bro,

my advice to you, if you want to have confort and fuel economy with that 40k budget is best to look for year 97 - 99 civic, the one which can adjust the driving style (fuel econ - speed mode)

my standard auto 2002 v6 can go 215~220kmh
tried it 3 times already.
twice tried it alone, once with 2 frens in the car watching dvd..

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Added on June 25, 2008, 9:21 amfor me, buying a v6 worth every damn cent.
i've had my 2002 v6 for 2 years now, and loving it.

but a 2003 v6 going for RM56K?
i think u must nego summore, get it lowered to ~ RM50K

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Added on June 25, 2008, 9:38 ammy calculations.
i usually fill-up full-tank and do calculations based on full-tank of petrol.
standard auto 2002 v6 with little mod on the exhaust.
and this is based on light footedness, no hard revving, no pecut2 or racing..

old petrol price RM1.92 per litre (usually i do fill-ups RM 110 - RM 115)
RM 0.22 per km (town)
RM 0.16 per km (hiway)

new petrol price RM2.70 per litre (three full-tanks already RM 155 - RM 166 - RM 159 giler.. hahaha..)
RM 0.31 per km (town)
RM 0.22 per km (hiway)

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Added on June 25, 2008, 9:45 amit might be the alternator.
it happened to me before, not to my v6 but to my previous car.
the car won't start with new battery and every light goes dim.

went to workshop, checked, and found out the alternator rosak, it reversed the current..
meaning, the alternator pull all the current from battery, not recharging it..

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Added on June 25, 2008, 9:48 amit is not mivec as standard v6 is not a mivec.
it just the max torque is around that rpm.
so it feels a bit like more power.

but for mivec or mivec-md, a lot more pull can be felt.

This post has been edited by NeuroOne: Jun 25 2008, 09:49 AM

A new V6 kaki report in!
Hi hi to all sifus & bros here.
My v6 owns a manual gearbox 222, v6 ori engine. opps my this is the 4th gear box, previous 3 nos are Auto.
My fuel consumption per tank can go 480km. Last time auto gearbox run only 400km.
Facing a prob now, my v6 hard to start.(sorry it's a double post as i open a thread b4, should i close it?)

what do u mean by hard to start?
have u checked the battery? or starter?
or ur car wants a new engine? a V6TT perhaps?

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Added on June 27, 2008, 3:53 pmFor Q1,
i've just done my 100K full service about 5 months ago.
Timing belt 100K (Gates, Guido, etc) ~ RM350
alternator belt (bando) ~ Rm25
aircond belt (bando) ~ RM25
waterpump ~ RM 110
sparkplugs (denso iridium x6) ~ RM35 x 6 = RM210
fuel filter ~ RM25 (can't remember)
oil filter ~ RM10
air filter ~ RM15
gb filter kit ~ RM 25 (can't remember)
engine oil (depends) ~ Petronas Semi-Synth 4L RM85 + 1L bottle top up RM25
gb oil ~ Proton 1L x 4 bottles RM 20 x 4 = RM80
coolant (depends) ~ RM20
labour (depends on workshop) ~ RM250
the prices above are for reference only. some items i can't remember..

as for installing atf cooler, i can recommend a very reliable v-sixers member who has a workshop to do it.
interested PM me..

This post has been edited by NeuroOne: Jun 27 2008, 03:53 PM

Buddy thanks for the Input, Yup is my alternator giving problem. I wasted Rm180 for brand new battery which is un-necessary

RM350 for Alternator including workmanship

Can you please pm me your v-sixer menber workshop address, I may one want to consider installing one unit on my gen2 auto

This post has been edited by FerrariST: Jun 27 2008, 04:16 PM

sorry to hear about ur alternator..
and i've PMed u my frens info..

[quote=NeuroOne,Jun 27 2008, 03:23 PM]
what do u mean by hard to start?
have u checked the battery? or starter?
or ur car wants a new engine? a V6TT perhaps?

I'd changed the battery, ori ngk sparkplug (platinum), grounding cable, vs, fuel filter & all belts changed, since i swap my gearbox.
V6TT half cut quoted around 6.8k ler, labour ler........

ok.
but can u describe "hard to start"?

did a long journey in a perdana v6 yesterday.. was trying a new method of saving fuel by doin 90kmh on the highway, as it is the most economical speed.. as expected, this car is really nice 2 drive on highways n long journeys.. very comfortable, quiet n nice 2 drive..

was travelling wit 4 person on board n boot full of stuff.. could say the car was fully occupied.. i could say that the car doesnt sip fuel as much as i expected it 2 be.. not sure yet though, havent done a proper calculation.. im judging juz by the fuel gauge..

but, one thing i notice is, when ure overtaking someone, its quite hard 2 get it up 2 speed.. is it only mine, or is it the same wit all v6s??

only thing is.. its damn hard 2 drive economically on our roads, coz a lot of mofos will cucuk ur behind n flash around asking u 2 go faster eventhough im already on the most left lane.. stupid mofos!! u would expect in the days of massive petrol hike like now people would start 2 go slowly n learn 2 save fuel.. these people who r the ones whom u see on tv keep making noise n doin demonstrations bout the fuel hike, coz they drive like stupid idiotic maniacs!! learn 2 control ur right foot u mofos!! maybe u could save some money n can afford 2 buy rice 4 ur family

This post has been edited by CooShyRee: Jun 28 2008, 11:35 AM

driving @ 90kmh does give the best milage than driving 100kmh.
like the Proton Savvy record milage (RM0.08 per km) that was done by Proton, the driver does only 80-90 kmh around malaysia.

for overtaking, i think its ok la. quite a lot of pull.
but the gb does not drop the gear at the right time, so u have to accelerate early..
or u can press the overdrive button to "OD Off"..

This post has been edited by NeuroOne: Jun 28 2008, 05:37 PM

yeah lor.. i 4get that the v6's gearbox is quite low tech, so it will not immediately shift down when u accelerate.. i shouldve turn off the OD..

i dont wanna use the cruise control as its better 2 use ur own foot 2 drive economically.. i guess it works, coz at the end i realize it doesnt use as much fuel as i expected it 2 be.. from now on, ill do 80-90kmh on highway, thnx JC for the tip

well, i need to start at least 2 times plus press the throttle only will start. Is it consider hard to start????

might be the injector.

if during driving also sometime the petrol seems 'sangkut-sangkut' then it might also be the fuel filter or worse, the fuel pump..

but if during start only, might be battery, the injector, fuel filter..

i was told maybe the sensor got prob,
they asked me to wait till it really spoiled only changed
becos it's hard to find out the actual prob!

anyway i'll check my injectors & fuel pump, do u know how much they cost plus the labour for this 2 items.

Thankz man!

sorry bro.
i haven't encounter this prob before, so i don't know the cost.
anyway, hope ur car can be healthy again...

hehe, anyway i'll update the post if i fixxed it.
hope all of our V6 stay healthy.
thankz bro!

i wanna update to..
few weeks ago ..with my dads perdana..
i manage to drive full tank ..from subang my home to kuantan..
and back to subang again ...by the time i arrive subang the tank is really dry la
when otw back time i really follow speed limit and also cruise along the way
oh ya not to forget use the hold button as well..
FC not bad la i can say ...

Haiz. this noob coming in again..

everyone keep asking, technical thing.. so let me ask a different one just to keep this thread alive.. my roadtax just expired. how much it cost for perdana 1995 (converted to 6A12 engine) with our current rate calculation? never own a car before, before this just use my dad's name when buying a car, so i didnt bother to pay roadtax+insurance, just bank-in to my daD..

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Added on July 14, 2008, 7:45 pmaiseh.. just asking and google at the same.. then found this calculation page..

Road Tax Calculation

This post has been edited by phreak_id: Jul 14 2008, 07:45 PM

Before this, the road tax for perdana v6 is around RM394.....

It's my favorite way of accelerating...usually drag 2nd gear reaching 5k rpm and shift it back to D...anyway...the 'sudden' pull is a nice feeling...hehe