Archive for November, 2007

A ‘natural’ car to curb rising petrol prices

I received an email from a cousin about a man with a knack for wood carving. He made a whole Ferrari out of a block of wood, and a Beetle too! I have no reference on who the person is but the picture is copyrighted by a website called Sambacraft.com.
Check out the pics of what […]

Oil prices to go up by RM0.40 in 2008

I just watched the news on TV and was shocked to know that the Malaysian government will reduce fuel subsidies considering the fact that global oil prices have reached a high of USD96.37 a barrel (Source: NYMEX) There will be a RM0.40/litre increase on the current RM1.92/litre to the new rate of RM2.32/litre come […]

Brand-new Mazda2 launched in China

The latest baby from Mazda China was revealed recently at the 2007 Guangzhou Motorshow - the Mazda2 (Demio in Japan) The mini-sedan is produced by Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd in Nanjing, China.  There will be a 4-doors sedan and a 5-doors hatchback version to be sold in the booming Chinese market in January […]

Fancy a swim with the new Honda Stream?

The all-new Honda Stream has finally arrived on Malaysian shores. Sporting a modern and dynamic styling, the 7-seater MPV (Multi-Purpose Vehicle) was first introduced in Japan more than a year ago and is now available here at all authorized Honda dealers nationwide.
The launch was held at a stylish restaurant called Saloma situated along Jln Ampang […]

The latest and boldest Mazda BT-50 truck

I went to check out the Mazda Fighter pick-up truck some 4 mths ago at a Mazda showroom in Jalan Ampang. There were a few of them on display and are going for a good bargain. The salesperson said that the trucks on display are the remaining few to be disposed at a very discounted […]

Grab a Golf R32 for this Christmas!

I have not driven a Volkswagen before. The only Volkswagen that I have sat on was the Beetle back in the early 90s and it was owned by my discipline teacher! I remembered his car had red and black designs painted on a solid white foundation. The seats were all bouncy too.
 

A sporty, muscular car […]

Islamic cars by PROTON, anyone?

Based on a posting by Paul Tan, Proton has in the pipeline agreed to work closely with Iran and Turkey to produce Islamic cars for their respective countries. The cars will tailored to be more Muslim-friendly for the public of the said countries.

A potential Islamic car for Iran and Turkey?

What’s chocolates got to do with trucks??

Found this article courtesy of Reuters about chocolates and trucks. Its about turning chocolate waste into burning fuel for our trucks. Read on..

Starting eating chocolates and save the Earth!
(Pic courtesy of Dvorak.org and Erin Chocolates)

Tips to get MORE at the petrol pump

The tips written here are not 100% mine but merely a sharing effort by yours truly. I got this from my email forwarded by my other half and I find it VERY useful to all of us drivers in Malaysia since oil prices are on the surge. Let us all be wise people to maximise […]