I heard that this may affect the performance of the side air bags.

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Added on June 11, 2012, 9:57 amActually quite heavy, compared to the original ones. May be not good for FC :-)

This post has been edited by engah: Jun 11 2012, 09:57 AM

FYI, info from internet

"Any seat cover that are used on seats with side airbags must be altered to allow for airbag deployment."

http://www.shearcomfort.com/SeatAirbag.asp

"If a seat seam has been altered outside of the manufacturer’s specifications, the airbag could deploy too early, or too late, or, possibly in the wrong position, and it won’t be effective. This means that any work done on seat upholstery must be done by someone who not only understands how airbags work, but also has an in-depth knowledge of the car seat upholstery trade."

http://www.rve.co.nz/airbagseams.html

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Added on June 11, 2012, 1:39 pmI was just kidding.

This post has been edited by engah: Jun 11 2012, 01:39 PM

I had been hearing rattling sounds around the dashboard area for about a month. Today, after I tapped-tapped here and knocked-knocked there, the sounds seemed to disappear. I did this infront of my 2 colleagues and they confirmed that the sounds had gone. Looks like we are having "pasar-malam" grade PC.

I think so because the waiting period in Japan is 6months...

Me too. tried 3 times, did not work.

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Added on June 13, 2012, 8:03 amMine looks ok.

This post has been edited by engah: Jun 13 2012, 08:03 AM

We will still get stuck when the doors are locked manually.

When I drove my car to work for the first time, I was told by my colleague that the alarm went off for awhile, followed by continuous lights flashing. May be someone disturbed the car. When I went to check, the lights were still flashing silently.
Nevertheless, I have not heard it. May be you can use the mechanical key to unlock and open the door. This will probably trigger the alarm.

If I remember correctly, it could be like this:

Normally there are more people on Saturday than weekdays

I owned a 2004 Renault Grand Scenic for 3years before switching to PC.
The RGC has the auto-lock function and there is no need to unlock to exit from inside.
Once you open the door from inside, it automatically unlocks. All the safety concerns are just excuses.
The technology is simple and nothing new.

1k, 5k, 10k, 20k, 30k, ----- (n+10)k

This post has been edited by engah: Jun 15 2012, 08:40 AM

Ya, for my case, vibrational noise from the dashboard, and ceiling. Left hand side of the back only happened once after driving through a pot hole. Nothing else. My wife's. 24K Viva looks better after 1 year.
Fully imported must be good ? Sigh !!!

I used to owned a Wira and I only sent to SC once, ie first 1k. I used it for 11years and it had never broken down half way on the road .I serviced the car my self most of the time, oil, air filter, oil filter, and spark plug. Air con and alternator never mulfunctioned even after running for 200k+km.
For PC, I think the local SC guys probably just do all these basic things. The point here is: you can DIY if you want to save money and time.

Fully agree. If the design were to be so complicated, they would end up busy training the mechanics to be the experts.

I tried to take out the car jack today. I think all owners should try this so that you know how to remove it easily when you really need it next time. Push the seat to the front to the maximum and the plastic cover can be removed by pressing the clip. Loosen the jack by turning the screw.

During hot weather, one should drive faster to reduce the air-con usage time and this will improve the FC. However, I do this both in the evening (hot) and morning (not so hot). The net results: FC remains unchanged: FC improves slightly in the evening but turns poorer slightly in the morning. However, it is still worth doing because the traveling has been reduced.

This post has been edited by engah: Jun 18 2012, 08:46 AM

I did mine at Sg Buloh SC last month since I bought from the branch and they gave me RM30 voucher. I think all SC's are the same. They only do the basic things, change of gasket, lub oil and oil filter, unless you have specific complaints related to the Hybrid system. For the rest of items, they probably just tick, tick, tick.....

PC safety test results:

http://www.iihs.org/ratings/ratingsbyseries.aspx?id=747

http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=1654

Fully agree. Mine is 2 months old now. Use it daily and wipe every 1-2weeks. Still easy to clean with just a wet cloth and felt slippery. No stubborn stain.