thanks for your comments.

This last paragraph sums it all the best for 99.9% of motorist on the road

So you managed to get your new spoon front brake set already?

Just very slightly better additive package and cleaner (euro2 vs euro4).

Whatever extra oomph ron97 can deliver, probably 99% got neutered/smoothed off by the cvt

Kan fitting honda specific? Cannot terus pasang?

Advertise your twinblock here and in mudah.my lar....me want see actual unit

I guess, all down to engine/ECU tuning. Maybe the ECU does recognise better fuel being put in, but with all car makes wanting to be more environmentalist than Al Gore, instead of getting more power out of it, the tuning goes the fuel conservation mode.

Even my own car pour in RON100 for the fun of it in the early days, really have noticeable tangible (still quite minor) only during really hot days and idles just that little bit smoother.

Japan punya need RON98?

I'm too stingy to buy myself tickets to the amusement park for a roller coaster ride, i would love to be on your ride when you're doing your fun drive

Considering the mods you have on hand :

The smart tag was supposed to be the ERP way. The only main difference was that ERP doesn't have a gantry system to stop cars that don't have credit/battery in their transponders. They have their way of number plate recognition to issue summons if insufficient credit/no battery in transponder.

For smart tag, since there is no reliable way of tracking vehicles that didn't pay toll, the gantry system is the best (although really annoying) safeguard measure. Another problem is either with the transponder or the gantry pickup sensor that is not that sensitive as those on ERP.

So for the RFID issue, i'm not sure whether they will still have gantry. But to safeguard from those taking a free meal out of paying toll fees, a gantry will still be there and there will be those damn idiotic whole lane reverse>cut lane into top up counter antics. Just less one problem, which is the smart tag transponder power issue.

I guess it is a way of trying to round up those cars that slip out of the radar for airbag recall. Incentives works best for malaysians, not safety awareness.

Because of the rather "outstanding" level of maturity of malaysians, non wtf moments are the real deal.

Malaysia will need a whole new category of prison facilities, specially catered for traffic offences, each council region will need multiple buildings because it will outnumber normal prisoners 10 to 1. Not bad idea to give our prime minister to stimulate the economy and create jobs.

Back to the crux, how are you going to track them down accurately and prosecute? Even pay normal summons from traffic police/AES/local council also drag the shit out of the government, until begging those fellors so lowly with massive "promotional" discounts. Even still, there will be a proportion that will just sit on the summons waiting for a complete clean waiver some other day....

The only time that i thought the crackdown was really strong was the fiasco of those cars using emergency lanes to get ahead of traffic jam and caused someone in the ambulance to die on route to hospital. But still, even after that stunt, people still do likewise now because enforcement not consistent and irregular.

Further, our number plate system tracking in JPJ just sucks, duplicates are rife, dubious records (best example are those "clone cars"; my mum car number kena before, summon from some other state when the car was physically in singapore. The traffic sargent say 1 out of 20 summons of similar issue), outdated data (partly because no mandatory scrapping of old cars; and also the honda airbag recall fiasco, even the cars changed hands in JPJ system also can't trace properly). How is that even possible when there will SURELY be a decent sized population will just free load the highway companies (yeah i know they are damn blood suckers, but still a valid business entity), rack up the bills and ignore all summons and drive like a boss.

So there is a need for some method to stop them, the fall back is still that ridiculous gantry method to stop cars that can't pass the transaction. Because of the above mentioned weaknesses, the gantry method is still the most fool proof method to deter free loading. There will certainly be the those eye rolling moments of people reversing out of the lanes and cut into top up lanes.

Singapore's population is small and the country is geographically isolated, the cars can't really hide that far when taking the furthest route from east to west is just about 1 hours drive on smooth traffic condition. Their tracking is insanely good, even for foreign cars without the ERP transponders, when you exit singapore, you will be presented the bill when you pay you toll at customs. Myself driving through their ERP countless times over the years, and i only remembered just once that they actually missed out charging me. Another thing to commend the ERP system is the physical hardware deployed. Their receivers on the gantry is almost like the size of 40 inch TV, with multiple units deployed side by side the whole width of the lane. Compare it to our puny receivers, speaks volumes.....

It's alright, crazy people are "in" now, because they are the disrupter of current norms

I actually have a better crazier plan, but then a lot of car drivers will cry foul, because it involves increasing their yearly ownership cost significantly; but can really relieve us from the hassle of paying tolls and the confusion of purchasing different local council parking coupons.

The method just involves charging on top RM5 daily (circa RM2000 per year, increase/decrease from that amount for different tier of car types, like maybe luxury car brands x2), on top of the usual road tax. This covers all parking and toll cost. Taking a rough estimated TIV of 600k per year, that is 1.2 billion per year just from new cars. Take into account of valid existing cars, can almost triple the amount. The best part is that amount is recurring for at least 20 years ahead. In view of the foreseeable recurrent nature, can raise debt easily. That solves one of the biggest source of money to completely privatise all toll concessions or additional funding to develop public transport.

If say i only drive car to buy chicken at nearby supermarket or the car is a garage queen, just too bad. You buy car, must be on the road, and must require parking, some form or another, direct or indirectly. A lot of people will cry foul, but this really put people to think of getting additional cars. Yes, there is the chicken and egg issue of current public transportation level, but it is something that can be really planned when funding is at sight and there's commitment to implement. And then the income issue, but humans are ingenious beings that can find solutions to problems. There will be a lot of pain from the 1st 5 years, but should do a lot of good after that.

After 2 decades, private car population will likely decrease at least a quarter despite increase in population (due to the disincentive from yearly car driving fixed cost; old spare cars retired; expanded public transportation; maybe more people will start to walk or use personal mobility devices; or evolution of working methods due to further exponentially enhanced internet connectivity).

*please share some of your sanity pills with me....

ah well, this one also i thought before actually.

Because the toll gantry distances is fixed, when you know the maximum speed limit, +/- some margin of maybe 10-15%, then you get to know the estimated fastest legal arrival time with legal speed. Anything faster than that time, automatically apply "speed premium"/summon on TnG credit.

Of course they can wait somewhere mid way to burn time, but that really potong stim somewhat.

Or best, just add a debit note on their next car road tax renewal in addition to new category of insurance premium for speedsters. If use fake car plates, another story lar.....

Pampered ain't the right word, indifferent would be more apt, no thanks from the "attitude" of the past administration. Only when able to make big hoo haa at minister level only can get some sort of resolution, anything else below that is pure luck, unless you know where to grease the chain of command.

ya lor....why the hassle, straight away auto summon debit their TnG; no need people or equipment to catch speeding. If accident happen, they also pay for cleanup lor....

let money flow more efficiently bro......

My mum had met a client that had a porsche, drove singapore penang in 4 hours. One trip almost thousands in speed summon along the way, nice to be rich.....

When there's a will, there's a way. And please, don't put expectations to high up for the new administration as changes take time, especially when the current public service is 99.9% brought over.

New crop of leaders can also get "polluted", greed is the most fundamental desire of mankind.

Heard that before, was implemented on one of the nordic or scandinavian country. Damn scary amount....

But then, with our current rather "reliable" data, the income declared is just smoke screen for the rich and privileged.

Eh....round up singapore-penang distance to 800km, the speed that you indicate with that kind of travel time is above 500km/h. Only high powered helicopters near full throttle at the speed range....

Porsche also have speed limiter....even mod kaw kaw also can't reach 300km/h easily. Further, driver is no professional racer....just ricer business people. Driving at autobahn speeds, but the road condition and users aren't autobahn level, sure prone to some slow down here and there....not to mention the traffic slowdown around klang/kl area....

The next step is for them to announce authorised car wash service and rigid alternate day wash interval. Any honda cars washed under non authorised car wash service will render their warranty null and void on all aspects of the vehicle.....

No longer that large margin, closer to 3-5% now, but definitely speedo display faster than actual speed. Just refer to waze estimates for a closer ballpark number, the newer the smartphone the more accurate the speed estimates.

Their minimum margin "given" to motorists is 10km/h, to "compensate" for all sorts of real world possible "complications" and to avoid too much challenge in court. I got this from traffic police when i was speeding and they pulled me over as warning and some "education".

Some are around 15km/h, super lenient ones at 20km/h but extremely rare.

So to stay safe, just don't drive more than 10km/h from the stated speed limit.

This post has been edited by wkc5657: Sep 24 2018, 12:00 PM

*when there is camera....

When no camera detected, lightspeed is the limit

It is everywhere, not only in penang.....

bersyukur la.....that means your future RV is intact.....

itu hyundai elantra baru kasih rare lar....

mazda3 mana de......ceh~~~~

Proton juara also

If not for hyundai malaysia's slow release, i would likely be in that "exclusive" group of owners....my family had korean car, and i kind of understand their proposition.

Just that too much bad publicity and old baggage, further hampered by their limited marketing. Another nail to the coffin was the red interior, it was such a shocker. If it was the more mature maroon of the optima gt, may have got a little more liking. Lower volume also pulled down the scale of CKD, whereby further losing competitive edge when comes to pricing and features.

(better go back to civic talk, nanti professor j come school me and destroy the mood of this thread)

ni olang, manyak pasal :
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showuser=735924

When someone can make a comment like this, shows how "highly unattainable" his level is compared to us lay people :
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&#entry85723059

This is one of his most famous believes, but got plenty of junk if look through his past comments.

Bought a cheapo silicone wipers in tesco some time ago. Forgot the brand (definitely not big brand name) but blue box, costs around RM50 a pair.

Damn good, even better than the original pair. Some more had the effect of water beading on the windscreen for half year almost like what PIAA claim.

This post has been edited by wkc5657: Oct 11 2018, 11:30 AM