Not all my photos are from "plush" areas. If you look at the cars around the 'focus vehicles' in my photos, you'll notice middle-class modes of transport. They're all there. In fact, on this page alone, post numbers 886 and 887 contain images of what middle-class Indians drive and also contains an example of a new public transport bus i.e the BEST. Bombayites use the crowded but very efficient BEST/local train services, not always because they can't afford cars, but because using public transport saves time and fuel.
A lot of the slum neighbourhoods in the city, which by the way, are extremely safe in that you won't get mugged or murdered as you would elsewhere in the world, are being gentrified. Rehabilitation is underway city-wide, and although this will take about another decade or so, we're on our way there. 
The UK's ancient airport terminals like Heathrow (T1,2,3 and 4), Gatwick, London City/ Luton etc cannot be compared to India's new modern terminal buildings, with the exception of Heathrow's T5. Modern mass transit systems are being implemented nationwide, not only in the big cities of Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, Madras and Bangalore, but also in tier 2 and 3 cities like Jaipur, Cochin etc. This is how most of urban India will travel in the years to come.
This thread isn't about that. To find out more about what most of India drives, please browse through https://www.pakwheels.com/forums/cool-classic-cars-latest/72635-whats-new-whats-hot-east-your-border
Bombay's local trains started functioning back in the 50s if I'm not mistaken, and have remained largely unchanged since. In my city alone, they're building 2 different modes of rail transportation - the Metro, and the Monorail, not for the city's elite, but for the common man.
While the Metro opening is still less than a year away, trials on line 1 of the city's monorail service have begun...
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I hope you visit India soon too, bro. Back to cars now, yes?
