Car Loan Rejected as a Fresh Grad? Here’s Why & How You Can Buy Your First Car

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Congratulations, you’ve made it! Now that you are officially a fresh graduate, the rest of your future is here. With that, you might have secured a job and are now on the lookout for your first car.

However, getting your loan approved as a fresh graduate can be difficult because of stringent bank criteria. Here are five common reasons why banks may be rejecting your car loan application.

Related article:
How are Car Loans and Interests Calculated?

1. You Don’t Have a Credit Score

When applying for a car loan, you’ll definitely hear the terms
Central Credit Reference Information System

(CCRIS)

 or
Credit Tip-Off Service (
CTOS)
.  CCRIS is managed by the Credit Bureau of Bank Negara Malaysia, whereas CTOS is a private agency. Most financial institutions in Malaysia use both CTOS and CCRIS reports to evaluate your credit health.

However, CCRIS does not calculate a credit score, instead, it lists your credit information from financial service providers including insurance brokers, telecommunication companies and of course, banks. This just means they can see every financial commitment you have.

On the other hand, CTOS generates a credit score as a three-digit number. Your
credit score
 is generated by calculating the percentages of the following:

 your payment history;

 other loan amounts;

 length of credit history;

 new credit applications; and

 your legal track record

The higher you score, the better – any number below 651 is viewed as below average and it might dent your overall application. You can view the CTOS’ credit scorecard
here
.

As a fresh graduate, you may not have a credit score as you do not have any loans under your name. So on the CTOS scale, your credit score falls under “No score”. Because of this, banks are unable to determine your financial status and decide if you can afford the loan. Hence, banks are more wary of lending to you because they have no assurance that you will be able to repay the loan amount.

2. You Are Newly Employed & Cannot Supply the Required Documents

When applying for a car loan, you will need to present your financial documents which include payslips for employed individuals. Most banks require at least six months of employment history to ensure you have stable income to finance the loan.

Unfortunately, as a fresh graduate, you might have just scored your first job which means you have to wait at least six months before applying for a loan. Other supporting documents required include your Employee Provident Fund (EPF) statements, which you won’t have unless you have been employed before.

3. Your Debt Service Ratio (DSR) is Too High

But let’s say you have been employed for at least six months but in the months prior to that, you took up a credit card – this will then be reflected in your CCRIS and CTOS reports. From there, banks will refer to these credit obligations as your monthly financial commitments. They will then calculate your Debt Service Ratio (DSR) to find out if you can afford another loan (the car loan you applied for).

This DSR is important because it can make or break your application – in essence, it measures if you have enough cash on hand to sustain a lifestyle after deducting your monthly commitments. Every DSR limit is different in each bank. For example, if a bank’s DSR limit was 70 percent, any DSR percentage above 70 would most likely be rejected, or subject to closer review. A
healthy DSR
 would be between 30 and 40 percent.

The DSR is calculated by dividing your monthly financial commitments (loans, credit cards, etc.) with your total monthly income.

4. Your Guarantor’s Documents Are Not Strong Enough

One way to strengthen your loan application is by using a guarantor. A
guarantor
 is someone who will be legally bound to settle any outstanding amount if the principal borrower (the loan applicant) defaults.

Banks are more likely to approve your application if you have a strong guarantor because if anything happens, the guarantor will be obligated to settle any unpaid portion of the loan. So, if you have tried to apply with a guarantor but your loan was still rejected, it may also be because your guarantor was not strong enough.

“Strong” in this sense refers to your guarantor’s financial status and if they can afford the commitment should you (the loan applicant) fail to comply with the repayment terms. A guarantor will need to submit their income documents as well for the bank to ensure his or her financial standing is acceptable.

5. Car Loan Approvals Are Tougher During the Pandemic

On top of the reasons above, banks have become stricter in car loan approvals.
Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) president Datuk Aishah Ahmad
 said applicants are faced with longer approval times because lenders are adding on to the criteria required for approval. This includes whether the potential borrower is working from home, or what type of industry they are involved in.

Sadly, this makes it harder for graduates, especially now, to finance a car – those who have just scored their first job may need to forego their plans on owning a car during these times. But fortunately, most banks in Malaysia now offer graduate schemes that you can apply for if you’re buying your first car as a fresh graduate and CARSOME also has a product specially for graduates to finance their first car easily.

You Can Try to Apply For a Graduate Scheme

As a fresh graduate, it will be quite impossible for you to prepare all the required documents needed to apply for a conventional car loan. Apart from that, you’ll also need to fulfill other loan requirements such as submitting your latest pay slip and preparing at least 10 percent of the down payment for the car you want to buy.

But with a graduate scheme, you can own a vehicle without having to prepare a hefty down payment, submitting various documents, or a high minimum wage. If your application is approved, you’ll be able to finance up to 100 percent of the car price with a loan tenure of up to nine years but with an interest rate that is slightly higher compared to conventional car loans – around 0.10 to 0.20 percent higher (normal interest rates will vary from 2.8 to 4.5 percent).

Here’s a list of local banks that provide graduate schemes if you’re interested in applying for one:

CIMB –
First Car Financing

Bank Muamalat –

Muamalat Auto Grad Scheme

Bank Rakyat –
Vehicle Financing-i (An Naqlu 2) – Graduate Scheme

Maybank –

My First Car Plan

Bank Islam –

Vehicle Financing-i GradONE

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for the graduate scheme, you must be:

Malaysian

Aged between 20 to 35 years old*

Must be a graduate with a minimum qualification of Diploma or Degree*

Application must be made within five years from the date of graduation*

Minimum wage of RM1,800 and above*

Must earn a fixed salary*

Only applicable for new national car purchase

*Requirements may differ based on the bank and their terms and conditions.

Required Documents

If you’re eligible to apply for a graduate scheme loan, here’s a list of all the documents you need to prepare for your application:

Copy of MyKad

Copy of Driving Licence

Copy of Certified Diploma/Degree or transcript

Copy of Employment Offer Letter

Copy of latest three months salary slip (if applicable) and/or copy of latest three months bank statement (if applicable)

*
Requirements may differ based on the bank and their terms and conditions.

**Banks reserve the right to request for additional documents.

Or You Can Get Your First Car With CARSOME Capital

Banks perceive that fresh graduates carry a higher financial risk compared to borrowers from older age groups. This is why their loan applications have a higher chance to be rejected. Hence, CARSOME Capital has launched a hassle-free solution where fresh graduates, or those with a minimum of a Degree within five years of graduation, can now secure their first car.

This is because
CARSOME Capital
 allows
graduate applicants aged up to 35 years old
 to apply with just their Employment Letter of Offer!

You can also apply for a loan tenure of up to nine years which means you can have a more affordable monthly payment amount. Here are the full requirements:

Apply with an Employment Letter of Offer:
All it takes is showing your offer letter. This is to prove you will have income to support the loan repayment. This is great for graduates who have just accepted their first job, or have just recently secured a new job, as you don’t have to provide up to six months of income documentation as you would with a conventional bank.

Hold at least a Degree certification:
 You are eligible as long as it is within five years from your graduation date.

You only need a comfort guarantor:
You can apply with your

parents as a comfort guarantor. This is different from the conventional guarantor that common banks require. For CARSOME Capital, you can supply any form of income from your comfort guarantor with no minimum requirement.

Driver’s License and Identification Card (NRIC):
You will need to provide your NRIC and driver’s license. Your parents also need to submit their NRICs as a comfort guarantor.

To top it off, you can conveniently repay your loan amount via Jompay. However, you can only apply for this auto-financing option when you buy a CARSOME Certified car.

Buy a CARSOME Certified Car for Quality Assurance

All CARSOME Certified cars have passed our strict 175-point inspection to make sure it is free of major accidents, frame or flood damage. Besides that, CARSOME Certified cars are reconditioned and come with a CARSOME Promise. The CARSOME Promise is our assurance for you to have total peace of mind in your purchase.

This is our CARSOME Promise to you:

Five-day money-back guarantee
: If you buy a used car from CARSOME and you happen not to like it, you can return it back to us within five days to get your full amount back. No questions asked!

Professional inspection
: All CARSOME cars go through an inspection that covers 175 points to ensure it is free from major accidents, frame, fire, and flood damage.

One-year warranty
: Your journey with us does not stop after you buy a car. We will give you a warranty for coverage in your first year.

All-inclusive price
: The price you see on our website’s listings is the actual full price of the car with absolutely no hidden fees. We practice full transparency in our cost to ensure you know exactly what you are getting.

So, if you are keen on buying your first car with CARSOME, head over to
carsome.my/buy

to choose the wheels you want.
Following that, you can book an appointment to view the car (we also offer virtual appointments during lockdown), and if you like it, just buy it with CARSOME Capital’s auto financing option. It’s super hassle-free.

With that, we wish you many safe drives with your car ahead!

Related article:
Car Loan Got Rejected? Here’s How to Increase Your Loan Approval Chances

This article is also available in Bahasa Malaysia here:
Pinjaman Kereta Ditolak? Ketahui Sebabnya & Cara untuk Membeli Kereta sebagai Graduan Baharu

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Busting Popular Car Myths Part 1: Separating Fact from Fiction on Fuel Consumption

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Busting Popular Car Myths Part 1: Separating Fact from Fiction on Fuel...

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Haziq Asyraf

As car owners in Malaysia, we’ve all heard our fair share of car myths when it comes to
fuel consumption
. There are plenty of misconceptions out there when it comes to what you can and should do in order to save fuel while driving your car, with some even being borderline ridiculous.

In this article, we’ve aimed to shed some light on the truth about fuel consumption and debunk some of the most common myths surrounding it. By understanding the truth, you can make informed decisions about your car’s fuel consumption, save money, and reduce your environmental impact.

Myth 1: Premium Fuel is Always Better for Fuel Consumption

One of the most widely spread car myths in Malaysia is that premium fuel is always superior when it comes to fuel consumption. However, this is not entirely accurate. Premium fuel is only necessary for high-performance vehicles that require higher octane ratings. If you’re driving a car that is designed to run on regular petrol, using premium fuel can actually reduce fuel efficiency and potentially harm the engine.

So, if you drive a Perodua Myvi, it’s probably better for you to fuel up with RON 95 instead of the pricier RON 97. Better yet, it’s always best to follow the car manufacturer’s instructions to find out the best fuel to use for your car.

Myth 2: Manual Transmission Cars are Always More Fuel Efficient

When it comes to fuel efficiency, many people believe that manual transmission cars are always the better choice. However, the reality is a bit more complicated.

While it’s true that manual transmission cars can often achieve better fuel efficiency than their automatic counterparts, this isn’t always the case. Modern cars with automatic transmissions have become much more efficient in recent years, with some even surpassing their manual counterparts in terms of fuel economy.

Furthermore, the difference in fuel efficiency between manual and automatic transmissions can vary depending on a number of factors. For example, driving habits, traffic conditions, and vehicle weight can all impact how much fuel a car consumes. In some cases, an automatic transmission may actually be the more fuel efficient option.

Nowadays, automatic transmission cars have become more advanced and efficient, frequently offering better fuel economy than manual transmission cars. Moreover, some modern automatic transmission cars also come with eco-friendly driving modes that further improve fuel efficiency.

Myth 3: Turning off the Air Conditioning Improves Fuel Consumption

Malaysia is renowned for its hot and humid weather conditions, which is why it’s a common practice for Malaysians to immediately turn on their car’s air conditioning to its maximum power as soon as they get into the vehicle.

While it’s true that setting the air conditioning to the highest setting can result in a slight increase in fuel consumption due to the added load on the engine, this shouldn’t deter drivers from using it, especially given the sweltering temperatures in Malaysia.

In fact, the difference in fuel consumption is negligible and shouldn’t be a significant concern for drivers. Therefore, it’s highly recommended that drivers continue to use their car’s air conditioning system to stay cool and comfortable while driving, despite any minor impact on fuel consumption.

The benefits of staying cool and comfortable while driving in Malaysia’s hot and humid weather far outweigh any minor increase in fuel consumption that may result from using the air conditioning. Plus, most modern vehicles now come with an automated climate control setting that automatically regulates the optimal temperature in the car accordingly. So, don’t hesitate to crank up the air conditioning and enjoy your drive!

Read more:
Keeping Your Car’s Air-Conditioning Cool & Problems to Look Out For

Myth 4: Idling the Engine Is Better than Restarting

How often do you find yourself in a situation where you need to choose between idling the engine or turning it off completely? It’s a pretty common situation in Malaysia and we’re pretty sure everyone has experienced it, at least once.

Another widespread car myth in Malaysia is that idling the car engine consumes less fuel than restarting it. However, this is not true for modern cars. Restarting the engine consumes less fuel than idling for extended periods. Therefore, it is best to switch off the engine when the car is stationary for more than a minute to conserve fuel and reduce carbon emissions.

Watch this video from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources that explains how this actually works:

Myth 5: It’s Better to Fill Up Your Tank in the Morning

Another fuel-related myth that is popular among Malaysian drivers is that it’s better to fill up their car’s fuel tank in the morning when the fuel is cooler and denser, resulting in more fuel for their money.

However, this is not true. The temperature difference between morning and afternoon is negligible, and modern fuel pumps have mechanisms that compensate for temperature changes, so the amount of fuel you receive will be the same regardless of the time of day.

Myth 6: Adding Additives to Your Fuel Improves Fuel Economy

Does adding
fuel additives
 to your car’s fuel tank help to improve fuel economy? While some additives such as detergents, corrosion inhibitors, octane boosters, and cetane improvers may improve engine performance or reduce emissions, they are not likely to improve fuel economy in a significant way.

In fact, using the wrong type or amount of additive can even harm your engine or reduce its efficiency. So, it’s best to stick to using high-quality fuel from reputable sources and follow your car manufacturer’s recommendations for maintenance and fuel usage.

Myth 7: Adding a Spoiler to Your Car Makes It More Aerodynamic for Better Fuel Efficiency

The higher or wider the spoiler you install, the better the aerodynamics of your car will be, thus will help you to save more fuel. But is it really true that adding a spoiler to your car can improve its aerodynamics and fuel efficiency?

Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Spoilers are designed to create downforce and improve traction at high speeds, but they can also increase drag and reduce fuel efficiency. In fact,
adding a spoiler
 to a car that is not designed to benefit from one can actually decrease its overall performance and fuel economy.

It’s important to remember that car design and aerodynamics are complex topics, and adding aftermarket parts like spoilers or body kits can have unintended consequences. Before making any modifications to your car, it’s best to consult with experts or your mechanic and do your research to ensure that you’re making a wise investment that will improve your car’s performance and efficiency, rather than harm it.

(Bonus) Myth 8: New Car Smell Is Dangerous for Your Health

Everybody loves the smell of a new car. But, a common myth surrounding the distinctive “new car smell” that comes from the interior of a new car is that it is dangerous to breathe in and may even cause health problems! While it is true that some of the chemicals used in car manufacturing can be harmful, the level emitted from a new car’s interior is typically very low and not likely to cause significant harm.

To minimize any potential risks, it’s recommended to ventilate your car well when you first purchase it and to avoid sitting in your car for extended periods of time when it’s parked in direct sunlight. It’s also a good idea to take precautions to reduce your exposure to other potential toxins in your car’s interior. You can do this by keeping your car well-ventilated, avoiding smoking or using air fresheners that contain harmful chemicals, and choosing car interiors that are made from low volatile organic compound materials or have been treated to reduce emissions.

In conclusion, by understanding the truth about fuel consumption and dispelling common everyday myths, you can make informed decisions that help you save money and reduce your environmental impact. Don’t fall for these common myths and always do your research before making any decisions that could affect your car’s fuel efficiency and performance.

Remember that not everything you hear about cars is true, and it’s always best to do your research and consult with experts to get accurate information first.

If you’re looking to sell your old car or upgrade to a new one, head over to
carsome.my
 or
download our mobile app
 and browse through our CARSOME Certified cars that have been refurbished professionally to ensure safety beyond standards, complete comfort, and refurbished aesthetics.

Haziq Asyraf
A self-proclaimed foodie and gamer whose passion for food and games has recently extended to cars.

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Fungsi Thermostat, Tanda Thermostat Rosak dan Kos Penggantian Thermostat Kereta

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Ahmad Azwadie Azman

Mechanic hands holding thermostat part to replace in car

Thermostat kereta merupakan salah satu komponen penting dalam pengendalian sistem kenderaan. Dari aspek teknikal, thermostat kereta berfungsi mengawal aliran cecair penyejuk atau
air
coolant
 dalam enjin. Ia sekali gus membolehkan sistem enjin mengekalkan suhu yang betul dan enjin berada dalam keadaan stabil dan baik dalam pelbagai situasi. Dalam kebanyakan situasi, thermostat kereta rosak boleh menyebabkan masalah kerosakan enjin yang serius seperti
temperature
 kereta naik

atau enjin kereta
overheat
.

3 Perkara Penting yang Perlu Anda Tahu Tentang Thermostat Kereta

Secara teknikal, sistem thermostat kereta tidaklah terlalu kompleks. Ia merupakan antara komponen yang paling ringkas dan mudah. Ini bermaksud, sebarang kerosakan pada komponen ini yang boleh didiagnosis dan dibaiki sendiri. Oleh sebab itu, Carsome menyenaraikan tiga (3) perkara penting yang perlu pemilik kereta ketahui tentang thermostat kereta termasuk fungsi thermostat, tanda thermostat rosak dan anggaran kos penggantian thermostat kereta untuk panduan dan rujukan anda.

Fungsi Thermostat Kereta

Fungsi thermostat kereta adalah untuk mengawal masukan amaun cecair penyejuk atau air
radiator kereta
 yang memasuki ruang enjin. Thermostat kereta akan terbuka dan membenarkan cecair penyejuk mengalir memasuki ruang enjin untuk membantu mengekalkan prestasi enjin. Ia secara tidak langsung menyejukkan ruang dalaman enjin dan menghalang
enjin kereta

overheating
. Secara amnya, haba panas daripada enjin akan menyebabkan ruang dalaman enjin menjadi semakin panas lebih-lebih lagi semasa enjin beroperasi.

4 Tanda-tanda Thermostat Rosak

Kebanyakan masalah kerosakan thermostat kereta boleh dikenal pasti dengan mudah. Sekiranya anda mengesan sebarang tanda thermostat rosak atau kebocoran thermostat, gantikan komponen ini dengan segera. Ini kerana, thermostat kereta yang rosak berpotensi menjejaskan fungsi dan memberi kesan terhadap pengoperasian enjin, dan jika dibiarkan boleh memberi kesan kepada komponen-komponen penting lain dalam kereta. Carsome menyenaraikan empat (4) tanda thermostat rosak untuk panduan dan rujukan anda seperti berikut:

1. Bahan Penyejuk atau Air Radiator Bocor

Salah satu simptom penting atau tanda thermostat rosak yang palik ketara ialah kebocoran cecair penyejuk atau air radiator bocor. Biasanya, masalah kebocoran air radiator berpunca disebabkan komponen thermostat ini tersekat atau tertutup. Seperti semua sedia maklum, air radiator dialihkan ke dalam radiator kereta untuk menyejukkan ruang enjin. Namun begitu, kerosakan thermostat menyekat laluan air radiator sekali gus menyebabkan air radiator melimpah keluar dari perumah thermostat. Kebocoran air radiator yang ketara boleh dilihat melalui tompokan bendalir pada bahagian bawah kereta terutamanya semasa kereta berhenti.

2.
Temperature
 Enjin Lebih Tinggi (atau Lebih Rendah) Berbanding Biasa

Secara teknikal, tokok suhu enjin akan berada pada paras yang optimum semasa anda start kereta anda. Walau bagaimanapun, bacaan tokok suhu enjin atau
 temperature gauge
 pada kereta akan naik lebih tinggi daripada biasa atau jarum berada dalam zon merah jika terdapat sebarang kerosakan pada thermostat kereta. Masalah ini mungkin berpunca daripada aliran cecair penyejuk ke radiator kereta yang tersekat atau terganggu yang menyebabkan suhu enjin kereta meningkat secara mendadak dan ketara.

Bagi sesetengah
 model kereta baru
,
lampu amaran enjin

akan menyala menandakan kemungkinan berlaku masalah atau kerosakan pada bahagian enjin kereta anda. Lakukan pemeriksaan segera dan jangan teruskan pemanduan jika lampu amaran ini menyala untuk mengelakkan kerosakan yang lebih serius.

3. Penggunaan Bahan Api Lebih Tinggi

Selain itu, tanda thermostat rosak juga boleh dikesan melalui peningkatan
 penggunaan bahan api

yang lebih ketara berbanding biasa. Secara teknikal, thermostat kekal tertutup apabila enjin kenderaan dihidupkan sehingga ia mencapai suhu tertentu yang ditetapkan. Ia membolehkan suhu operasi enjin berada pada paras yang optimum dengan lebih cepat. Walau bagaimanapun, kerosakan pada thermostat (
thermostat stuck open
) boleh menyebabkan enjin tidak dapat mencapai suhu yang optimum ditetapkan. Ia secara tidak langsung menyebabkan kenderaan memerlukan penggunaan bahan api yang lebih tinggi untuk mencapai paras suhu operasi enjin yang optimum.

4. Bunyi Bising, Berdentum dalam Ruang Enjin

Selain itu, anda juga boleh mengesan tanda-tanda kerosakan komponen kereta melalui bunyi yang kedengaran daripada ruang enjin seperti
bunyi berdengung, bunyi bersiul
 dan sebagainya. Enjin kereta yang menghasilkan bunyi-bunyi pelik berbanding kebiasaan menandakan terdapat masalah pada komponen tertentu kenderaan. Dalam konteks thermostat, tanda kerosakan thermostat boleh dikesan melalui bunyi aneh dan bising yang menyerupai bunyi ketukan (
knocking
), mendidih (
boiling
) atau membobok (
gurgling
).

Bunyi sebegini biasanya menandakan kerosakan dan kegagalan thermostat atau komponen-komponen lain yang berkaitan yang berpotensi menjejaskan fungsi dan prestasi enjin kenderaan. Untuk lebih kepastian, lakukan
pemeriksaan dan penyelenggaraan kereta
 secara menyeluruh untuk mengelakkan kos pembaikan dan kerosakan yang lebih tinggi.

Kos Penggantian Thermostat Kereta

Secara amnya, kos penggantian atau harga tukar thermostat kereta tidak menelan belanja dan kos yang tinggi. Harga penyelenggaraan atau penggantian sebenar biasanya bergantung pada model dan jenis kenderaan anda. Secara purata, harga tukar thermostat kereta adalah sekitar RM50 hingga RM100 atau mungkin lebih rendah bergantung pada lokaliti.

Selain itu, sekiranya anda ingin
 beli kereta terpakai
 yang berbaloi, selamat dan berkualiti, layari laman web Carsome untuk info lanjut. Carsome merupakan
platform jual beli kereta terpakai

online
 yang menawarkan pelbagai pilihan kereta terpakai yang berkualiti, terbaik dan selamat dengan harga yang berpatutan.

Ahmad Azwadie Azman


A Beginner’s Guide To Car Loans [Infographic]

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So you're looking at getting that first car but don't know what a car loan is, and how to get it? This guide should be sufficient enough for you to get started and be on your way to your first ownership!

What do you think? Are you ready for the first step into owning your first motor vehicle?

Always remember that owning a vehicle requires more than just repayments to your loan. It requires the right support and advice to help reach your goals.
Click here
 and follow these steps to a more affordable auto loan!

Looking to get that car of your dreams?
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This article was produced in partnership with Hong Leong Bank Malaysia.

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8 Sebab Kenapa Anda Tak Boleh Nak Claim Waranti Kereta CARSOME?

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Ahmad Azwadie Azman

Tahniah! Anda dah pun membeli kereta CARSOME Certified! Seronok tak? Lagi seronok apabila kereta yang anda beli itu sebenarnya dilindungi oleh waranti percuma selama setahun! Waranti ini adalah untuk ketenangan minda dan jiwa anda ketika memandu kereta CARSOME Certified.

Semua kereta CARSOME Certified dilindungi oleh waranti percuma iaitu
Program Waranti Lanjutan CARSOME (
Extended Warranty Program
 – EWP)
. Ada dua jenis waranti yang ditawarkan iaitu Pelan Emas dan juga Pelan Platinum. Pelan Emas merupakan pelan yang didatangkan kepada semua kereta CARSOME Certified yang anda beli.

Apa bezanya antara dua pelan ini? Komponen kereta yang dilindungi. Pelan Platinum yang berbayar melindungi lebih banyak komponen kereta termasuklah komponen yang dilindungi dalam Pelan Emas.

Apa yang dilindungi oleh Pelan Emas? Komponen seperti enjin, pendingin hawa, dan juga transmisi, antara komponen yang sangat mahal jika perlu dibaiki. Bagi Pelan Platinum pula, semua komponen yang dilindungi oleh Pelan Emas beserta sistem bahan api, stereng, sistem penyejukan enjin, dan juga bantuan di atas jalan.

Program waranti ini disediakan oleh Allianz dan terdiri daripada dua pelan – Pelan Emas (
Gold
) yang terpakai secara automatik untuk semua kereta kami dan pelan Platinum yang boleh dibeli sebagai pelan naik taraf pilihan.

Waranti ini akan melindungi komponen kereta anda selama setahun atau 20,000 kilometer atau yang mana sampai dahulu. Bagi perlindungan pula, maksimum perlindungan yang ditawarkan ialah sebanyak RM50,000 maksimum dan RM10,000 minimum bagi setiap tuntutan.

Tetapi…

Anda nak tahu tak, ada beberapa kes di mana anda tak boleh nak tuntut waranti CARSOME apabila ada komponen kereta yang dilindungi rosak?

Berkemungkinan besar kerosakan yang terjadi itu akibat kecuaian yang sepatutnya boleh dielakkan. Jadi, untuk mengelakkan anda daripada tak boleh nak tuntut waranti, ini merupakan perkara yang anda patut jangan buat!

1. Menggunakan Kereta Untuk Tujuan Lain

Kereta secara umumnya digunakan untuk mengangkut penumpang serta mungkin beberapa barangan peribadi yang tak besar dan berat. Tetapi, ada juga pemandu yang menggunakan kereta mereka untuk mengangkut barangan yang berat dan besar yang diletakkan di bahagian penumpang.

Jika ada sebarang kerosakan komponen diakibatkan oleh perbuatan mengangkut barangan itu, waranti tidak boleh dituntut. Ini kerana kereta tersebut telah digunakan bagi mengangkut barangan selain daripada mengangkut manusia.

Ini biasa dibuat oleh mereka yang berniaga atau mereka yang menghantar barang. Mereka tiada kenderaan yang sesuai untuk mengangkut barangan berat.

Anda bukan saja tidak boleh menuntut waranti jika ada komponen yang rosak, malah anda berkemungkinan boleh disaman kerana ia merupakan kesalahan trafik – menggunakan kereta bagi membawa barangan yang tidak sesuai dalam kenderaan.

2. Ubah Suai Komponen

Waranti CARSOME ini melindungi komponen tertentu jika ia mengalami kerosakan. Tetapi, jika komponen yang dilindungi ini diusik atau diubah suai untuk meningkatkan prestasi kereta, ia akan membatalkan waranti bagi komponen tersebut.

Jika komponen yang dilindungi tersebut rosak, sama ada akibat ubah suai ataupun sebab berkaitan, anda tidak boleh menuntut waranti bagi kerosakan yang telah terjadi.

Jadi, jika anda ingin menukar sebarang komponen terutama komponen yang dilindungi, sila hubungi pihak insurans dahulu untuk dapatkan nasihat.

3. Kerosakan Komponen Akibat Tidak Servis Kenderaan

Kereta ialah mesin yang sangat rumit. Ia memerlukan servis yang berkala bagi memastikan ia boleh berfungsi dengan lancar dan baik. Kegagalan untuk mematuhi jadual servis kereta boleh menyebabkan kerosakan pada komponen kereta.

Jika berlaku kerosakan pada komponen yang dilindungi disebabkan kegagalan untuk servis kereta mengikut jadual, anda tidak boleh menuntut waranti. Ini kerana kerosakan yang terjadi adalah disebabkan oleh kecuaian anda sendiri.

Jadi, jangan pernah tertinggal sekalipun untuk servis kereta anda sepanjang waranti masih lagi aktif ya! Kalau tidak, nanti anda tak boleh nak tuntut waranti untuk kerosakan tersebut.

4. Komponen Rosak Sebab Salah Guna Petrol

Kereta bergerak menggunakan petrol. Itu fakta. Kebanyakan kereta di Malaysia menggunakan petrol jenis RON95 untuk bergerak.

Kalau anda salah isi petrol ke dalam kereta anda, contohnya anda tersalah isi dengan diesel dan terjadinya kerosakan pada komponen yang dilindungi, waranti yang ada tidak akan melindungi kerosakan yang terjadi.

5. Membaiki Sendiri Komponen Yang Rosak

Jika ada komponen kereta yang rosak, terutama sekali komponen yang dilindungi, jangan baiki sendiri! Terus bawa kereta anda ke bengkel panel yang disenaraikan oleh pihak insurans.

Jika anda cuba membaiki kerosakan tetapi akhirnya kerosakan komponen tersebut menjadi lebih teruk, waranti akan terbatal dan anda tidak lagi boleh menuntut waranti yang ada.

Disebabkan itulah, jangan memandai-mandai cuba untuk membaiki sebarang kerosakan yang terjadi. Hantarkan terus ke
bengkel
 dengan segera.

6. Kereta Digunakan Untuk Berlumba

Kereta yang anda beli itu hanya digunakan untuk kehidupan seharian. Pergi dan balik kerja. Mungkin pergi jalan-jalan hujung minggu. Paling teruk pun, balik kampung jauh-jauh. Tapi jangan gunakan kereta yang dibeli untuk berlumba!

Jika anda gunakan kereta anda untuk apa-apa bentuk perlumbaan dan berlaku kerosakan terhadap komponen yang dilindungi, anda tidak boleh menuntut waranti. Jadi, pastikan kereta hanya digunakan untuk tujuannya saja.

7. Odometer Diusik

Odometer merupakan alat yang digunakan untuk mengukur jarak yang telah dipandu oleh kereta. Ia juga mengukur had laju serta daya kilas semasa kereta sedang bergerak. Pada odometer juga ada terpampang beberapa lampu amaran untuk keadaan sistem tertentu seperti brek ABS dan sebagainya.

Odometer ini tidak boleh diusik. Kerana ia mengandungi maklumat penting seperti perbatuan yang boleh digunakan untuk mengenal pasti keadaan kereta. Odometer biasanya diubah untuk mengubah perbatuan kereta supaya apabila ia dapat dijual dengan harga yang tinggi.

Jika odometer telah diusik dan perbatuan yang terpampang pada odometer adalah berbeza dengan rekod servis kereta, waranti akan terbatal.

8. Kerosakan Disebabkan Bencana Alam

Setiap tahun, Malaysia akan dilanda beberapa bencana alam bencana yang berlaku secara berkala.

Antara bencana alam yang dimaksudkan seperti r
ibut, banjir, kilat, puting beliung, ribut kilat, hujan lebat, tsunami, penenggelaman bumi, tanah runtuh, runtuhan cerun, hujan batu, aliran lumpur, ribut pasir, dan lain-lain bencana alam.

Ada bencana yang menjadi teruk hingga ia boleh merosakkan kenderaan yang terlibat. Untuk pengetahuan anda, jika komponen kereta anda rosak akibat bencana alam, waranti anda akan terbatal dan tidak boleh dituntut lagi.

Jaga Kereta Anda Elok-Elok!

Kereta anda merupakan antara komitmen kewangan paling besar yang anda ada. Jika ada sebarang kerosakan, nak membaikinya juga bukan murah. Ada kerosakan yang memakan belanja hingga ribuan ringgit untuk membaikinya!

Jangan buat perkara yang tak sepatutnya dengan kereta anda. Jika ada sebarang kerosakan, pastikan ia dihantar ke bengkel kereta yang diiktiraf. Paling penting, jangan buat perkara-perkara di atas jika anda tak mahu waranti kereta anda terbatal!

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Masalah Gearbox Kereta: Tanda Gearbox Kereta Auto Rosak yang Perlu Anda Tahu

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Ahmad Azwadie Azman

Kotak gear atau
gearbox
 kereta merupakan salah satu komponen kereta yang memainkan peranan penting dalam memastikan kelancaran pergerakan kereta. Secara amnya,
gearbox
 kereta berfungsi mengawal tork dan kelajuan kereta termasuk sistem klac kereta, sekali gus menjamin
keselamatan
 sepanjang pemanduan. Walau bagaimanapun,
gearbox
 kereta terdedah kepada risiko kerosakan tertentu. Oleh sebab itu, penting untuk pemilik kenderaan mengetahui masa yang sesuai untuk menyelenggara atau menukar
gearbox
 kereta, serta mengenal pasti sebarang tanda
gearbox
 kereta auto rosak (atau
 gearbox
 manual) untuk mengelakkan kerosakan yang lebih serius.

7 Tanda
Gearbox
 Kereta Auto Rosak (atau
Gearbox
 Manual Rosak) yang Perlu Diketahui

Secara amnya, kegagalan atau kerosakan
gearbox
 kereta boleh dikenal pasti melalui tanda yang ditunjukkan. Oleh sebab itu, penting untuk pemilik kenderaan mengetahui simptom asas kerosakan
gearbox
 kereta yang mungkin berlaku. Berikut merupakan tanda
gearbox
 kereta auto rosak untuk panduan dan rujukan anda:

1. Minyak Gear Kurang, Enjin Kereta
Overheat
 dan Berbau Hangit

Bau hangit atau hangus yang terhasil daripada ruang enjin menandakan ada komponen dalam kereta yang tidak berfungsi dengan baik dan memerlukan perhatian segera daripada anda. Namun biasanya, bau hangit atau hangus daripada ruang enjin menandakan
gearbox
 kereta bermasalah – masalah ini berpunca disebabkan paras minyak
 gearbox
 yang rendah atau minyak
 gearbox
 bocor. Apabila minyak
gearbox
 bocor atau berkurangan, geseran yang berlebihan akan berlaku sekali gus menyebabkan enjin menjadi terlalu panas dan terbakar

Meskipun begitu, dalam sesetengah keadaan,
enjin kereta berbau hangit

boleh berlaku disebabkan masalah-masalah lain seperti plastik atau teras pemanas yang mencair, bendalir antibeku yang menitik dalam ruang enjin. Sekiranya anda mengesan enjin kereta anda berbau hangit atau hangus, lakukan pemeriksaan dan diagnosis lengkap dengan segera untuk mengetahui punca sebenar dan mengelakkan kos pembaikan yang lebih tinggi.

2. Bunyi Bergeser, Bunyi Hentakan “Duk” Semasa Menukar Gear

Sekiranya anda mendapati ada bunyi bising semasa anda menukar gear semasa memandu seperti bunyi berdengung atau bunyi hentakan, ia merupakan tanda
gearbox
 kereta anda rosak dan perlu diselenggara. Bunyi-bunyi pelik seperti
bunyi dentang (
clunking
) atau bunyi berdengung (
humming
)
 besar kemungkinan berlaku disebabkan oleh kotak gear kereta yang bermasalah. Biasanya, masalah bunyi pelik ini berpunca daripada paras minyak
gearbox
 yang rendah atau jenis minyak
gearbox
 yang tidak sesuai digunakan dalam kereta anda.

Dalam sesetengah keadaan, bunyi bergeser berlaku disebabkan oleh proses pertukaran gear yang tidak betul. Namun sekiranya masalah ini berlanjutan, segera bawa ke bengkel kereta untuk pemeriksaan lanjut.

3. Gear Tidak Responsif,
Freeplay
 yang Lama Semasa Tukar Gear

Gearbox
 kereta yang berada dalam keadaan baik biasanya tidak akan menghadapi masalah peralihan gear dan proses peralihan gear boleh dilakukan dengan mudah tanpa sebarang masalah. Namun sekiranya gear kereta anda memberikan respons yang agak lambat, teragak-agak atau tidak memberikan sebarang respons langsung, ia bermaksud
gearbox
 kereta anda mungkin menghadapi masalah serius yang memerlukan penyelenggaraan segera. Sebagai contoh, anda masukkan gear tiga namun respons pertukaran gear daripada gear dua kepada gear tiga lebih lambat dan tidak selancar biasa.

Bagi kereta dengan transmisi manual, peralihan gear yang tidak responsif ini biasanya disertai dengan lonjakan RPM dan bunyi enjin yang tidak selari dengan kelajuan kenderaan. Meskipun begitu, anda disarankan untuk menjalankan pemeriksaan lanjut sekiranya berdepan situasi sebegini untuk mengenal pasti punca masalah dengan lebih tepat.

4. Lampu Amaran Enjin Menyala

Kebanyakan model kereta moden hari ini dilengkapi dengan sensor yang memainkan peranan penting dalam memicu amaran sekiranya mengesan sebarang permasalah dalam ruang enjin. Namun begitu, ramai dalam kalangan pemilik kenderaan mengambil mudah
lampu amaran kereta
 (biasanya berkelip-kelip berwarna merah) yang menyala pada
dashboard
 kereta. Umumnya, sistem sensor akan menyalakan lampu amaran enjin sekiranya mendapati berlaku kelewatan sentakan atau gegaran yang mungkin tidak disedari. Oleh sebab itu, pemilik kenderaan disarankan untuk bawa kereta ke bengkel dengan segera untuk pemeriksaan lanjut untuk ketenangan fikiran.

5. Minyak
Gearbox
 Kereta Bocor

Secara asasnya, kenderaan dilengkapi dengan enam (6) jenis bendalir utama –
minyak hitam kereta
,
air
coolant
, minyak
power steering
, minyak brek, minyak
gearbox
 kereta dan

air
wiper
 kereta
. Setiap bendalir ini memainkan peranan tersendiri; jika bocor atau tidak diselenggara mengikut jadual ia boleh mengganggu dan menjejaskan fungsi enjin. Minyak
gearbox
 misalnya senang dikenal pasti jika berlaku kebocoran – minyak
gearbox
 biasanya berwarna merah dan berbau manis (atau kadang-kala berwarna lebih gelap dan berbau tengik jika tidak ditukar atau diselenggara).

Anda disarankan untuk sentiasa periksa paras minyak
gearbox
 dalam kereta menggunakan
dipstick
 yang tersedia. Jika paras minyak
gearbox
 rendah, besar kemungkinan berlaku kebocoran minyak
gearbox
 kerana minyak
gearbox
 tidak terbakar seperti minyak enjin. Meskipun kebocoran minyak
gearbox
 tidaklah terlalu serius, anda disarankan untuk lakukan pemeriksaan dengan segera untuk mengelakkan kerosakan pada komponen kereta lain yang boleh menelan belanja yang lebih tinggi.

6. Gear Kereta Tak Masuk, Tersekat-sekat

Kenderaan yang menghadapi masalah gearbox atau berdepan risiko kerosakan biasanya mengalami kesukaran untuk tukar gear kereta dari gear P kepada D atau sebaliknya – poses pertukaran gear terasa terganggu, tersekat dan tidak lancar. Jika anda berdepan masalah pertukaran gear yang tidak lancar sebegini, segera bawa kereta anda ke bengkel untuk pemeriksaan lanjut. Kerosakan ini boleh menjadi lebih serius dan boleh menyebabkan kos pembaikan yang lebih tinggi jika tidak dibaiki dari awal.

7. Gear Kereta Tergelincir

Secara teknikal, kenderaan bergantung sepenuhnya pada input luaran untuk melakukan penukaran gear. Dalam konteks kereta manual misalnya, pemandu kereta menentukan setiap peralihan gear menggunakan tombol gear dan klac kereta. Bagi kereta automatik pula, pemandu melakukan penukaran gear dengan menggerakkan tombol gear ke R untuk undur, N untuk gear neutral atau D untuk bergerak. Jika anda mendapati gear kereta anda tergelincir tanpa sebarang input luaran, ia sangat berbahaya untuk pemanduan dan berpotensi merosakkan enjin kereta anda. Biasanya, isu gelinciran gear berlaku disebabkan oleh minyak gear yang kurang atau jalur transmisi yang sudah haus.

6 Tips Penjagaan
Gearbox
 Kereta Auto, Elakkan Kerosakan dan Kos Pembaikan Tinggi

Kos pembaikan
gearbox
 kereta boleh menelan belanja yang tinggi, namun semestinya bergantung pada model dan usia kereta anda. Oleh sebab itu, penting untuk anda menyelenggara
 gearbox
 kereta untuk mengelakkan kos pembaikan dan penyelenggaraan yang tinggi dan mahal. CARSOME menyenaraikan enam (6) aspek penjagaan penting
gearbox
 kereta untuk untuk meningkatkan jangka hayat dan mengurangkan risiko kerosakan transmisi kereta seperti berikut:

1. Periksa Minyak
Gearbox
 Secara Berkala

Anda disarankan untuk sentiasa memeriksa paras minyak
gearbox
 kereta anda – jika paras minyak rendah, besar kemungkinan berlaku kebocoran dalam sistem transmisi kenderaan anda. Minyak
gearbox
 kereta biasanya berwarna merah terang, jernih dan berbau manis. Namun sekiranya ia bertukar keruh, berwarna gelap atau berbau busuk, anda mungkin perlu tukar minyak
gearbox
 kereta anda dengan segera.

2. Jangan Tukar Gear Semasa Kereta Masih Bergerak

Selain itu, pastikan kenderaan anda berhenti sepenuhnya sebelum anda menukar gear kereta anda. Sebagai contoh, jika anda ingin undurkan kereta, pastikan kereta berhenti sepenuhnya sebelum anda memasukkan gear R, begitu juga sekiranya anda ingin bergerak ke hadapan. Tabiat pemanduan sebegini boleh memberi tekanan berlebihan pada transmisi kereta dan boleh memberi kesan yang serius pada
 gearbox
 kereta anda.

3. Tukar Tayar Ganti dengan Segera

Apabila
tayar kereta pancit
 atau bocor, ada sesetengah pemilik kenderaan yang menggunakan tayar ganti untuk tempoh yang lama sebelum menukarnya semula kepada tayar asal. Meskipun isu penggunaan tayar ganti ini nampak kecil, ia sebenarnya memberi impak yang ketara terhadap prestasi
gearbox
 kereta. Saiz tayar ganti yang tidak sepadan atau tabiat memandu dengan tayar ganti untuk tempoh yang lama boleh memberi tekanan yang tidak perlu pada
gearbox
 kereta. Malah, ia juga berpotensi merosakkan komponen penting kereta seperti
alignment
 tayar kereta
.

4. Gunakan Minyak Gearbox yang Sesuai

Minta nasihat daripada mekanik atau rujuk manual pemilik untuk menentukan jenis minyak gearbox yang sesuai untuk digunakan oleh kenderaan anda. Penggunaan jenis minyak
gearbox
 yang sesuai dapat mengelakkan dan mengurangkan risiko kerosakan transmisi kereta. Jenis minyak gear yang tidak sesuai boleh menyebabkan geseran berlebihan berlaku, berpotensi menghasilkan haba dan menyebabkan bau hangus atau terbakar. Secara amnya, minyak EP120 sesuai untuk kereta auto, manakala minyak EP90 pula sesuai untuk kereta manual.

5. Lakukan Pemeriksaan, Penyelenggaraan Konsisten

Bagi memastikan
gearbox
 kereta sentiasa berada dalam keadaan optimum, lakukan pemeriksaan dan penyelenggaraan mengikut saranan yang disyorkan. Kebiasaannya, anda perlu lakukan servis
gearbox
 kereta auto (tukar minyak dan sebagainya) setiap 20,000 kilometer. Bagi kereta manual pula, anda disarankan untuk lakukan penyelenggaraan setiap 40,000 kilometer. Selain itu, anda disarankan untuk lakukan pemeriksaan berikut untuk optimumkan prestasi kotak gear kereta anda:

i. Lakukan
 flushing
 setahun sekali

Proses penukaran atau
 flushing
 minyak kotak gear kereta sebaiknya dilakukan oleh profesional. Anda boleh rujuk manual pemilik, namun secara umumnya, anda disarankan untuk lakukan
flushing
 sekurang-kurangnya sekali setahun.

ii. Tukar penapis transmisi secara konsisten

Sesetengah model kenderaan dilengkapi dengan penapis transmisi. Penapis ini perlu digantikan dari semasa ke semasa untuk menjalankan fungsinya dengan lebih baik. Anda disarankan untuk tukar penapis setiap kali proses
flushing
 dilakukan.

iii. Periksa transmisi kereta secara berkala

Pemeriksaan transmisi (paras minyak, warna dan bau) sekurang-kurangnya setahun sekali merupakan salah satu langkah pencegahan yang sangat digalakkan. Pemeriksaan secara berkala sebegini boleh membantu mengesan sebarang kebocoran atau risiko kerosakan yang boleh memberi impak kepada prestasi kotak gear kereta.

6. Panaskan Enjin Sebelum Mula Memandu

Bagi memastikan gearbox kereta sentiasa berada dalam keadaan baik, pastikan anda memanaskan enjin kenderaan sekurang-kurangnya beberapa minit sebelum anda mula memandu terutamanya pada awal pagi. Elakkan
start
 enjin kereta
 dan terus memandu tanpa memanaskan enjin terlebih dahulu. Meskipun impaknya tidaklah terlalu ketara, ia merupakan langkah pencegahan yang lebih murah berbanding kos pembaikan
gearbox
 rosak yang lebih mahal.

Selain itu, sekiranya anda ingin
beli kereta terpakai
 yang berbaloi, selamat dan berkualiti, layari laman web CARSOME untuk info lanjut. CARSOME merupakan
platform jual beli kereta terpakai
 yang menawarkan pelbagai pilihan kereta terpakai yang berkualiti, terbaik dan selamat dengan harga yang berpatutan. Tunggu apa lagi, #CARSOMEJeLah.

Ahmad Azwadie Azman


Street Racing Isn’t The Only Cause of Genting Highland Accidents! Here’s How to Drive Safe in Genting

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Street Racing Isn’t The Only Cause of Genting Highland Accidents! Here’s How...

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Brian Wong

As one of the most famous tourist attractions in Malaysia, Genting Highlands is also known for its challenging road to drive on. That’s exactly why adrenaline junkies and reckless drivers love to put the pedal to the metal on these hills. But don’t let this intimidate you if you’re planning to drive up there for the first time. Here are some steps you can take that can get you up and down the mountain safely.

Unserviced Cars Contributing to Genting Highlands Accidents

Before embarking on a trip to Genting Highlands, it is essential to have your
vehicle checked
. Driving up and down Genting Highlands roads can stress the engine, brakes, and tire treads. We recommend performing a basic inspection on your car a few days before the trip. Key areas to check are the brakes, tires, and engine oil. You can perform a simple maintenance check on your car by inspecting the brake pads and tire treads.

It’s important to note that driving a well-maintained vehicle allows better throttle and braking response. No matter the make or model, regular maintenance should be performed to ensure your car stays in excellent condition during long drives. Also, ensure that your car’s lights are functioning correctly as it can be difficult to see at night on windy roads.

Read More:
Leading Causes of Fatal Road Accidents in Malaysia and How to Mitigate Them

Drive Slow & Don’t Skimp on The Brakes

Overconfidence is an insidious killer. Often, a considerable cause of Genting Highlands accidents occurs when drivers are stingy with their brakes. This is very important, especially going downhill. If you can recall the bus accident in Genting Highlands back in 2013, the bus was discovered to be driving fast at 50kmph
above the speed limit
.

Driving up a steep road can give off Need for Speed video game vibes. But remember, these roads are windy and challenging to the uninitiated. There are many sharp turns and steep inclines that require you to slow down. Here’s how to drive up Genting Highlands the proper way:

Drive and Brake Slowly

Before you take your car up the road, try and play around with the brakes to make sure they still have enough bite to grip your wheels to a full stop. Do a quick inspection on your brake’s padding to ensure they are still in good condition.

When driving through Genting Highlands’ roads, it’s best to drive at a slow and steady pace. If you have seen race cars on the track before, you’ll notice their brakes glow red from heat friction under extensive braking at high speeds. Ordinary car brakes are not designed to handle that. Excessive high-speed braking on stock brakes will cause the padding to wear out faster and seriously damage your braking system.

Keep Your Car’s Transmission in Low Gear

At the foot of Genting Highlands, you’ll come across a large sign warning drivers to stick to low gears. Whether you’re driving with an automatic or a manual transmission, lower gears have higher revolutions per minute (RPM) which gives your car the performance it needs to climb uphill. Conversely, sticking to lower gears while going downhill can also help slow down your car without needing to ride the brakes. Do not put your gears in neutral as this disconnects the engine from sending rotational power to the wheels. This increases your chance of spinning out of control.

When going up and down the hill. Maintain a slow, consistent pace that you are comfortable with. Don’t forget to use your signals and honking to alert other drivers too. As a driver, it’s also important to stay on high alert as there are many blind spots on each hairpin. If you do have to overtake someone, take note you should never overtake at a corner. You might not be able to see what’s in front of you like crossing animals or cyclists.

Be Prepared For Sudden Weather Changes

Weather up in the mountains is highly unpredictable and prone to sudden changes. This is due to the mountains having strong winds. That’s why it gets
damp
 and colder the higher you climb. In case your windshield and windows get fogged up from the temperature change, crank up the heat from your car’s climate control or disengage the AC’s inner circulation button.

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Get Ample Amounts of Sleep Before the Journey

If you’re one of those who cannot sleep due to excitement before a holiday trip, one may think drinking enough coffee can brute force yourself to stay awake. However, you might want to consider this – the
Royal Malaysian Police
 reports throughout 2020 to 2021, there have been 1,305 fatal cases of car accidents attributed to microsleep.

For those who don’t know what microsleep is, it is a sudden, temporary moment where you fall asleep uncontrollably. With the amount of steep and winding roads up there in Genting Highlands, microsleep can make any driver wake up in another realm above. Get someone else to drive for you if you really can’t stay awake any longer.

Please Stop Racing Up There.

A huge portion of Genting Highland accidents occur due to Takumi Fujiwara (from Initial D, for the unfamiliar) wannabes sending tofu up the mountain. How many crashes, fatalities, and innocent bystanders have to get involved before enough is enough? Every now and then, there is always another dashcam footage of street racers losing control or being overconfident with their skills up there.

Street racing is extremely illegal in Malaysia, and so is weaving through traffic dangerously, which is often seen in Genting Highlands accident footages. According to Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, drivers can be imprisoned for up to ten years or fined up to RM20,000. Additionally, Section 42(3) states that anyone convicted shall be banned from possessing a driving license for up to two years. Think twice if you’re planning to take your
Civic
 to visit Ulu Yam International Circuit.

If there is a need to satisfy that racing itch, take all your activities to a legal and sanctioned track or a virtual simulator instead.

All in all, as a petrolhead myself, there is nothing wrong with cruising up Genting Highlands so long as safety and traffic laws are observed. A six-speed manual rower or an automatic can still be fun to cruise around so long as safe driving habits are observed. Remember, there is nothing worth winning at the end of the race.

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Permohonan Geran Kereta Original Hilang dan Cara Dapatkan Geran Baharu

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Ahmad Azwadie Azman

Situasi seperti geran kereta hilang atau rosak biasa berlaku dalam kalangan pemilik kereta disebabkan oleh situasi-situasi luar jangka tertentu seperti kecuaian, kebakaran atau bencana alam seperti banjir. Jika anda kehilangan geran kereta atau geran motosikal
original
 disebabkan oleh situasi-situasi sebegini, anda boleh mendapatkan semula salinan geran
original
 yang hilang di mana-mana cawangan Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) berdekatan anda.

Meskipun proses pembaharuan atau
renew
 cukai jalan dan insurans kenderaan
, proses
tukar hak milik kenderaan
 atau pindaan maklumat tidak memerlukan geran kereta
original
, kehilangan geran kereta semestinya akan menggusarkan pemilik lebih-lebih lagi jika pemilik ingin menjual kereta kepada pihak ketiga atau situasi-situasi lain yang memerlukan geran
original.

Cara Dapatkan Geran Kereta atau Motosikal
Original
 yang Hilang atau Rosak

Secara amnya, geran kereta atau Sijil Pemilikan Kenderaan (VOC) boleh dianggap sebagai kad pengenalan untuk kereta. Oleh itu, kehilangan atau kerosakan geran kereta atau motosikal boleh menjadi sedikit memeningkan buat sesetengah pemilik kenderaan. Carsome menyenaraikan proses ringkas cara untuk dapatkan geran gantian
original
 daripada JPJ untuk panduan anda:

Cara Dapatkan Geran Kereta/Motosikal
Original
 di Kaunter JPJ

Anda boleh mendapatkan salinan geran kereta
original
 atau asal yang baharu di mana-mana cawangan Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) berdekatan anda. Carsome menyenaraikan 7 cara atau langkah mudah untuk dapatkan geran kereta
 original
 daripada JPJ seperti berikut:

Pemilik berdaftar perlu hadir ke mana-mana
cawangan JPJ
 berdekatan;

Bawa kad pengenalan (MyKad) dan dokumen-dokumen lain yang diperlukan untuk memudahkan urusan;

Isi dan lengkapkan borang yang diperlukan (JPJ K7);

Ambil nombor giliran dan tunggu sehingga nombor giliran anda dipanggil;

Serahkan kad pengenalan dan borang yang telah siap diisi kepada pegawai yang bertugas;

Selepas proses pengesahan, anda akan menerima salinan geran asal yang diperlukan.

Bayaran akan dikenakan untuk permohonan ini iaitu sebanyak RM50 untuk geran kereta dan RM20 untuk geran motosikal.

Selain itu, Carsome turut menyenaraikan senarai dokumen-dokumen lengkap yang diperlukan untuk memudahkan anda semasa melakukan permohonan penggantian kerosakan atau kehilangan geran kenderaan ini:

Permohonan oleh Pemilik Berdaftar

Borang Senarai Semak Salinan Geran;

Dua salinan Borang JPJ K7 yang telah lengkap diisi;

Kad Pengenalan (MyKad) asal untuk semakan;

Surat Kebenaran daripada institusi kewangan sekiranya mempunyai tuntutan hak milik kurang dari 2 tahun (motosikal sahaja);

Fi yang telah ditetapkan.

Kredit:
Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Malaysia

Selain pemilik berdaftar, bermula 21 Jun 2010, permohonan pengeluaran salinan Sijil Pemilikan Kenderaan (VOC) atau sebelum ini dikenali sebagai Kad Pendaftaran Kenderaan (RC) hanya boleh dilakukan oleh pegawai agensi kerajaan/syarikat/pertubuhan yang diberi kuasa atau waris sahaja. Carsome turut menyenaraikan dokumen-dokumen yang diperlukan untuk memudahkan urusan mendapatkan salinan geran
original
 sekiranya permohonan dilakukan oleh pegawai agensi kerajaan/syarikat/pertubuhan yang diberi kuasa atau waris seperti berikut:

Permohonan oleh Wakil Bagi Pihak Pemilik Berdaftar

Borang Senarai Semak Salinan Geran;

Dua salinan Borang JPJ K7 yang telah lengkap diisi;

Pegawai Agensi Kerajaan/Syarikat/Pertubuhan yang diberi kuasa hendaklah mengemukakan surat rasmi daripada Agensi Kerajaan/Syarikat/Pertubuhan;

Surat kebenaran daripada institusi kewangan sekiranya kenderaan mempunyai tuntutan hak milik kurang dari 2 tahun (motosikal sahaja);

Fi yang telah ditetapkan.

Permohonan oleh Waris

Borang Senarai Semak Salinan Geran;

Dua Borang JPJ K7 yang telah lengkap diisi;

Salinan Kad Pengenalan (MyKad) pemilik berdaftar kenderaan;

Salinan Kad Pengenalan (MyKad) waris;

Dokumen sokongan yang menjelaskan sebab pemilik berdaftar kenderaan tidak dapat hadir sendiri untuk pertimbangan Pengarah Negeri atau Pegawai yang Diberi Kuasa;

Dokumen sokongan yang membuktikan hubungan waris dengan pemilik berdaftar kenderaan;

Jika pemilik berdaftar kenderaan telah meninggal dunia, borang JPJK7 hendaklah ditandatangani oleh waris yang telah ditetapkan oleh Mahkamah atau Pesaka Kecil/
Executor
/
Executrix
/
Administrator
 yang telah ditetapkan oleh Mahkamah dalam Surat Pentadbiran (
Grant of Letter Administration
) atau Surat Probate (
Grant of Probate
)/Amanah Raya;

Surat kebenaran dari institusi kewangan sekiranya kenderaan mempunyai tuntutan hak milik kurang dari 2 tahun (motosikal sahaja);

Fi yang telah ditetapkan.

Cara Dapatkan Geran Kereta/Motosikal
Original
 di Kiosk JPJ

Selain berurusan di kaunter, anda juga boleh mendapatkan salinan geran kereta melalui kiosk-kiosk yang tersedia di
36 lokasi kiosk

terpilih di seluruh Malaysia.

Masukkan kad pengenalan, kemudian lakukan imbasan cap jari kanan;

Kemudian, pilih Sijil Pemilikan Kenderaan;

Maklumat berkaitan akan dipaparkan untuk semakan dan tindakan lanjut;

Masukkan kad debit dan tekan nombor pin untuk proses pembayaran;

Anda akan dikenakan bayaran sebanyak RM50 (untuk geran kereta
original
) untuk setiap transaksi yang berjaya;

Pilih cetakan resit (jika perlu).

Kredit:
Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Malaysia

Selain itu, sekiranya anda tidak memiliki atau tidak pernah mendapatkan geran
 original
 daripada pihak bank sebelum ini, anda boleh mendapatkan geran ini dari mana-mana cawangan bank
pinjaman kereta
atau institusi perbankan yang memberi pinjaman kereta kepada anda. Geran
original
 boleh diambil daripada pihak bank selari dengan Akta Sewa Beli Pindaan 2010 yang mewajibkan pihak bank untuk menyerahkan Kad Pendaftaran Kenderaan kepada penyewa apabila dimohon secara bertulis.

Carsome turut menyediakan panduan mendapatkan geran
original
 dari bank seperti berikut untuk rujukan anda:

Cara Dapatkan Geran Kereta/Motosikal
Original
 di Bank

Selain berurusan di JPJ, anda juga boleh mendapatkan salinan geran kereta original melalui bank pinjaman anda:

Hadir sendiri ke mana-mana cawangan bank yang meluluskan pinjaman anda;

Isi borang yang diperlukan dengan lengkap;

Serahkan kad pengenalan (MyKad) kepada pegawai yang bertugas;

Setelah proses pengesahan (imbasan cap jari), pegawai bertugas akan menyerahkan geran
original
 kepada anda.

Jika anda ingin mendapatkan salinan geran sahaja untuk proses tuntutan insurans seperti
tuntutan kemalangan

dan sebagainya, anda hanya perlu membuat panggilan ke institusi kewangan yang menyediakan pinjaman untuk pembelian kereta anda. Kebiasaannya, pihak bank akan melakukan pengesahan dan salinan geran akan dihantar kepada anda melalui e-mel.

Selain itu, jika anda sedang mempertimbangkan untuk
menjual kereta lama
 dan berminat untuk mendapatkan
kereta terpakai baharu
, layari laman web Carsome untuk info lanjut. Carsome merupakan

platform jual beli kereta terpakai

yang menawarkan tawaran harga terbaik dengan perkhidmatan yang mudah, cekap dan pantas.

Ahmad Azwadie Azman


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Car Infested with Ants? Here’s How to Get Rid of the Pests

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Devan S

Imagine driving on the highway and suddenly noticing something small crawling rapidly on your car’s dashboard. Oh no, your car might be infested with ants! If left unchecked, you might need to say goodbye to tapao-ing food or going to the drive-through in your car lest the pests get to it first. Before the situation worsens, it’s better to find out how to get rid of the ants in your car.

You can take several preventive steps to eliminate ants and other pests such as cockroaches in your car. From using natural ingredients to heavy-duty ant poisons, here are some car pest control tips you can practice.

How to Get Rid of Ants in Your Car

1. Clean Your Car’s Interior Regularly

Cleaning your car regularly
 is the best way to counter ant and pest infestations. Food and drink residues are the primary causes of your car being invaded by insects, so keeping your car clean makes it unattractive to pests.

Use a vacuum cleaner to clean the nooks and crannies in your car, focusing on usually overlooked areas, such as seat crevices, baby seats, and carpets.

Want an even cleaner result? Spray the interior of your car with a fragrant surface cleaner such as a lemongrass spray from Kleenso or Afy Haniff and wipe it down with a clean cloth. Besides providing a fresh scent, it will eliminate the pheromone trails typically used by ants to find their way home. This will confuse the ants, and they will wander off elsewhere.

2. Use Natural Ant or Pest Repellent

You can also use natural insect repellent to keep ants away from your car. Some natural ingredients you can use include cotton balls soaked in vinegar, cinnamon powder, coffee grounds, and citrus fruit peels such as lime or lemon.

All of these ingredients have strong aromas that will disrupt the scent trails ants use to find food. However, this doesn’t mean you can simply place these ingredients anywhere in your car to repel ants. They need to be placed near their nests or along ant trails for them to be effective.

If you have a cockroach problem in your car, you can dilute one part vinegar in four parts water with a few drops of tea tree oil and spray the mixture on the surfaces in your car to repel cockroaches. You can also keep pandan leaves, cinnamon powder, and citrus fruit peels in your car.

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3. Use Ant Poison

If natural ingredients can’t solve the ant infestation in your car, try using ant poison like Ant-X. Choose ant baits or ant poison specifically designed for indoor or car use, and place them at areas with high ant traffic, or just follow the directions on the packaging.

Ants will perceive this poison as food and carry it back to their nest. This makes the poison more effective as it is designed to get rid of the source of the ant infestation in your car. If you have other pests such as cockroaches, it’s best to use pest control products specifically designed for them.

4. Get Help from a Pest Control Specialist

If ant poison fails to eliminate ants in your car, it may be time for you to seek professional pest control services to assist you.

They have been trained to handle pest infestations and have the expertise and necessary tools to effectively eradicate ants and other pests from your car. Additionally, they can provide guidance on long-term car pest control methods to avoid ants from re-infesting your car in the future.

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Tips for Keeping your Car’s Leather Soft and Supple

Tips for Preventing Ants & Cockroaches from Settling in Your Car

Just getting rid of the pests isn’t enough if you don’t practice the necessary preventive measures. Here’s how you can prevent ants and cockroaches from reinfesting your car.

Don’t leave food or drink scraps in your car:
 If you spilled any food or drink in your car, clean them up immediately. It’s a good idea to have a bin in the car so you can easily throw food wrappers, scraps, or tissues without dirtying your vehicle.

Cover up possible ant entry holes:
 Check for any gaps or open holes in the doors and body of your car. They should be sealed with suitable insulation or rubber seals to prevent ants or cockroaches from entering the car.

Don’t park underneath trees:
 Avoid parking your car near areas that usually have ants, such as under trees, near trash bins, beside drains, and damp areas. This can greatly reduce the chances of pests entering your car.

There are many ways you can repel ants that have nested in your car. By maintaining a clean interior with regular cleaning, properly disposing of your trash, and using natural insect repellents, you can effectively protect your car from being overrun by these six-legged creatures.

We hope these tips on how to get rid of ants in your car can help you keep your car pest-free and make it a pleasant space to be in, be it on your daily commute or long road trips.

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Best Go-Kart Tracks in Malaysia

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Best Go-Kart Tracks in Malaysia

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Brian Wong

Preparing your car for track day is a tedious and expensive process. If renting a paddock to prep your car itself doesn’t break the bank, (Sepang Circuit authorities
quoted
 a price tag of up to RM8,000 per day), a full suite of parts that need to be replaced before and after track day is too much for the ordinary folk to bear. Fret not for those petrolheads who wish to experience the thrill of circuit racing while on a budget, give go-karts near you a shot!

For the uninitiated, go-karts are small, two and four-stroke engine-powered, open-wheeled sports cars that can accommodate only one driver for kart racing. It is a popular recreational vehicle for civilians and a competitive sport with numerous tournaments being held around the world. Think of it as a miniaturized Formula 1 car that you can rent. Here are five go-karts near you to experience the thrill of being behind a racing wheel!

RUD Karting Sepang

If the full-sized Sepang Circuit is too expensive to race in, there is a scaled-down and more affordable version just around the corner. Racing Underdog (RUD) Karting has a branch over at Sepang Circuit that has an 1166-meter track span and 11 corners just like the real deal. The track itself is built in compliance with Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) standards. This will be the closest you can get to driving on a professional race track!

Unlike other go-karts near you, RUD has a myriad of go-karts ranging from standard to high-powered ones available to choose from along with some Mini GP motorcycles to rent out. They have too many packages to be listed out here so it’s best to visit their Facebook page for a more
comprehensive list
.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTYvSsxXOWU

Location: RUD Karting Sepang, 344, Sepang F1 Circuit, 43900 Sepang, Selangor

Blastacars

Relive your Initial D dreams with these drift-specification go-karts! Blastacars has custom-made drift karts located at Sungai Wang Plaza. This isn’t your contemporary grip-tuned go-kart as many would have been accustomed to. These karts are specially designed to drive sideways at a corner.

Blastacars has a 200-meter track that can accommodate up to eight racers at once. They even have three types of go-karts to choose from depending on your skill and qualification, with the highest tier kart requiring a license to drive it. Run through the 90s with this go-kart track near you!

Location: Blastacars Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), 5F- 001, 5th Floor Sungei Wang Plaza, 50250 Wilayah Persekutuan, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur

Package

Rates (RM)

Kids Speed

60

Advance

90

Pro (License and certification required)

100

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMoeqgJHZCQ

Mykart Raceway Tropicana Gardens Mall

Mykart Raceway is an underground indoor go-kart facility in Tropicana Gardens Mall in Kota Damansara. The 600-meter track with 18 corners, hairpins, and chicanes also moonlights as a 3-in-1 circuit for Junior/Double Seaters and a Mini Track. The circuit is designed to challenge even the most experienced go-kart drivers.

To top it all off, Mykart Raceway prides itself as the first electric go-kart track in Malaysia. In comparison with petrol-powered ones, these mini Formula E-like (Formula Electric) go-karts are lighter and quicker, not to mention they
hit the top speed
 faster than a petrol-powered kart. Mykart Raceway also offers packages for individuals and groups, including birthday parties, team-building events, and corporate functions to experience a go-kart track near you.

Location: Mykart Raceway Tropicana Gardens Mall, B4-GK-01, Basement 4, Tropicana Gardens Mall, 2A, Persiaran Surian, Tropicana Indah, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Package

Weekday Rate (RM)

Weekend Rate (RM)

Advanced Kart (600 meters)

58

68

Junior Kart (260 meters)

48

58

Double Seater Kart (260 meters)

98

108

Mini Kart (150 meters)

20

30

These are the basic packages offered by Mykart Raceway. They have an even more comprehensive combo package listed on their website
here.

Disclaimer: Prices are taken off Mykart Raceway’s website with its special opening rate and may be subject to change on their platform.

Aylezo Speedzone Go Kart & Mini GP Bike Circuit

Located in Shah Alam, this track is one of the few unique places on this list. Owned and operated by a pro drifter itself, Aylezo Speedzone is a motorsport enthusiast’s paradise. It has everything a petrolhead can ask for – go-karts, mini GP bikes, drifting, and Gymkhana all in the same place! It even has a cafe and is a popular spot for car clubs to flaunt their custom vehicles. This place is a must-visit go-kart track near you if you’re into motorsports and racing.

Package

Rates(RM)

10-minute practice

50

30-minute practice

130

10-minute in a 2-seater kart

60

Race Package (min 5 pax, inclusive of go-karts, tires, and race fuel. Choose either a 15-lap sprint race or a 20-lap endurance race)

175

Location: Jalan Penyair U1/44, Shah Alam, Malaysia

X Park Sendayan

X Park Sendayan is a go-karting facility located in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. X Park boasts itself as the largest extreme outdoor park in the region with golfing, fishing, and other extreme sports for adrenaline junkies. The track features a challenging layout with tight turns and elevation changes, offering an exciting experience for drivers. The karts used here are high-performance, ensuring a fast and thrilling ride for all. Take a little road trip down to Seremban with your friends and family if you ever want to visit a go-kart track near you!

Package

Rates (RM)

Fast Kart

60 (10 mins)

Double Seater

60 (10 mins)

Mini Race

Available Upon Booking

If proper precautions are taken in place, go-karting can be a fun extreme sport that offers a thrilling experience for drivers of all levels. Practice your racing lines, overtaking, hot lapping, or setting your best time among your peers to have a good time. Be sure to adhere to the rules and regulations set by the organizers and wear a helmet at all times.

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Going Through BMW’s Driver Training Programme

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Going Through BMW's Driver Training Programme

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Good driving requires discipline and responsibility, two of which are commonly neglected by many drivers on the road. From turn signals to misuse of the emergency lanes, driving in Malaysia is more or less a dogfight on tarmac that needs patience and a calm attitude to travel the distance. Although drivers should always put on a defensive when on the road, minor or major accidents happen on a daily basis with drivers not knowing the basics – obstacle avoidance, turning the steering wheel, emergency braking, oversteer, understeer and more.

The Experience

At the recent BMW Driver Training Programme, certified expert driving instructors guided a group of participants for a day of driving exercises that allows drivers to master the challenges of everyday driving. Armed with a fleet of BMW 120i M Sport’s, the exercises for the day included proper steering methods, emergency braking, and avoidance.

BMW driving instructor KK Wong explaining the methods at theory class before the practice exercises.

Before we begin to delve deeper into the driving, here are six steps that every driver should take notice before starting the vehicle.

Instructor Chris Chong explaining the proper driving and seating position before heading out.

Step One – Height

Your seating position should allow you to see the car bonnet in front of you. The height positioning can be easily gauged by the space of four-fingers rested on your head vertically to the car roof.

Step Two – Leg

The position of your leg and foot should be able to fully depress the brake pedal. There should be a bend in your knee when the brake pedal is fully depressed, as this would allow more force to be applied when executing a full emergency stop.

Step Three – Seat

A proper seating position should be one that isn’t with too much incline. The car seat should fully support your upper body and back. Also remember to be seated fully in, where your posterior should be at the back of the seat.

Step Four – Steering Wheel

After seated at the proper position, stretching your arms out together, you should be able to rest your wrists on the top of the steering wheel with a slight bend in your elbows.

Step Five – Head Rest

The head rest supports your head and prevents a whiplash during a collision, should be positioned at the same level as your head.

Step Six – Seat Belt

Buckle up. Enough said.

Lets take a look at some videos of the exercises that happened at the BMW Driver Training Programme.

Left and Right Steer

 Steering properly is key. No dish-washing, hamster wheeling, or cool kid rollin’ here.

Cross Arm Steering Technique

 Notice the opposing arm reaching for the opposite end of the wheel as it is turned.

Slalom Practice Exercise

 Left… right… left, right, left.

Evasive Lane Change Braking

 It might seem easy, but this was one of the most difficult exercises for the day.

 Quick steering movements is needed for this exercise. It’s a quick left, right and straightening of the car, then hard on the brakes.

Emergency Braking Avoidance

 Travelling at over 60 km/h, then hard on the brakes.

One of the most important points to emergency braking is the distance needed for the car to achieve a complete stop. When a car travels at 60 km/h and the driver slams hard on the brakes, it takes an approximate 12-metres from the point of braking, for the vehicle to come to a complete stop.

What is most interesting however, is the reaction time and distance travelled from before the brakes are depressed. Assuming the vehicle is travelling at 60 km/h, and that the driver requires 1-second to slam on the brakes, the vehicle would have continued to travel every 16.6 metres ahead for every 1-second reaction taken.

Understeer

 The best way to prevent understeer and go through a corner, is to enter at the right speed and take the car through smoothly.

Understeer happens when the front tires of the vehicle reaches the limit of grip. The car will then run wide at a corner. Understeer is the result of entering a corner too fast, braking into a corner, or accelerating through a corner.

By understanding why you’ve lost traction will help you correct it. For example, i
f you’ve entered too fast into a corner, lightly brake to reduce your speed. If you’re braking into a corner, the driver should reduce the braking force, which would allow steering input to return to the front wheels. If you’re accelerating through a corner and understeer, you should reduce the power and correct the steering angle.

Oversteer

 Too much power and you will oversteer, especially in a rear-wheel drive vehicle.

Oversteer happens when the rear tyres of the vehicle reach the limit of its grip, causing the rear-end to swing out. Oversteer is the result of entering a corner too fast, accelerating too soon and braking into or half-way into a corner.

How to combat this, is to know that when the rear-end of the vehicle begins to come out, steer into the skid. As the back end starts to come around, quickly turn the wheel so the front tyres are pointing into the direction you want to travel. As the car begins to come back to place, straighten the wheel. The key for this is to always look into the direction you’re heading to.

Full Power with Counter Steer

 Sliding with pure beauty and control.

What do you think? A big thanks to instructors KK Wong, Kenneth Chiew, Ching Eu Earn and Chris Chong for the dedication and expertise. But most of all, the key lesson in driving is to always be a defensive driver, use your turn signals when necessary, and allow room between yourself and the car in front of you. Also be considerate and remember that power is nothing without control.

Follow up with our experience with
BMW’s Intensive Driving Training programme here
.

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Going Through BMW’s Driver Training Programme (Part 2)

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Carsome Author

    Two years ago, we underwent BMW’s Driver Training Programme, an introduction to the Advanced module course that combines technology and driving skills to assess and overcome potential hazards. The Driver Training Programme in essence, is a course that was introduced by the BMW Group in 1977 as an initiative to provide drivers a way to improve their skills, reactions and awareness on the road, at the track, and showcase the potential of BMWs cars. For BMW Malaysia, 2018 marks their 12
th
 year organising the Driver Training Programme.

    Drivers in the experience are placed under the guidance of certified instructors, where various course exercises conducted throughout the day are designed to educate drivers both in theory and practical.
The Advanced course
 taught us the proper driving and seating position, practical exercises in typical traffic and hazard conditions, as well as emergency and targeted braking manoeuvres amongst others.

    Only drivers that have completed the
Advanced Driver Training
 programme are able to progress to the Intensive module, where drivers learn even more challenging manoeuvers and techniques, as well as professional guidance on basic racing skills on the track. Equipped with a fleet of BMW 420i’s, the two-day event at the Sepang International Circuit was our playground for the weekend.

    Before undergoing practical exercises, drivers had to learn theoretical basics of driving, including proper steering and seating positions. But two of the most important ones – Braking and Forces on the tyre, best explains the dynamics of a vehicle where it matters most. Here’s what we learnt.

Braking – Understanding Reaction Times and Stopping Distances

    Stopping distances and the obstacle ahead is most crucial in emergency braking situations. Considering a total distance of 62 metres is available before hitting a brick wall, a vehicle travelling at 100 km/h would require just 34 metres* of stopping distance when the brakes are applied fully.

    However, this distance does not include the reaction time that the driver needs to slam on the brakes. Assuming the driver takes 1-second to hit the brakes, the vehicle would have travelled an additional 28 metres before braking. Here the reaction distance of 28 metres and braking distance of 34 metres equals the actual stopping distance of 62 metres. Thus the driver would have stopped just in time before hitting the brick wall.

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    This is where a driver’s lapse in reaction time makes a startling difference. Should the driver just take an additional 0.2-seconds reaction to hit the brakes, the vehicle travelling at 100 km/h would have travelled an extra 5 metres in distance and hit the brick wall at the speed of 38 km/h.

    (*Stopping distances vary differently across all vehicles depending on brakes and tyres)

Driving Physics and Forces On The Tyre

    Standard physics tells us that when we drive along a right corner, a lateral force exists on the grip and traction that the tyre has on the road. The forces acting on the centre of gravity that goes on the opposite is known as the centrifugal force.

    The most important part in understanding the limit of the forces on the tyre, is understanding the Kamm Circle, or better known as the Traction Circle. The simplest explanation to the traction circle is knowing that tyres are responsible for the traction that’s required to move the vehicle – allowing for acceleration, braking and cornering. Here the driver needs to know that there is a limit to the amount of grip or force that can be applied to the tyre.

    By using the diagram above, the limit of available grip is represented by the red circle. In this scenario, a driver that is executing a right-hand corner needs to know the proper steering angle (lateral force) to match the limits of acceleration so that the tyres maintain its maximum available grip.

    Should too much steering and speed be taken into a corner, grip is lost, and the vehicle would begin to run wide. Situations such as this is known as understeering. Understanding a vehicle’s physics and the traction circle is why racing drivers are great at what they do because they’re able to take the grip to the limit. But what happens when a driver reaches the outer limits of braking?

Brake In Corner exercise

Instructors Kitson and Ivan explaining the dynamics of Brake in corner exercise.

    One of the practical exercises aptly named Brake In Corner, provided us participants the experience of safely executing emergency braking whilst going into a corner. In vehicles that aren’t equipped with Cornering Brake Control, the load shift caused by braking can reduce traction on the wheels on the side towards the inside of the bend. The load imbalance results in a loss of directional control, which would cause the vehicle to skid out of the curve.

    How Cornering Brake Control helps in this situation is by distributing brake pressure to the left and right side of the brakes or by reducing pressure to the rear axle even if the driver brakes outside the normal range of ABS.

Drivers are required to travel 80 km/h towards the first cone, conduct a full emergency brake, and then slowly ease off the brakes whilst going through the corner before coming to a complete stop.

    In the video above, we can see the differences between a situation that would arise without Cornering Brake Control and the subsequent clips of a successful Brake In Corner exercise.

Double Lane Change exercise

Here drivers are required to maintain a 100 km/h speed until mid-course, conduct a lane change, and then full on emergency brake upon straightening the vehicle.

    What did we learn in the end? A lot of which is better experienced than explained. Apart from equipping one’s self in various emergency situations, the Intensive module allowed us to learn the classic racing line around Sepang – braking, apex and acceleration points. Another big thanks to instructors Ivan Khong, Kenneth Chiew, Kitson Hooi and Andy Kow for the technical knowledge and expertise throughout the weekend.

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Goodyear Tyres – A Brief 120 Year History

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The Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company is probably one of the world’s most recognisable American brands. Founded by Frank Seiberling in 1898 and named after Charles Goodyear, inventor of vulcanised rubber, the company today makes tyres for various vehicle types including automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, SUVs, race cars, aeroplanes and more.

Goodyear’s innovation heritage dates back to the tyres on the Ford Model T, the first mass-produced car in 1908, the first pneumatic aviation tyres in 1909 and the first tyres on the moon with NASA astronauts in 1971. But it wasn’t just tyres for cars. After introducing the first aviation tyres, the brand expanded to create the first retreadable aircraft tyres in 1927. By the 1980s, Goodyear launched the first FAA-approved radial tyres for commercial aircraft.

When it comes to Formula 1, Goodyear is also the most dominant in the sports’ history – with more starts, wins, and constructors’ championships than any other tyre supplier.

What about today? In its commitment to product responsibility and sustainability, the brand has established its first commercial use of a new soybean oil-based rubber compound. The tread compound using soybean oil is a naturally derived, cost-effective, carbon-neutral and renewable. This new approach also keeps the rubber compound pliable in changing temperatures, which is an achievement in maintaining and enhancing the vehicle’s grip on the road surface.

Similarly, Goodyear has also began using silica derived from rice husk ash (which is environmentally-friendly and a cost-effective alternative to the chemical compound) to enhance traction and treadwear in selected consumer tyres.

What’s next?

At present, the brand’s sensor-equipped intelligent tyres can continuously measure and record vital data that allows fleet operators to manage tyre services. With a future focus on tyres with a 360-degree experience for consumers and higher levels of autonomy, the brand demonstrated their latest prototype at this year’s Geneva Motor Show.

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