Is the rust caused by the air cond water hose being too short? I read about that somewhere some time ago.

Gear spring fixed under warranty? Great, I'm gonna get mine fixed too. Hopefully they can raise the accelerator pedal too

Okay, whatever you say

Tragic accident involving a BLM

The gear position is displayed on the dashboard. There's no need to look down anyway.

Maybe your gauge float is stuck, that's why it suddenly drops

You cannot start the engine without the ECU fuse. The engine won't even crank. Been there, done that

Also there are two ECU fuses. One in the engine bay and another in the compartment next to the driver door. Don't know if you have to pull out both. I tried leaving them out for five days or so while I went away to JB. Didn't feel any difference

Erm, when you ran out of fuel how much (petrol) was it to a full tank to the brim? Wanna know exactly how big is the reserve tank

Haiyah sabar lah. Once the roads are reopened it'll be nice and smooth I appreciate that the island's roads are so much better than Prai

80 km per bar is very good.. I only get about 65-70 each. But then again the gauge may not be very accurate

Oh last night there was someone blaring their foglights at me. I was thinking what the hell car is this... then it overtook me. Turned out to be a FL Executive, rock blue But the original BLM's foglights aren't as glary

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jun 17 2011, 10:29 AM

Ask this guy lah.

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So low? No wonder people always complain underpowered

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jun 21 2011, 10:34 AM

People who have run out of petrol before say they can only pump in 35-36 L after that. So the reserve isn't exactly 10 L. I'd say 50 km on blinking is a safe guide, unless you're stuck in a horrible traffic jam.

You sure you weren't on a slope? It sounds so contradictory... more power = higher top speed

Good luck with your fix. I really hope I don't have such problems with mine down the road for the next many years

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jun 21 2011, 10:43 AM

Yeah, even on the manual the torque only starts to kick in at about 2.5-3k RPM so the initial acceleration is a bit sluggish. And I agree with you on the highway drive. The other week we were in a convoy, the other car was a manual Myvi with five girls inside, mine had four larger than average guys and one lady (with the extra ~100 kg kerb weight + the guys, my car was obviously a lot heavier than the Myvi). We were chasing the lead car, an empty LMST. I kept up with the lead car easily but the girls had to radio and tell us not to "F1" too much

I want to test drive both the 1.3 and 1.6 auto BLMs. Any volunteers?

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jun 21 2011, 10:55 AM

I know right... this car is heck a lot more enjoyable to drive than my mum's 2004 Hyundai Elantra

Guys, guys. I just had the biggest LOL ever.

I picked up my friend from UK at the airport. "Nice car. Is that a Dodge?

I've yet to try a proper top speed run but last week on my way back from KL my GPS recorded a max of 155 km/h. The car was stable all the way and at no point did it feel floaty. If not for the speed limit I could probably cruise all the way at about 140 km/h constant.

Fuel consumption wise, the best I've ever achieved so far is 7.6 L/ 100 km, 438 km on 33.41 L but that was done without leaving Penang island. On the KL trip last week going down was 8.2 L / 100 km, return trip 8.1 L / 100 km, all on Shell RON 95 (although I topped up 5 litres of Esso at Sg Buloh before leaving for home). I did a lot of hard revs and overtaking so I imagine if you stick to the speed limit you could easily do 7.5 or below.

By the way check out this crazy guy

Yeah go on then I hereby start the crazy fuel consumption record

Yup, I agree. Since I hit my record in May I don't really care about FC nowadays It's such a pain to drive frugally

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 6 2011, 10:04 PM

Warm up meaning letting the engine idle while parked until the temperature reaches three bars? Your mechanic's right. That's totally unnecessary. It's a waste of fuel and time. I drive off the moment the engine is started. Though I keep revs below 2k RPM until three bars.

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 16 2011, 12:26 PM

The normal BLM/FL's steering is already quite heavy I wonder if this will put off women drivers

No, actually I really like the steering feel of this car. It's good for both highways and trunk roads. Due to this reason alone I'd rather drive my car than my mum's 2004 Hyundai Elantra for long trips. It's slightly heavy for parking but still manageable.

I did a trip to KL and back a few weeks ago. Highway stability is excellent. I was cruising at about 120-130 km/h most of the way. GPS logged the highest speed at 155 km/h (not top speed, I could have gone faster) and it was still stable then.



(Time of 2:48 is between Jejantas Sungai Buloh and Penang Bridge Toll)

The only drawback is the loud engine drone at 4k RPM. I'm perfectly okay with the NVH. Even managed to have a good conversation with my friend along the way

If the FLX's CVT has a ratio which does 110 km/h at about 3k RPM or lower, it'll be great.

This post has been edited by lhwj: Jul 23 2011, 01:37 PM

Really? I thought everyone says it has a bad, rubbery feel? (It's my first manual car so I'm okay with it)