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  Please use child seats to balik kampung this Hari Raya – get FREE child car seat rental from us at paultan.org

  12 June 2015 / 70 comments

  Dear readers, dear parents, the Hari Raya Aidilfitri season will be upon us soon and to most of us, that brings about long and arduous balik kampung journeys. It’s an undeniable fact that accident rates […]

   

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  The BMW 3 Series – six generations over four decades

  8 May 2015 / 79 comments

  Some say that life begins at forty. Barring any unforeseen developments, that will certainly apply to the BMW 3 Series. Not that the first half of the compact sport sedan’s life has been dull and […]

   

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  Proton – tightening safety regs and how it will comply

  10 April 2015 / 213 comments

  Safety is a big thing in our car industry today – more than it has ever been. Regulatory bodies, research institutes and carmakers alike have been tirelessly working in the background for higher safety standards […]

   

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  The santan test – more accidents caused by santan?

  1 April 2015 / 44 comments

  Remember the report that said that santan-rich cuisine such as nasi lemak could lead to increased road accident fatalities? Apparently suggested by the Malaysian traffic police chief, the report understandably went viral across the nation. […]

   

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  MP suggests higher speed limit for highways to progress towards becoming a developed nation?

  20 March 2015 / 172 comments

  It was suggested at yesterday’s Dewan Rakyat session that the speed limit of highways should be increased from the current 110 km/h up to 150 km/h. According to Lumut MP Haji Mohamad Imran, the cars […]

   

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  GST and its impact on Malaysia’s automotive industry – will car prices go down come April 1?

  14 March 2015 / 170 comments

  We’re now only a couple of weeks away from the April 1 implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Malaysia. Much has been said, rumoured and conjectured since the new tax regime was […]

   

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  Shocked at the RM54,502 road tax for a Rolls-Royce? Here’s Malaysia’s unique road tax structure explained

  11 March 2015 / 101 comments

  Photos of a locally-registered Rolls-Royce Ghost bearing a shocking RM54,502 road tax disc (included below) went viral on social media platforms yesterday. A yearly road tax worth the price of a brand new Perodua Myvi? […]

   

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  Is having a 110 km/h speed limiter the best move? There are better ways to minimise road accidents

  10 March 2015 / 189 comments

  The proposed 110 km/h hard cap via the use of speed limiting devices that surfaced yesterday sure raised a lot of commotion among Malaysian motorists. Now this is an idea that would limit all cars […]

   

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  RON 95 vs RON 97 fuel test – which should you use?

  4 February 2015 / 382 comments

  “Should I use RON 95 or go for the more expensive RON 97 fuel?” That’s a very common question among our readers and general Malaysian motorists alike. Needless to say, there are countless theories on […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz Driving Experience 2014 – redefining the hands-on approach to defensive driver training

  27 January 2015 / 17 comments

  The last time I was at Sepang, it involved yours truly driving (rather carelessly) around the famed circuit in a Lamborghini Huracan – an experience that was equally enjoyable as it was terrifying. Safe to […]

   

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  The paultan.org 2014 Top Five cars list – the writers each pick five that impressed them the most this year

  31 December 2014 / 140 comments

  So here we are once again, rounding up the year that was with the paultan.org 2014 Top Five list – as with previous editions in 2012 and 2013, the writers each pick five cars that […]

   

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  What drives us – personal cars of the paultan.org crew

  26 December 2014 / 136 comments

  It started out as a whimsical thought, voiced by Jonathan James Tan during one of our discussions months ago. “Why don’t we come up with a story where we write about our own cars? It’d […]

   

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  2014 Finali Mondiali Ferrari – tifosi dream come true

  23 December 2014 / 14 comments

  Unlike many school kids, I’ve only ever ponteng class once in my schooling years. A couple of friends and I got word that the nearest Shell station was chockfull of Ferraris for an event, so we […]

   

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  Ford Fiesta ST vs Peugeot 208 GTi vs Renault Clio RS – which one is the best hot hatch on sale in Malaysia?

  23 December 2014 / 87 comments

  It was the Clio RS that stopped people in their tracks. Which was a surprise. In the cold light of day, the five-door, pencil-sharpened hatch looks a bit strange, oddly unadorned; but at night, city-lit […]

   

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  Innovation For Millions – Ford showcases its technology and highlights Australia’s changing role

  18 December 2014 / 9 comments

  Ford and Australia are very much intertwined – the association stretches nearly ninety years now, and has seen CKD assembly from humble beginnings evolve into the design and manufacture of homegrown, market-specific models such as […]

   

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