Car Enthusiast thread

[jazz_samz]

ah pet... If expire in aug, u better make yr this wk... Cos u need to wait for coe some more... Suzuki cars are alrite.. I only hate borneo motor svc standard. Vitara nice to drive if u r a suv person!

[triton]

sometimes i get impatient with drivers who keeps a distance of at least 4 car lengths in front of him/her. i wonder if they are driving a plane needing that runaway to take off.

the other type of drivers is those who refuse to filter inwards when they know u in a rush. just dont understand, if someone wants to pass by, let them. this is because the other driver might have something urgent to attend, u never know.

[triton]

yes, usually i dont drive in-line with the car in front of me, i drive slightly towards the left or right depending on condition, at least*hopefully* the driver in front of me can see me through the side mirrors. also it helps to see at least what is happening to 2 cars ahead of me.

the other thing i do if i want to overtake, i accelerate first before overtake.

my dashboard is clear of objects, one is because of airbag. secondly, the reflection of objects of the windscreen is irritating to me. i also dun hang 'christmas' items on the rear view mirror. there is also no objects on the rear dashboard.

There are 'defence' and 'advance' driving courses and I think it's good to take them and learn some good driving tactics/habits. Like never place any movable object on the dashboard, cause they can cause serious injuries during an accident as it can become a 'missile'. Simple things like that...

As for speed, that's always the track...

[feilong108]

true..for me i dun speed..esp in singapore...becoz hor...license ex to get leh..hahaha....i prefer to keep at the speed limit...lolz...

[armchaireconomist]

too all the newbies, want to drive fast, please get some experience and learn to control. very easy to go fast, but very hard to control at such speed.

fully agreed... not just newbies... but everyone.

driving fast doesn't kill... stopping suddenly does. It's controlled aggression that makes a good driver (regardless fast or slow speed).

There are 'defence' and 'advance' driving courses and I think it's good to take them and learn some good driving tactics/habits. Like never place any movable object on the dashboard, cause they can cause serious injuries during an accident as it can become a 'missile'. Simple things like that...

As for speed, that's always the track...

[armchaireconomist]

love the estima too..... I hear its pretty powerful... Drove one in perth in 1999... Its called terago there... Damn shiok man....
May tgt an estima later but for nw, the wish suffice....
I do knw if FC is a big issue, then u r better off with a wish or a stream.
Anybody drives the new version of mazda 5?? Test driven it... Not bad but unsure of fc... Think its abt 9km/l on the earlier variant.... New one duno...
Another nice mpv is the citrone grand picasso c4... Beauty!!

Estima... I didn't only hear about it... I've experienced when an one of those smoked me on North South Highway! Shan't disclose at what speeds... but let's just say its insane coming from a big MPV. That was one of the older Estima is 3L with a supercharger. Fine. Can tell instantly its been modded. But still... So I've come to respect the older Estimas...

As for the Grand Picasso C4... I agree it's a real beauty. But believe it or not, the gear shift is on top-right behind the steering wheel. French quirkiness at its best! But the panoramic roof is brilliant, no doubt will jack up the insurance. But it's out of the shortlist... not sure if I (or my wife) can take the french quirkiness...

[pet]

Sam, i 2nd on e logo on e hood more classy, i reckon the word is Avant-garde hehe..indeed very classy.

Pet, u can consider a vitara as it is more fuel economical. Also back quite big so u can put ur fishing barang barang.

i think maybe vitara lah hor... my fishing barang should go in... hehee.. usually i have abt 4 boxes + ice box and also a carton or 2 of drinks... quite abit of stuff..

right now, if there's a few of us say drive to malaysia for fishing, i got to use my wife car... got to slowly remove all the child car seats

[seiko.citizen]

my advise to you would be to go and try out the car, ask for a demo over the weekend (pay $100 non refundable) that way you can get a good idea whether your "new" car is suitable.

[Darkangel]

my dad hosp, so never really think of buying car, but hor, i look at my lic plate, gonna expire beginning aug... cham...

was thinking of the following:
hatch: honday fit/ jazz, toyota yaris ( still avail ) ?

Mpv: honda stream, fiat panaroma, ... thn blank, cant think of any others

Suv: hmm... rush i find it small leh... i mean smal for a suv... ... was thinking maybe vitara. my wife use to drv suv, i also drv it, one think for sure. spacious compare to saloon car... boot also good... nowadays i cannot tarhan saloon car, cos fishing rod & ice boax hard to put in

yeah ur car that time so hard to put in the ice box.

Pardon me if it is offending anybody hor... I personally feel C180 is a waste of time... FOR MB, I will consider E class at minimum

I beg to differ on the part of their logo. I think it being embedded on the hood is more classy..

Well...E class not for ppl my age la...for my dad's age 1

[Nooch]

Sam, i 2nd on e logo on e hood more classy, i reckon the word is Avant-garde hehe..indeed very classy.

Pet, u can consider a vitara as it is more fuel economical. Also back quite big so u can put ur fishing barang barang.

[pet]

For family and kids.. high better.. cos you should not be speeding and if someone wack you, yr car is still higher and thus safer for the passengers...

PET, then go get RUSH loh.. if you want something simple to use for fishing and like SUV... Basic and decent if you ask me

my dad hosp, so never really think of buying car, but hor, i look at my lic plate, gonna expire beginning aug... cham...

was thinking of the following:
hatch: honday fit/ jazz, toyota yaris ( still avail ) ?

Mpv: honda stream, fiat panaroma, ... thn blank, cant think of any others

Suv: hmm... rush i find it small leh... i mean smal for a suv... ... was thinking maybe vitara. my wife use to drv suv, i also drv it, one think for sure. spacious compare to saloon car... boot also good... nowadays i cannot tarhan saloon car, cos fishing rod & ice boax hard to put in

[seiko.citizen]

Is service center competency a consideration for you?? It was for me..

it should be on the list of every buyer, that is unless they have friends that can repair their respective models. Nowadays the computer cannot do yourself, need special tool to diagnose the problem

For family and kids.. high better.. cos you should not be speeding and if someone wack you, yr car is still higher and thus safer for the passengers...

PET, then go get RUSH loh.. if you want something simple to use for fishing and like SUV... Basic and decent if you ask me

but at the end of the day, car big or small, also depend on driver skill. if driver dont know how to handle situation, sure kenna in accident.

this week the road toll average in my home town was 1/day, some days more/less.

[jazz_samz]

Pardon me if it is offending anybody hor... I personally feel C180 is a waste of time... FOR MB, I will consider E class at minimum

I beg to differ on the part of their logo. I think it being embedded on the hood is more classy..

How you guys find the C180?

I heard there's going to be a C160 coming out...now that's damn gd la!

Well I think the new C class has been pretty sporty except that now they dun have the 3point star sticking out already it's built in....that was a big mistake man...it's lost it's class

[jazz_samz]

Is service center competency a consideration for you?? It was for me..

personally im looking @ the C200 currently.

i like the handling. i find that the A class and B Class are currently a joke. it is a neither here nor there car. i think MB should just forget about targeting the low end CC cars.

for me japanese cars like toyota has the best turning radius and fuel efficiency compared to nissan and honda.

for european cars, i still prefer MB as im biased. i dont like the feel when i sit in BMW, jaguar.

as for AUDI, VW, Ford, OPEL, the feel sitting inside and driving is different.

i think most important for a car owner is

1) what needs must the car fulfill, family transporter, couple going out, etc.
2) is fuel consumption of the car an issue
3) the feel sitting inside the car
4) the feel driving the car
5) budget?
6) safety aspects of the car

im currently driving a vios because i have a tight budget, i need to drive my family around, it has good fuel consumption. meet my current needs.

[jazz_samz]

For family and kids.. high better.. cos you should not be speeding and if someone wack you, yr car is still higher and thus safer for the passengers...

low better thn high... for kids high better th low... hahaa... so boh pien

PET, then go get RUSH loh.. if you want something simple to use for fishing and like SUV... Basic and decent if you ask me