My car turned 2 :)

Its been 2 years now that I am a proud owner of the Santro Xing.

History
Past 4 years I was planning to buy a car...whether to buy the commonly recommended maruti or Santro or something else. I went through various comparison sheets, sites and what not to see which one is actually best and suitable to me and most important comfy for my mum. These sites are good man..They have nice comparison sheets talking about the weight of the car too..And I thought only gals cared for their weights.

Anyways, finally I decided on Santro Zip drive ..Since I dint have much money then...Requested my bro to buy it...for which he said NO with comments like 'We don't need a car we each have individual vehicles..and Pune is such a place where car driving is not easy', so like an obedient sister kept quiet (as if I had any choice) with all my spirits down like a deflated balloon. Though now am happy coz had he bought the car then..We wud have to live with the flat back zip drive....So good that I waited. And 2 years back I just went to the showroom..gave the cheque and said I want to buy this car (sounds like a richie rich gal eh;)

(I gave the cheque immediately coz that time ppl confused me...buy a indica..not a santro..or buy an Alto..which had just come in market...and I wanted to buy Santro....So before I get influenced by any of the comments I gave the cheque) and there I got the new Sunshine car bright silver in color.

Emotions
Before buying the car, I'd thought that will use my kinetic regularly and drive the car just for long drives or with mum. But I just cud'nt get my hands off the wheel..ever since I bought the santro I never drove my kinetic ( my 10 years companion)..Its so comfortable...listen to music and the cool AC and drive and drive and drive. I dont think I'll ever go back to a two wheeler now despite of driving in Pune roads (read as filled with traffic and UN disciplined driving)

Casualties so far,to the car No lives yet :)
Front bumper - changed once , due to change again -- courtesy my s-I-l
front windshield - changed once - courtesy diwali Diyas from our balcony diving on the car parked down
rear left door - dented and scratched once - courtesy - some rash driver in inox who fled away while I was enjoying my movie
left door due again - this time courtesy Me ...was hurrying in the office parkin lot.
right rear door - dented and scratched once - courtesy my s-I-l

My next car
Hyundai accent or skoda ;) or Scorpio or Honda CRV or....who cares..I love my Xing right now :)

Pune goes International

ya ya...The Pune airport will have International flights in and out of PUNE that is coool..so this means no more travelling to Mumbai to travel abroad , seriously speaking..whenever i have to go to Mumbai to board a flight I would always think of how villagers must be feeling when they have to come to town for mebbe better hospital treatment or to catch some train etc.. I would have the same feeling.

but hey..no more of that (atleast for flights to visit my brother) as International flights for destinations to nearby countries like Dubai, Muscat, Singapore, Bangkok etc will be in Pune too. No more of booking KK travel bus..travel with them to pick up people and then travel to mumbai for 4 hours.......just 45 min drive and you ready to board the flight. How cool is that :)

Am just waiting for Dec 12 2005 ..thatz when Pune is planning to go international...Aviation Minister Patel wants to give his leader Mr. Sharad Pawar(of course for us too) the gift: Take-off of first international flight from Lohegaon (pune airport)
check this out http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=136268

I had my vacation planned for 2 weeks (was suppose to visit my bro last fri) but got cancelled for some reason...but I got the oppurtunity again...Now... ever since my MOM has come to know about this ..she says..I'll fly from Pune only.

Helmets Yes/No -- Should be YES definitely....

Recently a law is passed by the govt to make wearing helmets compulsory for 2 wheeler drivers and pillions.

I believe this is done for the safely of people and i personally liked the law..coz there are many accidents (especially in this rainy season...yeah it is pouring cats and dogs in Pune this year)..anyways back to my topic. the rule was supposed to be implemnted by july 1. i.e. some 5 days back..though the state govt asked for more time..but the SC denied..this was firm decision.

But people are not understanding their safety measures at all. Not all are abiding the rules..instead they are protesting..there are various morchas by various groups (including people from the insurance sector...wonder if this impacts their co) at various places saying that they dont want to wear helmets reason being

1. Helmets are only necessary for roads where there is high speed say on highways and expressways (duh... you cant drive 2 wheelers on expressway)
2. Pune does not require helmet where the speed is not much(lemme qualify much...i.e. 20 km/hr) ..city (and by city they mean say Laxmi Road)

Aren't these lame excuses ...I mean...come on we drive faster than that ...its only WITHIN laxmi road that you dont go above 20....but we drive above 40km/hr on the roads leading to Laxmi Road..and there are roads other than Laxmi Road too.
I hope people understand this..wonder whatz wrong with the grey cells of ppl.
Dont' people realize that its their own life at stake.??

P.s: Off the topic...y/d Bhupati (read Handsome, dashing, charming Bhupati) won the Wimbledon again after 3 years..and the swiss guy did a hatrick...kewl game