Road trip : Delhi - Mumbai - Delhi on my Alto ( with some live updtes - hopefully )

harishnayak · 30th May 2010, 00:08

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Originally Posted by MX6

Where is the guy sleeping on top of which GJ bus?

oops i think that pic was not uploaded..lemme see if ican do it now

sudev · 30th May 2010, 00:45

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Originally Posted by harishnayak

BTW i wanted to know the fastest Del-Mum Dash here , The only person i know who's done it fastest is HVK with little over 18 hours.

No not Mum-Del but Bhuj-Delhi which is 1250kms in 14 hours. Check out details at http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-d...ml#post1903509

wanderernomad · 30th May 2010, 00:59

Good show mate. Yups I was in Marina. BTW take it easy on your way back there is no rush, just enjoy the drive.

harishnayak · 30th May 2010, 09:56

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Originally Posted by sudev

No not Mum-Del but Bhuj-Delhi which is 1250kms in 14 hours. Check out details at http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-d...ml#post1903509

went through the thread. Was it your crdi or someone else's?? For all i know is that you drive a gv. Sorry if i missed on something.

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Originally Posted by wanderernomad

Good show mate. Yups I was in Marina. BTW take it easy on your way back there is no rush, just enjoy the drive.

thank you sir. Im going to drive slow on the way back as i did realise that dl-mh was not an easy feat.

Hope to catch up with you soon

harishnayak · 30th May 2010, 17:26

Today while moving from Kandivali to Mahim ( our next base camp ) i spotted this well maintained qualis with the LTD stcker..how cool is that.

I was with my parents and brother and the car was fully loaded with bags. I managed to overtake him and show off my LCLC and immediately heard him honking to acknowlege. Since i was not in a position to stop so we exchanged pleasantaries and moved on.

My Brother was like what is that and i told him this is what we do when we spot a BHPian

.

Here are a couple of pictures

kpzen · 30th May 2010, 18:11

^^
I think that is v12's stunning 10 yrs old Qualis.

kkg · 30th May 2010, 18:31

Great, the thing you couldn't do in Delhi in last few months, you do it within few days in Mumbai i e spotting a BHPians car. Good going. Have a safe drive back home.

wanderernomad · 30th May 2010, 23:14

Speaking of honking and flashing as recognition signs, last month while driving to Shimla I overtook a Tavera with 2 people in the backseat trying to take GPS readings. Must be from some GPS company trying to update, I thought. The moment I over took him I saw him flashing and honking. The the honking stopped but he kept flashing, I slowed down and thinking happily that maybe one of them might be a bhpian. But what happens is he overtakes me with a grin and keeps on his way. Now I am pissed so I honk and flash him till he gave way again. I know it sounds stupid but then..

khoj · 31st May 2010, 01:24

You should have stopped him and conducted a vigilant(e) inquiry.

SinghBHP · 31st May 2010, 19:41

Cool Man you spotted a BHPIAN in Mumbai, its very difficult to find one in Delhi. Whenever I go out I wish that someone will spot my LCLC sticker and send BHPian signals.

sudev · 31st May 2010, 20:05

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Originally Posted by harishnayak

went through the thread. Was it your crdi or someone else's?? For all i know is that you drive a gv. Sorry if i missed on something.

That was in my son's i20

harishnayak · 1st June 2010, 10:12

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Originally Posted by kpzen

^^
I think that is v12's stunning 10 yrs old Qualis.

yup v12 did confirm that. Alloys would have made it look even better

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Originally Posted by kkg

Great, the thing you couldn't do in Delhi in last few months, you do it within few days in Mumbai i e spotting a BHPians car. Good going. Have a safe drive back home.

lol..how true.

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Originally Posted by wanderernomad

Speaking of honking and flashing as recognition signs, last month while driving to Shimla I overtook a Tavera with 2 people in the backseat trying to take GPS readings. Must be from some GPS company trying to update, I thought. The moment I over took him I saw him flashing and honking. The the honking stopped but he kept flashing, I slowed down and thinking happily that maybe one of them might be a bhpian. But what happens is he overtakes me with a grin and keeps on his way. Now I am pissed so I honk and flash him till he gave way again. I know it sounds stupid but then..

i can understand that. Even i had a couple of instances like that.

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Originally Posted by khoj

You should have stopped him and conducted a vigilant(e) inquiry.

lol

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Originally Posted by SinghBHP

Cool Man you spotted a BHPIAN in Mumbai, its very difficult to find one in Delhi. Whenever I go out I wish that someone will spot my LCLC sticker and send BHPian signals.

yup thats true. Even ive not spotted more than 4-5 bhpians indelhi.

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Originally Posted by sudev

That was in my son's i20

oh ok. Thanks.

harishnayak · 1st June 2010, 10:46

[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Lemme just quickly go through the awesome non-stop journey we had from Delhi to Mumbai.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]28th May[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]7:45 am – After having a quick breakfast and a 15 min nap after being awake for about 20 hours I was ready for one more ordeal of what I know now of 26 hours non stop journey on my small little 800 cc machine. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]So the dream journey begins with me feeling droopy and even bro did not have a good night sleep due to the excitement , anyways spoiling our mood initially was the traffic ion gurgaon and the slow moving traffic due to unknown reason till about 50 kms of the jaipur Hwy. Bro had a little stomach pain and wanted to have a iced team from the now 24 hours Mc D’s , also thought of clicking few pics with Mr Mc D ( lol I don’t know what he’s called otherwise ).[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]For the music piece we were carrying 2 SanDisk Sansa players ( one 8gb and one of 4gb ) with no radio channels attempted throughout the trip..anyways it was great music , great hwy and a nice air conditioning ( kudos to maruti for that ).[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]10:30 am - Started feeling hungry again and we had only travelled about 100kms but decided to stop by at a hwy restaurant ( and I intentionally stopped near the Michelin factory ) . The taste of the food was exactly opposite of the otherwise swanky looking restaurant. Anyways we had a yucky masala dosa and uttapam and moved on after getting clicked with the Michelin man.[/SIZE][/FONT]

sami316 · 1st June 2010, 18:19

Awesome trip Harish...Had done the same stretch earlier this year. Checked out the snaps and relived some of the moments again..Thanks

mrhap · 1st June 2010, 18:39

hey can u give the break up timings of the journey? how much time did it take for the major stretches....delhi -udaipur, udaipur-ahmedabad , ahmedabad - mumbai?

30th May 2010, 00:59	#63
wanderernomad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 2,536 Thanked: 1,279 Times View My Garage	Good show mate. Yups I was in Marina. BTW take it easy on your way back there is no rush, just enjoy the drive.
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30th May 2010, 17:26	#65
harishnayak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: DELHI Posts: 1,396 Thanked: 125 Times	Today while moving from Kandivali to Mahim ( our next base camp ) i spotted this well maintained qualis with the LTD stcker..how cool is that. I was with my parents and brother and the car was fully loaded with bags. I managed to overtake him and show off my LCLC and immediately heard him honking to acknowlege. Since i was not in a position to stop so we exchanged pleasantaries and moved on. My Brother was like what is that and i told him this is what we do when we spot a BHPian. Here are a couple of pictures Attached Thumbnails
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30th May 2010, 18:11	#66
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,611 Thanked: 1,879 Times View My Garage	^^ I think that is v12's stunning 10 yrs old Qualis.
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30th May 2010, 18:31	#67
kkg BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: India,New Delhi Posts: 320 Thanked: 117 Times View My Garage	Great, the thing you couldn't do in Delhi in last few months, you do it within few days in Mumbai i e spotting a BHPians car. Good going. Have a safe drive back home.
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30th May 2010, 23:14	#68
wanderernomad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 2,536 Thanked: 1,279 Times View My Garage	Speaking of honking and flashing as recognition signs, last month while driving to Shimla I overtook a Tavera with 2 people in the backseat trying to take GPS readings. Must be from some GPS company trying to update, I thought. The moment I over took him I saw him flashing and honking. The the honking stopped but he kept flashing, I slowed down and thinking happily that maybe one of them might be a bhpian. But what happens is he overtakes me with a grin and keeps on his way. Now I am pissed so I honk and flash him till he gave way again. I know it sounds stupid but then..
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31st May 2010, 01:24	#69
khoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dilli Posts: 2,718 Thanked: 1,287 Times View My Garage	You should have stopped him and conducted a vigilant(e) inquiry.
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31st May 2010, 19:41	#70
SinghBHP BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Delhi Posts: 130 Thanked: 121 Times	Cool Man you spotted a BHPIAN in Mumbai, its very difficult to find one in Delhi. Whenever I go out I wish that someone will spot my LCLC sticker and send BHPian signals.
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1st June 2010, 10:46	#73
harishnayak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: DELHI Posts: 1,396 Thanked: 125 Times	[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Lemme just quickly go through the awesome non-stop journey we had from Delhi to Mumbai.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]28th May[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]7:45 am – After having a quick breakfast and a 15 min nap after being awake for about 20 hours I was ready for one more ordeal of what I know now of 26 hours non stop journey on my small little 800 cc machine. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]So the dream journey begins with me feeling droopy and even bro did not have a good night sleep due to the excitement , anyways spoiling our mood initially was the traffic ion gurgaon and the slow moving traffic due to unknown reason till about 50 kms of the jaipur Hwy. Bro had a little stomach pain and wanted to have a iced team from the now 24 hours Mc D’s , also thought of clicking few pics with Mr Mc D ( lol I don’t know what he’s called otherwise ).[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]For the music piece we were carrying 2 SanDisk Sansa players ( one 8gb and one of 4gb ) with no radio channels attempted throughout the trip..anyways it was great music , great hwy and a nice air conditioning ( kudos to maruti for that ).[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]10:30 am - Started feeling hungry again and we had only travelled about 100kms but decided to stop by at a hwy restaurant ( and I intentionally stopped near the Michelin factory ) . The taste of the food was exactly opposite of the otherwise swanky looking restaurant. Anyways we had a yucky masala dosa and uttapam and moved on after getting clicked with the Michelin man.[/SIZE][/FONT] Last edited by harishnayak : 1st June 2010 at 10:52. Reason: some errors
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1st June 2010, 18:19	#74
sami316 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 485 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	Awesome trip Harish...Had done the same stretch earlier this year. Checked out the snaps and relived some of the moments again..Thanks
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1st June 2010, 18:39	#75
mrhap BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: DELHI Posts: 39 Thanked: 0 Times	hey can u give the break up timings of the journey? how much time did it take for the major stretches....delhi -udaipur, udaipur-ahmedabad , ahmedabad - mumbai?
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