Proton Savvy

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[caloyski5]

ummm..naaaaaah. hehe pero inggit ako sa malaysians ha..may sarili na car manufacturer..

[BlueBimmer]

based on online reviews, pangit fit n finish ng proton..so nevermind

[al_motor]

it's trying to attract buyers in its local market so pricing has to be competitive. and to do that, it has to be cheap. they'd have to cut corners somewhere.

but still, it's not fair. well, let them catch up with the koreans.

malaysia has HICOM/proton and petronas. we have san miguel, asia brewery, fortune tobacco and SM.

such is life.

[gearspeed]

iba yung naalala ko philips savy.hehe.

[BlueBimmer]

with the picanto, getz, colt etc. this doesnt stand a chance except in malaysia. imo if they really want to penetrate the market they should start with quality n finish. instead because of the poor quality people always think protons are crap.

[fakesaint]

proton? brand pa lang pangit na pakinggan, hehe, d b ngkaroon na dito ng proton kotse na mitsubishi lancer DAW...IMO di na mabebenta dito yan....

[caloyski5]

yup. mitsu lancer yun, yung itlog, afaik.

[pitbullz]

looks like a pirated echo :-) but if they can assure aftersales and parts and a nice deal then i may consider this car

[eggman]

Kapalit siguro to ng Satria na bulok na.

[wilcats]

dadalin bayan dito? bka d bumenta... unless ansa 300k++ eto

[nitrox]

something about the malaysian car industry:

Subject: A True Story About 2 Sons


Once, there was a family known as Malaysia. In 1985, they were blessed
with their first born, Proton. The family loved Proton all they can.
They
gave Proton everything. They protected Proton from the bigger boys in
Kindergarden. They told Proton, "You're young, you need protection from
them. It's okay to make mistakes, you're young. Even if you don't learn
from mistakes...it's okay...you are young."


Proton became spoilt. He always depended on parents and used up all his
allowance on useless things. When he had to do his chores, he paid
people
to do it and the work is lousy, causing the parents having to call
repairmen to fix all the mess that he made.


Anyway, when Proton was 10 (but he still acted like he is 1 or 2 years
old), he had a younger brother, Perodua. At first, everyone thought this
younger brother will be like Proton. Anyway, this new baby was more
handsome and looks smarter than Proton. Malaysia knew there is a
possibilty Perodua could be smarter than Proton. Since they love Proton
so much, they decided that Perodua can only learn a few things. Cannot
learn the same thing as Proton. This is so that Perodua wouldn't beat
Proton at what Proton is doing.


Although Perodua was also protected by Malaysia, he learn to be
independent very fast. He made good friends with Daihatsu, who had an
elder brother Toyota. The two of them helped Perodua in everything.
Perodua, being independent and smart, learnt a lot and in a short while,
was becoming as good as, if not better, than Proton.


Malaysia realized that Perodua was becoming better than his brother.
Although proud of Perodua, they still love Proton best. They paid Lotus
(which is older and well known worldwide) to be friends with Proton.

Using this advantage, Proton mentioned Lotus everytime he wanted to tell
people about himself. On this own, he was still the same.
Moreover, Proton is always not updated. When doing his work, he still
uses the typewriter and refuses to use the computer. Perodua, so much
younger, used the computer, with broadband for his work. Perodua was
improving so much that Toyota has assigned him with his work, codename
Avanza.


2005. Proton is 20 years old, Perodua only 10. It was obvious that
Perodua was the more successful of the two siblings. What is worse,
Proton said he still need his parents to help him for another 10 years.
He still need to protection from the big boys. In May 2005, Perodua was
about the show Malaysia his best work so far...codename Myvi. Proton,
being jealous...quickly came up with an unprofessional remark about
Perodua's work and show his work at the same time as Perodua on purpose


The future of Malaysia and her two kids are still unknown. But it would
be obvious that Perodua will shine, leaving Proton crying. It would be a
wonder if in 2015, Proton will ask Malaysia for another 10 years of help
and protection...maybe this time...protection from Perodua as
well...........THE END

[isko]

he he he he this is a true story im here in Kuala Lumpur and been staying for 6 years now. first car i bought here was the Perodua Kelisa (Daihatsu Mira.) then next is Perodua Kenari (Daihatsu Move.) now im using another Perodua wich is the Myvi (Toyota Passo/ Daihatsu Boon/Sirion.)

Ang pinaka magandang naging kotse ko dito for 6 years eh etong Myvi.

Now going back to SAVVY. dito sa malaysia medyo bumagsak nag sales ng proton coz of the Perodua cars (especially tong MYVi.) so ngayon nilabas nila tong (proton.) SAVVY wich is German car industry approved daw. well infairness to them (proton.) itong SAVVY is really tough meaning yung kaha nya eh sobrang tigas di ba parang lata ng sardinas. so solid infact when ever you close the doors it feels like mercedez benz. then AMT (Auto Manual Transmission) pa ang transmission parang yung sa Mitsubishi GSR.

Anyways palagay ko bagay tong SAVVY na pan tapat sa Kia Picanto kasi mas stable ang chassis nito kesa sa mga Korean car, Except for Hyundai GETZ.

[isko]

ohh by the way pahabol lang yung Stria ng Proton may lalabas bagong model this will be called SRM (Stria Replacement Model) what weve heard here is that this car will deffinitely better than Satria GTR kasi this is German Design.ill post some photos later.

[picantorange]

Looks good. Actually looks better than most superminis available here.

But build quality is another thing.