Dec 5 2012, 04:30 PM
QUOTE(kepalapening @ Dec 4 2012, 02:18 PM)
Now clocked at 10K++ km.
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BTW, last Saturday I saw a new shiny K5 (AJA xxxx) stopped in the middle of the road (east-west highway), after a sharp corner, on top of the mountain with hazard light switched on. Breakdown maybe?
Luckily, even though my XV50 was not equipped with whatever special gadget that, that K5 have, it was able to dodged that K5.
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BTW, last Saturday I saw a new shiny K5 (AJA xxxx) stopped in the middle of the road (east-west highway), after a sharp corner, on top of the mountain with hazard light switched on. Breakdown maybe?
Luckily, even though my XV50 was not equipped with whatever special gadget that, that K5 have, it was able to dodged that K5.
QUOTE(cybermaster98 @ Dec 5 2012, 08:41 AM)
Its pointless explaining to him. Despite all our efforts, its obvious that he does not see the importance of the VSC system. He chooses to use a breakdown of a K5 (which could be a mechanical failure or even something as common as running out of fuel) as an excuse to show that his Camry could 'avoid' despite not having VSC. Its clear that he has not bothered to read up on VSC and how the system works. Thus talking to him is pointless as ure basically dealing with a person who isnt bothered about changing his mindset. Pity.
But i wanna share this experience of mine which just happened about 2.5hrs ago. I was driving from KL to Ipoh at about 150kmph and suddenly my rear tyre blew out. This wasnt a gradual loss of air. It was a total immediate blowout. My tire was torn 90% along the rim. I was in the midst of overtaking a trailer just before Gopeng (2 lanes) when it happened. I thought i was about to slam into the guardrail but luckily in a split second the Stability Control engaged and i was able to manoeuvre to safety. There was really no space for me to do a counter steer due to the close proximity of the trailer so im really lucky the stability control system engaged in time. This is my first experience with the system and i must say it worked perfectly.
I have a high suspicion you were using nexen8000 tyres from korea? Those tyres are damn hopeless and unreliable..i never trust anything from korea and never will..not even samsung..But i wanna share this experience of mine which just happened about 2.5hrs ago. I was driving from KL to Ipoh at about 150kmph and suddenly my rear tyre blew out. This wasnt a gradual loss of air. It was a total immediate blowout. My tire was torn 90% along the rim. I was in the midst of overtaking a trailer just before Gopeng (2 lanes) when it happened. I thought i was about to slam into the guardrail but luckily in a split second the Stability Control engaged and i was able to manoeuvre to safety. There was really no space for me to do a counter steer due to the close proximity of the trailer so im really lucky the stability control system engaged in time. This is my first experience with the system and i must say it worked perfectly.
Added on December 5, 2012, 4:44 pm
QUOTE(zweimmk @ Dec 5 2012, 01:50 PM)
It's not the VSC that makes me pissed. It just doesn't even make sense to pay RM184k for a car that is almost stripped bare bones on essential safety and convenience features. Even more baffling are people actually willing to pay 160k of their hard-earned money for a completely barebones 2.0G car when better options such as the Passat and 508 are available for almost the same amount of money and those Camry owners are all W or B plates.
The only justification I can think of buying a Camry right now is for those people who stay in an area where there's no VW/Peugeot/Mazda/Ford 3S center near them (within 40 mins travel time), otherwise... why?
Let me guide you on why this is happening. Firstly let me inform you that I have 2 VW cars at home. A golf gti and a polo tsi. Lets put things straight, vw , peugeot , hyundai and kia nowadays give very good warrantys and specs ,5 years warranty,, blablabla. But have you ever claimed warranty from them? Do you know how difficult it is to claim warranty? The only justification I can think of buying a Camry right now is for those people who stay in an area where there's no VW/Peugeot/Mazda/Ford 3S center near them (within 40 mins travel time), otherwise... why?
Its not as simple as bringing your car in to VW SC and wahlah, they change the parts for u on the spot. First they check , then if spare part is not available, you hv to wait! My previous eos 2.0 had to wait 2 months for the stupid ECU board cuz of their inefficiency. VW , peugeot, ford parts are all damn blardy expensive and difficult to get if they dont have stock.
Yes they give warranty, but its a waste of time, money, and effort just to claim warranty.
On the other hand, japanese cars have an abundant of spare parts. Easy to maintain and easy to claim warranty. You people keep harping on specifications of the camry . Low specs lah, expensive lah, but the thing is people still buy! Its because its such an easy car to maintain. And you wouldnt give a rats arse anymore about the so called specs when you have owned a toyota. Its such an easy car to own and maintain. Sometimes, you dont even hv to mk an appointment . Just walk in to the SC.
I go to vw, every single day i want to service is full and i have to book 2-3 weeks in advance!
Pls understand the story and understand the fact that not everyone is so particular about those minor specification differences. Its about a total ownership experience!
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