Yeah, before I got my Axia, I test drive other japanese / korean cars, and I would say their EPS is not as stiff as in Axia, but still can feel it is stiffer than normal hydraulic PS. Didn't really notice the self-centering though.

Infact I only notice this on Axia when I was driving up the highway ramp exit, making a big curve turning. That time I realize I don't really need to hold the steering much to stay on the turn, as the steering is kinda "locked" into the position.

I tried 2 of my friends' Axia, same thing as well.

This post has been edited by mkmobile: Apr 22 2015, 12:36 PM

hey i think this actually a good question / idea.

Let's say we begin with 4 rims logo aligned perfectly, then we drive for a while, and if they no longer aligned together, this mean the wheel rotation is different for each wheels right?
But a car needs 4 wheel to rotate together to move right ? Unless your car fly up or jack up and spin the wheel, or the logo cap loose, which is exceptional case.

Maybe can try this experiment

Haha.. Axia is the hottest selling local model for 2014, and maybe 2015, so the name Axia is popular last few months.

This makes many people curious about how good is this Axia, why it is so hot & popular ? Till booking needs 6months waiting ?

Then after they test drive it, they come out with negative reviews like "not really good, got wind noise, cabin small, no pickup power etc, FC not really 21 km/l, engine idle vibration".

Maybe they all have misunderstood and forgotten that Axia is a 30k+ entry level car. When we Axia owners say it is good, it is good and value for money for a 30k+ car, of course in deep down we know we can't compare it with B / C / D segment sedan in terms of comfort, can't compare with SUV / 4WD in terms of pickup. However for 30k+, it is one of the best car model you can get here in Malaysia.

Well Axia may be poor man's car, but it also can be wise man's car. With living cost & petrol price keep increasing, and GST kicking in, MYR dropping and etc, not a bad choice to own a small yet spacious car like Axia for driving around the city and long journey.

This post has been edited by mkmobile: Apr 26 2015, 09:36 PM

why 7. Probably not... ? Maybe get bigger cars ?

seems popular to compare with Myvi, here is my take :

Myvi (2008 AT) vs Axia (2014 AT)

Noise :
Engine Noise - Axia's firewall soundproof is better, both engines around the same noise.
Highpseed Wind Noise / tyre Noise - Myvi is better. Axia's door soundproof is none.

Vibration : Both cars didn't vibrate much, if really need a winner, then it will be Myvi, due to Axia 3 pot engine.

Harshness : I would say Axia is more comfortable to drive on uneven roads, like pot holes. It feels more solid. On flat roads, Axia's road feelback / cornering is better too.

Conclusion, which car I feel more confidence & safer when driving in :

Highspeed (110km/h or more) - Axia. I wouldn't dare to go more than 100km/h for Myvi.
Uphill - Axia, though Myvi has more horsepower, but uphill means curvy roads as well.
Downhill (medium highspeed) - Definitely Axia, Myvi going downhill corner is just too scary.

Maybe the previous Myvi SE and the current new Myvi have some improvements over the first / second generation.

This post has been edited by mkmobile: Apr 29 2015, 12:13 PM

HP loan is using simple interest calculation using loan amount, therefore 9years loan will give 2 more years interest, which can be quite high.
even if you are offered with better rates at 9-years, you still pay more interest.

Hehe.. those black stripes are known water marks, caused by raining water and dust / dirt / grime. If I didn't wash my car for 2 weeks, can see alot of these marks, and what make it worse, if you didn't wash it frequently, these marks will be harder to wash off, will need to use chemical products to wash them.

So yeah.. don't take white colors, unless you can stand the dirts

However once you have finished washing your white car, the brand new bright shining feeling is priceless.

Another hard to maintain color will be black color. Dirt will be bright spot, and if you wash the car with wrong method, you will scratch the paint and cause swirl marks. Swirl marks are easily visible on dark color especially black color.

The best thing for black color car is you can wash & wax it to mirror-like shining, seeing the reflection is amazingly superb.


The easiest color to maintain I think will be the silver color, don't have to to wash it frequently, swirl marks not easily seen.

This post has been edited by mkmobile: Apr 30 2015, 10:10 AM

For me,FC didn't change much with the Air Filter, it just get more air for the engine. When using stock air filter, same amount of air will be enter the engine as well, just maybe need longer time.

If I am not mistaken, the throttle controller / potent boaster is like telling the ECU inject more fuel when I am pressing the throttle "this much". Therefore once installed you will feel more powerful, as more fuel is injected when pressing the pedal.

It won't affect FC much for long distance driving, as you maybe not need to press that much of pedal anymore. For city / traffic jam, it may increase the FC if you didn't control the pedal well enough, so usually they have this Eco mode / sport mode on the device.

It is like heavy foot on the pedal, just that this device cut short the time. For Axia, the throttle is design for ECO drive, therefore when you press slightly, it give the minimum fuel required to move the car, if you need more acceleration, just heavy foot on the pedal, the ECU will know you need more power, hence will inject more fuel. But there maybe some lag time here.


Those vents are aircond air outlet vents, if you didn't use aircond to blow your windscreen, it is ok to cover them.

Long weekend, long journey, and jams..

400km, 7 hours, 110km/h +- & jams, the FC is 20km/l.

AT, if manual, I doubt I can survive the jams..

It is impossible for things like air filter to increase the car performance alot.

The air filter most noticeable on 1st gear, when the car move from complete stop. It helps reduce the lag time, but it is not magic.

For the throttle controller / potent boaster, I tried such device on my friend's car last time, not Axia, but the theory is the same.

yeah.. actually Axia's FC is kinda similar with Kancil & Kelisa & Viva's FC, just that last time not much hype about the Eco Eco thing.

Advertised 21km/l is based on constant 60km/h. Based my experience, 60km/h can get better than 21km/l, maybe 23km/l.
If over 100km/h mark, FC will slightly increase, due to stronger wind resistant.

For city driving, some jams, medium speed 20-50km/h, my Axia can reach around 16km/l. I think not any car can get this FC for city drive.

You have to reset the AVG counter to see more accurate reading.
If your Axia is getting 12km/l for normal city drive, then maybe something is not right, better send to SC to have a check.

This post has been edited by mkmobile: May 5 2015, 09:59 AM

why need to remove battery to tint the car ?

In my opinion and logical sense :

1- Yes, better to go N when car stop, like traffic light or waiting. Try open the engine hood and door, start the engine and try switch gear N to D (with brakes), you can hear different sound, like something is spinning, that's the clutch working. The more it works, the more it wears out faster, though it is designed to last longer for normal use.

2 - No, I think not advisable to do that for AT, as the AT system is designed to change gear in 1 2 3 4 sequence, for me I think it will damage the gearbox I put it in D in highspeed, and the AT system has to engage gear 3 , 4 directly from N, I think it is not good. Though for MT, we always do this.

The only point to free-gear / N on downhill is to save petrol, but wouldn't worth it if it damages the GB, also engaging a gear when downhill is safer than free-gear / N, and also help prevent brake pad overheat / engine braking. Axia will auto change to gear 3 if when downhill at highspeed when you press the brake.

3 - No problem to switch off engine with N, but you need to put to P to able to take the keys out. I always switch off my engine on N, then put to P.

Shouldn't be a problem if your car is going to stop eventually, though I only put to N when the car stop completely, or almost come to static.
Maybe it is just me, I don't feel safe with N when the car is moving, sometimes in emergency we need to evade or need to move to different direction, when we panic we will press the gas pedal, but the car won't move as it is N.

If i sense the traffic light is going to turn green in few seconds, I will just left at D and wait. If it takes longer than like, 20 seconds+, I will put to N. Some laziness applied here

Congrats all new owners

See so many Axia on road recently, just like Myvi~~

Fuel Consumption - Axia,

Quality and maintenance are around the same.

Some say Axia FC 11km/l for 100% city driving & jam, not as advertised 21km/l, but 11km/l for city & jams is a very good FC for me.

I would recommend Axia, not because this is Axia's thread or I am driving Axia, but Axia really is a very good value-for-money entry level car.

This post has been edited by mkmobile: May 29 2015, 02:38 PM

RM233 for inner 4 seat light + boot light seem little bit expensive.

I can provide :

4seats, single color : RM120++
4seats, 16 colors in 1, can change color as u like, with remote control : Rm160++
4seats, 36 colors in 1, can change color as u like, with remote control : RM180++

And if you are funky enough, add light colors change according to music beats, just add extra RM40+ for the controller

Products are using good quality LED and casing, easy to install / DIY.

Anyone interested to pre-order can PM me first. Will create sales thread later once got more information.

This post has been edited by mkmobile: May 31 2015, 12:02 PM

Just go to official Perodua service center, rather than authorized service center if you don't want ppl to keep upsell you car accessories. Some even asked you to change to different grade engine oil that the manual.

In fact I tried ask the service center to extend the aircond water outlet hose, but the SA say they don't have the parts to do it, unless HQ confirm there is a fix for this, like the Alza's case. So thing is pretty official there I can see.

I believe if I went to other service centers, they can easily glue the hose and earn some monies.

This post has been edited by mkmobile: Jun 1 2015, 10:58 AM