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Highway Obstacles

There are times when you are in hurry for appointments. Even though you are sure to arrive on time there are occasions when your timing could be jeopardised due to obstacles by ego drivers as shown below...

I didn't mean to race with them. Otherwise I would have cucuk them as close as possible and kept changing lanes. I hate to drive like that but sometimes I had to. Watch also this video [I regretted for driving that way actually - i.e. overtaking frm LHS and kept changing lanes but what to do, sometimes your patience got limit also kan] .

In the following videos I kept a safe distance from the speeding cars in front of me and stuck to my lane even though I had chance to overtake frm LHS. These are my typical way of driving my.Peugeot.308 on hi-ways fast lanes.

Part 1: ' Chasing' and chased back by an Audi TT

It was around 4:50pm at BBBangi interchange. As I entered PLUS (northbound) there was a glimpse of a speeding Audi TT down the highway. So I thought the traffic ahead was clear and I could arrive on time.

I got only less than 15 minutes to arrive somewhere in Jalan Klang Lama. So I had to drive 'faster than normal'... at first I did not think I could match up with the speed of the Audi.

Finally the Audi driver slowed down and gave way or probably he was afraid of the speed trap or he just wanted to know what car was speeding behind him. Nevertheless, not long after that [from frame 2:02] the Audi driver chased me back but I think he was not brave enough to match up with my speed at that time and the traffic was also getting congested as well. Both of us had to slow down for a while.

[note: there are 'dropped frames' for a few seconds at 1:57 ]

Berely a minute later the traffic was clear again but I was...

Part 2: Obstructed by a Volvo S80

Volvos with T5 and T6 engines are phenomena, I'd never tried my luck to cucuk them. Not because of the cars raw power but I know what kind of men behind their steering wheels. Otherwise they would have bought the car for the wrong purpose. Volvo S60 T5 is my non-German dream family_car actually. Nevertheless Volvo S80 2.0T is not my piece of cake even though its performance is respectable and on par if not better than Peugeot 308 GT.

The Volvo S80 2.0T in front of me in the following video I boleh balun w/o much difficulty if I wished -the car was driven by an ego driver. He didn't give me way even though it looked like that was the quickest acceleration and fastest speed he could brave enough along that stretch of the hiway [from frame 1:17].

Finally I arrived at the destination just on time within less than 15minutes [from BBBangi interchange].

Let's beat up the drum....

Sunday, Sept 18th., 2011

It was just after 7pm when I was rushing home on PLUS southbound. I had to be home before sunset. Moderate traffic but smooth. As usual when you drive on fast lane there are always drivers who don't give way, especially when they are driving in cars like BMW, Audi and alike... [A Ferrari also like that]

Been following a BMW and an Audi for a while. I had no choice but to overtake 'em from the left. Suddenly these BMW and Audi started to chase me. Probably they just wanted to test the waters. I hope they are not serious though...

OK, lets beat up the drum!. [turn ur speaker volume aloud]

p/s I'd just replaced myLion's heart [still under warranty]. The new heart could pump enough blood when needed.

Seconds Before Disaster

Saturday, Sept 10th., 2011.

It was around 0811hrs. As I was speeding [guess what was the speed] suddenly a motobike changes lane right in front of me without giving any signal. Watch what happened...

It was on my way to a service center in KL to diagnose for my 308T intermittent power loss when the car gets hot. Normally after driving for more than 200km. In such a situation the boost pressure seems to drop or totally lost that makes the car behave as if it is powered by a VTi engine.

Soon it was diagnosed for the problematic High-Pressure Fuel Pump. The pump was replaced foc. Legaaa...

400m standing with new HPFP

Saturday, Sept 17th., 2011

After replacing the Hi-Pressure Fuel Pump the car was tested for straight line performance. Only one test was needed - i.e the 400 meter standing.

Running time, Leg Length [total: 8+12+14+17+..... =399m] and Speeds were recorded with a data logger as shown below:

Without plotting charts, it can be seen at 9th second the speed was 98km/hr and at the 16th second the car already arrived near the 400m line at 132km/hr. Hence the original performance has been restored. See original performance data HERE (century acceleration) and HERE (400m standing)

The Ultimate Cree Q5 PROJECTOR LED for DRL 1157 bulb replacement

Sunday, Sept 11th., 2011

I had tested/used six sets of 1157 LED clusters for the 308 DRL's. All of them ended up as electronic garbage. Click HERE for more info.

The only reason for the failure is that those 1157 LED clusters do not have current limiting circuit hence not suitable for extended use as DRL's.

Finally I found 1157 5W Cree Q5 LED on eBay. The design makes it stand out from the rest.

The 'Projector bulb' comes with double lens for optimum optics.

... and make it 'ngam' with the retrofit HID projector headlight.

The 5W Cree Q5 LED brightness is comparable with the stock 21W tungsten-filament bulb even under bright sunlight .

Picture : comparison amongst the stock 1157 Tungsten-filament DRL, the new 5W Cree Q5 Projector LED and the 'Merc W212-like' LED strips.

Picture : comparison between 'super bright' LED and the new 5W Cree Q5 Projector LED

An old Horse in the eyes of a naughty Lion...

Saturday, Sept 10th., 2011

The Horse could run away, but could not hide from the eyes of a Lion. Finally the Horse gave way!

Watch also near miss accidents between the Ferrari and a pickup truck [@1:22nd sec] and a new proton saga [@1:59th sec]. What a reckless driver!

Had Fun with H/C 2.0

Early morning drag with a stock Honda Civic 2.0.

Cucuk a modded Honda Civic 2.0 he heeee...

Cucuk Mat Rempit

Aku cucuk dari Mat Rempit hingga Ferrari...

only play play laah...

Cheapo Onboard Solid State Video Cam

Have fixed up a ChapAyam Solid State Video Camera on the 308 windscreen. A 16GB SD card can capture about 8 hrs of video in successive of 2 or 5 or 15-min clips. When the SD is full, the first and subsequent clips will be replaced by the latest recordings.

Click HERE for more info. At US$35 including postage is a steal!

Which hatchback ?

Today, if someone asks for advice on a hatchback, I would straight away recommend to consider the all new Polo GTi.

No other car below RM150k looks and performs like it! Get 'em while they're hot!!!

Thinking of getting a new ride...

I'm torn between the two. Either E? or X? [originally V? was also in the list]. All of them can punch out more than 300bhp/tonne and capable of sprinting from standstill to 100km/hr in less than 6 seconds [some say less than 5 seconds is also possible]

Price for both starts from RM3?. Don't have to rob banks to own one, but must take time to decide. Anybody can guess whot izit?

BTW the ól faithful 308T is not for sale for time being...