Khulla Panga

I am using Reliance post paid phone from the last 3 year when I started with the LG Moonlight Phone, the best handset I have ever used, use it roughly, throw it, scratch it whatever you do, no problem with the handset.

Then I switched to a higher category :p by changing the handset to LG RD 6130 which I am still using and very happy about it.

But I have always had a problem with Reliance Infocomm that they have never cared to release a phone for the higher end category. You may often see a LG RD 6130 with an auto rikhshaw driver also. It’s really a shameful situation when your employees have a better phone that you (the GSM handsets).

All the phone you see at the Relaince Infocomm site handset section, most of the good or we can say higher end sets are either not available or out of stock whenever you visit the Reliance Webworld. I would love to see the Ambani Brothers also using the same phones that they provide at the WebWorlds.

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

Madhuban Restaurant near PVR Saket New Delhi

Had dinner with friends at this restaurant yesterday. The entrance is a tunnel like structure with orange color as if you are entering a castle, ambience is like the normal restaurants as we had is Plaza Solitaire Gurgaon. The food we had there was Dal Makhani (which is the obvious order), Shahi paneer and Missi Roti along with vegetable Raita. Dal makhni was exactly the taste I always relish. Missi Roti was undoubtedly the best I have ever had in Delhi (soft and tasty), not better than the Rajasthani Missi Roti. Shahi paneer was not that good.

The restaurant is costlier than the others but its worth a visit.

Since long, we have been waiting for the flyover to get completed so that the increasing traffic of Gurgaon can enjoy the ‘expected’ smooth drive to dhaula kuan. Rajiv Chowk flyover which could not make it on time was complete 6 months after the schedule that too maybe because of the political pressure of the present government. Just today I saw that the underpass of the Jharsa Flyover opposite to Sector 15. So I thought to capture it.

Jallianwala Bagh survivor : injured !!!!

Bapu Fauja Singh m, a 150 years old, survivor of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre has been hospitalized in Amritsar for a minor foot injury. Long live India and Long live Indian who survived that bloody one sided battle.

Jai Hind !!!!

According to American Intelligence Terrorists are going to attack Delhi and Mumbai on Independence Day. All India Police got red alerts. Level of security hikes like war time, then suddenly America declared that we have not made any statement related to threats to India. And now police are working according to normal protocol.

If we take the example of Delhi only its very easy to install bomb at any crowded place say Sarojini Nagar Market, Lajpat Nagar, Chandni Chawk, Kamla Nagar and the count goes on. It’s impossible to keep check on each and every corner of Delhi or any where in India. If government seriously wants to decrease the terrorist activities then the most important thing is better Intelligence. Just take example of US only, there the security is not only tight but importantly its intelligence work good for it.

Not even a single bombing event happen without prior planning. So instead of keeping an eye on each piece of land its better to have knowledge of that planning and that is possible, only if intelligence is very good. We don’t have ineffective Intelligence services but they are not getting properly utilized. A big percentage of power is wasting in finding out the internal scam.

Is there somebody who will try to improvise the intelligence against anti nation activities?

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

There’s news that Reliance Retail has already head hunted some employees of Maruti Udyog limited in Gurgaon is really shocking. Reliance Retail, the expected organized retail chain giant is planning to get into the auto spare parts industry, has already employed Arun De who was the Deputy GM at Maruti’s used car business, True Value.

The company (Reliance Retail) may also get into the vehicle sales too. The spares and accessories market in India, worth Rs 7,000 crore, is essentially driven by small roadside stores.

With the proposed retail venture aims to cover 1,500 cities and towns, with 1,500 supermarkets and 1,000 hypermarkets, I personally feel that this is going to make a sharp turn in the accessories market as well and a bad time for the auto part retailers. Well, nothing’s gonna happen to the authorized showrooms. What can be the reliance’s next step in retail??? Would it be selling bricks, cement, steel for construction and selling chaat pakora or ice creams at every corner of the city??? Who knows ??? :p