Archive for October 11th, 2005
October 11th, 2005 at 11:35pm
tiger
Category : Auto News, Drive and Rides
Petrol dealers have been told to continue to accept credit cards at petrol kiosks after Hari Raya Aidilfitri next month, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shafie Apdal.
Before this, Petrol Dealers Association of Malaysia (PDAM) said they will stop accepting credit cards from next month after Hari Raya due to the reason of high interest charges by banks.
PDAM President Zari Ishak said petrol dealers found it difficult to cover the high operational costs as the profit was only 8 sen per litre for petrol and 3.5 sen for diesel.He said the current 1.25 per cent fee imposed by credit card companies on them was considered high.
For example, every litre of diesel purchased using a credit card, 1.601 sen went to the bank as commission and the petrol station operator only gained 1.899 sen.
One of the suggestion given by PDAM is to transfer the credit cards charges of 1.25 per cent to the customers. ( THIS IS A REALLY STUPID SUGGESTION - ALL THE CREDIT CARD USERS WILL TOTALLY DISAGREE OF THIS IDEA)
They should deal this issue with the bank and not giving such stupid suggestion that will further burden Malaysia motorists.
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October 11th, 2005 at 11:16pm
tiger
Category : Auto News, Malaysia
Proton Holdings Berhad (PROTON) and Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd (EON) denied that neither board of directors of both groups and their major shareholders have any knowledge of Proton wanted to acquire a stake in EON.
The statements were made in response to an article published in The Star on Saturday reported that Proton Holdings Bhd may consider the acquisition of DRB-HICOM Bhd’s 29.3% stake in vehicle distributor Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd (EON).
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October 11th, 2005 at 11:01pm
tiger
Category : Auto News, Drive and Rides
News from Bernama:
1,502 of potong cars found from January till August this year and 1,407 last year compared to 131 in 2003, 153 in 2002, 124 in 2001 and 82 in 2000.
“The number is rising because finance companies have made it mandatory for old cars to be inspected before financing is given,”
Apart from the inspection requirement, the ministry was studying several proposals including by non-governmental organisations to protect car buyers from being tricked into purchasing “kereta potong”.
My question is: If all used cars have to be mandatory inspected before financing is given, why still so many kereta potong out there? That must be something happen during the inspection process, you and i can guess what it is - CORRUPTION!!
What if i am the unlucky who bought a used car and later found out it is a kereta potong? Who fault was it ? Can i sue the Used Car Dealer who sold the car to me? OR PUSPAKOM? and get back my money? For safety purpose, I think is better to drive the car you going to purchase to puspakom and check it out yourself before u paying any money…
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October 11th, 2005 at 09:19pm
pep boyz
Category : Auto News, Malaysia
The new Honda City has launched. With it’s restyle exterior and new feature, it can attract the young ones.
The restyle tailamp.
The restyle headlamp.
Other new feature:
The 7-speed mode Steer-Matic
Self-illuminating meter cluster.(For V-TEC version only)
New under seat box.
Ultra seat.(For i-DSI version only)
When you buy this car, you have two choice of engines, the normal i-DSI engine and the stronger V-TEC engine.
Some specification and Pricing Information for the Honda New City
For iDsi model: OTR price is RM84,300 , Vtec model is RM89,300
iDsi model Spec
Engine Type : SOHC 4 cylinders ,8 valve water cooled,
Max Horse Power: 88bhp@5500 RPM
Max Torque : 131NM@2700RPM
Vtec model Spec
Engine Type : SOHC 4 cylinders ,16 valve water cooled,
Max Horse Power: 110bhp@5800 RPM
Max Torque : 143NM@4800RPM
For more details about this car, go to honda.com.my.
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