putting lube fluid onto brakes (itself a friction item) is suicide.

i believe so long the cvt fluid change periodically and you not racing the car like playing around the shifters (if your car comes with it like inspira or preve or older idsi citys) cvt box should be lasting for quite some time. Yea i do personally skeptical on cvt box as my feeling on the wear and tear on the steel belt and pully would have been really intense (imagine the belt and pulley always grind on each other all the time compared to gears which take turns as the gears are shifting), of coz you won't see anything obvious before your car odo clocks 100k and above. hence my personal take is take auto box if you wanna drive the car for long long time and cvt if you are a gentle driver. it's just my 2 cents though.

lifetime guaranteed is misleading, so far the definition of "lifetime" i knew is 10 yrs which defined by proton. They offer "lifetime" warranty on the 4 parts on power window (with T&C ofcoz). Their lifetime in this sense is lifetime of the car which is 10 yrs. not sure about Honda though. i remember proton CVT box tested up to 250k km without any issue (probably they just set it on a rig and let it run 60kph non stop without considering real life situation.... hehe....)

yea, agree, some tiny puny stuff but we got charged kao kao, and this is what we called business.

fellas, i found something about B segment comparison, it's Aussie site though.

http://www.carsguide.com.au/car-reviews/20...52#.VS4AA5OzuuY

i thought it's 3 years free service? but if they did print out the parts price, please share to us.... i guess many people are interested on mazda's service bill (i'm one of it)

i try to poke the SA on this matter as well, yep, like you said, they know nothing, since the brancj i visited is 3S, i also tell them to check with the SC portion, and the answer is like what you said... no answer....

i do found a page comparing the B segment hatch(Aussie site though but it serve as a good reference), if it's true, then Mazda 2 is a bit up scale in terms of maintenance.

See below:
http://www.carsguide.com.au/car-reviews/20...52#.VUuOM5OzuuY

agree... most people always miss out this item when buying a car, in the end they make a hoo haa out of it....

worthy service pricing! any idea on the ATF service cost Jim?

not about NA or turbo, is the collant temperature. if the coolant too hot it has to be cool down to a suitable temperature, i think is meant for protection. I heard proton cars will have such symptom as well (my friend drive his persona up hill and the fan still kick on after he switch off engine)

from RM1-5 become RM15, mazda SC must be putting some gold into the battery water!

hardly will be raya promo, as the car is selling like hot cake over here, and i do believe Bermaz didn't take in many stocks from Thailand as well.... (judging by the waiting time is not short due to lotsa documentation process once the car dock the port), it's kinda interest me if Bermaz wanna CKD this Mazda 2, though there won't be a huge price difference (since currently is thai made) but they will enjoy EEV incentive and probably the saving will be reflected in the car selling price, imagine a mazda 2 full spec selling for around 80K region all inclusive. Easily kill other B seg cars.

agree.... unless mazda 2 sell like vios else Bermaz not even bother to make it CKD over here.... exactly like what you said, no cost saving for bermaz and buyer.

Bermaz wanna make money... i personally don't think they really aiming for market share (this is bad for us because if they wanna fight for market share they gonna go into lotsa promos).

usually people buy mazda cars are passionate drivers. for those who lookig for RV & branding, T&H is the answer. For people who look for passion, Mazda is good.

charging any amount for running number is ridiculous.
if booking number, is RM210++, if they charge you additional, then it is the runner fee (and perhaps your SA eat your portion as well)

am 5' 8" and i find myself just fit in the rear seat (with the front seat adjusted to my comfy position), probably a bit tight for you bro (especially your head).

agree with you bro, mazda is more to a driver's car, they give the driver passion and joy of driving, but for passenger, is the other way round. family oriented and having the budget around 80 - 90k, honda city. young blood hot shot, mazda 2.