Just a quick tip :
See how cars parking under the hot sun putting their wipers up to preserve their wiper rubbers?
THAT'S A BIG NO NO.
The spring under the arms lose their tension over a period of time if you do this often. Nuff said :)
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Living Too Near To Your Work/Study Place
Recently I was talking to a friend;
She lives a stone's throw away from her college in Kota Damansara and spends her weekend in Puchong. She had a "pattern".
Funny how she doesn't wake up in time for college when she stays at KD most of the time; either running late or not waking up at all.
Funny how she ends up EARLY in college if she takes that morning drive from Puchong through the jam all the way to KD.
I wonder..
If it's psychological that one needs his or her early morning time-alone drive to their destinations? Imagine waking up in KD, knowing that you have to drag your ass to college and face the XYZ-faced lecturer first thing in the morning, which is a bad thing. Heck, you can't even wake up slightly earlier for breakfast!
Imagine waking up in Puchong, looking forward to take that leisurely(not so leisure if you're gonna face a long jam), having time to put on your make-up in the jam, reaching college a tad earlier just to catch breakfast with your classmates and chatting up before entering into class fully awake after a cup of hot coffee.
People need their time alone in the morning. And that's in their cars :).
It's psychological
She lives a stone's throw away from her college in Kota Damansara and spends her weekend in Puchong. She had a "pattern".
Funny how she doesn't wake up in time for college when she stays at KD most of the time; either running late or not waking up at all.
Funny how she ends up EARLY in college if she takes that morning drive from Puchong through the jam all the way to KD.
I wonder..
If it's psychological that one needs his or her early morning time-alone drive to their destinations? Imagine waking up in KD, knowing that you have to drag your ass to college and face the XYZ-faced lecturer first thing in the morning, which is a bad thing. Heck, you can't even wake up slightly earlier for breakfast!
Imagine waking up in Puchong, looking forward to take that leisurely(not so leisure if you're gonna face a long jam), having time to put on your make-up in the jam, reaching college a tad earlier just to catch breakfast with your classmates and chatting up before entering into class fully awake after a cup of hot coffee.
People need their time alone in the morning. And that's in their cars :).
It's psychological
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Spending A Lot On One's Car
I often get this question; why do you spend so much on your car?
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These are my reasons :
1. It has sentimental value. No doubt my car may only be worth RM8,000.00, or at least that's how much it is insured by Tokio Marine for. This car has been with my family since it was brand new, I repeat, BRAND NEW. I will never, ever, sell this car, or at least not in the next five years. This car has gone through thick and thin with me, my ex, my family, and my entire life. We had this car since 1997 and it was the very last model of the Daihatsu Charade. It was bought at the price of a Wira back then.
2. I enjoy spending on the car. I'd rather splash my cash modifying, restoring and maintaining this car, seeing results and satisfaction as compared to paying the bank every other month seeing your hard earned cash disappearing just like that. No doubt that you may or may not enjoy the comfort of a new car by servicing your bank loan, but hey, I put my car on top priority and I want it to serve me well as much as I spend on it.
3. I learn and experience as I spend. From engine swap to suspension to spray painting, in-car-entertainment, tints, overhauling. The journey started when I got ym hands on this car as soon as I got my license. All the car was to me was just a car that looks nice and drives nice. Down the road I blew the old three cylinder engine and took the path down to converting it into a engine that is thrice as fast. It was a turbocharged engine. I learnt how a turbocharger operates, what are the variations of general turbo sizing, piping diameters that affects power curve and delivery, how to maintain a turbocharged engine, and most importantly, how to drive one.
The weight distribution of the car screwed up in the process of a heavier engine going into the car as I once remembered that the car used to handle much better with the old engine, I've yet to upgrade the suspension system though... I'm eager to.
I once thought that "as long as there is sound coming out from the radio, its enough". Sooner or later I plonked in two subwoofers and a couple of amplifiers and noticed how pleasurable can a drive be with sweet music to your ears. From there Is tarted to experiment with different speakers, headunits, and amplifiers that yield different results everytime a component is changed. I then settled down for the ultimate gadget ; a car-pc. This journey has ended for the time being. A decent alarm aka security system was also added as a precautious step to prevent any theft before this step was done.
I then started to pay attention to all the noises around the car and went into soundproofing and chassis foaming. Nuff said about this one as I had posted about Autofoam in my past blog. Results were marvellous. Certain materials of soundproofing do cut off certain noise frequencies from the driver's ears.
After five years, I had the funds to repaint the car and went for the very best. I learnt how a car is painted properly with the numbers of layers of clear and base coat, as well as body preparation and surface finishing. This took almost a month as I expected nothing less than perfect. I learn as I spend, I see results as I spend.
And currently, the car's engine is being rebuilt as the car was overheating during full boost and that the engine is consuming engine oil. I can't comment much on this yet.
Also along the journey I get a lot of parts wearing out and I get to experience how the car behaves, acts, and breaks down. Slowly, slowly and slowly I know what components are to be replaced and how is the engine being troublehsooted.
Also, not to mention that some of my bushes are made of PU and not conventional rubber ones. Stabilizer and thicker anti-roll bars were also added along this journey. Different kinds of tires and brake pads were also tested.
This journey may have sounded like it's the ending, but please guys... bear in mind that this is not even half of it. It's still a long way to go.
Till then, enjoy your ride while you can!
Elton, signing off at 9.22pm, 15th October 2011
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These are my reasons :
1. It has sentimental value. No doubt my car may only be worth RM8,000.00, or at least that's how much it is insured by Tokio Marine for. This car has been with my family since it was brand new, I repeat, BRAND NEW. I will never, ever, sell this car, or at least not in the next five years. This car has gone through thick and thin with me, my ex, my family, and my entire life. We had this car since 1997 and it was the very last model of the Daihatsu Charade. It was bought at the price of a Wira back then.
2. I enjoy spending on the car. I'd rather splash my cash modifying, restoring and maintaining this car, seeing results and satisfaction as compared to paying the bank every other month seeing your hard earned cash disappearing just like that. No doubt that you may or may not enjoy the comfort of a new car by servicing your bank loan, but hey, I put my car on top priority and I want it to serve me well as much as I spend on it.
3. I learn and experience as I spend. From engine swap to suspension to spray painting, in-car-entertainment, tints, overhauling. The journey started when I got ym hands on this car as soon as I got my license. All the car was to me was just a car that looks nice and drives nice. Down the road I blew the old three cylinder engine and took the path down to converting it into a engine that is thrice as fast. It was a turbocharged engine. I learnt how a turbocharger operates, what are the variations of general turbo sizing, piping diameters that affects power curve and delivery, how to maintain a turbocharged engine, and most importantly, how to drive one.
The weight distribution of the car screwed up in the process of a heavier engine going into the car as I once remembered that the car used to handle much better with the old engine, I've yet to upgrade the suspension system though... I'm eager to.
I once thought that "as long as there is sound coming out from the radio, its enough". Sooner or later I plonked in two subwoofers and a couple of amplifiers and noticed how pleasurable can a drive be with sweet music to your ears. From there Is tarted to experiment with different speakers, headunits, and amplifiers that yield different results everytime a component is changed. I then settled down for the ultimate gadget ; a car-pc. This journey has ended for the time being. A decent alarm aka security system was also added as a precautious step to prevent any theft before this step was done.
I then started to pay attention to all the noises around the car and went into soundproofing and chassis foaming. Nuff said about this one as I had posted about Autofoam in my past blog. Results were marvellous. Certain materials of soundproofing do cut off certain noise frequencies from the driver's ears.
After five years, I had the funds to repaint the car and went for the very best. I learnt how a car is painted properly with the numbers of layers of clear and base coat, as well as body preparation and surface finishing. This took almost a month as I expected nothing less than perfect. I learn as I spend, I see results as I spend.
And currently, the car's engine is being rebuilt as the car was overheating during full boost and that the engine is consuming engine oil. I can't comment much on this yet.
Also along the journey I get a lot of parts wearing out and I get to experience how the car behaves, acts, and breaks down. Slowly, slowly and slowly I know what components are to be replaced and how is the engine being troublehsooted.
Also, not to mention that some of my bushes are made of PU and not conventional rubber ones. Stabilizer and thicker anti-roll bars were also added along this journey. Different kinds of tires and brake pads were also tested.
This journey may have sounded like it's the ending, but please guys... bear in mind that this is not even half of it. It's still a long way to go.
Till then, enjoy your ride while you can!
Elton, signing off at 9.22pm, 15th October 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Buying a New Car, Turbo, or N/A? Part 2
And in this post, I'll be talking about choosing either a turbo, or n/a. The previous post probably ran out of topic without me realizing when I pen my thoughts down.
For example, we'll take the pocket rocket category. Take for example a 1.6 n/a, and a 1.3 Turbo engine on a same chassis, a Daihatsu Charade Espri.
It is not an issue to use both of these cars as a daily drive car. However, the 1.6 n/a will naturally guzzle more fuel due to it's displacement being a bit on the large side. This may not upset the power to weight ratio for the car, but given the size of the displacement, it will naturally guzzle more fuel comparing to driving a 1.3 turbo off boost. In this situation, we CANNOT take the power to weight ratio into consideration.
On the bright side, on slight tap on the throttle during low revs, the 1.6 will perform better compared to the 1.3, being it suitable for city driving. And as the rev picks up and shoots up, the power of the 1.3 will be immediately transferred to the wheels once the boost kicks in, giving it the extra oomph.
When driven off boost, the 1.3 forced induction engine will give mileage due to it's perfect power to weight ratio, even better than having a 1.0litre engine in it which makes the car underpower (this causes the 1litre engine to overwork itself resulting in high fuel consumption).
Summary :
1.3 Turbo on Chassis X
-Low end not as good as a 1.6
-Much more powerful when the turbo kicks in
-Gives better FC compared to the 1.6
-Not recommended to maintain on high speed on highway unless you can keep it off boost. You don't wanna kill the turbo nor engine as Turbo engines generally run hotter than the n/a engines.
1.6 N/A on Chassis X
-Gives better low end
-Worse FC compared to the 1.3 Turbo
-Not as powerful as the 1.6
-Good to maintain on high speed on highwyas
P/S :
We ain't talking about slapping a turbocharger on that particular 1.6 n/a engine though, another long story :). And we ain't talking about souping up the natural aspirated engine to beat the 1.3 even when it's in full boost, it's possible.
For example, we'll take the pocket rocket category. Take for example a 1.6 n/a, and a 1.3 Turbo engine on a same chassis, a Daihatsu Charade Espri.
It is not an issue to use both of these cars as a daily drive car. However, the 1.6 n/a will naturally guzzle more fuel due to it's displacement being a bit on the large side. This may not upset the power to weight ratio for the car, but given the size of the displacement, it will naturally guzzle more fuel comparing to driving a 1.3 turbo off boost. In this situation, we CANNOT take the power to weight ratio into consideration.
On the bright side, on slight tap on the throttle during low revs, the 1.6 will perform better compared to the 1.3, being it suitable for city driving. And as the rev picks up and shoots up, the power of the 1.3 will be immediately transferred to the wheels once the boost kicks in, giving it the extra oomph.
When driven off boost, the 1.3 forced induction engine will give mileage due to it's perfect power to weight ratio, even better than having a 1.0litre engine in it which makes the car underpower (this causes the 1litre engine to overwork itself resulting in high fuel consumption).
Summary :
1.3 Turbo on Chassis X
-Low end not as good as a 1.6
-Much more powerful when the turbo kicks in
-Gives better FC compared to the 1.6
-Not recommended to maintain on high speed on highway unless you can keep it off boost. You don't wanna kill the turbo nor engine as Turbo engines generally run hotter than the n/a engines.
1.6 N/A on Chassis X
-Gives better low end
-Worse FC compared to the 1.3 Turbo
-Not as powerful as the 1.6
-Good to maintain on high speed on highwyas
P/S :
We ain't talking about slapping a turbocharger on that particular 1.6 n/a engine though, another long story :). And we ain't talking about souping up the natural aspirated engine to beat the 1.3 even when it's in full boost, it's possible.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Buying a New Car, Turbo, or N/A?
As the topic says, there is alot of debate on choosing a new car. In this post, we're looking a hot hatches that churns out 200bhp, normal sedans, compact cars, and also forced inductioned cars.
What we want is a well balanced car that actually suits one's needs. Some young guns would like big power big car and they don't give a damn about petrol, some people want a small car yet fuel efficient, some people don't really bother about power but they care about fuel consumption, some people just want a big luxurious car and not caring about the power, etc etc.
I'll be using a scale of 1 to 5 for the details and remainder of the below post just to roughly guide you guys and divide them into certain categories just so that ya'll not be too confused when choosing a car:
Weight
Power
Displacement
Turbo or N/A
For choosing your new baby, you will need to have a balance in all of the above, being the car being able to be driven daily and is still fuel efficient.
1. VW Golf 2.0 Turbo, Peugeot 308
Weight - 3
Power - 5
Displacement - 5
Turbocharged
This car isn't too heavy, but it doesn't make it fuel efficient due to it's massive power delivery upon flooring the pedal. Being a 2litre engine also tells us that it's got a big displacement which may or may not consume a lot of petrol, furthermore, it's a turbocharged big displacement engine which adds up to the extra horsepowers. This would be for the younger generation, want nice looks, want big power, and a bit of comfort.
2. Honda Civic, Toyota Camry, Mazda 3, Mazda 6, Kia Forte
Weight - 4
Power - 4
Displacement - 4
Natural Aspirated
These cars all fall into the same category, a businessman who want's to ferry his family around without paying a tad too much for petrol, and wants decent power the moment they floor the throttle. They want a problem-free car, covered by warranty for a long period of time and get the most comfort feeling out of their cars as they may or may not spend half their lives in the car driving going around making money.
Certain models also have good technology such as the i-Vtec, VVT, SVT, VVTi making the engine more powerful yet fuel saving.
3. Perodua Kelisa, Viva, Myvi
Weight - 2
Power - 2
Displacement - 3
Natural Aspirated
Small, small, everything small!! These cars will suit people with lower income, who just needs a car to drive and save as much fuel as they humanly can. Due to it's lightweight chassis and fuel-efficient engine, they're the best car in it's category giving low fuel consumption yet a decent level of comfort at the same time. Spare parts are fairly cheap for these cars as well! It's got a good balance, taking into power to weight ratio into consideration. Some models have special engine features such as of those in the above category.
4. Perodua Kancil, Proton Tiara
Weight - 2
Power - 1
Displacement - 1
Natural Aspirated
Crap. You have a light body, but your engine is underpowered, not having enough power to pull the weight of the car, resulting in high fuel consumption. No no to these cars please. They don't even have power steering!
5. Ford Fiesta, Mazda 2
Weight - 3
Power - 3
Displacement - 3
Natural Aspirated
Again, a well balanced category. Small lightweight cars(not as light as category 3 though) yet fun to drive. Young people pay more for this car for it's looks and fancy accessories. Handles pretty well with good fuel consumption too. Comfortwise, much better than that of a category 3. Consider this category if you're single, having a moderate income. It's one step higher than cat 3.
6. Ferrari, Porsche, Lambos, Nissan 350Z, GTR
Weight - 4
Power - 5
Displacement - 5
Both Turbocharged Natural Aspirated
Supercars!! Young people, big money, big power, everything big. Nuff said about this one.
7. Toyota Alphard, Toyota Estima, Toyota Harrier
Weight - 5
Power - 4
Displacement - 4
Natural Aspirated
Big cars, for wealthy businessmen who wants to carry their family around. Big family. Not so fuel efficient, but real comfortable for the kids and space is an important pointer here.
8. Toyota Hilux, Nissan Frontier, Isuzu Dmax
Weight - 5
Power - 5
Displacement - 5
Both Turbocharged Natural Aspirated
Some are diesel. Produces high torque, good for heavy loads. Fuel consumption varies on this category.
9. Toyota Starlet 1.3 Turbo, Kenari/Kelisa YRV Engine, Daihatsu Charade 1.3 Turbo.
Weight - 2
Power - 5
Displacement - 2
Turbocharged
My favourite category - Pocket rockets!! Gives not too massive, but great power, being lightweight gives a huge advantage with power to weight ratio taking horsepower per ton into consideration. Small displacement and it's chassis lightness gives superb fuel consumption, and the turbocharger gives it an extra kick giving the power of double it's displacement when needed. Comfort a little low on this one due to the weight and size of the cars.
10. Lotus cars, Mazda Mx-5, Mazda RX-8
Weight - 2
Power - 5
Displacement - 5
Natural Aspirated
Being it so light with huge engine power displacement, it's quite a fuel guzzler but handles very well. Slightly less level on the comfort on this one. Real power, real fun cars to drive, yet handles as if as it's tires are on tracks.
So, make up your mind guys. I hope I helped :).
What we want is a well balanced car that actually suits one's needs. Some young guns would like big power big car and they don't give a damn about petrol, some people want a small car yet fuel efficient, some people don't really bother about power but they care about fuel consumption, some people just want a big luxurious car and not caring about the power, etc etc.
I'll be using a scale of 1 to 5 for the details and remainder of the below post just to roughly guide you guys and divide them into certain categories just so that ya'll not be too confused when choosing a car:
Weight
Power
Displacement
Turbo or N/A
For choosing your new baby, you will need to have a balance in all of the above, being the car being able to be driven daily and is still fuel efficient.
1. VW Golf 2.0 Turbo, Peugeot 308
Weight - 3
Power - 5
Displacement - 5
Turbocharged
This car isn't too heavy, but it doesn't make it fuel efficient due to it's massive power delivery upon flooring the pedal. Being a 2litre engine also tells us that it's got a big displacement which may or may not consume a lot of petrol, furthermore, it's a turbocharged big displacement engine which adds up to the extra horsepowers. This would be for the younger generation, want nice looks, want big power, and a bit of comfort.
2. Honda Civic, Toyota Camry, Mazda 3, Mazda 6, Kia Forte
Weight - 4
Power - 4
Displacement - 4
Natural Aspirated
These cars all fall into the same category, a businessman who want's to ferry his family around without paying a tad too much for petrol, and wants decent power the moment they floor the throttle. They want a problem-free car, covered by warranty for a long period of time and get the most comfort feeling out of their cars as they may or may not spend half their lives in the car driving going around making money.
Certain models also have good technology such as the i-Vtec, VVT, SVT, VVTi making the engine more powerful yet fuel saving.
3. Perodua Kelisa, Viva, Myvi
Weight - 2
Power - 2
Displacement - 3
Natural Aspirated
Small, small, everything small!! These cars will suit people with lower income, who just needs a car to drive and save as much fuel as they humanly can. Due to it's lightweight chassis and fuel-efficient engine, they're the best car in it's category giving low fuel consumption yet a decent level of comfort at the same time. Spare parts are fairly cheap for these cars as well! It's got a good balance, taking into power to weight ratio into consideration. Some models have special engine features such as of those in the above category.
4. Perodua Kancil, Proton Tiara
Weight - 2
Power - 1
Displacement - 1
Natural Aspirated
Crap. You have a light body, but your engine is underpowered, not having enough power to pull the weight of the car, resulting in high fuel consumption. No no to these cars please. They don't even have power steering!
5. Ford Fiesta, Mazda 2
Weight - 3
Power - 3
Displacement - 3
Natural Aspirated
Again, a well balanced category. Small lightweight cars(not as light as category 3 though) yet fun to drive. Young people pay more for this car for it's looks and fancy accessories. Handles pretty well with good fuel consumption too. Comfortwise, much better than that of a category 3. Consider this category if you're single, having a moderate income. It's one step higher than cat 3.
6. Ferrari, Porsche, Lambos, Nissan 350Z, GTR
Weight - 4
Power - 5
Displacement - 5
Both Turbocharged Natural Aspirated
Supercars!! Young people, big money, big power, everything big. Nuff said about this one.
7. Toyota Alphard, Toyota Estima, Toyota Harrier
Weight - 5
Power - 4
Displacement - 4
Natural Aspirated
Big cars, for wealthy businessmen who wants to carry their family around. Big family. Not so fuel efficient, but real comfortable for the kids and space is an important pointer here.
8. Toyota Hilux, Nissan Frontier, Isuzu Dmax
Weight - 5
Power - 5
Displacement - 5
Both Turbocharged Natural Aspirated
Some are diesel. Produces high torque, good for heavy loads. Fuel consumption varies on this category.
9. Toyota Starlet 1.3 Turbo, Kenari/Kelisa YRV Engine, Daihatsu Charade 1.3 Turbo.
Weight - 2
Power - 5
Displacement - 2
Turbocharged
My favourite category - Pocket rockets!! Gives not too massive, but great power, being lightweight gives a huge advantage with power to weight ratio taking horsepower per ton into consideration. Small displacement and it's chassis lightness gives superb fuel consumption, and the turbocharger gives it an extra kick giving the power of double it's displacement when needed. Comfort a little low on this one due to the weight and size of the cars.
10. Lotus cars, Mazda Mx-5, Mazda RX-8
Weight - 2
Power - 5
Displacement - 5
Natural Aspirated
Being it so light with huge engine power displacement, it's quite a fuel guzzler but handles very well. Slightly less level on the comfort on this one. Real power, real fun cars to drive, yet handles as if as it's tires are on tracks.
So, make up your mind guys. I hope I helped :).
Friday, May 27, 2011
Old cars new cars
Am currently at MPS Auto Sunway doing my car alignment. Funny how my alignment ran off after rotating the front and rear tires. Honestly, at times, I get pissed at my car foe being such a bitch. You pay hundreds, and sometimes thousands to maintain this white little car with full of love and sentimental value.
You service it with premium oils, send it to the best tire shops in the country, giving it all the love it deserves. BUT, what if someday it breaks down by the highway?? Well, THAT, was what happened to me.
The car suffered form two breakdowns last month and got me stranded under the scorching sun for an hour. The car overheat, I ALSO OVERHEAT!!
Sometimes I think of just getting a new car, not facing any major problems at least for five years (well, not all new cars are problem free). But the cons are that you have to service the the bank loan if you get a new car, you're not allowed to do any modifications on the car such as rims, exhaust, air filter, etc. I void all warranties by nature... lol. Insurance is also expensive. Well, on the bright side, you get a maintenance free car, probably free service from the service centre, and a much more comfortable ride.
HOWEVER, I am just gonna maintain my ol' faithful car :). It has served me and my family for close to fifteen years and I will continue taking care of this car. I do not have to owe the bank for 5-7-9 years? I do not have to pay high insurance and I can do whatever mods I want to. Furthermore, this car is powerful, much more powerful than most of the new cars out there. Imagine doing a notch to a hundred in seven seconds :).
Great, while typing this blogpost.... the car just blew a radiator hose. Sigh.
K A N A S A I
Oh well, not to worry. Let the foreman settle it :).
So, as I was typing, there is alot of blood sweat and tears put into this car and I wouldn't have the heart to sell it. From turbocharging to chassis stiffening to soundproofing.
The cons of driving an old car is that... however much you spend and whatever you do to the car, that includes using good oil, good tires, replacing all bushes and hoses from time to time, something shitty is bound to happen. Either a brittle piece of plastic component in the engine bay cracking, radiator case cracking, broken hose, oil leakages, jammed brake caliper, burnt wirings, harsher rides, high fuel consumption, sluggish engine, etc.
You will never know what's gonna breakdown, you will never knw when you'll be stranded by the highway's road shoulder, you'll never know when will you be late for your appointments, and worse, you'll never know how much is the 'emergency' repair gonna cost you.
End of the day?? You call.
1. New car, bank loan.
2. Old car, love it, care for it, be prepared.
Elton
You service it with premium oils, send it to the best tire shops in the country, giving it all the love it deserves. BUT, what if someday it breaks down by the highway?? Well, THAT, was what happened to me.
The car suffered form two breakdowns last month and got me stranded under the scorching sun for an hour. The car overheat, I ALSO OVERHEAT!!
Sometimes I think of just getting a new car, not facing any major problems at least for five years (well, not all new cars are problem free). But the cons are that you have to service the the bank loan if you get a new car, you're not allowed to do any modifications on the car such as rims, exhaust, air filter, etc. I void all warranties by nature... lol. Insurance is also expensive. Well, on the bright side, you get a maintenance free car, probably free service from the service centre, and a much more comfortable ride.
HOWEVER, I am just gonna maintain my ol' faithful car :). It has served me and my family for close to fifteen years and I will continue taking care of this car. I do not have to owe the bank for 5-7-9 years? I do not have to pay high insurance and I can do whatever mods I want to. Furthermore, this car is powerful, much more powerful than most of the new cars out there. Imagine doing a notch to a hundred in seven seconds :).
Great, while typing this blogpost.... the car just blew a radiator hose. Sigh.
K A N A S A I
Oh well, not to worry. Let the foreman settle it :).
So, as I was typing, there is alot of blood sweat and tears put into this car and I wouldn't have the heart to sell it. From turbocharging to chassis stiffening to soundproofing.
The cons of driving an old car is that... however much you spend and whatever you do to the car, that includes using good oil, good tires, replacing all bushes and hoses from time to time, something shitty is bound to happen. Either a brittle piece of plastic component in the engine bay cracking, radiator case cracking, broken hose, oil leakages, jammed brake caliper, burnt wirings, harsher rides, high fuel consumption, sluggish engine, etc.
You will never know what's gonna breakdown, you will never knw when you'll be stranded by the highway's road shoulder, you'll never know when will you be late for your appointments, and worse, you'll never know how much is the 'emergency' repair gonna cost you.
End of the day?? You call.
1. New car, bank loan.
2. Old car, love it, care for it, be prepared.
Elton
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