My New Car: Abaster Silver ANHC V AT

rjstyles69 · 4th June 2010, 08:39

gautam so what did you finally put your money on, 2 pages is enough of suspense kindly disclose.
Sad that you couldn't lay your hands on that Altis.BTW why was the Cedia not given a 2nd thought at all ?

Keychain · 4th June 2010, 09:35

Further more suspense will spoil the charm. Reveal it.

normally_crazy · 4th June 2010, 10:45

Just for kicks I decided to see what offers the dealers offer in the month of March - I called up the Chevy and Honda dealers. The deals were very very lucrative, I almost booked a AHNC after speaking to 2 dealers Solitaire Honda and Linkway Honda ..... but the RS was still with me.

The Linkway Honda SP came over immediately to meet me when I showed interest in the car and the Solitaire guys were very prompt in offering me a very very nice deal. So what do I do ? I asked Linkway to better the deal by the other dealer and after some haggling he did - but I still had the RS with me. :(

The office was not going to let me get the new car till the RS was gone - so I blocked a car giving a personal cheque of mine - the deal was good. But the offer was till 31st March only. I was confident of the RS going away before that date.

1st April - I drove the RS to work and got a call from the SP asking me what to do ? I asked him to hold on to the cheque but the offer for March had expired. Damn !

I was upset - lots !

2-3 prospective buyers of the RS could not arrange for loans and the deals fell thru in April and my chances of getting a new car were diminishing day by day. On top of that, my better half did not like the ride quality of any car after the RS - she was insisting on keeping the RS. I also thought of keeping the RS with me now for a year or 2.

I didnt bother calling up any dealer nor did I make efforts to sell the RS. The whole of April passed peacefully

What would May bring ??

driving_smartly · 4th June 2010, 10:51

A quick Jump on to may nice to know, please do not make us wait too long if there is more suspense stored for us then please give some clues

normally_crazy · 4th June 2010, 10:56

The 1st 10 days of May passed normally. On the 11th I get a call from a dealer who was trying to sell the RS - a guy wanted only an RS and wanted a deal immediately. The car was shown to the guy and he put forward his offer. I did not like it and said no. But 3-4 days of continuos follow ups - we settled on a price. I was smiling but......the guy wanted to pay cash. My office refused. I was stuck again.

Spoke to the guy and asked him to get me a DD - that would mean a 2 day wait, but the guy didnt seem interested in paying by DD. Things were not looking good.But after a couple of days I got the DD in hand and I had to let the RS go.

I never realised how hard that would be - I had a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes.

I had to move on ....find a new car - but which one ? Though I had shadow booked a ANHC, I wasn't sure so I called the Chevy dealer - he also offered me a good deal on the Magnum.

What was I to do ? I closed my eyes and thought of where I would be commuting and what I wanted from the car.

Traffic infested roads and peace of mind was all that I was looking for - a car that could take me anywhere I wanted without me being jittery about something going wrong. Both the Magnum and the ANHC offered these qualities but the deciding factor was the 5 speed AT in the Honda.

So I confirmed the ANHC AT as the car I was buying.

But wait... what color ? The great debate started again.

leadf00t · 4th June 2010, 11:03

So you finally revealed your new car

Congrats N_C on your New ANHC V AT .

dkhatau · 4th June 2010, 11:09

Congrats Gautam for your new car and excellent writing mate. Cheers.

Ardy · 4th June 2010, 11:15

Congrats NC on the acquisition and a suspense filled thread.

I am also getting inclined to guess that you have gone in for Laura 1.8TSi, especially for the fact that your better half has been comfortable in the RS.

Waiting for the suspense to get over.

Cheers,

driving_smartly · 4th June 2010, 12:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by driving_smartly

Fiesta
Cruze
Manza Quadrajet
Dzire - Diesel
Civic
May be your wife convinced for Cedia

Finally my Guess would be a Brand New Honda City

My guess Yesterday was Right. Congratulations

for Your City, now another debate on colour

let me have a guess on this one too, Red colour hope am wright.

amitoj · 4th June 2010, 12:10

Congratulations Gautam!
You must be enjoying the traffic jams now, i bet

karanraheja · 4th June 2010, 12:23

Gautam bhai congrats! Welcome to the ANHC club!! My guess for color- Polished Metallic!

Ardy · 4th June 2010, 12:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ardy

Congrats NC on the acquisition and a suspense filled thread.

I am also getting inclined to guess that you have gone in for Laura 1.8TSi, especially for the fact that your better half has been comfortable in the RS.

Waiting for the suspense to get over.

Cheers,

Ooch, I guess I missed your post on confirmation of the ANHC.

Congratulations on ANHC.

Cheers,

whitesquall · 4th June 2010, 15:34

Two best friends bought new cars within couple of days difference! wah! kya friendship hai! Congrat N_C!

kailashnj · 4th June 2010, 17:17

Congrats on your new ANHC Gautam.

drifter · 4th June 2010, 18:26

So you bought the City after all. I told you so.

And congratulations.

Drifter

4th June 2010, 08:39	#31
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,344 Thanked: 845 Times View My Garage	gautam so what did you finally put your money on, 2 pages is enough of suspense kindly disclose. Sad that you couldn't lay your hands on that Altis.BTW why was the Cedia not given a 2nd thought at all ?
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4th June 2010, 09:35	#32
Keychain BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chennai Posts: 35 Thanked: Once	Further more suspense will spoil the charm. Reveal it.
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4th June 2010, 10:45	#33
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,305 Thanked: 543 Times View My Garage	Just for kicks I decided to see what offers the dealers offer in the month of March - I called up the Chevy and Honda dealers. The deals were very very lucrative, I almost booked a AHNC after speaking to 2 dealers Solitaire Honda and Linkway Honda ..... but the RS was still with me. The Linkway Honda SP came over immediately to meet me when I showed interest in the car and the Solitaire guys were very prompt in offering me a very very nice deal. So what do I do ? I asked Linkway to better the deal by the other dealer and after some haggling he did - but I still had the RS with me. :( The office was not going to let me get the new car till the RS was gone - so I blocked a car giving a personal cheque of mine - the deal was good. But the offer was till 31st March only. I was confident of the RS going away before that date. 1st April - I drove the RS to work and got a call from the SP asking me what to do ? I asked him to hold on to the cheque but the offer for March had expired. Damn ! I was upset - lots ! 2-3 prospective buyers of the RS could not arrange for loans and the deals fell thru in April and my chances of getting a new car were diminishing day by day. On top of that, my better half did not like the ride quality of any car after the RS - she was insisting on keeping the RS. I also thought of keeping the RS with me now for a year or 2. I didnt bother calling up any dealer nor did I make efforts to sell the RS. The whole of April passed peacefully What would May bring ?? Last edited by normally_crazy : 4th June 2010 at 10:56.
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4th June 2010, 10:51	#34
driving_smartly BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MH43 & MH14 Posts: 520 Thanked: 306 Times View My Garage	A quick Jump on to may nice to know, please do not make us wait too long if there is more suspense stored for us then please give some clues
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4th June 2010, 10:56	#35
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,305 Thanked: 543 Times View My Garage	The 1st 10 days of May passed normally. On the 11th I get a call from a dealer who was trying to sell the RS - a guy wanted only an RS and wanted a deal immediately. The car was shown to the guy and he put forward his offer. I did not like it and said no. But 3-4 days of continuos follow ups - we settled on a price. I was smiling but......the guy wanted to pay cash. My office refused. I was stuck again. Spoke to the guy and asked him to get me a DD - that would mean a 2 day wait, but the guy didnt seem interested in paying by DD. Things were not looking good.But after a couple of days I got the DD in hand and I had to let the RS go. I never realised how hard that would be - I had a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. I had to move on ....find a new car - but which one ? Though I had shadow booked a ANHC, I wasn't sure so I called the Chevy dealer - he also offered me a good deal on the Magnum. What was I to do ? I closed my eyes and thought of where I would be commuting and what I wanted from the car. Traffic infested roads and peace of mind was all that I was looking for - a car that could take me anywhere I wanted without me being jittery about something going wrong. Both the Magnum and the ANHC offered these qualities but the deciding factor was the 5 speed AT in the Honda. So I confirmed the ANHC AT as the car I was buying. But wait... what color ? The great debate started again.
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4th June 2010, 11:03	#36
leadf00t BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MH04 Posts: 439 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	So you finally revealed your new car Congrats N_C on your New ANHC V AT . Last edited by leadf00t : 4th June 2010 at 11:05.
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4th June 2010, 11:09	#37
dkhatau BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: mumbai Posts: 162 Thanked: 43 Times	Congrats Gautam for your new car and excellent writing mate. Cheers.
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4th June 2010, 11:15	#38
Ardy BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 614 Thanked: 87 Times View My Garage	Congrats NC on the acquisition and a suspense filled thread. I am also getting inclined to guess that you have gone in for Laura 1.8TSi, especially for the fact that your better half has been comfortable in the RS. Waiting for the suspense to get over. Cheers,
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4th June 2010, 12:10	#40
amitoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windham, NH USA Posts: 3,406 Thanked: 3,502 Times View My Garage	Congratulations Gautam! You must be enjoying the traffic jams now, i bet
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4th June 2010, 12:23	#41
karanraheja Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 436 Times	Gautam bhai congrats! Welcome to the ANHC club!! My guess for color- Polished Metallic!
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4th June 2010, 15:34	#43
whitesquall BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore/Gulbarga Posts: 180 Thanked: 168 Times	Two best friends bought new cars within couple of days difference! wah! kya friendship hai! Congrat N_C!
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4th June 2010, 17:17	#44
kailashnj BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 967 Thanked: 384 Times	Congrats on your new ANHC Gautam.
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4th June 2010, 18:26	#45
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	So you bought the City after all. I told you so. And congratulations. Drifter Last edited by drifter : 4th June 2010 at 18:30.
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