IINM yes. Kenaris and Kelisas have filters for their air conditioning.

Nice. How much for the halfcut + workmanship if I may ask?

IINM I read that there was a regulation that all kei cars in Japan had to be on 3 cylinder engines. The Move is classified kei as well, but 4 pistons?

IINM the only difference of the 660 and 850 engine is the stroke length - I'm not too good in engine technicalities but you might not have to swap the whole engine just for the 850.

I was considering an L2 as well, but driving on NS Highway today changed my mind. Was cruising at 110km/h when a container truck zoomed right beside me, veering my car.

No matter how powerful the engine can be, the car is simply just too light. I'd rather pump that money for the L2 for a better car

In response to light cars, I love pocket rockets. I would take a Kancil any time if the weight and safety factor wasn't thrown into the mix. It's so much cheaper to run, the size makes parking snappy but you might want to reason with other points as well?

Heavier cars eat more fuel and drag more weight, but the weight certainly helps when it comes down to safety. The threshold of stability is much lower on low cars at high speed, hence the taking-off feeling. 'High speed' is subjective anyway, but its only at 110km/h and the steering turns light - the error tolerance is so small that one mistake or any external forces (trucks, crosswinds) is enough to cause a major accident. Add rain and that tiny gap shrinks by another half.

I've had my share of experience with a few cars, notably the Golf TSI, Peugeot 206CC, a 1967 VW Beetle, a Laser TX3 with a B8 plonked inside, an Alfa Romeo 168 to note a few, which greatly adds pages to my definition of stability in my book.

Now let's say you souped up your ride, made it nice and heavy and all. Doors open and close with a solid thud, bonnet doesn't echo like a empty barrel. But that does not change the track and wheelbase, an inherent property which greatly influences the quality and stability of the car. To keep it simple, cars with shorter tracks would apply more pressure onto its contact points - the wheels. A good analogy would be driving a small and large nail with the same amount of force, which the smaller nail sinks in faster than the other due to its concentration to a much smaller area. As such, it is very easy to overload the brake systems of small cars. 2 pot calipers and bigger disc brakes only play so little in the entire playground of vehicle stability. Then again, what disc sizes can you fit inside those tiny wheels?

But back to my point. It's all this and more which contributes to my decision to get a new, bigger sized car. But fluffy6640, no harm taken. I've put many years into this car that I only have, but time to move on when I can

This post has been edited by colinwong89: Dec 23 2011, 02:45 PM

I'm about to spray paint my car too - not too sure about the price but there's a place in damansara which the person did a very awesome job on my parent's old Camry. If you're okay with the place I can look up for the number if you want.

And a Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you guys