Delhi-Shimla-Delhi. In my Nano called Vikram. ALL IS WELL.

kkg · 13th April 2010, 23:17

We got our vikram in January this year and life is not at all same since then. Although driving it for almost three months and around 2500kms of trouble free experience, i Always felt that the Vikram is missing something, something it would have sooner than later.
That something was Fresh Air of Hills that it would be destined to have being my car but the question was when?So, in early March, we planned to go to Dharamshala but it is nearly 550 kms From Delhi and I was the only one who would drive. On top of it,we had only 3 days in our hands.

And then Two nanos got burnt one after the another and whole world seemed to be going against it.Every one doubted its ability and this was the time VIKRAM would prove it to the world that it has got what it takes to reach the top, literally to the top.

Eventually, we decided on something which is quite near and still as good as Dharmashala and something where my wife had not been earlier. IT was the Queen of the Hills SHIMLA. It indeed is the queen of the hills and I will tell you why .

For all of those who are just intersted to know the stats of the car and distance travelled, here they are:

DELHI-SHIMLA-KUFRI-CHAIL-SHIMLA-DELHI.

Trip Duration : 10 APR - 12 APR
Total Distance : 840 kms
Total Fuel: 37.99 ltrs
Total FE : 22.42KMPL

FUEL EXP : Rs 1845/-

Highest FE : 27.5 kmpl ( Delhi to Ambala) without AC

Details of the car and The Queen of the hills to follow later...

wanderernomad · 13th April 2010, 23:26

OMG. This is one travelogue I want to see and read. And they named it Vikram? How come, are you by any chance from Dehradun? lol.

SmartCat · 13th April 2010, 23:37

Vikram huh? I thought the Nano had a feminine streak. How did she handle the hills?

kkg · 13th April 2010, 23:38

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Originally Posted by wanderernomad

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OMG. This is one travelogue I want to see and read. And they named it Vikram? How come, are you by any chance from Dehradun? lol.

NO sir, I am very much from Delhi. As far as the name Vikram goes and the reason behind it, find out for yourself from my following thread-

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-d...ed-vikram.html

wanderernomad · 14th April 2010, 00:22

I did sir and thats why the doon query. Vikram is the second most popular thing there after the "walla". Lol. Post her hill handling characteristics.

tsk1979 · 14th April 2010, 01:08

Vikram is very common even in Delhi. Probably one of the scariest thing on wheels in town, and this name makes it somehow scarier than minidor, even though they are similar things

wanderernomad · 14th April 2010, 01:25

C'mon Tsk its not that scary a name, haha. I wonder how many of us are called Vikram.

mjothi · 14th April 2010, 06:17

Great. Should appreciate your guts to take that car to those places.

And the fuel cost!!! Really a amm aadmi car

motomaverick · 14th April 2010, 09:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkg

DELHI-SHIMLA-KUFRI-CHAIL-SHIMLA-DELHI.

Trip Duration : 10 APR - 12 APR
Total Distance : 840 kms
Total Fuel: 37.99 ltrs
Total FE : 22.42KMPL

FUEL EXP : Rs 1845/-

Highest FE : 27.5 kmpl ( Delhi to Ambala) without AC

Details of the car and The Queen of the hills to follow later...

Wow!!! you are getting better FE in your Nano than my Karizma

ampere · 14th April 2010, 09:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsk1979

Vikram is very common even in Delhi. Probably one of the scariest thing on wheels in town, and this name makes it somehow scarier than minidor, even though they are similar things

Quote:

Originally Posted by wanderernomad

C'mon Tsk its not that scary a name, haha. I wonder how many of us are called Vikram.

If you think Vikrams are not scary in Delhi, try them in Agra! They take speed and load-efficiency definitions to the next level.

harishnayak · 14th April 2010, 11:35

WOW..i knew you went to Shimla but you never told me that you went in your NANO..Looking forward for pictures of the trip

akaushik · 14th April 2010, 12:20

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

Vikram is very common even in Delhi. Probably one of the scariest thing on wheels in town, and this name makes it somehow scarier than minidor, even though they are similar things

+1 to this and he named it Vikram for the engine sound I suppose I have read it somewhere posted by him.

we need lots of pics upload them fast..

WDM007 · 14th April 2010, 13:41

Waiting for the travelogue to start . . .

kkg · 14th April 2010, 16:10

Day 1: Getting there…

One thing I would like to mention here is that this trip to Shimla meant a lot to me simply because of the speculation that surrounded around the Nano (most of them negative). Everyone tried to convince me to take Spark instead of the Nano. But I choose the Nano because I wanted it to convince me.

We left my place at around 5 in the morning and as soon as we reached the main road we were stopped at the police check point. This was just 300mtrs from my house; the policemen saw a young couple in a Nano and waved us through. Little did I know that this would be only place on the trip where police would bother to stop us? So, in exact 4 minutes from then we took a left from Mukrba Chowk and we were on NH 1 towards Karnal and the holiday officially begun. My wife was so excited that she said we are going on our second honeymoon…WOW.

Soon the Vikram was cruising at 80kmph and it was feeling surprisingly glued to the road. My wife’s boss mentioned to her that Nano wobbles like hell when a bigger vehicle overtakes it. So I killed the MTYH no 1 by letting two buses overtake us at around 90kmph. Nothing happened of course and Vikram was as solid as rock. We climbed the new flyover at Murthal and went past the famous Sukhdev ka Dhaba which was bustling full even at this point of time. Only 500mtrs ahead is the newly opened Haveli and I was shocked to see that there is another Haveli on the other side of the road. I later learnt that the haveli on the left hand side is the actual one (belonging to the chain of Havelis at Jalandhar and Karnal). The day had started to come up and sooner than we realized we were at Panipat flyover .This flyover just flies you over the Panipat city and I wish every city had one which could let one pass over it. On the way we were keeping along the regular highway traffic and every one seemed to enjoy the company of Nano on the highway. Cars that had families and children seemed to keep along more than usual and smiled their way past us .After a while when we were all alone the road, I realized a White Bolero with Red beacon flashing coming behind us at speed in excess of 100 and I thought it would get past in one minute or so, so I kept left. But one min, two min, three min, it was still behind. I checked my mirrors and it was right behind…..

ottocycle · 14th April 2010, 17:17

22.42KMPL

Wow. Great fuel efficiency. Nano Rocks.

Please post some pics as well.

13th April 2010, 23:17	#1
kkg BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: India,New Delhi Posts: 318 Thanked: 115 Times View My Garage	Delhi-Shimla-Delhi. In my Nano called Vikram. ALL IS WELL. We got our vikram in January this year and life is not at all same since then. Although driving it for almost three months and around 2500kms of trouble free experience, i Always felt that the Vikram is missing something, something it would have sooner than later. That something was Fresh Air of Hills that it would be destined to have being my car but the question was when?So, in early March, we planned to go to Dharamshala but it is nearly 550 kms From Delhi and I was the only one who would drive. On top of it,we had only 3 days in our hands. And then Two nanos got burnt one after the another and whole world seemed to be going against it.Every one doubted its ability and this was the time VIKRAM would prove it to the world that it has got what it takes to reach the top, literally to the top. Eventually, we decided on something which is quite near and still as good as Dharmashala and something where my wife had not been earlier. IT was the Queen of the Hills SHIMLA. It indeed is the queen of the hills and I will tell you why . For all of those who are just intersted to know the stats of the car and distance travelled, here they are: DELHI-SHIMLA-KUFRI-CHAIL-SHIMLA-DELHI. Trip Duration : 10 APR - 12 APR Total Distance : 840 kms Total Fuel: 37.99 ltrs Total FE : 22.42KMPL FUEL EXP : Rs 1845/- Highest FE : 27.5 kmpl ( Delhi to Ambala) without AC Details of the car and The Queen of the hills to follow later...
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13th April 2010, 23:26	#2
wanderernomad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 2,534 Thanked: 1,276 Times View My Garage	OMG. This is one travelogue I want to see and read. And they named it Vikram? How come, are you by any chance from Dehradun? lol.
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13th April 2010, 23:37	#3
SmartCat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,399 Thanked: 42,739 Times View My Garage	Vikram huh? I thought the Nano had a feminine streak. How did she handle the hills?
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14th April 2010, 00:22	#5
wanderernomad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 2,534 Thanked: 1,276 Times View My Garage	I did sir and thats why the doon query. Vikram is the second most popular thing there after the "walla". Lol. Post her hill handling characteristics.
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14th April 2010, 01:08	#6
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,822 Times View My Garage	Vikram is very common even in Delhi. Probably one of the scariest thing on wheels in town, and this name makes it somehow scarier than minidor, even though they are similar things
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14th April 2010, 01:25	#7
wanderernomad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 2,534 Thanked: 1,276 Times View My Garage	C'mon Tsk its not that scary a name, haha. I wonder how many of us are called Vikram.
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14th April 2010, 06:17	#8
mjothi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,287 Thanked: 231 Times View My Garage	Great. Should appreciate your guts to take that car to those places. And the fuel cost!!! Really a amm aadmi car
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14th April 2010, 11:35	#11
harishnayak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: DELHI Posts: 1,396 Thanked: 125 Times	WOW..i knew you went to Shimla but you never told me that you went in your NANO..Looking forward for pictures of the trip
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14th April 2010, 13:41	#13
WDM007 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Beaverton, USA Posts: 236 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	Waiting for the travelogue to start . . .
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14th April 2010, 16:10	#14
kkg BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: India,New Delhi Posts: 318 Thanked: 115 Times View My Garage	Day 1: Getting there… One thing I would like to mention here is that this trip to Shimla meant a lot to me simply because of the speculation that surrounded around the Nano (most of them negative). Everyone tried to convince me to take Spark instead of the Nano. But I choose the Nano because I wanted it to convince me. We left my place at around 5 in the morning and as soon as we reached the main road we were stopped at the police check point. This was just 300mtrs from my house; the policemen saw a young couple in a Nano and waved us through. Little did I know that this would be only place on the trip where police would bother to stop us? So, in exact 4 minutes from then we took a left from Mukrba Chowk and we were on NH 1 towards Karnal and the holiday officially begun. My wife was so excited that she said we are going on our second honeymoon…WOW. Soon the Vikram was cruising at 80kmph and it was feeling surprisingly glued to the road. My wife’s boss mentioned to her that Nano wobbles like hell when a bigger vehicle overtakes it. So I killed the MTYH no 1 by letting two buses overtake us at around 90kmph. Nothing happened of course and Vikram was as solid as rock. We climbed the new flyover at Murthal and went past the famous Sukhdev ka Dhaba which was bustling full even at this point of time. Only 500mtrs ahead is the newly opened Haveli and I was shocked to see that there is another Haveli on the other side of the road. I later learnt that the haveli on the left hand side is the actual one (belonging to the chain of Havelis at Jalandhar and Karnal). The day had started to come up and sooner than we realized we were at Panipat flyover .This flyover just flies you over the Panipat city and I wish every city had one which could let one pass over it. On the way we were keeping along the regular highway traffic and every one seemed to enjoy the company of Nano on the highway. Cars that had families and children seemed to keep along more than usual and smiled their way past us .After a while when we were all alone the road, I realized a White Bolero with Red beacon flashing coming behind us at speed in excess of 100 and I thought it would get past in one minute or so, so I kept left. But one min, two min, three min, it was still behind. I checked my mirrors and it was right behind….. Last edited by kkg : 14th April 2010 at 16:12.
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14th April 2010, 17:17	#15
ottocycle BANNED Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 491 Thanked: 589 Times Infractions: 0/1 (5)	22.42KMPL Wow. Great fuel efficiency. Nano Rocks. Please post some pics as well.
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