Sports Kitten

The Toyota Sera was a two door coupe (2+2) built by Toyota solely for the Japanese market in the early 1990s, although enthusiasts in New Zealand, Bangladesh, India, Ireland, Australia, Canada, and the UK have since imported a handful of them. It was initially revealed as the Toyota AXV-II concept car in 1988, and was shown in almost production-ready form. The word Sera is a French word meaning "will be" which answers to the question why the car's design, shape and stock butterfly doors are so close to features of a concept car. The styling and layout of the car was actually beyond its time when it was actually put into production.

( Does anyone know the owner of this Toyota Sera? )
The Sera EXY-10 was available with a 1.5 L inline 4 engine. It came with either 4 speed automatic or a 5 speed manual transmission with Anti-Lock Braking system as an option. Only 15852 units were made between 1990 to 1996 and therefore, now becoming a rare collectible. The car is related to the Toyota Paseo, and shares similar floorpans, suspension, steering and brakes.

Toyota Sera's most distinctive feature is its butterfly doors, which open forward and up from the bottom and top of the A pillar (similar to the McLaren F1 and Saleen S7). The weight of the door is supported by a thick gas strut, but there is a balance system to help take into account changes in temperature inside the door. The door can be opened fully in a fairly confined space - only 43 cm clearance on either side of the car is needed, unlike the conventional doors on most cars.

(Look at the registration number again...still dunno the owner?)

( What about from the rear? Come on guys/gals...should know by now cause the rear resembles the owner's rear ma )

( Must admit that's some sexy looking 16" coupled to some serious low rubbers )

One drawback of the car is the large amount of glass that can create a solar load greenhouse effect inside the car causing interior temperatures to soar. All Seras came as standard with air conditioning to offset this problem, and the advantage of the design is that a passenger seating in any of the four body hugging seats can enjoy incredible visibility to the front and sides (and above!) compared to most small coupes. Due to the overwhelming amount of glass the body is not very rigid. This lack of rigidity affects the handling characteristics with body roll

( I HATE EVERTON....AARRRRRGG!!!!! A Footy Club for Gays. I am gonna break his rear windshield one of these days...hehehhehehe )

For the record, the Owner of the Sera in question is one hell of a nice bugger.....a tad on the "hamsap" side but an ok guy on the hole....errrr...whole. Pity that he is working for some sohai company...hope he finds somewhere better to go instead of working with arseholes ( some V.I.P's son )

As to the Sera, its 2 every1 his/her OWN...................

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2nd Wifey VS. 3rd Wifey

Took Wifey on my 3rd wifey to work last Friday for a comparison when one uses bike instead of a car. Below are my findings thus far:

Details are based on daily commune journey of about 130 km ( Damansara Damai to Shah Alam to Putrajaya then back to Shah Alam and finally Damansara Damai )

- Took me 15 minutes to reach wifey’s office in Shah Alam on a bike as opposed to 35 minutes by car
- Petrol for bike about RM6 per day as opposed to RM16 for car
- Zero toll for bike as opposed to approx RM13 when using a car
- Was quite hot on a bike during traffic light change and heavy traffic as opposed to the cooling conditions when one is in a car
- Reached home in 30 minutes flat on the bike as opposed to 1 hour 20 minutes using my car ( Putrajaya – Shah Alam – Damansara Damai )

Forecasted monthly cost when using a bike:
26 days x RM6 per day = RM 156.00
Monthly maintenance for bike( its actually every 5000 km but just put it in for argument sake) = RM 150.00
Total cost incurred = RM 306.00 per month

VS.

Forecasted monthly cost when using a car:
26 days x RM16 per day = RM 416.00
26 days x RM 13 per day for toll = RM 338.00
Monthly maintenance for car ( average figure for 10,000 km divide 2 ) = RM 120.00
Total cost incurred = RM 874.00 per month

Difference ( Car – Bike ) = RM 568.00 per month which translates to savings of RM 6,816.00 per year which is enough to pay for my car’s road tax + insurance and I can still take my family for a nice holiday with the leftover amount.

I must admit that the dangers might be tripled when using a two wheeler as compared to when one is driving a four wheeled vehicle but I sincerely feel that the TIME saved ( not money ) by far out weight the cons of straddling a bike. It has made choosing between a car and bike all the simpler for me because I really cherish the extra time that is readily made available for me to spend time with my family when a bike is used.

Anyhow, its 2 every1 his/her OWN….Ooooh! I forgot to mention that one can get wet to the undies whenever it pours ( lucky that I don’t wear any )….kekekekeke.

I will however still insist to Wifey that she drives to work in comfort instead of following me on the bike. It’s some sort of insurance thingy that I always factor in my everyday life. Better to separate the eggs than to carry all in one basket….that way, one will not loose all the eggs if the basket happens to terbalik….get my drift?


2 every1 his/her OWN……………

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Bully, Victim or Idiot?

Was driving to office after dropping off wifey.....wound down my window in order to get a puff ( I don't puff while others are in my car )...happily cruising along in the outer lane and SCREEECH.... had to apply the brakes because an idiot thought it was funny to come out of a junction, immediately cut out to the outer lane and slot her BM "freaking" W in front of mine....at a snail pace at that!

Yours truly then applied the super duper defensive driving manouvere....chucking the lighter to God knows where, spitting the cigarette out of my mouth only to have in land between my legs, sandwiched between my arse and the seat....at the same time trying to serve left. Heard my tyres and springs groaning in protest, gears downshifted, engine revs was up to about 4500 rpm and finally my baby righted herself without a scratch.......fhhheeeeew.........

GOD! was I pissed! effortlessly overtook the idiot and gave a honk...while at the same time pointing my forefinger to my own head to the other driver which meant " HOOOOI!!! are you using your head my darling?" can you guess what her answer was?...........NOTHING! She didn't give a bloody hoot! not even raising a hand in apology OR a middle finger to ask me how I was. In return, I gave another honk...........showed my concern in her well being by giving her the famous and universally known middle finger and sped off.

Was thinking after the incident......what if I have got myself into an accident....an accident not caused by me....what if, while employing the super duper defensive driving manouvere, my car ran over some unsuspecting motorcyclist who has a wife and three kids at home....what then? In this case, WHO IS TO BLAME? The driver who gave the middle finger or the Lame Duck?

Remember the hype about "Road Bullies" not long ago in the papers? could it be all their fault? no doubt that some are real bullies but I seldom believe what I read in the newspapers.........110% chance that there will be different views on who is right and who is wrong if the newspapers were to publish both sides of the story instead of just the ones who were "victimised" and "traumatised".

To tell the truth, I might have made "something" happen if an accident were to occur...if so, will I be calssified as a "Road Bully" or "Victim".............

2 every1 his/her OWN

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