Hi guys, just sent my Lion for 1st 10k service! I did at 10350 actually & was scared sh#t  wil exceed 10,500 !! Was impressed though, service advisor covers the steering & gear knob with plastic laminates & seat with new protective sheet. Not bad ah

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Added on December 29, 2012, 9:53 amBtw, had also driven my 408 NA to Singapore ( Lion enters the Lion City !) last week b4 Xmas. On a stretch b4reaching skudai, had tried pitching against VW Passat CC & Scirocco !. Seriously NA can kept pace with Passat Cc with more room to go.  As for Scirocco, the 1st 100kmh its surely ahead but not for long as by 150-160kmh til 185kmh, just nicely 20-30metres behind. Looks like 2.0 has enough grunt to keep pace once exceed 110kmh. Btw, the road was clear & certainly safe plus with the solid handling & braking capabilities. Also, I noticed at 140kmh, rpm is at 3.6k.

How come I don't feel the aboves when I test drove the K5 many many times over? 

Most of 308T owners are using tuning box. I'm not so sure about ECU remapping although I'd read before somewhere about someone who agrees to let his 308T to be a guinea pig.

Using the tuning box:

wow, interesting articles. thanks for sharing. just fyi, my friend just shared with me that he had his dsg equipped fiesta change its gearbox under warranty and the bill came up to something like rm15k. lucky it was under warranty. the thing is, with any euro car that is not premium in nature, there will be a few instances here and there that cause worry. the good thing about oriental makes is that while they are slower to intro new tech, they always ensure that there is no issue at all when it is introduced. this is my personal observation only. imho, the europeans rush to intro new tech (since they are known to put on market new tech first) and sometimes, there are still hiccups which will only be cleared in subsequent evolutions of the tech. hope the m series engine is truly sorted out.

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Wow bro,this an astonishing revelation of the K5. From my own evaluation,I know the engine is unrefined and harsh. That completely startled me for this day of modern technology. I am absolutely shocked by the poor throttle response,rubbish handling and body roll which you describe! I did test drive the K5,but I'll take your word on it since you are an owner.  I always believe owners know better than anyone else. Others can only test drive,read and comment! On top of that, we go to  great length to proof to everyone their car is not as good! How childish!No disrespect to you, I have never gone to K5 thread to trash them!  I salute you my fried for your unbiased feedback!

I found the tyre noise rather loud and extremely annoying,but i suppose owners have to spend more money to change better quality tyres.......goosh!

Bro it's admittedly by owners, an underpowered car,so ok la drive slow! I understand the NU engine will be reduced HP! How like this..........some more underpowered!

Better get the 408t la, the NA is good,but after your disappointment with the K5 i think  you want a more exciting car to drive. Believe me for the money,the 408t is fabulous & will not disappoint you. You will enjoy miles and miles superb driving!

...It also didn't help that Malaysian mentality of negativity towards conti and turbo cars.

malaysian thinking is like....buy car?
low budget = p1/p2 leaning more towards p2 myvi
decent budget = t/h to some extent nissan but always consider vios, altis, camry above anything else
got budget = merc/bmw first choice is always merc
turbo = evo only

To be fair, there's quite a lot of citroen, mini cooper s, and peugeots out there suffering from death rattle and prematurely worn out timing chain tensioner.

Just some info for new owners. The tires are usually inflated to 50psi when you collect the car. You can deflate it to around 30psi+ for better ride comfort. At least that was the case for 508's

Yup, at this sort of price point its like best bet for money in terms of what you get. So a little bit of compromise is expected la, ie 50/50 reliability. FC quite ok la, lasts me around 600-700km a full tank travelling to and from work. 50% of the route is on MRR2, congested like hell as usual, 50% in MEX cruising 110kmh. I only did once full highway during CNY 2012, lasts about 900km, but still got fuel to go before low fuel warning. But I dont dare to drive till the warning really light up because up north near thai borders there isnt really alot of fuel station.

My rear left hand door developed some rattle inside also. Complained to the balakong SC and they say they added some padding inside but gotta leave it stationary for 2 days for the glue/adhesive to harden. Obviously something that I cant do because I drive to work everyday, so the rattle came back in less than a week's time. I give it benefit of doubt that the glue havent harden properly to hold things in place?

Yup 50psi. Most owners in the autoworld forum also report the same thing when they collect their car

Yup quite similar figures. I suppose you're right about the silicone glue part because they ask me to leave the car stationary for 2 days, and yet they dont wanna provide me with courtesy car.

So far no need topup engine oil. Everyday check on the onboard computer it says engine oil level fine. Yours?
@balakong - took multiple attempt to fix the engine kencing thingy. I took day offs to get my car fixed, and since there's nothing around there to eat I just monitor them from the waiting room upstair throughout the entire process. By 12pm they already put my car aside and went prayers. So I go down there and ask whether my car is ready for collection and they say havent do test drive yet. So I just wait and then 5pm comes they call me and say car ready for collection. I ask them where's the test drive? They say already done. I'm monitoring them the entire time, if they did drive off with my car I would've noticed. So I just wasted 5 hours for the so call "test drive"

@csl - doesnt make any difference if you make an appointment with them. I remember that time I went for a biz trip, so I booked a timeslot for servicing with them. Then come the time when I was away and my wife took my car for servicing, and surprise they say no mechanic that day and ask to reschedule. Nice? When scheduling that time, everything ok, come the actual day say no mechanic

Guys,

Any webmaster here? May be we could have Peugeot 408 club or something like http://www.myaltis.com/forum/ to share information and problems faced by owners? And I find it useful whenever I had any issue with my car, those that faced it will advice/recommend what could be the issue and how to go about it.

 

I've done 10k service. Labour is free for this service ,you pay for parts. My bill came to$381. I insisted on Total quartz INEO. If you use Petronas it will be $50 cheaper.

Items changed:
5liters Total Q INEO
Oil filter
Washer

My price does not include labour charge,as it free for 1st service. For the next one onwards,I think it will be extra $50.

3M and Vkool could be better on heat rejection, but the different will not be noticeable. The reason I choose Huper Optic is due to
It's  light transmission of 40% which warranty to JPJ summon.

Yes, 60% darkness. For what I understand is four windows limited to 50% and 70% light transmission for wind screen allowed by JPJ.  Also wonder how Huper Optic dare to give such warranty. They even cover my wind screen warranty for 40% light transmission.
So far my car and my friend's car have no issue on passing trough all road block (touch wood).

Can I know which brand of tinting u using?

May i know which shop you install your 3M Tint, is it crystalline? and how much?

ya, i know this shop, near to my office, they just move to new location not far away from their old shop.
how about coating? did you install at there also? so far how is their service? coz most properly i will choose them since within walking distance to my office.

if possible, can PM me the price?

thanks

Called Amelia from Fortitude Auto Sdn Bhd just now,

3M crystalline = RM1800
3M Crystalline + security film = RM1900
Nano Coating 3H = RM1200
Nano Coating 9H = RM1600

if 3M crystalline + security film + Nano Coating 9H = RM3200

if group purchase, price can be discuss (at least 4unit)