i am in the same boat as you guys . today went to old klang road . hunting for cx30 base .. but cx5 H convince me. the sales person too mentioned better to book with by 14th .. haiz i probably pulling the trigger.
I change 3M crystaline, satisfied. Just that smart tag cannot read. Vkool is good. My previous car used vkool for 10 years, before I sell it, the tinted still works well.
my previous car is crystalline. I have very bad experience every 3-4 yrs it gets blurred. claimed warranty. then windscreen broke replace with another crystalline. it fails again in around 3 yrs.
most probably it can't take the heat. as I don't have shade 24/7.
but I think you are fine if the car parked under shade.
very much depend on your loan approval. i got mine appoved in 3 days by PBB. once approved Mazda will arrange to have your car to send to their branch. i waited for my plate number to cross to another alphabet. if not it will be even faster. Once I have my registration number, Mazda will then register within 2 days. u may then collect your car.
bro, can advise more on "seperate battery pack". you mean buy another car battery or a portable power bank?
something like a power bank but more robust. since our car battery originally is quite weak and with added electronic stuff I presume it won't last long. i am still contemplating to add 1 with parking mode.
iirc there is some VW sc which offer walnut shell blasting cleaning for every 60k km services. so the b4 after pictures do really great on the engine. tbh, all GDI engines had this issue of carbon built up. some manufacturers counter it like toyota and newer vw with dual GDI and Port injection on their engine.
i plan to do this walnut blasting every 50km my previous car a pug also direct injection. after doing it car is less problematic. less fault code. better fuel economy.
if a mfg tell us it is for life. does it mean the GB can last forever? NO. they only warrant you until the warranty period. after that, you are on your own. it doesn't cost much to change atf oil every like 40-50k km. i rather change it to prolong the life of GB.