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zweimmk
post Apr 8 2013, 04:13 PM

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QUOTE(eusened @ Apr 8 2013, 04:01 PM)
Anyway, the 2nd hand car dealer called back and mentioned that he had already submit all the documentation to the bank. I will again call him next Monday if thing not worked out.

I dont know what happened to me. 1st my phone died, now send my car for warranty.

Some hiccups happened when I send my car for 1st inspection, that is why now I am dealing it with the service manager directly. Drove in this morning without booking.

We did a test this morning, the suspension will produce "ku dok" sounds when you try to jerk the car. He suspect is the mounting.

He called 5 minutes ago, told me that he need to disassemble the front suspension and check what is wrong with it. Soonest, I will collect my car on Wed, if not Thurs.

Oh my, phone and car, I am cacat now cry.gif
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Well be more careful next time. Your case is fast approaching the worse possible scenario we can imagine right now. I hope for your sake that the dealer really did submit all the documentation.

Actually, you can just call the bank right now to ask. Or just call up this Wednesday to verify if he really did do as he promised.
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post Apr 10 2013, 12:51 PM

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Honestly, I wouldn't mind if a BMW 328i just cost 150k. But think about the potential problems of having cheap cars as well...

What we really need is a better public transport system to tackle the existing traffic woes, otherwise having cheaper cars would solve one problem but add on to others.
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post Apr 10 2013, 01:10 PM

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QUOTE(jfcheong @ Apr 10 2013, 01:04 PM)
I don't agree so, ppl would and willing to pay for a better perspective. Yes, indeed more car on the road causing traffic jam. Don't think lower down the car price will significantly increase the number of car on the road, as at current situation, our car price I high, ppl not afford to get BMW, Merc...  but ppl buy Proton or Perodua which is more affordable. The different in future is, ppl move forward from Proton Perodua to BMW and Merc.
Just my 2 cents...
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At the same time, there are also many people who have even problems buying P1 and P2 in the first place. If those cars drop into the sub 20k and 30k range, you're going to see a huge jump in car sales. That's going to be unavoidable. Let's not forget there's also motorbikes as well which we did not even factor into the equation.
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post Apr 13 2013, 07:38 PM

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QUOTE(Seng21 @ Apr 13 2013, 06:25 PM)
Any offer for 508? Don't want to wait after the election?
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I thought u wanted the Mz6?
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post Apr 14 2013, 10:30 AM

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QUOTE(Seng21 @ Apr 14 2013, 10:07 AM)
Basically when buying a car we will consider driving pleasure, safety and of course also the interior, exterior and features, service support, maintenance, etc. The decision is not only driving dynamic alone, also more nice and fine interior, acceptable exterior and some accessories as well.

Even for my wife that know nothing about car, after test drive both cars, she straight away say 508 and insist 508, despite I try to tell her the pain we may need to go through due to car breakdown, higher maintenance and poor service from Peugeot.

Anyway, eventually I am the one who have to deal with this and not her. tongue.gif
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As long as you prepared to deal with all the problems a continental car may typically face, then it's fine. Even a Japanese Toyota or Honda can break down the first day you get your car. See your heng suay here but the chances of modern cars breaking down is typically very very low.

DSG7 reportedly have a lot of problems especially affecting Mk6 Golf Tsi and Polo Tsi, but my family had the Polo Tsi for the past 2 years and no issues with the car at all.

Anyway, you got time I think. No harm waiting if you can wait, if you can't then see which marque give you the best bang for your buck and go with it.
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post Apr 14 2013, 10:53 AM

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QUOTE(Seng21 @ Apr 14 2013, 10:47 AM)
You are right, if we want to drive conti, we gain the driving pleasure but in return have to accept some reliability issues. The mindset have to change.

I tested passat as well and it's top on my list in term of driving feel of solidness, power and handling. definitely better rhan 508, but its out of my budget.
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There's the "ckd" version of the Passat. But 508 will be the bang for the buck buy, no doubt.
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post Apr 22 2013, 10:58 AM

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QUOTE(EP6CDTM @ Apr 22 2013, 10:57 AM)
Rear door - before
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So what does it do? reduce wind noise?
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post Apr 22 2013, 03:03 PM

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QUOTE(skyblu3 @ Apr 22 2013, 02:59 PM)
turn your peugeot into Lexus-like NVH quality.
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For that, you also need to foam your car and apply further soundproofing biggrin.gif
I doubt just 3M rubber seals alone would work.



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