Anyone knows how to reduce the fuel consumption for this car?

My perdana V6 '05 alfa version recently experiencing slow pick-up i.e. feels heavy especially during stop and go traffic jam and at traffic lights. This is more of an on and off situation but has become more often lately.

Wondering if it is because of dirty air filter? or spark plug problem? still a long way from next scheduled servicing so wana do some DIY troubleshooting first. Anyone can explain this situation?

Just did 110k service 2 months back.. 100k already did major service and changed timing belt. Could be fuel pump problem? Cz it feels heavy during pick-up but its ok as it gains speed..

Guys...How much does our Perdana's fog light costs?

The one integrated with our headlamp and works with the low beam..one side burnt already..

Thanks bro. Now got size d easier to find. Normally it's Bosch is it?

Hi all, just out of curiosity..any other Perdana V6 owners here feel that their ride is too stiff?

as for my '04 alfa model, i especially feel that it is very stiff even going on slightly uneven road, yellow strips can feel every single bump and even dashboard starts rattling...quite irritating sometimes..

understand that change suspension can be very expensive, but any other owners here can advise how to soften our ride?

yes they are, didn't change a thing. The ride has been stiff all along, just that recently things have been rattling around, guess things are getting loose in my car

Yah, the ride is very stiff for a comfort saloon.

Means your absorber is not stock? How much did you change it for?

Was using Shell RON95 then switched to Petronas 95 and it was worlds apart. Petronas delivers smoother power delivery and more mileage than Shell. Btw full tank RM90 gives me 450km - 500km. Still quite high, but better than Shell.

Automatic..still delivers decent power at the expense of bad fuel consumption

It's mainly highway, including all the rush hour traffic on nkve.

Recently my car's honk sound sorta run out of its original tone. Our car's honk is actually quite loud but lately when I press mine its like a muffled sound... anyone experienced this before?

Don't dare to press my honk now, sounds more like a motorcycle honk, hahaha. Can DIY or have to change? Feels like the valve is stuck somewhere.

Thanks for your reply! I will check later...I'm guessing the wire came loose, cz I scraped my front bumper the other day over the kerb. damn careless. It really sounds odd now, like out of pitch...hahahaha

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Added on February 18, 2012, 11:01 pmoh ya, bro NeuroOne... just to clarify one more thing.. for the ABS warning light, how to determine if its abs pump or sensor problem?
Has been on for very long already but didn't care about it... feel like unplugging the light behind the dashboard.. haha
My regular mechanic also cannot point out the problem..

This post has been edited by cfcho88: Feb 18 2012, 11:01 PM

My driver's seat safety belt completely malfunction, the retracting mechanism seem to have failed and is just hanging loose now. Any ideas where to replace it? Any accessories shop would do?