Monday, January 28, 2008

The Preparation

While waiting for the loan approval, I thought of doing some homework as a preparation prior to getting the car.

  1. My Dealer gave me 1 month warranty on everything (not everything, mechanical parts according to them.) Since the time frame is rather short, I decided to get a third party / specialist opinion on the car. For me to look for the fault, I think it'll be troublesome. I contacted AAM near my place. They told me for RM100, they'll inspect my car and give a report on what need to be changed. For RM100, I think it sounds worth it.
  2. I started looking for the car user manual. Since the car is from Japan, I was told that the manual (if it is given), it'll be in Japanese. Through this forum, I called one of the forumer who responded that he still have a copy and will post to me.
  3. I started looking for tyre replacement. The tyre that came with the car may not be suitable for Malaysian climate / road. Yokohama C.Drive 205/60/16 costs RM280/piece. That's affordable. I found that Michelin XM1+ has been launched in other part of the world. So far no news when it'll arrive here.
  4. The car did not come with any security / alarm. Still looking for one. But, from the forum above, somebody mentioned that the electrical wiring is sensitive. If touch by non-experience / knowledgeable it may damage one of its expensive component. So, no decision yet.

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