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Still feeling a bit woozy..

Anyway, today we celebrated Mother's day cos my parents had their off day today. Went to Spring Court to have an ultra heavy lunch which was simply woozylicious..

After that I drove the freaking Citroen Berlingo to send my dad and sis to visit a Chinese doctor. You could hear my sis wailing in pain as the doctor massaged her knee.

But that's the least interesting part of the day.. because later on we went to...
Machpherson MAZDA showroom!!! Wah damned exciting!!
1st impressions : Mazda salesmen are damned f-up.. my dad was already inspecting all the cars and opening their doors, trying the seats and all that and nobody, not even 1 salesman went up to him to offer any assistance. Simply amazing..

So after bio-ing the Mazda 6 2.3 VVT and the simply stunning Mazda 3 GTS.. we left without a test drive even though a salesman eventually came..

Next stop, Nissan showroom @ Bukit Timah!!
The saleswoman was super duper ultra friendly.. no lah she was friendly and greeted us almost instantly the moment we stepped out of the van. Took a look at the Fairlady Z (350Z) and found out it looks quite good in red too!

Next, Cefiro 2.3L and 2.0L models.. the saleswoman showed us a lot of intriguing functions and super duper ultra high tech jargon. Like the keyless entry system, keyless engine firing up system, auto retracting rear sunshade, auto unlocking doors, auto air conditioning system, climate control, foot operated parking brake, cruise control.. the list is endless.

Most impressive part about Cefiro would have to be the silky smooth yet immediate response of the V6 engine.. my dad test drove the 2.3L model and according to him the turning radius for such a large car was impressive (5+ metres) and the gearshifts could not be detected. Since its a naturally aspirated engine, meaning it isn't force-fed, the throttle response was very good. Another thing to note is like you're in some super duper cocoon of comfort.. and the world just whizzes by. Too bad the V6 engine is a little muffled by the excellent sound insulation ..

Conclusion: Nissan Cefiro = Budget Mercedes E class..

I thought that would be the end, but hey, Chun Tin road had another Mazda showroom!

Parked and saw the rather secluded showroom with lots of salesmen outside smoking their lives away. Anyway, walked in and saw the beautiful and stunning Mazda 3 GTS again (damned chio..)
Blah blah yada yada fast forward to test drive.. my dad test drove the Mazda 6 2.3 VVT car. So what's with all the numbers? 2.3 is the engine capacity, its basically a Mazda 6 with a transplanted engine from the Toyota Camry with variable valve timing.

So as we move off, the salesman tells us in a most nonchalent manner "err this car 0-100km/h is about 7.3 seconds on paper. Yeah.. but I try before only 8 seconds lor.."

7.3 seconds??? That's .. really fast.. normal 1.6 litre saloons would do well to make it under 10 seconds.. Oh well as we turned out onto the main road my dad stepped on the accelerator and you could feel the "kick in the kidneys" from the superb low end torque!!
Ahh damned exciting and fun. Not to mention the aural delight you get when you hear the engine as the revs rise towards 4000rpm. It basically rocketed away and the salesman explained "Mr Lee, just now your revs only up till 3000rpm ah, the peak torque output occurs at 4000rpm.."

Wah seh so fun so damned fun. Mazda 6 2.3 VVT is so damned appealing! With a full bodykit, sunroof that comes as standard and with that fierce looking twin exhaust + 17 inch alloys.. its a car to kill for. Woozy woozyy.. very woozyyyyy

Too much woozyness can hurt you know.. =D cannot take too much in 2 days consecutively!
Needless to say, you can tell which car I'm voting for.. =D

*Torque magazine quotes 0-100kmh for Mazda 6 2.3 as 9.5 seconds.. lying salesman"