Woes of Valet Parking and how I got paid for the damage
Last Sunday, I went to a wedding reception in a hall in Koyambedu, Chennai. Had given my car (nothing fancy, a Maruti SX4) for valet parking. When I returned and…
Automobile
Madras Heritage Car Rally 2015
Today in Don Bosco Matriculation School Egmore, Madras Heritage Motoring Club had organised a Heritage Car Rally. I am not cars but have a small liking towards beautiful vintage cars;…
1955 Chevrolet in Madras
Today while driving through the area, my son spotted this heritage car – a (I think) Chevrolet 1955 parked outside in Bishop Wallers Avenue East, Mylapore (near Kaidi Kitchen). He…
Honda Shadow 750CC Bike
I got to drive a Honda Shadow 750CC bike today, it belonged to my friend in Simi Valley, CA. I thought why will anyone want to drive a heavy motor…
Car wheel clamped
Today I went to T.Nagar shopping area near Motilal street to see a well known Sanskrit scholar. In a hurry to reach on time, I didn’t notice I was parking…
My new car – Maruti SX4
It was six years back in April 2007 I purchased my current car – a Honda City GXi. I love this car, it is easy to manoeuvre on the city…
Luxury(?) bus to Bangalore
I have written many times about how I prefer Shatabdi train for travel between Chennai & Bangalore, so I will not tire you again on that. Today I had to…
Car Audio system – Pioneer FH-P6050UB
I have been using the default Audio system (Alphine) that came with my Honda city for last few years, I have done no customization or fitted any other accessory to…