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New NAZA KIA Forte Review / Test Drive

saimatkong — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:56:09 +0000

Went to TTDI NAZA and NAZA World @ Federal High Way to test drive and check out on the white color Kia Forte. It’s awesome!

Kia Forte Test Drive Unit – Titanium Silver

Kia Forte – Bright Silver

Kia Forte – Clear White (not metallic but it’s 2k solid white)

This white Kia Forte is awesome for me! It’s good and it will make the Kia Forte looks much elegant and bigger. Ilusi optic ma.

Will talk about this new Naza Kia Forte Interior soon. Stay tuned. I have made a booking on this Kia Forte and placed a booking fees, deciding on the color and finding cheaper loan with the interest rate of 3.0 or 3.1 if possible and finding the highest price to trade in my Proton Wira Aeroback 1.3 Manual year 2002. Anybody looking for this car and want to buy?

Check out the latest post here about Interior and Exterior of KIA Forte

Do you pump Petrol Fuel Ron95 or Ron97? Price Increased

saimatkong — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:14:45 +0000

Shell New Ron95

Unleaded Ron95 Fuel

Wira 1.3, Unleaded only. So meaning my car can pump Ron95 but I have tried it feel like my car not enough power and the steering keep vibrating. Hmm not really sure whether it’s my car only or what. Sigh. It’s time to modified my car? Change extractor? Bigger Exhaust Pipe?

Should be pumping Ron97 for the last time as the price is gonna hike up to RM2.05 wow. Moreover, it’s now premium petrol. I can’t afford a premium thingy.

Ron95 and Ron97 in Mobil Station.

Ron95 and Ron97 pump in Shell Station.

Ron95 and V-Power pump in Shell Station.

It’s not easy to find Ron97 in Shell now. Some petrol station only have V-Power and Ron95 only, which is Taman Sea and Kayu Ara Shell Station, if you want to get Ron97, go to Bandar Utama Shell Station.

Ron95 – RM1.75 till today (Merdeka day 31st August) and after that will be increased RM1.80

Ron97 – RM1.80 till today (Merdeka day 31st August) and after that will be increased to RM2.05

It’s RM0.25 different between Ron95 and Ron97, if normally you pump 35-40 liter it will be RM8.75 – RM10 different.

Which one will you choose to pump? Ron95 or Ron97? Will it affecting you?

Price of RON 95 at RM1.80 from Tuesday

KUALA LUMPUR: The newly introduced RON 95 fuel is now priced at RM1.80 – five sen higher than the previous RM1.75.

Meanwhile, RON 97 is upgraded as a premium product and has gone up to RM2.05 from RM1.80.

Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the new prices were decided based on the current method of Automatic Pricing Mechanism (APM).

“Although the price is now 5 sen higher, the Government is still subsidising 33.81 sen per litre (of RON 95) which is equivalent to RM304mil monthly,” he told reporters after the launch of Primax 95 by Petronas here on Monday.

Currently, the Government is subsidising RON 97 by 42.72 sen per litre.

The cost for RON 95 went up 102% from USD$ 40.75 per barrel to USD$ 82.30 in December last year and August respectively.

“If there is any changes in the global prices, we would revise it accordingly. It is up to the Economic Council to decide.

“RON 95 also adheres to the EURO2M specification where it can lessen pollution,” said Ismail Sabri, adding that consumers would get quality petroleum at a subsidised price.

With the new pricing, Ismail Sabri added that RON 92 was phased out from the market as the usage was only 5% from total petrol sale in the country.

In April last year, then Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Samad said the Government was considering the use of petrol with higher research octane number (RON) to reduce fuel subsidies without hurting the lower-and-medium income groups.

A higher octane number means higher resistance to engine “knocking”. “Knocking” could possibly damage the engine over time.

Petrol Dealers Association of Malaysia president Datuk Hashim Othman said petrol stations could easily recalibrate their pumps to adjust to the new price.

“With technology, all you need to do is push some buttons. It is almost automatic in most stations now, except for a few in the rural areas which are still using the manual system,” he told The Star.

He added that petrol dealers would make a slight gain with the price increase as they had bought their current stock at the old price.

“It is only a little as the price increase is small,” he said.

Source : TheStar

My car reach 100k wooh – lebih kilometer dengan Proton Wira

saimatkong — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:57:16 +0000

It’s almost 8 years since I get to drive this Proton Wira. Now it’s already more than 100,000 km. I snap some historical moment when it hit 99,999 km. Haha. One hand driving and another hand hold a Canon 30D DSLR to shoot it. Don’t want to miss the chance of it. How much is my car worth now? Anyone want to buy a second hand Proton Wira? =)

Can this Proton Wira 1.3 pump the lower grade of petrol RON95 as RON97 will be graded as premium petrol this September and increasing the price to RM2 which I could barely afford. I hear some ppl told me that some old car could not support this RON95 if want to use it will damage the engine? Any expert in car could confirm this?

My 8 years Proton Wira 1.3 Manual. =)

99,999 km

99,999 km turning to 100,000 km

100,000 km

Wira Sarong / Grill?

saimatkong — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:19:57 +0000

My Wira 1.3 Aeroback Sarong rosak very long ago and today finally I decided to change it. Was surveying around the forum and asking around and finally I got this Chrome version.

At 1st I wanted to get it at Brother’s but it’s just too expensive. Because the fiber version cost me RM38.00 and this fiber sarong have to spray because it’s all the scratches all over and dirty, and the spray and workmanship cost me RM80.00 so total will be RM118.00 but I made up my mind just to grab the Chrome version and here it is. =)

Brand new sarong =)

Old sarong