guys,

my SC is in Puchong .. Kah Motor .. they told me that mineral, semi syn, or full syn only can last for 5k km .. they car need to be serviced every 5k no matter which engine oil as it is requirement by Honda or else warranty void ..

any1 can confirm?

seem rugi using full syn oil if the above is true .

yeah, when i hit 160-170 the noise will come on, hissing sound - i remembered seeing some from hc3 forum complained and they replaced the rubber lining and the issue is resolved

yeah the thing is no matter what oil u use, the service interval is going to be 5k, what i heard was, if u use fully syn, u can last it for 8k-10k and they will indicate in the book that u are using full syn

in singapore, the service interval for full syn is 10k

yeha i guess thats how they force u to do, by getting u come back for every 5k for that 100k/3 years warranty ...

Yeah it depends on your personal budget
If you can afford paying for Fully synthetic for every 5k mileage service, then by all means go for it
If not, semi-synthetic is already a very good oil.. Not to mention it's using new SM grade formula
A frequently maintained car would perform in its optimum condition compared to those who go for lesser service intervals.

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Added on August 8, 2011, 10:28 amHmm I donno about you but i get my car according to my needs, and I don't simply judge based on prices
I feel that B segment is just the right size for me, I don't pay for unnecessary things because it is cheaper or the same price
At least I have more confidence in Japanese makes, and I can source for parts easily.
Ford fiesta is good for ladies la, buy for your wives or moms, but imagine a full-fledged businessman driving such a small car it's embarassing

Which part of dugong has more stuff than city? TRD bodykit? TRD rims? TRD everything?
Those are utter useless..
Does it have 5th gear in its tranmission? Does it have paddle shift? Does it have big 506 litres of boot space? Does it have rear seat undertray? Does it have i-vtec? the list goes on hehehe

This post has been edited by shunryu: Aug 8 2011, 10:28 AM

Oo i see... Then i better stick to semi syn... 5k km interval is just too fast... Roughly about 2 months for me..

fully shud last more longer than semi rite..? semi shud last for 5-7k i suppose and fully shud last for 10k.. and yea.. if budget is okay then no prob if u wanna go for 5k interval.. or even lesser anytime when u feel ur engine is rough.. 3k?

fulamak... pasang already?? its a damn nice sound compared to our ori wimpy road runner sounding horn .... Hope u like it as i do . now days waiting for people to make mistake so that i can horn...lol

Lol, actually no need to wait
You horn BEFORE they even make mistakes

my full tank can run around 500km to 600km wo~

It depends on your driving style and whether you drive is city more or highway more. Many factors influence fuel consumption.

This post has been edited by calvin_gsc: Aug 8 2011, 06:40 PM

bro, how u know bout the discount thingy? this is something interesting, so i can plan when to service my car..

hahaha not to mention bout the cosmetics stuff la ... on the dugong, the alarm siren is louder and has a separate backup battery, trunk release(on my city i had to seal off the back lock with a large plate number, so i can only open via the latch inside car) hmmm i cant think of any more for now, but this two is good enough for me ...

edited: its dohc, comes with door visor(i dont need this actually), and the alarm also has tilt sensor ...

but i would still be buying a honda as i just dont like the dugong shape

i did 15k since early march to now early august ... 5 months for 15k - thats alot rite

yeah - i did a few days after you messaged me, it sounds weird as its only the low portion and it would sound better if it has the hi and lo portion ...

i did my service last saturday and i got the 25% discount on oil and filter

This post has been edited by earl-ku: Aug 8 2011, 11:50 PM

Oh yeah, if you talk about minor stuff like alarms and boot release mechanism those can be modified easily...
Although City is SOHC but it makes more /same power than some other DOHC out there
I agreed that i can't stand the looks of Dugong too

By the way, had anyone changed their brake pads?
I went for Ferodo Zero as replacement of stock... still bedding them in
Any comments about these? or please recommend if any of you guys using any good performance pads out there

FYI: https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/903569

I replaced mine with PumaTec 500 Ceramic.

Bro, I've seen that link already
That fella got an imitated one, mine has a groove in the middle
Quite bite even when cold compared to stock, don't need to step pedal for long time

How much the cost for Pumatec?
Does it "eat" the rotor?

This post has been edited by shunryu: Aug 9 2011, 09:02 AM

Have u all see the project MU ones?? 300 plus a pair, heard it's quite good. Friend using it on his old 1.7 civic said to be city size


This post has been edited by earl-ku: Aug 9 2011, 01:21 PM

It's ceramic, so doesn't wear out rotors that easily.

But one annoying thing i get with these pads is that when I brake during slow speed <20 km/h to zero, the brakes are noisy. But from high speeds to zero, quiet.

Before changing the pads, I also skimmed my discs.

I got mine for IIRC it's RM300 for my front pair.

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Added on August 9, 2011, 2:36 pmTheir brake pad range quite vast. Wonder which model is ur friends.

http://www.project-mu.co.jp/en/products/in...html#pindex_pad

This post has been edited by calvin_gsc: Aug 9 2011, 02:36 PM

That's priced on the high side.. 300+ can get EBC or even used Endless pad
Does anyone experience irresponsive braking at cold with those 500+ celcius sport pads?

hmmm i never asked bout that pulak, maybe i should ask ...

as i wasnt interested in changing, but was told its good up to 500 c and works well even when cold too ...

folks,

on the new city, wanna ask how much is full tank? how many litres? how many km can full tank go, normal driving? tq.

I'm currently using 400c Ferodo
when coming out from car park was like not much response, but when i drive longer and brake hard it just bite, bite and bite lol
If only it can bite as good as when hot though