Drove through sub-zero temps in Arunachal with my Gurkha BS-6

I have never faced the manual regeneration indication in my 6 months of ownership.

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Hello everyone!

As I promised, I am here to share my experience in sub-zero temperature with my Gurkha BS6.2 5D. We recently completed a 5K km road trip again to Arunachal Pradesh, this time the eastern part. The lowest temperature experienced there was -12 degree, clear sky meaning no snowfall but windy weather. Gurkha was cranked at -7 degree after keeping it facing the valley overnight. The glow plug was on for 3-4 seconds and then went off. A single crank and Gurkha responded, "Only this much you want from me?" And we started the journey after a minute of idling.

One of the fellow Gurkha BS6.2 owners is exploring Spiti/Kaza now and Gurkha is showing its beast mode there too. No nonsense in starting it even in colder temperatures! Just a crank and Gurkha is ready for the day!

It has again shown flawless performance throughout as experienced in previous trips. It is so very comfortable running at 110-120 kmph band throughout the day! We have covered 1150km at one go this time also in mixed terrain.

I have never faced the manual regeneration indication in my 6 months of ownership. It took automatic regeneration a few times when the idle rpm goes up till 900-1000rpm for a few minutes and that's all. You would hardly notice it if you are running then on an open highway.

It has been a wonderful companion so far!

Signing off with a few of its photos from last trip..

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