Matrix

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We had him for almost a month now.
Paid our first installment this mth.

He is in bad bad bad condition when we receive it.

Firstly we fix the following abt $270 in all.
- the cigarette lighter front and back.
- Aircon fan motor was change. Motor not working. The holder was fixed cos it's broken. Add aircon gas, clean the aircon and change it's filter.

on Mar 11, send to Jacky at Toh Guan https://www.facebook.com/yong.autowheelstohguan to get the rest first.
Jacky return the car, change the engine oil and auto transmission oil.
Nothing else is done.

We decide to bring it to Revo instead; our trusted mechanics. Spent $1300
http://revoperformance.myshopify.com/
https://www.facebook.com/www.revoperformance.com.sg

valve cover was leaking. 

Engine mounting badly torn. this is front only. 
this causes the vibration on the car. 


Bushing for the lower arm ... very badly torn. 

the gear was badly sealed with silicon only. 
it might potential cause problem, we will need to monitor. 
If leaking happens, we need to get this fix. 
We will need to properly drain the oil, clean it, dry it before we use EPOXY. 
Silicon wont' work. 


We had the tyres and rims change. 
Rims are badly scratch.
Tyres are 3 of same brand but diff model, and 1 with diff size. 
We manage to get chip 1st hand rims at $60 each.
Tyres are 2nd hand but still have beard, selling at $70 each. 

we had the wiper change. hub bought the steering knob. 



After all done, we give it a good wash. 

a week later, we check on the auto oil and engine oil. 
Enginer oil is ok - which means changing the valve covers helps. 
auto oil drop. 
The panic button is once again pressed. 

on Apr 3, we went to Revo again. 
Had the auto oil pan repaired. 

Turning causes noise, hence got the front drive shaft change. 
we manage to get a 2nd hand (recon) costing abt $180 per pair. 

Ben at Revo manage to solve the dashboard light. 
change 2 bulbs (cos only 2 left)
fixed the D and the dashboard light. Awesome!
Cost us almost $600 in all. 


There's still scars and dent on the car. 
hub will try to touch it up where possible.

He had the wiper arm sprayed - gun metal color. beautiful. 
He sprayed the rubber trimmings - matte black. 
He sprayed the window visors sprayed in gold. 

We also had the back seat (left, right, center back and 2 small back window)
tinted at Motec last Friday evening since Motec closes at 12am. 
http://www.motec.com.sg/
That cost us $220. 

Other issues on the car, 
- Passenger behind driver seat window not able to wind down
(just realised that matrix window will only wind up 3/4)
- Aircon vent on the passenger front left (near window) broken. 
(but it looks ok provided you didn't kacau2 or touch2)
- driver seat torn (for now we had a cushion that covers it)
** front suspension mounting need to change. causing too much noise esp when the road is uneven or when you bump here and there. 
that will cost us another $250-$300. 

It's definitely a pain to get this rig which has only a year of life to go till March 2016, but for now, he is good except for the front suspension mounting. 

We pump him on Shell petrol, he runs at 300km for abt 45litres. 
(est full tank he will run at 330km ~ 6)
but hub pump him on Esso, he runs at 360 for abt 44litres. 
(est full tank he will run at 450km ~ 8)

hmmm ... Esso petrol seems to be best on this car. ;)
Thank god hub went for Esso Petrol. Else we won't know. 

Here is how Matrix looks after we have clean him inside out. 
Interior = Mi
Exterior = D

Pic taken on 12Apr2015. 
Gone are the musky smell .. gone are the dirts here and there
scars are touch up ... rust are sprayed ...
rubbers are polished/sprayed to look new .. 

Now it's more comfortable to drive and sit in this kind of car. 
(pat on the back)










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