[gopa99]

Nice writeup. In fact so reminiscent as we just returned from our trip to coorg in our creta, we clocked 620 kms from home. We did encounter some rains and thunder clouds especially in the evenings on all 3 days we were there. Though no off roading for us, me and wifey had great appreciation for the neatly laid tarmac on both gonikoppa & sidhapura stretches and all the way to Bangalore.

[g_sanjib]

Originally Posted by Dr.AD

Exploring Roads and Off-Roads of Coorg

One of the main agendas for me in this trip was to try off-roading in my new Thar.

Many congratulations Dr.AD
You are a true travel spirit and the Thar is best suited for you, your choice and your gang of friends May I ask, what did you do with your Sx4? Still kept it or parted ways?

[robimahanta]

Wonderful write up as usual AD, with some great images. It was a fun trip with you and @justwheels. Looking forward to many more drives in the coming months. Glad that you are enjoying the Thar.

Sharing some images of the cars and a few with no Thars as well

At a lovely turning


All three at the homestay


AD's Thar during the Mandalpatti drive




Some drone images








Some wonderful views which were possible due to the Thar








Chasing sunsets

[Dr.AD]

Originally Posted by g_sanjib

Many congratulations Dr.AD
You are a true travel spirit and the Thar is best suited for you, your choice and your gang of friends May I ask, what did you do with your Sx4? Still kept it or parted ways?

Thank you very much!

I sold the SX4. Here is the update on selling that car: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/long-...ml#post5548272 (10 years with my beloved "wrong car" - My Maruti SX4 ZXi | Now SOLD)

Originally Posted by robimahanta

Wonderful write up as usual AD, with some great images. It was a fun trip with you and @justwheels. Looking forward to many more drives in the coming months. Glad that you are enjoying the Thar.

Thank you very much, Robi. Sure, looking forward to more trips in this coming monsoon months.

Sharing some images of the cars and a few with no Thars as well

Lovely pictures! Thanks for sharing.

I am glad you got some photos without Thar too. The places we visited were quite beautiful and had some great landscapes too. But unfortunately I got carried away taking Thar photos and missed out on landscapes

[rajeevsulu]

Beautiful writeup, awesome pictures. I bought my Thar 2 months back. Clocked 3200 kms but all on the highway. I am yet to take it out to territory where the Thar belongs. Lookyforward to that this monsoon and then later.

[justwheels]

Originally Posted by Dr.AD

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You red Thar looked amazing in those settings. I am sure you have more pictures of your Thar that you took on those hills. Please feel free to add those here. Would be great to see those.

I did manage to capture a few with my red beast from the trip and a few of the surroundings. Sharing those below. Coorg and its surrounding areas are blessed with some of the most green locales and cascades of mountains/hills.

Enjoy some of the captures from the trip below:

A beautiful grassland with the valley view. Spot the Thars below the hill parked in the vegetation:



The three Thars parked at the beautiful homestay:



Thars parked while we munched much needed lunch at Wheels Cafe in Madikeri:



Some overload of my red beast in various surroundings:





Spot the miniature Jeep on the bumper:





Glimpse of the valley:

[Dr.AD]

Originally Posted by rajeevsulu

Beautiful writeup, awesome pictures.

Thank you very much.

I bought my Thar 2 months back. Clocked 3200 kms but all on the highway. I am yet to take it out to territory where the Thar belongs. Lookyforward to that this monsoon and then later.

Congratulations on your new Thar. You should definitely try at least some mild off-roading (to start with). 3200km on the highways is not a fair use of the Thar :-) You will love it a lot more once you take it on roads/trails where other cars usually can not reach.

Originally Posted by justwheels

I did manage to capture a few with my red beast from the trip and a few of the surroundings. Sharing those below.

Wow! Beautiful pictures! Thanks a lot for sharing these.

Spot the miniature Jeep on the bumper:

Very nice! The miniature looks great, so does the full sized one! I also have a few scale models, and one of those is a scale model of 3-door Jeep Wrangler (which essentially can pass as a scale model of Thar ). I love that scale model. When I bought that scale model, I had no intention or not even a long term plan to get a Thar one day. But it happened and I am happy it happened.

Thanks again for sharing these wonderful pictures!

[mystiikmonk]

Lovely pictures, and I loved the way you use your cars as they are supposed to be used. Congratulations on the new ride! In fact, when I bought my BMW, your travelogues were a big source of inspiration for me. I would love to join you on a meetup or a long ride anytime if you're in or around Bangalore.

[NPV]

Lovely travelogue as always, Dr AD!

Love your passion for travel, driving and exploration. By now, I'm sure you must have accumulated a lot of data to test your model of interests on

Droolworthy pictures here by @Dr AD, @robimahanta and @justwheels, thanks for sharing

[Dr.AD]

Originally Posted by mystiikmonk

Lovely pictures, and I loved the way you use your cars as they are supposed to be used. Congratulations on the new ride! In fact, when I bought my BMW, your travelogues were a big source of inspiration for me.

Thank you for your kind words.

I would love to join you on a meetup or a long ride anytime if you're in or around Bangalore.

Sure! Hope to meet you in one of the TeamBHP drives or event soon!

Originally Posted by NPV

Lovely travelogue as always, Dr AD!

Love your passion for travel, driving and exploration.

Thank you very much for your kind words, NPV!

[stupidbeard]

Thanks to this thread, and some guidance from the same homestay owner Hemanth over WA (we didn't stay with him though as he was booked out), we did the Mandalpatti ride recently. It was super fun driving over the rocky terrain.