Junkman Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Yes, my friends, for the next two (edit: three) weeks I call Pune in Dia home.It is a bit like someone had shoved the hell into an oven, so my outside stints are currently not exceeding an hour at a time,with much reconvalescence enjoyed between each excursion in the perfectly sealed, air conditioned confines of my hotel. However, my correspondence from this high-tech country is ensured, thanks to a perfect infrastructure: Taxi rank: These are everywhere: Phit looking Jeep obviously living a sheltered life, albeit on slicks: Lorry with many a tyre, and a dog: What every young man aspires to: So far not a single Ambassador, Padmini, or Gazel has been sighted, in fact, there is predominantly nondescript newfangled tosh on the roads.However, there are vintage looking Royal Oilfields in abundance. I will keep an eye out for more interesting stuff and report back. outlaw118, nacho man, garethj and 24 others 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 "Royal Oilfields" seems somewhat appropriate if the reputation of old British motorbikes is deserved. The "Jeep" on slicks is a Mahindra by the way. AMC Rebel and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Mind you don't bang your head over there. You might end up in a korma. Tenuousjk. How many poos so far? oldcars, michael1703, fotorabia and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Interestingly, the country has the opposite effect on me. My shit is way too solid for comfort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 That's crazy. I know you're Junkman, but are you an actual Superhero? Junkman and Sloth in a bowl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Far from it. I'm seriously struggling when exposed to the elements here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 It's pronounced "elephants". fotorabia, andrew e, vulgalour and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Perhaps you could negotiate on this, comfy ride home and it'll run on cocunut oil in those temps, pre-registered for the UK evenhttps://www.olx.in/item/citroen-car-to-sell-ID13kFhX.html#ac764c2bf8 Junkman, Lacquer Peel, holbeck and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Neither elephant, nor cow sightage has ensued yet. Even W124s are hitherto completely absent. Instead, new white SUVs with fat tyres and much chrome up front abund. It's a bit like SoCal, just with better roads and more substantial buildings. The country falls so far way short of my prejudices, apart from obviously being inside a volcano. Also, I miss my car. I should have driven here, instead of taking one of those awful flying Routemasters. forddeliveryboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Buy Hundustani Ambassador for 60p. Win at driving around. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Is this a collection thread? Lots of 309 dizzlers there as well as rot-free SD1s. anonymous user and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meshking Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Did you fly into pune? I usually do the road trip from Mumbai. Over some scary mountains where trucks drive with no lights at 10mph in the middle lane (mainly Ashok-Leyland). Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Avoid. Not safe, it wouldn't pass the latest EU rules. Alan_Green, mouseflakes, Junkman and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 The utterly uninteresting, boring road trip from Bombay to Poona on a newly built and continuously illuminated motorway in a new, air conditioned white SUV on fat tyres with lots of chrome up front was thankfully avoided. So far, there was no SD1 or 309 sightage either, hence I relegate their existence to legendland. On a different note, the beer is good and Indian cooking thankfully has a lot more to offer than this horrible curry with stinking Basmati rice I wouldn't consider to fill a knackered gearbox with.To the contrary, my fears of being relegated to that terrible toxic waste the Brits are exposed to, when it comes to "Indian" food, have been delightfully dissolved.Why is it, that the English always get the shaft end of a deal, when it comes to international cuisine? forddeliveryboy and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 And besides all that, the only thing that really goes amiss here, is my haunted Rover. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 I'm just imagining how nice a coconut oil powered BX would be. All the benefits of a BX and the lovely aroma of coconut all the time. I could live with that. forddeliveryboy, Lacquer Peel, Junkman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meshking Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 The utterly uninteresting, boring road trip from Bombay to Poona on a newly built and continuously illuminated motorway in a new, air conditioned white SUV on fat tyres with lots of chrome up front was thankfully avoided. Ah, they've clearly improved it since I was there last. The fear of watching a loaded articulated concrete truck careering around a corner downhill will stay with me for sometime. Ive eaten far worse in Europe than in India, I'm a big fan of the place. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 I'm off to Bangalore in July. When I last went 4 years ago the most shiteworthy sighting was a Mk5 Escort saloon, sadly. Most cars were small Suzukis, small Hyundais or something that I thought was a rebadged Dacia Logan but turns out not to be (Toyota Etios). Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 I'm just imagining how nice a coconut oil powered BX would be. All the benefits of a BX and the lovely aroma of coconut all the time. I could live with that. Traditionally, most villages would have various 'veg' oils for sale at the roadside, the most plentiful and cheapest often in huger quantities. I should think this sort of thing is slowly disappearing with the slow but inexorable progress of Western 'culture'. I've love something like a DS Safari dizzle for a mega trip, even a Lucas would survive in those temps. vulgalour and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meshking Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Bangalore has some great small scale breweries. It's the birthplace of micro brewing in India. Had some great nights out, still got the number of a friendly auto driver in the area of the intercontinental if you need it Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 How many poos so far? The answer will soon be "just the one..." Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Bangalore has some great small scale breweries. It's the birthplace of micro brewing in India. Had some great nights out, still got the number of a friendly auto driver in the area of the intercontinental if you need it Yeah, that micro brewery thing appears to be thriving. I shall be able to provide a detailed insider guide for Pune in a fortnight.Those "Auto" (that's what they call those black and yellow Piaggio Ape taxis) operators are very knowledgeable when it comes to agreeable dives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Flippineck, it's 4.17 in the morning. Is you jetlacked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 I practically slept all day, so it's alright. I just checked and that cocoXUDed Shitteren costs GBP 5,600 so I guess it's a no go for me.The used car prices here should make Sotheby's take notice. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Used car prices in UK are mega-low. I kneel at teh altar of throwaway Britain. Glad it's not the shits, yet. Don't have any ice, obv. At least not beyond your 7.8*star hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 This beauty with fashionably colour keyed windscreen seal can be had for 950 quidderiches: https://www.olx.in/item/fiat-1100-elegant-vintage-ID148G71.html Cleon-Fonte, anonymous user, mercrocker and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 This would be where all the Ambys, Padminis and Contessas have gone... http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/old-vehicle-ban-triggers-scrap-mountain-fear-in-delhi/1/404868.html anonymous user, mercrocker, Alan_Green and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Yeah, talk about illegal fonts on numberplates.But each two wheeler has one at the front, so this must be enforced somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Right. Sadly today I had to work until after dark, so no outside shite pappage was forthcoming.However, to not disappoint you lot completely, I found two Tatas for you: Conrad D. Conelrad, CGSB, brickwall and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Why is it, that the English always get the shaft end of a deal, when it comes to international cuisine? Probably because we shafted them for several hundred years (Gandhi's Revenge). fotorabia and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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