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Slow business for workshops as car owners are travelling less
Lo Tern Chern
3 minutes
BUKIT MERTAJAM: It’s life in the slow lane these days for mechanics.
Their business has not seen any pick up as most of their customers are either working from home or facing a limited budget to keep up with their maintenance schedule.
Furthermore, motorists are not using their cars as much due to travel restrictions.
“My workshop has been quiet for the past few days, ” said mechanic Teh Wei Ping, 42.
“Some car parts are taking longer to break down due to owners hardly using their cars, ’’ he said, adding that business has dropped by about half compared to last year.
With more Malaysians working from home in the age of Covid-19 and cutting down on travel, he said that motorists were stretching the schedule to service their car.
“Those who come in for monthly service are now doing so every two or three months, ” he said.
For example, it is no longer the case of people getting an ordinary engine oil change every 5,000km.
However, Teh noted that the number of car owners who contacted him for battery-related problems increased during this period.
“There are multiple cars at some houses and not all of them were driven during the movement control order period, so the batteries had to be replaced or recharged.
“But the profit for this is very low. So, it is difficult for us to make ends meet, ” he said.
In Butterworth, tyre shop owner Yong Hee Chern, 33, found that some people were driving around with worn-out tyres as they cannot afford to replace them.
Although an ordinary set of car tyres can last from 40,000 to 50,000km, Yong said they should be replaced within three years regardless of the mileage.
“When tyre tread gets worn out, the tyres lose traction during braking and won’t grip the road well, especially when it rains.
“But because many people are not travelling long distances for holidays or festivals, they feel it is not necessary to get new tyres.”
Car tyres, he said, come with the date of manufacture and he could not hold the stock for too long or the tyres would lose value.
Yong said the profit from other services such as wheel balancing and alignment adjustments had also dropped.
“When the MCO was enforced in March, we were closed for two months.
“After reopening, we tried to clear existing stock and business slowly recovered, ” he said.
For now, his regular customers were mostly on a shoestring budget.
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Brp caj yg mslh bateri? Depa mai jump kereta berapa? Kereta myvi tok x boleh hidup enjin.. Aku lupa nak hidupkan enjin 2 hari.. Hari ketiga nak hidupkan dah x boleh. |
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Baru lalu workshop kelmarin, kedai tu kosong, pekerja lek2 dok atas kerusi malas.. tapi ada kedai lain masih ada pelanggan aku tgk, tapi mmg kurang la.. dah wfh mmg kereta jalan waktu weekend je la |
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halo je bateriku.com sis
settle problem
semua yg berkait dgn bateri dia mai check
ni bukan promote eh
tp sebab servis bagus
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saviour_09 replied at 23-11-2020 08:23 AM
halo je bateriku.com sis
settle problem
Hihi.. Aku lupa sungguh nak start kereta tu.. Dok sedap joget dlm rumah.. Nak tgg cucu dia mai jump.. Mau 2 minggu lagi.. Kena call la mcm ni.. Hihi |
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yeee call je sis
bateri dah @ nak kong biasa gitu la
meragam nak start
jgn lupa bagitau dia nanti sy lupa start 2,3 hari sebab bz berjoget
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saviour_09 replied at 23-11-2020 08:27 AM
yeee call je sis
bateri dah @ nak kong biasa gitu la
Hahaha.. Tu la.. |
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semua org terkesan. semua sektor ekonomi terkesan sedikit sebanyak.
dlm jangka masa hampir setahun ni, ramai yg terkesan. |
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Dah beli tapi benda tu tak ada di rumah tok? Kena ada 1 kalau rumah sentiasa ada kereta dan kereta tu pula jarang bergerak.
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insulin replied at 23-11-2020 09:07 AM
Dah beli tapi benda tu tak ada di rumah tok? Kena ada 1 kalau rumah sentiasa ada kereta dan kereta ...
Bukan yg iols.. Tlg beli utk menantu tok.. Depa ada 10 kereta..hahahaha.. Kereta tok ni iols just panaskan enjin.. |
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Panaskan enjin je? Tak drive sejam 2 ke? Panaskan enjin je x memadai untuk recharge battery.
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biasa kedai battery caj rm5 utk full charge battery.
ambik masa 4-5 jam atau kadang2 sehari
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insulin replied at 23-11-2020 09:13 AM
Panaskan enjin je? Tak drive sejam 2 ke? Panaskan enjin je x memadai untuk recharge battery.
Tak panas la sbb lupa nak start.. Nak drive pi mana.. Takkan iols nak tinggal tok..plus.. Tok pesan kereta utk family dia guna.. Iols bukan family dia. |
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zacks replied at 23-11-2020 09:17 AM
biasa kedai battery caj rm5 utk full charge battery.
ambik masa 4-5 jam atau kadang2 sehari
Depa boleh mai ambik bateri dan caj kat kedai kan? |
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kita kena cabut sendiri & bawak pi kedai |
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tulaaa ..sebelum ni sikit2 nak naik rege tayar
taun ni kome guna la hasil keuntungan rege tayar taun2 kelmarin tu |
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zacks replied at 23-11-2020 11:54 AM
kita kena cabut sendiri & bawak pi kedai
Oh.. Aku nak yg boleh buat kat rumah. |
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ini balasan kpd bengkel2 motor dan kereta yg menjalankan perniagaan tipu pelanggan sebelum zaman covid..rasakan |
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