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Parking brake is a safety mechanism that prevents a stationary car from rolling away. Parking brake is also commonly referred to handbrake because of its hand-operated lever. However, there are also different types of parking brake such as foot-operated pedal (footbrake) as well as the increasingly common electric parking brake (EPB). Each of these parking brakes has its benefits, but which is the best? First, we will explain how each parking brake works. The manual handbrake and footbrake work

Adrian Chia

May 22, 2020

If you have a car that’s been parked for a little bit too long, you will start to notice rust forming on the brake discs/rotors. Some of us are able to look past this, while some of us can’t stand the sight of it. Is rust on the brake discs harmful? Brake discs wear out over time either by thinning, warping, or rusting. So, if you’re wondering whether rust on the brake disc is harmful or not, the answer is yes, but only if left unattended for way too long. Rust can corrode the discs and damage t

Arif

Mar 7, 2021

It has been about two weeks of ownership with our Perodua Ativa. How have things been? Well, the rattling sound we mentioned previously had gotten really annoying. Every time we drove over abrupt irregularities on the right side, the sound became more and more apparent. We needed to take the Ativa to Sepang on Tuesday to check out some Malaysian-made electric car, so we held off going to the service centre until Wednesday. About two weeks of driving with that sound, we finally checked in at the

Arif

Apr 2, 2021

The Internet is a wonderful place for rumour mills (remember the hullabaloo surrounding the Proton X50?) All one needs is to put in a photo, and boom, people will start talking about it. Which is what we saw happen when Toyota Malaysia teased the GR Yaris. People went crazy over it, and that's fair - it's an exciting car, but not expected to be cheap. But if you really need some Gazoo Racing flavour, maybe this can inspire you. GR Perodua Myvi? Enter the 'GR Perodua Myvi'. Rendered by Mr. Kuruma

Sanjay

Nov 2, 2020

Volkswagen is not the only car mainstream car maker that’s culling its sedans line-up. The current generation 2021 Lexus IS, which made its global preview earlier in June and will go on sale later this year as a 2021 model, will be the last Lexus IS sedan. This is according to a scoop by Japan’s Mag-X. The Japanese publication went on to say that the 2021 Lexus IS was originally meant to be developed on the rear-wheel drive TNGA-L platform that currently underpins the Lexus LS, Lexus LC, and Toy

Hans

Nov 30, 2020

Booked a Perodua, or thinking about getting one? Well, be prepared to wait a bit longer for deliveries. In a document circular that we spotted, it appears that Perodua is bracing for a shortage in semiconductor chips. Also Read: After MCO, chip supply shortage is slowing car production in Malaysia According to the circular, Perodua expresses that, "This impact has slowly resulted in auto companiesn halting or slowing down vehicle production and supply of some spare parts and unfortunately, this

Jason

Feb 25, 2021

Recently, one of our readers posed a very interesting question: How to drive downhill correctly in an automatic transmission? Actually, the basics of how engine braking works has been covered here previously, and it applies to all transmission types. Therefore, we will not go into technical details of downhill driving. Instead, let's discuss the dos and don'ts of downhill driving, seeing that this activity is indeed quite a favourite pasttime of Malaysian drivers. Also, the focus will be on the

Jason

Jan 16, 2021

The Perodua Myvi is Malaysia’s most popular car but in Indonesia, the Myvi does not enjoy the same popularity. However, the car might have scored a new generation of fans. The King, which is badged as the Daihatsu Sirion in the archipelago, was awarded the best city car award in the Marketeers Youth Choice Brands of the Year 2020. This was a result of a survey conducted by Marketeers with 1,300 Generation Z respondents all over Indonesia within the age of 18 to 25 years old. The majority of the

CY Foong

Dec 14, 2020

It costs RM 3,095.22 to maintain the Myvi over 5 years/100,000 km Price does not include optional items Proton Iriz is marginally cheaper to maintain The Perodua Myvi is one of Malaysia’s best-selling models right now, as it offers great value for money, encompassing an extensive list of passive and active safety equipment at an affordable price point. Priced from RM 54,090, the Perodua Myvi 1.5 AV is feature-packed to the brim, as the model includes a range of segment-first features, such as th

Jack

Aug 30, 2019

Images of a white Perodua Myvi sitting on a fish stall has gone viral on social media recently. The fish seller claims to have suffered RM 1,000 worth of damages though nobody was hurt in the incident that happened in Ketereh, Kota Bharu. According to the owner of the fish stall, Zulkifli Ramli, 44, the white Myvi was driven by a 60-year-old woman who had mistakenly stepped on the throttle pedal instead of the brake, causing the car to shoot forward and land on top of the stall’s counter. The ow

Jerrica

Apr 24, 2020

Before you brush this off as yet another criticism against our own domestic products, let us make it clear that the Perodua Myvi is probably the best point A to point B car on sale right now. As a daily car, the Perodua Myvi is close to perfection. It does its job so well that it’s quite hard to justify paying more for a Honda Jazz – does the Jazz have a built-in Smart Tag, or AEB? Guessed so. The Honda Jazz’s Ultra Seats is nice to have but how often do you even fold the rear seats? So what’s t

Hans

May 15, 2020

If you’ve ever car-pooled with a Perodua Myvi Advance owner you would be left in awe of their ability to go through tolls without needing to lift a finger. The built-in SmartTag reader is the most thoughtful device ever to be included in a car and it has further given the Myvi a huge lead as the best value-for-money car in our market. I know what you’re thinking, when you purchase a SmartTag device, we were given a holder to attach the device to our screens. But the trend of breaking wind shield

Jerrica

Oct 27, 2019

All it took was 7 minutes and a group of Malaysians to lift a Toyota Wish that double parked and blocked a Perodua Myvi from coming out of its parking space. From the video, it appears that the Myvi driver got the attention of one passerby, who later got more help from other passersby. Amazingly, the group of men found lifts to lift the Toyota Wish and repositioned the MPV, allowing the Myvi to exit. Watch the full video here.

Eric

Nov 14, 2019

The problem of motorists riding/driving against traffic is not unique to Malaysia, although your Facebook feeds will give you that it’s a growing problem confined only to Malaysia. Yesterday, a 35-year old man in Japan was killed when his Honda N-Box was hit head-on by a Toyota Crown driven by a 78-year old man who was driving against traffic. The incident happened yesterday 6-January, at 12.40 am at the Nishimeihan Expressway in Yamatokōriyama city, in Nara prefecture. The younger driver died o

Hans

Jan 7, 2021

So, the sliding doors on your MPV decided to fail on you. It could be a Toyota Alphard, Toyota Estima, Toyota Sienta, Nissan Serena, Hyundai Starex, or a Kia Grand Carnival. Manual sliding doors are a lot easier to fix, but power sliding doors are a little bit trickier. Before you rush to any nearby workshop, you might want to check a few things. The solution is usually a lot cheaper than you think it is. 1. Sliding doors hard to open or close? Could be dirty tracks The sliding doors of an MPV m

Arif

Jan 29, 2021

Proton has been at the receiving end of many angry complaints from customers with regards to its after-sales. Proton dealers are experiencing shortage of not just regular wear and tear replacement parts, but also bigger body and paint parts for collision repairs. You may have read of complaints of customers who have been waiting for months to get parts for their accident-damaged Proton cars. Those complaints are legit but like many things you read on Facebook, the alleged reasons behind the part

Hans

Feb 9, 2021

Kalau anda ada kereta yang lama tersadai, anda akan mula perasan karat terbentuk di cakera brek (brake disc) atau di pemutarnya. Ada yang boleh buat-buat tak nampak karat tersebut, tapi ada juga pemilik kereta yang tak keruan dibuatnya. Adakah cakera brek berkarat membahayakan nyawa? Cakera brek lama-kelamaan akan menjadi lusuh disebabkan oleh geseran, meleding, atau karat. Oleh itu, jika anda tertanya-tanya jika cakera brek berkarat bahaya atau tidak, jawapannya “Ya” – tapi, hanya bila ia ditin

Mersita

Mar 20, 2021

** This article is the personal experience of a 2016 Proton IRIZ 1.6 CVT Executive owner and does not necessarily reflect the views of WapCar. Mohamad Fazrul Rizman Car Hunting My Proton Iriz story started in 2015, as my wife had been complaining about her current car at that time for far too many times. It was a Myvi 1.0 manual. Being a man that supposedly have more knowledge of cars, I thought she just complained because she just wants a new car. So we swap cars. I took her car and she took mi

Owner Review

Sep 11, 2020

The infamous Jeremy Clarkson once said “Nothing turns a 17-year-old girl on more than a well-executed handbrake turn.", whether that is true or not, we will leave it up to your imagination (or testing?), but one of our Wapcar readers recently asked an interesting question of whether a cool handbrake turn is possible with the electric parking brake (EPB), and the short answer is - yes and no. Before we get into detail, the EPB is more compact than their mechanical counterparts, can automatically

Zamil Syaheer

May 12, 2020

** This article is the personal experience of a 2015 Volkswagen Polo 1.6MPI Hatchback owner and does not necessarily reflect the views of WapCar. Facebook: Kamal Afiq bin Kamal Bahrin This is a 2015 Volkswagen Polo 1.6MPI Hatchback that my wife bought new in 2015. It is the first car that she bought to replace her ageing family owned 2009 Perodua Viva 1.0 EZi. Upon returning from overseas and securing a job that required her to travel from Johor to Kerteh almost on a weekly basis, we wanted a ca

Owner Review

Jul 10, 2020

** This article is the personal experience of a 2018 Perodua Myvi 1.5L Advance owner and does not necessarily reflect the views of WapCar. Facebook: William Fui About my Perodua Myvi My car is a 2018 Perodua Myvi 1.5L Advance version, the purchased price was at RM53, 904.60 with insurance during the GST tax holiday. That time I was trading in a 2006 Honda City 1.5L VTEC for the Myvi. After trading in, the price was only RM40, 100. (I am buying a full spec 1.5L Myvi with a monthly instalment of a

Owner Review

Jul 17, 2020

Like any organization experiencing rapid growth and change, there will be growing pains. Proton is experiencing this first hand, not just with supply issues of the very high in demand Proton X50, but also shortage in spare parts supply for its service centres. To Proton’s credit, the company has taken a very brave move to publically acknowledge the shortcomings in its after-sales services. At today’s announcement of Proton’s February 2021 sales performance, Proton said it recorded its highest ev

Hans

Mar 2, 2021

For those shopping for a B-segment hatchback, the default option for many Malaysians is the Perodua Myvi. The other alternative is the Proton Iriz, but we’ll get into that later. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the Perodua Myvi’s pros and cons, as well as the estimated monthly payment to see if it’s the right car for you. Pros and Cons Headlining the Perodua Myvi is its value-for-money preposition. For a car that costs less than RM 53k, the potential buyer does get a fair bit of equ

Eric

Sep 11, 2020

UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) has announced a recall involving 12,997 units of the Toyota Hilux and Toyota Fortuner made between July 2018 and January 2019 for brake booster inspection and replacement. Models not listed here are not affected by this recall. The affected models are as below: UMWT Recall for brake booster Model Units affected Toyota Hilux 11,517 Toyota Fortuner 1,426 The condition involves the resin pistons in the brake booster of said vehicles which could cause compromised braking perf

Sanjay

Dec 2, 2020

As much as we like to have many, many cars in our lifetime, sometimes dreams remain just that - dreams. Case in point is the Toyota GR Yaris - from RM 286k, it's a bit out of reach for most of us. But a Perodua Myvi though? It's something most Malaysians can afford, with the most expensive variant topping out at RM 52k. Unless several thousand Ringgit is poured into one, the Myvi isn't the closest thing to what one terms as a road-going rally car. But JW Bodykit Accessories will at least make Ma

Sanjay

Jan 11, 2021

Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) announced today that they issued at least 9,000 summonses against the use of ice blue light bulbs as rear brake lights and the misuse of fog lights in between January to June of 2020. It seems the use of ice-blue light bulbs as brake lights is a returning trend as JSPT noted there has been an increase in the number of cars spotted on the road with the ice blue lights. Although the use of ice blue light bulbs as brake lights are a

Jerrica

Jul 7, 2020

Dalam satu muatnaik di laman Facebook Art of Speed Malaysia, sebuah Perodua Myvi telah diubahsuai menjadi ‘camper car’ dimana kerusi belakang diturunkan untuk memuatkan beberapa keping papan lapis yang dijadikan asas tilam lengkap dengan lampu liplap, bantal dan langsir Beliau dilihat memandu Perodua Myvi generasi pertama (2005 – 2008) yang memang terkenal dengan ruang dalamannya yang sangat luas bagi kereta hatchback nasional. Tempat duduk belakangnya boleh diturunkan dengan betul-betul rata -

Mersita

Jul 29, 2020

Kita baru-baru ini dikejutkan dengan berita Perodua memperkenalkan Perodua Myvi S-Edition 2020 di Brunei seiringan model biasa. Jangan terkejut kalau anda dengar Malaysia bukanlah negara pertama untuk menerima model ini. Digelar Myvi S-Edition, ia diinspirasikan oleh Myvi GT yang ditayangkan di 2018 Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (2018 KLIMS). Walaubagaimanapun, tidak seperti Myvi GT yang dibina berdasarkan Myvi 1.5 AV, kereta Myvi S-Edition pasaran Brunei adalah berdasarkan Myvi 1.3G spe

Mersita

Jul 6, 2020

In a rather surprising move, Perodua unveiled the 2020 Perodua Myvi S-Edition in Brunei, alongside the regular model. Nope, Malaysia isn't the first to receive this model. Called the Myvi S-Edition, it is heavily inspired by the Myvi GT that was shown at the 2018 Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (2018 KLIMS). However, unlike the Myvi GT that is based on the Myvi 1.5 AV, the Brunei market Myvi S-Edition is based on the entry-level Myvi 1.3G. Let’s take a closer look and compare both the Myvi

Eric

Jul 5, 2020

In the recent years, we have welcomed some new three-cylinder engine cars to the world – the Nissan Almera 1.0 turbo, Honda City 1.0 turbo (Thailand), Proton X50, and more excitingly, the Toyota GR Yaris. Even Christian von Koenigsegg has channelled his genius into developing a 600 HP three-cylinder engine. With these developments however, some of us still remain very sceptical of them. We will never forget the underpowered three pots in tiny cars like the Perodua Kancil and Perodua Kelisa. Sure

Arif

Jan 24, 2021