It has been a great journey so far. The 13th year for the Etios proved to be unlucky 13. I hope the 14th year will go well
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Etios turns 14 with 121,000 km on the Odo:
It has been a great journey so far. The 13th year for the Etios proved to be unlucky 13. I hope the 14th year will go well.
From my last update of the 121k km service, the very next day, I felt the car struggling to crank. After checking with the multimeter, I noticed the cranking voltage dropped to 9.6. So it was time to replace the 5-year-old battery with a new one. Now the problem is totally sorted, and the damage to the pocket was Rs 3800. Replaced with a new Exide battery.
A few fun facts about the car till date-
Together, we have been on 51 road trips so far, apart from the weekend fun drives on the highways.
Driving on the snow – Check
Driving inside the forest – Check
Driving on the then (2015) world’s highest motorable road – Check
Driving on sand in India’s cold desert- Check
Touching the famous Thar desert of Rajasthan – Check
Driving on the beach and splashing sea water – Check
A bit of mild off-roading, or rather soft roading, in an OTR event – Check
Driving on a river bed and crossing mild water crossings – Check
Visiting a different country (Bhutan) – Check
Refueling from the then (2018) world’s highest retail outlet- Check
Driving to the world’s highest motorable village- Check
Doing the odd job of carrying heavy luggage – Check
Lastly, using it for my work within the city – Check
States & union territories visited-
West Bengal
Sikkim
Jharkhand
Bihar
Uttar pradesh
Delhi
Haryana
Punjab
Himachal
Jammu & Kashmir
Ladakh
Rajasthan
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh
And 1 country – Bhutan
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