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Car odor

AlexCTS — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 23:10:18 +0800

Hi guys, just bought a secondhand car. But it stink! Not sure what kind of smell is that. Maybe it's musty smell. I've tried many things:
- removing all the car seats, clean them with cloth+soap+water, placed them under the sun for hours.
- cleaning the carpet the same way too.
- spraying lots n lots of fabreeze
- placing a container of sodium bicarbonate in the car
- placing lots of charcoal (BBQ charcoal) in my car
- placing activated carbon
- placing car perfume
- sunbathing my car with Windows all wide open
- service my aircond.

Did everything above but still not helping. I've heard of other ways too, like:
- nanoblocks
- pandan
- some kind of fogging service
- nano mist
- thristy hippo

But I've never tried any of those methods above. Before trying them out, I need some suggestions from u guys. Basically I need a permanent solution n not something that just mask the smell.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Advice: WTB 2nd Hand <20k Car

AlexCTS — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:41:28 +0800

Hi,

I am looking for a 2nd car that's below 20k. After doing some research, I found that Myvi is the best one for FC and maintenance. I don't think i'll be considering Proton, many bad experiences before. Besides, I've found that Peugeot is quite cheap too. However, many bad comment about the car.

Any other car that anyone of you can recommend? Thanks!

Iswara 1.5 Auto Transmission Problem

AlexCTS — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:04:38 +0800

Hi,

I've some problems with my gear. It jumped from 1st gear to 3rd gear, skipping 2nd gear. Meaning that the car will need to work very hard on 1st gear in order to reach a certain speed to jump to 3rd gear. Anyone know what's the problem? What can I do/any reliable workshop that can fix my problem?

History:
Before this happens, my car have problem shifting gear. When changing from 1st gear to 2nd, it has some delay. Just like jumping into neutral about 1 seconds before moving into 2nd gear.

Other problem:
Engine vibrates when the car is not moving and it's set to "D". Engine mounting problem? Needs to change too?

Any reply is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Iswara 1.5 Auto Transmission Problem

AlexCTS — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 12:57:42 +0800

<WTB> Headphone below RM50

AlexCTS — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:47:10 +0800

I'm looking for a headphone that is below RM50. Any recommendation? Thanks.

Umobile Balance Notification

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

Umobile Balance Notification

AlexCTS — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 09:50:28 +0800

Hi, is it possible for Umobile to send us a notification to notify us about the remaining credit balance and the credit used at the end of every call? Digi and Maxis have this kind of service, what about Umobile? If yes, how can I do it? Thank you.

Best prepaid plan?

AlexCTS — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:10:26 +0800

Hi guys, I'm currently using maxis prepaid. I realized that every call I make is quite expensive (RM0.35/min). So I am planning to switch plan or other network. Any suggestion for a better and cheaper plan? I don't use data. Thanks.

Advice: Buy Electro-acoustic guitar

AlexCTS — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:56:27 +0800

Hi, I have a budget of about RM600 and I'm planning to get an Electro-acoustic guitar. I need some advice about buying this guitar like what brand, what are the things that I need to pay attention to when buying this guitar, and so on. I'm not a beginner by the way. Just that I never buy this kind of guitar before. Please give the specific guitar model for this budget if you don't mind. Thanks!