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Hi guys, sorry to change the subject, just a quick question/survey...
I read somewhere that when your car is stationery at the traffic light waiting for green light, changing gear to N (neutral) is an advisable way to preserve longevity of your gearbox/prevent wear and tear. Is everyone here doing that? Some quarters said it is not good to do it, as if you are not careful, you end up hurting it more when you don't give it anough time to engage when your lights turn green and you hastily switch it to D,?!

I know my NA gear is 4 speeder AL4 while Turbo is AT6, but from how I understand it, that doing it is advisable for any car (but I have read this sometime back, so not sure it apply for those DSGs too), Any Feedback?

good, two yeses. any more opinion?

Hi Bro, apology actually missed your comments coz scroll too fast...the guy who told me it can hurt if shift back to D too fast was a mechanical & electrical engineer, so it created my dilemma of leaving it at D or Neuralize it when stationary...

Nice avatar? Yes when i saw it just this morning I can't help liking it instantaneously either. Our Lion holding Renault as Shield and Citroen as spear , shows who is the real boss, rite???!!

This post has been edited by EnergyAnalyst: Feb 26 2013, 05:43 PM

I heard so many stories of prob-prone AL4, so just trying to take some precaution apart from ensuring yearly gear oil change...

AT8? Then why my gearbox show AL4??
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OIC, my memory is going downhill lately...sigh.... It is a sign of ageing

Gee, if that the case Nasim is guilty of using old al4 gear box casing then ? Aiyo another cheat. Grrrr....

What I meant there is stop traffic light shift to N then daydream n then light turns green. Car at back honked. Wake up from day dream. Shift to D quickly n accelerate, the last bit too fast /hastily done, click clack cluck, even the sound scream out "hey dude , handle me with care"

Your fren drive Peugeot? if yes, new or old, if he does not, tell him stop act like Mr. Know It all

For older Prince engine, yes there has been problems. HOWEVER, Since May 2012, your NEW 408 frens here have been reporting so far so good as far as the improved 408 engine is concern! Now stop being so pessimistic, driving a lion is a courageous act. So roar !

P/S : May be your fren sour grape ?

If I may say so, I think your gf has good taste, that is why she choose u?

Being an NA owner myself, I have not encountered squeaky brake prob so far, however when it gets wet, yes it is there, but it is the same for all car's disc brakes system, am told. Just try to run them dry after washing or after going through puddle of water/rains, etc.

if u want to stop them completely you can try bring 4 table fans, and fan all 4 wheels pointing at the brakes, to quickly dry them but i never try them, so don't know if will work.

My Light sensor and rain sensor is so far 90% accurate, the 10% is really sometimes, it takes a wee bit longer to activate, but that is fine for me as I am a patient man (once you upgrade from Bf-gf to Hubby Wifey status, u too will improve your patience I believe)

care to elaborate what do u mean wiper not wipe off rain effectively? Pug is designed for LHD, but u can see which gear you engage still from display in front of you, don't just see it from gear box ?

Suspension of 2.0 is comfortably set (nice as opposed to naughty) hence it is fitted with higherprofile tyres than Turbo , and the trade off is in comparison with Mazda, VW, or bimmer , it is more floaty per se. FC ? well one thing is 4 speeder Gear, another is the curb weight, so I only compare them to perhaps other 2.0 NA with 4 speeder of close similar curb weight, and afraid that combi makes it quite hard to compare with other seg C because the weight is almost a D seg car...I accept it as trade off for VERY ROOMY CAR (wheel base >2700 mm)

This post has been edited by EnergyAnalyst: Feb 27 2013, 11:43 AM

Yours turbo, mine NA

Bro

call n book to AVOID dissappointment, try other SC in Klang Valley, Balakong and Shah Alam will very busy, you will be disappointed if you just drive in.
My usual SC at CSL/Sg Besi one is quite OK, but better still book few days 1 week in advance.

SOUNDS right to me

agree, that is a more reasonable and possibly achievable HOPE

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/cons...engine-failures

Just to share....

Well, if they can't be like mercedes (3rd place after Honda & Toyota), I would have expect to see them at least NOT IN THE BOTTOM 10 out of 36. Honestly, I don't see a reason to rejoice, I would expect more from BMW (30th/36) & MINI (34th/36), VW (28th of 36) & Audi (35th of 36!!!)

To not have the reliability of Japs is OK, but to be so OUT PACED? is another.

Peugeot's favoruite Prince engine has BMW's DNA, which is not exactly comforting to know this news too.

Now, that leaves all potential conti purchasers in further dilemma, if I cannot afford a Jaguar, Porsche, Mercedes or Volvo but is damn frust with Japs car and no more fancy one, what does that leaves them?

Koreans? I wonder how did they score?

http://www.reliabilityindex.com/ratings/best/Small%20Family

Small Family

Rank/ Make and Model/ Reliability Rating /ReliabilityIndex /Average RepairCost
1. Mitsubishi Lancer 7.00 £95.43
2. Toyota Auris 25.00 £243.63
3. Toyota Corolla 30.00 £313.71
4. Mitsubishi Space Star 35.00 £196.60
5. Honda Civic 36.00 £318.67
6. Mazda 323 44.00 £208.18
7. Rover Streetwise 44.00 £253.93
8. Mazda 3 50.00 £397.50
9. Fiat Brava 52.00 £263.07
10. Skoda Octavia 59.00 £188.19
11. Nissan Almera 59.00 £288.37
12. Peugeot 308 61.00 £183.51
13. Nissan Qashqai 63.00 £341.47
14. Chevrolet Lacetti 63.00 £259.35
15. Peugeot 207 63.00 £313.66
16. Peugeot 206 65.00 £232.21
17. Ford Focus 67.00 £235.53
18. Peugeot 306 69.00 £201.46
19. Citroen Xsara 80.00 £200.28
20. Vauxhall Astra 80.00 £278.00
21. Citroen C4 82.00 £291.70
22. Volkswagen Golf 83.00 £259.42
23. Volkswagen Beetle 86.00 £278.00
24. Peugeot 307 98.00 £260.71
25. Seat Altea 115.00 £328.18
26. BMW 1 Series 116.00 £474.42
27. Rover 25 116.00 £363.06
28. Volkswagen Bora 120.00 £291.65
29. MG ZR 122.00 £324.65
30. Renault Megane 123.00 £288.67
31. Mercedes-Benz A-Class 135.00 £446.22
32. Fiat Stilo 143.00 £225.54
33. Volkswagen Jetta 166.00 £409.48
34. Seat Leon 172.00 £598.87
35. Audi A3 185.00 £423.61
36. Alfa Romeo 147 304.00 £486.17
37. Subaru Impreza 336.00 £999.99


308 scores better than VW golf, Fofo (Ford Focus) & VW jetta

http://www.reliabilityindex.com/manufacturer

further reads on the topic

(The UK Reliability index takes into account all factors of a repair, the cost of the parts and the frequency of failures - The Average of all cars is 100 which means that if the figure for the car you are looking at has a higher than average index (118) it indicates that that car is less reliable than the average, if however there is a lower than average index (60) the reliability is better.

Rank/ Make and Model/ Reliability Index
1. Daihatsu 26.00
2. Suzuki 39.00
3. Honda 40.00
4. Chevrolet 69.00
5. Toyota 69.00
6. Hyundai 75.00
7. Lexus 82.00
8. Mazda 88.00
9. Ford 90.00
10. SKODA 91.00
11. Mitsubishi 94.00
12. Subaru 95.00
13. Citroen 98.00
14. Nissan 98.00
15. Kia 99.00
16. Peugeot 99.00
17. Fiat 100.00
18. Daewoo 103.00
19. Smart 119.00
20. Seat 122.00
21. Vauxhall 123.00
22. SsangYong 134.00
23. Volkswagen 134.00
24. Renault 138.00
25. Mini 141.00
26. ROVER 152.00
27. Saab 161.00
28. Volvo 162.00
29. BMW 170.00
30. MG 184.00
31. Jaguar 184.00
32. Mercedes-Benz 213.00
33. Audi 225.00
34. Chrysler 227.00
35. Jeep 242.00
36. Alfa Romeo 248.00
37. Porsche 299.00
38. LANDROVER

Korean scoring not bad in OVERALL Reliability Index, french Citroen & Peugeot doing better than Germans (except Renault, ranked 24th, below VW, ranked 23rd)

This post has been edited by EnergyAnalyst: Mar 4 2013, 10:38 AM

Surprised n relief at the same time? Let's hope our 408 inherit improved DNA of 308 which do quite decent reliability performance

(pssst pssst, luckily u did not buy 407 bro, see how poor it has ranked... http://www.reliabilityindex.com/reliability/search/234

The index scored is a poor 147 bro

Do u mean that you find it comfotable that Skoda is 10th place and VW is 23rd place? Also, would consumer find it acceptable that in their(VW's) drive to become the world no.1 car manufacturer by volume, no doubt they have let slip on some quality issues. But their volume of cars sold also easily 2x/3x/4x even compared to some of their continental rivals. 'If the manufacturing defect is set at 0.05% of the total volume of cars sold, that number would also scale accordingly to their total volume of cars sold. Hence, the result is nothing new nor surprising at all.', Can VW even use that as a sorry excuse for their poorer reliability performance?

Yes, granted that you have the dough to buy a bimmer, an Audi, would you not seeing this turn your attention to say, Mercedes?

I mean honest doesn't this bother you?

http://www.reliabilityindex.com/reliability/search/339

score 162 for Passat

http://www.reliabilityindex.com/reliability/search/234

score 147 for Pug 407 (the predecessor of 508)

http://www.reliabilityindex.com/reliability/search/64

score 142 for Citroen C5

http://www.reliabilityindex.com/reliability/search/95

score 62 for Ford Mondeo

(The UK Reliability index takes into account all factors of a repair, the cost of the parts and the frequency of failures - The Average of all cars is 100 which means that if the figure for the car you are looking at has a higher than average index (118) it indicates that that car is less reliable than the average, if however there is a lower than average index (60) the reliability is better.)

No Japs, no Korean, just see how Passat stacked against Pug and Ford, You can accept this!?

Seriously can,? my Iphone 4 IOS 6.1.2 always connect for just a few seconds and disappear, what IOS is yours ?

good for you ! i just tot that we will expect better reliability from VW than what I can sum up now as below average and people paying so much for it (least in Msia they do).