Can you show the message please? My 408 NA mileage is 1700, so far so good.

My sympathy to you bro, can you take a picture of the message and upload here to prove your claim.

Ouch.... That really sucks. Hope the SC will resolve the problem asap. Pls continue to keep us posted. Cheers!

Hi guys, not exactly new owner (going 1 month),


2.0
1. kejusan - blue
2. Poyoguy - blue
3. Gill71. - blue
4. AHY20 - bronze
5. prody – black
6. R-1 - blue
7. GenY@MY - black

Turbo
1. SKYjack - blue
2. sbd - blue
3. kevinboey - white
4. din5353 - black
5. shyguy_shah - white
6. chinana - white
7. Kndfz. - Black
8. Termibait - white
9. OrangBiasa - White
10. Rick.st.lim - blue
11. Jfcheong - Black
12 Austin -Silver
13. Bearheart - black
14. net_mave - blue
15. klteoh - blue
16. parasolx - black
17. mojonish - grey
18. jonathkhoo - grey
19.orangkpg - white
20. JessYeo - Silver
21. cityofdevils - Aster grey


I have observed that the auto gear transmission of my 408 NA is not as smooth at low speed especially when the traffic is moving very slowly.(noted engine jerkiness and loudness)

From my observation, the auto gear switches (from gear 1 to gear 2) at 2600rpm, l prefer to manually switch to gear 2 at 2000 rpm(then switch back to auto) when moving at very slow speed as I find that this really helps in reducing the 'jerkiness' and loudness from the engine and I believed that it also contribute to slight improvement in FC. But then my wife drives in auto all the time and has no complain, so to each his (her) own.

Overall, I can say that I'm quite satisfied with the aesthethics and functionality of this car.

The last time the fuel warning light of my pug came on, I top up around 53 litres.

Full tank is 60 liters. The difference which is the reserve (60 - 53) = 7 litres, which is according to the manual.

I'm not sure how you came to the conclusion that your car's reserve tank is 2 L, my understanding is that the fuel reserve is the actual amount of fuel left in the tank when the fuel warning light comes on, which can be derived by subtracting the amount of fuel top up with 60L(full tank). I stand corrected though.

Hey Zumaidi, congrats to you. The owner list you used is not up to date, I'm supposed to be at no. 7 and you, at no. 8, so here's updated list.


2.0
1. kejusan - blue
2. Poyoguy - blue
3. Gill71. - blue
4. AHY20 - bronze
5. prody – black
6. R-1 - blue
7. GenY@MY - black
8. Zumaidi - aster grey

Turbo
1. SKYjack - blue
2. sbd - blue
3. kevinboey - white
4. din5353 - black
5. shyguy_shah - white
6. chinana - white
7. Kndfz. - Black
8. Termibait - white
9. OrangBiasa - White
10. Rick.st.lim - blue
11. Jfcheong - Black
12 Austin -Silver
13. Bearheart - black
14. net_mave - blue
15. klteoh - blue
16. parasolx - black
17. mojonish - grey
18. jonathkhoo - grey
19.orangkpg - white
20. JessYeo - Silver
21. cityofdevils - Aster grey

This post has been edited by GenY@MY: Sep 13 2012, 11:07 AM

Just a quick update, I tested my 408 NA on PLUS highway, max speed 190 kph, quite stable at 150 to 170 kph.
Power is good I'd say. My car's mileage is reaching 3k, It's 4 speed adaptive gearbox seems to be adjusting to the my driving style, the gear transmission feels smooth.

Thank you for the reminder, this is my first
conti, was driving a toyota previously...
I could say that my lion is definitely superior in term of power and stability.Even for camry 2.4 at 150 kph n above, I could feel the steering vibrating, or it could be that I'm biased... for obvious reasons...

Here's the pic of my 408NA's speedometer at 190kph along PLUS highway a few days ago.
No issues in terms of stability but my balls did shrink a bit.

It's been a while since I did something crazy like this....pls do not compromise your safety in similar fashion.
I wouldn't attempt this a second time.

The actual purpose of this photo was for sharing with a buddy who pushed his new Passat to 185kph recently...not a very smart move but enough to impress him.

This is what the manual says, roughly;

Tank capacity is approximately 60L. When the low fuel warning light comes on, around 7 liters of fuel remains in the tank. If filling your tank to the top, do not persist after third cut off, it could cause the vehicle to malfunction.

It doesn't state anything about a separate reserve tank so I assume there is only 1 main tank.

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Added on September 18, 2012, 8:02 pmI can confirmed that up to 180kph, it was a non issue but have to decelerate almost immediately at 190 kph due to traffic condition.


This post has been edited by GenY@MY: Sep 18 2012, 08:02 PM

Same here, back to uncle style driving...

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Added on September 19, 2012, 6:38 pmHahaha, mine probably on the way too. Just wondering how my wife will react, cos the car is under her name.

This post has been edited by GenY@MY: Sep 19 2012, 06:38 PM

Nice number, bro. Miind sharing how much you have to fork out for the number?

I keep hearing that the 408 has suspension issues and is rather bouncy or whatever but I don't seem to notice it on mine. It does not seem any worse than my dad's camry 2.4 or the vios that I previously owned.
I can't say the same for the 408 turbo since I've not sat in it long enough but my NA certainly seems fine.

I think the reverse is true.