Friday, 24 February 2012

Cars in Malaysia



I have personally driven the following cars to either Malacca, KL as well as some to Genting
I own 3 of the cars below and have driven the rest quite a bit. Here are my 2 cents worth:

Alza - Slightly sluggish but does well overall, small space but adequate although fitting 7 adults in for a long drive is tiring for long distance
Had to lower gear to go up Genting but does it well. Cheap to maintain

Innova - Sluggish at first but picks up well on highway, roomy but felt a little under powered when going up steep slopes for Genting
Good for highway but e braking is longer than most of the others. Felt more like a van.

Wish 1.8- Good response and very fast overtaking, cornering is good too. Very good for long drives and highway
Big enough and older Wish has sunroof. Went straight up Genting without needing to go to lowest gear. Sunroof convenient when we could not find available hotel in Genting so found a car park and stayed the nightthere. Very reliable car and even my wife likes it. Was able to overtake almost all the cars listed in a straight run. - Need to revise this probably as others experience with the Wish was not so good.




Estima - Big and roomy, response is slightly delayed but still ok, not as stable as Wish on the highway and cornering can be better. Only went to Malacca with this car so have not tried to go up Genting. Good sunroof and moonroof.

Starex - Biggest and longest car i have ever driven, front/head first parking is not recommended for most car parks. Cornering is not
as good as the other cars but handles very well on the highway and overtakes very well. Very comfortable. Not suitable for Malacca especially smaller roads. A bit noisy on start up but after a minute, it gets better. Felt like a van but a real powerful one and surprisingly does tight turns well as power comes from the real wheels

Vellfire - Short trip only but handles ok, still prefer Wish for its handling but comfort level for passengers is pretty high. Head turner for sure.

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