my koup was hit!! a proton reversed and hit the side or my car.. so sad

yeah. now all fixed. sure. can you please invite me? or how?


you have the same dilemma like what I had last year. but for me, it's more between peugeot 308 turbo and koup. polo tsi is nice and power, but it's too small and i feel imho it's an el cheapo car, if there's no vw logo on it.

my personal opinion.. (sorry as I dont follow your criteria):

- koup is more stylish and more rare. there are lots of peugeot 308 user on the road..
- peugeot more power than koup at low rpm due to it's turbo power.however at mid rpm to high rpm, koup is equal if not better than the 308 turbo.
- in terms of handling, koup is 5 times better than peugeot. koup is more aggressive and not bad in performance too. my car everything is still at stock condition, and I got 9.47 seconds from 0 to 100. also it can reach 200 easily. I even recorded one video where I reached almost 210km/h.
- peugeot has awesome technical features which is not surprising as it's a continental car.. but I prefer one thing with koup that peugeot dont have. The 99% keyless system, starting from when you opening the door, start and stop your engine and till you leave your car.. (the 1% is because you still need a key with you!). it's really convenient.
- i did lots of research, and with 308 you need to use ron97, or else there will be system depoluttion faulty error and it only limits your car to some speed only.. (if i'm not mistaken 60km/h).
- i dunno why, but most of the peugeot I find on the road moves like turtle.. maybe because most of them are driven by girls or uncle. I dunno..
- peugeot is more all rounder car. suits your need whenever you need it. driving fast alone, bringing your family for a ride ant etc.. however koup is more like sport car where you dont really carry passengers at the back.
- however koup rear side is still very spacious, compare to most of 2 doors car out there.
- but I still recommend you to buy peugeot if you always carry more than 1 passenger.


trust me, the feeling is different compare to 1.6 forte. I drove forte 1.6 for a year, before I bought koup and I can still the difference even until now (yes, i still have my 1.6 forte)
the steering / handling is awesome in koup although at first i didnt really like the bumpy suspension..

This post has been edited by irenic: Apr 5 2012, 04:04 AM

hmm brake switch issue? so far i dont have any problem yet. my koup is red.

i think of all the 3 times i test drove the 308, i was the one of the fastest driver on the road. haha
honestly, i didnt try for top speed, the max i went is just 180kmh. but on malaysia road or highway, it's not just about top speed. our road has lots of corners and curves, and koup can tackle those corners at faster speed than the 308 (i went for test drive repeatedly between 308 and koup, and that is what i felt).

yes it can use ron95, but lots of the users advice to 'wash' the engine by using ron97 after 2-3 cycle with ron95, to avoid the depollution system error.

for nvh, definitely peugeot wins... it's a continental car kot..
for acceleration, maybe from 0km/h yes peugeot is too powerful for neo.. but if you are at 140kmh, does it significantly outperform your neo?

hmm i cant comment any further about the ron95/97 issue with the 308.. because I dont own the car, but what I know is just through some research I did when the car was in my buy list last year

jimmy, please share where you got the eibach spring. i had been to lots of shop around sunway and few places around KL but couldnt find any sport / performance spring for this koup.

Thx for the info. btw mind sharing some pics of your koup. I would love to see how it looks with lowered suspension and big wheels