Battle scars

Yesterday (26/09/2009) was the first road accident that Gen2 was involved in. It's not his first body "art" though, but this is the first where it involved the authorities. My dear took Gen2 for a stroll while I went to work in the morning. 30 mins later, got a sms regarding that issue.

According to her, she was turning from Jalan PJS 11/7 into Spectrum Apartment when a pak cik on a motorcycle bang into the left rear side of Gen2. There was police officers around to help out. But being 1 MALAYsians, the police asked my dear to settle with the pak cik. Being her first accident, she was more worried about the pak cik and forgot on the compensation issue. So, we're left with;

3cm paint 'scrapped' off~ >.<

Long scratches along left rear door

Scratches on door handle

Deep scratch on upper part of door

Minor scratch on rear panel

All but the first looks as if they're minor scratches which can be polished off. Luckily there's no dent or damage to Gen2's structure. Well, driving in KL is like going into the battle field everyday. Even if you're careful enough, there will still be nutshells out there who will eventually come looking~ So, drive safe everyone..and Selamat Hari Raya~ ^^

Away from the city~

Port Dickson, 2009..

Been sick and tired of the hustle and bustle of city. So, when the opportunity came for a break to PD decided to take it straight away. Journey begins right after work. Left PJ at 5.15pm, again jam here jam there to Subang until finally hit the clear roads in Puchong. By then it was already 6.30pm. Thus, the official start time was 6.30pm. Took the LDP which joins to the Lebuhraya Lembah Klang Selatan which eventually ends up in Lebuhraya Utara - Selatan.

Too fast?

Throughout the journey south, maintained at 100KM/h..using the autocruise feature again which is very handy indeed as both legs are free of their usual duty (but of course attention need to be on a high as the brakes are still manually controlled).

Green light means less strain~

The 100KM/h cruise can be achieved because:

the road's clear! Not that many cars travelling since it's not a holiday season. And you get to see those who will take the opportunity to push their car to it's limits;



I did too. Will not write down the speed, but CPS is definitely engaged using high valve lift + short runner VIM and the sound it makes..ooo la la~ ^^ After the adrenalin rush along the Lebuhraya Seremban - Port Dickson, finally got to PD @ 8pm~



In the morning, the was a light drizzle but that didn't dampen the mood~



After the morning activities, hang out at this chinese shop for lunch.

manage to pose under some coconut trees.

And we're on the way back again to KL.



Clear roads is a welcoming sight:



On the way back, I didn't drive..hand the car over to my 'tame' co-driver. Since she's a car addict as well as a speed freak, gave her the chance to satisfy her hunger on the wide open roads of Lebuhraya Seremban - Port Dickson .







Since the road was very clear, did some 'racing' with more seasoned drivers with their 'bigger' cars! First up was Dad in his Hilux. No intercooler turbo there, so it wasn't difficult to pass..also Dad wasn't in the racing mood that day~



Then it was the Camry 2.2 of my Uncle EFC. That's a big steady car, but the driver was a cautious driver who rarely have the need for speed. :P



Next was the Hyundai Elantra 1.8 of my Uncle GS. Caught him by surprise I guess, since we manage to pass him easily.



But after that he fought back. All the way to the toll to Lebuhraya Utara - Selatan. And, my Gen2 CPS, was no match for both the Camry and Elantra (car's still new, need to manja a lil) since fuel's not cheap and we're no pro, but we still manage to leave the Hilux far far away eating our dust! :D

So, it was another enjoying ride in the Gen2 for long distance. Again it's a quiet and comfortable ride with great driving dynamics. It's still very composed at illegal speeds, where the driver must be confident of himself controlling the car more than worry the car can't do it~ At these speeds, the exhaust note is very addicting..VERY indeed. Words can't describe it, and sorry we didn't manage to record it for all to hear. >.< Best of all, it's also very fuel efficient! Only one quarter of the tank used to travel to and fro Port Dickson from KL. And here's the rpm @ 110KM/h;



Quite high I'll say, I wonder if there's anyway of lowering it.. .. ...