Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Welcome to Kuching, madik kitai Eawan


From LHC: Stephen Dass, Mus AKA buah_lepang, Edward Awan AKA Eawan, Reynold AKA Rino

From LHC: Jennifer, Mrs Edward, Rose AKA Temakul,Teresa AKA Indu Selamba,
Sitting behind Stephanie, Reynold AKA Rino & Clare AKA DaraPucukMeligai

From LHC: Teresa, Mr.Edward Awan & Clare

Kena 20hb tu tadi, bala kami makai serumpu enggau Eawan & wife, ti bisi rembus ari Miri ngabas anak bujang saduai ti benung sekula di Kuching.

Pengawa malam nya di adu ke kami ba rumah Merekah Fajar di Desa Ilmu, Kota Samarahan.

Bala ti ulih ngelimpang kediri Buah_Lepang, Rino, Temakul, Indu Selamba, Mali Lebu, Dara Pucuk Meligai serta bala pangan bukai ti enda ulih sebut ditu.

Enda berasai sepi aku jam mangkung pukul 12 tengah malam, agi belala berandau tundi alai bala madah ke diri deka pulai.

Enti ulih insut ke jam sigi baka nya mih chara ia, tang "apa boleh buat" kitai nadai ngembuan penemu nya?

Arapke ba awak bukai ulih begulai baru.

Friday, September 11, 2009

New photos of CR-V facelift from Honda UK

Source from paultan.org

The new CR-V is only supposed to debut in Japan on the 17th but Honda UK has already officially announced the car with this new photo.

The new CR-V gets new bumpers front and back, a new grille, new alloy wheel designs for both the 17 inch and 18 inch sizes, and upgraded fabric and plastics on the inside. The audio console gets a new design, and Honda has also added better engine and cabin soundproofing.



For diesel-crazy Europeans, they get an updated version of Honda’s 2.2 liter diesel. The diesel engine now makes an extra 10 PS and 10Nm of torque, resulting in new power output figures of 150 PS at 4,000rpm and 350Nm of torque at 2,000rpm. Also, previously the diesel was only available with a manual but now Honda has an in-house 5-speed automatic for the diesel CR-V.


I guess European people prefer diesel powered engine, personally if given a choice I don't think I like the sound of purring diesel engine although my 3yr old Nissan Frontier is diesel powered!

I'm thinking of selling my Frontier if the price offered me is about right?

I'm looking for a trendy 7 seater, which would suit my needs, coming from a large family.

I'm also looking for a re-conditioned 2nd hand CRVs, so those thinking of letting go their old "workhorse" can get in touch with me on that. Actually, I'm doing a favor for a friend, as he goes around hunting high and low for this particular unit.

I had a few units a couple of months back, but those are history now.

So folks, if you have any double-cabin Ford Ranger/Mazda Fighter,and thinking of selling it, please get in touch with me also. I may be able to help you sell it off and I hope you will also consider getting the new unit from us at MFSB.

We wish you a Blessed week end, and Happy Motoring.

SDass Aka Merekah Fajar

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Porsche 911 outruns Boeing 747 at Changi

Source from The Malaysian Insider Thursday September 10 2009

SINGAPORE, Sept 5 — A sports car beat a Boeing 747-200F jetliner in the first ever race of its kind in Asia, at the Changi Airport, here today. The car, a Porsche 911 GT3 Carrera Cup, driven by race car driver Yuey Tan Yu Hian, 27, finished seconds ahead of the jumbo jet, piloted by former Singapore Airlines pilot Capt Peter Chin Leo Chin Fang, 64.



The race was organised by Changi Airport Group (CAG) to mark the start of the Singapore F1 Grand Prix season this month. In the 1.7km race, the car, positioned 200m away from the aircraft, sped on the taxiway while the plane, which belonged to Singapore cargo carrier Jett8 Airlines, raced parallel on the runway and took off after the finishing line.

The Porsche has a maximum speed of 280km/h while the plane’s top speed in the air is 900km/h.

More than 500 spectators, including Singapore Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Lim Hwee Hua, witnessed the race from a grandstand specially-built on the airport tarmac, while hundreds more watched via live screening at the Terminal 3 departure hall.

Prior to the race, Porsche launched its latest model in the 911 series, the Porsche 911 GT3, which made its Asia-Pacific debut at the airport. — Bernama

Tu baru sports car, ukai "spook car" ti ingar ngapa ngachau maya kitai tindok jauh malam.

In Sarawak, we seldom hear of people buying these sort of cars, except in Semenanjung
where there is a small market for those units alike.

A re-conditioned unit can fetch up to RM1.5 million on our market, depending on the Year of Make.

Enti ka meli sports car, anang alang-alang, tu mih ti selalu di sema ke urang, sida Porsche, sida Ferraris, sida Lamborghinis.

SDass

Experts: Switching to higher RON petrol not viable

Source - The Star on-line Mon Apr 7

PETALING JAYA: The proposal to replace the existing octane ratings of petrol – research octane number (RON) 92 and 97 – with RON 95 and 99 may not be viable, said industry experts.

According to a senior manager of an oil company, who declined to be named, the new plan will not be a positive move as it will make no difference to the current classes of petrol.

“Most cars now run on RON 97 and it doesn’t make sense for luxury car owners to fill up with RON 95 or pay more for RON 99, which may be less subsidised or even not,” he said.

“Just to work out the math and make sure I do not pay a lot more, I could easily fill my tank with 70% of RON 95 and 30% RON 99 and get the same quality as that of the existing RON 97,” he added.

At present, RON 92 (sold at RM1.88 per litre) is used mainly by motorcycles while other vehicles run on RON 97 (RM1.92 per litre).



Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Samad had said on Saturday that the proposed system was to have the petrol subsidy targeted at those who need it.

The new system is to enable the Government to save money by allocating most of the subsidy into a single type of fuel, RON 95, instead of the current situation whereby the subsidy is used to equally subsidise both types of fuel.

He said RON95 users would comprise the lower to medium-income groups while those with high-performance and luxury cars can opt for the more expensive and less-subsidised RON99 fuel.

However, owners of luxury cars can still benefit from the Government subsidy, claims BMW Group Malaysia corporate affairs manager Vijayaratnam Tharumartnam.

He said that BMW vehicles are built to perform on RON 95 fuel.

Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations programme manager of environment desk S. Piarapakaran said the plan was a noble idea to help the lower-income groups but would not solve the bigger issue of depleting fossil fuels.

“The world price of petrol will only keep on increasing as supplies of fossil fuel are fast depleting and Malaysia’s petroleum reserves will be depleted by 2012 or 2015.

“The Government should aim to introduce an alternative to fossil fuel to prepare Malaysian consumers for the inevitable,” he said.

Piarapakaran suggested the use of bio fuel, which is 100% derived from palm oil as a good replacement.

“For heavier vehicles there is bio diesel which comprises 5% bio fuel and 95% diesel,” he said.


Ka ninga runding kita? Aku ngena RON95 ba Kancil 660 diatu, tang di asai ke aku maya aku ka "accelerate" tak bisi kurang asai power, bakani asai ba kerita kitai?

Monday, September 7, 2009

2010 Toyota Prius



The Prius is an obvious option for conscientious drivers, with its high fuel-efficiency (51 mpg in the city/48 mpg on the highway) and generous amount of storage space. Auto analysts say it has single- handedly refashioned Toyota's image from that of a company that builds unremarkable sedans to the go-to manufacturer for green living.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Hyundai i10 Electric EV


Here’s a first photo of Hyundai’s new electric i10 set to make its debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. The Hyundai i10 Electric will begin limited series production in 2010 and will initially be offered in Korea only. It will be offered to the Korean government, state corporations, and utility companies. No price has been revealed as of now, but the press release mentions “sell” instead of “lease”.

The i10 Electric is powered by a 49kW (66 horsepower) motor, mated to a 16kWh battery which promises a range of 160km and a top speed of 130km/h. Because of the switch of powertrain, the steering, air conditioning, water pump and brake vacuum pump systems have been modified to all run on electrical power now.

The Koreans have improved the standard of their powertrains tremendously in the past decade. From the initial set of engines based on Mitsubishi products, they’ve moved to very competent engines with dual variable valve timing, new engines with turbocharging and direct injection, impressive and fuel efficient R-engine diesel engines, LPI Hybrids and now, an all-electric powertrain! Impressive!

Source: paultan.org

RON95 octane


Well, it’s been a few days now since the government have officially restructured the price and grade structure of our fuel. RON95 now costs RM1.80, the same price as RON97 before anyone attempted to ‘fix’ the system, while RON97 is now RM2.05.

For those of you who still want to continue pumping RON97 if your car requires the higher octane, are you having luck finding the fuel where you stay or work?

In my neighbourhood, there are only Petronas stations and one lone Shell whose fuel pumps are really slow. So to save time, I usually pump Petronas as the station gets the fuel into my tank faster. Unfortunately, RON97 sale at my station seems to have halted for the time being.

This is just speculation at the moment (though there have been some whispers that there is truth to this), but hopefully that the temporary halt of RON97 sales means a new and better fuel is coming on the way for Petronas to take the place of Primax 3. But for now, let’s share our experiences pumping RON95 in our car. What car are you using, and which RON95 did you pump? Have you noticed any changes to the way your car drives and how your engine bay sounds? And if yes, have the changes you’ve experienced been positive or negative so far? For those who experience better or worse fuel economy, please share what are the differences in terms of km per liter or liter per 100km, whichever you are more comfortable with.

Sometimes if your car does not have high octane requirements, switching from a RON97 fuel with an inferior additive mix to a RON95 fuel with a superior additive mix may have a positive effect. Of course you need not remind that in the first place we were supposed to have a positive effect on our wallet but no longer as the new RON95 is the same price as the old RON97.

Source: paultan.org

Lets hope whatever fuel we put into our gas tanks do not burn a hole in our pockets.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Perodua MYVi SXi



Ba ujung bulan Ogos tu tadi, sempat ga MFSB "deliver" entuka Perodua MyVi ti ngena QAR ba plate ia.

Enda berasai nyau abis ga QAP, di ganti QAR ke diatu.

Entuka nya ila deka dikena ba Sibu, dibeli siku staff nurse ti baru udah "graduate" ujung bulan tu tadi. Congratulations Endat, ari kami dua ini nuan.

Kami ngarika MFSB, arapke ke Endat Meliza GMA mujur dalam semua pengawa.


SDASS AKA Merekah Fajar