Any preferred location?

They still have to evaluate whether the price for parts made locally is cheaper than parts made in Thailand. Labour cost, definitely cheaper compared to Malaysia.

RM2k? I recommend another shop in Setia Alam called Chemguard. They offer RM1888 + GST, Free maintenance service every 6 months for 3 years.

Some have good quality, but every follow maintenance need money, or DIY. While other might have average quality, but free maintenance every 6 months for X years. Ceramic Pro claimed "9H hardness", but in the end, my other car also got visible scratched, by someone else's jeans button at the buttocks.

This post has been edited by RicoT: May 22 2015, 09:22 AM

Not sure about the layer of coating nor hardness, but the coating is just more or less like wax, and give hydrophobic effect.

Chemguard offer 3 years warranty, every 6 months free maintenance touch up and wash car, any body panel need redo after repair is free too.

What I meant to tell is there are average coating with free touch-up maintenance service, while some good/average coating requires one to pay for every maintenance every 6 months/1 year interval, else void warranty. Some even need you to wash at their own shop only, every 1 or max 2 weeks interval, if not void warranty. If I am not mistaken G'zox at Sunway was like that before, now don't know.

So it is better to do survey and ask carefully.

Haha! Maybe at Ipoh have something like coating, else, don't bother about it and do the "wax and polish" style. Coating isn't any good in protecting paint, it still scratch if someone butt is too big to fit the gaps between your car and theirs in parking lot. And the open door whacking will still make a dent on the paint.

This post has been edited by RicoT: May 22 2015, 11:45 AM

Yes, but there is a limitation to the protection given. There will be scratches, just an additional layer add to it. E.g. if the scratch is 10 micron deep, and your clear layer above the paint is 5 micron thick, 5 - 10 = -5, it will eats additional 5 micron into the paint. But with another layer of coating on top of the clear layer, say 6 micron, so the scratch is 6 - 10 = -4, it eats 4 micron into the clear layer, sparing the paint layer. That's all...

The harder the coating (hardness level), the harder the scratching material and more force needs to scratch through it. With enough force, it will still form scratch. It is not 100% scratch resistance, it offer extra layer protection, but not total protection from scratch. Example, the sharp tip of a key or diamond ring will still scratch through the coating, just the coating absorbs some of the scratching force and won't eats through it.

Want 99% protection from scratch, get a diamond layer.

From past inquiry, their knifes are sharper than others. And a lot of T&C on their warranty. Now not sure any change or still the same. Have to drive to Sunway every car wash. 😂

Dear new owners,

Do you feel your car is more bumpy when you get the car?

That is because the new Mazda 2 tyre pressure is pumped for maximum load capacity when it was delivered from the factory.

Newly delivered car tyre pressure warm tyre 44psi front, 52psi rear.

If you are driving alone or with less than 3 passengers (4 include driver), you should release the tyre pressure to the the lower values displayed on the sticker by the driver's door when you open the door.

If you are driving with 4/5 passengers (with/without luggage), continue driving.

Warm tyres +4psi (+30kPa) to recommend tyre pressure, meaning when dashboard temperature reading more than 32°C on dashboard and had driven a distance to the petrol station.

Based on Brent crude

Month | Crude Ave | Change based on last high | Price for next month
Jan | 51.235 | | RM1.70
Feb | 59.317 | +16% | RM1.95
Mar | 57.205 | -4% | RM1.95
Apr | 61.868 | +4% | RM1.95
May | 66.390 | +12% | INCREASE
May price till today

My prediction is increase, don't know by how much, 15 sen or 20 sen maybe? Remember to pump petrol guys and gals!!

This post has been edited by RicoT: May 26 2015, 10:19 AM

Can post FB link?

Wow! Long time didn't log in LYN now need to go page 2 to find Mazda 2. LOL!

Jim.tan, can you do me a favour? Could you ask your SC is it possible to install OEM cruise control into Mazda2? Specifically, a cruise control panel on steering wheel right column, wire harness and brake switch (if same then no need) from Mazda3 Hi Spec or CX-5 with cruise control. And does it requires additional programming to activate the cruise control lights on the dashboard. If this is possible, I believe it will help a lot of Mazda2 owners, and help boost more sales towards Mazda. It give buyers an option to upgrade cruise control at SC while retaining the current selling trim level, as not everyone needs it.

For your reference, http://www.mazda3forums.com/showthread.php?t=243917

Thanks!

How costly is costly. Can they supply a part and price list of what item need to be added? Thanks.

This post has been edited by RicoT: Jun 26 2015, 05:46 PM

This post has been edited by RicoT: Jun 29 2015, 01:41 AM

Are you comparing Mazda2 to Polo TSI and Fiesta Ecoboost? These cars have variable geometry turbo which the torque is much higher than natural aspirated (NA) cars (non-turbo) and the torque for VGT turbo cars kicks in as low as about 2000rpm and the band is very flat (meaning linearly accelerate all the way up the rpm after turbo kicks in, but if start from a stand still, you still can feel the power suddenly kicks in a short while later, or it is term turbo lag). Besides, they have DSG which may help in some ways as they shifting time is very short. We cannot compare turbo and NA cars directly as they both goes different design philosophy, turbo cars generate more black smoke when accelerate fast, while NA could burn cleanly climb up the rpm, and turbo cars are more maintenance intensive than NA car. From a mechanical standpoint, less moving parts, less problem. A direct comparison would be Polo CKD 1.6 and Ford Fiesta 1.5L (non-ecoboost).

From my interpretation of the Skyactiv-G 1.5L torque band, you can feel the rpm climbs sharply after 2500rpm to 6500rpm, and when in sports mode, you can feel the clutch in the torque converter engages very fast, maybe just a few hundred microseconds longer than DSG maybe? But we casual driver don't really feel this tiny amount of time difference.

There is no button to lock on our Malaysia spec Mazda2. However, locking the driver's side door, will lock all the doors as well.

The Auto lock is called OBD autolock or something, it connect to your OBD2 port and send the signal.



This post has been edited by RicoT: Jul 7 2015, 11:42 PM

It is possible to activate cruise control for Mazda 2 now.