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Open burning

-gemini- — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:56:21 +0800

hay guise,
i found this annoyin asswipe who keeps burnin rubbish, grass, daughter, mother in-law etc
all out in the open
and everytime he does that, whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
this happens liek every 2 weeks or so

so imma wonderin, does anyone know where i can lodge a report?
which is the appropriate authority?
Jabatan Alam Sekitar? Does this even exist still?
Prefers a government body so that can issue saman to tht idiot.

Faggit smokers

-gemini- — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:25:55 +0800

Hay guys,
i was drivin just now and some faggit jst threw his ciggy butt on my bonnet.
What pissed me off is the fact that my car was really really dirty due to the constant downpour lately and i just got it wash this evening.
Ok fine, that aside.

This was done while driving and after smokin, he simply fling the butt out his window, and up on my bonnet it lands.
I mean liek, comon! Cant u guys be liek keep a ashtray or something to contain it and dump it at home or something?
Even if it didnt land on my car, it'd still pollute the environment amirite?
What took place after it land on my bonnet is not appropriate to be said here. I do not condone violence.

So there i was, with a ciggy butt stain on my bonnet driving and god must really hate me.
Soon came another faggit who threw his ciggy butt right out of his window again, and wtf it hit my bumper.

Learn to be more courteous, store in somewhere and dump it in a dustbin later on.
seriously guys, seriously.

Water seeping into car cabin.

-gemini- — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:27:40 +0800

Hi guys,
Im facing this really crappy problem.
As u guys are aware, it rains quite frequently recently and out of no where my car passenger side has a puddle of water!
Here's pics of the puddle.

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This is not something new to me, cuz my mom's waja had the exact same problem, so at tht time i suspect its a waja defect.
Now it happens on my gen2 so im guessin..mayb its proton.

Before, my mom's waja is parked at a slight slope whereas my gen2 is not. The slope's not that steep and the car is parked with the head facing the slope top.
For more info, kindly take a look at the mspaint pic i drew(sorry for teh ugly pic, pls bear with it )

I strongly believe that the water seeped in due to parking at the slope because, after i started to park @ the slope for 2months, im facing the exact same problem at the exact same spot.
And now, where ever i park, as long as its rainin and car's idle (parked) be it at slope or no slope, i can see water puddles. Its as thou, the slope parking opened a gateway or something.

At 1st i suspect it might be the firewall or something..but my mechanic friend say its quite impossible.
FYI the water is not splashed, but it flowed out from somewhere.
He even tried taking a hose and splash my whole front for few good minutes just to check if there's leakage from the windscreen area and such but notin (sorry for wasting water).
Even checked the rubber linings @ the door trims and all but all seems good.

His last resort is to bring my car to a mudguard shop and let them dismantle my whole dashboard and check..but its gona be costly..lol.

So guys, any idea or any similiar experience?
Kindly help me out here.

So its Toyota again

-gemini- — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:11:16 +0800

Hay guise
Till date, my dad's camry is 3years and 2 months ++

Dad has been constantly complaining about some knocking sounds when he turns the steering.
This has been the issue since Month 1 of receiving the car.
Numerous time he has went back to fix and he told me they only tighten the lower arm or something which silences the sound and the owner for a day or two.
After a few day, the knocking sound comes back and the owner goes nuts all over it again.

They even dare to advice to make less u-turns and when turning, dont fully turn the steering.
And each time my dad goes back there, god knows what they've been doing.

So today, after 3 years and the lapse of the warranty period, my dad decided to send to my friends shop for checking.
Went for a test drive.
After some dismantle job was done and checking, culprit found.
My mech's not so sure what its really called in English but its somewhere near the coilover.
There's this ring which was placed wrongly. This is a factory defect from day one and numerous attempt by them could not locate the source and i wonder why.
This brings us back to the Avanza case where they only do what theyre "allowed" to do.

Yes i know this isnt a big issue and im being a drama queen n such. Might also be an isolated case.
Purpose of this thread is a reminder to everyone that this is just me, what else they could've screwed up on other toyotas. Quality is not there anymore!
And due to this small defect, car's absorber link was compromised and has to go.
Costs around rm500 for a pair.

Pics to compliment my rant as shown below.
Any pro care to name this particular part? I dont really know the name so im not gona post it. Bikin malu later.
Im no technical guys so im really sorry for the lack of info.
Hope the pic could clear the clouds.

This is how its found.

This is how its supposed to be.

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4g91 or GTI?

-gemini- — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:42:54 +0800

Hay guise,
My girlfriend's in a dilemma nao. She wants to either keep her 1.3 satria and convert it to 4g91 later or get a GTI.

As u guys know, of course there's no replacement for displacement but 4g91 nonetheless is still a nice engine.
And for all proton bashers, her satria is still in very good condition and i mean it. No rattling sound at all even for a 3-4 years car and notin needs replacement so far (im sure u guys've heard alot of bad things abt proton)

Nonetheless, getin anyone would only benefit me most, cuz i would be driving it most of the time by then so yeah.
Pls dont jump in and start shoutin GTI! 4g91 FTW! something liek tht.
Perhaps some good and sound advice on the engine would be good.

Fyi, ive seen the unleashed monster of 4g91. My bro used to drive a 4g91 rojak to 1.6 then to 1.8 block. But of course he blew a few good engine. Ive also driven a 4g92 rojak 4g93 block which i totalled. jajaja
Of course the power is there and satisfaction guaranteed but heck, engine prices are totally ridiculous right now so im really contemplating.
Further, the halfcut reliability is another issue. Depending on luck, there might be lots of work for replacing parts involved later on.

Ive never driven a GTI before so i dont really know about the handling and such. Could someone possibly list out the pros vs cons regarding this matter pls.

Need help

-gemini- — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:00:38 +0800

Hay guise,

Im not sure if this is technical enough to be here, but imma go ahead.
Im driving a Proton Gen2. Its the first batch, so i guess its about 5 years++ (cant recall the purchase date)

Yes i know the bad FC consumption is kinda normal for protons, but mine's too crazy.
For a full tank RM70, i can only manage 240km with city drive. Is that bad or what?

And no, i really dont have a heavy foot and no i dont go rempiting much as well.
Recently went for service, and the mechanic told me that my whole exhaust system koyak ie Extractor --> Muffler.
He suggest that this might be the reason for my high FC.
To break it down, Extractor bocor, Cat clogged, Muffler rusted. Being unable to breath and release healthily, this could play a part on it.

And also, whenever its low in petrol, the car, thou it starts fine, but whenever i release the clutch, it would be more prone to mati engine. Low as in left roughly half slot to empty. Not getin enough fuel?

So before i go changin everything, may i know if there's other possibilities? ie the O2 sensor?
Any symptoms?
Could it be my car runnin too lean/rich? But there's absolutely no smoke comin out of my exhaust, but again, i might be wrong, cuz my exhaust's screwed up for the time being.

So here i am, hopin to get 2nd opinions from all the sifu's.
Thanks in advance.

Warcraft 3: Suggestion for TD

-gemini- — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:52:22 +0800

Hay guys,
anyone know any other TD apart frm Ryoko which the monsters will have to move to the center tile before proceeding?
tried afew which has similiar game play but too bad the tower scheme sux
for clearer meanin on what i jst mentioned pls view pic below

Ant Farm?

-gemini- — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:02:22 +0800

Hi guys, was just wondering is anyone keepin ants as pet? Im interested in this hobby but couldnt find the appropriate sources. Tried the net and found a few interesting sites. Anyone has anything to share? or on where i could possibly get my hands on the farm? There's one website selling them but kinda overpriced and doenst ship to outside of US

Sources
Antfarm
Antfarm
UncleMilton