WEEKEND SPECIAL! Mega Roadtrip - 2005 Proton Waja 1.6i Visits Koh Samui, Thailand! | EvoMalaysia.com

(Enable closed captions) THIS IS IT! It was totally unintended that the Waja would be my chariot of choice for what turned out to be 2,000 plus kilometres of some of the best driving roads I've ever encountered, but 'lo and behold, it was my 'old-faithful' that eventually made the journey with me, when up to 3 days before leaving she wasn't even a consideration... lemme explain.
I'd fully intended to use the Kia Picanto 1.1i aka KKK for this trip, for two very good reasons:
1) I was going solo so I didn't need a big car, and
2) The KKK is VERY frugal in terms of fuel-consumption, and the fuel we need to use in Thailand (Orange 95) costs about rm5-6 per litre.
However, a week before departing, Ken informs me that a friend of his is interested in the Kia, so I asked him to bring the guy over to view the car, thinking he'd take his time making up his mind, and I could still do the trip. But no. He liked the little KKK so much, he paid a deposit on the spot after one test drive around the block!
So scratch one Samui car. No worries, my back-up plan was to drive the Saga anyway, and began prepping the car for the journey. Get this, 3 DAYS before departing, I get an email from a viewer expressing interest in the Saga. We meet up nearby, he doesn't even test drive the Saga and transfers a deposit! Scratch Samui car number 2!
Kid you not, I was leaving for Samui in 2 days at this point, and I had no time to prep any other Weevil for the journey, so....it was time to fire-up old-faithful. Yep, that's how the Waja became my Samui Drive car. ONE day before leaving, I drive her over to Kenzone, get a full check done, and departed for journey of 2,039kms in total. KL - Songkhla - Surat Thani - Koh Samui - Danuk - Betong - KL.
If you've never done a roadtrip like this, you really MUST sometime. Just make sure your car is fully checked and prepped for it, like my Waja was! Hope you enjoy this video as much as I did shooting it, and do stay tuned till the very end for a photo montage :)
WHAT U NEED to drive into Thailand:
1) Original car reg card or certified true copy. Car must be in your name or u need a letter of authorisation from the registered owner plus a copy of his/her IC, front and back.
2) Passport valid for at least 6 months.
3) Thailand car insurance, which can be done/bought in Changlun at many places, look out for the signs. These places can also do your Passport docs needed at the border.
4) Not compulsory, but bring a copy of your Msia car insurance cover note, just in case, keep it with the car reg card.
Hit me up in the comments if u have any other questions about this! :)
Video edited by Chi Yang. Thumbnail pic by CW taken at The Cocoon, Koh Samui :)
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[@Muhamad-l5y]

Nice 🎉

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Thanks!! 😊👍🏽🙏🏽

[@HokkienUncle]

Nice seeing you in action again

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Thanks much!!🙏🏽😊👍🏽

[@beenchuanchoo4447]

Come here to learn england

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Welcome!! Hope you find my videos useful bro 🙏🏽👍🏽😊

[@chillthrills1174]

Heyy Chris just wanted to let you know that im absolutely loving the Thailand travel style Roadtrip content from you. Hope to see more content from you exploring thailand or even laos,vietnam, or cambodia with your weevils 🔥

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Thanks bud!! That's a great idea, loving the sound of that!!😃👍🏽🙏🏽

[@thibannaidu3317]

The video is a free tour for us. You paid for all we watch for free. Hahahahaha btw nice video. I have never went to Thailand b4. Seeing the petrol station and the ferry wonders why we don't have like this in msia. The ferry with cafe was epic

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Thanks bro! Glad you enjoyed the video! Yeah, this was a great drive indeed 🙏🏽😊👍🏽

[@HotRod16]

So a appreciation, in return we us as viewer just need to play all ads, no skip, like, subscribe and comment. I often do so.

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

@@HotRod16 hahaha!! Thank you very much bro 🙏🏽😊👍🏽

[@arie7879]

bro chris hv a great semangat waja!!

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Haha! Terima kasih bro!! Yeah man, I'm really proud of this car, performed SO well throughout the journey 🙏🏽😊👍🏽

[@KonWaiLuen]

Nice one. I do regret never making such a journey with my ex-Waja. And congrats on finding new homes for the Picanto and Saga!

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Hey thanks Kon! Let's make a trip there with your E39 and my W210 😃👍🏽

[@KonWaiLuen]

@@ChrisWeevilGarage need to get my passport renewed first 😅

[@kshmnz3984]

Feel like we are there with you. Thanks for bringing us along Chris.

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Thanks bud, that's exactly what I was hoping for, cheers!!🙏🏽😊👍🏽

[@nattratanasin]

Geng waja hadir support

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Terbaik!! Terima kasih 🙏🏽👍🏽😃

[@HotRod16]

Awh...I miss this trip with my 124 back then. Sadly it sank in the flood. Still sitting malfunction in bay. But your video make me happy thinking the lovely journey(the bright side). I really enjoy driving cars over 20yrs and amazed they can still run that long journey.

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Exactly right bro, there's still a lot of life in them, so #giveoldcarsasecondchance 😃👍🏽

[@cooldude88881]

Hey Chris, what bodykit / front lip / side skirts are you using?

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

No body kit Eddy, just a front lower lip spoiler from Dasuki Bodykit in Selayang KL, that's all. Balanced out the front end nicely imho 👌 😊

[@cooldude88881]

@@ChrisWeevilGarage Oh wow, thought there's a side skirt, might have seen wrongly. How about the rims? 15 or 16 inches? Or mind to share your rim model? :)

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

@@cooldude88881 happy to, they are 16in Breyton alloys with 205/55 R16 tyres 😊

[@cooldude88881]

Thank you for the info :) Mind if I ask, how is the ride comfort and fuel consumption by upsizing to 16 inch?

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

@@cooldude88881 no change at all going an inch-up!😊👍🏽

[@barry9838]

Lovely trip, beautiful kohsamui , and smooth roads (m'sia must learn from thailand). Their petrol station and 7eleven is really something, wow... I notice you mh370 sticker, pray for them, never forget. Thank you for this video.

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Yes, that sticker will remain there as a tribute, always 🙏🏽 Thanks for following the journey, it was pretty incredible and I really wanna do it again soon!!🤞🏽😊

[@MaverickEchoJuliet]

Lovely vlog of the trip. Enjoyed it much👍🏾 P/s: the Amazon latte had a tad too much ice eh ?

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Thanks!! Actually it's the right amount of ice, otherwise it's too sweet 😋

[@MaverickEchoJuliet]

@@ChrisWeevilGarage Bro, how much does the Thailand car insurance cost ? and can you buy it from the Malaysian side of the border ?

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

@@MaverickEchoJuliet yes u can and it's rm30, check out the community section 😊👍🏽

[@adaapadengankereta]

Cantik waja..

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Terima kasih bro 🙏🏽😊

[@marcseah7022]

Great video. Hope to make this trip to Koh Samui in the near future. Agree with u about the highways in Thailand, smooth and pothole free. Even in the far north of the country like Chiang Rai region, immaculate condition. Malaysia could learn a thing or two from Thailand on good road maintainence.

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Very doable bud, I reckon your 1st day would just be getting across the Msia/Thai border, so plan to stay in Danuk or Hatyai for the night, and then continue ur journey the next day 👍🏽😊

[@princephilipecheng3014]

Bro I really enjoy your videos.. Good drive.. Cheers 👍👍👍

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Thanks a lot bro, glad u enjoyed it!!🙏🏽😊👍🏽

[@BaldwinChua]

Such an epic roadtrip indeed. Thank you so much for organizing and leading first timers like me.

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Most welcome bud!! Thanks for coming along, we gotta do this again soon!!😁🙏🏽👍🏽

[@despushparaj978]

Wow, must have been an amazing trip 😊

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

It was bro, very much so 👍🏽🙏🏽😊

[@KCHRider]

Sir, what is the brand of the wiper on your waja. Because i bought mine last 2 months and it keeps squeaking and then yesterday my wiper stop working because my wiper link is not working. Maybe I'm used the wrong wipers causing my wiper link damag. Any brands can u recommend

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

I'm using Bosch Aerotwin on the Waja, but that's hard to find now 😊

[@KCHRider]

@@ChrisWeevilGarage thank you sir. Later i go and buy it, just finished replacing my wiper link.

[@zaharuddinali]

Is the brick wagon for sale ... hehehe

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Yeah, but the asking price makes ppl run away very fast 🤣

[@brianpereira5195]

New trip idea! Thanks Chris. Btw, how much was the Seatran Ferry for each car?

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Definitely go! The ferry was about rm100 per car (ferry tix incudes the driver), return. Cheap! 😊

[@brianpereira5195]

@@ChrisWeevilGarage Wah it's damn affordable! Haha I guess I know where I'll be going this year end. Thanks a bunch!

[@justinlzt]

Hey chris! I know you go to kenzone for your regular maintainace for your cars but where do you go to for cosmetic work like paint and rubber seal replacements? Thought of giving my mum's car a fresh coat of paint

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Ah Kei in Ara Damansara does all my paintwork, 012-3522466. But u need to check with him if he can install the new rubbers for u, I'm not sure if he does that 🤔 🤞🏽

[@bluishblueblack]

Cleared some clogged pipes kreuk kreuk? 😁

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

My pipes are never clogged, hahaha!!!😆😆😆

[@JumboKit]

Hi Chris. Really want to get your input on this. So my dad is a 65 year old part time lecturer, mostly commute from SS2 to SS6 area daily for work, grocery runs, sometimes to subang and go to malls in kl on weekends. Currently he drives a 2004 honda crv with 380k mileage. I want to replace a better car for my dad with a budget of rm25k/rm30k max w preferably year 2012 and above. So far I've list down a few options, 1gen almera, 2nd gen myvi, saga flx as well but I'm a bit worried about the campro engine..is it ok for the long run? It must be reliable, relatively cheap to maintain and good FC. Just dad and mum only most of the time in the car. Would really appreciate to get your views on this. TQ for your time.

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Sorry bud, as a general rule of thumb, I never choose a car for ppl to buy, and having owned none of the models u mentioned, I can't in good conscience say yes or no to any of them. However, looking at the stats, and what it's gonna be used for, I'd say a Myvi is your best bet, but it's entirely up to you though, I can't decide for u, sorry 🙏🏽😊

[@JumboKit]

@Chris Wee no worries totally get it. Thank you. 😊

[@umeshons138]

Hi chris just curious which colour pump should we use for ron 95 in thailand ??😆

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Orange "IUUBU" 95 at PT & ptt stations, that's the closest to our RON95 🙏🏽😊

[@mantawi9312]

But I love proton rattling 😂

[@ChrisWeevilGarage]

Hahahaha!! Characteristics to love indeed 😆🙏🏽👍🏽

[@germaineliew2012]

Something I also need to deal with my 2014 Iriz. My friend's old MMC Satria and 1st gen Myvi combined has less rattles lol