waa.. if like that better grab lor! (once you grab he go change his story and you kena charge 3.x%)
As far as I know and I checked with the salesman just now.. no promo or freebies for the new models

lol... not sure what I want yet... that's why still looking around la.. for a replacement for next year

I like how the Fiesta looks but not really impressed by it's driving experience. I think that the Golf is way much better in terms of overall driving experience.
Gear changing and smoothness definitely much better on the Golf but as someone pointed out (think it was in the autoworld forum), 160k for a hatch is kinda steep so that's why I'm gonna test out a few more first I also heard about the Fiesta's delay in car delivery.. they're pushing their nationwide launch from this month to next month as well...

We're never too old for these cars (not sure how old you are ). The Passat most certainly looks like a great car. It's another car that'll get you a lot of speeding fines on the highway. Problem is I like hatches or small 4-door cars but the gf already has a Mini so getting a proper sedan like a Passat, 508, Mondeo or 3 series would make sense.

In My Humble Opinion

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Added on September 8, 2010, 9:55 amI think would wait a bit before deciding... not really an early adopter as I've had countless bad experience with a lot of 1st gen stuff I buy
Will want to check out and see what problems folks face as well...

This post has been edited by azxel: Sep 8 2010, 09:55 AM

awesome man!! enjoy your ride cos it's one heckuva smooth criminal!
when are you getting your car? White color isit? I hear only a few colors available if you want it fast

haha. yea the red looks kinda awful. my test drive unit was the red... i hear the black also not nice unlike the GTi's black which has red trimming and lines around.

the red I saw was kinda dark.. almost maroon-like

heh.. a few more years and I'll hit 40
still, spending more than RM100k on a car sounds kinda extreme at times...

waa... what are you changing them to?
quieter tyres? what kinda rims?

so how bro? did you check it out? anything interesting over there?

worth to get or not it really depends on your needs/views/opinion...

With a lot of features that rivals (and is much more than) the already feature packed Peugeot 308THP which is priced at RM130+k plus the new Golf TSI has
- 7 air bags (safety wise, I think not many other brands at this price range can rival this)
- 7 speed (100km/h+ @ 2k rpm kinda blew me away)
- really really really smooth gear change
- gorgeous headlamps that moves / follows your steering wheel

Besides being almost silent (I thought I was driving some hybrid car), on 'D' the car won't really move much by itself (it will still move though but just a bit).. you just tap a bit and it moves.

need to test drive first

ops.. the GT is the one that's RM130k+ right?
The 308 is a much bigger car I think and the rear aircon vents should be a bit higher too I think

dude!!!

Go see it for yourself and be truly poisoned!!!!

Umm... when I test drove it the sound insulation was considered below par. from what I gather the GTi should more or less be the same but just that the GTi has a got a different sound (which would be the engine - exhaust) to listen to compared to TSi (which engine - exhaust is pretty much silent therefore you hear a lot of other 'sound' / noise).

Come to think of it, I can't recall hearing heavy rain noises in other cars (Alfas, BMWs) I've driven before either Guess, its not something people often pay attention to because when it's raining heavily, its usually very noisy

the Scirocco comes with a working GPS head unit?! that's awesome.. I rarely see any cars with built-in head unit with GPS here in Malaysia...

thanks for the info Mike... from that I gathered that Malaysia is so backwards that we don't have any cars with built-in GPS yet.

the question would be... does it even work?

just wondering why a lot of cars that have built-in GPS overseas, when they're brought here.. it's all stripped out

yea man... I wonder when will we get built-in GPS service like what BMW and Merc owners get in Europe.

Getting traffic report on the built-in display while in the car is much better than hearing on the radio too late...

aiyaa... number plate blocked! if not can go buy magnum

It depends on what you want... Normal city driving or long distance?

I've a Mini Cooper (gf's one actually but I drive it most of the time... not the S version though) and
- it's not as comfy as the Golf
- the ride is rather stiff (even stiffer than my Alfa)
- get your wife to test drive the Mini first and see how she likes it driving on our M'sian roads and over speed bumps
- the steering is much heavier compared to the Golf
- overtaking trucks or getting overtaken by trucks can be quite scary cos you're in this little car (though not as small as the old Mini)
- used Mini (depending on which year), you may encounter the steering wheel problem where it fails and it becomes so hard/stiff that a girl won't be able to steer it at all (even I found it hard to turn left or right) and this failure can just happen like that.. imagine what would happen if you're driving and about to take a corner and the steering fails
- no iPod connector for the 2005 model that I have
- it's basically a 2-seater but can carry another 2 for emergencies (the 2 at the back will suffer)
- boot space fits 2 medium-sized bags
- the Mini though used will have better re-sale value compared to the Golf
- FC isn't that fantastic but it's ok
- the one I had doesn't come with rear parking sensors
- the main windscreen chips and cracks easily
- the driver side aircon vents are kinda blocked by the steering wheel.. well, good for those with sweaty hands.. hehe
- wind noise at 140km/h above but how often does one drive that fast right...? right??

btw, a new range of Minis will be out next year and it will have 4 doors!

LOL.. off topic here a bit ah...

I dunno much about, just saw the papers that day and I didn't even notice that it had 4 doors (it was the gf who said "it's got 4 doors!! but defeats the purpose of it being a Mini" )

From the looks of it, it feels like it's made to grab the VW Golf's market share

Oh I forgot to add

- Golf has much smoother gear change (super duper smooth that I was quite shocked) compared to the Mini which very often you'd feel the jerk especially when you can't go fast... it's not a car for driving slow or on roads with heavy traffic

bro.. I did test the new Golf before and I found the road noise kinda irritating (especially when I was sitting behind)... However, sitting in front, not much.. didn't go 140km/h during the test drive (only hit 120km/h to see how many RPM was 110km/h) was the roads were quite heavy with traffic

Anyway... the new Golf. Not a perfect car but plenty darn good in many areas if you ask me. That's why I'm kinda waiting for the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta to compare (once an Alfisti, kinda hard to not drive an Alfa)

Oooh? I didn't hear any engine noise when I test drove the Golf (even could barely hear the signal indicator tick!) and that was what impressed me.. hehe

Was wondering if a change of tyres would help with the road noise or not..

I think the 159 is still using selespeed which isn't very smooth... the new Guiletta uses dual dry clutch (thinking of getting the manual as I love driving manual cars)

I gotta agree with you that the DSG gear box is ultimate man!! nothing (so far, the cars I've driven) comes close!

beetle - 2 door slow poke.. hehe

the DSG I tested (not got!! ) was actually the new Golf's 7 speed

cruise control la on the highway!!! ( I believe I did mention that this car will get you a lot of speeding tickets a few weeks back when I test drove it )

Alfa 159 sedan la... dun quite like.. I like hot hatches that's why the Guiletta is in my sights...

I'm also a bit not used to driving quiet cars.. hehe... always thought that cars should have a bit and nice balance of engine and exhaust roar to enhance driving experience

I thought that the smoothness of this new Golf's DSG was much better than any CVT or CVVT engine car (those jap cars) that I've driven before leh