nope. it doesn't have the retract for side mirror. you have to do it manually.

Hi Krepek, I copied my comments from Inspiraclub.com. Here it goes:
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Hi there, I am one of the "Lucky 11". Had the car for about a week and find it enjoyable to drive around. I have only done 200km with this baby,,,, I was away the entire weekend and will drive a bit this week. I was informed by Proton Edar that 2 drivers already sent in theirs for 1st service. I am waiting for my free service coupons to arrive

I have commented about the car in lowyat.net forum. Gonna share some of my findings.

PRO:
Handling is great, ride is comfortable
Road noise is acceptable to my standard
Transmission is smooth
Leather seat is nice and comfortable
Leather steering wheel feels great
Ample leg room for rear passengers
The hydraulic power assisted steering feels solid. I like it better than electric assisted type.
2000cc car within my budget of <100k. At least it is a CKD Japanese car,

CON:
Door sounded hollow when close.
Doors don't auto-lock with RPM or brake applied.
Engine/gearbox noise is loud when I make faster acceleration
The stereo looks cheap. but still a Clarion. Sound is decent.
16 inch wheel..... would have preferred a 17 inch
Boot space seems small. They should have used smaller spare tire to allow for bigger luggage space.

Can't comment of fuel consumption yet as it is still new. I feel it is better to share after the 1st service. Not much comments on acceleration because still taking care of my new baby, until 1st service. Just a general way of breaking-in a new car, in my own dictionary

Overall, I am generally pleased with the Inspira. It has met my expectations.
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hope this helps.

wah... no elder la.... i am not that elder....

Very soon, the road will be flooded with inspiras..............

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Added on November 19, 2010, 12:24 amyes, the motorcycle size..... because with a small size, we should not drive faster than 80km/h. spare tire is always for backup until we can get our normal tire repaired. No point giving us full size actually.. Just my humble opinion.

This post has been edited by jychow: Nov 19 2010, 12:24 AM

Sorry. Nothing to share. Still on my first tank.

RM70 first tank.

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Added on November 19, 2010, 10:21 amthat is provided that you can find the same brand, same model. It won't be economical to carry a heavy load on your car all the time. FC is gonna be higher. If you factor in all these, it may be cheaper to have smaller spare tire and lighter load.

This post has been edited by jychow: Nov 19 2010, 10:21 AM

9km.. I think. or somewhere about that.

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Added on November 19, 2010, 11:06 amnot me. I am keeping the proton emblem there. nothing to shout.

This post has been edited by jychow: Nov 19 2010, 11:06 AM

Just to share some FC. I am still on my first tank of petrol.... 70% city drive, 30% highway. It is showing that I still have 230km to go. Fuel gauge is at 40%.

What kind of FC other Inspira is having? I expect the gauge to be inaccurate and would probably end at 450km. But that is not too bad. Cheers.

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Added on November 20, 2010, 7:00 pmother more experienced forumers have shared that there is insulation padding. We can have the acc shop to do it and it is not too expensive. Gotta get used to it....

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sounds great.. but Feb is difficult. Can make it early Jan?

perhaps you need to buy an Benz S-class. It comes with vacuum door system when it will "suck" itself closed. But seriously, the doors are definitely not in range of more expensive cars. Like you say, it is what it is worth. But between Mit and P, it is your choice. Go ahead if you think RM30k is worth for a BETTER door.....

as for the glove compartment, it shuts fine. I don't slam it shut because I paid for it.... The only complaint is it seems a bit too shallow to store more stuffs inside.

This post has been edited by jychow: Nov 22 2010, 03:08 PM

Gosh.... I became a P fanboy..... Sorry about that.

That spoiler is on my list of things to change.... I always love the Lancer spoiler.

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Added on November 22, 2010, 3:43 pmmissing tweeter is beyond me..... maybe a rush job. I was trying to listen to the tweeters but I thought the mid was too loud for me to catch anything. but alas... no tweeters. it won't be expensive to get that. I would probably add on a set soon. Now, I am getting the door visor first...

This post has been edited by jychow: Nov 22 2010, 03:43 PM

yes, a silver 2.0. But the door thing is a little odd, but it isn't that bad, especially when I have signed my life for the next 5 years for it......

So far so good with mine. The sound insulation is fine. Only engine and gearbox noisy when doing high rev accelerations. No comment on comparison with that of vios. It is best you make an appt to test drive the car. My level of noise acceptance may be different that yours.

But it is definitely a fun car to have.

The standard Clarion stereo can play mp3 in my iphone via bluetooth. I can fwd / rew the songs as well using the control on the steering wheel. the bluetooth connection is pretty stable and no effect of disconnection in mid of song.

just share my discovery.

Personally, I had good experiences with Proton cars. I had a Wira and a Perdana V6 years ago. They all performed well and met my expectations. For eg., Perdana V6. Many people complained about the gearbox because the lack of ATF cooler. I had my V6 (without a ATF cooler) for 4 years before I sold it and it has never broken down on me within that period. My colleague who bought the same car about the same time I bought had to change gearbox 3 times. This is how he drives: the shifter at "2" whenever the traffic lights turn green. One word: reckless. I have taken good care of the cars and sending them to authorized service centers. Got them serviced at the right intervals and with the recommended lubricants. They have given me great service with minimum problems. I didn't even have power windows failures.

On the CVT gear, I will share my experience of Honda City. I had that for 4 years+. My wife was driving it most of the time and now it is sold to my relative. All these time trouble free. It is most important to use only recommended lubricants. I had traveled up genting a few times with City and those were some fantastic drives because of the manual shifters. The gearbox had served me well and now it is serving my relative well. My friend who had problem with the CVT gearbox was because he sent it for service by outside mechanic shop using cheap alternative lubricants. He admitted the mistake and later changed back to recommended lube but damage has been done. He is looking for chop shop now. It is ok to be serviced by non-authorized service centers but make sure you don't go cheap on the lube.

The moral of the story is: take good care of your car, it will take good care of you + your wallet on the long run. AND drive safely and sensibly.

I have to admit that I may not buy the Inspira if it is not a rebadged Lancer. I have been riding on Japanese cars for some time now. They are better in certain ways, but not all that great. However, Proton didn't have anything better in that segment after V6. It is worth a try for now because of the Inspira. Not need to bash any other brands as everyone has their own preferences. For me, it is my Inspira. Don't wanna to sound too much like a fanboy.....

Hi guys. Since more Inspira are being delivered, any jalan to get smaller spare tire? Want to have more room in the boot.

The full size spare can be kept in d house for emergency situations. :-)

Thanks. Enjoy!

I really have no idea how much. But need to justify the cost.

As of now, it is enough. But always, being greedy, wanna have more space...

Hi. So far my car is working fine. No issue. Keeping my fingers crossed. :-)

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Added on December 1, 2010, 11:25 pmAnother 300km to go before 1st service.

This post has been edited by jychow: Dec 1 2010, 11:25 PM

Bro. It would not be long before everyone gets their cars. :-)

Then time for TT.

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I was from automotive battery industry. Current battery technology still has a long way to catch to be fully GREAT! I was in Germany last year and they were making a huge trial project in a small city: to have electric chargers in many locations and connected to the main GRID. It is massive and I don't foresee that it will be implemented here in Asia for the next10 years. For the current breed of hybrid, I would say it is a work in progress. It may last 10 years or more, but the capacity will deteriorate year by year. Imagine losing 5-8% of capacity per year will probably means that the lost capacity will be replaced by normal fuel. That's increased fuel cost, my friend. You may have about 40% capacity left after 10 years. But by then, new battery technology would have arrived and your investment is TOTALED!!!!

Cars in Malaysia is super expensive and there is no running away from it. Let's not go into why. But be sensible, a 2.0 Jap tech car under 100K? I jumped. What about you?

This post has been edited by jychow: Dec 5 2010, 06:20 PM

So far so good.. Going for 1st service next week..