903 kms in 15.5 hours, Lets Go !!!

Hellcat · 13th June 2007, 18:16

903 kms of driving one way and all alone, wow! Guess it all paid of to see your family surprised and happy. A very well written travelogue indeed.

Cheers
Hellcat

manikjeet · 13th June 2007, 18:57

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Originally Posted by Technocrat

@manikjeet: Mileage depends highly on the way you drive, I am rarely light foot on highways i.e. when I Say 100+ I mean I was doing 120-130. Also this very Alto returns me 17-18 kpl with 40% ac in City, yes you read it right I always get more mileage in city than on Highway :-)

good mileage bro in city i must say but i have manage to get only 8

one time with hard driving and heavy breaking but now get constant 13 with 100% a/c

BTW were you happy with the brakes on the highway

hvkumar · 13th June 2007, 21:27

That was a nice account. D you have the log book for the trip? Nice if you could share it. How are the facilities - petrol pumps, puncture shops, hotels - and traffic after Bhusaval till Indore? And Is the present condition of the Indore-Bhopal road good? Is the Dewas bypass still in good shape?

Kumar

NIP · 13th June 2007, 21:50

awesome writeup. enjoyed reading every bit of it

speedzak · 13th June 2007, 22:11

WOW! Another LET'S GO story!
Nice pics and writeup. Keep it up!

normally_crazy · 13th June 2007, 22:22

Techno baba,

Awesome man. 903 - all alone. you told me about it but this was more fun. reading it here with pics.

Cheers

toiingg · 14th June 2007, 09:29

Really well written Travelogue. Great going Technocrat, neat pics too.

Technocrat · 14th June 2007, 12:34

@Superavi: Thx dude

@hellcat: yes everyone was pleasantly surprised. Thanks

@Manikjeet: Hehe Yeah even I have got 13.4 which was the lowest with 100%ac in Pune. My road these days is mostly straight & with less traffic. Yes Brakes were good(they were serviced in the recent 20k service) & the crappy JKs performed better than my expectation :P

@hvkumar: Nah I was too busy enjoying the drive to have maintained a Log, though I did plan to but couldnt. You have enough fuel bunks on the way. Dont know about Pncture shops but they were there & with one stpeney I think thats fine. Hotels are only in City not much dhabas as the NH3. The Bhusaval Indore patch is kinda boring till burhanpur with lotsa small villages. Burhanpur Khandwa is complete ghat section with very good roads. Khandwa Indore is good too but not very broad. Indore-Bhopal is excellant I did it in slightly less than 3 hours :-)

@NIP: Thanks mate

@Zak: Yeah, It is a Let's Go car :-)

@NC: yep the drive was really fun

@toiing: Thanks a lot for liking it :-)

Btw all through the highway I used Reliance's Petrol.

ravi@64bhp · 14th June 2007, 13:04

Very nice travelogue Techno. It is amazing for me, an alto did 900 km in a day

. The only negative in Alto is not enough power with A/c on. I wish Maruti should have continued Alto VX (1.1L engine).

ad75 · 14th June 2007, 13:41

technocrat - that was lot of driving in one day.
very well written travelogue indeed.

javed406 · 14th June 2007, 13:53

great man. It's really raised my spirit to cover bangalore - Pune in a single day.

spadival · 14th June 2007, 14:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by javed406

great man. It's really raised my spirit to cover bangalore - Pune in a single day.

As long as u can get out of B'lore on time, its not an issue

.. Reserve 2 hrs journey time for travel inside B'lore !!

akroy · 14th June 2007, 14:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by javed406

great man. It's really raised my spirit to cover bangalore - Pune in a single day.

Ya it is done quit easily. People generally do Blr - Mumbai in a day...
But the catch is start your engine at 3AM, u will be in Pune before sunset with all your breaks....

Start at 3AM, Breakfast at Ranebennur A1plaza at 7:30AM, Lunch at Hubli/Dharwad at noon, Pune by 4-5PM...

Abhi

akroy · 14th June 2007, 14:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by ravi@64bhp

Very nice travelogue Techno. It is amazing for me, an alto did 900 km in a day

. The only negative in Alto is not enough power with A/c on. I wish Maruti should have continued Alto VX (1.1L engine).

The AC behaves better after 80kmph on highways...You will not feel that lack of power, atleast I never felt it....

Abhi

Sideways · 14th June 2007, 15:12

Very nice report techno. My dream is to drive around the world someday. Not now, maybe a couple of years down the line. Interested ?

13th June 2007, 18:16	#16
Hellcat BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 222 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	903 kms of driving one way and all alone, wow! Guess it all paid of to see your family surprised and happy. A very well written travelogue indeed. Cheers Hellcat
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13th June 2007, 21:27	#18
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,369 Thanked: 3,454 Times	That was a nice account. D you have the log book for the trip? Nice if you could share it. How are the facilities - petrol pumps, puncture shops, hotels - and traffic after Bhusaval till Indore? And Is the present condition of the Indore-Bhopal road good? Is the Dewas bypass still in good shape? Kumar
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13th June 2007, 21:50	#19
NIP Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,180 Thanked: 152 Times View My Garage	awesome writeup. enjoyed reading every bit of it
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13th June 2007, 22:11	#20
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	WOW! Another LET'S GO story! Nice pics and writeup. Keep it up!
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13th June 2007, 22:22	#21
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Techno baba, Awesome man. 903 - all alone. you told me about it but this was more fun. reading it here with pics. Cheers
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14th June 2007, 09:29	#22
toiingg BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 639 Thanked: 266 Times	Really well written Travelogue. Great going Technocrat, neat pics too.
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14th June 2007, 12:34	#23
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	@Superavi: Thx dude @hellcat: yes everyone was pleasantly surprised. Thanks @Manikjeet: Hehe Yeah even I have got 13.4 which was the lowest with 100%ac in Pune. My road these days is mostly straight & with less traffic. Yes Brakes were good(they were serviced in the recent 20k service) & the crappy JKs performed better than my expectation :P @hvkumar: Nah I was too busy enjoying the drive to have maintained a Log, though I did plan to but couldnt. You have enough fuel bunks on the way. Dont know about Pncture shops but they were there & with one stpeney I think thats fine. Hotels are only in City not much dhabas as the NH3. The Bhusaval Indore patch is kinda boring till burhanpur with lotsa small villages. Burhanpur Khandwa is complete ghat section with very good roads. Khandwa Indore is good too but not very broad. Indore-Bhopal is excellant I did it in slightly less than 3 hours :-) @NIP: Thanks mate @Zak: Yeah, It is a Let's Go car :-) @NC: yep the drive was really fun @toiing: Thanks a lot for liking it :-) Btw all through the highway I used Reliance's Petrol.
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14th June 2007, 13:04	#24
ravi@64bhp BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 602 Thanked: 10 Times	Very nice travelogue Techno. It is amazing for me, an alto did 900 km in a day. The only negative in Alto is not enough power with A/c on. I wish Maruti should have continued Alto VX (1.1L engine).
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14th June 2007, 13:41	#25
ad75 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Noida Posts: 271 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	technocrat - that was lot of driving in one day. very well written travelogue indeed.
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javed406 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 36 Thanked: Once	great man. It's really raised my spirit to cover bangalore - Pune in a single day.
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14th June 2007, 15:12	#30
Sideways BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Madras - India Posts: 641 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	Very nice report techno. My dream is to drive around the world someday. Not now, maybe a couple of years down the line. Interested ?
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