Originally posted by wbucket:
[b][quote]I think more like Singapore not more market for manual
cars. Plus Daihatsu isn't have much of the car industry pie, so
better bring in auto. Safer because manual drivers can drive auto,
but auto drivers cannot drive manual.
Anyway, I don't think the explanation about being powerful mean the
gearbox spoil easily. Cause no matter what, auto gear box is always
more fragile. That guy who mod must have used non-original parts,
or gears with improper gear ratio.
i did not says the the engine is powerful that's why the gearbox
break, but the engine is too torquey for the gearbox, therefore it
breaks. and FYI, the guy that mod it ,is a mechanic in HK who owns
a workshop and had mod many different cars for track. and he uses
the original YRV NA gearbox.
if u were to say modding a car, think singaporean still has plenty
to learn to catch up with HK. we are not even near, mainly because
of the strict regulations and the unavailablility in parts that we
have access to.
also, i do not think auto gearbox of today is fragile like it was
30 yrs back. when u last heard pple complain abt autp gearbox
breakdowns now? I only heard abt CVT gearbox giving problem. and
YRV-T is still using the more reliable torque convertor type auto
gearbox. 
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