1 x car-chia
affectionately known as ficanto
Originally posted by zulkifli mahmood:After I passed my driving test in 1987 I rented a few cars before buying a car.
1. Ford Ascort 1.3 cc.
2. Toyota Corona 1.6 cc and Mitsubishi Lancer 1.6 cc (Company Car).
3. Mercedez Benz 280 SE.
4. Honda Civic 1.3 cc.
5. Toyota Crown 2800
6. Nissan March 1000 cc.
From a merc 280 to a Nissan march?
That's a big drop.
Me license 1993-2B,1996-2A,2013-2,2000-3,2008-4,2007-Bus VL,2010-Taxi VL
2000-Toyota Starlet 1.3GT MT
2003-Honda Civic ESI 1.6 MT
2006-Proton Satria 1.8 GTI MT(Co shared)
2008 till now Proton Saga 1.3 BLM AT(Wifey use)
2010 till now Honda Stream 1.8 AT
Originally posted by charlize:From a merc 280 to a Nissan march?
That's a big drop.
1 x car-kia
affectionately known as pigcanto
Because of what they offered and those fluidic design..although engine need more refinement though.But seriously if you really wanna be different and less conservative then its your choice.My elder bro from past till now using continental brands.From Fiat Punto,SAAB 9-3,Renault Megane and now Audi A4..Also a fans of euro bikes.From Cagiva Mito,Aprilia RS125,Ducati Monster 400,Triumph Speed triple,KTM duke 990 and now Aprilia Tuono V4
I own 13 cars. All tomica minature models.
I own more than ditzy's 13 tomica miniature models...
Btw ditzy, if you still collect tomica, i have Tomica catalogues if you wan...
I only got 2 car...
Left kar and Right kar...
Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:I only got 2 car...
Left kar and Right kar...
Originally posted by carbikebus:Because of what they offered and those fluidic design..although engine need more refinement though.But seriously if you really wanna be different and less conservative then its your choice.My elder bro from past till now using continental brands.From Fiat Punto,SAAB 9-3,Renault Megane and now Audi A4..Also a fans of euro bikes.From Cagiva Mito,Aprilia RS125,Ducati Monster 400,Triumph Speed triple,KTM duke 990 and now Aprilia Tuono V4
driven a few euro cars but still prefer the japanese anytime. had a Rover 2.7, Audi , Merc 300, ford ... unless u go for big euro cars all the smaller ones are just for gansee factors.
The key in driving is Comfort
Originally posted by carbikebus:Continental sturdy chassis,better handling cause heavy and mostly rely on turbo or supercharge thats why its powerful.Quality is top notch and sound insulation is way better but parts and maintenance a big headache.My bro VW Golf got dsg problem and would take a few days to troubleshoot.
Japanese engines are known for their robust and reliability.Chassis is mostly super light thus the save on fuel for most model especially Toyota and Honda.But safety wise can be a bit of compromise here cause of its weight shedding style.Parts and maintenance depend on brand and models..But nowadays even Toyota got many problems
Koreans,rising n rising but engine still lack refinement behind the Japs nevermind its powerful outputs.Design is way better than Japs or Malaysian with generous stuffs and affordable pricing.But as it aging can see those unrefine engine what its meant then and have to do a top servicing regularly to maintain top notch.But overall still the best money can buy.
Malaysian cars generally have improved over the years except for the few hiccups that can be avoided.Avoid using 3rd party spare parts and youre safe.Not all workshops are trained to repair engines like Campro by Proton which is a co develop between Proton and Lotus.Ride n handling also surprisingly much better than Jap cars for certain models.Problem lies with their dishonest vendors which supply reject parts.Another thing they should improve to reduce lagging with their drive by wire system that reduce the acceleration.Advantage ton of vheap parts at neighbour country.
China for the time being i will avoid at any cost.The only i can trust is Quros which is co develop with European engineers and certain Chery models
Originally posted by lce:driven a few euro cars but still prefer the japanese anytime. had a Rover 2.7, Audi , Merc 300, ford ... unless u go for big euro cars all the smaller ones are just for gansee factors.
The key in driving is Comfort
Owned:
Year / Model
1985 Toyota Sprinter 5 Speed Manual - Non power steering. lol
1988 Honda Accord 2.0 Si - Flip Headlights
1989 Honda Intergra ZX - 1.6 Sedan
1993 Honda Integra SiR - 1.8 Coupe
1995 Nissan Silvia 200 SX - 2.0 Turbo - Drift Master
2003 Nissan Frontier - 2.5 Diesel Turbo
2003 Honda Jazz 1.5 - Manual
2006 Honda Torneo Euro R - 2.2
2009 Mini Cooper 1.6
2010 Nissan 370z - The Beast
2010 Honda Civic 1.8
2012 Hyundai Veloster 1.6
2012 VW Sirocco
2013 Honda CR-Z
and coming soon 2013 BMW Z4 - Hopefully by end of this year. xD
Yet to personally own any European cars yet. So not much comment other than the service and parts take longer time to acquire. lol Correction.. VW is Euro.. but just not the other ones.
Anybody own any Ford cars ?
LoL..
Ford Awesome.
Originally posted by zulkifli mahmood:
If I were to choose a car brand for comfort ...number one will be Mercedes and second will be Toyota..
merc unless u go 3000 cc up otherwise its dull
Originally posted by lce:
merc unless u go 3000 cc up otherwise its dull
Originally posted by BadzMaro:Owned:
Year / Model
1985 Toyota Sprinter 5 Speed Manual - Non power steering. lol
1988 Honda Accord 2.0 Si - Flip Headlights
1989 Honda Intergra ZX - 1.6 Sedan
1993 Honda Integra SiR - 1.8 Coupe
1995 Nissan Silvia 200 SX - 2.0 Turbo - Drift Master
2003 Nissan Frontier - 2.5 Diesel Turbo
2003 Honda Jazz 1.5 - Manual
2006 Honda Torneo Euro R - 2.2
2009 Mini Cooper 1.6
2010 Nissan 370z - The Beast
2010 Honda Civic 1.8
2012 Hyundai Veloster 1.6
2012 VW Sirocco
2013 Honda CR-Z
and coming soon 2013 BMW Z4 - Hopefully by end of this year. xD
Yet to personally own any European cars yet. So not much comment other than the service and parts take longer time to acquire. lol Correction.. VW is Euro.. but just not the other ones.
Originally posted by zulkifli mahmood:
wah..every 2 or 3 years...you sell your car and buy another car...you make any profits..
Actually the year is the year of the model not the year I acquired the vehicles.
Only a few cars I got minor profits only because it was modded with lots of extras. And those that I do earn a bit are sold to car enthusiasts. As I am not in the resale of cars, I dont letting it go at a bargain. As long as they will love the cars as I do, why not. Its like passing on ur ex to another dude u know will take good care of her. LOL!
Currently I still have on hand the Veloster, CR-Z, Sirocco and 370z. Will most likely let go the Veloster soon. 370z after, cause its a bit scary to drive when it rains. The monster just wants to go everytime you step on the accelerator even by just a bit.
Originally posted by BadzMaro:Actually the year is the year of the model not the year I acquired the vehicles.
Only a few cars I got minor profits only because it was modded with lots of extras. And those that I do earn a bit are sold to car enthusiasts. As I am not in the resale of cars, I dont letting it go at a bargain. As long as they will love the cars as I do, why not. Its like passing on ur ex to another dude u know will take good care of her. LOL!
Currently I still have on hand the Veloster, CR-Z, Sirocco and 370z. Will most likely let go the Veloster soon. 370z after, cause its a bit scary to drive when it rains. The monster just wants to go everytime you step on the accelerator even by just a bit.
Originally posted by zulkifli mahmood:
You are like those people who in car collection hobby and when the time is right and the price is right you will sell it to those car enthusiast....not bad...
So many good cars out there, you just can't try them all.