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Hi Bro, Toyota Premio & Toyota Altis Which One Will You Chose. Please give your suggestion. Thanks Regards aNTHONy

I am looking for a "new" used car now but struck with 2 shortlisted Honda Stream 1.8 or VW Jetta 1.4 TSI I like honda because they can seat more ppl and their look are more appealing but VW cause of the good FC and contin car are more presentable when meet client. Any comment? which will you chose, lai give me some valuable thought

For those who are interested in these tyres - this is my review. Long, so for those who do not like details, I suggest you skip this post. History of tyre usage: Pilot Precedas, followed by Yokohama ES-100. This so you know what I'm comparing against. Style of driving: Mildly aggressive. I tend to take corners faster than others. No track days at all, street driving only. Wheel size: 14" My ES100s were wearing to the wear bars already, which prompted me to shop for new tyres. In the 14" sizes, there are not many high performance tyre choices, and I do not want to give up my 14" wheels which I find nice and light. Also: the fact that bigger tyres are always more expensive, and I do not see the point in going bigger. I asked myself what I wanted in new tyres. The ES100s served well; good dry grip and good wet grip for about the first 80% of their estimated 27,000km travelled. However I am able to feel them sliding at dry corners taken at a higher speed. They became quite scary in the wet as they wore down to their wear bars. I locked my tyres twice during the last 1000km of their service. All tyres do that I suppose. They get noisy at about 20,000km, but that was not something I was too concerned about. I'm quite impressed with their hydroplaning-resistant capabilities, but wet grip could be better. So before I changed tyres I asked myself what are the five most important qualities my next tyre should have. Perhaps you should ask yourself too, if you are intending to buy new tyres. With my style of driving, my wheel size and the kind of car I'm using, I decided on these five priorities in order of importance: 1) Wet Grip 2) Weight 3) Dry Grip 4) Comfort 5) Tread Wear Reasons: 1) Wet grip. No matter how good you think your tyres are....everything pretty much comes to the same level once you drive in the wet. No tyre in the world has equal wet and dry grip...all tyres have reduced grip in the wet. I have experienced a 180 turn in wet weather, sliding during ebrake manouveres and the feeling of losing control due to hydroplaning. All experiences were unpleasant, and I was lucky to have not met with an accident. That is why wet grip is my top priority, and will always be, given our tropical climate, my high daily mileage and the ever increasing number of idiots on the road. 2) Weight. I do not have a powerful car, so my priority is to keep my unsprung weight to a minimum, even if the weight savings are less than a kilo per tyre. My car is sensitive to unsprung weight changes and I do not want to lose the handling I am enjoying now if i change to heavier tyres. 3) Dry grip. As mentioned the ES100s had good grip. They were able to take quite hard cornering (Reminder:Not on track,on SG roads only). However I quite dislike the greasy feeling they gave me at times...can be fun sometimes, sliding around and being able to break traction but I prefer to have more dry grip. 4) Comfort. The ES100s were quite harsh especially so during the last 2000-3000km or so of their lives. I usually pump them to 32psi front and 31 back and even with a 60size sidewall, they were quite hard. My Bilsteins are rather stiff shocks, and while stiffness usually aids in cornering, my daily driving route can be uncomfortable. Having harder tyres than the ES100s will definitely be a negative. 5) Tread Wear. Last in my list, since I chance my tyres every two years and less, which is about 30000 or more km. Some tyres wont last that long and I do not want to spend unnecessarily on a fast wearing tyre (which will probably made with a softer rubber compound, redundant for my needs). So my new T1Rs are 195/55 R14s, which gave a slightly wider footprint than the ES100s. I have a soft spot for aggressive looking tyres, and the T1Rs did not disappoint me in the looks department. Comparing with the ES100s, they are slightly softer. This is at about 30psi all around, and I will pump up to 32psi all around and probably report back the results here. But probably the most shocking discovery of these tyres - they are squirmy. I tried some hard cornering and the feeling is like I'm riding on jelly the split moment after I jerked my steering wheel . Examining the tread pattern of the T1Rs , I understood why they were like that-the T1Rs have deep treads and a relatively high void volume....the weight of my car rests on the relatively tall treads. However once this split second squirminess goes away, the tyre stays planted to the ground. I have not driven my car as hard as I did with my ES100s and I will do that after when I feel the tyre has worn its mold compound sufficiently (and probably report here too). I had some chances to drive the tyres through puddles of water about one inch deep - cuts through with very little resistance, and this is with a speed of about 60-70kmh. Impressed. On damp surfaces (damp means no standing water) they are greasy but I attribute that to the mold compound not scrubbed off completely yet. On wet roads (wet means a thin layer of water on surface) they perform well but like I mentioned before, slightly greasy. They are quiet but not dead quiet as some people report them to be. But considering I was from worn ES100s, any tyre will probably be as quiet. Not an issue to me though. Perhaps the most impressive observation was the lighter feeling my driving felt with the T1Rs. Again, I do not know whether it is because of the mold compound. But the car feels slightly lighter overall and I like it. I have not observed my petrol consumption after the change but I doubt it will be of any significance. Another plus from these tyres, they do not crash on road imperfections, something which I encounter daily with my previous ES100s. It feels more comfortable and my journey is more forgiving. Take note that softer tyres will absorb more shocks, stressing your suspension components less. For the record I was also considering the highly recommended Hankook RS2s, but the RS2s are heavier, harder and although they drive well in the rain, from user reports I have read, T1Rs win over the RS2s in this department. The RS2s were also cheaper than the T1Rs but my research points that the T1Rs last longer. So if your priorities for your next tyre are similar to mine, I recommend these Made in Japan tyres over other tyres. Oh and I really think the tread looks nice, did I mention that before? N

Hi, I'm currently using stock rim, 14" w yoko apsec 185/65-14 tyre. FC is an important factor to me(18-19km/L).. but wish to change to sport rim.. any suggestion or recommandation. If 15", i'm thinking of getting 185/55-15 tyre, for lesser lose of FC.. or shld i stick to my tyre and just change to sport rim.. Which brand of tyre shld i go for if i'm looking for 185/55-15?

I was planning to install woofer but not sure which brand to chose... I was given a 5ch AMP by a friend.. that AMP shld be able to chunck out 350W(RMS) at 4ohm..Was thinking of using that to drive the woofer. I think I would prefer SPL over SQ... but worry that 350W is not enough... Thinking of getting a 12", bigger woofer will take up more space and also may had problem driving them with only 350W.. budget is ard $400 (installation + woofer + box) Any suggestion from u ppl? Another matter is how u appreciate SQ from woofer? can anyone teach me? Frankly, a lot of shop is difficult to audit woofer, so any other way can I do the audit before committing the woofer??

Hi all ice experts, help me chose a amp. well I know of course the Mono amp is better for woofer, but if the 2ch amp can do the job, then I can save a bit... Thanks!!! here the spec for the woofer: -Size: 10" -Voice Coil: 2" Four Layer -Impendance: 4 Ohm Single Voice Coil -Power Handling: 200 Watts RMS 400 PEAK -Long Life Power: 150 Watts -Frequency Response: 30Hz-1kHz -Magnet Size: 50oz. -SPL @ 1W/1M: 91dB -Mounting Depth: 5" below are two amp to chose: a) 2 CHANNEL STEREO POWER AMPLIFIER 4 Ohm Stereo Power 2 x 100 Watts 2 Ohm Stereo Power 2 x 150 Watts 4 Ohm Bridged Power 300 Watts Frequency Response 20Hz - 30KHz Signal/Noise Ratio >100dB Damping Factor > 200 @ 100 Hz Minimum THD <0.05% Channel Separation >65dB Input Voltage 150mV - 5 Volt Dimensions 810.752.4?(LxWxH) b) MONO BLOCK HIGH CURRENT AMPLIFIER 4 Ohm Competition Rating 10 Watts 2 Ohm Mono Power 400 Watts Frequency Response 10Hz - 40KHz Signal/Noise Ratio >100dB Damping Factor > 200 @ 100 Hz Minimum THD <0.044% Channel Separation >65dB Input Voltage 150mV - 8 Volt Dimensions 11.7510.752.4?(LxWxH)

My ride: Honda Civic ESi Wanna change to a better looking rim. Currently using a ugly 14" rim. Heard tt the bigger the rim the more petrol consumption. Is it true? Need enlightning too. What do they mean by 195/65/15" that is stated on the tyre? I know the 15" is the rim inch. How about the rest? Am looking for a better tyre as well. Any recommandation? Sorry. New to cars