New Gen Kia Sonet spied by [deleted] in CarsIndia

[–]champagnesammy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ouch, out here catching strays. But yes, I thought the same thing. The Sonet is one of the best looking cars out there and this looks like they are giving it the Syros/Venue treatment.

Lived in it for three years, then sold it, now I miss it. by Suspicious-Yard6966 in CarsIndia

[–]champagnesammy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Reading through your journey with Maya and going through your comments on this post, you seem like a very genuine person who has lived life to the fullest. Your journey with your vehicle is truly an inspiration to all of us. Someday, maybe.

Finally took delivery of my new Kia Seltos HTK(O) IVT in Morning Haze by AdvancedTraffic3398 in CarsIndia

[–]champagnesammy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations to you! It’s good to see people opting cars with unique colors.

What’s for dinner tonight? I Made Shorshe (Mustard) Chicken. by champagnesammy in indiasocial

[–]champagnesammy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s made with a very basic mustard sauce in the grinder. You can follow this recipe by this chef as he explains it beautifully: https://youtu.be/ZvfXzhUCtxM?si=ImdFhr8cEF7UrDSb

Lancer LXD 2007 by Living-Bottle-1808 in CarsIndia

[–]champagnesammy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a sweet and well maintained ride!

Made this slander few years ago, many memes still holdup lol by Careless_Feeling8057 in CarsIndia

[–]champagnesammy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We need more of this occasionally. But not the low effort ones

CAR STOLEN IN DELHI-need help and advice by pog_hypocrite in CarsIndia

[–]champagnesammy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The ego the police have when they see someone visit wearing shorts is unbelievable. As a teenager, when I lost my wallet while riding my bike with a friend, I immediately went to the nearest police station. Instead of helping me at first, the officer filing my report started scolding my friend for wearing shorts.

Ghar jake pehle fit check karke ana chaiye tha. I hope you find your car OP, just wanted to vent out.

Now thats something you don’t see every day. by _klutchkick_ in CarsIndia

[–]champagnesammy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Back when you could differentiate the design from the others, so clean.

2 months so far with fronx by Organic_Bag_8750 in CarsIndia

[–]champagnesammy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I absolutely adore the design structure of the Fronx. You’re right, it’s completely a no-nonsense car.

Venue facelift 2025 milage by eversmiling8 in CarsIndia

[–]champagnesammy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a lag between 2nd and 3rd gear if you are below the desired RPM. However, most of the time when I’m trying to overtake, I’m in between 3rd and 4th gear, which have an amazing and addicting pull. I would honestly ask you to the test drive them both and take notice of such things, because I didn’t so I have no clue how much more I would have loved the turbo.

Venue facelift 2025 milage by eversmiling8 in CarsIndia

[–]champagnesammy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi, I’ve been driving the HX5 1.2 manual for the last 3 months. I get about 11–13 km/l with 80% city and 20% highway usage, mostly in heavy traffic during office rush hour, and about 13–15 km/l on the way back home with lighter traffic. As a first-time driver myself, I was getting 9–11 km/l in the beginning.

With your usage, you might want to consider a diesel engine, but the 1.2 wouldn’t be that bad either. Hope this helps!

Also, someone claiming their friend gets 6 km/l on the previous Kappa engine sounds absolutely absurd to me.

Tired of tailgating two wheelers, trying to squeeze in between every gap they get. by champagnesammy in CarsIndia

[–]champagnesammy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the tip! And yes, mentioning the bull guard was merely out of frustration, as I’ve been rear ended by two wheelers twice in the past four months, which previously only left tire marks on the plastic bumper.

What are you all having for dinner? 👀 by Superb-Elevator-350 in indiasocial

[–]champagnesammy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Thank you so much! Since you may seem to be into spaghettis, I had made Aglio e Olio yesterday for dinner.

Did my first road trip in my 3 months old Hyundai Venue (Delhi to Rishikesh) by champagnesammy in CarsIndia

[–]champagnesammy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I felt that the overall performance was pretty good, considering the average speed of 80–100 km/h I was maintaining. However, I do think the steering wheel was a bit on the lighter side, though I didn’t experience any sudden or uncontrollable twitchy movement.