Hiring a Mahindra without driver!

Konstantinos · May 10th, 2008, 06:02

Last year in Pushkar i manage to hire a Mahindra jeep for RPS650/day, only to realise that i had to have the driver with me as well! I ended up driving the car i hired, but this guy wouldn't leave me in peace! This year i am off to Jaisalmer in the beginning of June. Please guys any infos about hiring a Mahindra in Jaisalmer, where and how much, but i beg you, without the escort this time..?

bijapuri · May 10th, 2008, 08:55

the jeep is everything, the driver is nothing, in view of the desi owner. If you can find a drive away jeep, I'd be surprised.

Konstantinos · May 11th, 2008, 03:17

Not very enlightened but Thanks anyway bijapuri!
I must disagree though. In this world now one is nothing! Both driver and "desi owner" are part of the same game. If one of the two was nothing, then it wouldn't be a game at all. Would it now?
If it was for Pushkar, i wouldn't ask at all. You see wherever i go, i like to make friends in "high places".
It is Jaisalmer i am off to and for the first time. That's why the thread

Regards Konstantin

edwardseco · May 12th, 2008, 05:04

I think it can be done since I was offerred this in Hyderabad. However, it will cost you more..

Konstantinos · May 12th, 2008, 05:56

Thanks for replying edwardseco
I think hiring a jeep is a far better alternative to any desert Safari.
It gives you the feeling of absolute independence and freedom. You can roam the desert any time you like and the way you like it. The Mahindra is the working horse of India for many decades. Is reliable, tough in an old fashion way and the definition of a desert adventure. I'll do my best to get one in Jaisalmer even if i have to stay in a 200rps lodge in Pahar ganj in order to afford it.

bijapuri · May 12th, 2008, 08:29

there's more than one reason to have the driver. He knows where the minefields are (Jaisailmer is right against the border) and he knows where the smuggling gangs are too. On your own? good luck . . .

Nick-H · May 12th, 2008, 10:33

He knows how to reach the "sign posts", too!

Are you experienced at desert navigation?

Konstantinos · May 12th, 2008, 15:31

Well guys! I wasn't exactly thinking of heading towards the.. Talibans! or "marching to conquer Akaba!". I only wanted to go to areas like Barmer, even visiting interesting sites in a 20-30 km radial around Jaisalmer. I'll have a good army compass with me and i thought that would have been enough (I intend to leave the ..M16 at home!). Suppose if i fail you'll hear my news from the Red Cross.. gasp!

Konstantinos

May 10th, 2008, 06:02	#1
Konstantinos Desert Rat Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 6	Hiring a Mahindra without driver! Last year in Pushkar i manage to hire a Mahindra jeep for RPS650/day, only to realise that i had to have the driver with me as well! I ended up driving the car i hired, but this guy wouldn't leave me in peace! This year i am off to Jaisalmer in the beginning of June. Please guys any infos about hiring a Mahindra in Jaisalmer, where and how much, but i beg you, without the escort this time..? Last edited by Konstantinos : May 12th, 2008 at 04:08.

May 10th, 2008, 08:55	#2
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,601	the jeep is everything, the driver is nothing, in view of the desi owner. If you can find a drive away jeep, I'd be surprised. __________________ Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential. Barack Obama lookit me!!!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bijapuri/ Utube fuzzy logic: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=bijapuri&p =r

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 24,654	He knows how to reach the "sign posts", too! Are you experienced at desert navigation? __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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May 11th, 2008, 03:17	#3
Konstantinos Desert Rat Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 6	Not very enlightened but Thanks anyway bijapuri! I must disagree though. In this world now one is nothing! Both driver and "desi owner" are part of the same game. If one of the two was nothing, then it wouldn't be a game at all. Would it now? If it was for Pushkar, i wouldn't ask at all. You see wherever i go, i like to make friends in "high places". It is Jaisalmer i am off to and for the first time. That's why the thread Regards Konstantin

May 12th, 2008, 05:04	#4
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,591	I think it can be done since I was offerred this in Hyderabad. However, it will cost you more..

May 12th, 2008, 05:56	#5
Konstantinos Desert Rat Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 6	Thanks for replying edwardseco I think hiring a jeep is a far better alternative to any desert Safari. It gives you the feeling of absolute independence and freedom. You can roam the desert any time you like and the way you like it. The Mahindra is the working horse of India for many decades. Is reliable, tough in an old fashion way and the definition of a desert adventure. I'll do my best to get one in Jaisalmer even if i have to stay in a 200rps lodge in Pahar ganj in order to afford it.

May 12th, 2008, 08:29	#6
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,601	there's more than one reason to have the driver. He knows where the minefields are (Jaisailmer is right against the border) and he knows where the smuggling gangs are too. On your own? good luck . . .

May 12th, 2008, 15:31	#8
Konstantinos Desert Rat Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 6	Well guys! I wasn't exactly thinking of heading towards the.. Talibans! or "marching to conquer Akaba!". I only wanted to go to areas like Barmer, even visiting interesting sites in a 20-30 km radial around Jaisalmer. I'll have a good army compass with me and i thought that would have been enough (I intend to leave the ..M16 at home!). Suppose if i fail you'll hear my news from the Red Cross.. gasp! Konstantinos

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