This is the original engine on my W124 'Benz'... Codename M103... This is a single cam engine that comes with two configuration... The 2.6L and the 3.0L and my car is the former... Although I agree with the widely known fact that there is no replacement for displacement... But please don't let the displacement fool you because it only produces 166bhp!!! Can you believe it, only 166bhp from a 2.6L and this car weight almost close to 2 tonnes!!! So obviously the power is not great at all and not to mention the fuel economy... The '308 Turbo' produces 140bhp from a mere 1.6L!!! So what about the torque... The ever important torque!!! Haiz, I'm really embarrass to say it here... Only 228Nm and it even loses out to the '308 Turbo' which produces 240Nm...

So obviously when you are driving this car, don't expect to out drag anyone... But when you drive it serenely, no doubt this is a really good car... The ride is smooth and comfortable but this is not what I want for my ride and naturally this engine need to make way for something better in terms of horsepower and torque...

To be continue...

This is a long overdue post which should have been posted one month earlier!!! In fact I have some other posts that are so much worse than this... For example, the 'Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (KLIMS)'!!! I felt so sorry for those who frequent my blog because you are reading outdated blog post most of the time!!! Don't worry, I will try to rectified this problem as fast as I can... At the meantime, enjoy my last 'Chinese New Year' posting!!!

Guess I'm getting old nowadays... I totally forgot about it!!! Actually the brake pad change is before I change the tyres for the '308 Turbo'... It cost me RM5xx just for the front brake pad... In my opinion, I think that the price is a bit steep because these are OEM brake pad and not performance brake pad!!! But frankly speaking, the performance is rather good because after repeated high speed stop, I can't feel any brake fade at all...

The '308 Turbo' came equipped with 'Bosch' brake pad while the replacement one is OEM for 'Peugeot/Citroen'... Kind of weird because I though the car should come equip with OEM one instead of 'Bosch'??? But this is a small problem because the performance level of both brake pad are rather similar... Just praying that the OEM one will last a little longer than the 'Bosch'!!! Or maybe I should just change my driving style???

From the producer of 'Titanic' and 'Avatar' is written all over the poster of 'Sanctum'... I think from the beginning, they themselves are not really confident about this movie and since 'James Cameron' is part of the movie they might as well capitalize on this... So you know how I feel about this movie then... I'm not impress!!! If you are like me expecting it to be like 'Titanic' or 'Avatar', I got a word for you and that is 'IN YOUR DREAM'!!! So I got no choice but to watch it like a documentary but with lesser knowledge gain of course... But there is one thing I learn from this movie which is no matter how famous your name is, it will never save anything lousy even with your name on it!!! 'Sanctum' is the best example...