oh, that's your car ah, pandan indah park?

Can't post paultan link here. Automatically removed. Got issues before

does the m3 come with active grill shutter ? plan to lower the license plate but not sure will affect engine or not....seek expert advise..

This post has been edited by dalvon: May 24 2016, 10:24 PM

can i know what is the maintenance cost for mazda 3? minor and major service at the interval of every 10,000km.

my aunt is interested to get one mazda 3.

currently i myself is driving sylphy:

minor service: RM300+ to 400+
major service: RM600+ to 700+

i can use this as a comparison for her, thanks very much for your feedback!

Not for the current model.

First 3 years free of charge, after that, similar pricing to the nissan.

Wow new mazda comes with 2.2 skyactiv-D, i hope they will bring it into malaysia

no active grill shutter, few of the members has done the plate modification, the lower grill seems to serve no purpose, the CAI is only at the top right of the front grill

around that price if go to sc, but during 3 years/60000km warranty period the service and parts is free

after warranty better just go outside workshop and do the servicing, not sure how expensive the spare parts is gonna be when compare to nissan

2.2 D is nice, 2.0 skyactiv-G already has 200nm torque, maybe 2.2 D will have something like 250-300? since 2.5D turbocharged is 450nm

but malaysia dont really see japanese diesel cars on the road other than pickup and van?

that is going ot change once euro5 is introduced, but now its available,at certain petrol station. since its diesel, it is worth to go there just to fill up even though u r far.

Yes its about the same. However, do take note that ALL MAZDA comes with Free 3 years service that includes Engine Oil, Parts, Labor & GST !!!

Sorry but what is CAI ? Thank you

Car Air Intake?

This post has been edited by aimeh: May 25 2016, 09:18 AM

cold air intake, basically is an air vent that draw in cold air from outside

for our m3, it is found at the right side of the bonnet hook

With the palm oil lobby pushing for B10 diesel all diesel fuels will be affected including Euro 5. What's even more frightening is they are pushing for B20 diesel in 2018 even though manufacturers like BMW and Mercedes say that B10 doesn't suit their engines which will clog up the injectors prematurely.

Until this is sorted out I would hold off getting a diesel car. Besides diesel engines have impressive max torque but they run out of grunt fast as this torque is only over a limited rpm range. In a drag race the diesel car may lose to a petrol car with much lower torque figure.

Oh.. Thank you. New term learned.

Diesels engine need more care than normal engine. So have to be sure what you going to get and prepare well for it before getting it.

The 2.2 diesel comes in 2 tune :
150hp/315nm
175hp/350nm

There is no 2.5D, only 2.5 petrol turbo for the new upcoming CX9.

In normal driving, the torque curve is more favourable to the driver as the bulk of the torque comes in between 2000-3000rpm without the need to change gears, where most overtaking are required. So just step and go, quite effortless decent acceleration. Do you own a diesel vehicle before or feel the torque kick of a modern diesel car?

On a normal naturally aspirated car, it takes rather long to wait for the torque to arrive at higher RPM range of 4000 and above (unless you drop a few gears) or you have a turbocharged car.

Diesel engines are made more robust than petrol versions as they have to deal with the higher compression and torque when the engine is in operation. So they are technically more tahan lasak.

The expensive maintenance mainly on the diesel particulate filter (DPF) exhaust after treatment (which our regulating authorities are not imposing and also from crap quality diesel) which can get choked off from too frequent short runs, stop go traffic or cold engine runs (which most of us face daily in malaysia). That one cost quite a lot to replace when fully choked off. Need to have at least once highway drive a week to let the DPF regenerate/burn off the soot accumulated.

Another killer is the dual mass flywheel (DMF). A lot of the german marques' DMF die starting as short as 50k km. Some last longer but will still eventually fail longer down the road. Most of the owners (i refer to UK/Europe) lease diesel vehicles as mostly after 3/4 years, the problem starts and they change their lease to a newer car to avoid the headaches. Also the urea (or AdBlue) that needs to be refilled after 2 or 3 fuel pump visits. Without all these, the diesel exhaust is extremely polluting. Imagine all the diesel exhaust crap in the air we breathe in daily considering that our government is not enforcing emissions control and the combination of crap quality diesel and old age engines running around with plumes of dark clouds. Wonder you ever heard the term "rolling coal"?

I see. I never heard of the term rolling coal but do search for it.
Wikipedia
As for what you say, diesel engine might need more maintenance and also it's not good for short distance run.

seems like not easy to own a diesel engine with all the constant maintenance

but the torque it can provide is really sweet!

talking about emission control, really hope that government enforce emission control on those lorry and buses, everyday need to inhale those smoke from rapidKL bus when i walk to work

Hehe yeap. Was having lunch nearby. You were around there also?

I will be getting M3 soon. Just wondering anyone here can recommend tint brand and shop?

And roughly how much. Thanks people.

This post has been edited by llhm87: May 26 2016, 11:18 AM

CannyCool at SS15. I did mine there. 15mil with security tint RM600. 10 years warranty, I think

All sorts of brands out there

At the end of the day tinting , like soundproofing is all About ur budget. Soundproofing can help u out. Tint not familiar haha

Try putting ur budget. So members who have done it can share some suggestion within Ur budget