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My first car, the new Honda City 2009, arrived just before Chinese New Year 2009. It has been over a month now and it has done its first service.

Here is it, my very first car — Honda City 2009. I love its “transformer-like” front.

The lucky number

I bid the license plate for RM1,000. The lucky number is chosen by my dad, but It sounds “One Night One Night” in English or “Play Milk Play Milk” in Chinese…

Talking about the lucky number, my friend bought the number at 4D for over a month and still no luck and started blaming me, the owner. Frankly speaking, even I myself don’t think the number will strike 4D!

Got a car? Time to spend more!

When you buy a car, you are not only spending on the car price but also more. I spend RM350 to install an additional security brake lock. RM120 for the interior carpet. Plus, RM750 to tint my car.

I would spend RM85 to install the door visor. Modulo full bodykit package? Hmm.. Maybe next time. I don’t think it is wise to spend RM5K to make your Honda City look slightly different. If there is a cheaper bodykit, I might consider again.

First car driving in 10 years

I didn’t really drive it around during Chinese New Year. As you might have already known, I have not driven a car for over 10 years since I got my driving license! I merely practiced 2 or 3 lessons (my elder brother was my trainer) in the first 2 weeks after getting the car.

I was very nervous when driving for the first few times. My right leg was shaking.. Brake? Accelerate? How much to press down? I couldn’t estimate the size of the vehicle.. couldn’t estimate the front and the back. Not sure if I was driving in the center of the road..

I am good in computing but I need more time to handle this beast.

According to my friends’ experiences, it’s all about “FEELING”. You “feel” the size of your car.. join your soul with your car’s.. (ok, this is too over)

Nice car, indeed

My friend drove my Honda City and sent me to Segamat (1 hour journey) to attend a friend’s wedding to showoff the new car. I quite enjoyed the attention given

According to my friend, it is a very nice car. It picks up speed very fast, smooth accelerating, quiet, and fuel efficiency.

Based on my 2 times fuel filling experience, it takes about RM60 (RM1.80/liter) to fill it full tank. The estimated millage of full tank is over 600KM, which means 1KM cost less than RM0.10.

Practice makes perfect. After driving for a couple times to town with my family or friend, I can now handle the beast alone and start to enjoy the driving experience. The only accident I had is “kissing” the side mirror with a car parked at road side in the night. Luckily, no damage done and no scratch.

The power steering is very responsive, not too soft and not too hard. The 6 speakers (Grade E) sound system is great. I am tempting to get an Apple iPod Touch to connect to my car. Yes, Honda City 2009 sound system is compatible with iPod and other USB flash drive.

I am another happy Honda City owner!

Tags: honda city, ipod

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