guys..
me and a friend (not LYN forumer) is planning to drive to Koh Samui for songkran 2014.. 2XV's so far...

depart KL-Hatyai - 10th April.... (6-8hours drive max)
overnight stay at HatYai to avoid fatigue...
11th Hatyai-Koh Samui... 3-4hours including ferry and queue
songkran water festival - 12th and
Full moon Party (in Koh Phangan) is 13th... (optional)
return date is up to you, but i plan to stay in Samui til 18th...
accomodation of kos depend on u... but roughly rm70 can get a good decent clean hotel, right in the centre of Chaweng Beach, the most happening place in Samui....

roughly the max cost to drive (fuel price of rm3-4 per litre, tolls , insurance) is not more than 1K per car... if 4 person each car, its like 250 per person

Any of you guys are welcome to join the road trip...

lots of people do this, so I was thinking, why not??
i've been flying to Samui for the past 3 Songkran, and firefly alone cost me 1k++... this year, why not utilise my XV to its true potential
KL-Samui is around 899km only....

any1 interested to join?
i bet a convoy of Subarus is definitely fun!!!

This post has been edited by abundai: Feb 8 2014, 11:25 AM

welcome... great to see more n more subaru owner gather in LYN...

haha... no lah.. cos i hav a lot of local thai friends in samui... so i always spend my beach getaway in samui...
since i just got my xv, the semangat also berkobar2 to drive all the way up...heheh

i think the CVT effect is more obvious on full time AWD car like ours at slow speed..

for XV, i woulndnt call jerky a "negative point", cos the downshift is almost mimic a non CVT gbox, which i think is a good thing...
it gives a a manual feel to it... more in control of car speed....
before turn into corner at high speed, release gas, downshift to 3rd,then halfway out, step on gas and feel the grip... seriously, its fun....like my XBOX... hehe...

yup... anytime.... actually, the pedal shift will not be under ur control 100%...
if u exceed the safe speed vs rpm, it will automatically upshift for u ... to avoid any damage to the gbox....
it will not let you change to any gear if the speed vs rpm is not suitable...

i guess u saw the car on a roadshow and sat in it to get the cabin feel...
yes.. it does feel like an upmarket car, with leather interior, simple dash, roomy..

ride quality is "just nice"... so u should not just trust my commnent.. u need to test drive it to know...
engine is very smooth... boxer is the best!!
major issues?? still a new car, but Subaru is known for its quality... so dont worry too much....

when ur buying a Subaru, rest assured, the AWD is not just for offroad.. its for overall handling of the car, which means, ur SAFETY...
no other SUV have this.....

This post has been edited by abundai: Feb 10 2014, 05:43 PM

i normally just switch off my engine without switching off the HU... hehe.. too lazy to do so..
ten when i start the engine, the HU boots up by itself...

other brand , or other models like the STI WRX ??

wow.. u ditched the evoque and X3 for a forester?
i trust that ur decision was based on performance and ride quality , and not like some people who buys car becos of brand, looks and resale value etc

oopss.. sori.. forgot bout this...
u know TOC (The Otomotif College) in PJ jalan 19/1 ?

in front of TOC got tyre shop...
PJ HQ will advice owners to go ad do the allignment here..

Paceman JCW... this car makes me

any1 interested to get RokBlokz mudflaps from US?

around 80usd + shipping (combine is allowed)

it fits perfectly, with or without the original mudflap...
i plan to remove the original mudflap, and just use the Rokblokz...

wanna do combine shipping? if im not mistaken, ur in Johor right? cos if we combine shipping (usd60) (i'll send urs using poslaju) would be a cheaper option than if we both use USPS priority (usd 45 each)...

first page got tips on how to disable it..
but need to do some wiring..easy one...

easy la.. take out HU, splice a wire, than ground it....

nice...poslaju is not a problem....
so what color u want?
have a look at their website first.. just google rokblokz...
they have black, white and red (with black, white, red decal)...
diff combo, diff price...
let me know urs and i'll get a confirmation from them...

im getting the black with red decal (or maybe white decal...eheh) cos both are nice... i like black n white decal (like the Mazda 3 picture i posted earlier)

cool.. i guess for payment, you will bank in ur share to me and i proceed with paypal?
or maybe we can ask rokblokz to issue 2 seperate paypal invoices (total / 2) , if u wish to pay using ur own paypal, but send to 1 address?

but since its 1 shipping address, 2 units will cost more than rm500...
if im not mistaken, custom might impose an extra tax (if we're unlucky), which i dont think would be much either...
if we do get taxed, then we'll split the cost?

@Cynox
i always buy stuffs from ebay too, but never got tax.. maybe i just got lucky recently...

@joker98
u bought ur mudflaps last time, got taxed?

thats logic...if the item is expensive, it wouldnt be wise to use usps mail...

i gotta try this on my next fill up.... and definitely my drive to Samui in April....

my colleague said, although the 97 cost more, but he got a better milage..
is this true?