Lancer Group Outing

Wah lau eh!?!

Long time never convoy already forgot what it is like to play "Follow the Leader". I also forgot how it is like without walkie, drive around in circles, drive into seo kan lor and kena flash by tu lan taxi uncle. Got fellow hip-hop kaki still can slow down and take video some more... Haha!

Start of the MU, many Lancers but by midnight... One by one all tng choo liao...

We started out at Yishun Dam, then went down to Changi Village but ended up at Kallang Stadium area. Got some brother info us got TP along SLE/CTE but we never see any on our way down. Heng ah!?! Or else see one whole group of CS2/CS3 and one lone ranger Hyundai Accent like playing "Snake and Ladders" sure kena road block chao teng kee one... Haha!

By the time we decided to sit down for kopi, the only place open at that time was Kallang McDonalds so we one-jig-gang sit in a circle like going for "Live!" Forum like that... Got people post question, got people post answer and sure got some kukunaden private message :P

By 0300 hrs, ended up all hungry so went down to Geylang to eat. Photographs courtesy of our group photographer/videographer, Mister Adrian Lim (not the serial killer).

Hey! Woon Tou Sek is open for business!

Can you see all the food on the table?

Close up photo for the benefit of the blind (Er... Blind can see meh?)

By the time finish up the food, TCSS a little bit more, then all chaoz. I kao choo about 0615 hrs - just in time for my breakfast!?! I washed up and went to sleep.

Wah lau eh!?! Now already 1825 hrs... I missed my afternoon shift... Sure kena kan by my supervisor one... Heng heng one of my other colleagues take over my shift so now I need to cover the next 2 shifts until 0300 hrs on Sunday. Chinese New Year mah... Everybody enjoy... We bo lui lang... Bo pian... Bo pian... Haha... Just post then rush off to work, later then touch up...

Hosay!

Test Drive: Toyota Celica 1.8 ZZT230

Wah lau eh!?!

Finally got chance try out 7th Generation Toyota Celica on JB roads... Steady lah! The 7th Generation Toyota Celica (ZZT230) is powered by an economical 1.8 litre, 4-cylinder, 140 hp engine but since it was introduced in 2000, it's not "new model" so of course the ZZT230 that I was driving got mod one lah. My friend never tell me what are the mods... He just say sure can pass LTA inspection. Haha!

Toyota Celica ZZT230 with bodykit really look fierce wor...

Anyway, this hong chia really very ho huah... Maybe because it is manual version - so lagi power!

Woodlands Checkpoint bo chia leh... Hosay... Must buy Toto!

I started my journey in the morning... Check One Motoring Web Site - Wah! First time I see Woodlands Checkpoint don't have jam one - I thought must buy Toto liao (Not Brother Rando's dog, Toto but the real Toto... Haha!) Sekali after the Woodlands checkpoint, past the old Johore checkpoint, turn left, turn right then up the mountain (not yet down the hill) then I saw this!?!

So many hong chia... So little time... Wah piang oei!?!

See already I also stun sia! I thought should be wait long long one but heng-heng ah... It didn't take long to get Passport stamp and move on. Hosay!

As I want to try the power and handling, I used to Danga Bay coastal road - Wah... The feeling macham playing "Outrun" like that because the road was quite clear and the sun was not so bright. Just tekan the accelerator a bit already kena 150km/h - song ah! The ZZT230 handling also quite smooth, maybe also because my friend got lower the suspension and did something to the undercarriage.

Road is clear - bo chia -what are you waiting for?

Many times I was tempted to loot even more but was afraid kena Traffic Police out looking for Ang Pow so tahan a bit. Sekali beh peoh boh ah nee choon... Choy! Choy! Choy! Anyway, there was a Traffic Police further down the road but that was because there was really an accident involving a motorcycle and a car.

I drove the ZZT230 around the outskirts of JB town and then after visiting some relatives and friends, decided to go back earlier to avoid jam at the Causeway. Then I thought I kay kiang a bit... Usually Woodlands sure jam one so I decided - 2nd Link - sure no jam one!

I take highway towards Tuas, loot all the way past Gelang Patah to the last Rest Stop and then top-up at Petronas. Driving other people's car so I never try anything past 180 km/h but one thing for sure is that even though the handling is good, I feel it's not as zai as the RX-8 when travelling at high speeds. Another thing about the Celica is that you cannot heard rough engine sounds - it remains very smooth even though you are running about 180km/h... Maybe it's because of the VVTi engine?

I reached the Rest Stop in a flash! Wah! Usually the KFC bo lang, pah bang but today muah-muah one... So many people! The food centre next door was quite deserted in comparison so I decided to eat there. (Maybe most Singaporean scared eat "roadside food" will kena lau sai or maybe they think cheapo food is bad for health. Anyway, I just sup whatever I can find because hungry already lah...) Food in Malaysia - so cheap but also so good. I wish my Kampong Kawan also come along then we can sit around sing pantun and whack the satay campur-campur with babat!

What is tea break without teh terik? After my makan, I order my teh, sit back, relax, drink and watch all my fellow Singaporeans arrive, look at my black "Silly Car" like it's on "car show" then walk to KFC, quickly makan then go next door pump petrol. Why so hurry?

Pump petrol another Singapore story... Esso muah-muah one... Shell also muah-muah one but Petronas not so muah... Why? Malaysian petrol tak boleh ah? Haha! I heck care the rest, pump Petronas full tank, then chiong towards the "Touch N Go" toll and then chuah all the way back to Tuas checkpoint.

Sekali even before I reach the middle of the bridge, I see this!?! Argh!?! Simi tai jee? I see cars from left lane go centre lane, from centre lane go right lane - back and forth... Wah lau eh!?! Got Lang gah ah?

Here jam, there jam... Really is Gong Xi Fa Cai!

All along the trip I was comparing the Celica with the RX-8. I found another thing the Celica was better than the RX-8... The clutch not so heavy unlike the RX-8. So if I caught in this kind of jam driving the RX-8, I think I will MC one week or need to switch to "auto" car for one week . The Celica's clutch was much lighter and quite like driving a normal car. Hosay!

Sitting inside the ZZT230, listening to standard-issue JB songs, I look to my left and I saw this chilli red-hot Ferrai... Haha!

Steady lah! Ferrari also kena jam... Haha!

I thought I drive "semi" sports car kena jam sueh ka cow peh... Then I see the "Big Brother" of all sports car also in the same jam as me, I also a bit sim liang-liang. Anyway, I was caught in the jam for two hours - heng I took super heavy tea break and stock up some drinks in the car. By the time I got to Seng Kang, time for dinner liao!

Anyway... Happy New Year to all AoTLM readers... Huat ah!

Evolution X Stolen

Wah lau eh!?!

Don't know what to say man... My friend lent out his brand new Evolution X to a third party. Last week, that guy called my friend up and say that the Evolution was lost. When my friend ask for the car keys back, that guy say that he dropped the keys, that's why the car got stolen. The last known location was Clementi / Commonwealth area.

Chin GY leh!?! This type of storyline - what keys dropped then car got jacked - I think only quite possible for CSI lor! Now my friend siao liao... Still need to pay for monthly installment while the car is missing.

So please... Any kind soul out there see a white Mitsubishi Evolution X with the licence plate SJD 9722 B, please message me!

Test Drive: Mitsubishi Lancer EX 1.5 MIVEC

Wah lau eh!?!

Finally got the chance to try out the new Mitsubishi Lancer EX and on Malaysian roads some more leh! Power sia... To me, compared to the previous generation of Lancers, this generation looks more sporty both inside and outside - song song kau Jalan Nakhoda.

Based on the Mitsubishi's Concept X design blueprint, first seen in 2005 at the Tokyo Motor Show, the new Lancer brings the car into the 21st century. The front grille is inspired by a jet fighters air intake while the slim line headlight design adds an aggressive, purposeful element to the front end. It presents a front end look that is measured sportiness and sophistication.

It's a larger car than the previous generation Lancer and shares the Outlander's platform. It's 60 mm wider, 35 mm longer and 35 kg heavier than the previous generation. But I feel that because it is larger and heavier, the 1.5 litre engine is under-powered and the CVT is a bit sluggish at low speeds (must try the 2.0 GT version). You want to use the EX play pick-up with any Malaysian Kancil or Perodua, you better teng choo koon... But after the (disappointing) initial acceleration, cruising through Malaysia roads in the new Lancer EX is very fun; it feels more stable than the older generation Lancer and other smaller cars. So if you like to drive like Sunday School Teacher, then this car is the car for you!

Got one complaint is that the engine noise is quite loud and there is a lot of vibration in the cabin but nevermind because the sound system will camouflage the noise!

Anyway, mai hiam lah... the Mitsubishi Lancer EX is still good ride; anytime better compared to my trusty kup chai lah...

Hyundai Genesis Coupe Makes Korean Debut

Wah lau eh!?!

Who says Hyundai cars cannot make it? The latest Hyundai Genesis Coupe is a huge improvement from its Hyundai Scoupe days. The Hyundai Genesis Coupe will go on sale in Korea this September, followed by the US. I wonder when it will be made available in Singapore?

Fake Too-boh Installation

Wah lau eh!?!

Today I thought want to go install after-market product that will increase air flow rate in my car and then enjoy fake turbo. Sekali I call the guy who install the device. Wah liew... first of all he like don't have any customer service lor... He talk to me like I asking for freebie like that. Then he say his place is far far away and he keep on asking me what time I can go because he very busy today and he cannot just wait for my car. I also never ask him to wait; I where got ask him to wait - I only ask him si mi si kan (what time)... In the end, he say if I can't make it today then I go tomorrow. I say "ok" then I put down the phone.

I know I sound like an Ah Beng but then hor, when I talk to him I also a bit 低声下气 because I am asking him what time is more suitable for him to do my car. But then, he talk like I owe him money or his too-boh device made of diamonds and pearls, so forget it lah... I don't need his 10% fuel economy increase. Got money to drive car, must have money to pump petrol.

Haha!

Chin GY leh...

Fuel Prices Go Up (again)...

Wah lau eh!?!

Prices of petrol and diesel have gone up again! Ji bai siao liao (这次疯了)

Actually my friends say I also don't believe then I go around and check: confirm + guarantee chop! Now even if I drive Picanto or Subaru Viki, I also teng khor (脱裤)... Everywhere price go up by 2 cents (for petrol) and 10 cents (for diesel). Like that sure die one... Maybe must modify to CNG to cut down on costs liao! Or maybe take sa leng chai (trishaw).

Chin GY leh...