Mitsubishi ASX

happy new year everyone

been very busy lately no time to visit the forum :sweat:

has anyone get a taste of drving the ckd version asx?

just checked with kepong and pj branches, ckd version has yet been arrived their showroom for display/as test unit.

no sure if ckd is on par with cbu version as promised by MMM.

Hi!
I believe CKD test drive units are not available yet and I hv checked showrooms at Cheras, Balakong and Old Klang Road. Can't pass any judgement on the quality yet but have to admit that the 4WD version have better techs than my 2012 model.

Hey Lucifah. So nice to hear from you again. How are things getting on? Any updates that can be shared with regards to your car?

Last but not least ... HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR, ASX BUDDIES

Oh... this is the first year I drove my ASX to my hometown at Johor, Tangkak. I tried not to use roof racks so I ended up trying to squeeze 4 adult luggage (me, my wife and my parents) and my two kids (2 years and below) into the car. I am lucky that both my sons are trained to sleep on bed instead of relying on sarong ... it definetely save a lot of space. Anyway, success in putting everything in but have to remove the back cover (the one, which seperate the luggage compartment and the back cabin). Luggage also need to be carefully stacked and arranged but not too bad lah.

Travel at 110 km/h to 140km/h and pretty good milleage ... about RM0.17/km but do notice that the cross wind at highway is a bit strong this year. You can actually feel it while driving.

Guys,
Been a silent reader all this while..owner of ASX 2012; just wondering some of you have switch to 18inch wheels
from the standard 16inch...any issue on the airbag light going on? since ratio is different now.

Currently I am on 225/55 R17, planning to upgrade to 225/55 R18, just concern if it will have any affect due to ratio,
especially on the air bag light etc. As I still wanna stick to 55 series as I feel its more comfy. by the way I do understand
its on positive side of upsizingand would affect my odometer reading

Any advice guys

From 225/55R17 to 225/55R18 without changing the aspect ratio, your diameter becomes bigger by 3.74% which is over the 3% ruling. You may loose some pick up power with the bigger diameter tyres too and may loose some FC. Better option is to go 225/50R18 which is bigger by 0.43% only....

ASX 2014 (CKD) now available for viewing at showroom. Want to take a peek ... see whether sakit hati or not

went to test drive asx (cbu) and cx 5 (my friend one).
both are good cars, good handling, stylish design (my friends said cx 5 better, but imho it depends)

now have to decide which one to buy?

cx5, the likes:
* 6 airbags
* skyactive engine, transmission(good FC even beat asx??)
* more boot room
* nicer interior

cx5, the dislikes:
* long waiting period, even can say uncertainty on when can get car after booking
* more costly than asx
* shorter servicing interval (was informed 10k)


asx, the likes:
* with panorama roof
* servicing interval is 20k (long term maintenance cost lower)
* lower servicing cost (as compared to cx 5)
* cheaper in price, even full spec. is cheaper than mid spec cx5

asx, the dislikes:
* lack in safety spec., without 6airbags like euro version (so MMM can't claim m'sia version is 5stars in safety)
* cvt transmission (lack of direct response compared cx 5)
* smaller boot room, rear passenger headroom (compared to cx5)
* plastic-feel interior (compared to cx 5)


really hard to decide which one to go with???please help...

Hi Datyan,
Agreed that the safety (airbags), interior presence and boot room, CX-5 have the advantage.

Anyway, comparison should be made on ASX CKD and CX-5 CKD. Would suggest you drop by at the showroom and test drive the ASX CKD ... especially if you are interested in getting the 4WD variant.
For the price of RM134k ... the ASX CKD 4WD is pretty atrractive but I have no idea how the 4WD feels like. The 4WD variant is also about 100kg heavier than the 2WD variant. As for FC goes, my FC reads about RM0.18/km. (mostly city travel)

As for the boot room, the last time I squeezed in luggage for 4 adults and 2 children (for 3 days 2 nights stay), I have to remove back cover (the one which cover the boot space) to cater for the loads. On a more specific info, CX-5 boot capacity is 503ltr while ASX is 442ltr. If you are paying more attention on the boot space, then I believe you do know which one to choose. By the way ... Subaru XV boot capacity is 310ltr (therefore I choose the one in the middle especially I keen to install roof racks for my ASX)

If you prefer a SUV with 4WD capacity ... then why not choose ASX, it is afterall cheaper than the CX-5 about 25k and the panaroma roof is a killer and I believe the warranty given for both models are almost identical (correct me if I am wrong)

Last but not least ... for me ... the location of the nearest service center is something that I take into consideration too.