Please update us on the quality of their inspection. Will be useful in future if buying used car.

The variation is noticeable by eye for all colours if you really look. Just have to accept it.

Possible if 100% highway and drive at constant 90-110 km/h. For realistic driving with 50% City and 50% highway you can get between 500 km and 600 km.

Order touch-up paint and DIY yourself.


This post has been edited by Ginny88: Aug 29 2016, 02:06 PM

HS is a good choice to ensure you won't regret. GL...high chance may regret. How much rebate are you getting?

Better to go to independent tint dealer so you can select the actual tint yourself rather than wonder what the SA has installed for you.

Raytech U70 plus MX security tint for windows is another good choice.

The specs look suspicious. It costs about RM2000 to tint the whole car with a good brand. There is no way it can be discounted to RM488. If it is too good to be true it probably is.

Anybody replaced the Mazda 3 start-stop battery yet? Can share where to source this battery from outside and how much you paid for it? My battery is still strong but coming to 18 months so better get ready.

Not claimed before. Can be claimed within the 3 years?

Mazda 3 and Civic 0-100 km/h are identical at 8.2s.

Found a supplier for EFB battery suitable for our i-stop. Price is RM600

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3860476/all

If use normal battery any effect on our car other than losing i-stop function?

RM6K discount for 2014 car not worth it bro. Second hand dealers price your car based on the year of manufacture, not on the year of registration.

Test drive the car and take it to as high speed as you dare. Test all the electronic functions to make sure they are working. Check the body for dents and make sure nothing has been resprayed. Check the service record and confirm that warranty is still valid. If everything checks outs there is no reason not to buy it.

There is no need to spend money on agent. You already know there is nothing difficult to apply for loan. The other thing need to be done is Puspakom inspection. This is usually the responsibility of the owner but if you are doing on his behalf nothing difficult also. Make an appointment online and take a half day off. If the tint doesn't comply better tear it out first to avoid a fail. Ownership transfer is very simple if both of you can go to JPJ together. The owner's insurance and road tax are cancelled upon transfer so you need to buy insurance for the car first so you can buy your road tax on the spot. Runner can't help you transfer ownership as biometric of buyer and seller must be taken at JPJ counter so don't waste your money.

This post has been edited by Ginny88: Sep 5 2016, 11:11 AM

How did you know your battery is weak? Did your i-stop give any indication?

The actual top speed you can achieve depends on the incline of the road, your tyre pressure, the weight you are carrying and your own weight. Probably the direction of the wind matters as well. Try again on another stretch of road and see if you can achieve higher but be careful.

The speedometer is a hack from All in One Tweaks. Install at your own risk.

This post has been edited by Ginny88: Sep 7 2016, 08:35 PM

We are usually 12 to 18 months behind.

I think you better get another opinion. It could just be a matter of tightening the air-con belt.

Every car has a louder sound when you first start it. You are just more sensitive because it is a new car.

To answer your question, yes it's normal. This has been by others commented before.

What do you mean detect via USB? You mean you want to play music from it like a thumb drive? You can't do that unless via bluetooth.

If you set your Android phone to connect via Bluetooth you get all those functions automatically when you enter the car. No need to connect to USB.


This post has been edited by Ginny88: Sep 26 2016, 06:30 PM