The motor is very powerful and the car is unbeatable in the smiles-per-mile factor.
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Took the Thar out for a week-long work & play road-trip . She was simply beautiful! Waterlogging & broken roads due to the heavy monsoons made the Thar the perfect companion. Sent the BMW 530d for its annual service visit at the same time.
Poor boot space means the 3 of us had to stack our bags up like this. Later learnt to wrap the seatbelt around the bags to hold them in place while driving. There were two additional small bags that were kept in the small boot. This is where I really missed Azad 4×4’s split-seat tumbling functionality. Bimbra’s solution in my car can tumble the entire rear seat away, but not 50:50 like Azad 4×4’s:
So much F-U-N to cruise in! A rare car that’s a pleasure to drive at just 90 – 100 kmph. Eagle-eyed BHPians will notice the subtle “JEEP” branding on the A-Pillars:
As I mentioned in my main review, family members love to drive it on the highway. This is untypical of Jeeps, but well, the Thar is the Thar:
The mountains, rains, classic rock, corn-on-the-cob & a beautiful car. What else does one want on a holiday?
Quite a stunning view from our room! Waking up to the mountains & valleys was something else:
100-buck tip ensures a great parking spot anywhere & everywhere:
Sunny’s Dhaba moves a bit upscale (they even have live music on weekends). Love the lights in what used to once be a barebones dhaba:
Food & service are exceptional, as always. My standard meal here is their cheese-garlic naan & spicy paneer Kolhapuri:
Stedi LEDs in action. As much fun as night driving is on highways, I avoid it as much as possible (this was merely from the dhaba back to our hotel):
Spicy misal & vada pav at another favourite, Buvachi! If you love misal pav, do try out Shree Datta @ Panvel too. Went there after many years & loved it more than Buvachi:
“Like always, taking the scenic route, because there are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind…” – CS Lewis
The fog & greenery all around made for an epic drive:
Found a great spot to chill…at the start of a waterfall. Folks usually hang at the bottom of a fall, here we are on top of one!
Lion’s Point was too crowded. So went around discovering lesser-known spots, only accessible in a Jeep:
This one was behind Lion’s Point. Not a soul where we went, compared to 200 people on the front side of these blue food joints you see in the pic. The contrast was night & day:
Continue reading GTOs’ travelogue with his Mahindra Thar for more insights and information.
Keyword: Mahindra Thar P AT: My experience doing a 600 km road trip & mileage