First time is always memorable in life. Right?
Your first day in school or college or anything for the first time. I am quite sure that you might as well have remembered the first time you drove a car. Same here. I cannot and will not forget my first experience of driving a car. In fact, Our good old car is quite close to my mind and heart.
The 2006 Hyundai Santro Xing arrived in our family, when I was studying in my 10th Standard. I was quite excited to just be there in the car and had not even thought about driving it. I could feel the joy within me, it was an emotion which is hard to express really. I loved the times when my dad used to drop me off to exam centers for board exams. I grew in awe of the little machine which was well taken care of, by my dad.
Years went in a flash and all I had were some more memories with my Dad and elder brother driving it around. All that changed, when I took over the driving duties after learning to drive. My first time was marked with a lot of ecstacy as I managed to take it our for an early morning spin. The 1100 cc engine was a delight to rev hard. I revved it slightly hard, dumped the clutch pedal for throttle and off it went. The pick up, the gear ratios were much more tuned than I had expected. The seating position of the car was again very comfortable. Compact dimensions, peppy engine and great handling made Santro a great fun to drive car. The car feels stable on highways and can easily zip around in city traffic with its superior engine performance.
I loved my first drive and used to look back at that experience as one of the finest till now. I still drive it and the car functions just as well as it used to be (although all the credit should go to my Dad for maintaining the car so well).
I regularly drive my good old Santro and there's always a good feeling while entering the car. My parents are surprised that how much their son has fallen for a 11 year old car. Who says only humans can be companions?
It is my thrill machine and my-leave-the-worries-behind car.
Your first day in school or college or anything for the first time. I am quite sure that you might as well have remembered the first time you drove a car. Same here. I cannot and will not forget my first experience of driving a car. In fact, Our good old car is quite close to my mind and heart.
The 2006 Hyundai Santro Xing arrived in our family, when I was studying in my 10th Standard. I was quite excited to just be there in the car and had not even thought about driving it. I could feel the joy within me, it was an emotion which is hard to express really. I loved the times when my dad used to drop me off to exam centers for board exams. I grew in awe of the little machine which was well taken care of, by my dad.
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| Good old Trusted Companion! |
Years went in a flash and all I had were some more memories with my Dad and elder brother driving it around. All that changed, when I took over the driving duties after learning to drive. My first time was marked with a lot of ecstacy as I managed to take it our for an early morning spin. The 1100 cc engine was a delight to rev hard. I revved it slightly hard, dumped the clutch pedal for throttle and off it went. The pick up, the gear ratios were much more tuned than I had expected. The seating position of the car was again very comfortable. Compact dimensions, peppy engine and great handling made Santro a great fun to drive car. The car feels stable on highways and can easily zip around in city traffic with its superior engine performance.
I loved my first drive and used to look back at that experience as one of the finest till now. I still drive it and the car functions just as well as it used to be (although all the credit should go to my Dad for maintaining the car so well).
I regularly drive my good old Santro and there's always a good feeling while entering the car. My parents are surprised that how much their son has fallen for a 11 year old car. Who says only humans can be companions?
It is my thrill machine and my-leave-the-worries-behind car.
