Saba Karim

media personality and ex-cricketer

nI’d already been playing cricket for some time, when I invested some of my hard-earned money in my first car ? a green Maruti 800. Till then, I was driving around in a two-wheeler, so it gave me quite a kick to have my brand-new car sitting pretty in my garage.

The good part about the Maruti 800 was that being a small car, it was very easy to manoeuvre which is why even my wife would drive it. I installed a deck, and going for long drives to Dum Dum and Diamond Harbour, was something we did often.

The car was very close to my heart, and I can tell you, I was pretty sorry to let it go. But it was a non A/C version, and driving in the city’s muggy weather was too much of a hassle. I did toy with the idea of installing an air-conditioner in the car, but everyone said it simply wasn’t worth the effort. Which was when I went ahead and bought my second car ? a Zen.