same goes for those worrying about its FC

the Golf is sweet.. Scirocco a bit out of my budget so gonna aim for the Golf

LOL.. it basically applies to every car, be it Proton or VW. Well.. here in Malaysia only la... If you take away the Polo's tax and what's not, it's possibly priced like a Viva.

Seriously though.. I think someone driving a 50k car may not even be able to afford changing their gearbox.

Hmm... I would think that people are going bankrupt due to car loan is because
- they bought a car they couldn't afford to keep paying for
- they bought a car they couldn't afford to maintain

Technically, without a credit card, you can still survive with just min payment but that's not the case for vehicles where you can't pay min and they usually repossess after a few months.

dude!!!
IMHO, there wouldn't be any headache at all when it comes to choosing between the Polo and the Jazz!

talk is cheap!!
have you owned an Alfa?

no rust on my 1996 bella yet... so far.. touch wood!

aisay!! hahaha...

I hear the new Golf might be out next month.. anyone hear anything?

New Polo eh?
Was interested in buying till I did some maths..

SRP: RM108,888
DP: RM11,000

Interest Rate: 3.4% for 7 yrs
RM1908.82 per month

Interest Rate: 3.25% for 5 yrs
RM2304.45 per month

Oh? Yea ka?
dang that autoworld.com.my calculator..!!

weird.. hlb online payment calculator also get what I calculated but the Proton Edar calculator got what you gave...

This post has been edited by azxel: Aug 17 2010, 06:44 PM

in case you guys are curious... heard this yesterday from VW folks.
CKD cars would be the Jetta, Passat and a VW MPV

Not sure how reliable but they do sell VW so I'd take their word for it till otherwise... I too would hope it would be Polo and Golf...

the thing is that I think no one knows yet which Passat they're gonna CKD over here... there are 2 different Passats in the market where one is made in China using a normal engine (not 2.0) and the other should be the better 2.0 engine.

Bro... even a kancil can travel from KL to Kelantan

yea but still... as per comparison... how do you determine if a vehicle is suitable for long distance traveling or not?

so before asking if a car is suitable for long distance traveling, ask yourself the following questions..
- number of passengers
- number of bags

a BMW 3 series can be either good or bad for long distance traveling
good enough for 4 but bad for 5
luggage enough for 5 but the boot will be cramped
leather seats not good / nice for long distance in hot afternoon... sweaty thigh..

if you thought I was being sarcastic then I apologise but for your info, I was giving you some facts... its up to you to determine how to interpret what I posted instead of being vague.

where did you guys get the 6.46 sec for 0-100km/h? Counting things, it looked like it was about 7.x secs

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Kuala...82847852?ref=ts


eh.. the Golf is only at RM148,888 and not RM158,888!?

This post has been edited by azxel: Sep 3 2010, 03:55 PM

care to share your views on why you don't really like it?
some input from another perspective would be good

later 4pm maybe test drive the new Golf as well

just tested the new Golf and here are my thoughts

Quite versatile. Powerfully fast enough when you need it to be, subtly slow when you want it to be. Step on the paddle and it hit 100-120km/h in a short burst! It really doesn't feel like a 1.4 engine.
Driving at 60km/h feels awfully slow and at 120km/h feels a bit slow. Gonna expect loads of speeding tickets with this car on the highway

Paddleshifts are nice and comfy. Gear change is ultra smooth (well, compared to my Mini Cooper and some of the BMW 3 series that I've driven). Its about 2k rpm at 100+ km/h on 7th gear.

Quiet and not so quiet. Signal Indicator hardly makes any noise. A bit of tyre-road noise, especially sitting at the back.

Front seats are quite ok. They're firm but not as fantastically comfortable as the leather ones found in a VW Beetle.
Rear seats are quite comfy (for short distance.. not sure for long distance) with adequate leg room if I was sitting in front and at the back (I'm about 180cm) but a bit of body roll. Sits 2 comfortably at the back but not 5.
Boot is a bit small but I guess it's ok.

Interior is nice (I like these subtle serious type of interior as well but as fantastic as what you'd find in an Alfa Romeo) but not as solid as a VW Beetle's soft touch dashboard.

Will wanna try the Polo later this month or early next month before I decide

Personally, based on the smooth gear change I experienced just now, driving around in a congested road in town (during a jam) would be perfect.

To avoid any jerking, the only one needs to get used to is the brakes. Otherwise, it's rpm doesn't seem high enough that if you lift your foot off the brakes, the cars skips forward (like most cars)... there's a slight lag before the car moves if you lift your leg off the brakes without accelerating.

Feels larger than a Fiesta (rear seats definitely more space compared to a Fiesta) but side passenger can't sit crossed legged compared to my old E36 BMW. hehe... but the Fiesta seems to have less road noise compared to the new Golf...

cant quite recall but I believe it's 3.25% - 3.x% ... only the VW Beetle is on promo at 2.x% (lower than the Ford Focus' 2.76%)