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Premier Hybrid Cars is run by people with political connections. Its chairman is Datuk Shahrin Zahari, a 28 year old EXCO member of Putera UMNO and son of the late Datuk Zahari Wahab of the Ranhill Group. The company’s executive director is 22 year old Nik Iruwan Nik Izani, supposedly a racecar driver and son of Nik Izani Nik Ibrahim, senior Vice-President of FMCG division in Mofaz group.

A quick check with the SSM shows that Premier Hybrid Cars Sdn Bhd was established on the 3rd of January 2008 with a paid up capital of RM2. Its shareholders are Nik Iruwan and his father Nik Izani with 1 out of 2 shares each.

Yes, we all know that they are somebodies, that’s why they managed to get these new set of Open APs. They currently have about 20 on hand, but once those are finished they can apply for more up to 1,200 for this year. But one good thing for the public may just come out of this. The company is currently lobbying for the government to drop taxes for it hybrid cars to encourage the usage of the relatively fuel efficient cars. We could see something like this happening when the Budget 2009 is unveiled as we all know that when the people lobby, it falls to deaf ears but when connected people lobby things happen.

If this happens and the reduced taxes applies to all hybrid cars (instead of just Premier Hybrid Cars Sdn Bhd’s cars), some of us may be able to buy the Civic Hybrid from Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd at reduced prices than the current price which is about the same as an Accord 2.4. Cheaper price tags on these luxury Toyotas don’t really mean a thing at all for the people that actually have trouble paying the new fuel prices.

Anyway, I would like to advise people that hybrid powertrains are very complicated things… it would be a good idea to get them from principals who can competently back your warranty and maintenance. They will have better access to technical knowledge and spareparts inventory.

Malaysian never been untold about this stupid political act by our minister/sin nister !!!!

Myvi New Facelift Launched Today, totally different what people being told by most websites. See the picture taken from the official perodua website. The new facelift came out but with a minor facelift except for the bluetooth and USB supported.

The price is not that expensive too:

And this is for the auto price:

If you like to purchase or you have any question then please call:

Mr Norman : +6012-634 9429

Perodua Sales Consultant

Sentimas (KL) Sdn Bhd

123, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz

Kampung Baru, 50300, Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

You see the red dot in the picture and that is the recent changes made by Perodua engineer. Syabas !!

The Best Car Polish Company In Malaysia

Before reading any further, please read this section to get to know more on the polish and wax. This knowledge is good for the car owner if they wanted to differentiate between car polish company in Malaysia. The workmanship should be from the best worker with the best product.

• Different Between And Polish
• Car Polish And Wax Part 1
• Car Polish And Wax Part 2

Location

The best workmanship so far is the Glisten 63 which are located in Damansara Perdana. You can easily find them which located beside Syed Abu Mamak shop at Jalan PJU 8/2 as per map below:

Package Available:

Cars or Vehicle Under 2,000 CC:

• 2 Steps : RM 180
• 3 Steps : RM 280
• 4 Steps : RM 388

Cars or Vehicle Above 2,000 CC:

• 2 Steps : RM 220
• 3 Steps : RM330
• 4 Steps : RM480

4WD/MPV:

• 2 Steps : RM 268
• 3 Steps : RM 398
• 4 Steps : RM 550

These are the details on the four steps car care:

1. Oxide Cutting
2. Glaze Cutting
3. Polish
4. Wax

You can request of any other customs style that you like. No joke. You can even make your car like mirror too. But the price is too hefty for the entry level person. Strongly suggest the four steps and the guarantee is 3 months you still can see the effect.

You can browse and do some research the other company in Malaysia who provides the car polishing and wax services but try this company and you will never be regretted. Their man power being trained and being sent to Japan to learn how to polish a vehicle.

One special promotion for the readers, please print this post or print this voucher below. (Right Click –> View Photos –> Print) then bring the voucher to Mr Jun and he will give you free membership which you will be entitled the further discounts on wax, polishing, cushion cleaning, leather cleaning and etc. You can even get discount on your second car or third car.

The products being used to polish and wax your car will be the best range of Meguiars, Made In USA products. By the way, if you don’t know, all the cars used in the Tokyo Drift had been treated by the Meguiars products, no joke man !!

So what are you waiting for? If you are the car owner then send your car there. You can even see a Ferrari or Porsche in the shop. This shows that this company is a professional that you can trust to do the polishing. One of their supervisor have the experience since year 1996. Find him there. The name can’t be revealed here.

Conclusion : Affordable, result driven, good service polish company–> Try Glisten 63. (They can easily beat Carnauba Wax - AutoSpa. This is for sure. Compare price and quality, you will feel worth it to come to Glisten 63.

Before reading the details the differences between polish and wax, perhaps you can read about frequently questions and answers about car polishing and car waxing.

• FAQ on Polish And Wax Part 1
• FAQ on Polish And Wax Part 2

There is a lot of confusion about the difference between a polish, and a wax. Many companies are marketing waxes and paint protectants as polishes and glazes and the terms have become almost interchangeable.

Professionals know there is a big difference.

Meguiar’s is a true polish manufacture. That is, unlike many of our competitors that can only offer you a few products for cars with cured paint, Meguiar’s product range runs from the highest quality finishing papers in the industry, to state-of-the-art pure synthetic paint protectants, to everything in-between.

Example: Most companies only offer the following products:

• Car wash
• Pre-wax cleaner
• One or two waxes (usually some type of natural wax or polymer/silicone synthetic protectant)
• Multi-surface vinyl protectant

And sometimes one or more of the following:

• Some type of wheel cleaner, leather treatment, or tire dressing.

Because they offer such a limited selection, and often times don’t even manufacture the products themselves, they really have no expertise when it comes to formulating complex products that professionals require as an intricate part of performing their job duties as skilled craftsman. This is why frequently you will see a product whose purpose is to protect the paint labeled as a polish.

Instead of merely defining the difference between a polish and a wax, below you will find the Meguiar’s 5-Step Paint Care Cycle and the products and procedures for each of the 5 steps.

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Car Polish And Wax Part 2 - Car Polish And Wax Part 1 - Different Between And Polish

How can I remove fresh stains, water spots, and smears on my car’s finish?

Does Meguiar’s make a product that will fill-in and hide swirls and fine scratches in my car’s paint?

Yes. However, Meguiar’s has historically been known for creating the type of products that remove swirls and scratches, not merely fill them in. Most Meguiar’s waxes, paint protectants, spray waxes and pure polishes can be used to successfully fill in and hide fine scratches and swirls. However, the effect is only temporary and the scratches will reappear as the polish or wax wears off.

The best way to remove even fine scratches and swirls is to use a Meguiar’s paint cleaner like ScratchX or Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner to actually level the finish and thus remove the scratch.

Two products specifically formulated to bring ease and effectiveness to eliminating those difficult to remove swirls, holograms and cobweb scratches are:

* NXT GenerationTM Tech Wax 2.0 - NXT is unique among synthetic waxes on the market in that it actually accomplishes what others claim their product will do, but in reality don’t even come close. One or two thin coats of NXT Tech Wax will eliminate a majority of fine swirls and cobweb scratches. The results are finishes that have a deep, wet-look shine. NOTE: For severe swirls, we recommend pre-cleaning the surface with a Meguiar’s paint cleaner.

* NXT GenerationTM Spray Wax specially formulated to build on the results created by NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0. NXT Spray Wax will boost the look and feel of your finish to give it that just waxed appearance. You will be so impressed at how well it works that after you have tried this combination you will never use anything else!

The trade secret oils used in all Meguiar’s polishes are very important not only for enhancing gloss, depth and overall beauty, but also for maintaining the longevity of your paint by replenishing the resins that all paints are made with but which breakdown and deteriorate over time through a number of different methods:

* Lost over time as a normal function of breaking down (Law of Entropy)
* Leached out through frequent exposure to inclement weather and washing with detergent soaps
* Baked and evaporated out when exposed to extended direct sunlight and high temperatures
* Leached out when repeatedly exposed to harsh solvents used in poor quality car care products
* Abraded, scratched and scoured by mechanical abrasives that do not breakdown

Meguiar’s pure polishes will dramatically help to reduce the optical refraction that makes scratches so much more noticeable in today’s modern clear coats. Meguiar’s pure polishes include:

* Deep Crystal System, Step-2 Polish, (A2116)
* Show Car Glaze, (M0716)

Of these two, Show Car Glaze is extremely popular for traditional non-clear coat paints such as lacquers and enamels, while Deep Crystal Step-2 Polish is a popular and easy to use pure polish for modern clear coats.

Does Meguiar’s make a product that will fill-in and hide deep scratches in my car’s paint?

No. Deep scratches cannot be filled in and in some cases cannot be removed. If you drag your fingernail over a scratch and it gets caught, or slides into the scratch, then this scratch is to deep to hide and probably too deep to completely remove.

Meguiar’s believes the best way to approach surface defects like scratches is to remove them, not fill them in. In the case of deeper scratches - for example someone keys your car while it’s parked in a parking lot - then sometimes you are better off improving the scratch, not attempting to completely remove the scratch.

Removing a deep scratch could mean causing more harm than good if you go through the clear and expose the base coat, or in the case of a single-stage paint, exposing the primer under the color coat, which can then only be repaired by repainting the affected area.

For scratches like these you can often use a Meguiar’s paint cleaner to improve the scratch in such a way that is difficult to see unless you know exactly where to look. Often times this is more acceptable than paying to have the panel or section of your vehicle repainted.

How soon can I wax my new car?

A new car with a factory paint job can be waxed the moment it is rolled out of the manufacturing plant. Cars that have factory paint jobs are cured at much higher temperatures, sometimes as high as 300 degrees in special baking ovens. At a factory level, the car goes through the painting and baking process without any of the rubber, plastic, and cloth components installed. This is why they can expose the car and it’s fresh paint to such high temperatures. These high temperatures and special paints used at the factory level insures the paint is fully cured by the time the car is completely assembled.

After-market paint finishes however, are cured at a much lower temperature to ensure the method of baking or heating the paint doesn’t melt non-metal components such as wiring and vinyl. For this reason, it’s best to follow the specific paint manufactures recommendations for care and maintenance of fresh paint. Most paint manufactures that supply paint to the refinish industry recommend that you allow anywhere from 30 to 90 days curing time after the paint is applied before you apply the first application of wax.

To maintain your cars fresh paint during the recommended curing time you can safely use any of the below Meguiar’s pure polishes, which are not only safe for fresh paint but help to enhance the curing process while making your paint look it’s absolute best.

M-03 Machine Glaze

M-05 New Car Glaze

M-07 Show Car Glaze

M-81 Hand Polish

A-21 Deep Crystal Polish

Another product you can use to maintain fresh paint throughout the curing process and even afterwards is Meguiar’s M-80 Speed Glaze. Speed Glaze is a cleaner/polish that also contains a unique paintable polymer that will extend the durability of the product while offering protection to the finish closer to that of a real wax or paint protectant. Speed Glaze contains a high level of pure polishing oils and only a small amount of very fine diminishing abrasives for cleaning/removing surface imperfections, blemishes, and surface stain.

The amount of diminishing abrasives contained in this product are not enough to scratch the surface when applied by hand or machine. They will instead ensure that the surface is completely clean, enabling the rich polishing oils to penetrate into the surface creating deep, dark, wet-looking gloss while the paintable polymers provide a small but important level of protection to preserve your finish from attack and deterioration while it cures.

How do I remove the rough feeling from my paint?

Many environmental contaminants adhere to your paint so strongly, that even a high-quality car wash cannot remove them. Some may be visible to your eye. Others you’ll detect when you pass your hand across the finish after washing and notice it doesn’t feel as smooth as glass.

All of these contaminants can reduce your shine and ultimately do permanent damage to your paint. A safe, non-abrasive clay bar and high lubricity quick detailer like those found in Meguiar’s Smooth Surface™ Clay Kit. Removing above surface contaminants and restoring a smooth surface to your paint finish is easily accomplished with Meguiar’s® Smooth Surface Clay Kit. (Never use sharp, abrasive rubbing and polishing compounds that will scratch your car’s finish.)

How can I remove below surface defects like chemical etching, swirls, and scratches?

Chances are good that if your car’s finish needs to be clayed (the removal of above surface bonded contaminants), then it also needs a thorough paint cleaning. Paint cleaning, using a paint cleaner (not to be confused with the washing procedure and a car wash solution) is where you clean and remove below surface defects such as pore-imbedding stains, oxidation, scratches and swirls, road grime and other unsightly blemishes. By cleaning the paint after claying the paint, you will restore the optical clarity of a clear coat finish so that the underlying color coat can shine through. In the case of a non-clear coat finish, a good cleaning will bring out the full color spectrum and richness of the color coat.

Meguiar’s Paint Cleaners that are safe for use by hand on clear coat paints include:

* Deep Crystal System Paint Cleaner
* ScratchX
* M-09 Swirl Remover 2.0

Car Polish FAQ Part 1

How to prevent oxidation?

For the most part, oxidation can only take place when the surface of your car’s finish has deteriorated from abuse or neglect to the point where the once impermeable surface has become permeable and then left unprotected. Deterioration is caused by, neglect, washing with detergent washes (dish soap), the leaching and drying-out effect due to repeated exposure to inclement weather, baking in hot sun, natural wear and tear, and through the natural process of breaking down. (Law of Entropy)

The best way to prevent oxidation is to,

• Always wash your vehicles finish using a non-detergent, premium car wash specifically formulated for automotive finishes.

• Add a protective coating of wax, (natural, synthetic, or blended) to your finish a minimum of 3-4 times a year. The most important thing you can do to prevent oxidation besides washing is to protect the paint you presently have with a protective coating. A good protective coating will act as a barrier-film that will prevent moisture from coming into direct contact with your paint.

• Remove pore-imbedding stains (contaminants in the paint) by using a premium paint cleaner or cleaner polish at least once a year and more often if needed.

• Whenever possible, park under cover.

Use a car cover to shield against airborne contamination and UV rays

Should I Prep My Paint Before Waxing?

The way to determine whether or not your car’s finish needs any pre-wax prep work is to evaluate the surface, immediately after washing. A thorough surface evaluation will help you to determine whether or not you need to remove above surface defects such as bonded contaminants with a clay bar, or below surface defects such as swirls, scratches, oxidation and pore-imbedding stains.

Just because your paint has no major scratches or other obvious signs of damage doesn’t mean that your finish is as flawlessly smooth as when your car was show room new. There are many kinds of subtle surface defects that if not corrected, can prevent you from restoring that perfect gloss.

There are two primary kinds of surface defects to look for, Above Surface Contaminants, and Below Surface Defects.

How do I perform a Surface Evaluation?

You’ll want to inspect the surface both visually, as well as by physically using your sense of touch. Sometimes your sense of touch can reveal defects the eyes cannot see.

Above surface defects can safely be removed using one of Meguiar’s clay bars together with one of Meguiar’s spray lubricants like Quik Detailer, or Final Inspection.

First, wash and dry your vehicle. Then look along your paint surface at an angle while noting the depth and richness of the color.

Read this interesting quote :

I believe the 4-star Euro NCAP crash test ratings is really a good selling point, for every where else except for the majority of Malaysians who are stubborn and ignorant..

Yeah, I’ve heard how MyVi fanatics bragged about their Daihatsu/Toyota counterparts scoring 4-star Euro NCAP crash test ratings, yet I still seen photos of MyVi turned turtle with both A- and B-pillar totally flatten (yeah, the MyVi looked like a slice of cheese cake you can get from Coffee Beans T&L :D). Guess where did the driver’s head goes?

BINGO! It made a hole on the tar road, being such ‘keras kepala’ he ‘was’.

Seeing that the i10’s crash test was done with the unit supplied by the Indian manufacturer, its result wouldn’t be far off from what we are getting here on our shore, unlike some manufacturers who uses ‘tin milo’ for your Viva’s body panel and … God forbids, the chassis itself.

To those who thinks that Savvy, being a 1.2 over i10’s 1.1 yet cheaper. Think again, you are compromising your life, whenever you are IN the car on the road, with 1-star less, it could make a different.

Alrighty, I started to sound like an advocate for accidents. I’ll go for the test drive tomorrow, woohoo!!

And someone reply the comment :

I cant understand the obsession with the ncap ratings.. ncap is just one of many crash ratings in the world. they are by no means an industry benchmark. a car with a 5 start ncap may not necesarilly do well in a US crash test(which is even more stringent) for example, because they all have different measurements, and criteria.

But the end of the day, would you still buy a hyundai just because its got ncap 4 star rating? There are many more criteria to look at.. would you totally ignore the possibility of poor 2nd hand price, suspect reliability and expensive spare parts?

look at the peuqeots and renaults, they all have 5 star ratings and they’re still not selling.

also.. dont forget, the european spec car probably has side airbags as well, which contributes to the 4 star rating. does the malaysian model have side airbags?

Comment again by someone :

I cant understand the obsession with the ncap ratings.. ncap is just one of many crash ratings in the world. they are by no means an industry benchmark. a car with a 5 start ncap may not necesarilly do well in a US crash test(which is even more stringent) for example, because they all have different measurements, and criteria.

But the end of the day, would you still buy a hyundai just because its got ncap 4 star rating? There are many more criteria to look at.. would you totally ignore the possibility of poor 2nd hand price, suspect reliability and expensive spare parts?

look at the peuqeots and renaults, they all have 5 star ratings and they’re still not selling.

also.. dont forget, the european spec car probably has side airbags as well, which contributes to the 4 star rating. does the malaysian model have side airbags?

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brader, inokom spareparts are not expensive lar… unless u compare with a motorbike la.

i drive a hyundai getz for 2 years already…replacement parts i mostly use inokom (local) parts since they are compatible with the korean parts. on average parts are about 10-15% more expensive than perodua. but then again i already save easily 30% more fuel than fuel guzzling myvi.

test drove the i10 already,

pros:

-overall good build quality especially the centre console looks luxurious compared to myvi’s third world quality centre console and cd player.
i really like the centre console especially the big display and lighting at night.

-pick up is not bad for 66hp…easily on par with myvi 1.3A. No kidding.Test drive yourself. Only at speeds above 100kmh then really hard to go any faster.

- auto box gearchange is smooth and not jerky

-good fuel consumption (claimed) yet to be tested.

cons:
-interior is small compared to myvi…more comparable to viva.

-no tachometer, no mileage calculator

-engine abit loud when revving.

-door is quite light and not solid …more like p2 cars.

Conclusion: good alternative to the boring endless sea of myvis and vivas out there.

The branch manager told me the first 100 or so units are CBU india. thereafter sime darby plans to make it CKD. So that explains why the 2 badges. They do not want to come out with different specs and the need to revise pricing again.

And this is the story about the new and recently launched Hyundai I10:

Hyundai Sime-Darby Motor has launched the new Hyundai i10 5-door hatchback in Malaysia. The i10 replaces the Atos in the Hyundai global line-up but in certain countries like India, both the Atos (Santro) and the i10 is offered, with the latter being the more premium product. In fact, the i10 we get here comes from India where both the Atos and i10 are very very popular products, instead of Korea.

All the basics that will make the new Hyundai a popular runabout are there: a small luggage space extendable via the foldable rear seats and a 4-speed automatic. It chugs along via a 1.1 liter Epsilon family engine (sadly not the new Kappa 1.2 liter) putting out 65.8 horsepower at 5,500rpm and 99.1Nm of torque at a lower than usual 2,800rpm which should allow it to feel pretty zippy around town.

Safety features include a 4-star Euro NCAP body, dual SRS airbags and anti-lock brakes. In-car entertainment is an integrated 2-DIN audio CD player with MP3 and aux input support. The interior is rather monotonous and basic with endless fields of grey but there is a slight touch of “high-end” thanks to the dash-mounted shift lever instead of it being in the conventional position between the two front seats.

So you have decent safety specs, an acceptable level of in-car entertainment, an automatic gearbox, an engine that puts out peak torque at a low-mid RPM, and a price under RM50k. This should theoretically be very popular with city dwellers, especially since its claimed to have a 17.2km per liter combined fuel economy. It’s also got nice styling, being the first Hyundai car in Malaysia with the new naming scheme and design language that debuted with the i30. But Malaysians are just too brand conscious.

The 4-speed auto model retails for RM48,888 OTR with insurance and comes with a 5-year (300,000km) warranty. It is available in five colors: alpine blue, blushing red, stone black, sleek silver and champagne gold. A 5-speed manual version (that is claimed to get 20km per liter) is also available but strangely Hyundai’s press kit does not mention its price. This story will be updated later when the price is available.

The badging on the car is a little confusing but somehow expected. It has a combination of both Inokom and Hyundai logos and badges around the car.

See the picture of Hyundai I10 and what you will say?

Further Enquiries and Selling Price Please Call:

Mr Azhar

Sime Darby Hyundai

Malaysia

+6017-333 9019