Khulla Panga

This was my first experience of Volvo. I took the Volvo early in the morning say at 6 from Bikaner House, New Delhi. No doubt bus was confortable but its not luxary as i heard from many people. Leg space was good. AC was really effective all way the tour. Interior was just ok not very good. According to me there should be a provison of TV on Volvo at least so that the guy who dont sleep during journey can have some entairtenment. The luggage are above the seats was pathetic according to me. There was a complete rod between the passage from where we put our bags. There was not sufficient space even to insert my laptop bag.

In the evening i came back by normal non-AC bus of RTDC, it was almost comfortable, if we ignore problem of AC out of that. I had travel in AC bus of RTDC its comfortable. All the buses of RTDC to Jaipur take break at Midway bohrod Jaipur . So no luxary at break point too. Same treatment to the travelers for all the buses.

If somebody says that i cant go to Jaipur because Volvo of RTDC is not available, then i suggest to him go to AC bus its almost as comfortable as Volvo

We are celebrating Independence Day today and the best thing I can say is that I have never seen the Delhi Jaipur National Highway so clean and clear before. I actually drove to office in 5 min (which normally happens to be 25 min). Kewl….

Toyota Innova: Review by Khulla Panga

This is a personal review since I have tried all the other cars that we have listed below in this article. This article is not at all biased with any of the manufactures listed below.

Toyota Innova is really a nice car compared to other cars of the same segment, I am comparing it with

Chevrolet Tavera
TATA Safari
Mahindra Scorpio

This car is no doubt better than its competitors, first of all I don’t call it a SUV but it’s a Car, really. We own a 8 seater G4 model since we don’t find V model worth it in terms of price, V model is approx Rs. 1,20,000/- costlier than the G4 one but don’t have the facilities worth that money.

Innova is definitely more comfortable, better pickup (Scorpio also have a nice pickup), better flexibility (which is definite with a Japanese technology), better handling and nice aesthetic.

But I feel that there is lot of improvement needed in this car. The showroom from which I bough this car claimed that the car will give an economics of 14 Km/liter but that is not there, even after running on the best roads with the normal speed and the best fuel, the car made it to 12 km/liter. Secondly, a 6th high speed gear is needed in the car. When you drive it to 100 Km/hour in 5th gear, the engine sounds like it needs the next gear and the engine sound increases as you increase the speed, which I have never notices in the CRDi engine in the Hyundai Accent. Then the engine becomes normal, when you drive to 120 Km/hr +.

No doubt, the car is the best in its segment, but these things needs to be worked out. For Indian Auto market at least, economics of the vehicle is very important. While the fuel prices are raising like anything, in the near future there will be a much demand for the fuel efficient cars.

Hyundai Accent: Review after 1,00,000 Kms

I have a Hyundai Accent CRDi, the Diesel variant which I bought about 3 years back from Udaipur, Rajasthan. The car is as good as new (the engine) even after running 1,00,000 kms. One of my very good friends bought the same car at the same time and even with the same color. The only reason we chose this car was because of its powerful CRDi engine 82 Bhp @ 4400 rpm which I think was not available in any other car of the same category. This was a new technology at that time, which I think was only available with this car.

I have been driving cars since 6 years, which is though a small time period, but I would like to give some tips to get the best results from these cars. Though my experience is very less, still…..

(1) Get the cars timely serviced.
(2) In case your driving is rash or on bad roads, then get the car serviced at shorter intervals maybe 6000 – 7000 Km if the company has prescribed 10000/- km intervals.
(3) Avoid multiple people handling the vehicle.
(4) Use proper gear ratio. Try to change gears before 2000 rpm (for Hyundai Accent CRDi)
(5) Drive between 80 – 110 kmph to bet the best economics.
(6) Don’t wash the car frequently, maybe once in a week is fine to avoid paint fading.
(7) Avoid AC when you are driving on bad roads or hillside.

And foremost DRIVE SAFELY

Jet Airways and Air Sahara is going to increase in fuel surcharge on their tickets. This is the result of rise in recent fuel price hike. Jet Airways and Air Sahara have decided to hike Rs.150 in fuel surcharge. Similiarly SpiceJet too is going to hike price by Rs.150. Air Deccan is also planning to give somewhat near to 100-150 increament in fuel surcharge.

This will be the third increament in air fares in last four months due ot increasing fuel prices.

Netaji Ka Hotel sey check out time 12:30 hain aur unhey abhi tak bus ka return ticket nahi mila hain.

Tension mein hain wapis kaisey ayengey.

Arey netaji aap tension kyun letey ho. Arey sansad phone karo helicopter apko leney aa jayega hi hi hi .

Chalo tension nahi leney ka aa wapis jarur ayougey..

Chotey shakil ka wada hain.. Usney apko time sey wapis laney ki supari kha li hain