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Just out of pure curiosity, whats your daily drive. Any exotics in the family?

 

I have a good friend in Chennai who regularly drives a 911 Turbo, tracks it as often as he can. And has uploaded a few videos of 250 km/h, so my friend its entirely subjective.

 

As soon as I saw your mention about Gas I thought I wouldnt reply, but I guess I should still chip in. Dont be a lane hog, drive according to the rules of the land. I know you're following traffic rules but if it endangers you or someone else avoid it at all means. In India the only way to drive is defensive driving, avoid everything :D

 

You obviously have not heard about BMW Secure.

 

MT drives a Merc C63 AMG .. white. Bought last year I think.

 

 

I have heard of BMW Secure, but getting rid of your NCB each time some idiot scratches your car or your tyre rim is broken or bumper dented isn't quite as appealing. Yes the no claim bonus is gone with the wind if you ask for a claim for such stuff. I believe only the Tyre Replacements & repair of a Water Damaged engine are covered. You can check it up if you want.

 

That line I've emboldened seems contradictory. If you're saying that "this is the way you should let people have their way on Indian roads to prevent your car from being riddled with dents" then OK. But not that "I'm not following the rules of the road". I don't mean to say I'll barge in from somewhere way back to prevent the guy in the next lane from taking mine, what I mean is when you see the vehicle slowing down in front of you, one should look at whether there's a vehicle beside you in the next lane or whether there's any vehicle coming in at a high speed in that lane from behind, then signal and then cut in when you have enough clearance. If someone can't NOT cut into another person's lane without pushing the other guy already IN the lane right beside him into the barrier, then he shouldn't. If he does, then he's the one contravening the rules of the road, not me. Sadly most people do it, especially Swifts.... hardly remember a swift owner in recent times who drives without weaving in and out as if his car's a knife and the road his birthday cake. Except one lady driving a Swift. Encountered her driving properly on the highway back from college and she had "Praise the lord" written on the back of her car. Completely apposite :lol: .

 

But I agree, here if you want to keep your own car scratchless, you should do some careful driving and let all those pesky drivers and bike riders and auto walahs have their way and leave the lane in front of you free for any takers. Sadly, I just don't drive that way and for now, it's a good reason why I don't get to drive the Cruze (newer car here) as often. Of course when I take the Chevy out, driving style changes completely, I let people take my lane and only speed up on highways with plenty of space. If I scratch that car up, I'll get skinned alive :P

 

Your friend must either not mind losing his NCB (I can only wonder how much money he must have to care about an NCB if he owns a Porsche 911 here in India, no offence meant) or not care about small scratches or drive defensively on normal roads like you say.

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I just saw a BMW M3 coupe here in south delhi :wOOtjumpy: Just listening to the sound of that engine :wub: I knew there was something once you hear that revs among all the other common ones .

 

The lucky young chap driven it :coolspeak:

 

Saw a Porsche 911 another day back.

 

The things that one can see these days in south delhi :panic:

 

And finally dreams aside :P I m gonna TD and most probably buy the Jazz X . Gonna prefer it over the i20 and polo .

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I just saw a BMW M3 coupe here in south delhi :wOOtjumpy: Just listening to the sound of that engine :wub: I knew there was something once you hear that revs among all the other common ones .

 

The lucky young chap driven it :coolspeak:

 

Saw a Porsche 911 another day back.

 

The things that one can see these days in south delhi :panic:

 

And finally dreams aside :P I m gonna TD and most probably buy the Jazz X . Gonna prefer it over the i20 and polo .

 

That is the best hatchback ever made :majesty: Just the price that kills it.

 

Btw even i hv been seeing many Porsche's like today saw Panamera S sometime back saw 911...cayenne.. and moreover bentley's ..slk's...damn...and all in south delhi :O

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MT drives a Merc C63 AMG .. white. Bought last year I think.

 

 

I have heard of BMW Secure, but getting rid of your NCB each time some idiot scratches your car or your tyre rim is broken or bumper dented isn't quite as appealing. Yes the no claim bonus is gone with the wind if you ask for a claim for such stuff. I believe only the Tyre Replacements & repair of a Water Damaged engine are covered. You can check it up if you want.

 

That line I've emboldened seems contradictory. If you're saying that "this is the way you should let people have their way on Indian roads to prevent your car from being riddled with dents" then OK. But not that "I'm not following the rules of the road". I don't mean to say I'll barge in from somewhere way back to prevent the guy in the next lane from taking mine, what I mean is when you see the vehicle slowing down in front of you, one should look at whether there's a vehicle beside you in the next lane or whether there's any vehicle coming in at a high speed in that lane from behind, then signal and then cut in when you have enough clearance. If someone can't NOT cut into another person's lane without pushing the other guy already IN the lane right beside him into the barrier, then he shouldn't. If he does, then he's the one contravening the rules of the road, not me. Sadly most people do it, especially Swifts.... hardly remember a swift owner in recent times who drives without weaving in and out as if his car's a knife and the road his birthday cake. Except one lady driving a Swift. Encountered her driving properly on the highway back from college and she had "Praise the lord" written on the back of her car. Completely apposite :lol: .

 

But I agree, here if you want to keep your own car scratchless, you should do some careful driving and let all those pesky drivers and bike riders and auto walahs have their way and leave the lane in front of you free for any takers. Sadly, I just don't drive that way and for now, it's a good reason why I don't get to drive the Cruze (newer car here) as often. Of course when I take the Chevy out, driving style changes completely, I let people take my lane and only speed up on highways with plenty of space. If I scratch that car up, I'll get skinned alive :P

 

Your friend must either not mind losing his NCB (I can only wonder how much money he must have to care about an NCB if he owns a Porsche 911 here in India, no offence meant) or not care about small scratches or drive defensively on normal roads like you say.

 

Secure isnt insurance. It has no NCB clause. Lets take the discussion to another medium and not get too off-topic :). He loves and babies his car and is no wild rich dad's kid.

 

C63, nice. Can a fellow car lover get some pics please! And what about the other exotics in the family?

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Secure isnt insurance. It has no NCB clause. Lets take the discussion to another medium and not get too off-topic :). He loves and babies his car and is no wild rich dad's kid.

 

C63, nice. Can a fellow car lover get some pics please! And what about the other exotics in the family?

 

Hmmm then he must be a very very careful driver :)

 

As for Secure, what I'm saying is only those two things are covered under the Secure scheme, the rest come under normal insurance (atleast according to the BMW 5-owner I asked, a friend's dad and TeamBHP forums). Even if that isn't true, I think it's 20k or 38k more per year (or 1.5 lakh for 3 years or something) at the very least. Provided you're not into using it as a bumper car in an amusement park, I don't see how that's an effective use of money.

 

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-drives-initial-ownership-reports/76722-bmw-320d-expression-joy-8.html

 

I think the C63 is the only one he has right now, but you can find some pictures of his visit to Mclaren's facilities a month or so ago. Same thread.

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hey guys mahindra has launched two new bikes.... the stalio and ............ the MOJO!!!!!....:P..... you heard it right..... although the specs of the MOJO...:D...... look promising they could have given it a better name!!

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