Sightings in Melbourne!

I was so excited to spot a white X20 in Melbourne. There is a fair distribution of cars here, you'll see Ford, Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan, Holden and some Hyundai, VW & BMW. Holden is an Aussie brand. I found it strange to see so many Fords and Mazdas on the road. The Mazda 3 is quite common here. Btw I've only seen 2 Mercs so far (a new C200 and a new C180) and no volvos.

I also saw a Proton Putra without its badge. Immediately my aunt said that they are probably prizes from lucky draws or contests. Sad but funny at the same time.

Nice Avante Photos... Club Hyundai member

Beautiful:






- 18" beautiful rims
- M&S V2 bodykit (droooool)
- Upgraded 2 tone leather seats
- etc

Go to his Flickr site for more pics!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44964768@N07/

- Yu Sri from Club Hyundai forums

Cold and Hot

The weather has been wonderful the last 2 weeks due to daily showers. I haven't turned on the bedroom aircond in a while now.

Suddenly...

Today is strangely hot. It drizzled in the morning, but by afternoon, the sun was blazing and temperatures rose up to 36 degrees.


From my house, the sky was clear without any sign of rain clouds. However, spotted some rain clouds on the way to office. Hopefully it'll rain in the evening.


Its a good thing that I'm using V-kool elite in the X20. The UV blocking is superb compared to some other tints that I've tested:


Don't realise how hot the sun is, until I stepped out of the car... :)

More and more sightings

This guy was spotted at PJ between Sea Park and SS2.


This one was spotted in Ikanao:

Short Stories and Sightings in the rain...

I had a dream, X20's front right tire and rear left tire was punctured. A hole was found on both tire's side wall. My wife and I had to carry the 2 tires looking for a tire shop on a Sunday evening.

Today I helped my colleague change tires on his Proton Wira aeroback. He hit a pot hole in Sec 17, PJ. The sport rim was slightly bengkok. Freaky...




Saw a SG Avante driving in front of my office. Didn't get a good shot, as I was turning left, and it was raining:

More sightings!

This one is contributed:




This one was spotted coming out of IKEA and going to TTDI (so was I):

Driving the BMW 530i e60

Can't sleep in the morning due to some unexpected issues. It has been a crazy week, and an even crazier weekend.

The highlight of the day is being appointed the wedding driver for Mr & Mrs Lee. The bridal car was the new 530i.



1. This is a huge car. Its monstrous. OK, maybe its not monstrous, but from the drivers seat, the bonet looks super long. I was thinking that parking this car is going to be a headache... and I was right...

2. I found it difficult to even drive OUT of my house, thanks to the cars parked outside my house. Had to repark the X20 for the BMW to drive out. *noob*

3. Took the BMW for a spin the night before, kinda like a get-to-know-you session with the car. So many buttons, sticks and features! The car has an EXTERNAL reverse sensor & display (weird, whats wrong with the in-built one?). Too bad the GPS doesn't work. Dunno how to turn the wiper on permanently. *NoOb*

- The car is beautiful. Few will disagree on this point. It looks super sporty, yet maintaining the elegance of BMWs. It comes with a sun roof, great sound system with subwoofer, sport rims, smoked headlights with projectors, and ofcoz the bridal car deco.

- The car handles superbly. It really is a driver's car. Suspension, handling, horsepower, there is absolutely nothing lacking in these areas. The car is torque-y, with no lag when flooring the accelerator (compared to the BMW 325i e46 that I drove for MY wedding).

4. While parking at the lunch reception @ bangsar seafood, the owner of the 530i was watching me park HIS car. *tension* Even with the parking valet's instructions, I failed miserably at the parking attempt. After the few failed attempts, the parking valet guy (who looks like a night club bouncer) took over and parked it in a few seconds. *NOOB*

5. After picking the bride, the wedding ceremony, the lunch reception, 2 tea ceremonies, I finally returned the car, and I got back into my X20. Phew! I was so relieved.

Driving the 5-series is so stressful. I love the compact sedan, and I LOVE THE X20!

Constributed Sightings...

Oh my poor neglected blog. Too bad, as life is busy busy busy...

Spotted by a Honda driver near Kelana Jaya stadium in PJ. Nice number plate:

Update and Sightings

I haven't updated the blog in a while now. The visitor count is dropping. Ofcoz, no one visits a blog that isn't updated. I've been busy with work and overseeing some renovations.

The X20 has not undergone any changes. My wife is currently washing the car now, taking some initiative to care for my "mistress" ;)

Some sightings coming up next.

THM X20 Spotted

A grey X20 spotted on Jln Sg. Besi after lunch. I was on the way back to office after a sumptuous Fish Head noodles lunch and spotted this guy. Ok now, whose THM X20 number plate starts with N..



The white THM sticker is on the right corner.

Sightings @ TTDI

This is the road where the old IBM building is located. Its exactly in front of Nasi Kandar Penang, and opposite Pizza Hut @ TTDI. Silver X20 with Incus bodykit and Eastmax rims.

Have you been spotted?

Spotted on the way to work at Mont Kiara:


Have you been spotted yet?

My X20 doesn't have...

...the following:
- side and curtain air-bags
- folding rear seats
- sun roof
- cruise control
- average fuel consumption display (km/liter)
- low tire pressure indicator (TPMS - Tire Pressure Monitoring System)
- vanity mirror lamp
- luggage net (holder) in boot
- glass antenna (who uses those old metal antenna's nowadays?!)
- illuminated ignition switch
- engine cover
- child seat lower anchors (for child restraint system)

They're stated in the owners manual, but noted with an asterisk (* if applicable).

GAHHHH... missing rim hub cap

1 of my rim's hub cap is missing! GRRRRRrrrRRRrrrr...

When I bought the rims, the sport rim shop boss told me it cost RM 200 for an ori OZ Racing hub cap. GRRRRRrrrRRRrrrr...

Its a sad sad day for my X20.


:(

Sightings @ TTDI

In the last few days, I've spotted about 7 X20's. I've only managed to snap 1 guy at TTDI. This Sapphire Silver X20 has a 3-digit number plate, an interesting bodykit, which I suspect is from Air Master without the dodgy spoiler (my old blog post HERE!, Air Master X20 website HERE!) was parked outside Maybank TTDI.


I snapped this pic sneakily, and you can see my right shoulder and my black lanyard in the picture.

Nuffnang really works!

I started displaying Nuffnang ads on my blog on 22nd June 2008. After 1 year and 2 months, I've got a cheque in the mail for RM 49.26. It really works! People like you, visit my site, click (or don't click) on the Nuffnang ads that display Mr. Potato, Toyota Vios, McDonalds etc. and I get paid. Interesting concept.


Now all I need to do, is setup 2,000 blogs and I can quit my day job :P

X20 Sightings (no picture)

I saw 3 X20's over the weekend, 2 of them were with a triangular sticker. Do you know whats up with these X20's? Are they company cars? Or out for an event? Eg. treasure hunt, etc?

hmm...

Avante Face Lift on SG roads. How abt M'sia?

Saw this post on Club Hyundai. Avante's first pics of the Face Lift model in Singapore.

Source: SG My Car Forum

Bridgestone Thailand, Michelin France, Pirelli Germany on Korean X20, in Malaysia

In my previous post, I mentioned that my front Bridgestone Potenza Adrenaline (RE001) tyres have been "eaten" on the inside VERY badly. I had to change those 2 tyres ASAP, however, the tyre dealer quoted Hyundai Svc Center RM 5++ per tyre, so I decided to try to look around first.

My Bridgstone tyres are 1 year 6 months old, with 27k mileage. Two tyres are still good, and have maybe 30-50% tyre thread left. I'm not gonna buy a full set of 4 new tyres just because 2 tyres need to be changed.

At the current prices, to buy 2 new 215/45/17 tyres would cost RM 800-1,000. Instead, I moved the pair of good condition Bridgestones to the front, and got 2nd hand tyres for the rear. Priced at RM 110 a piece, with 40% thread left, they're wider (225/45/17) and of different brands ("yin yong" in cantonese):

1. Michelin Pilot Sport - rear right








2. Pirelli P6000 Powergy - rear left








Hopefully they last me for at least another 1 year. Then will go for a more economical set of tyres.

Car service @ Hyundai Jln. Ipoh (Updated)

Dropped car off at 11:50pm at the Svc. Center after explaining to them:
- use own engine oil
- steering alignment check (GDS)
- rotate tyres, balancing & alignment
- petrol smell in cabin after refueling
- center console creaking
- don't change air filter

They have a cafeteria which serves Chinese food (not sure if its halal). Noticed that their lunch time is at 12-1pm, but there is another service shift from 1-2pm that's working on my car.

I changed the coolant and standard NGK spark plugs. Notice the coolant is for Honda cars!


When the car was lifted up, I noticed both my front tyres were "eaten" on the inside VERY badly. More about this in the next post.


Spotted some Incus stuff in the workshop area:


Spotted a black X20 here for service too. Mr. Shahril from Seremban, drove all the way to HQ to fix his trunk release button. Both the cabin button and remote cannot release the trunk. He's been using the spare key to open the trunk since he bought the car (1 year and 7 months ago). The service center in Seremban didn't know how to fix it, so he came all the way to Jln. Ipoh HQ. However, he left without getting it fixed, as HQ people also doesn't know what's wrong. If I were him, I'ld be FURIOUS!


He's got nice 17" rims on his ride:


At the service center, spotted 2 other X20s:
1. At the car park, most probably one of the staff working there:


2. I saw this black X20 when I was leaving, so I didn't manage to meet the Chinese driver:


On an unrelated note, I spotted a silver X20 at IKEA at night:

TT @ Aman Suria with THM and CH (Avante07)

Avante07 from Club Hyundai was coming to KL on 26th Sept for a visit. I was very sad, as I had made plans for a pot-luck on that night, and didn't think I could make it for the TT. However, it turned out that the pot-luck was in Aman Suria (Mutiara Oriental Condo) and I left by 9+pm =)

Its great to hang out with fella's that share the same passion as you. Many thanks to the THM forummers for making this a "meriah" TT.

The only red Avante in SG, the owner also wearing red:


The ride is lowered with TEIN adjustables. Only 1 finger spacing!


Why Avante 1.6 comes with engine cover and X20 doesn't? Grrr...


CHAN: Guess who's car is this?


So many X20 with Incus bodykit. *sniff* =(


A comparison with my ride, STOCK bodykit =((