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There is a difference between promoting something I don't personally use and products which I've been using for many years even before these brands approached me! Even though the paid promotion tag is visible in videos.

I've declined many brands which I don't know of, not because they have bad products or I don't respect local brands but I don't know their long term reliability.

I am fortunate enough to get promotion opportunities from brands which I actually like and respect after using them, especially for a small creator like me. 😁

Not just mine but always check Paid promotion tag available both on IG and YouTube if you feel like someone is promoting something.

Although, Promoting genuinely good products don't feel like I am damaging my or channel's reputation! Right?

Kya Salman khan khud Dixcy Scot pehnta hoga? 🤔

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5 days ago (edited) | [YT] | 53

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5 stars in Bharat NCAP for the new Seltos. Edit- and Venue as well

This is a win for customers and credit goes to competition which forced koreans to provide us properly safe cars.

The best part is Kia hasnt inflated the price of Seltos even though the platform is all new and the car is also bigger and better especially in ride quality. Not applicable to Venue as its Price is on higher side!

As I said before, the Seltos 1.5NA IVT is the most simple default choice in this segment for anyone looking for an overall product, replacing Creta

And before someone says Bharat NCAP is fraud, it has the same scoring structure as GNCAP except sbr points! Most cars get 4/5 stars as Manufacturer already knows which car will receive good ratings. Example- Maruti, Tata or Mahindra wont send their Spresso, Tiago or Bolero in Bharat NCAP as they know the reality. They always send the best ones

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4 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 115

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I always want to give my people a detailed explanation of cars so A detailed video on Duster is coming today evening covering-
- Platform changes to Indian Duster
- Features deep dive (which don't perform as intended)
- Attention to detail
- Ergonomics
- Target Buyer
- Engine and Gearbox comparison to closest competition
- Reliability and Variants
- My 3-4 suggestions to Renault
And much more which were not included earlier in Q&A video.
EDIT- video posted already
https://youtu.be/oYij5Kr8ZlI?si=TR91z...

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1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 64

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ARAI Mileage figures of 4.3m Turbo petrols is out! Sierra figures were by RTI as Tata wasn't revealing them.
Let me know which one you would choose?

Kushaq facelift
1L Manual 19.76kmpl
1L AT 19.02kmpl
1.5tsi DSG 18.72kmpl

Duster
1.3 Manual 17.75kmpl
DCT 18.45kmpl

Seltos (last gen)
1.5L Diesel Manual: 20.7 km/l
1.5L Diesel Automatic (AT): 19.1 km/l
1.5L Turbo Petrol DCT: 17.9 km/l
1.5L Turbo Petrol iMT: 17.7 km/l
1.5L Petrol CVT: 17.7 km/l
1.5L Petrol Manual (MT): 17.0 km/l

Sierra
1.5 Hyperion AT 13.5kmpl
1.5 diesel 18.8kmpl

1 month ago | [YT] | 15

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Your Questions posted earlier will be answered tomorrow 9am 😇

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1 month ago | [YT] | 65

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At the last day of media drive of 2026 Duster, please write down all the questions you want to me to answer in my video. Crazier the better 😄

1 month ago | [YT] | 46

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Sonet gets both Diesel AT and Petrol DCT variants under 10 lakh which is a first in the segment!

The feature distribution in variants is already nice apart from rear wiper.

Have you noticed more lower variants with automatic in multiple cars these days?

Our market is maturing similar to most tier 1 countries where Automatics are standard from base variants.

More competition, more choice, a win win for us 🫶🏻

Thoughts?

1 month ago | [YT] | 47

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Updates on cars and my takes on them-

Verna facelift

👉 The GOOD- Hyundai solved a big issue with Verna acc to me which was that weird steering and instrument cluster design. Looks upmarket now!
👉 You get a 7th airbag between front 2 seats so that driver and co-driver don't collide in a side impact
👉 Top end features like 360 degree cam with blind view monitor, Projector headlights, 8 way power adjustable seats along with memory etc available now
👉Personal fav- 160bhp manual option available

👉 THE MISSES- Prices aren't impressive especially automatic variant starts from high variant HX6.
👉 Badly needs i20 like Nline with stiffened springs and steering rack, opportunity lost.

Renault Bridger
👉 New sub4m based on R-GMP platform like Duster
👉 200mm GC, 400L boot
👉 Will be loaded with features, a proper luxurious Renault
👉 Actually a Bridge between Duster and Kiger. Will be available in 2027

Which one of these excite you more? Any other topics on which you want to see a video? Let me know in the comments

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1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 38

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E Vitara Launched at 16 lakhs without BaaS and 11 lakhs with 4rs/km BaaS!

It is 2 lakhs less than Creta Electric with more battery capacity and a safer platform, 2000 fast chargers at dealerships, free home installation and some more things like buyback facility etc!

Even if the product isn't very powerful, the boot is small, headroom is less, doesn’t feel as refined in ride/handling balance but it is priced less than Strong Hybrid and should be reliable in the long term.

If you see the price, Only Windsor Pro is the strong contender but some people don't seem to like the looks of that car.
Our home grown EVs and Vinfast are great vfm but have 🤫 weird reliability reputation looking at the harship videos almost daily.

Compared to them, it Looks like a simple, no nonsense product with decent pricing. Will you opt for bigger, more vfm looking products or slightly fuss free, reliable one with good charging network?

What's your take?

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 30

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10k km service done and 3050rs is the final bill! Key service takeaways -

✌🏼 They made the estimate around 8000rs which included interior cleaning, engine protect, rat spray and some coating as well but after removal of those, came down to 3k! Always stick to manufacturer recommendation available in car Manual and cost calculator websites. 😎
✌🏼 Mahindra uses fully synthetic oil and change interval is 10k kms which is less than 15k kms of Tata and VW/Skoda. In Indian conditions, 10k kms is actually great for synthetic oil, 15k kms is overkill and will do harm in the long run for sure so try to change synthetic oil at 10k and semi synthetic at 7500kms
✌🏼The service experience part was ok as Cant see any checklist with the mechanic but washing and cleaning was incredible!
✌🏼Most fun part was they actually sprayed rat spray and engine bay coating anyways after the wash so they tried to make money from the things which they have to do as regular process. 🤣
✌🏼 Overall experience and cost of service is decent as service charge was 0 this time. Will update every service like this in future posts and videos as well.

Let me know if you have any questions which was included in my previous videos. Will include everything in further videos

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