Hi guys, been watching this thread with great interest.

To make a long story short, I put a booking for 1.5G in end Dec, RM84K with discounts and what not (don't want to bore you with details). Loan with Maybank RM60K for 9 years, 2.4% interest. Delivery of the car not sure, as long as I got a car registered in January 2008

Honestly, I can't say. As Maybank only approved my loan on 3rd Jan 2008, the sales office then forwarded my purchase order to the 'factory' these past days. Will get cars in 2 weeks, he said.

How to know the car is 2007 or 2008? Where is it written?

I called the salesman today and he said can get my 1.5G on 24th. I said I want on 18/19/20th Jan and he said he'll try. What does he mean? Is the car somewhere in the factory, or at any other branches?

(First time bought car, last time Proton Wira my dad bought it and he went thru all the process)

I have not received my Vios. To summarise, I put the chronological event below to show what an incompetent the salesman of PDC Auto was!

30/12 - Booked my car. Paid RM1,000 booking. The salesman even bragged "how fast you want your car?" kind of question.

03/01 - Maybank approved my RM60K loan. So far, so good.

13/01 - Met that salesman again. He said only 24/01 can get the car. He made the impression that if I paid FULL down payment (RM6K) + my Proton Wira's 'geran kereta' (valued at RM16K) + my insurance cover note, he can get the car faster before 21/01. I gave him ALL those since I prefer to get the car before 21/01 to drive for a one-week business trip to Penang.

15/01 - Salesman called me saying he lost my 'geran kereta' when his CRV 'kena pecah' in front of his house. Getting the Vios before 21/01 was out of the question, kununnya lah.

18/01 - To replace my lost 'geran kereta', I brought him to Puspakom for car inspection. Wasted half-a-day at that monopoly berlagak ex-Govt profit-oriented Puspakom when they conveniently closed early for lunch and re-opened after 230pm. Managed to race to JPJ Permaisuri at 415pm, only to be told by that little napoleon 'makcik' that they cannot process my 'geran kereta' as it is already 430pm and her eyes were partially aiming for 500pm scramble home.

21/01 - Drove to Penang with my old Proton Wira, extremely disappointed. At least he said 24/01 can get the Vios. So I dream of the new car as soon as I return back from Penang.

24/01 - That salesman didn't even have the courtesy to call to update. I assumed everything went OK but with sneaky feeling that it was not.

25/01 - Called the salesman before returning from Penang. As expected, the answer was "car has NOT arrived yet" which at that point, I really lost my cool over the phone. I hung up when he was still talking, then somebody else called me, identifying himself as someone from transportation company, telling me that my Vios can only be delivered on 28/01. He received not-so-nice words from me also as I will already be in Terengganu and can't pick up the car in KL. Made no further correspondence with them as I was really angry and disappointed.

26/01 - Decided to call the salesman and asked him to send the Vios to Terengganu at his own cost. He still had the gut to joke with me that I have foot his hotel bill. He said, "Monday lah I send".

I doubt the car will arrive to Terengganu on Monday. Knowing how many broken promises he had made. I told him I had driven down to KL twice for the past weeks in anticipation of the car delivery which failed to materialise. I'm not going to do it for the THIRD time!

You're right in that sense. I wasn't planning to purchase the new Vios, just wanted to see how much my Proton Wira worth, then one thing led to another.

Should have researched first on which one is the best sales office from LYN forummer.

I've got my car a few hrs ago. In the copy of my geran kereta, it says "Tahun Dibuat: 2008"

In the geran kereta, it has Tahun Dibuat: 2008, Tahun Didaftar: 2008. Then follow both la

From the way Toyota gave me a runaround on car delivery, I had the impression that the car was assembled in early 2008 at Shah Alam plant. They gave excuse of problems getting imported parts from Japan and factory overcapacity, bla bla. If the car was 2007 stock, mesti got the car MUCH earlier and I would not upset much like last week.

Anyway, I can scan my geran kereta to show

One more thing, as I live in Kemaman and can easily put up 350km to drive to KL, I've done my first fuel economy test:

- 60-90kmh on trunk road, with some traffic lights, a/cond 95% on
- LPT highway Jabor-Karak-Gombak-MRR2, 110-130kmh, with a/cond, night drive
- 90-100kmh, noon drive, Kajang-Putrajaya-KLIA, with a/cond

Then refuel until full, and did my calculation: 15.3km/litre

This Sunday will do my 1st 1000km oil change.

I did my 1000km service at Balakong. The guy first said 2-1/2 hours but then 45 minutes already completed. Cost RM92 with regular mineral oil.

Also did my fuel economy test yesterday. Mixed of driving in KL, Putrajaya-KLIA highway and East Coast Highway (max speed 140kmh). Only managed 13.5km/litre this time around. Hmm..

I clocked 15.3km/l for the refueling, and 13.5km/l after 1000km service. See how lah. By this weekend, will refuel again after 350km journey through East Coast highway (remind me no speeding, hehe!)

Welcome to the club!

Wah, washing already? Good strategy, since when I had my old Proton Wira, every time sent to car wash, it came back with dents and chipped-off paints (must be from the residual sands / stones on the sponges)

Yes, they offered, price ranging from RM1.2K to RM1.5K. It is called SolarTint, which apart from offering protection from the sun, it also prevents the windows from being shattered to pieces.

I didn't take their offer though.

Better you quote in km/l, easier to compare. I constantly get between 14.5km per litre to 15.8km per litre.

Just now after filling my tank to full, I calculated and clocked 15.2km per litre (drove Nilai-KL, KL-Kerteh, and mixed town driving).

Since I'm the driver, I only can hear my passengers' comments on the back seat. So far, so good (unless they only want to 'kipas' me la)

True. I also experience the same thing. Can we get it fixed at the Service Center?

Bridgestone Potenza. I like it very much coz good grip on water puddles and decent cushion on lubang2 on our roads.

My discount was RM1,288 when booked on 30/12/2007. Obviously when it is Jan 2008, they normally offer less discount.

Maybe mid- or end-year, similar discounts will be offered to sweeten the deal.

Latest FC test, driving around town, around housing area, a lot of traffic lights, speed range 30-70 km/h managed ~15.0 km per litre

My latest FC test, just to gauge 95% highway driving:

LPT highway, 120-140km/h, distance about 350km, after refuel - 15.8 km per litre

Not bad..

I imagine if drive 110km/h constant, no air con, maybe can get 17 km per litre, hehe!