13 Hot Tips For Buying A New Car

1. What is your budget/how much do you intend to spend?

To us, this should be the No.1 checklist question that should be answered honestly by you. Stick to a budget that you’re really comfortable with, because there are many who fall prey to the low monthly payment promises that often gets unsuspecting new car buyers in way over their heads. Also when you’re doing your budget for this, make sure to include your monthly and/or annual - finance charges, interests, road tax, insurance, and everything else that you will need to spend to own and drive the car.
Once you’ve settled on that right figure, you can further narrow down the potential new cars on your list.

2. Should I get a Local branded car or should I get an Imported model? How important is this and will it make a difference?

3. Should I get a Large/Medium/Small sized car? What is my actual need?

4. Should I get a car that can carry cargo? Is this totally a family car or would it be used for both, work and home?

5. Should I get a car that hits 100mph in 60 secs? Is this very important to me - performance & power?

6. What is the petrol consumption for this car? How much of mileage will I get from a full tank? Will this ultimately cost me a bomb?

7. Are parts easily available for this model? Are they costly? How much is a routine service package going for on this model?

8. Does all the technical specifications and safety aspects like - BA, air-bags, crash-tests, stability control, ABS, etc) look acceptable to me? Would I need additional fittings later on?

9. Should I get a car that has front-wheel drive, full time 4×4, rear-wheel drive, etc? Is this highly needed?

10. What is the warranty package for this car? Does it cover parts and labour? Do they give any extensions?

11. What is the trade-in/resale value for this car in the future? Will this brand hold its value better than others in the market?

12. What is current promotion offered, if any? Are there any added benefits to me if I were to trade-in my old car?

13. How long is the delivery period, once an order is placed? Is the delivery time important for me in making a decision?

Scientist claims to have cracked water-fuel secret

JOHOR BARU: A car that runs on water and petrol? That would be a breakthrough technology in these times of escalating fuel prices. And one man says it can be done.

Dr Halim Mohd Ali, 40, claims he can reduce fuel consumption by half with the Hydrogen Fuel Technology (HFT) or hydroxene.

Dr Halim, director of Hydrogen Fuel Technology (M) Sdn Bhd, said hydroxene uses water as a complementary fuel.

Water molecules are split into hydrogen and oxygen through high compression nano-technology before being pumped into the fuel line, he said.

“The new fuel mixture of petrol or diesel, hydrogen and oxygen is then injected into the engine where combustion takes place,” he said at the launch of hybrid cars by LM Star Autoworld Sdn Bhd here.

Dr Halim, who has a research centre in Putrajaya, said that he first patented hydroxene four years ago and would be re-filing the patent in the next two months.

He said that although he has received offers to sell the technology, some offers amounting to US$26mil (RM95.7mil), he had no intention of letting foreign parties get hold of it.
As simple as it sounds, Dr Halim is quick to add that the technology is difficult to copy, as it has a “secret recipe” which very few people know about.

“There are only 12 people in the world who know how hydroxene works and even then they only know 70% of the technology,” he said, adding that the core aspects of the technology remained with him.

Dr Halim, who has a doctorate in Physics from Birmingham University, said over RM12mil had been spent on hydroxene research and development in the last four years.

About 40% of the funding came from overseas, including Europe and the United States.
Dr Halim said the technology had been tested on some 200 Proton cars, as well as on a vehicle used by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Source : The Star

Run Your Car on Half Water, Half Gas - Save Fuel Costs!

By Jay Blouin

With the fuel prices going out of this world, it makes me hate filling up, especially when it takes nearly 26 gallons to fill up my truck. It used to cost me over $100 to fill up each and every time! It's completely and utterly ridiculous! No one in there right mind should have to pay those prices that we're being charged. But with the gas prices continuing to rise and with no end in sight we have to look for a solution.

What about the concept of running your vehicle on water & gas? You may ask yourself is it actually possible to run your car, truck, or SUV off a combination of both gas and water? Running a vehicle 'COMPLETELY' off water is impossible, but with the mix of gasoline and water it is completely possible.

The "Half Water Half Gas" Guide, explains exactly what you need in order to run your car off water and gasoline. Inside the guide you will find step by step instructions with full diagrams to help you build the system. All the parts can even be found at your local hardware store. It can be totally assembled in very little time and with very little money. Besides saving a boat load of money on fuel costs, you also are promoting a nice, clean environment. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the system I have in my truck is cutting my fuel costs by 62%. On average with this system installed in your vehicle, you are able to cut fuel costs anywhere between 50% to 60%. That's huge isn't it?