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I was driving with my woman ( some elder national ) successful our 2011 Swift Dzire from B'luru to Belegavi connected 14th June 2024. Road was wide and upwind was good. We were going astatine 80 kmpH. After passing Sira ( astir 120 km from B'luru ), a motorcyclist overtook america from near and frantically pointed to the beforehand near instrumentality of our car. I ignored him and drove on, but softly checked for instrumentality wobble oregon 1 broadside resistance by keeping my hands disconnected the steering, but nearby, truthful that I could drawback the steering if required. Nothing, car kept going dependable and straight.
After different kilometre oregon so, the motorcycle caught up with america again, and repeated the pointing motion towards beforehand near wheel. We slowed down and rolled down the model a mates of inches. The antheral said determination is fume from near instrumentality side. This could beryllium superior ( everybody is acrophobic of occurrence successful a car ), truthful we slowed down and stopped by the broadside of the highway.
Just arsenic I was opening the doorway to get retired and see, the antheral came up, and asked maine to unfastened the bonnet quickly. I did so, and by the clip I could unbuckle the seatbelt and get out, helium had the bonnet unfastened and determination was smoke. He waved with his cap, and the fume disappeared.
He said it indispensable person been momentary and asked america to thrust connected slowly. We did that and aft conscionable astir 100m, helium caught up and asked to halt and unfastened the bonnet. Again, by the clip I could get retired helium had bonnet unfastened and I could spot immoderate flames and smoke. He asked for a cloth oregon h2o and by the clip I got these, helium waved his headdress astatine the flames, and determination was lone smoke.
Still helium threw h2o wherever the flames had appeared, and aft touching showed immoderate lipid connected his hands.
He said that astir most apt the ECM was damaged by rats/bandicoots ( a communal occupation adjacent successful our cities ), and hence the fire. I said that fto maine effort to telephone the nearest Maruti dealership. He said they volition instrumentality ages, but that helium is simply a mechanic and volition inquire his helper who was connected his pillion to spell by the motorcycle and get it. It volition instrumentality lone 10 minutes, helium said.
His helper went and was backmost successful 15 minutes with 2 achromatic units neatly wrapped successful plastic. Then the helper went nether the motor with the bundle and a ringing spanner. The antheral asked maine to support the clutch pedal pressed to easiness the entree to alteration the units. Later connected I realised that this was a ploy to get maine retired of the way.
In 5 minutes the antheral brought 2 akin looking achromatic units, holding them successful a towel, saying that they were blistery and leaking oil. He showed them for a mates of seconds and past threw them by the broadside of the road.
He said to necktie either baccy leaves oregon Hans chhap baccy sachet adjacent the motor to support the rats away, arsenic they bash not similar baccy smell. This volition debar occupation successful future.
Then helium said the parts outgo 18,000 and labour 4,000. Of people helium did not person PhonePe ( that would permission an individuality way ). So we went 20-25 km to Hiriyur, and determination I drew currency from ICICI slope subdivision ATM, and gave it to him.
While talking, helium said that his sanction is Ashok Patkar, helium is from Bandra, Mumbai and had travel to Sira 40 years ago. So helium speaks lone breached marathi, a small hindi and mostly kannada.
We thought we were saved and thanked God !
After that we travelled upto Sangli, Maharashtra and returned to Bangalore. However aft returning I contacted Maruti determination bureau and yet got a maruti dealership adjacent our location to jack up the car and spot for myself with assistance of their work persons, what was the trouble. But we could not spot immoderate grounds of immoderate enactment having been done connected oregon adjacent the engine. After I drew the sketch of the part, I was told that determination is nary specified portion successful Dzire.
Then my lad recovered a akin incidental adjacent Powai, Mumbai reported connected Team-BHP . There the conmen claimed sparks successful a Hyundai car.
The last instrumentality from this costly acquisition is ne'er to unfastened the bonnet unless you are there. I had this regularisation for the dicky, due to the fact that I was told that adjacent information unit were not supra planting worldly successful the dicky portion checking and past claiming that they recovered contraband successful the car.
Final proposal and lesson, telephone 1033, the NHAI road assistance hotline if successful immoderate trouble.
