mumbai and this is my story. The VTEC 'Owner' in quetion is our very own GTO and the owner's 'friend' is Dippy. It'll be very hard for me to put in words sense of honour and camaraderie I have felt interacting with them, people who share the same passion as mine! I feel pretty lucky to have bagged this deal as it was a secret desire of mine to own GTO's VTEC as my first car ever since I read about it and saw it on the threads! Guys, thanks a ton for making this happen!! I would also like to thank my wife, for being so patient (with my madness) and my elder brother (also on t-bhp) with whom I have shared this passion since childhood. 18-Jan-2010 Took delivery in the afternoon today with some friends of mine at GTO's office. After the customary paperwork, helped by Dippy, GTO gave me all the requisite stuff (duplicate keys, remote, owner's manual, service history etc) including a complete set of T-bhp stickers! We finally went down to the car and took the following snaps before driving off. Regards, Avinash Attached Thumbnails Attached Images
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20th January 2010, 18:07	#2
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,757 Thanked: 4,225 Times	Hi Avinash Nice to see you finally posting on the forum. You seem to be already enjoying the Vtec. Do keep updating this thread on your ownership experience. Good to see that the Vtec is still around in the Team BHP family. Have fun and take good care of her. Last edited by Dippy : 20th January 2010 at 18:08.
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20th January 2010, 20:04	#3
amreshmahapatra BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 34 Thanked: Once	Congrats BHAI Honda returns to our family. and just not any Honda, but "THE HONDA", with just the right condition and the required mods about which we always discussed. Wear your seat belt and enjoy the revs. Brother
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20th January 2010, 20:29	#4
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,166 Thanked: 5,937 Times View My Garage	Avinash, congrats on the car. I have seen GTO's VTEC quite often near his office, and it has always been in superb condition, without any strange noises. I believe the road in question is Marine Drive or Worli? Anyways, hope to see updates soon!
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20th January 2010, 20:31	#5
KRRaj BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 514 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	Congrats on getting my once dream car. I knew you were talking about GTO's car the moment I started reading your post. Good Luck with the car.
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20th January 2010, 20:32	#6
Abbas BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visakhapatnam Posts: 473 Thanked: 581 Times View My Garage	Congrats Avinash on the OHC. @ GTO: Would love to hear your side of the story.
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20th January 2010, 20:39	#7
prateekm BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mumbai & BLR Posts: 789 Thanked: 555 Times	IMHO, this is the best maintained OHC I have ever seen. The color choice is also damn good. Congrats Avinash, I am sure you will enjoy the next few (or many) years with this beauty @ lambo I guess it's Marine Drive.
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21st January 2010, 11:19	#8
recshenoy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mangalore / Bangalore Posts: 1,129 Thanked: 256 Times	waw i saw the thread and thought may be its GTOs V-TEC which you bought! and opened and found actually it is congratulations dude on NEW VTEC. Nice to see car remaining in bigger T-BHP family. GTO, where are u? how you felt when giving away V-tec! :( any new cars planned in place of V-TEC, say i-VTEC or T-JET?
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21st January 2010, 11:26	#9
Akshay1234 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,327 Thanked: 12,914 Times	here is gtos version http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/1688710-post187.html
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21st January 2010, 14:29	#10
sukiwa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: pune Posts: 2,397 Thanked: 2,736 Times	@ avinash_m: Congrats on fulfilling your dream! Would be fun to know how GTO would have reacted to your stone-faced response & other team-bhp teachings that you would have used during this purchase. Any specific reason that you chose this OHC VTEC over your friend's OHC VTEC that you had put up for sale in classifieds.
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21st January 2010, 16:16	#12
rg_chn BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: K.S.A Posts: 343 Thanked: 3 Times	Congrats avinash. You got your self a very very clean vtec! Do maintain her well.
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21st January 2010, 16:24	#13
shantyrocks BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: thane Posts: 741 Thanked: 6 Times	hey congratz buddy..! enjoy the VTECH and do post your experiance with it
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21st January 2010, 19:43	#14
avinash_m BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 378 Thanked: 486 Times	Thanks a lot guys..!! Will be bringing up the updates soon as she is due for her yearly service. GTO has already given me pointers for the same.. @Dippy: Thanks for moving the thread..Looking forward for another chill session. :-) Bhaiya: I somehow can't help but still recall the 1.5 OHC..Talk about being greedy..!! @lamborghini: It's indeed Marine Drive, just after we drove off from GTO's office. @recshenoy: Maybe I gave away too many hints in my story :-) @Sukiwa: I did mention this to GTO and he'd a hearty laugh about it!! :-) I could never drive the black VTEC (posted on the ad) as the owner was not in town. By the time he was back I'd already finalised this one. But I shared a good rapport while interacting with him and he seemed to be a VTEC lover as well! Had it not been for his trip abroad, he would not have put it for sale.
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21st January 2010, 19:58	#15
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,211 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	Congrats Avinash on owning a great car. Have a nice time with it.
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