Depends on the age of the car.
My uncle's RR also had wiring issues, it's a 20+ year old car and after all those years, the insulation became brittle, especially in the engine bay where it was exposed to high heat repeatedly. Even in the cabin, with the plastics and insulation, it will break down over time as the plasticiser component either migrates out or repeated movement to the wire and insulation causes cracking and such. I read somewhere that in old cars that have had exposure to sun, the plastics in the dash tend to crack and dry out as the solvents evaporate and start clinging to the inside windscreen immediately above the dash, forming a 'frosting' effect.
This not only applies to wiring cables, but to many non-metal engine components, like rubber reinforced hoses and fuel lines and such that have plastics or rubber involved in their construction. They don't last forever, and especially with older cars, they don't make stuff like that like they do now.
Also, when I had my old Merc, I found that if I drove it often, there would be less issues, as components are stressed a bit and fluids are in motion. When it got to the point where it was driven once a week, sometimes even less, then issues start to spring up more frequently.

They have so many because they have Iktikadraya.
I betcha that kid wishes he was 18 and had a driving license

This, really. Info in public domain is public domain.
If it's up in FB or Friendster or Flickr or mudah or wherever, it's a free-for-all really. You can't stop someone from saving a pic from there, and while you may try to limit it via privacy settings, you can't stop your immediate friends from using it. Only way to keep it private is to not post anything up at all.
Those Novitecs are cars for sale, so nothing wrong with them showing up here, as they have done many times, linked with the dealer too. Pics of the kids with them, that's probably best left out, though.
But yeah, thinking before posting is a good idea.

Ok, to localise things, here's a Malaysian Carrera GT:


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Heh, all the pictures I have put up here are of cars that do not belong to me.
If I do own something that does belong here, I'd probably prefer not to mention it, y'know what I mean.

The pic I took is of a blue one.

If I did, my eyeballs would probably jump out of their sockets and flee in terror.
Seeing the poster outside their PJ office is bad enough

It's old news, it's fake as fake can be, and it's a crap photochop. Run a search next time, it keeps on showing up like an unwanted groin rash.

"Common" is a very relative term.
What some ppl deem as common isn't to others.
Maybe where he is, he sees Bentleys all the time.
I myself do see them very often every day where I work.
I understand the negativity attached to the word "common" in this context, but if he does see them as much as a Proton, then they really are as common as a Proton to him.

I have the spec sheet for the white Cali from Naza, RM1.921m over there.

F430 behind that F599.
Don't see how it could've not been local, the truck next to the 599 is very local, as is Pavi and Starhill in the background. The 'stang has an escort with the word 'Polis' on top.

if that's a ferrari, then that must be Jessica Alba naked in my bed.

how you all know she's in my bed???

also, first impression of donor car was a Fiat Coupe, but it's clear it's something smaller and more japanese than that.

Pushed by a Myvi? WTF? Why do people do that? Why do they chase after cars like this? They want to brag to their friends how their little car kept up with a Zonda ah? Really, WTF.

It's stupid and dangerous. Especially those idiots who tailgate supercars. Yes, there are plenty of these idiots, I've seen many of them chase cars around, and there is a very high percentage that are in blacked out BMW 3s or 5s with big rims and small penises. Compensate elsewhere, twats. Second highest are modified P1 cars with J plates. Please note: Klang Valley is not your cowboy town. Srsly, if you guys tailgate as close as I saw that Ferrari being chased yesterday, can you imagine the insurance claim if there's a road incident that results in sudden braking? Sell your crappy J plate modded Wira still cannot pay for it. That few seconds of ego wanking is not worth the potential for disaster.

Note to these ppl: a person with a supercar usually has money. If they get tailgated, their first thought is not about racing, but the potential for hijack/robbery/theft. Which is why they try to use the horsepower advantage they have to run off. Which puts everyone in more danger. So ffs drive safe, don't chase. Keep distance, admire them from a few car lengths away, not 6 inches from their rear bumper.

Granted, that Myvi wasn't 6 inches off the bumper, but he did chase down the Zonda, cut across three lanes on several occasions, weave through slower traffic, and all this with his focus on the other car and not the road. Yeah, he appreciates the car and all that, but c'mon have some common sense, it's just asking for trouble, no?

Nope I got the point absolutely correct. You guys are thinking of it from the point of view of the chasing car. Consider the driver of the car you're chasing for a sec. Consider how it feels to have people running inches behind you. Consider how many people in this city would chase after a car. Now consider that these Porsche and Ferrari drivers have a huge horsepower advantage, but the roads are chock full of motorcycles and slower cars and other dangers. Having that kind of pressure from aggressive road users isn't a nice feeling, and the the horsepower advantage is negated by the roads we have and the slower cars. What you end up with is a dangerous situation, especially with cases of accident/robberies and such. People with these cars have paid their dues; they've paid the excise and sales taxes, they've paid the road tax and insurance, and shouldn't really be subject to this kind of harassment for the sake of entertainment.

I agree with you here, that white E60 JJT 9333 has a m-sport front bumper, there are foglights on either side whereas a M5 would have brake cooling ducts.

Okay, enough about BMWs, there's already a thread about them somewhere deep in F&F. S&E are for cars that are a lil bit more special TBH.

Now for something production BMWs don't have: an engine behind the seats.

Edit: adding a pic of a BMW that actually has an engine behind the seat. Totally irrelevant to this thread, much like all other BMWs. They should go out and build a M-branded twin-turbo V10 supercar to take on the SLS, I think.

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4th pic is a Carrera GT. You can see that there's a small rear window to look out of, which the Mirage doesn't have.

Funny how the next post after mine was also a carrera GT in malaysia, Gembella somemore..nice =D

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Big pictures are big!!!! Resize pls.

CGT is in Msia. Got full pics but it was taken on private property so I think better not post. Can post detail pics tmr tho.

1 DBS confirmed with photos here in this thread. Ferrari & Lambos have authorised dealerships here which make them slightly more accessible.