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Gnahp

Gnahp

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I have personal friends who think that it is ok to hog on lane one as long as they are driving at the speed limit

 

there are out there, more common than you think...

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Jamesc

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I have personal friends who think that it is ok to hog on lane one as long as they are driving at the speed limit

 

there are out there, more common than you think...

 

Please discourage them from going to MY.

 

Its embarrassing the road hogs are all SG plates.

 

All the MY cars always move left.

 

:D  

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Adrianli

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Please discourage them from going to MY.

 

Its embarrassing the road hogs are all SG plates.

 

All the MY cars always move left.

 

:D

Not all MY cars. I ever followed behind a MY BMW 5 series for at least 10km on the right lane before he gave way.

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Jamesc

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I think the Vios driver is an Aunty.

 

1.) She got the no one is going past me and getting

 

the cheep cheep bargains in KL before me.

 

2.) She reversed into a lamp post and you can see

 

the big dent in the boot.

 

Every thing points to an Aunty driver.

 

:D

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Jamesc

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Not all MY cars. I ever followed behind a MY BMW 5 series for at least 10km on the right lane before he gave way.

 

BMW you say?

 

Anywhere you go in the world

 

you get the same type of people 

 

driving a BMW.  :a-bang:

 

:D

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Gnahp

Gnahp

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Please discourage them from going to MY.

 

Its embarrassing the road hogs are all SG plates.

 

All the MY cars always move left.

 

:D

well, I travel with one of them to MY few times every year for a 1000+km round trip (me as a passenger)

 

whole journey I sibeh paiseh sit low low so that won't get stared from the cars overtaking from the left and flashing/horn from the back

 

I always respect driver, won't tell driver what to do so I diam diam and endure the whole journey

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Gnahp

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Not all MY cars. I ever followed behind a MY BMW 5 series for at least 10km on the right lane before he gave way.

my personal experience

 

I followed a MY Civic for at least 5km and he die die hogging lane one

 

until another MY car appearing at my back, so I thought let MY car push MY car and switched to the slower lane

 

after the car behind me took over my place, the MY Civic gave way to him....

 

nabeh, just because I am driving a SG plate car?

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Optramagnum

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I think the Vios driver is an Aunty.

 

1.) She got the no one is going past me and getting

 

the cheep cheep bargains in KL before me.

 

2.) She reversed into a lamp post and you can see

 

the big dent in the boot.

 

Every thing points to an Aunty driver.

 

:D

She's waiting for you to bang her, so can repair her boot and rear bumper one shot.
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Jamesc

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my personal experience

 

I followed a MY Civic for at least 5km and he die die hogging lane one

 

until another MY car appearing at my back, so I thought let MY car push MY car and switched to the slower lane

 

after the car behind me took over my place, the MY Civic gave way to him....

 

nabeh, just because I am driving a SG plate car?

Maybe he kenna hog by SG car and think all of us are porkers and wanted to teach us a lesson.

 

:D

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Lok666

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Road hogging part aside, what's the point in tailgating until so close if the guy is ignoring you? If the SG car just jam braked, could have been a serious accident. Worse still if involve other cars behind. Just overtake the fellow from the left safely and move on.  

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Neutrino

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Road hogging part aside, what's the point in tailgating until so close if the guy is ignoring you? If the SG car just jam braked, could have been a serious accident. Worse still if involve other cars behind. Just overtake the fellow from the left safely and move on.  

 

 

Maybe the Singapore car was hoping to get rear ended then he could claim for the damage already done to his backside as being part and parcel of the new rear ending. [cool]

 

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Zippaboy

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thanks for sharing. first time hearing of needing to keep spare halogen bulbs in the car...

During the time when most of the cars were still on halogen, bulbs manufacturer keep coming up with brighter lights like Philips xtremepower, xtremevison, racing vision, osram night breaker etc.

 

Maybe because i used to travel on nshw so often and had a bad experience on a non lighted portion with a blown headlight so i take more precaution.

It is really very dangeroous and scary.

 

 

I always change to the brightest legal bulbs available and keep the old bulbs as spare.

 

Note: Do not do any repairs at the road side. Go to the next RNR if possible.

If not call the PLUS hotline, usually they will arrive in 10-20mins. Very fast. The towing is totally free of charge.

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Zippaboy

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Hi, I be getting my new car Nissan Qashqai soon, will be driving up to Penang within days getting my car..

 

May I ask nowadays do we still need to ârun inâ the new car to be able to drive such long distance ?

 

My car agent say is normal and ok to drive Long distance and no need to ârun inâ cos nowadays cars technology is different. But I am still quite sceptical and hope to have more views or comments on it.

 

Thank you in advance.

Sorry, this reply might seem abit late but for the benefit of others who might have the same question.

 

For almost all my new cars, i prefer to run in on NSHW. It is much faster and also easier to vary the RPM.

 

Anyway, any workshops in malaysia can do a simple oil change and it is not expensive.

 

When you are back in SG, go back to the AD again to do/"clock" the oil change.

 

This might see excessive, but i take it as form of "expensive" engine flushing with engine oil and for a peace of mind. How you treat your engine in the initial stage will reward you in future.

 

Dont be scare to rev up your engine from time to time to have proper run in and have a good sealing from top to bottom of the entire stroke.

 

 

So far all my engines have been returning better than average FC and minimal to nil oil consumption even after 120k mileage.

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