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Many ppl are afraid to go Malaysia with their ride, so sharing some "rumors" or techniques stories as collected from Malaysia business partners, from JB to KL. 1) Break in, cut yr alarm wire and drive away. too many stories we haerd of. 2) Tow yr car away. To some arrogant Singaporean, they always think Malaysians are lousy in parking as they always head in first. This is actually a deterrent method to disable car thieves from towing their car away. Car head in than turn yr steering wheel, so yr car will not be able to be towed in a straight line. as too many stories been heard of 3) Yr car alarm activated and u see nothing wrong with your car. Do not disarm yr car from a distance and walk away. The high tech thieves have a receiver to "read" yr alarm signal. So when u walkway, they will already have your car alarm signal. They will disarm with their set and drive away. as much as we want to believe our immobilizer works, it doesnt anymore, they have ways to disable it. a customer got his 2009 Merc stolen in this way, this is the most popular way in KL. 4) No point hiding yr laptops in the boot. Now they have a detector that is capable of reading whatever electronic stuff u has in the boot. The only way to avoid been read is to bring yr stuff along with u or totally take out the electronic's battery. also quite common in kl. 5) Tires punctured. Do not fix yr punctured tires in the carpark. Drive to a bright and crowded area to do it. Some robbers, release yr tires air and wit for u in the dark. Once u starts to replace yr tires, they will rob you. common in JB please don correct my england, its a long list, i am sharing info and showcasing my grammer and england power. if its eye sore, please aviod reading. but by the time u read till here, its too late for you. wohoooooooooooo please add on other techniques u have heard of. than again if you are that worry, don drive in.

I'd like to learn how to control my car better. Especeially in wet and slippery conditions. How does it feel like when the car starts to aquaplane? How do I effectively regain control? Things of that nature. Also, I'd like to learn what it means to be a defensive driver, and more maintenance stuff on the car. I've changed tyres, and oil, jumpstarted cars by cable, how to check oil, battery, so what else should I know? I'd also like to understand about knocking and pinging (how do they sound really?), more on diagnostic I guess. Maybe I should apprentice at a garage during my free time? I love driving when it rains, the pitter-patter of rain against the roof, music on, and the cool weather. I also do road trips up north and elsewhere, because the journey is the fun part. So, I figure, I should get more knowledge that'll help me better enjoy my hobby. Thanks!

anyone? have Mods or devices that 100% work or driving techniques to share to improving Fuel Comsumption ( other than Light Foot driving )

For those drivers out there wanting a more fuel efficient drive, check out the driving techniques in the website : www.cleanmpg.com it gave an insight on how the previous winner driving an automatic Sonata during the Shell Challenge was able to achieve 30+km/litre. He probably had used some of the techniques described in the website. Please ignore some of the extreme techniques described such as switching off the engine, it is dangerous!!

Hey people... here I've got some drifting techniques to share... pls look through.. RACE DRIFT This is performed at race speeds, when entering a high speed corner a driver lifts his foot off the throttle to induce a mild over steer and then balances the drift through steering and throttle motions. (note: the car that is being used for this style of drift should be a neutral balanced car therefore the over steer will induce itself, if the car plows through any turn this technique will not work). BRAKING DRIFT This is performed by trail braking into a corner, then loss of grip is obtained and then balance through steering and throttle motions. (note: this is mainly for medium to low speed corners). FAINT DRIFT This is performed by rocking the car towards the outside of a turn and then using the rebound of grip to throw the car into the normal cornering direction. (note this is heavy rally racing technique used to change vehicle attitudes during cornering, mainly tight mountain corners.) CLUTCH KICK This is performed by depressing the clutch pedal on approach or during a mild drift to give a sudden jolt through the driveline to upset rear traction. SHIFT LOCK This is performed by letting the revs drop on downshift into a corner and then releasing the clutch to put stress on the driveline to slow the rear tires inducing over steer. (this is like pulling the E-brake through a turn - note this should be performed in the wet to minimize damage to the driveline etc.) EMERGENCY BRAKE DRIFT This technique is very basic, pull the E-Brake or (side brake) to induce rear traction loss and balance drift through steering and throttle play. (note: this can also be used to correct errors or fine tune drift angles.) DIRT DROP DRIFT This is performed by dropping the rear tires off the road into the dirt to maintain or gain drift angle without losing power or speed and to set up for the next turn. (note this technique is very useful for low horsepower cars.) JUMP DRIFT In this technique the rear tire on the inside of a turn or apex is bounced over a curb to lose traction resulting in over steer. LONG SLIDE DRIFT This is done by pulling the E-brake through a strait to start a high angel drift and to hold this to set up for the turn ahead. (note: this can only be done at high speed.) SWAYING BRAKE DRIFT This is a slow side-to-side faint like drift where the rear end sways back and forth down a strait. FF DRIFT (Front Wheel Drive Drift) The E-brake as well as steering and braking techniques must be used to balance the car through a corner. (note: the E-brake is the main technique used to balance the drift.) POWER OVER This performed when entering a corner and using full throttle to produce heavy oversteer (tail slide) through the turn. (note: needs horsepower to make this happen.)