Learning To Drive, Advance..

my big family are grease monkeys. cousins, siblings, unlces, as long as they have balls, they’re into cars.

my eldest bro bought a 1989 Saga Knight Auto in 2002, passed to my younger bro and now my dads’ pet. the car is probably priced at 5k or less. nonetheless he puts more than 10k modifying that piece of crap. new leather seats, suspension system, engine rebore, overhaul and many more.

i wouldnt say its a comfy ride (it feels like horse riding actually). knocking sound everywhere. but improved driving experience id say. the sound is sweet, klang-klang-klang like american muscle cars.

the Saga isnt for newbies. right foot on accelerator and left on brake, thats how you positioned your feet. when idle, you have to press lightly on the accelerator, so it wont stall. the idle RPM is at 300.

i have driven a testarossa, mid engine evo, rx7s, ford escort 84, R34 skyline and impreza s7, non require me to use both feet to drive, on normal road. which is good, i can finally mimic F1 driver 😀

Saman Polis

mom, they’re restless thinking that their son will be put to jail if he fails to pay all the compound issued. thats my mom..

i have 12 traffic compounds. lets do some math. minimum is RM150, max is RM300.
4 x RM 300 = RM1,200
8 x RM 150 = RM1,200
thats RM2,400 in total!

these offenses include maniac driving, speeding, parking fines, faulty 3rd light and my personal favorite, driving without license. btw, i was never caught doing 180kmh. funny.. only silly ones i couldn’t escape.

i paid my visit to Balai Polis Traffic Ampang. the officers were really nice! that was the biggest surprise. he asked,”are you sure you want to pay all this?”. “of course!”, i replied, can i even argue? i brought cash (mom funded 1k). RM 1120 please, he asked. what?? i got an instant discount? i happily paid for my silly mistakes 😉

thank you officer hamdan. next time, i treat you karaoke (with or without chicken)! hahaha

My All Time Ferrari

as boys we grew up with matchbox and hotwheels (miniature toy cars). to find it made in Malaysia, it made us even prouder. my collectibles was given away when i left home for kuala kangsar. the passion spurred wildly as i grew older.

Ferrari 456M GT. this is my favourite ferrari. why? its a 2 door 4 seater. you can at least bring someone else other than gf/wife only. although i have to admit, its a bit cramped in the back. is this my goal? lets get real. even if i have the money to buy this baby, it’d be old and obsolete, but still in consideration.

Problems of 456M GT

1. windows falling down. now who said proton is a lousy car maker?
2. 2nd gear hard to engage. have to wait for the engine oil to be hot first.
3. leakage of rear absorber fluid. never heard proton has this kind of problem before.