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Steering/front wheel angle

klamklam — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:52:56 +0800

Hi guys, I drive an old Proton Saga magma 1991. I tend to feel that my front wheels is kind of lacking in turning angle, for example when I have fully turned my steering to one side, I seem to get insuffient turning, it makes difficult for parking / during tight U-turns.

Do you think there might be problem with the steering shaft or smth due to wear n tear which can be serviced? Or this car just originally had larger turn radius than others? Thx

[Quick Question] Right of Way (Driving)

klamklam — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:00:30 +0800

Hi guys, need some analysis from u guys on this driving condition.

When there are 2 exits to a main road, which located nearby each other, who has the right to go out first? As I have been the blue car in tis situation, when i was driving out, the red car also makes an exit at the same time as me, and i almost bang him..

Hong Leong Sweet Deals FD

klamklam — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:20:05 +0800

Hey guys, wad do you think of the latest Sweet Deals promotion from Hong Leong?
It seems they offer up to 4.0% interest rate for FD.

Further information at the website:
http://www.hlb.com.my/pfs/promo/fd_sweet/index.jsp

My Driving Skill

klamklam — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:07:32 +0800

Hi guys, call me a noob if u will, but I come across some situations that I am just not sure whether it is my bad driving or what.

Maybe you guys can offer me some advice

I'm the blue car.

First scenario:

Condition 1

I was almost hit on the side, by the red car.
The problem is, I usually would stop at this kind of curved turning, and look over at the main road, to make sure there's no car. But most people, would have looked to the main road while making the curve, and even if there is a car approaching at main road, they would accelerate and make sure they are faster, so they enter into the main road, before the approaching car does. But for me, I would usually stop at the end of the curve, and look right, which irritates some drivers behind me. So it happens the above scenario, where the guy who is behind saw me stopping, and he tried overtaking me. We both are on the left lane, and the lane is quite wide, so he wanted to overtake from the left. When I move to the main road, he is in my blind spot and i fail to see him.

Another scenario:

Condition 2

I think I am the person who likes to make a sharp turning, so whenever I approach a turning, I will go as near as possible to the place I want to turn, and then execute the turning. Problem is, since people see me move far ahead, they become impatient to wait or assume I'm not turning, so they turn. So when I turn, since normally after I signal, I would just execute the turn and don't bother much on the right side mirror. So it is possible that I would get side knocked by the guy behind, when both of us are turning at the same time.

Why only Hatchbacks have Rear Wiper?

klamklam — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:47:27 +0800

This is a question I have been longing to ask for a long time.

It always makes me wonder when I look at hatchback cars (eg. aeraback saga, kenari etc) have wipers at the back, while their sedan counterparts (eg saga) don't? Sedan will use the heater wiring while hatchbacks use wipers to clear any mists at the rear windscreen.. why not wipers for both, or wiring for both?

What is the logic behind?

Phone with Easy-To-See Msg/Call Alert

klamklam — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:07:29 +0800

Hi, I was wondering what are the phones out there that have some sort of LED lights to indicate when there is a new message or missed call. This is so that if one looks at the phone from far, they can know if there's any incoming messages/missed calls without needing to look at the phone's screen upclose.

One example I can find is Motorola W220, where the LED is easily noticed.

Is there other models?