A snap weekend trip to Bangalore

Road Trips / Vacations / Hiking / Trekking

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:00:00 +0600 #41

Had to go slow a bit. Cops don't look too kindly on out of state registered cars here. And, this is true throughout India.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:02:00 +0600 #42

We stopped at an used car chain company showroom run by a group from Dubai. One of my friends here works for the same group. He wanted to pay a visit.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:04:00 +0600 #43

Across the overhead expressway runs the road that will take us out of Bangalore.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:06:00 +0600 #44

Driving to Madras. Spotted an X5.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:07:00 +0600 #45

Driving to Madras. Spotted a BMW dealership!.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:11:00 +0600 #46

Driving to Madras. Spotted a BMW dealership.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:14:00 +0600 #47

Driving to Madras. Spotted a BMW dealership. This TT caught my fancy.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:16:00 +0600 #48

Driving to Madras. Spotted a BMW dealership. More pics of the TT.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:19:00 +0600 #49

Driving to Madras. Spotted a BMW dealership. The A4 is the cheapest car at INR 30.5lac.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:41:00 +0600 #50

Driving to Madras. To the expressway

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:42:00 +0600 #51

Driving to Madras on NH-5.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:44:00 +0600 #52

Driving to Madras on NH-5.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:45:00 +0600 #53

Driving to Madras on NH-5. 50km from the city.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:48:00 +0600 #54

Driving to Madras on NH-5. 35km from Madras. Guess what?. The weather is gloomy again!.Also, spotted this Hyundai i-20 disguised test car. We are approx. 1km away from Hyundai's 2nd largest car factory in the world!.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:50:00 +0600 #55

Driving into town.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-28 16:53:00 +0600 #56

And, this is where the roadtrip and the night ends. Kind of. I walked out to the road from my street to buy a pack of ciggies and clicked a pic. After darkness there is always light. Madras traffic at night.Happy Eid greetings to all.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2008-09-29 16:04:00 +0600 #57

@All

Thanks for your comments. And, yes, there are a lot of Swifts in this thread only beacause i like the car!. And, in almost all my threads.It is time for me to hit the road too. I leave you an image of National Highway-5(NH-5) driving towards Madras from Bangalore.Ciao.

Indigo (Indigo) 2008-09-29 16:57:00 +0600 #58

@nick (Y).

Audi TT ()()()()(*)(five stars). awesome car.

It is a pleasure going through your thread . Thanks.

MIKz (MIKz) 2008-09-29 16:58:00 +0600 #59

gud job nick! i noticed the NH5 & NH7 dint have too many vehicles. Were you just lucky to avoid the traffic or is it always like this?

Clubshaker_UK (Clubshaker_UK) 2008-09-29 17:29:00 +0600 #60

Bangalore looks awesome night life especially, nice pics to!
good job nick;)