Daihatsu Terios

[Rapan]

oh, really? yah.... it shd be a better choice. but i've a problem as my current ride will hit 5yrs come end-july..... guess gotta make some arrangments if the 2WD is coming in sept...

 

btw, is it front wheel drive of rear wheel drive? sorry, not so gd in this techical stuff....

[Gh05tss]

sorry, i didn't asked abt FWD or RWD.

 

Yes, 2WD would be a better choice coz I doubt in SIngapore you require a 4WD SUV coz we no longer stay in kampong area the highest slope that we goes are those MSCP.

Edited April 5, 2006 by Gh05tss

[Rapan]

no worries. will find out from STS. u're rt abt the 2WD vs our 'terrain' in spore. but i oso thinking og driving it up north to KL sometimes

 

so u've seen the car in the showrm? how do u find it? the built quality & feel... i jus saw in the net & in ST sum days ago....

[Jeffrey]

The 2WD is a rear wheel drive; the engine is an in-line 4. This is a bit unusual, as the majority of small and mid-size vehicles nowadays are front wheel drive. RWD vehicles have a tendency to over-steer, and this can be ugly when taking a fast corner in the wet.

Edited April 5, 2006 by Jeffrey

[Rapan]

oh..... i'm not too comfy with rear wheel drive.... wat's ur opinion on the different choices?

[Gh05tss]

I saw it at the showroom, the bulit was good enough compare to the rest of their lineup.

 

I like it quite alot but the showroom only the car in Stock, no sports rim, no letter seats, no player coz I find out that the showroom cars have already found their owner and now waiting for loan approval or COE. .

 

Currently, 64,500 before bargain include, sports rim, leather seat, mp3 player, hard case spare wheel cover and reverse sensor <---- all these are standard offer.

[Gh05tss]

I don't think with that height of the car u can take any fast corner in any condition.

[Rapan]

oh..... the car so hot ah.... well, i suppose since there wasn't any test drive car (pending LTA'a approval), this showrm pieces shd be a good buy as no one has rammed it yet

 

but $$ can bargain one ah? tot it's authorised disti? their pricing not like TCM, BM & KM etc? maybe we shd rally & get some 'group purchase' discount

[Gh05tss]

sure can ask for discount one lah...

[Rapan]

ok. i'd like to believe u!

 

shall try. hopefully COE will drop a little by time decide to book car.

[Gh05tss]

else remind them there's a Toyota Rush that PI is offering.

[Jeffrey]

Thus 4WD (full time; not real time) for the Rush/Terios should make a big difference in the wet.

[Gh05tss]

CG is high for the car unless u lower them.

[Jeffrey]

If CG is lowered, it essentially becomes a saloon car - not a SUV any more.

[Gh05tss]

That's y i don't think anyone who drove a SUV will do any fast corner.

[Jeffrey]

Not when it is a 4WD SUV - it corners safely, and much better, in the wet.

[Rapan]

but is FC a lot of diff between the 2WD & 4WD?

 

hey! COE for Cat A stays almost level as last bidding (down $3 @ $11,901). anyone knows of NEW prices by the car companies?

 

seems like good news to us, who has yet book our cars? no. of bidders dropped by more than 1k too!! but i wonder why.....

[Jeffrey]

Based on manufacturer's claims, the difference in FC between 2WD and 4WD is about 0.7 km/ltr.

 

By the way, I just check the details of the Terios catalog, and just realised that for this export model, there is no Auto 2WD for RHD models; Auto 2WD is only available for LHD models (Europe in mind obviously). Now, we know why STS don't have an Auto 2WD Terios. A pity, really.