i guess it depends on personal taste then pretty much all white M5's have black rims and black on white is pretty typical in the modding scene for the purpose of contrast

so far i know passat cc ok no problem... my neighbour driving more than 2 yrs no kacau
they say due to polo/golf using dry clutch and passat cc using wet clutch...im not technical ppl so keno comment so much lo

Bro u sleep in the car or ..i find that very hard to spy ppl in the car with engine on, with the drl on, every passerby will keep looking at the car , saw one white at OUG yesterday, driving with DRL OFF, faulty
mostly city drive, so u can imagine la...anyway, i think is my driving style, here are my previous ride FC for comparison (with normal city drive),
Honda City IDSI - 10-11km per liter (my wife can get 13-14km)
Nissan Latio Sport - 9-10km per liter
Optima K5 - 8-9km per liter with eco mode on all the time

Agree

you again

My fc is around 750km.. To Penang last week and some town driving also. Maybe 70/30. It was before my 1st service so go around 100km/hr only. My SA advice me not to drive above 110km/hr before first service. Let the car run-in first.

It's a good thing k5 comes with auto cruise. Most of the time on highway I don't notice my speed is above 120 cause it is very stable.

My service mechanic told me he even reach 200km/hr in a test drive car.. ... And said it is very stable. I dare not try la. Scared Kenya saman...

Now I m in Kuantan. Pump full tank then drive here. Use only 3 bar of petrol only. Will check again when I drive back.

Most of my friends that saw my car fist time says its a Lexus ..

So far I am enjoying my ride veri veri much...

My 2003 Vios can still hit 190kmph but not advisable la since its only 940kg. So Optima hitting 200kmph is surely very much possible and its surely more stable since its got 500kg more body weight.

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Added on April 5, 2012, 10:25 amFC for the first half of the fuel tank will usually be much lower compared to the 2nd half of the tank due to the following reasons:

1) The fuel sensor isnt actually located at the maximum height of the tank.
2) Loss of fuel through internal evaporation is slightly higher when the tank is half empty

Thats why ull see when u fill up your tank to its absolute maksimum, it takes a long time (approx 120km) for my Vios for the 1st digital bar to disappear. But then the subsequent bars disappear much faster with the fastest being the last 2 bars.

This post has been edited by cybermaster98: Apr 5 2012, 10:25 AM

My 2003 Vios 1.5E consumes about 13km/L in 100% city driving and 15km/L for 100% highway driving around 120kmph. But thats due to its higher power to weight ratio and lighter body.

(Btw Vios full tank is 42L according to the car specs)

Clutch is one thing. Turbo is another thing. It's quite possible that many of those who face problems are those who went for chip tuning. When overboosting above stock, a lot of things can go wrong. Not forgetting that in the 1.4 TSI engines there's also a supercharger to worry about. Regarding the dry clutch of the 7-sp DSG I read that most problems are associated with the mechatronic module and not a problem with the clutch itself. It's hard to get more info about this unless you're in the inner circle of any VW car clubs; I can't seem to find much info online and certainly not from any VW SAs lol...

The CC on the other hand, uses the same engine and tranny as the Golf GTI which is a refined version of the drivetrain that has been in use in the Golf MkV and Passat B6 since 2005 so I suppose it's a more matured design while the engine and tranny in the 1.4 TSI only came on the scene in 2009. The irony is this: Despite winning awards for best engine etc, VW has said that they will no longer develop another twin charged engine and instead focus on turbodiesel and refining their single charged petrol engines. Go figure.

Wow. Drooling. Very nice but changing to anything above 18" will force us to use even lower profile tyre. IMO, anything below 40/45 series will be too hard for my preference. But good to see such a nice mod

Dont go for smaller rim. Will looks like a Sonata if you do that. Haha.

I saw few 6.9kg Enkei rim (our one around 11kg) but design not that nice. The one that attracted me around 10.2kg. No different from our stock

LOL. Same here. A very fit lady.

The "LOAD" button is like that one. Never meant to be 'press'. Touch mode only. I also thought that it is stuck during my first run.

Read your manual Chapter 4 Page 130 for more info. Got alot of safety features in place.

When got nothing concrete to say, you accuse us for lying. You think that we will lied in a public forum. So that people will buy Optima? LOL

Since you are so knowledgeable in rides, please come to our TT this weekend. Come and share your knowledge. Teach me how to track my FC and so on. Of course, I will pay for all expenses incurred for your special appearance and sharing. Oh ya, also bring your expensive ride. I eagerly to learn from you in term of car knowledge. If you are coming, pls let me know and send me your acc number. I will make a transfer. Thanks ya, sifu.

Normally city ride hard to save FC due to jam and alot of braking. I think that this applicable to all cars. I personally think that my FC is only slightly higher than my altis. Mostly due to higher CC and weight.

Will further observe after my first service.

Have you change the emblem? Will looks even like Lexus wannabe if change to this

http://www.sharkracing.com/acecart/bin/sho...&cate=030801000

Haha.

What common TSi engine problems are you all talking about? Did you hear about the problem from your friend's girlfriend grandmother or something?

Have you ever driven a VW before?

This post has been edited by tiganasfx: Apr 5 2012, 10:31 AM

Bro, once you're in D-segment territory you will never enjoy the same kind of FC, but OTOH you will realize that any car needs to weigh above 1.3tonnes to be stable at speed and retain composure over uneven roads. Just like Contis, they handle better than Japs because most of them are heavyweights. 1.3-1.7 tonnes seems to the sweet spot.

Guys, for the sake of our discussion on FC, can we all just use km/L instead of L/100km or $$? Will make it much easier to compare data. Even im getting confused with all these variations.

So, how about stating something like this:

9km/L (70% highway 30% City)

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Added on April 5, 2012, 10:37 amBro, obviously i know that la. U think im Kevin23 ah?

Btw, fuel consumption is not an issue for me due to the Shell card but still its good info to share.

This post has been edited by cybermaster98: Apr 5 2012, 10:37 AM

Hmm, actually the offset is out by a lot. May affect warranty. Not to mention scrubbing the fenders when the car is near bottoming out.

Another new account.

Better yet, stick to l/100km as this is the most common denominator that you can find on almost all car specs even here in Malaysia.

Thanks for your comments bro ! I was using wrong word maybe? The "Whenever" doesn't mean we can shift gear any time but with common knowledge of changing gear. Of course you can't upshifts when the rev is too low ! hahaha... same thing, you can't simply downshifts your gear when you are in high speed.

I believe everyone should understand when is the timing to upshifts or downshifts the gear right? Sorry, i thought everyone will know that because i drive a manual car more than 10 years. My hand and leg will move automatically whenever i want to change gear... same to paddle shifter

LOL.. don't accidentally press the leg brake on the clutch position

Hahahaha...yes, when my first time experience on camry leg brake...was very worry

it helps if you don't rest you palm or your gear knob. I kena once when i stomped on the brake when i was driving another auto car. Luckily i was driving slowly and there was no car behind.

Guys,
My 700km is without the eco. The two 550km city drive with eco on.
Can't tell the diff as 2 diffirent driving. Will update my city drive with eco off.

Thanks god you are safe !! one thing always happen to me, have a myvi and drive it occasionally, sometimes my leg will stomped automatically while stop the car and realize this is a handbrake car...a habit...

Passat and 508 use finger brake some more....very nice...any disadvantage of it?