Quite some time didn't blog already, reason? The connection has been slow for the past 2-3 weeks, and I am busy with my new toy!! :)Got myself a used 05' Skoda Superb, the car is less than 5 years old, driven by a company CEO previously. To cut the long story short, I got it at a very good deal, bought at below market price.
Quite a number of the Malaysians have no idea about Skoda Superb. The funny thing is, the bank who lent me the money don't even have any idea what kind of car is that? The officer said he want to take some photos of the car so he can bring back and show his superior. Well, those who know a little about cars like me will hunt for this kind of bargains. Reason? The car is a poorman's Audi. It was a stretched Volkswagen Passat, under the car, you can see some Audi spare parts inside. Even the layout is the same as Audi A6, off course, not the latest Audi A6, it is the 99-04 A6.
The car is using the award winning B5 Audi 1.8 turbo engine, it can produce 150hp with 210nm of torque at around 2k RPM. So it actually drive like a 2.3L engine. If I am willing to spend a 2-3k to modify the configuration of the engine. It can churn out 19x hp. Although it is a 10 years old of German engineering and technology, it is still very worth on every single cent for what I have paid for.
Well, I have spent RM3.7k on replacing all the tyres and wear and tear parts in one weekend. I got my first shock when I received my first repair bill because this car shared the same parts with Audi and VW, but I do believe that the parts should be quite durable and once the wear and tear parts are replaced, it is good to go for another few years.
Our first night in Phuket, we stay in Jinta Andaman, not bad right? The price is reasonable, just that it is half twenty minutes drive from Patpong beach.
The room is very new and clean.
