>>5352 i can't even drive because in order to get a driving licence as a nonresident here you need a DL from your home country, which obviously I never got because my orthodox southie parents castrated me socially from doing anything considered masculine even after turning 18. fuck em maybe next year when i can secretly bribe some nigger back in India for a permit i'll get to drive a car. But what's even the point, i'm old as fuck now. i'll never be a teenager taking his dads car out with his friends/+gf for a late night drive. I probably won't even use it at all

>>7723 also why the fuck is the captcha here so hard >t. Bh*ch refugee

>>7723 kek who stops their kids from driving. Also don't worry you didn't miss anything - if you were that sheltered you would not have had friends or a gf to go out with doesn't matter (just like me). Learn to drive even if you do not intend to drive a lot. Actually, buy a shitty used car and learn driving on it, preferably back home. It's a fun family bonding activity (when you drive they will all be hugging each other and saying their inshallahs - makes it devotional too) seriously though it is fun. Me i just want to know what it's like to ride a bike with a cute girl in "lo*e" with you, hugging you from the behind. Maybe i should an rc390. >>7724 too hard for ladyboy :(

>>7724 Are you in Thailand or VPN?

>>7717 3 lakhs

>>7738 So many good options. Get an Enfield.

>>7736 thailand sirs. bangkok to be exact

>>7741 Thai or Indian? Heading there early next year.

>>7739 Which ones?

>>7750 >>7750 Classic 350 would be my preference You can get KTM's as well in this price if you haggle a little. I cannot comment on the new Bajaj's but lot of good Yamaha's as well.

>>7686 maverick 440 is currenty best bike on indian mkt. Torquey engine and really well designed chassis just take a 10km test ride

>>7821 also theres 390 Enduro coming just done know when

really wish ktm 690 supermoto was avaliable here fuck ktm fuck this coutry fuck everybody

>>7823 Why the KTM hate ? I haven't driven the new ones but they were pretty decent a decade ago. Anyway, new the enduro and maverick would be out of anon's budget.

>>7824 Mvrivk is like 1.85 lad Hating ktm for not bringing 690 supermoto here

>>7826 Austrian govt is working with India on a deal for more important and manufacturing. It would make KTM bikes cheaper and we would get higher end models too. I would like that too. But Indian babu's ! Who fucking knows how long they delay things, until their relative gets a scholarship or or gets a paid vacation etc. I am also curious to try the new Enfields. Esp the Guerrilla 450. Its design doesn't look attractive, but is good for Indian roads and conditions. Low riders on Indian roads are a bad idea.

whats new in automobike world this month

>>7933 Maruti feonx looks good. Haven't seen reviews

>>7933 The usual suspects launch generic SUV rehash #65535 for current styling trend, this time with even stupider design choices and even more spyware to make it feel more like your mobile phone. Actually no, the Mahindra roxx looks good. >>7936 14 year old me hated Maruti but now i like it

>>7954 Maruti's biggest strength was ease of serviceability. I found parts outside of Tawang in Arunachal , in the middle of a storm. This was an 800, that was not mine. Then there was a Swift. Going to rent a car for few days and go into Poland for sometime off. Electrics are being promoted right now, but I want to try an Audi. Lets see if the premium is worth it.

https://odysee.com/car-companies-are-selling-your-personal#a074c92e96a5e64a830cc79c7db3c1e92205c8d9 They do this in India too. Gadkaris GPS tags will allow companies to supercharge this

I have had time to think about this. There are cars I think I would like, then in practice, I don't enjoy driving them. About me - I don't like loud cars or motorcycles. I don't want to wake up my parents when I come home or make a statement. I do like feeling the gear change so ofcourse, mannual gear drive for me. I do like a moderately powerful engine, it is useless in cities but very useful outside especially in sand. I also prefer higher ground clearwnce because Indian roads. I thought I would enjoy EV's, since they are quiet and powerful, but I don't. They are more of toys, like smartphones. Most cars that I miss are simple machines. They do one job and do it well. And don't pretend to do anymore. Repairing or servicing these cars is easy too , as is using them. They also don't cost as much as luxury cars.

>>7997 Literally the best car I can think of is a simple sedan or hatchback that is cheap and reliable enough to run daily, but also have enough power. >They are more of toys, like smartphones. It's weird I spend the day working in front of a screen I come home and spend much of the rest of the day on the screen Last thing I want is another big huge screen shoved in my face. I don't like thier childish user interfaces and buggy code, tracking, backdoors. Small monochrome or 7 seg screens to show the radio station were fine because they were very functional, easy to read and not distracting at all.

Gadkari is shilling his way into 15% ethanol in diesel. Although I need to read more about it, first thing I think worry about is the high pressure injection pump in diesel engines They're built to very tight tolerances and probably won't like ethanol infused diesel. (Diesel also works as a lubricant in those pumps) One of the reasons why diesel in a petrol car is just a matter of draining the tank and cranking the diesel out of the fuel lines, while petrol in a diesel engine is a costly affair

>>8137 Diesel was always a mistake and it was pushed on us by Europeans who wanted to get rid of their excess stock. There are ways to phase it out. But this ethanol plan is retarded in every way. I don't see any sense in it at all.

>>8155 If you say this because of the pollution thing that's just not relevant. Diesels have marginally higher NOx, sulphur and PM emissions but they fixed it in bs6 with their particulate filter and catalytic thing (adblu) also to push the blame of le pollution on random citizens is stupid. Trucks, coal fired power plants, industries, stubble burning and marine engines they account for a large, large percentage of air pollution. Diesel will be truly dead when all trucks run on CNG and the government removes subsidies and stars taxing diesel like they do with petrol. Not that I want it to happen. If a car runs well, keep it running. Pretending to care about the environment to kill off perfectly working cars is criminal. They (government, auto industry) do it for the money, if you haven't seen the pattern yet.

>>8156 Diesel pollutants are particularly notorious and have serious health concerns. Don't believe the filter bullshit, car companies push lot of money in Germany to suppress studies. It is a citizen issue if everyone does it and if it harms everyone. They should just have let diesel cars die natural deaths and stop registering new Diesel or ban their sale/manufacture. > Pollution Fully agree. We just need to take care of stubble burning and stop with the GMO and 3 crops a year nonsense. This is a deeply frustrating thing where govts refuse to put their foot down. The rest is all noise. < CNG I have terrible experience with CNG, so kind of biased against it. Car with CNG can barely climb a small hill, let alone intense driving. Fully agree that impounding good cars does more harm to the environment than letting them run when the harm is marginal. > Back to Gadkari Un necessary intervention does more harm than no intervention. There should be an award for people who do good by doing nothing. Cops who let street justice happen, judges who keep their mouth shut , doctors who don't prescribe medicine for no reason etc. Gadkari doesn't belong to that group. He should have used his brain somewhere else. The GPS project he is pushing is just expensive surveillance.

Anyone who says they hate good interiors and smooth rides, is a liar. Plus Interiors and excellent suspension is worth it if you drive a lot. The issue is, a lot of luxury cars - Use exotic parts i.e. maintenance takes a long time in India and parts take time to come. - They break down since they are not designed for India. India only makes things for middle class and lower class. India hates people with wealth. So owning a luxury car in India quickly becomes a pain. Best is to get a good performing car and spend money on interiors instead.

>>8250 MS finally accepted that the market is moving and moved accordingly. Competitors need to worry a little now. For many years they touted their safety ratings and people also started caring about those. Now they have lost this edge. >>8169 >Use exotic parts i.e. maintenance takes a long time in India and parts take time to come You don't even need to go full luxury car for this to happen. Any European company will suffice in giving you this experience. Euros design such parts that are so complicated to make and so expensive to stock, they are only made in some European factory and stocked only by them. So if some precision part in your Volkswagen TSI engine fails, you have to wait a month+ after your dealer orders the component. >They break down since they are not designed for India Only true for things like low profile tyres and suspension components. Despite how much we like to say "we Indians" and think the country is somehow different from others and very special, that is not the case. It's hot, but cooling systems are designed with a big factor of safety, and we aren't the only hot country in the world that those cars are sold in. It's dusty, but air filters can just be changed more frequently. It floods often but you should not be wading in waist deep water with your hatchback regardless of the make and model of it. As for the suspension components, they also need to be replaced some ~60k km, not talking about the struts, just the bushings and control arms. Use rated oils and coolants and go to competent mechanics. As for "modifications" letting 14 year old chhotu from local accessories shop near your car with his pair of pliers and insulation tape is also a bad idea regardless of brand. Its saddening to see so many retards on youtube glorify le Karol Bagh accessories shops. The only real issue is fuel quality. If you use bad fuel in a normal (non turbo/non direct injection) petrol car, worst case scenario your injectors and fuel pump goes bust. If you drive some turbo petrol or turbo diesel they do not like bad fuel at all, expensive components can and will fail because they were designed for Euro VI super clean fuel but you filled up at a shady HP petrol pump in the middle of nowhere run by some village strongman.

>>8260 German love for complication is legendary. The stories I have ! I agree with a lot of what you said, but some points you miss. > Deviation in values of single parts are not a big deal on their own. > Deviation in values of parts within a system lead to system being unreliable > Indian roads are much hotter than the average atmospheric temperature as is the air near the road. Many a times parts reach values of 60°C + inside the car or under it. > Lot of certified repair centres install used parts and keep the new parts for themselves < European cars suck now. VW especially. You are spot on about fuel. Outside big cities, everything you get is absolutely mixed. The ethanol idea of gadkari will lead to further issues. Many issues with electrics but at least they don't have these issues.

man nigga fuck this shit, i just keep forgetting stuff at kalej, few days ago i forgot my specs, now i forgot my mobile charger, how do i cope with such loss bros/

>>8270 found it kek

>>8270 >>8274 I am anal about having specific pockets and spaces in backpack, jacket etc. Else I am forgetful this way. Head is lost in thoughts.

I fully forgot about this site. Good to see thread is alive. Ktm finally laucnhed their big bikes in india. Although, just 1390 and 990 models and many dirts too but they are pricey. Unfortunately they missed out on 690 supermoto. Which is my abslolute fabourite. I dont even like 1390. Furthermore, 990 RC, which isnt just based on super duke chassis but developed from top to bottom as seperate product, did not arrive. Honda launched a v3 engine. Its p-twin at front and 1 at the back . Its 75 degree without any intercooler. Yes and its a high revving engine which will be put into sport bike. Reckon they could also use it in Afrika twin as it used to be V-twin initially. It has forced induction too. Electric compressor is sucking air in. Which may or may not help cool the engine. Tho, it imprives low torque, now you see why i think it may go in Afrika twin KTM has also showcased their 390 Enduro, adv, een SMC at EiCMA. Lineup doesnt just look like its moded 390 but the chassic has enough agility to provide different character. Enfield lauched the classic 650. Cherry Red look with hand lettering on tank is a must. Updated RS3 which is a sedan broke M2 ring record by 5 second. Hopefully, bmw learn their lesson LFA has successor, LFA but a v8 and doesnt sound anywhere as good vette c06 did the ring in 7,10,51 which is very disapointing Jaguar has stopped selling cars anywhere. Readying to go electric fully whcih is disapointing in many way. The new XJ sucessor was spotted testing. The new 992.2 T will be manual only. Thinking most Ts sold are manual which makes me happy

>>8293 I remember being this enthusiastic about automobiles, it is a distant memory, looks like i am very old now