My other cars.....

[sivsk]

Hey guys ok... in the presence of some of the other metal on display in these topics, these car i'm gonna post are all really tame...... but they're still my favs.....

ok i have an E36 as you guys know... not running but will be.... i have also got a 1991 735i, that atleast runs but it's been kept of the road, needs a little TLC, ewll actually it needs it's TRX tyres changed which have been a real bitch to get hold of... might have to get new wheels for it instead....

Anyhow my 7 love this car, she only has 31000 miles on the clock.....

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3032/dscn07323jo.th.jpg (http://img59.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07323jo.jpg)

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One of the back end of my E36
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I have a Mercedes Benz as well a W202 1994 C250 Diesel this i get the most out of the three, although she only has 34000 miles on the clock plus diesel.... very smooth for long trips when you consider the roads....

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/9002/dscn07233eq.th.jpg (http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07233eq.jpg)

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/7891/dscn07243ma.th.jpg (http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07243ma.jpg)

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2761/dscn07258tg.th.jpg (http://img59.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07258tg.jpg)

I've kept these 3 as they are great to own..... it is hard to maintain them as here the dealers are 100's of km's away, and they tend not to support the older cars only the newer generation.... it would have been easier i guess to have gottn rid of them and replace them with newer ones.... but i just can't do that!!!!


For every day use i have a Maurti Suzuki 2006 Swift... kinda cool town runabout, nippy, great grip, and enough poke to motor arround as when compared to the rest of the cars here.....

[img]http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/107/dscn07179gp.th.jpg (http://img93.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07179gp.jpg)

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5921/dscn07181mi.th.jpg (http://img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07181mi.jpg)

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8784/dscn07195ze.th.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07195ze.jpg)

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/8320/dscn07204ct.th.jpg (http://img117.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07204ct.jpg)

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/3921/dscn07211yx.th.jpg (http://img117.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07211yx.jpg)


Ok last car well mini SUV really is a 2002 Mahindar Scorpio, you guys won't have heard of this much i know, but it is a soft SUV, perfect for here takes a huge pouinding, has a very torquey 2.6 Common Rail Diesel, suspension is kinda agricultural as it is ladder frame, and rear leaf springs, but gets the job done nicely.... eats potholes for breakfast....... seats 8 as well handy....

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/4148/dscn07806sw.th.jpg (http://img54.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07806sw.jpg)

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/6343/dscn07774sy.th.jpg (http://img54.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07774sy.jpg)

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/3070/dscn07831vv.th.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07831vv.jpg)

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9725/dscn07844ge.th.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07844ge.jpg)

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/5278/dscn07790xg.th.jpg (http://img54.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07790xg.jpg)


Last but not least my bike it's a bajaj Pulsar, hold on to your hats it's a 150cc bike, thats a sports bike here.... guys have imported ones but silly money as all imported cars have a 150% duty slapped on them....

[img]http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8207/dscn07262va.th.jpg (http://img59.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn07262va.jpg)


Thats all now folks.........

[sameerrao]

Woah .... That's a big fleet! 8)

[ARMAN]

Looking at your cars fleet you are not what you call poor for India, right? :wink: What business you are in btw?

[LotusGT1]

LOL@Arman, always subtle in his questions ;)

[saadie]

nice cars ... especially the m3 and the 735 8) 8)

[sameerrao]

LOL@Arman, always subtle in his questions ;)

:lol:

[ARMAN]

LOL@Arman, always subtle in his questions ;)

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[sivsk]

Arman i am an engineer i work for a UK car company in R&D, i do pre production design, basically i desgn how to build certian bit and pieces for a car as it come along. I am in India for 9 months then in england for 3 months to be onsite at the factory. We have a small setup here in a place called Techno Park, it's a Techie center.... guess job looks after me ok.......keeps me in 91 octane fuel, another bummer you only get 97 in the metro cities, i have to use an octane booster for the 7 & the M3

Thanks saadie for the compliments on t M3 & 7, both really special for me, reallly want to get them sorted asap, get some time, and then will get down to it!


sameerrao, mate next time you find yourself on this side of the pond you're more than welcome to borrow the Scorpio no fear in that tank!!!!!!!

[5vz-fe]

Sounds like an interesting job sivsk. It's always good to have so many cars @ ur disposal :)

[TT]

Well, you've got quite a garage with pretty much what needed by man from offroad ppl carrier to small city cars, big saloon, sport car... :shock: thumbs up! Just too bad down there some cars are a bit complicated to deal with

[ARMAN]

Sound like an intersting job :P E32 is still a fine looking lady :)

[sivsk]

Thanks guys......

[Stikz]

Sivsk, do you live in Bangalore?

[sivsk]

No Stikz, i live in a place called Trivandrum, it's about a 12 hour drive to Bangalore from here, i'm down on the SW coast. You been to bangalore???

[iraghava]

HI sivsk, nice to see another Indian on the forum especially one with an M3 :drool: I know for a fact that these cars are a bitch to get sorted in India and people who sort them out cost you a bomb! If you need any help with the tires for your 7 drop me a line with the sizes and I will see if I can find them since some of my friends here are importers for various brands.
I am in Delhi and only have a poor old OHC VTEC. Any time you are in Delhi give me a buzz. Hope to see you around here.

[sivsk]

Hey iraghava , it's a pleasure to meet you, and thank you on the offer i might have to take you up on that help for sourcing tyres......... Mate the VTEC honda is plenty fast enough here and you know it...... actaully i travel upto Delhi a bit so yeah my hook up with you in the future...... thanks for the post though..... keep in touch.....

[iraghava]

No problem sivsk just drop me a pm and I will try my best to have the tyres arranged for you. And yes the VTEC is goddamn fast for here but nowadays we have a number of nice roads here around Delhi which would be perfect for your M3 and the maintenance will be easy too. So in case you want to shift the car here for better driving or maintenance of the car I will store it in my garage free of charge :mrgreen:

[Stikz]

No Stikz, i live in a place called Trivandrum, it's about a 12 hour drive to Bangalore from here, i'm down on the SW coast. You been to bangalore???

No, i have some cousins in Bangalore. I'm Indian as well, goan by descent, but born in bombay. Good to see another ram on here, :D .
By the way, awesome cars, too bad the roads there are so bad.

[sivsk]

Cheers stikz.......

[sivsk]

Yes i finally got my 735i, back on the road! It has been almost a year plus since she was put away, but now back in running order! Has'nt been easy, had to import new wheels, as the original TRX Michelins were really hard to get hold of, plus riduculously expensive, so i went for a set of BBS RX's 17's, i think they look ok!! That was'nt the end of the headache, though, as the aircon had issues, since it has not moved for ages, and were i live is well humid, air con parts took a pounding, firstly the expansion valve had a leak so guess was seeping out, then after that was sorted the AC Dryer bottle was blocked uo, with 15yrs of grime and rust, well usually simple change but nom the original BMW part inclusive of duty and shipping Rs. 20000, circa $450, say 250 pounds, so you can get merc parts cheap here, we could'nt source a cheap original, so we did a little modding and adated the lines to fit a bottle from a W210, works, result. Anyhow its back in working order, 3 pics of it, i know bad pics it is night time, and i just got it home wanted to upload some pics, will put better ones up later on....... Plus a good clean and wax

Just the M3 to fix now.... god help on that one..... least sundays will be busy for the next few months......

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[TT]

I just love this 7 series :love: and must be quite a sight in the average traffic jam in India I bet!

[Mattk]

Nice cars; an impressive fleet of automobiles.

[Chaos in 1983!]

Nice Collection you got there dude!

[sivsk]

Cheers Guys, i'm well happy its running again, and yeah.....it gets a few stares.. saying that there are a few other new gen sports saloons/coupes and a few supercars floating arround..... but still the old girl gets a look in though....