Hi to all fellow Marchies,
I haven't visited this site for so long that I forgot my
password.
Now that I have got it, can anyone tell me how to change my
password? Thanks in advance.
I attended the Stamford talk last Sunday and must say that it was
petty well organised. But I think Stamford was too ambitious and
tried to introduce too many products such that it finished at past
nine instead of the scheduled 6.30pm. But I felt that Stamford went
to a lot of trouble for us. Their staff were still cleaning up at
9.25pm when I left. Their enthusiasm for their job and/or their
company is really eye-opening. I would mention it to Mr Wee Kok Wah
or Dawn if I see them
As usual the food was good, thanks to the organisers and/or
Stamford.
Since I was talking too much I missed Faded Mango's cheesecake! I
am still kicking myself after all these days. Well at least I am
not suffering from withdrawal symptoms.
The talk started with the Stamford representative telling us about
alloy wheels.
I am sure all of you know much about alloy wheels. The only thing I
will add here is that alloy rims are stronger than the standard
steel rims. In the case of an accident or when your car hits a bump
or obstruction on the road, at speed, you will be infinitely
thankful if the tyre does not burst due to a cracked rim. As you
know, a cracked rim or a burst tyre at speed will cause your car to
lose control, or worse, tip over. More so for the March I think,
unfortunately. The advantages, a slightly faster acceleration,
perhaps, are inconsequential. However, since they typically cost
only a fraction (less that 1 %) of the cost of the car, they only
have to save your skin (and a_s) once and they would have paid for
themselves many times over. This is something like health
insurance, if we have to make a claim once, it will pay for itself
many times over. Of course many of us consider the cosmetics more
important and I don't disagree. Alloy rims definitely look
sportier, better and cooler than steel rims. (I am not advertising
for Stamford).
Next there was Broquet. For the uninformed and for those who missed
the dinner last Sunday, Broquet is a metallic additive that is
inserted into your fuel tank OR connected between your fuel lines
OR both (for the kiasus). It is supposed to catalyse the fuel and
change the molecular structure such that they carry a higher octane
rating and become more easily combustible. Net result? Better
combustion in the piston chambers, leading to less carbon deposits
in the chambers, more energy released, better efficiency in power
creation, better fuel economy, lower fuel costs, more power. As
less carbon build-up is experienced over time, the engine stays
more efficient over time also, and the whole process is repeated,
better fuel economy, more power, better betters etc., etc., lah,
lah...
The product life is for 400,000km and so the agent says you can
disconnect it when you change your car. 400,000km approximates 20
driving years for us here in Singapore.
Is this true? I only know of a friend who has used it and he claims
it works very well. Unfortunately I also asked a Nissan engineer
and he claims it does not. So who is right? I hope many other
Broquet users here give their FRANK opinion about their experiences
with the product. It will benefit not only us but also the general
motoring public
