Longtermer #2, Vol 20: Month 28: Honda Civic FD2 2.0IVTEC

Longtermer #2, Vol 20: Month 28: Honda Civic FD2 2.0IVTEC

In this blog entry, I'm updating my Family's ride.  The Honda Civic 2.0IVTEC FD2.  This is the 28th month we owned the Civic.  What's up from August 31 to October 30?  Let's see:


Over the last 2 months, my dad drove the Civic to 3 rounds of Genting Highlands, 2 rounds of KLIA and 4 rounds of PJ => Cyberjaya => PJ.  On 23 October, I finally managed to follow my dad to Genting Highlands.  I managed to observed how he drove up/down Genting Highlands.  FIVE (5) of us were on board.  3 of them were BIG SIZED.  I was amazed that the Car showed NO SIGN of STRAINED/out of puff.  Well, switching off the Air-conditioner + Windows winded down helped a bit.  My dad just leave it to "D" driving uphill, he only used the "S" Paddle shift (Engine braking) when going downhill Downhill (on the way back).

As you can see, my dad did the driving whenever he's in Malaysia (he's based in Vietnam and China).  Whenever he's in Malaysia, he'll leave the house at 8am and won't be back until 9pm.  Where did he go other than the one listed above is a mystery to me.

Without further ado, let's proceed to LOGBOOK.
Year of manufactured: 2008 (Delivery Date 28 July 2008)
Current Value: RM107,000
Purchase price: RM126,000 (less NCB)
Mileage when bought: 0008km
Mileage last update: 39,202 (30 August)

Mileage today (30 October): 41,380km
Mileage 31 August  to 30 October: 2178km
Average mileage monthly: 1532km.

FUEL CONSUMPTION (August 31 to October 30):

Best: 15.35km/L (RM0.13/km) 100% highway, Petronas RON97.
WORST: 7.9km/L (RM0.23/km) (Shell RON95) 100% City driving driven by ME. (September 08 2010)

LAST 6 months:

Best: 15.35km/l (90% highway driving) (20 August)
Worst: 7.9km/l (80% City driving, 20% HARD DRIVING) (April 2010)

Well, there's a saying "a picture is worth 1000 words". Here's goes:.

That's all folks, thanks for having the time and patience to read this blog entry.  An Original Jeff Lim's Production.  Ie. My Original work.

Por dentro do Salão do Automóvel 2010: Effa Plutus

A chinesa Effa exibe em seu estande no Salão do Automóvel de São Paulo a picape média Plutus, feita em parceria com a Suzuki. O modelo, disponível com cabine dupla, será produzido na China pela marca Huanghai e deve chegar ao mercado brasileiro no início de 2011.
A Plutus será vendida com motorização 3.2 litros a diesel que produz 103 cv de potência e torque máximo de 25 mkgf a 3.200 rpm. A transmissão é manual de cinco marchas, com tração traseira. O modelo possui uma lista de equipamentos de série que inclui  ar condicionado digital, direção hidráulica, freios ABS, vidros e travas elétricos, bancos em couro, CD Player, retrovisores elétricos, rods de liga leve aro 17 e santantonio.
Suas dimensões são 5,35 m de comprimento, 1,72 m de largura, 1,63 m de altura e 3,38 m de entre- eixos, com capacidade de carga de até 715 kg. A Effa expõe ainda a linha 2010 do hatch M100, agora também fabricado em parceria com a montadora japonesa.

408 CHEGA EM MARÇO DE 2011 POR CERCA DE R$70.000

O novo sedan da Peugeot, o 408, chegará em março do ano que vem, brigando na concorrência com Toyota Corolla e Honda Civic. Com esse lançamento, a Peugeot irá tirar de linha em uma só tacada o 307 Sedan e o 407, no Brasil.

Fabricado na Argentina, possui motor 2.0 16V flex com 151 cv, o mesmo que equipa o 307. Porém, um executivo da Peugeot revelou que se o modelo tiver boa aceitação no mercado, ele poderá vir com a opção de motor 1.6 também.

O novo modelo da Peugeot custará cerca de R$70.000,00, segundo informações.

ESCRITO POR: LBP

FOTO POR: LBP

CLOSE UP: New Ford Fiesta

In this blog entry, I'm posting lots and lots of photos of the New Ford Fiesta which I checked out last Wednesday.  The Fiesta's Finally launched on 20.10.2010.  The Final OTR Price for Peninsular Malaysia are as followed:

Fiesta 1.4LX Hatchback 5 speed Manual, 1 Airbag: RM69,888
Fiesta 1.6LX Sedan (6 speed Dual-Clutch Powershift), 1 Airbag, ESP+TCS, 470L Boot space: RM78,888

Fiesta 1.6S Hatchback (6 speed Dual-Clutch Powershift), 2 Airbags, Front foglights, 16" sport rims + tyres, sports suspension, Bluetooth Voice Command, Digital Air-cond, ESP+TCS: RM82,888

Unfortunately, NO TEST DRIVE available when I visited the Petaling Jaya Showroom.

There's a saying a picture's worth 1000 words.  Here are the pictures:

Above, CONCEALED Exhaust tailpipe.

Above and below, Most front and most back.  Note that rear legroom a bit poor. As for headroom, I am 174cm and my head's just 2 inches away from the "Ceiling".

Above: CAPLESS Fuel tank.


For SPECIFICATIONS, Colours/trims, FULL Price lists and Brochures: Please visit this site:
http://www.ford.net.my/fiesta/index.asp

THAT"S ALL FOLKS, Thanks for having the time and patience to read this blog entry.