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Vios J or Waja CPS

kenji1903 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:40:23 +0800

Hi All,

i'm planning to buy a car but since the budget 2010 announcement... my wish to get a Honda City went down the drain...

national cars are my last choice but seems like i don't have much of a choice?

Vios J
Maximum Output hp(kW)/rpm: 109(80)/6000
Maximum Torque Nm/rpm: 141/4200
Car Price: 73,525.00
Interest Rate: 2.88%
Loan duration: 5
monthly installment: 1,261.69

Pros
high 2nd value
fuel saver

Cons
tin kosong
sampan

Waja CPS
Maximum Output hp(kW)/rpm: 125(93)/6500
Maximum Torque Nm/rpm: 150/4500
Car Price: 64,888.00 (should have RM3k discount)
Interest Rate: 3.60%
Loan duration: 5
Monthly installment: 1,148.52

Pros
full spec with Airbags, leather seats, etc
better handling

Cons
its a Proton
low 2nd value

price difference is about RM8k... so worth it or not?

Protong in Arab

kenji1903 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:27:54 +0800

Hi All,

1 MALAYSIA SENTIASA DITIPU.....
Kenapa Proton tak jual harga macam kat Arab Saudi????

Apa istimewanya orang Arab?

Kata ”Rakyat didahulukan...”

Kenapa orang Arab lebih diutamakan?

Haaaa... Jawapannya ialah…..Pemilik Proton di Malaysia semuanya dah kena tipu... Hahaha

Harga Persona kat Saudi = SR 36,100
Harga Gen2 kat Saudi = SR 33,600
Harga Waja kat Saudi = SR 37,950

1 Saudi Riyal = RM 0.94

Maknanya harga Persona kat Saudi = RM 33,934 aje
Maknanya harga Proton Gen2 kat Saudi = RM 32,256 aje
Maknanya harga Waja kat Saudi = RM 35,673 aje…

Where to buy insoles/lapik kasut

kenji1903 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:34:37 +0800

Hi All, i'm looking for some insoles (if that what's it called) and after looking at Camel and Timberland... they sales people don't know what i want...

2-3 years back i remembered buying from Camel but forgot which shop, crap...

i tried Bata before, sucks... spoil very fast...

Cars below RM120k

kenji1903 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:08:12 +0800

Altis 1.8E
Displacement (cc): 1,794
Maximum Output hp(kW)/rpm: 132(97)/6000
Maximum Torque Nm/rpm: 170(17.34)/4200

308 turbo
Displacement (cc): 1,598
Maximum Output hp(kW)/rpm: 140(??)/6000
Maximum Torque Nm/rpm: 240/1400

Focus 2.0 Sport
Displacement (cc): 1,999
Maximum Output hp(kW)/rpm: 145(143)/6000
Maximum Torque Nm/rpm: 185/4500

Civic 1.8
Displacement (cc): 1,799
Maximum Output hp(kW)/rpm: 140(103)/6300
Maximum Torque Nm/rpm: 174/4300

any other contenders?

Vios J or Swift

kenji1903 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:07:34 +0800

Vios J
Displacement (cc): 1,497
Maximum Output hp(kW)/rpm: 109(80)/6,000
Maximum Torque Nm/rpm: 141/4,200
Car price: RM73,525.00

Swift
Displacement (cc): 1,490
Maximum Output hp(kW)/rpm: 101(74)/6,000
Maximum Torque Nm/rpm: 133/4,000
Car price: RM73,788.00

Aside from the boot and no boot comments, big or small... i'm interested in FC, performance, handling and maintenance

anyone bought one recently? what is the interest rates after gahmen increased the hire prucahse interest rates?

finally a brave soul voiced out in today's TheStar

kenji1903 — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:37:31 +0800

Literally paying to own a car
Why Not?
By RASLAN SHARIF

A car that of late became a hot topic in the news pages only costs a buyer in the US half what a Malaysian has to fork out.

I’M a big fan of Top Gear. Besides the cool cars, you just have to love the wit of Jeremy Clarkson and Co. They are hilarious.

Top Gear is probably the best TV show on cars, and one of the best TV shows on whatever as far as I’m concerned.

I have also been buying the magazine since they launched the Malaysian edition some time back.

At RM10, it’s cheap, far cheaper than the UK edition. And at that price, it is an unbelievable bargain.

You not only get very informative car reviews and interesting features in the magazine, but there are also columns by Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May (Clarkson’s partners in crime) as well as other writers on the editorial staff to look forward to.

From the reviews, columns and features, you learn a lot about the workings of the global auto industry.

When you start to know how cars are made, marketed and sold in other parts of the world, you begin to understand that there are several things that badly need fixing in the local auto sector, primarily because car buyers here are made to literally pay for it.

First of all, while Top Gear Malaysia is much cheaper than Top Gear UK, you can’t say the same about car prices here and over there.

Take, for example, the new BMW X5. Over here, prices start from slightly less than RM490,000. Over there, it starts from slightly more than £40,000.

How much is £40,000 at current exchange rates? About RM220,000.

Let’s take a more down to earth car as an example, say, the Toyota Camry, which can be frequently seen on our streets.

It’s a popular car, especially among those who can afford to pay about RM140,000 for a car.

In the US, car buyers can get a Camry from about US$19,200. That’s around RM67,700 at today’s rates.

The most expensive model in the US, the Camry Hybrid, starts at US$26,150, or about RM92,200.

Why the huge difference between the prices? Why do we need to pay twice the price of what the British and the Americans do for the cars mentioned above?

Several factors contribute to Malaysia having some of the highest car prices in the world, and among them are the duties and taxes that the Government levies on cars – whether locally manufactured or assembled or imported.

It is a lucrative source of revenue for the Government, as about 500,000 vehicles are sold every year in Malaysia.

More importantly for us, the bulk, if not all, of the cost is generally passed on to Malaysian car buyers.

Now, I understand the need for the Government to generate revenue. After all, there are various public needs that have to be fulfilled.

There is also the argument that local car manufacturers need protection before they are ready to compete openly, although I think they have been protected long enough.

But try seeing it from the consumer’s point of view.

Most car buyers pay a small down payment and get a loan to finance the remaining cost of their purchase.The interest-bearing loan pays for not just the actual cost of the car, but for the taxes and duties as well.

I know I’ve said this before, but it’s worth mentioning again, especially as there is now talk of doing away with that other bane of car buyers – approved permits (APs) for imported cars.

International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said that ending the scheme (oh, what a scheme it is) was among the many options being considered to ensure that “any levy or tax should benefit the Government”.

He added that “cost savings, if any, should go to the rakyat”.

Although Mukhriz’s mention of taxes benefiting the Government probably puts paid to any hopes that I might harbour of deep cuts in the duties and taxes levied on cars, I’m all for major changes to the AP scheme (better still, end it) if it means the cost savings from doing so “go to the rakyat”.

If this had happened earlier, I probably would have had to pay much, much less for the car I own today.

The holder of the AP used to import my car, bought about two years ago, had very little to do with the making, transporting, marketing and selling of the car.

And it kind of gets to me pretty badly that part of the loan I took to pay for the car went to the AP holder as payment for what is supposed to pass for “effort”.

At least the Government uses my money to build roads, schools and hospitals.

I’m looking forward to Mukhriz’s announcement on the APs, and I have a feeling that it would be one that would put a bit of a smile on the faces of those who sell and buy cars.

Maybe, someday, we’ll see a serious reduction in duties and taxes on imported cars, and be able to do more than just drool at the prices people overseas pay for their cars.

Raslan Sharif looked up the price of the Porsche Cayenne GTS in the UK, which is about £55,000, or RM295,000. Go check how much it costs here.

http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp...5&sec=Why%20Not

finally a brave soul voiced out in today's TheStar

kenji1903 — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:35:26 +0800

Skoda Fabia 1.4

kenji1903 — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:30:55 +0800

Hi All,

i noticed that this car is pretty cheap at RM79,999 considering the fact that its VW manufactured... so what's the catch?
First launched in Malaysia few years back was priced at around RM100k...
Some basic info:
Engine Layout: 4 cyls In Line , 1390 cc
Max power: 84 bhp at 5000 rpm
Max torque: 132Nm at 3800 rpm
Weight: 1060 kg

Jazz i-VTEC
Engine: 4 cylinder 16 valve SOHC i-VTEC
Maximum horsepower [PS (Kw) / rpm] 120PS (88) / 6,600
Maximum torque [Nm (kg-m) / rpm] 145 (14.8) / 4,800
Curb weight (kg) 1,120

Saga BLM pros and cons

kenji1903 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:59:31 +0800

my annual income is roughly 40k... so my choice of cars are seriously limited... i'm not going to get anything more than my annual income...
Viva - too small
MyVi - maybe
Saga - maybe
Savvy - sorry but its really ugly... though the price and car is the best value i can get among the options above... also heard that the Renault engine is high maintenance...
i10 (basic) - FC wise?

Swiping your Credit Card above Credit Limit

kenji1903 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:18:44 +0800

Good Morning All,

Say you only have 1 credit card and wanted to go on a holiday
the air ticket for 3 cost roughly RM6k, but your credit limit is only RM4k
surely that transaction cannot proceed, right?

how can you make that transaction without going to the bank and requesting them to permanently increase your credit limit?
i got to know that increasing one's credit limit will take 3-4 business days and you'll need to submit your payslip in order to get approval