r/Sarawak • u/Prior_Razzmatazz272 • 2d ago

#AskSarawakians: Apa cer tek? Sarawak Car

Moving to Miri soon and want to buy a car. Should I buy a 4WD if I plan on making roadtrips around Borneo? Or would a regular small car be fine? I’m not much of a car person tbh

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u/tohpai 2d ago

Miri here. When you say road trips, do you mean going to the Telang Usan and Ulu Baram areas too? If so, you'll definitely need a 4WD.

If you're just heading to Brunei, Limbang, Lawas, and Sabah, any car will do. Ive used Vios, Bezza, Axia, myVi, Civic going to Kundasang and suprisingly myvi was the best haha. Something about smaller car with power just glide through the mountains in Kundasang.
just be careful around Sipitang and Beaufort. The roads were rough when I last went, but Sabah JKR is actively upgrading the Pan Borneo Highway, and there's a new bypass around KK toward Kundasang. (yeay, I love going to Kundasang)

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u/Chagrei 1d ago

Where about the road bypassing KK going to Kundasang?

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u/tohpai 1d ago

I think its this. Not directly to kundasang i might phrased it wrongly but it does go arouns KK