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Karnataka
Member Since:Mar 05, 2005
1 MS Points
Retired IT professional with 3.5 decades of work experience in Indian, American and European multi-national organizations. Active Stock investor / trader and Real-estate investor. Love driving my Cars / SUVs, playing Rubik cubes, always a learner and enjoy simple pleasures of life.
About Me
Education: BE
Food and Drinks: South Indian foodBooks: Monk who sold his Ferrari; The Phycology of MoneyMovie Stars: Dr. Raj Kumar (Kannada); Sean Connery; Ben Afleck; Matt Damon, Jason Statham Movies: The Accountant; The Bee Keeper; Jason Borne film series and many moreT.V. Shows: Discovery Channel & History Channel programs, Forged Fire; Person of Interest; Dexter; Taxi Driver EMusic: MJ; BoneyM; Kannada Songs by Dr. Rajkumar and SPB and many moreQuotes: Live life in peace and let others live in peace
Food and Drinks: South Indian food
Books: Monk who sold his Ferrari; The Phycology of Money
Movie Stars: Dr. Raj Kumar (Kannada); Sean Connery; Ben Afleck; Matt Damon, Jason Statham
Movies: The Accountant; The Bee Keeper; Jason Borne film series and many more
T.V. Shows: Discovery Channel & History Channel programs, Forged Fire; Person of Interest; Dexter; Taxi Driver E
Music: MJ; BoneyM; Kannada Songs by Dr. Rajkumar and SPB and many more
Quotes: Live life in peace and let others live in peace
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Groceries (5 Stars) and Laptop exchange ( -1 star
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Food World HRBR Layout 3rd block - Avoid them
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Review on Sterling resorts, Munnar.
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Review on Sterling resorts, Gao (Vagator)
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River rafting at Dandeli - Ganeshaguddi.
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Summer Sands Beach Resort - an experience
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Commented on manjaind's review
Unfortunately, I faced similar experience and chose to cancel the order and even there it was a challenging to cancel and required escalations. This has become more prevalent in recent times.
Commented on sangramsinhsardes's review
Very similar experience faced while purchasing my laptop clubbed with an exchange offer. Order was placed on 22Feb2025, committed delivery was 28Feb2025 that kept extending till I forced a cancelation 9Mar2025. The seller was 'RetailNet'. The exchange laptop was infected by Trojan Virus. Be wary of read more...
Commented on bharatmadhwani's review
Nice to hear genuine ownership comments!
Commented on cca128's review
Absolutely correct about Honda sales experience- very arrogant #!*@#:;&!#:. I went to buy a scooter for my daughter. Lousy sales staff in Kalyanagar 80 feet road outlet,did not have basic courtesy to attend to us. Walked out with a decision to never to visit them ever again!
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Commented on chackoo's review
Congrats on your purchase. Look forward to your ownership experience. Thanks!
Commented on sehgalanurag's review
Hi, nice review! Thanks for posting it. I am scouting for an AT too.. I have a small confusion..we are used to half clutch driving when starting off from a slope..how is this managed in Astra? Is there a way other thAn using the handbrake?.. Thanks!
Commented on bhagyodaygroup's review
comments should be in English language. Non-english vocabulary used was just ''sick''
Commented on divyesh_dt's review
not sure if the product is owned by the reviewer.
Commented on utkarsh73's review
I own Ford Figo Petrol, Titanium model since almost an year. I agree with your comment ''Use it for few days and your wish for automatic transmission will die off'' . I switch over from my Hyundai Tucson to Figo when I take the car to congested areas or where there is regullar bumper-to-bumper traff read more...
Commented on own review
Yo Gujrati Sap_prince, it is very clearly mentioned that it is my personal experience. This is not a personal recomendation for you to go to this hotel. If you had a bad experience of this place - then comment on it. What is your problem if I had a good experience in this hotel. $%^&*&!!!!!
Commented on biswajitred's review
Can you please comment on the car's driving expereince within city and high traffic conditions. Do you need to change gears frequently? how is the gear shift - is it smooth and easy to shift? Is visibility a problem for a person of 5'2' height?
Commented on bmk397's review
I enjoyed reading your comments on Alto - especially the suggestion for a open top :-) ..
Commented on gemofaguy's review
Hi, can you comment about your sun roof. General opinion is that it is nuisance in India and easily opened by car-thieves. Does it rattle after some time? Look forward to your feedback. Thanks, Charles
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