Longtermer #1, Update 21, Mar 2010: Ford Telstar 2.0i4 16v Ghia (A)

LONGTERMER #1: Update 21, March 2010: Ford Telstar 2.0i4 Ghia

Longtermer #1, Update 21, March 2010: Ford Telstar 2.0i4 16v Ghia

In this blog entry, I am updating my Ford Telstar i4 Ghia. This is the 21th update.


What's up in the month of March?

As I am typing this, the Telstar covered 889km. Now, 151,955km. Previous month, it's 151,066km.

This month, I changed my Front Shock Absorbers to HITACHI TOKICO Gas type.  Paid RM165 per absorber.  I then drove to nearby tyre shop in Paramount where they charged me RM50+15 for alignment.  Total: RM395 poorer. According to the mechanic, my rear absorbers also KO already. But I have no money to change at moment.

Without further ado, let’s proceed to Logbook…

LOGBOOK:

Year of manufactured: December 1998 (registered January 1999)
Purchase price: RM42,000 (Aug 2005)
Current value: RM12,000 (As at February 2010)
Depreciation per year (averaged): RM7,500

Mileage Last Month: 151,066km
Mileage Now: 151,955km
Mileage used March 2010: 889km

Fuel consumption (so far):
BEST: 10.2km/l (24 December 2009)
WORST: 5.9km/l (September 14, 2009) => 100% City driving

THIS MONTH (February):
BEST: 9km/l on 10 March 2010 (80% Highway driving). WORST: March 21: 6.6km/L, 90% City driving. I used either RON95 Shell OR Mobil RON95 only.

0-100km/h: 10.8 secs (1/1/2010). Previous run 10.4 secs (27/9/2009).

TODAY, As at 29 March 2010,

Expenses (this month)

1) Fuel expenses (RM320)
2) Parking and tolls charges... (RM50 est)
3) CHANGED:
i) Front Shock Absorbers (HITACHI TOKICO GAS) (RM330)
ii) Workmanship: RM60.


GRAND TOTAL: RM760.00.


Before I go, here's some parting shots below:

LASTLY, before I signed off, this is the LATEST photo of my Telstar.  Picture taken using my Latest Gadget, Panasonic LUMIX TZ7.  Location: SS2, Petaling Jaya...

VIDEO UPLOADED (As promised back in December 2009, Auto Swing Central Air  vents:

That's all folks!  Thanks for having the time and patience to read this Blog entry of mine...  See you on April 29 2010 for the 22th update...  AN ORIGINAL JEFF LIM'S PRODUCTION.  My original work...