Always park facing whichever direction is more convenient without thinking about it, but recently wondered if consistently parking one way versus the other on the same regular incline could have any actual long term effect on components like the parking brake or transmission.
Friend finally let me tag along on a proper long haul in this instead of just sitting in it during short city runs. Left early morning for Chandigarh, took turns behind the wheel for most of the stretch, and the highway sections completely changed my opinion of what this thing is actually capable of beyond just looking massive parked in a showroom.
Comfort over that many hours was the biggest surprise honestly, expected it to feel tiring given the size but it stayed composed the entire way. Stopped a few times just to admire it in daylight since most of my previous experience with it had been indoor or evening shots.
Grew up being told to always park with wheels turned slightly on an incline specifically for safety, but I never understood if there's an actual mechanical benefit to this versus just being a cautious tradition passed down from someone else's dad.
Used to pull the history report first and let it colour my entire impression before even seeing the car in person. Switched to test driving first with zero preconceptions, then checking the report after. Ended up making much more objective decisions instead of either being overly suspicious or overly forgiving based on a report alone.
Test drove two of the exact same trim and model within weeks of each other, and one genuinely felt tighter and more responsive than the other, despite both being new. Is this just manufacturing tolerance variance or something else entirely that most people don't notice?
Spotted this rare Ferrari which had only 501 units built
There's a whole category of cars that built their legend without most people ever actually sitting in one. Grew up seeing them in films, on bedroom wall posters, or just hearing older relatives talk about them like they were mythical, and somehow that's enough to make people want them back decades later.
For me, it's the Toyota 2000GT, the thing barely existed in the 60s, extremely limited numbers, most people alive today have never seen one in person, and it still gets brought up like it's some kind of holy grail.
Always assumed I'd prefer something more streetfighter styled and never gave this kind of upright touring focused bike much thought. Borrowed my friend's Storm SX for a longer ride than planned and ended up completely rethinking that opinion. Handling felt more confident than expected. Stopped for this shot right as the light was fading before heading back.
Walked past the parking area today and did a full double take when I saw this sitting there, black on black with those yellow accent stripes. Didn't expect to see something like this parked casually among the usual hatchbacks and sedans in the building.
Just started a job with a genuinely long commute, mostly highway. Current car is getting old and I don't trust it for this kind of daily mileage. Budget is around 25K. What should I actually be looking at for something that's comfortable and efficient over long stretches.
A few years back it felt like every second college kid was either riding one or saving up for one. Booking waitlists, everyone comparing specs like it was a personal debate, R15 was basically the default answer whenever someone asked what to buy in that segment.
Feels like that specific hype has cooled off a lot now, still see them around obviously, but nowhere near the same conversation dominating energy it used to have. More options in the segment now probably, plus a lot of that original crowd has just moved on to bigger bikes.
I honestly still love it, curious if that craze has genuinely faded for most people or if it's still strong in certain circles and I'm just not seeing it where I am.
I'm planning to buy a car and I've grown up hearing strong opinions about certain brands being unreliable but keep seeing conflicting info about whether that's still true today. Trying to figure out if brand reputation is still a meaningful factor or outdated advice at this point.
No check engine light , no unusual notices , driving habits haven't changed. Just noticed I'm filling up more often than usual over the past month. Tires are properly inflated as far as I can tell . Trying to figure out what else could cause a fuel economy drop without any other warning signs.