...shoOOonya...

A message from Harish (from BlogAdda) asked me to block my dates for 26-27 and i immedietely said yes (I have a long standing relationship with BlogAdda). But I kept wondering what kind of event they are planning. Finally the email with details arrived. 2 days in Goa to experience the new car - Zest - by Tata Motors. I looked forward to this with nervousness (i havent really driven a car in 20 years) ... but excited at the same time.   Jet airways check-in counter executive told me our seats were pre-booked so all of us bloggers were sitting together. A little bit of chat. A lit bit of fun (my neighbor had trouble with her seat belt) andfinally the journey ended with a THUD. Yeah, a loud thunderous THUD – That's how our flight landed in Goa. Probably, someone asked the pilot to 'drop' the passengers in Goa and he took that literally. After picking our luggage (my bag decided to not engage in rate race on the belt and came in at the fag end when most of...

So let me start off with a confession, I haven't driven a car in a very long time – make that decades. And I learnt driving on an Automatic car and drove that only. The only time I drove a clutch-n-gear car is when I joined a driving class for my license; hardly qualifies as a driving experience. So, when I gathered courage to drive the Automatic Diesel version of Tata Zest, I warned my car-partners about a possible bumpy and rusty ride as I was driving after a loooooooong time. SURPRISINGLY, it turned out to be a pretty smooth ride. My car-partners did not complain at all (that's credit to them and their supportive nature) but that's not to take the credit away from the super-quite super-smooth super-comfortable drive that the Tata Zest offers. I felt completely at ease driving the car and never felt the touch of nervousness inside me or the heaviness of the car itself. It was light and smooth ride and I can't say enough to stress the c...