Hi,

I was thingking to buy a 2nd hand Perodua Kembara year 2000 to 2001 for about rm1x,xxx.oo. for me $$ is not a big problem but what is my concern now is all my friends are telling Kembara is lack of performance, hard to find spare parts and the fuel consumption are sky rocket. BTW, im the one who is big and tall and not comfort with normal sedan car so that's why i wanna choose Kembara. Anyone please give your opinion! Thanks in Advance!

Yr friends are telling u the truth. And Kembara doesn't exactly have lots of space inside.

Are you buying a DVVT or non-DVVT model?

I strongly suggest you get a DVVT model Kembara. The DVVT engine is much better compared to the non-DVVT.

As for parts it's not really expensive or difficult to get a hold, anything that’s not in stock I’ll just order.

From my experience you'll pay more for servicing as there is extra oil that needs replacing and some extra 4WD parts. It's normal for any 4WD drive vehicle.

BTW I service my car exclusively at Perodua but if you’re willing to cut corner other mechanic shops are much cheaper

What is your definition of lack of performance?

Personally the Kembara DVVT is equivalent to a 1.3 Avanza if not slightly better. The Kembara handles better as well and doesn't have as much roll from my POV.

As for your size concerns the Kembara isn’t exactly roomy, unless you’re comparing against a Kancil but I find the Kenari or MYVI comes with better leg space. Head space is not a problem.

When I’m driving my Kembara I push the seat all the way back.

What I do appreciate about the Kembara is the better ride height, carrying capacity and go off-road when I need to, I also don’t have to stop if the road is flooded just drive.

edit: BTW my full tank is about RM110 and I get about 530km mixed town/highway driving.

This post has been edited by aaronpang: Aug 11 2008, 05:37 PM

I'm 5'9".. and Kembara is rubbish.

Loads of space in a Wira/Satria/Putra.

owhh, so what is your recommendation? i don't need to much space since im still a sigle guy.

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Added on August 11, 2008, 5:38 pmand DVVT is very difficult to find 2nd hand.

This post has been edited by nap2617: Aug 11 2008, 05:38 PM

put in detomaso engine . then u have sky rocket pickup.... use back ori 1.3 gearbox.. haha

why kembara 2nd hand when $$ is not a constrain?
what about pajero? land cruiser? land rover? crv?


wow, ur FC 13km/l, much much better than sedans or 2wd car

Urs is the DVVT kembara rite?....My sis HCEJ engine sucks....gets average about 8km/l urban driving.....Gonna get a daihatsu engine transplant when the current engine dies off.

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Added on August 11, 2008, 10:27 pmBTW, can recommend any workshops to modify the current kembara radiator fan motor from mechanical to electric motor...

This post has been edited by jeremy0: Aug 11 2008, 10:27 PM

Typo it's actually 430KM my bad...

Sure or not Kembara DVVT consumption from your data can get $0.207 per km?

mine 1 also dvvt model, auto, my full tank is rm100 n get go ard 400km, full city drive ... lack of performance? wat the means of lack of performance ? cannot go 220km/h ? i haven face the problem of lacking spare part also ...

that would be a non dvvt version, Kembara is not for performance but good when flooding. Kembara is actually a keicar width, so it is same as kancil kelisa or viva.

fc quite terrible for auto, but my manual can get 370km for RM100 fully city drive less 70km/h.

If you wan space, Kenari is better, pick up also better than Kembara.

owhh, so it's better if i buy a sedan car compare of kembara right? now i know what to choose..thanks everyone! i might looking for wira instead of kembara then...thanks!

I have a Dvvt Auto version,

With FC at 360Km per Rm100.

If you want a better FC change to smaller size tire. 205/60/15. But tire wear will be much faster.

go for the replacement, go for the naughty car

sounds great..

eh.... Let me give you my experience.

My family has owned 3. 2 HCEJ autos and 1 DVVT Auto. Honestly, most people who talk about the kembaras have never owned one.

There are some truths.
The older AUTO HCEJs do consume petrol. 9/10km per lit is pretty standard, possible 8 even.

The newer AUTO K3VE do about 12ish km/lit.

The older HCEJs especially those before 2002 had some common issues.
a. Brake judder problem. Basically the entire car shakes itself to hell when you hit the brake pedal. Long story on whats wrong and how to fix it.

The older HCEJs also have auto trans fluid heating problems. Essentially, it tends to deteriorate faster than 40k km. Previous owners who were not careful and taking special attention suffered expesive gear box issues. This is once again an auto only problem.

That said, if you are still reading this, then I will tell you the good things.
Its a very bang about car. Easy to drive. Manouvering is so simple you can drive without paying much attention. Honestly its a real city car. Flat folding back seats, easy in and out of the trunk. Easy to get in and out.

The kembara has been in the family garage since 2001. I promise you, every morning, the kembara is first choice for short runs to town, morning jogs, trip to market, you get the idea.

It would not make a fantastic choice for long distance trips. It would not be a good choice if you are going to be stuffing 4 people in the car all the time.

If your lifestyle includes a bit of off road, its one of those cars that continually amazes its owners. You dun have to be a major 4wd warrior, but its ability will surprise you. It is not a 4wd champion, but people who use it for work and a weekend of camping, always return looking at things at a very different perpective.

But honestly, its a very good second car. Knocks dents scratches all dont seem to hurt much. Dunno why.

And whoever says this car is unreliable, not durable? Well ask them if they own a kembara.

Then go here www.kembara.net

I do not own one anymore. But family still has a DVVT AUTO at home.
Mine did 160k km in 3 years and was fine.
Curent DVVT is at 130k km in 3 years and is doing well, abliet lots of bangs, dents, I dunno what else.

Do more research, thir prices are low because of a large misconception.
IT is NOT the best ONLY car to have. But as a reliable second car for the gf, wife to kick about, or when you just want to have something smaller, get around unnoticed, run errands, this is the one.

good point there!

the only things i hate for Kembara is the suspension, too hard.

it really a nice car to drive around, got flood and mud is even fun!

why big and tall not comfortable wif sedan?? i am 6'2" weighing 110kg, waja is very comfortable for me

hrmm, maybe i should have a test drive a kembara first la and feel it myself.

dvvt~ i wish i own a dvvt kembara

dvvt..i also want it!!!

hi TS....borrow ur thread for a while hehe....

Hey guys, as far as i'm concern, the recommended air pressure for the tyre is 26psi n tis is according to the manual booklet. However, i pumped in 28psi into my tyres and will that give any negative effects onto my car?? Btw, my tyre size is 205/70/15. Mine is the non DVVT version.

Alright, since i have borrow ur thread for my personal usage, i guess i have to share my experience wif TS as a token of appreciation .
Basically, my family has owned tis car since 2000. It doesn't give us any headaches since from the very first day of owning tis car...no joke. Apart from that, the build quality of tis car is ok.....nth much to shout about.

As wat zacevox said earlier....the suspension is damn hard =.=. Sumtimes, it really hurts my buttock

About FC, mine is around 10km/litre. But the best figure was 13km/litre. Btw, mine is an auto tranny

Air Pressure is a relative thing. Personal almost. I used to run 30psi or so.

That said, when you do change tires, trying going for some exotics road going tires. It is actually much better. But the rear will always be bad, its a live axle design.

If you want to, go find a place with sand on the road. go about 30km/h spin the steering in one direction and pull handbrake. You would be amazed how easily the tail swings out, especially if you have A/T or hard sidewall tires.

P.S. Yes, it can and will topple on its side if you over do it or hit the kerb. So be warned. kekeke.

that hard?? damn..

to all the sifus at here.....i would like to ask for help to solve my prob

Alright, when my car is idling, it vibrates badly n the rpm reading is showing below that the ones stating at the manual booklet. The rpm reading is showing it at around 500 rpm. However, when i switch off the A/C, it seems that the reading would get better n the car won't vibrate as bad as with the A/C is being switched on. I wonder wat could had caused such thing happen??

There's another thing i would like to know about..... it seems that the gearbox's response is quite slow. For example, when i shfit from N > D n vice versa n i found out that it took around 1+- sec to complete the process. Is that normal for a kembara ?? Coz when i drive other cars, i have never face such prob.

Btw, I'm driving a non - dvvt kembara (2000) auto tranny. Appreciate to those who are willingly to help me sort out the problems.

it likely is your engine turning which i don't know what problem or it possible is the air filter dirty.
mine 700-800rpm when idle with aircorn off, vibrate abit.
but i think is normal, lower rpm mean lower rev = lower fuel comsumption.

gearbox? maybe you need to change gearbox oil or your gearbox is finish, because kembara nondvvt known for gearbox problem

Could it be the AF ratio that caused the vibration prob??? Yea, lower rev = lower fuel consumption

Well, my dad would bring the car to SC according to the schedule....so i guess the gearbox oil isn't the main cause of it?? Gearbox finish?? omg
However, i sat on a few other kembaras (non-dvvt version ) n i noticed that their gearbox also like that....

when you say you have an idling problem is the gear lever in "D"?

That said, the P2 service recommendation is 40k km for a auto tran oil change.

Personally I dare say that this is not good enough. Even cutting down to 30k/20k is insufficient. It is really a case of taking that white piece of tissue paper and checking the auto trans fluid condition every month or so.

That said, flushing should be mandatory, not option when changing the fluid.

Regarding the draggy feeling of the gearbox, it would difficult to say without knowing what you are actually experiencing.

Does it have Manual transmission in DVVT version?

yup....they are available in both manual n auto tranny

hello good morning and salam sejahtera to everyone. please help me as i need some advice from all you folks here. i am about to purchase a perodua kembara 1.3 auto ez model year 2000. it has about 105,000km on it and the present owner (from new) is a friend of mine whom i know well. i am a pensioner (school teacher) and i intend to use the kembara for my weekend fishing outings and as a daily vehicle to send and fetch the grand children from school. i like the tall seating position and the ease of parking. the reason my friend is selling this car is because he is migrating to new zealand very soon to join his family. he is asking rm12,000 for it. and if i were to buy it from him, i would pay cash. hence my dillema as i am always worried when parting with such big amount of cash. so please help me if you could by giving me any data or advice or statistic on the kembara auto ez 2000 1.3 model year. i would greatly appreciate that from all you good folks here. thank you all. - uncle lim. (ps. my other car is a wira 1.5 auto 1997 wife using.)

i still cant post this. what icon to click? preview post? i will try. thank you.

uncle lim, you 2000 kembara will be HCEJ type.
common problem already stated there by BointBoint
especially for high FC and auto gearbox problem

thank you. i am having serious doubt about buying the kembara now. thank you again.

nice to hear people got benefit from my thread. syabas!

Hi, hijack thread abit. Anyone knows where can i get the spare tire cover for the kembara? the hard type not the rubber type. heard that p2 sc wants rm400 for it. ouch! so, was thinking bout getting a secondhand ones. terios model is harder to find right?

my gf's spare tyre cover got banged from behind and that idiot just ran away. sheesh. lucky the rear bumper is undamaged.

kembara is very small inside..
since money is not an issue to you, i suggest that u try nissan frontier or navara or any other 4wd.
if ur budget is higher, i wud strongly recommend u nissan x-trail or honda crv.

hi,

do u guys know how much it will cost for kembara 1.3, March 2005? with and without DVVT.

i plan to buy from my fren but dun know where to search the market price. thanks.

go to www.motortrader.com.my la ... can have some idea of the market price there

thanks.

if buy kembara also get the DVVT version( i never try before, i only tried the non DVVT version). the non DVVT one for me is really terrible. really no power at all even when 1 ppl sitting in car only.i hv to turn overdrive off to drive the car( still no power).and u guys are rite, the auto version FC is really horrible,worse than a 2.0l honda accord 08. and 1 more thing damm scary... tht car, during raining times, i had an incident,i was driving at 60km/h, i full brake, the car stopping power really sux man....i nearly kiss the car in front of me during a traffic jam (left an inch only between my bumper and another car bumper).even iswara brakes are better than kembara, myvi brakes are very good for a local car .i can confirm the kembara brakes and tires are in tip top condition. i drive a honda city btw.

hi k!nex,
im driving a kembara.. its a dvvt auto CT Elegance, and mine is actually the limited edition that comes with abs brakes and airbags plus leather seat too..(comes with klasik gold color only)

what i can say is, my kembara had no problems at all in braking..
twice experiencing emergency braking..
my dad even installed a stabilizer bar under the hood to maximize stability during taking tight corners(proven good), and also to minimize shaking of the body..

its really2 reliable for me being a University student..
pick-up is really good, since dvvt engine or codename k3-ve engine has higher rev, hence should get a good head start at traffic light..(no kidding)
many moded cars(wira evo wannabe, iswara sound wanna explode) all sometime think im playing them(actually not)..

i've been travelling long distances with it, on highway 140km/h is normal.. can get 150 or 160 max if slope a bit.. haha..

anyway, right now im loving my car so much, easy to maintain too..
been changing and adding accessories..

fuel? lets just say, from muadzam shah, pahang.. going to ipoh using karak highway and crossing at genting sempah is about Rm70.. or roughly 10.5km/liter for mine.. suppose 11 something.. but u know larr going up hills at genting..

its compact like kancil/kelisa, but goes faster(dvvt version), rugged look, 4wd advantage against sedan or low riders.. easy parking, easy handling..


This post has been edited by makuyo: May 24 2009, 09:21 PM

Gentlemen , what would happen if you installed larger tires on a kembara ? I want to get an inch or two bigger tires on my kembara , but I am reluctant to do so , also I have no idea where I can go to do this , any help in this matter will be very much appreciated.

Peace !

Hi. Best people to ask is kembara.net.

Personally, if you change tires, and they get heavier or of a larger diameter, you will feel a power loss.
This will be even more so for the older HCEJ models.

The wider widths will also make your steering heavier.

If your out for the looks, you can go ahead, I have seen quite a few already. Your call. On where to do this, well anywhere, just shop around, I would assume the kedai papan in klang would still be a good place to start your hunt and work your way from there.

Best of luck.

hey bro!!
yes as said.. im a kembara.net member too..
its best for u to join there...

u can ask anything.. hehehe..

already pimp my ride to a 17 rims and a wider tyre..
performance?? better handling, better cornering.. much more stable..

Hey thanks a lot for the information , I would love to join kembara.net , But the whole site is in malay , and sadly my ability to read malay is extermely poor , Based what u guyz are suggesting , I dont think I will go for bigger tires , Thanks a million.

hey dont worry man..
just ask in english.. some of them could help..
the important thing is to know more about our car..

yeah. I agree. These guys in kembara.net all typing malay language wan.

When you meet them, all talk campur campur wan. kekekeke.

Yeah, But very friendly and helpful.

tu ler tak belajar bersungguh-sungguh masa kat bangku sekolah...

I am driving a kembara(non DVVT), yup, handling and parking around towns are great! Pick up wise.. change a nice spark plug, then the power is there.

Is 10.5km/liter considered good fuel efficiency? Does it mean that the higher the value, the more fuel efficient it is ... Is it as fuel efficient as Kelisa?

How much are the spare parts of the Perodua Kembara DVVT? I heard that it is as expensive as the parts for Toyota Harrier . Is it true?

I should say that's a bad FC figure for a compact car. Still, both kelisa and viva are holding the best FC figure (comparison between perodua models). You can't really expect good FC from a kembara due to the drivetrain system n the puny engine.

How about the spare parts? Is it expensive or it is difficult to get since it is obsolete? Is the engine/cabin noisy (for a DVVT model)?

U can easily obtain the spare parts through Perodua's SC in an expensive price of coz.
I guess the engine noise for the DVVT model should be quieter than the HC-EJ ones. I guess it should be kinda similar to myvi's engine noise.

Just a side note guys, do I need to pay for me to login to kembara.net? Coz it always comes up with

* E_NOLOGIN_ACCESS

Use Kembara DVVT Radiator.I Think It Is Same.I Own Kembara 2004 DVVT And It Use Electric Radiator Fan.

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Added on January 15, 2011, 3:51 amIt Is Considered Good FC For Full Time AWD.



For The Spareparts I Don't Think It Was Expensive.I Own A Kembara 2004 DVVT For Daily Use.

This post has been edited by John5822: Jan 15 2011, 03:51 AM

Can anybody recommend a good shop to check on the idle timing of my car in cyberjaya? Also i feel like the my car has lost its power eversince a lousy mechanic shop worked on it when it overhearted. mine is the 2001 model.

Is Kembara DVVT 2004 .. good for long distance drive .. I travel a lot mostly alone ..

dont waste ur money buying kembara.. gearbox KO hard to find the replacement... FC is SUPER high... have 4WD but seems like not 4WD... space small like kancil.. i feel that kancil is more comfortable compared to Kembara... can't drive fast... man need speed maaa... cornering is out of your expectation..

NEVER BUY KEMBARA, EVEN MY OLD ISWARA 300 percent better than kembara..

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Added on March 8, 2011, 11:19 amler.. kembara n iswara got different purpose bro.. can iswara climb divider without no worries? kembara is mid level 4wd.. coz it use petrol sure high fc.. dont say hash word like that.. different car got different pros n con..

This post has been edited by amad108: Mar 8 2011, 11:19 AM

noob here into the kembara world. Seeking all sifu feedbacks on the below:
1) how much is it to change from manual to an auto transmission?
2) can the 1.3 engine be upgraded to 1.5 engine, if yes, how much? is it worth it?
3) how much to change all front & rear aftermarket suspension system, all in abs & spring?
4) how much to service or done up to the air-cond?
5) how much to spray to another different color?

i have a '00 very used manual kembara in which i need to rebuit or refurbish the whole car to be driveable again. please help

1)can prepare 3 k
2)can think use avanza 1.5 since both share similar chasis but slighlly different gb but get the k3vet yrv engine better prepare 10k
3)can prepare 2 k for the best 1
4)can prepare 300 for full service
5)can prepare 2k if full good quality workmanship or if u got lubang can get lower alot

Ooooo, a lot of options can be considered based on the above. Thks. I will most probably going for an auto K3VE halfcut if i can source it from any contact. Unless the K3VET is reasonably price within my budget. So far, I am still keeping my option opened.