al(cohol)ternative fuels.

Question ( as Mr. Ashish Dighe- of one line futta fame- asked on fb):

Moustache you a question... why are alcohol-ic engines not pulled up for DUI, but for the driver- it is another thing !! I can't beer it anymore.

Answer:

Dighe... Dighe....One must realize early ....that life.... is not fair.

The inanimate transport you possess can escape law with impunity.

while you are left holding the (air)bag.

Not only that, it can also land you in trouble for its misdeeds.

This is what happened to this young man when he refuelled with the standard Indian gasoline which is supposed to contain 10% ethanol.

Thank God, we do not have enough molasses left after the sugar-cane belt has catered to UB, Seagrams et al.

So, it is rare to find yourself in such a spot currently.

However, should supplies improve... a shiver runs down the spine at that thought of it.

It is time we took out a candle-yatra at India Gate and demanded that the law be revised.

Oil Service and Shampoo

Nine out of ten people do not want to go to the service station to change engine oil because:
a. the workshop fleeces you.
b. the workshop takes a day for a job of half an hour.
c. the workshop leaves grease stains on your upholstery.


Today I will teach you how to change engine oil of your car in five easy steps- all in the comfort of your own home.

Step1 and 2 do not need you to do anything but buy an inexpensive two post lift and install it in your drawing room.

Step3 and 4 explain what to loosen and how to loosen.

Step5 gives sound advice. 

Proceed to Step6 with a song on the lips.

pre-ignition

Twenty six years in the auto industry.

About time I started to give back, I told myself. 


So, I am starting this blog as an educational tool, a do-it-yourself 1-O-1 about everything automotive. 

We will start with a few posts and then, if you are so inclined, we will take some questions and answer them.

( The real reason why we will move on to Q&A is that I am going to run out of ideas after my second post).

So, please post your queries in the comments box. or, write to me at purupanda@gmail.com. 


A word of caution is due here, the answers may not be what you are expecting.



Does the twenty six years spent in the auto industry in anyway qualify me to extract such revenge on unsuspecting public?


Naah!


My wife endorses the fact that ....What qualifies me is that I snore like a Ferrari F1 car  on the home stretch of Nurburgring circuit.

but, if you ask me, I will say in a haunted voice ( like the boy in M. Night Shyamlam's, The Sixth Sense ) ..." I see engines..."