Finally, the clutch has been replaced at 63400 KMs. The clutch kit costed around 7000 with labour and another needless decarbonization for 1300 or so..total 8300. Car drives like new, clutch is super soft, no judder and pulls cleanly and linearly during acceleration. Overall car drives much better.
Decided on 23rd to do a goa trip on 24th and tentative return on 25th. Started 24th morning 6:30 AM from home and toll plazas upto tumkur were a mess. The breakfast at Kamat at Dobbspet took a lot of time too. There were two kamat's in the next couple kms, which we later realized while driving, which would have saved us atleast half hour. The route - bangalore - tumkur - Hubli byepass- Dharwad - alnavar road - mollem - ponda - mardol - madkai. Reached madkai, around 605 KMs from home by 6 PM. Had lunch at a Rajasthan dhaba near HP pump about 40 mins before hubli. Roads are excellent but for 20 KMs or so near the karnataka - goa border. Bangalore - Hubli stretch can do speeds excess of 100 KMPH but limited the speed to 90-100 KMPH to have a easy ride in the weekend madness traffic. Finished pooja at temple at Madkai by 10:30 AM on 25th, started back at 12 Noon. Reached home by 11:15 after lunch at Hill View before Dharwad - Hubli Byepass and Dinner at Kamat Reliance A1 plaza near dobbspet. Traffic was crazy. Inddie as usual was rocking. Two tank fulls and another 5 liters of diesel did the trick.
- Aravind
Decided on 23rd to do a goa trip on 24th and tentative return on 25th. Started 24th morning 6:30 AM from home and toll plazas upto tumkur were a mess. The breakfast at Kamat at Dobbspet took a lot of time too. There were two kamat's in the next couple kms, which we later realized while driving, which would have saved us atleast half hour. The route - bangalore - tumkur - Hubli byepass- Dharwad - alnavar road - mollem - ponda - mardol - madkai. Reached madkai, around 605 KMs from home by 6 PM. Had lunch at a Rajasthan dhaba near HP pump about 40 mins before hubli. Roads are excellent but for 20 KMs or so near the karnataka - goa border. Bangalore - Hubli stretch can do speeds excess of 100 KMPH but limited the speed to 90-100 KMPH to have a easy ride in the weekend madness traffic. Finished pooja at temple at Madkai by 10:30 AM on 25th, started back at 12 Noon. Reached home by 11:15 after lunch at Hill View before Dharwad - Hubli Byepass and Dinner at Kamat Reliance A1 plaza near dobbspet. Traffic was crazy. Inddie as usual was rocking. Two tank fulls and another 5 liters of diesel did the trick.
- Aravind
