Bangalore to Kolkata. Require Route Suggestions
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Good you have safely completed your journey. Are you going ahead till Kolkata and coming back to Kolkata-Bangalore ?
How did the Manza fair? Average FE ? Any issues with the car ?
Last, put some pictures if you have taken.
Cheers,
Anshuman
How did the Manza fair? Average FE ? Any issues with the car ?
Last, put some pictures if you have taken.
Cheers,
Anshuman
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No, we cut short our trip till Ranchi only. Today morning we started our return journey. Started our journey from Ranchi at 0430 hrs morning. Checked in at Hotel in Raipur at 1850 hrs. Roads are acceptable, mostly. But some stretches are horrible. Really horrible. In one of my previous post I mentioned the roads to be good. I meant much better than my expectations. My car belly has got hit and scrapped many times. Its totally unavoidable on this stretch.
Now getting ready for day 2. From Raipur to Nanded.
Since I am the sole driver, not much fotos have been taken. Will be posting some soon.
I am getting fuel economy of about 18kmpl. No problem faced in my car so far.
Now getting ready for day 2. From Raipur to Nanded.
Since I am the sole driver, not much fotos have been taken. Will be posting some soon.
I am getting fuel economy of about 18kmpl. No problem faced in my car so far.
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This one dedicated to roads in Raipur ( outside city).
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OMG..What a horrible road.The SUV is the best vehicle for these roads. I can not think of any sedan (with Low ground clearance) can do this.
Manza has high ground clearance.so it can survive this abuse.
Edit: Guys..Look at the Tavera (In 7th Pic). At that level most of the sedan can scrap their belly.
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Ok. So Day 2 had the minimum distance to cover. But my GPS device messed up all. It made me cover about 100 kms extra. Complete reliance on a GPS device isn't always a good idea. We reached Nanded at around 2130 hrs. Only after some spirited driving. Day 3 had maximum distance to be cover, close to 1000 kms. But we woke up late and could start only by 0530 hrs. We took Nanded Solapur Bijapur Chitradurga Bangalore road. Lots of toll roads. I was expecting to reach before midnight. But all was spoiled by a traffic jam near Tungbhadra dam. My ETA came up to 0530 hrs, 15th morning. After jam cleared, some more spirited driving and ETA came down to 0230 hrs. But then I started feeling sleepy. So pulled out and parked at a petrol pump. Slept for about 2 hrs and reached home at around 0500 hrs.
Surprisingly I did 2180 kms, less than onward journey! nce again I would say, total dependence on GPS device isn't a good idea.
Overall, the trip was OK. I thank god for bringing us back home safe and sound. Our Manza bore all the brunt of the bad and very bad roads. The sound of tyres and rattles was scary on those bad roads. And sudden thuds from potholes (even after being watchful, I couldn't avoid atleast a dozen of them). But as someone else has mentioned I too felt glad when Manza became super quiet once again, when back on good roads.
Some of the stretches of the roads were deserted. And while driving through these area, I thought crept in my mind, What if my car breaks down here? Luckily our car kept on going without a single trouble. Yet another extremely happy and satisfied Manza owner. After getting so much of beating, I would get her wheels aligned. I am sure it would have gone bad after doing such bad roads.
In general, I would say, out of the states I covered, Karnataka roads are far better. But as you come closer to Bangalore, speed breakers' size start increasing. Even on expressways!! They are made to kill. If you're not careful, you might break your car's suspension, or your back bone. When I pay huge amounts for using toll ways, I should be able to drive fast without any speed breakers. Overall, I paid Rs 1690 as toll. If any town or village comes in way, they should not merge directly on the toll way. My opinion.
Chhatisgarh has good roads (much better than before). One funny thing you will notice in Chhatisgarh is that every other SUV owner is Secretary, Member, President, etc of a political party or any organisation. And he has the right to put this in BOLD in place of number plate. And he is not required to put the front number plate at all. And the cars should have roof mounted fog lamp cluster. Even Altos have that.
Tata sales figures might not be promising, but looking at the number of Vistas in Maharashtra and Chhatisgarh, we might need to change our opinion. They have so many of them. There are Vistas and Vistas everywhere.
Jharkhand roads are good and awful at the same time. They are good at most of the stretch. You are lured to drive fast. And all of a sudden a big pothole will come, ready to engulf you.
Will upload fotos soon.
Surprisingly I did 2180 kms, less than onward journey! nce again I would say, total dependence on GPS device isn't a good idea.
Overall, the trip was OK. I thank god for bringing us back home safe and sound. Our Manza bore all the brunt of the bad and very bad roads. The sound of tyres and rattles was scary on those bad roads. And sudden thuds from potholes (even after being watchful, I couldn't avoid atleast a dozen of them). But as someone else has mentioned I too felt glad when Manza became super quiet once again, when back on good roads.
Some of the stretches of the roads were deserted. And while driving through these area, I thought crept in my mind, What if my car breaks down here? Luckily our car kept on going without a single trouble. Yet another extremely happy and satisfied Manza owner. After getting so much of beating, I would get her wheels aligned. I am sure it would have gone bad after doing such bad roads.
In general, I would say, out of the states I covered, Karnataka roads are far better. But as you come closer to Bangalore, speed breakers' size start increasing. Even on expressways!! They are made to kill. If you're not careful, you might break your car's suspension, or your back bone. When I pay huge amounts for using toll ways, I should be able to drive fast without any speed breakers. Overall, I paid Rs 1690 as toll. If any town or village comes in way, they should not merge directly on the toll way. My opinion.
Chhatisgarh has good roads (much better than before). One funny thing you will notice in Chhatisgarh is that every other SUV owner is Secretary, Member, President, etc of a political party or any organisation. And he has the right to put this in BOLD in place of number plate. And he is not required to put the front number plate at all. And the cars should have roof mounted fog lamp cluster. Even Altos have that.
Tata sales figures might not be promising, but looking at the number of Vistas in Maharashtra and Chhatisgarh, we might need to change our opinion. They have so many of them. There are Vistas and Vistas everywhere.
Jharkhand roads are good and awful at the same time. They are good at most of the stretch. You are lured to drive fast. And all of a sudden a big pothole will come, ready to engulf you.
Will upload fotos soon.
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#24
Some fotos taken by my wife
Train on road!
Raipur roads did this to my car
At Chhatisgarh Jharkhand border
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Trying to catch up with time
Rain and potholes
Train on road!
Raipur roads did this to my car
At Chhatisgarh Jharkhand border
I too want to sleep
Trying to catch up with time
Rain and potholes
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Snaps from my camera
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If I happen to drive again, the route wont be same. I would rather chose via Hyderabad. This time there was some problem in Anantpur and I was suggested to avoid Andhra Pradesh.
Roads in the route which I took are mostly double lane and single lane. It gets very difficult to maintain speed and time. My dog's pics will be posted in another thread.
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/member-s-lounge/564-tai-member-pets-help-discussions-18.html
Roads in the route which I took are mostly double lane and single lane. It gets very difficult to maintain speed and time. My dog's pics will be posted in another thread.
http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/forums/member-s-lounge/564-tai-member-pets-help-discussions-18.html
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Thanks AR. Her name is Sara. She is very adorable. She looks cute. And generally is quite. But when needed she does her job well. In our return journey to Bangalore, I was feeling sleepy. So I pulled out at a petrol pump which had already shut (around 0100 hrs). All of us were sleeping. Suddenly she started barking. I woke up and saw a man near our car, who was trying to figure out whats in the car (Engine was running for ac). I lowered the window and she started barking more furiously. I never saw her teeth like that before. It looked as if she would tear him to pieces if I let her go. The man ran away in a second . Maybe he was just curious. But he could have been a thief also.
But at the same time, she is very emotional. I left home yesterday morning and she has started eating only today afternoon. All she has been doing is waiting on sofa in living room and looking towards door. I feel so sad.
. Maybe he was just curious. But he could have been a thief also. But at the same time, she is very emotional. I left home yesterday morning and she has started eating only today afternoon. All she has been doing is waiting on sofa in living room and looking towards door. I feel so sad.
Thanks AR. Her name is Sara. She is very adorable. She looks cute. And generally is quite. But when needed she does her job well. In our return journey to Bangalore, I was feeling sleepy. So I pulled out at a petrol pump which had already shut (around 0100 hrs). All of us were sleeping. Suddenly she started barking. I woke up and saw a man near our car, who was trying to figure out whats in the car (Engine was running for ac). I lowered the window and she started barking more furiously. I never saw her teeth like that before. It looked as if she would tear him to pieces if I let her go. The man ran away in a second . Maybe he was just curious. But he could have been a thief also.
But at the same time, she is very emotional. I left home yesterday morning and she has started eating only today afternoon. All she has been doing is waiting on sofa in living room and looking towards door. I feel so sad.
. Maybe he was just curious. But he could have been a thief also. But at the same time, she is very emotional. I left home yesterday morning and she has started eating only today afternoon. All she has been doing is waiting on sofa in living room and looking towards door. I feel so sad.
That was really amazing. She was alert and on duty too even on travel. great.
Yes, pets are always closely attached to us, and like a member in the family.