How are you today?

[jstar]

Ha, it's a monster. You will have quite some space. What's the price of gasoline over there?

[PhilippeD]

Suburban, that is so huge! I would not like to have this in the road of samarinda!

But the engine....

[jstar]

What the American car makers did not really get in the past, is that cars like these huge SUV's and Pickup up trucks, are better off with a big Diesel (turbo with injection) engine. The torque is amazing.

[PhilippeD]

What the American car makers did not really get in the past, is that cars like these huge SUV's and Pickup up trucks, are better off with a big Diesel (turbo with injection) engine. The torque is amazing.

Jstar, north america is not europe!
Not same customer, not same cost of fuel...

Diesel have never been popular for a personal usage in contrary of europe.
Even brand like volkswagen didn't want import their diesel engine for car.

Thing have change a little recently... But not that much.

[wisnupurwanto]

Ha, it's a monster. You will have quite some space. What's the price of gasoline over there?

Indeed, huge car 2m wide 5.6 length, consume petrol 4 to 7 l/km, good thing petrol hear cheaper than Indonesia, less than rp. 5000 per liter.

[wisnupurwanto]

Suburban, that is so huge! I would not like to have this in the road of samarinda!

But the engine....

That's the reason we bought this car as our 2nd car. Our first car is brand new sedan. I always drive following the lane but people here (almost same as Jakarta Angkot) enjoy to push new car outside lane.

[Alia]

Talking about cars..., I also just bought a brand new Fortuner last weak, a latest TRD Sportivo in silver metallic. Changed the ring and velg from 17 to a gorgeous 22 also the audio and cover jog. It is looking really good in the car port next to the old Kijang of my boss.

He said nothing when he came in though, I thought he will be asking this and that but not even a word.
I guess he was jealous...

[jstar]

Wow, 22 inch?! Must be careful for the 'sleeping policeman' though...

[Alia]

Yes, 22 inch. I'll post a pic later ....

Since its big ring, its rather wavy when the road is bergelombang.., but a nice car really it is !

[PhilippeD]

I ever heard of someone losing his job because he bought a nicer car than his boss!!!
Don't be surprise if tomorrow your boss buy a new car!

My wife have some customer among the personal at the nearby toyota. They told us the story of the wife of someone we know. When his wife come to toyota everyone go hide. They said she overly complain about insignifient detail.
The last one was about she buy a Agya and didn't like it...
Why did you buy this?
I heard people talk about a nice new cheap car, I want try it. It's rubbish! It can't even go up the hill to Mesra hotel! I sold it for 80 juta (half price).
And I let you imagine the flood of complain following this.
With the seller trying to make her understand that if you are habitued with high class car... You will have trouble to appreciate the cheapest car of a brand!

[PhilippeD]

Telepathy: talking to someone using your brain.

I live with the family in law, and they are not all nice people. Particularly the sister in law.
She have the natural touch of being very annoying.
One of her thng is to set an alarm on one of her phone which she left at home... And definitively it ring when she is not there.

The last time she told us she set an alarm for wake up early that never ring... Because she put it PM.
I don't know if it's true or she just put an alarm for annoy us.

There is the thing about we are not suppose to touch phone of other... At first we close it... But it start to be anoying to have to close it every day. So I put it udder some pellow for it ring until she come back.
But she never turn off the alarm, and it was still ringing every day.

After a while I reach the point of "enough!"
It's happen often before with different alarm at different time of the day... Need to make her understand it is annoying.
The trouble is it is impossible to talk with her as she turn anything and everything into a crisis.
Need to be more subbtle...

So, the last time the alarm goes on, I turn it off, change the 6 for a 3 and the PM for AM.

Hoping that she will understand my telepathic message.

[Alia]

Well., I have 3 kids. My old Grand Livina was okay but seemed too crowded when we traveled with the kids, the nannies and the bags one of each. With this new car at least it feels that we have quite some space inside.

Remember one thing though, for the very first time ride after the car was delivered to your house, NEVER EVER bring the kids along if you want to enjoy it with your husband/wife. They are too noisy, pressing this and that, playing with this and that of the car and guaranteed will ruin the fun ride !

[fransgg]

Well., I have 3 kids. My old Grand Livina was okay but seemed too crowded when we traveled with the kids, the nannies and the bags one of each. With this new car at least it feels that we have quite some space inside.

Remember one thing though, for the very first time ride after the car was delivered to your house, NEVER EVER bring the kids along if you want to enjoy it with your husband/wife. They are too noisy, pressing this and that, playing with this and that of the car and guaranteed will ruin the fun ride !

Hmm true, but enjoy and savour every moments when your kids still young, by the time they are teenagers, they want go out with their friends

[jstar]

[PhilippeD]

Hmm true, but enjoy and savour every moments when your kids still young, by the time they are teenagers, they want go out with their friends

I'm dreaming of this moment!




... Until they come back before 11!