WHICH CAR SHOULD I BUY

He had the money. He had the choice. But did he have to insist on getting

exactly what he wanted? When Dr. Abhishek Gilara decided to replace his

ageing BMW 5 Series, he imagined purchasing a Mercedes-Benz S-Class as

a special wedding anniversary gift for his wife. But what appeared to be a

simple luxury-car purchase soon became a fascinating journey through the

emotions, expectations, financial wisdom and unwritten understandings of a

joint family. His elder brother questioned the budget. His younger brother’s

turn to purchase a car entered the discussion. The S-Class gave way to the

GLS. And when Dr. Gilara wanted blue, his younger brother preferred black

to match the family’s other cars. He chose black.

Not because he lacked money, independence or personal preference, but because he discovered that the happiness created by

a small adjustment can sometimes be greater than the satisfaction of getting exactly what we want. Drawing from his experiences

as a fourth-generation entrepreneur carrying forward Rambhajo’s legacy, established in 1921, Dr. Gilara introduces a

philosophy he calls CAR DIPLOMACY. Through five deeply personal chapters, he explores the delicate balance between

individual happiness and collective family harmony, the difference between compromise and defeat, the importance of

respecting different opinions, and the responsibility of passing emotional wisdom alongside financial wealth to the next generation.

This is not a book about which luxury car to buy. It is a book about how to make choices without allowing material

possessions, ego or personal authority to become bigger than the relationships that matter. Because a car can take you

anywhere in the world. But only love, respect, understanding and togetherness can carry a family across generations. THE

CAR MAY BE MINE. BUT THE FAMILY IS OURS.