Our near Intl Tourist destination and Hatch Car land? Maldives!

Zappo · 6th August 2008, 00:42

Did you notice something weird? Almost all the cars seem to bear the registration numbers starting with "A B1 A". Why?!!
Is that a mere coincidence? All the cars in Male are bought around the same time! How's that possible?

EDIT: Of course one possibility could be that A B1 A represents Male. That means the numbers actually are the next row of alphanumeric series in the plate. In fact some cars just have the second row of characters directly without the top line!

Steeroid · 6th August 2008, 01:14

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Originally Posted by jkdas

My Fav car, the Rush from Toyota.

a.k.a the Toyota Xa in other markets.

speedzak · 6th August 2008, 01:39

Toyota XA is a very good car. Capable, humble and cute!
Nice to see so many hatches.

A very nice travelogue. Pictures are icing on the cake. Keep it up!

Stratos · 6th August 2008, 05:19

Nice pictures. I see Scions, Daihatsus badged as Toyota (their parent company). Nice variety of cars, nearly all successful Asian hatchbacks.

speedzak · 6th August 2008, 07:44

XA is sold as Scion in the US. Ain't it?
And from what I've heard, the youngsters love them there.

jkdas · 6th August 2008, 08:43

Maybe the cars are owned by the govt and give it to people on lease and hence the number...?

ASHISHPALLOD · 6th August 2008, 10:02

Did you notice the roads?
All roads are paved.
No tar road.
Why?

1100D · 6th August 2008, 10:58

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Originally Posted by Saurabh M

The first pic is the Mazda 3. I am driving it everyday and m lovin' it

. Already put up 2505 miles and the car is not even 2 months old.

Thanks for sharing the pics. Truly beautiful place.

That picture also has the Fiat Punto and the Nissan Micra (although looks like with a Renault badge)

jkdas · 6th August 2008, 11:52

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Originally Posted by ASHISHPALLOD

Did you notice the roads?
All roads are paved.
No tar road.
Why?

Their first tared roads are coming up at their new artificial island!

And maybe coz they get more rain, paved proved more durable.

NIP · 6th August 2008, 17:46

nice pictures jk ! the one with the boat and the blue water is stunning !!!! please post more of the series if you have any. waiting for more digicam pics

esteem_lover · 6th August 2008, 18:03

Nice pictures JK. Wasn't there a getz in one of your pics ? That must be from India.

jkdas · 6th August 2008, 20:42

Getz might be from India but the color(s) were new to what I have seen.

jkdas · 6th August 2008, 20:54

The last of the series.

jkdas · 6th August 2008, 20:58

Thats the plane I took. Its 1hr 40 min to Male from Trivandrum. IA can do it in 50min as they use a bigger plane.

One can also fly from Bangy direct.

Saurabh M · 6th August 2008, 22:58

Nice pics once more..thanks for sharing.

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Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,918 Thanked: 2,652 Times	Did you notice something weird? Almost all the cars seem to bear the registration numbers starting with "A B1 A". Why?!! Is that a mere coincidence? All the cars in Male are bought around the same time! How's that possible? EDIT: Of course one possibility could be that A B1 A represents Male. That means the numbers actually are the next row of alphanumeric series in the plate. In fact some cars just have the second row of characters directly without the top line! Last edited by Zappo : 6th August 2008 at 00:46.
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speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Toyota XA is a very good car. Capable, humble and cute! Nice to see so many hatches. A very nice travelogue. Pictures are icing on the cake. Keep it up!
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Stratos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,609 Thanked: 1,437 Times View My Garage	Nice pictures. I see Scions, Daihatsus badged as Toyota (their parent company). Nice variety of cars, nearly all successful Asian hatchbacks.
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speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	XA is sold as Scion in the US. Ain't it? And from what I've heard, the youngsters love them there.
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jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Maybe the cars are owned by the govt and give it to people on lease and hence the number...?
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ASHISHPALLOD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MH42 Posts: 2,005 Thanked: 334 Times	Did you notice the roads? All roads are paved. No tar road. Why?
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NIP Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,180 Thanked: 152 Times View My Garage	nice pictures jk ! the one with the boat and the blue water is stunning !!!! please post more of the series if you have any. waiting for more digicam pics
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esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Nice pictures JK. Wasn't there a getz in one of your pics ? That must be from India.
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jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Getz might be from India but the color(s) were new to what I have seen. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images
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jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	The last of the series. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images
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jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Thats the plane I took. Its 1hr 40 min to Male from Trivandrum. IA can do it in 50min as they use a bigger plane. One can also fly from Bangy direct. Attached Thumbnails
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Saurabh M BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CCU & Ontario Posts: 610 Thanked: 153 Times View My Garage	Nice pics once more..thanks for sharing.
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