Malaysian Car Buyer's Mentality

We hear these very often

1 - Don't buy 2 doors car.... No 2nd hand value
2 - Don't buy Continental cars - No 2nd hand value, expensive spare parts
3 - Don't buy Korean cars - No 2nd hand value
4 - Buy Honda or Toyota - Best 2nd hand value, reliable....

And the whole nation believes this.... Now, lets investigate why people buy Honda and Toyota. I spoke to a few people and they say, good back up service, good spare parts stocked, good 2nd hand value, because everyone buys it so it can't be wrong...

Then why on earth did I buy the Peugeot 308 GT? Its a 2 door, Continental car..... the whole nation can't be wrong and I can't be right????

The fact is... the whole nation has developed a car culture. Nobody ever look at statistics, they follow the crowd, that is why they don't stand out.... I bought the 308 GT is because, it has NCAP 5 star safety ratings, award winning engine, Most Fuel Efficient award winner, it has got all the latest devices like TPMS, directional headlights, auto lights, auto wipers, Bosch 8.1 ESP, 6 gear manual transmission with 175 BHP/260Nm torque engine, 6 airbags etc.....

Who cares about 2nd hand value? I plan to keep this car.... I care about driving pleasure and safety values more.... and the best part is.... I stand out from the crowd... every other person I met, admires the car... as it is unique and special....

Dr Cermin

Found a less than an inch crack on my windscreen, and immediately went to get it done. The process of preventing the crack to become bigger only took about 45 mins. The crack is less visible but it left 3 dots where they drilled little holes to pump the liquid in. However, since the crack is not at the centre of the screen, it didn't matter to me as long as the crack don't get bigger. The repair cost RM 80.00 per crack.

However, I also checked that the windscreen for the 308 will cost RM 1600 to get it replaced. That is not that expensive, considering that what I heard from others that it costs 4 times more...

Boron Nitride

Ever heard of Boron Nitride? Well, I got a bottle from Singapore courtesy of my brother Rudy Wong. I sprayed it at the front and back of the Intercooler... and WALLA!! I get smoother and better torque, and the car just feels more powerful... Went up Genting Highlands with 4 adults and 2 kids in the car, and I was basically overtaking all the cars without even pushing the rev beyond 4000 rpm...

This is something that I would strongly recommend to everyone if they have a turbocharged car... You get good power even in the daytime, especially when the temperature in Malaysia is so hot...

Reprogramming your key

I've finally managed to reprogram a new set of keys with the transponder working with the new remote. There are 4 stages to reprogram the new key as follows:-

1) Get a new empty transponder key estimate price RM 450.00 (Nasim is selling it for RM 808.00)
2) Get the transponder code (credit card that came with your car, if you don't have that, you have to get it from Nasim or we have to force a new code for you, and reprogram 2 keys , your current one and the new one for an additional price of RM 100.00)
3) cut your new key - using your old key, we need to LAZER cut your new key for a price of RM 80.00
4) Reprogram your new transponder and reprogram the remote to work... (cost around RM 120.00) then...

WALLA.... you have 2 sets of keys....

Anyone interested to make a new set of keys for your Peugeot 206, 308, 307, 407...
you can contact me... alankkwong@gmail.com

Promotion price until 14th February 2010.... fully cut, reprogram and new key will cost you only RM 688.00 only.