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being intensively doing some 100k +- region cars... model test include 1. skoda superb 1.8T 2. mazda 6 both 2.0 and 2.3L 3. Volkswagen passat 1.8T rest of the model viewed included the honda accord 2.3L from kah, Cefiro etc oh wait, how can I not forget the Alfa 156? Otherwise I might have to

Sorry for troubling u all again... I just put deposit on a 2nd hand jazz tt was registered on 10/02 today. I check the website and it says tat car registered after 05/02 is entitled to 50% of the ARF rite? The saleman told us the parf rebate is 80% of the OMV. Did the saleman make a mistake or he is rite?

In case some of you are wondering, I am talking about car battery size. Today my battery (maintenance free) decide to suddenly die ... no warning one Changed battery today ... the maintenance free type again .... german brand "HOS...." from C.A.S. The new one is smaller in size than the older one ...... it does not have any indication of the capacity of the battery like the older one (that says 62AH) ... the service engineer there says it's ok no problem. Wonder if smaller size equals to smaller AH capacity also ? Does it make a different in this case if the AH is smaller ? I do not use too much stuff like ICE when engine is off ... only cabin light, alarm and to start the car of course. Does it really matter since the alternator will take over once you start the car ? By the way, what is the normal life span of the maintenance free battery ? 2, 3 or 4 years in Singapore climate ?

We heard quite some discussion abt Leather seats,from car ad,forum,review etc,the term "leather seat"is always being emphasized.As a new car owner myself,I would need some advise from the bros out there on how do we know if we are getting what we paid for. For example,we buy a car and wanted to change to leather seats,how we know if it is a genuine leather(usually not possible)?synthetic leather? PVC? or combination of these? Is it true that most of the time,PVC materials are being used?

I gotta be frank here. Having owned my No 6 ride ... the current MazdaSpeed-tuned TarzanBoy (yar lar ... bluff only lah ) ... I ask this question to brudders here. Do we really own our rides ? My definition in owning a ride is : Agree to buy , pay financing , end financing after donkey years , I finally own my ride However, it seems that this concept doesnt exist here .... Agree to buy , pay financing , end financing after donkey years , kena re-new COE or scrap car , repeat the process over again. NEVER ENDING DEBTS When can I own my ride then .... like the above, I might as well be better off renting cars Multiple answers for the poll is possible

CHEVROLET: Can Hear Every Valve Rap On Long Extended Trips Cheap, Hardly Efficient, Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time Cracked Heads, Every Valve Rattles, Oil Leaks Every Time Constantly Having Every Vehicle Recalled Over Lousy Engineering Techniques Condition Hopeless, Entire Vehicle Relies On Leftover Engine Technology As for GM: General Maintenance Great Mistake Garbage Motors Generally Miserable Grossly Misconceived Gluteus Maximus Good Money Goofy's Manufacturing Gone Mental

Almost slammed into tis kayu driver just now. Was in the left filter lane, so i turned my head to check for cars, there was none. But when i turned back, the stupid car in front of me was stationary, n VERY CLOSE. I slammed the brakes n swerved, missed my bumper by inches. Din even have time to press the horn, haha. And tat wasn't the end of my sway journey. Shortly later, i went past a cop sentry along the SLE, under the bridge at roughly 100kmh. I saw the minibus/van, but i never expected it to be a sentry as i've never seen tat before. Too late when i saw e tripod. Do u pple think they'll be fussy abt 10kmh over the limit? And wat other tell-tale signs should i look out for next time? Thanx

My friend is selling the following items (abt. 1 yr old or so) for S$950: HU: JVC KDSH909R (with MP3) Equaliser: Lanzar E750S Amplifier: Power Amper PA-100 (2 sets) Front Speakers: Infinity Kappa Perfect 6.1( 6 1/2") Rear Speakers: Rainbow W165 SLX (5.25") Sub Woofer: 15" Cerwin Vega He tell me all in S$950 very cheap liao cause he is scrapping his car and don't want anymore ICE. I'm not an expert in car audio and hence checking with the brothers here if the above is worth it. I also need to buy a sub-woofer amp (budget S$300), would appreciate if you could recomend some good brand/model. My friend told me class A amp is very prone to "aeroplane noise" ... Any good ICE installer to recomend ? BTW my ride is Corolla Altis. Thanks.

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This is the car he'll drive when aH Beng changes job to become public enemy #1 ...... A Taxi Driver!!! (Please enjoy the Japlish....) The TRD comfort GT - as for the Z you saw in the town and the comfort which is accustomed you emitted the atmosphere which is different clearly from the entire body. The Toyota * comfort, who as for 1 time 1 unit of expectation it has ridden. As for the many of them it is not the gasoline and the LP gas is swallowed in the tank, the emergency use item brake because the instructor steps on is installed by the foot of the suicide seat and reaches. So, comfort mainly the practical sedan which was developed as the taxi, and the one for training car. Many comfort the sweat water flow doing also today hard with the Japanese entire country, it is the expectation which works. Being strong to last long, furthermore habitability the removal

Is That Additive Really A Negative? Article by Fred Rau, You Can't Tell The Players Without A Program There were simply too many oil additives available! First of all, we found that if we checked the fine print on the packages, quite a number of the additives came from the same manufacturer. Also, we began to notice that the additives could be separated into basic "groups" that seemed to carry approximately the same ingredients and the same promises. In the end, we divided our additives into four basic groups and purchased at least three brands from three different manufacturers for each group. We defined our four groups this way: [ol] [*]Products that seemed to be nothing more than regular 50-rated engine oil (including standard additives) with PTFE (Teflon TM) added. [*]Products that seemed to be nothing more than regular 50-rated engine oil (including standard additives) with zinc dialkyldithiophosphate added. [*]Products containing (as near as we could determine) much the same additives as are already found in most major brands of engine oil, though in different quantities and combinations. [*]Products made up primarily of solvents and/or detergents. [/ol]There may be some differences in chemical makeup within groups, but that is impossible to tell since the additive manufacturers refuse to list the specific ingredients of their products. We will discuss each group individually. The PTFE Mystery Currently, the most common and popular oil additives on the market are those that contain PTFE powders suspended in a regular, over-the-counter type, 50-rated petroleum or synthetic engine oil. PTFE is the common abbreviation used for Polytetrafloeraethylene, more commonly known by the tradename "Teflon," which is a registered trademark of the DuPont Chemical Corporation. Among those oil additives we have identified as containing PTFE are: Slick 50, Liquid Ring, Lubrilon, Microlon, Matrix, Petrolon (same company as Slick 50), QMl, and T-Plus (K-Mart). There are probably many more names in use on many more products using PTFE. We have found that oil additive makers like to market their products under a multitude of "private brand" names. While some of these products may contain other additives in addition to PTFE, all seem to rely on the PTFE as their primary active ingredient and all, without exception, do not list what other ingredients they may contain. Though they have gained rather wide acceptance among the motoring public, oil additives containing PTFE have also garnered their share of critics among experts in the field of lubrication. By far the most damning testimonial against these products originally came from the DuPont Chemical Corporation, inventor of PTFE and holder of the patents and trademarks for Teflon. In a statement issued about ten years ago, DuPont's Fluoropolymers Division Product Specialist, J.F. Imbalzano said, "Teflon is not useful as an ingredient in oil additives or oils used for internal combustion engines." At the time, DuPont threatened legal action against anyone who used the name "Teflon" on any oil product destined for use in an internal combustion engine, and refused to sell its PTFE powders to any one who intended to use them for such purposes. After a flurry of lawsuits from oil additive makers, claiming DuPont could not prove that PTFE was harmful to engines, DuPont was forced to once again begin selling their PTFE to the additive producers. The additive makers like to claim this is some kind of "proof' that their products work, when in fact it is nothing more than proof that the American legal ethic of "innocent until proven guilty" is still alive and well. The decision against Dupont involved what is called "restraint of trade." You can't refuse to sell a product to someone just because there is a possibility they might use it for a purpose other than what you intended it for. It should be noted that DuPont's official position on the use of PTFE in engine oils remains carefully aloof and non-commital, for obvious legal reasons. DuPont states that though they sell PTFE to oil additive producers, they have "no proof of the validity of the additive makers' claims." They further state that they have "no knowledge of any advantage gained through the use of PTFE in engine oil." Fear of potential lawsuits for possible misrepresentation of a product seem to run much higher among those with the most to lose. After DuPont's decision and attempt to halt the use of PTFE in engine oils, several of the oil additive companies simply went elsewhere for their PTFE powders, such as purchasing them in other countries. In some cases, they disguise or hype their PTFE as being something different or special by listing it under one of their own tradenames. That doesn't change the fact that it is still PTFE. In addition, there is some evidence that certain supplies of PTFE powders (from manufacturers other than DuPont) are of a cruder version than the original, made with larger sized flakes that are more likely to "settle out" in your oil or clog up your filters. One fairly good indication that a product contains this kind of PTFE is if the instructions for its use advise you to "shake well before using." It only stands to reason that if the manufacturer knows the solids in his product will settle to the bottom of a container while sitting on a shelf, the same thing is going to happen inside your engine when it is left idle for any period of time. The problem with putting PTFE in your oil, as explained to us by several industry experts, is that PTFE is a solid. The additive makers claim this solid "coats" the moving parts in an engine (though that is far from being scientifically proven). Slick 50 is currently both the most aggressive advertiser and the most popular seller, with claims of over 14 million treatments sold. However, such solids seem even more inclined to coat non-moving parts, like oil passages and filters. After all, if it can build up under the pressures and friction exerted on a cylinder wall, then it stands to reason it should build up even better in places with low pressures and virtually no friction. This conclusion seems to be borne out by tests on oil additives containing PTFE conducted by the NASA Lewis Research Center, which said in their report, "In the types of bearing surface contact we have looked at, we have seen no benefit. In some cases we have seen detrimental effect. The solids in the oil tend to accumulate at inlets and act as a dam, which simply blocks the oil from entering. Instead of helping, it is actually depriving parts of lubricant." Remember, PTFE in oil additives is a suspended solid. Now think about why you have an oil filter on your engine. To remove suspended solids, right? Right. Therefore it would seem to follow that if your oil filter is doing its job, it will collect as much of the PTFE as possible, as quickly as possible. This can result in a clogged oil filter and decreased oil pressure throughout your engine. ......... continued.....

Just kinda curious...does the brake rotor size matters? Cos i have been looking at japanese made 2000cc cars..and their rotors are reali so small...kinda doubt their braking ability...whereas mondeo's rotor size is huge at 300mm front and 280mm back..which i tink shld be powerful brakes?please comment

Again, just to double confirm about this doubts i have. From auto magazines and other sources, i understand that upgrading your rim needs to take note of the sixe of tyre.... These are the informations i got: 1 inch u upgrading, gotta add 20mm to the width, and subtract 10 from the height. eg: 165/60R14 = 185/50R15 = 205/40R16 and so on..... inorder not to put strain on your drive train. Another thing is the speed limit for your tyre. Its written on your tyre: Q = 160 km/h S = 180 km/h T = 190 km/h H = 210 km/h V = 240 km/h W= 270 km/h Any comments? Isit reliable?

[blush]Guys, just wana know wat engine/ auto transmission oil are really suitable for each and every car out there like Lancer, Civic, BM, etc.... There are so many brands and grades of oil out there. How u guys differentiate and decide on which oil to use. Wats the diff? I'm now currently using Mobil 1. And proton auto transmission oil. Comments/ advices?

One of the components that are popular here is the exhaust extractor or header. Wonder whether they really give you the improvement and increase hp as claim by some manufacturer. Anyone out there can confirm that they really works and have some facts or comparision to prove it before and after fitment. Comparision like their o-100 timing, top speed, acceleration during cruising, fuel comsumption improvement, engine temp changes and so on and so forth. Would like to hear some comments and feedback from those who actually measure the improvement rather than hearsay or quote from somewhere. Open discussion to all.

Like to ask brudders here on their comments. Seen many reviews & promos on these Super Fuel Max & Magnetizer Fuel Energizer thingy. http://www.tinet.org/~sje/mag_fuel.htm This also ken disputed claims by FTC, another Slick 50 job:- http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2001/11/gadget.htm http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/autos/gasave.htm If magnets so good, someone suggested stripping the old scrap HDD & use the neodymium iron boron magnets & taped it ard the fuel line Wonder if the Broquet has similar claims or settlement on theirs.