I spend a hell fucking lot of money on my dad's car.

My dad's 15-year-old Perodua Kancil (A rebadged Daihatsu Mira L200) is now 15 years old, and I just don't feel like changing into a new car.

I just spent a great deal of money to change/modify the parts on it to improve its' performance. But the ultimate modification will be a complete engine swap to the Mira L5.

Because it's harder and harder to get car loans in Malaysia now. And not to mention that the new car prices are getting more and more expensive.

Buying a second car is never my option because you will have to "learn" the entire aspects of the car you just bought, that with foreseeable problems.

Say you have been Driving Toyota for years now, and now you're forced to purchase a Proton. Chances are you will be hampered by various issues such as different designs, engine layouts and even performance expectation because Toyota and Proton are completely two different car manufacturers.

Therefore, engine modification remains to be the cost-efficient method of between getting a new car and a second-hand car.

The only draw back is that the budget can be unlimited, because according to the "Bathtub" theory; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_curve , the older a machine gets, the higher the failure rate and hence the higher maintenance cost.


Planned modifications on my kancil:

STAGE 0

Grounding cable with voltage stabilizer (Done, RM888)

STAGE 1

-Daihatsu Mira L5/L7 engine block (659cc) with 4-speed automatic transmission
-Turbocharger clocked at between 0.5 to 2 bar pressure.
-Intercooler
-Turbo timer
-"Piggyback" ECU Remapping device
-ECU Voltage Stabilizer
-Fuel Regulator



Stage 2

-Ventilated Disc Brake system on all 4 wheels
-fully adjustable suspension systems
-strut bars and anti-roller bars
-polyurethene bushings
-new 15" sport rims
-performance tyres

Stage 3

-Strengthened chassis
-carbon fiber hood, rear bonnet, fender, doors
-Carbon fiber drive shaft
-Carbon fiber flywheel

Stage 4

-In-Car-Entertainment
-Body repaint (Pearl White)
-Custom Body kit
-De-vinyl (No stupid stickers or badges allowed! I want clean, simple, and speedy!)

There are two things I want those people out there to know:

1) I am not a rich boy who drives a rice-burner. I want my kancil to be simple looking but fierce inside. I am going to make my car a "sleeper". ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeper_%28car%29 )

Imagine a pimped out Perodua Myvi looking down on me, thinking that I'm just another "mosquito" but when that traffic light turns green, he's gonna eat smoke coming out from my aluminium tailpipe.

2) Buying a new car isn't the best way at all. If you can spend another 15 grand on a car for another decade, instead of spending 60k on a so-called brand new car which will also become old after 10 years then why not? Not to mention the extra bank interests, whole new batch of things to learn on your car and other hidden costs! Maybe old on the outside, but what's more important is the inside! Look at those old mini coopers and Volkswagon beetles! They don't even have air conditioners!

Finally can use my laptop to go wireless internet

So laptops happen to have a stupid wireless switch to prevent the batteries from going dead. Yeah, as I am typing, the battery power is flowing like water.

Although Fujitsu laptops are notoriously expensive, you have to admit that they use really good materials to manufacture their products. One for example is their ez-pad mouse.

The one that really annoys me is the Compaq laptops. Whenever you type, the over sensitive mousepad will sense any kind of movement hovering above the pad and prompt the cursor to jump to another unknown region, jagging up your typing which makes me want to shoot the laptop with a M-16 assault rifle.

Another one is the Toshiba laptops which I have sold before during PC Fair. That one really sucks because today you sold it out, then the customers will come back to you on the next day baying for a refund. Nothing horrifies the salesperson like this.

The Acer also like ma-ma desu. My friend here totally rejects it as junk.

Only Lenovo(IBM), Asus and Fujitsu are the best so I've heard. But definitely I wouldn't choose compaq and toshiba because they truly suck.