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Public Transportation 101: How Easy & Convenient To Use Public Transport Now?

Mini Bus Public Transportation Malaysia Pink

Whilst does have a very good and integrated public system, there is something missing to connect the remote and far away suburbs with the main public transportation hubs in the country. The missing link, in my opinion, is the gutsy minibuses that we used to have till the end of the 1990s. Image source: Wikipedia.

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Special Projects 101: Part 5: New Car Makeover 2021 – New Rubber Solves Mysterious Flooding

rubber car makeover restoration project

My project for the had to take a backseat after June last year as I get to travel less on the road and inability to purchase new changes like rubber linings for the car due to the pandemic. So I rather focussed on the car being kept clean and polished to ensure that it looks new as much as possible. I finally decided to switch my point of servicing the car as it was getting expensive to service an old car at the authorised service centre. Image source: 5-Minutes Craft Youtube

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Know Your Car Basis 101: OSREN Awesome Car Care Products Review

OSREN Car Wash Care

Before we start, let me state the obvious disclaimer – this post on care products is not endorsed or paid for by but rather I feel that it is best that others also be aware of this homegrown product. The choice of car care products actually a crucial part when you are your beloved instead of leaving it in the hands of foreign workers who use damaging products like household detergents and wash unprofessionally. Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels

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Special Projects 101: Part 4: New Car Makeover 2021 – Adding New Steering Cover

Steering Wheel Cover DIY Car Lazada Online Makeover

I knew my childhood stitching skills will come in handy one of these days when I saw this steering cover were on sale for less than RM20 on . Image source: Lazada.

My original steering cover already came with leather wrapping when I first bought the car but it was worn out, tired looking and need a replacement fast. cover was not however part of my original project list as there were other items that needed makeover more urgently.

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Special Projects 101: Part 3: New Car Makeover 2021 – Repairing Faulty Air Conditioner Switch

air conditioner switch rolling down window fuel consumption

According to this study and on the contrary, belief, rolling down your windows does save more fuel than rolling up and switching on the . Personally, I roll up the windows not to save the fuel but to keep the cabin down for me to listen to the music when I am diving. Image source: Business Insider

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Motorsport 101: The Time When We Proudly Had A Formula One Malaysian Driver

                                                             Sauber Petronas Formula One Malaysia

Long before we had a Malaysian in and long before you saw the word and logo of Petronas & on the side of the Mercedes AMG Formula One , we had the Formula Team which for me personally has to be one of the beautiful around. Image source: Ultimate Car Page.

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Special Projects 101: Part 2: New Car Makeover 2021 – Carbon Fibre Bonnet Wrap

Car Wrap Paint Oxidised

What is the best choice to take when you want to give your a especially when the bonnet has been oxidised to this extent – a fresh dose of paint or simply wrap the whole car with the original car paint intact?

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Personal 101: Making A Big Move to Change Second Car At Home

Car Proton Iriz R5 Rally

After Neo S2000 in the championship, the next from Proton to make a major impact in a rally is the R5 from Mellors Elliot Motorsport which uses 4B11T engine from the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and cost RM776,000 for the whole rally package. Image source: Paul Tan.

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Special Projects 101: Part 1: New Car Makeover 2021 – Suspensions

car makeover Proton suspension 2021

Image of the leftover parts changed after they had collected all the old parts and replaced it with brand new original parts. The decision to change all in one go is to save cost and time before it breaks down.

This will be Part 1 of the car makeover project but please expect this series to take some time to complete considering the and progress of work in this pandemic. The project actually started back in the last quarter of 2020 and not because I planned for it but it was the other around.

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Special Projects 101: New Car Makeover 2021(Prelude)

car makeover restoration project

A makes a lot of difference given the time, passion and cost that one has. Owning a is one of the “must-have” items for anyone in the modern era – however, a car is an asset that is expensive to buy and maintain and depreciates and prone to wear and tear depending on its mileage and usage. Image source: 5-Minutes Craft Youtube

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Driving Skills 101: No Reason to Disrespect Emergency Service Vehicle!!

emergency service vehicle ambulance

(An service vehicles refer to the ambulance, fire truck or the police vehicles that have their sirens and their strobe lights on. Image source: Thgusstavo Santana from Pexels)

The siren and the strobes are on for a very important reason – it is to warn other road users to take notice and give way to these emergency service vehicles to move faster and reach their destinations as quickly as possible.… [Click to read the rest] “Driving Skills 101: No Reason to Disrespect Emergency Service Vehicle!!”

Know Your Car Basics 101: The Tough Move From Proven Michelin To New Goodyear

goodyear michelin car tire

I did not experience this when I was using but I noticed this now with the tires. It is said that ageing is the common cause of tire sidewall cracking as it is subjected to all sorts of harsh road conditions and weather. Image source: Reddit

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