Hello everyone ..

Going to get a brand new Ivory White Viva Elite Exclusive Edition, just pending loan approval at the moment..

Any common problems I should lookout for in a Viva?

What is the best brand of petrol that is suitable for Viva?

I see i see.. Cos for Proton Persona im driving now there is a difference.. Shell is totally useless.. Esso is the best though.. Can really feel the difference in the characteristics..

Nvm once i get the Viva ady i will try with different petrols and give some feedback later.

Yeap.. But mainly used by my mom lah.. For me persona FTW. XD
if persona FC becomes unbearable then i use Viva till i get a job.

TS please put me in the owners list.
Ivory White Viva Elite Exclusive Edition Auto.

Just got it last night 8.30pm from my dealer.. Cos today public holiday.. So he open till night to wait for me come collect my car as the car has already arrived.. Gave me a huge bunch of free gifts too on top of RM2800 discount, full tank petrol..

So probably im the last person in Malaysia to collect my car on the last working day at the last hour of 2010..

Ya lor.. Rushing to come out with the car mah.. Fast fast use so can depreciate the car faster..
Now got new car ady.. Need to start pimping it out b4 CNY.. XD
Got chance i go take a pic of my neighbours VIVA too.. Got Garson bling bling VIP treatment.

LOL i bought 2 cars in 2 mths.. Persona and Viva.. First thing i go to dealer.. U got ready stock or not? I want to see the chasis number first.. If no chasis number means they dont have ready stock loh.. Got only then i tell him to hold that car for me then only i negotiate with him the free gifts and discounts.. Easier..

Ya loh.. But they mostly stop motorbike only leh.. For cars they check roadtax only.. My car tint damn dark also they never stop me..

What u can do now is go service at SC.. Then just ask them to chop it for 1k km.. kau tim ady.. 3.3k ady and now only u realised.. U sleeping in the car while it drove itself ah?

I agree totally..

Erm dont stick too thick or double layer lah.. The power window motor cant tahan.. I stick 40% VLT and 80% IRR tint.. Solargard brand.. SA gave me RM200 voucher.. SO after discount is RM430 for the whole car.. Color is deep black, non reflective type...

Yeah agree this forum very quiet and no TT session.

Mods done to my car so far.
Spoiler RM180
Leg brake lock RM260
Tint RM430
Coil mats RM50

U can try Bendix Metal King Titanium.. Cost around RM120 per set for Persona, not sure bout Viva..
Trestor Advantage Blue also very good.
3rd would be Rapid Stop pads..

All 3 pads are available in automotive garage..
For best performance i would recommend Bendix MKT

Nope.. Only ceramic pads will have the screeching noise due to the hard compound.. Normal pads wont have the screeching noise after a certain amount of wear in period..

Not normal for the whole lifespan of the pads lah.. Normally in the initial bedding in period yes.. After sometime its suppose to go off..
If u still have screeching noise and u want to get rid of it just to to a tayar shop to file down the edges of the pad.. They will take the machine and grind the edges off .. The screeching sound is due to only the edge of the pad coming into contact with the rotors when light braking..

Wah Viva only want to use Honda system ah?
A better recommendation would be to upgrade to Brembo MAX ventilated slotted rotor disc.. Its good and cheaper than changing the whole brake set.. If u feel the brakes are not powerful enough, upgrade to a bigger brake pump.. However a double servo pump would be an overkill for Viva, u dont want to be locking ur tires everytime u brake... Just a bigger pump will do, mb those Myvi ones.. Halfcut can get less than rm150..

Icic.. But prepare to suffer some performance loss as the upsprung mass from the bigger disc lah.. Slower acceleration.. and slightly higher FC.. The brake set u are sourcing from is from which Honda model and year? Interested as rm400 very cheap leh.. I also want to upgrade my Persona brakes too..

How high speed? U want better high speed performance i would recommmend to install Denso Iridium 0.4mm plugs.. It gives a huge improvement for me when i installed it in my Persona.. Lesser misfiring on high speed and good low end torque.. Can feel the difference the moment i fixed it.. I still hvnt have time to go down JB to drive my Viva yet.. This CNY will be going to drive it finally.

Btw i read that viva recommended engine oil is 5w-30 right? not 40 right? for 30 series viscosity i have only seen fully synthetic oil with that grade..
What do u guys use for ur engine oil?

My personal favourite is Castrol Magnatec 5w-40.
I have used Syntium 800 and Shell Helix HX7 for my car.. By far the best is Castrol with huge noticeable difference.

LOL.. Viva very bumpy and engine very noisy..
My mom barely drive the car fast.. Most most also 60-80 only.. Tried cornering the car at 70kmh just now and i almost=.=.. !!
How much for the extractor?

I suggest u install spark plug first.. Cos the VS+GC fro erictioh i installed it also.. Cant feel much difference except slightly smoother idling lah.. Other than that cant feel any improvement in FC also.. Cheaper to install plugs too.. XD

Yeah Denso Iridium.. Make sure its the 0.4mm head one.. Do look out for the writing on the spark plugs to be turquoise in color.. light blue green mix like that.. Imitiation ones comes is dark blue..

Nope my Viva 100% stock.. And i dont think i will be changing any stuffs anytime soon cos my mom will be using it all the time and she just need the car to commute to her workplace and back..

Nope it doesnt feel heavy, checked the engine oil level b4..
Hvnt done first service yet.. Thats probably the main reason lah.. Will monitor the car first after 1st service to see any improvements.

Once the fuel light start to blink then I fill full tank can go in 28L.. Since the tank capacity is 36L, so balance is 8L.. Although the 8L is reserve and can be used, its not advisable as the fuel pump needs to be submerged in fuel to prevent overheating.. Im not sure if the Viva fuel pump is the submerged type.. But generally thats the use for reserve tank lah..
My viva consumes 7.2L/100km so far.. So i can easily go 100km if i want.

This post has been edited by ZenGTMM: Feb 10 2011, 09:48 AM

Wahsai.. haha.. Any mods or all stock?

Hvnt done first service yet.. Somemore my mom all this while driving the car with low tire pressure.
Once done 1st service FC shd be much better. My Viva Auto somemore.

Have anybody installed ARB for their Viva? Any improvements in handling?
And have anybody upgraded their rims too?
I found out that Viva the bodyroll very terrible leh.. No confidence cornering in it above 50-60kmh, dont have the balls to do it at all.. Need to do some mods to improve handling..

Going for first service at 1100km today.. Btw what else do they change except oil and oil filter? How much the first service cost? And what oil grade they use?

Pro-ride absorbers or springs? How much damage? I thought of upgrading rims to 15"..

Whats ur tire size?
I like those VIP styling looks.
In fact i have seen many ppl modding their Viva with VIP styling themes.. And it does looks quite great though although the car doesnt have the size to match..