I started Motors Adda because I got tired of reading car content in India that was written for nobody in particular.
Not for the person trying to decide between a Maruti Swift and a Hyundai i20 on a Rs. 7 lakh budget in a city with narrow parking. Not for the family in a tier-2 town wondering whether CNG infrastructure is reliable enough to justify the conversion cost. Not for the salaried professional who wants to understand whether the Rs. 1.2 lakh diesel premium actually pays back before the restrictions kick in.
The automotive content that exists in India is either written for enthusiasts who already know everything, or it is press-release journalism dressed up as a review. I wanted something different. That is Motors Adda.
Who I Am
Motors Adds – I live in Madhya Pradesh, India and I have been obsessed with cars since before I could drive one. I got my licence in my early twenties and have owned cars across multiple fuel types, price segments, and use cases since then. I have dealt with service centres that were genuinely excellent and others that were, to put it diplomatically, an education in patience. I have made good car buying decisions and expensive ones. I have bought used cars that were exactly what they appeared to be and one that definitely was not.
I am not a trained automotive journalist and I have never done a press drive with a hotel and expenses paid. What I have is more than a decade of Indian road experience, a habit of obsessively researching purchases before making them, and a belief that the most useful car content is written by someone who has actually felt the problem they are writing about.
Motors Adda is written primarily by me, with occasional contributions from people I know and trust who have specific relevant experience – a friend who has worked at a Maruti service centre, someone who has financed six cars through different lenders and knows the loan market better than most bankers, a colleague who has owned both a diesel and a CNG version of the same model and can tell you exactly how that comparison plays out in real life.
Why I Started Motors Adda
The specific moment I decided to start this site was when a close friend asked me to help him buy his first car. He had done what most first-time buyers do – spent weeks on CarDekho and YouTube, become more confused with every video he watched, and ended up with a shortlist of four completely different cars with no coherent logic connecting them.
We spent an afternoon going through his actual situation. His daily drive was 18 km in city traffic. He had a narrow basement parking spot. He was considering a 5-year loan. He had been told by three separate YouTube channels that three completely different cars were ‘the best buy under Rs. 8 lakh.’
Two hours later he had clarity. Not because I told him which car to buy – I did not. But because we worked through what his actual needs were, what the real total cost of each option looked like, and what the ownership reality of each would be in his specific city at his specific mileage. He bought a car he is still happy with three years later.
That conversation is essentially what Motors Adda tries to be. Specific, honest, practically useful – and written for the person actually making the decision, not for the person who already made it and wants validation.
What We Cover and How
Motors Adda covers the Indian automotive market. Specifically, the parts of it that affect buying decisions and ownership experiences for real Indian car buyers:
- Car reviews that go past the launch event – what it is like to own and service a car in Indian conditions, not just what it was like to drive it on a well-maintained press route for three days
- Buying guides that start from your situation – your budget, your city, your monthly km, your parking reality – rather than generic comparisons that apply to nobody in particular
- Ownership cost analysis – fuel economics at real Indian prices, service costs at real Indian workshops, insurance costs at real Indian premiums, and resale values at real Indian used car market rates
- Practical problem-solving content – what to do when your car’s AC is running but not cooling, why your diesel mileage has dropped, how to actually do a car loan balance transfer and whether it makes financial sense in your situation
- Honest comparisons – not the ‘both cars are excellent in their own way’ approach, but the direct answer to which car is actually better for a specific buyer profile
Our Editorial Standards
A few things we try to hold to consistently:
We write what we actually think. If a car has a persistent problem that affects owners, we mention it. If a manufacturer’s claimed mileage is unrealistic in Indian conditions, we say so with the real numbers. If a particular variant is poor value, we tell you which one to buy instead.
We separate what we know from what we are estimating. When something is based on direct experience, we say so. When it is based on aggregated owner reports, we say so. When prices or specifications may have changed since we wrote the article, we note it and update when we can.
We correct mistakes. We try to be accurate but we are not always right. When readers point out errors – factual mistakes, outdated information, important context we missed – we verify and update. A wrong article that has been corrected is better than a wrong article that stays wrong.
We are not a press operation. We do not attend manufacturer events, accept press cars, or publish content in exchange for access or advertising. What appears on Motors Adda is here because we thought it was worth writing about for the people who read it.
A Note on Independence
Motors Adda carries advertising. We are transparent about this. Advertising revenue is what allows us to keep writing without charging readers.
What advertising does not do is influence what we write. We have turned down advertising requests from brands we have written critically about, and we have written critically about brands whose advertising we carry. The two are not connected and will not be.
If you ever read something on Motors Adda and wonder whether a commercial relationship influenced it, the answer is no – and you are welcome to ask us directly if you have a specific concern.
Get in Touch
We genuinely read all messages that come in and reply to the ones where we can add something useful. If you have a question about a car purchase, a correction to something we got wrong, a topic you want us to cover, or just want to discuss something automotive – write to us.
Email:contact@motorsadda.in
Website: motorsadda.in
Based in: Madhya Pradesh, India
We check email daily and aim to respond within 24 to 48 hours on working days.