I have a strange topic name. I do not how what topic to write for this particular post. I love so many rock bands. One among them is The Police.
I started loving The Police even more after the Global Earth 7/7/7/ concert.
Soon I came to know that my father is also a fan of The Police.
Not sure whether I have written about this before. But looks cool rite, same rock band influencing 2 generations.
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Cheers
What am I reading ???
After reading Ayn Rand - We The Living, I started with another book, " The News of a Kidnapping ", its a superb book, I am about to complete the book by this weekend.
Planning to start with another book, " The Complete Set of short Stories by Ernest Hemmingway ". Love that book, waiting to finish the current one :)
Planning to start with another book, " The Complete Set of short Stories by Ernest Hemmingway ". Love that book, waiting to finish the current one :)
My Transport Update
Just wanted to update about the crazy little situation I am into.
My company people organized a Tata Sumo which drops me at my pickup point itself.
The cab is scheduled at 6:20 pm, but there is a clause with it.
The cab will ply only if I come at 6:20 pm. If not... Well as of now I do not know about this situation. I hope it will ply in my absence was well.
My company people organized a Tata Sumo which drops me at my pickup point itself.
The cab is scheduled at 6:20 pm, but there is a clause with it.
The cab will ply only if I come at 6:20 pm. If not... Well as of now I do not know about this situation. I hope it will ply in my absence was well.
Booked an Indica Vista Terra Tdi
Finally, I have decided to go in for a new car. Its none other than Tata Indica Vista Terra Tdi.
My budget was 4 - 4.2 lakhs.
Loads of options were available when it came to petrol vehicles. But when it came to diesel vehicle, only a single vehicle stood above the rest. It was none other than Tata Indica Vista Terra Tdi. The on-road price for me comes to Rs 3,82,000. Ain't it awesome. Its literally at the price of a petrol car.
And remember its a diesel car. No other diesel (new) cars are available at this price. I could have gone for the Indica DLS. But somewhere I read, Vista had loads of improvements compared to DLS. And it was mere 15-20k more than DLS.
I always have loved to drive a diesel. Though I have not driven Indica Vista, I still booked the car. I have driven the " naturally aspirated " indica DLS. I have never felt what turbo kick is. Soon I shall blog about it.
I am happy about my decision. The car does not have a tachometer, no power windows, no 60-40 rear seat split. But do I mind all of these. Never. I will opt for 5 spoke alloy wheels. Also inquired about Bull bar. Got to know, its not a part of standard Tata equipment. That makes me disappointed. With a 14-inch tubeless tyre I am more than happy. (I feel petrol variant comes with 13 -inch tyres.)
But all in all, I feel a real value for money car.
I did it on a Saturday. I am deeply indebted to Lord Shani. And hence I wanted to do this on a Saturday only. Hope he keeps me going.
My budget was 4 - 4.2 lakhs.
Loads of options were available when it came to petrol vehicles. But when it came to diesel vehicle, only a single vehicle stood above the rest. It was none other than Tata Indica Vista Terra Tdi. The on-road price for me comes to Rs 3,82,000. Ain't it awesome. Its literally at the price of a petrol car.
And remember its a diesel car. No other diesel (new) cars are available at this price. I could have gone for the Indica DLS. But somewhere I read, Vista had loads of improvements compared to DLS. And it was mere 15-20k more than DLS.
I always have loved to drive a diesel. Though I have not driven Indica Vista, I still booked the car. I have driven the " naturally aspirated " indica DLS. I have never felt what turbo kick is. Soon I shall blog about it.
I am happy about my decision. The car does not have a tachometer, no power windows, no 60-40 rear seat split. But do I mind all of these. Never. I will opt for 5 spoke alloy wheels. Also inquired about Bull bar. Got to know, its not a part of standard Tata equipment. That makes me disappointed. With a 14-inch tubeless tyre I am more than happy. (I feel petrol variant comes with 13 -inch tyres.)
But all in all, I feel a real value for money car.
I did it on a Saturday. I am deeply indebted to Lord Shani. And hence I wanted to do this on a Saturday only. Hope he keeps me going.
Thoughts of buying a new car
Ever since, I could not finalize on the used Scorpio, I have not been able to find interest in looking out for used cars. Yes, I may not use a car as a daily commute to work. An used car could have chipped in, but now I have thoughts of buying a new car.
Thoughts of buying an used car
Today was an eventful day for me. I did lot ,learnt loads infact. I recently saw an ad in my company intranet, about a Scorpio for sale. The Scorpio was about 5 year old and done about 50k kms. The asking price was Rs 435000.
Though, till date, I never had thought of owing such a huge vehicle, I somehow made all the guts and courage in the world to interact with the owner.
Since he was from the same company as I am, I could easily approach him for the vehicle inspection. The date was fixed, ie today.
I recently got my driving test completed, and I did not have an inch idea of what to do. But somehow mustered enough courage to visit a nearby mechanic seeking help.
The mechanic was quite helpful, and I visited the house of the person, who was selling his vehicle. I was quite impressed with the car. It was in mint condition.
I told the mechanic to go ahead and have a look at the vehicle. He did. In about 20 mins time, the inspection was done and I was ready to go back home.
After coming back the mechanic told me to go for the vehicle only if the price is brought down to 3.8 lakhs.
Some of the key observations which the mechanic told me was:
> Though the owner insisted the vehicle had run for 50k kms, mechanic told me the vehicle had well run over 1 lakh kms.
> The seats were all neat and redone. The mechanic told me this situation comes only if the seats are worn out, and they wear out only if its used too much. So the question of 50k kms was far from thought.
I was also advised to drive a smaller vehicle before buying such a huge vehicle. Though I have always loved to drive the Mahindra Bolero, it seems that day is far too away.
I am literally confused on what is to be done. But I feel my plans of having a Bolero / Scorpio have just been flushed out and I need to re-think on what I really need to buy.
I have been given a green signal for an Indica. But now I am running low on confidence. I need to gather all the courage in the world to buy a car.
Cheers,
Though, till date, I never had thought of owing such a huge vehicle, I somehow made all the guts and courage in the world to interact with the owner.
Since he was from the same company as I am, I could easily approach him for the vehicle inspection. The date was fixed, ie today.
I recently got my driving test completed, and I did not have an inch idea of what to do. But somehow mustered enough courage to visit a nearby mechanic seeking help.
The mechanic was quite helpful, and I visited the house of the person, who was selling his vehicle. I was quite impressed with the car. It was in mint condition.
I told the mechanic to go ahead and have a look at the vehicle. He did. In about 20 mins time, the inspection was done and I was ready to go back home.
After coming back the mechanic told me to go for the vehicle only if the price is brought down to 3.8 lakhs.
Some of the key observations which the mechanic told me was:
> Though the owner insisted the vehicle had run for 50k kms, mechanic told me the vehicle had well run over 1 lakh kms.
> The seats were all neat and redone. The mechanic told me this situation comes only if the seats are worn out, and they wear out only if its used too much. So the question of 50k kms was far from thought.
I was also advised to drive a smaller vehicle before buying such a huge vehicle. Though I have always loved to drive the Mahindra Bolero, it seems that day is far too away.
I am literally confused on what is to be done. But I feel my plans of having a Bolero / Scorpio have just been flushed out and I need to re-think on what I really need to buy.
I have been given a green signal for an Indica. But now I am running low on confidence. I need to gather all the courage in the world to buy a car.
Cheers,
Read a new book, in a single day
I am so happy today, I started reading a new book today morning and finished it by afternoon, isn't it impressive. On the contrary, I do have another book which I have been reading since a month.
The book which I read in a single day, is " How to Handle your BOSS ".
It definitely tells us about some nice tricks, to handle your bosses.
It sure was a good read.
And yes today is "Gandhi Jayanthi". Proud to be an Indian :)
Cheers,
The book which I read in a single day, is " How to Handle your BOSS ".
It definitely tells us about some nice tricks, to handle your bosses.
It sure was a good read.
And yes today is "Gandhi Jayanthi". Proud to be an Indian :)
Cheers,
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