wah liou, v16 ,v15 also tak cukup reach 2.5k
i lost track since page dunno wat in v15

Rublik, jus manage to back track and read up on your mishap , sorry to hear that bro.luckily u all ok.

Car owners losing a fortune

By SEAN AUGUSTIN
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Malaysians spending millions to repair defective vehicles, says consumer group

According to the National Consumer Complaints Centre, Malaysians are spending an average of RM76 million annually to repair their vehicles.
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MALAYSIANS have been forking out an average of RM76 million over the past three years to tend to defective vehicles, the National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC) revealed.
What's worse is that the amount -- spent to repair defects, pay service charges and purchase spare parts -- keeps rising every year, based on the centre's statistics.
This year is no different, with an estimated RM80 million spent between January and July alone.
NCCC senior manager M. Matheevani said yesterday the centre had not ruled out the possibility of it going above RM100 million for the entire year.
The figure, like the potential losses recorded since 2009, is derived from the number of complaints the centre handles.
For the first half of this year, the centre received 2,023 complaints.
Last year, NCCC recorded 2,244 complaints and potential losses of up to RM90 million, while in 2009, the centre received 1,314 complaints which saw estimated losses of RM52 million.
Manufacturing defects are a major complaint, one which also topped the list last year.
Overheating engines, breakdowns and substandard accessories and spare parts in new cars fall under this category.
Consumers also bemoan the supply of faulty spare parts, the use of cloned ones, the unavailability of such parts and their exorbitant prices.

Matheevani said the increase in complaints against the automobile industry was due to an increase in the number of Malaysians owning vehicles.
This, she said, could be attributed to the poor public transport service, which had contributed to more people purchasing cars for convenience.
"The rise in complaints is also due to the fact that the country does not have a redress, or recall mechanism. Right now, only the automobile industry has the decision-making powers in handling disputes.
"The outcomes will tend to favour the industry.
"Most people don't know their rights, nor are they technically competent."
She said because of this, the centre was pushing for an independent body, made up of industry experts, regulators and consumer bodies, to hear cases so that consumers would be treated fairly.
Matheevani said this would also reduce the backlog of automobile complaints.
She added that more than 90 per cent of consumers could not afford to take legal action against the automobile industry as the process was costly.
"The consumer will have to live with the defects or sell his vehicle at a lower price to a used car dealer."
The automobile industry, said Matheevani, should not be worried about admitting defects. In the long run, it would strengthen trust between consumers and the brand name as the former would feel that the company was being responsible, she added.


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yea bro, since u like MT, this is the car to get as it'll be very comfy to drive. trust me, early cars i had was MT and later Auto and since then always dying to get a MT with bigger CC which is damn rare here. i got stuck in SG jam for hrs also still ok and not tiring.
trust me you'll love it

anyway im goin to showroom to see R3 with my own eye as in jb this is the 1st unit displayed here

JB geng, theres TT tonight at Danga Bay 9pm onwards

paging JB owners, do meet at danga bay at 9pm car park area.

JB TT special guest coming
i ask Vox boss to come

not bad another different front bumper lip

pip,
so stress how to perform due to being so guilty

small one is EMAS/global small car

i just insured 600. new glass less than 1 k i think around 7-800

well our mt different frm 2.0,2.0 almost 2k as no sensors

yea can but all together in a receipt

ya most VW offer discounts up to 10k even for polo

like that ka? T & H also got give discounts leh

got in somewhere early this yr, honda gives up to 3k discounts

pip angry bird liou

pip,

if u think she is the one, get married lo, if not jus fk it n get another one that deserves your love & attention

pip,, women are selfish and wants attention etc lo.
just stand up for urself and do wat u think is right