lol...u cant hide the RSC when u WOT its

cant compare with US...shipping alone would cost a few hundred, and dont forget malaysia has 30%+10% tax on car parts

yea blame the Gov...pls dont blame poor retailers like me....alot of ppl accuse me of CUT THROAT PRICING... "WHY SO EXPENSIVE??? US only 1/2 the cost"!!!!

***...if really so easy and cheap..go order yourself lar

hehe...just trying to "educate" consumers

alot of ppl forget to factor in damage. Cos lets say the retailer orders in 3 sets of R LED, and 1 set comes in smashed, thats it...he makes zero profit from that shipment as the broken parts come out from his own pocket

taxes even if u underdeclare and pay undertable..its very hard to run away from the car parts taxes, cos its so obvious its car parts, kastam will tax u kaw kaw...and with the recent arrests by MACC, they are even more on thier toes nowadays

go for remap first....alot more bang for buck then the RSC

takes 20min to install the stalk

1.) tires are more ex in SG, expecially performance tires
2.)kastams doesnt tax your old rims...but if u have old rims in your car..obviously the rims fitted are the new ones, u will kena
3.) best way is to meet your SG buyer at a tire shop that you have prearranged to take your detroits and old tires
4.) this is more difficult but can be done. arrange for DHL/TNT to pick up the old rims and road express it back to KL
5.) another way...leave your detroits at a msian workshop....get a set of cheapass 2nd hand rims....drive to SG and just chuck the old set there..come back with your spanking new ones.

I have modded cars many years...lets just say i have done most of the suggestions listed above ...most crazy one was drive down on sat morning..fit the new rims and rush back for xmas dinner same nite...but managed to get a almsot new set of gold 18" Prodrives GC for under sgd1500 with tires for my wrx

theres nothing wrong with buying 2nd hand cars, as long as you do your homework and check it out properly. Most of my cars have been 2nd hand.

My mk5 GTi was bought 2nd hand...served me well for 100k km without any problems, i saved over RM45k over the price of a new GTI

edit:

after i got my mk5 gti...my best fren also got convinced and he also bought a 2nd hand GTI, the car has also served him well and now its 100+k km. He saved even more...his was almost 55k off RRP

if anyone interested its for sale, as he is looking to upgrade, details below

white mk5 GTI for sale! - RM155k neg
- too many mods to list, so will just post the the major ones, major service just done at 100k km
- Osir carbon front valance, osir dual pod with defis
- ECS 6-pot porche BBK
-PSS10
- quads with rieger rear
- matt black OZ superleggera
- Sony avc-70bt HU with 10" sub and monobloc amp
- Revo Stage 2
- Nuespeed CAI
- Golf R rear lights

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This post has been edited by jwrx: Apr 28 2011, 05:01 PM

omicheal,

im not picking a fight ok just pointing out some flaws...

- No one is asking u to buy a 6 year old GTI, you can pick up a 08-09 GTI for TSI price. As a I have owned both the 1.4 tsi and 2.0 before, i can tell you without a doubt that the 2.0 is a far superior engine, in both FC and power

- 5 year warranty? just look at the last 20 pages of postings here...almost 90% of ppl would have modded thier cars and voided the warranty b4 thier 1st year of ownership ends

- buying a 2nd hand car is not some magical science thats hard to learn...its a car...it has 4 wheels a gearbox and engine

- i know more then 1 tsi owner who wished they had bought a 2.0 instead... u know who u are...

Also...i find it strange that alot of TSI owners....1st thing they do...is buy 18" detroits and remap thier car...followed by dual/quad exhausts.....err....then why not just get a GTI in first place...

MT prices are very inflated, alot of ppl fishing for waterfish

You must ask around for actual TRANSACTED prices.

take this example, if u ask for normal rims, im sure the price can be nego below 148k. granted milege is abit on high side
http://www.mudah.my/Volkswagen+Golf+GTi+2+...rbo-9439535.htm

I got my GTI , 19k km, with 2 digit plate, with 1.5years warranty from VW for rm35k less then the price of a new one. im not saying that ppl MUST go for GTI, the TSI is a perfectly good car and worth the money and peace of mind new.

But alot of ppl seem to be giving advice to avoid 2nd hand cars like plague.

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Added on April 29, 2011, 12:05 amah..then it makes your argument flawed...if you have never tested the GTI, how can you say its not worth the extra over a TSI?



This post has been edited by jwrx: Apr 29 2011, 12:05 AM

the polo sedan will most likely get the 1.6 engine...so the fiesta is a much better choice, alot esier on the pocket for a better value car

GTI->Scirrocco....next upgrade would probably be a TTS/A5, going to Audi is natural coming from VW

UB does not fit scirocco unless you have the deep bolt set

you are complining about your cars good fuel consumption?

did u stop filling after the 1st click? or it actually overflowed?

gearbox isnt a common problem even though u hear alot about it.

the REAL problems are

- Burst DV (rm180-250)
- Worn out cam follower resulting in HPFP failure (preventive servicing RM100, if u dont service, RM2k+ if it fails)
- secondary fan failure(rm800-Rm1k)

while it sounds bad, all are common problems that can resolved by any workshop that are used to VWs. Difficulty in sourcing parts? pls...its damn easy to source VW parts, and it will only get easier with the more parts shops jumping in to serve the new polo/TSI owners

lower hp isnt the problem, TSI tends to have knocking on 95, especially if u unlucky and hit a bad batch of petrol.

I tend to mix...or go for petronas 95, the new mixture is not bad

google is your friend

115 sounds abit high actually, it has been rock steady at 90 for me for my entire ownership, even after hard drving up ulu yam and genting

google dv volkswagen- gives about 3mil hits....have fun

apologies if i sound harsh, but im firm believer in "teach a person to fish...." instead of "giving ppl a fish...." im glad u googled b4 asking, but you need to adapt your search words, obviously googling just dv is too wide a term

This post has been edited by jwrx: Apr 30 2011, 09:40 AM

And there you go yes, i totally agree with you that i sound mean...in fact..i think quite alot of ppl think im a pompous, arrogant fart online. But it comes from answering the sames qs over and over for many years

The description u found on wiki is correct, its a simple part, but for some stupid reason, VW made it out of thin rubber, and it tends to burst, leaving you with no boost.

if you search VW volkswagen on google, the 1st link will actually give you a pic of the DV, if u click the 2nd link, it will show a upgraded DV version "D" thats much better and stronger

Subaru's and GTIs have recirc DVs...so pls dun go installing a BOV just for the pssst psstttt