Yup, I actually have no baseline to compare that, as before I got this new car, I let my maid wash my old one LOL. So SG may actually be making car wash easier, and I wouldn't really know. I did expect it to be so good that a hose down at high pressure should remove the dirt on my car, but it doesnt. Like it or not still need to shampoo I guess. Maybe mine's not as good because immediately after SG, on my way home, it started raining. LOL. Don't know if it would affect the enwly applied layer.

Ok. Will contact Choong and see what he can offer me. My semester start already, so it will be hard for me to find time to go all the way there, unless I reschedule with my students.

Are you sure the silvery particles are from the the mechanical portions? I've read that new engines have special run in oils that have silvery flecks in them. These flecks/particles are purposely added in to help with the break in process (I can't remember the exact details). Not sure if that's the same case for your CVT.


Waxing often is ok, but polishing often is bad for your clearcoat, if I'm not mistaken.

I hope you're being sarcastic hahaha. The engines are still from the same GEMA build (in case you didn't know, both forte 2.0 and inspira 2.0 use the same engine basically), the new 6 speed gear ratios is probably like other auto transmissions that are more than 4 speed = the extra gears only affect highway driving for increased fuel efficiency, the first 4 are hardly changed (although I'm sure they are changed slightly). Overall, the difference will be minimal if any.


It would help to say it's "my opinion" or "I think" or "from my observation" or "what I feel". Currently you're talking like it's a fact, which can confuse people, hence the asking for source. Your comparison of cars based on your experience are of older cars. Proton is under a new management now. Things MAY be different, and I say MAY. I don't know for sure, but neither do you right? Heck, Proton ICare even started calling up inspira oners personally to check on their cars... Isn't that telling you something?

There's a difference between being analytic, critical, pessimistic and cynical. I don't suggest that everyone heap praise on the Inspira, but it's painfully obvious which category you fall into.

Great info! hehe.

1. Why not? when you are looking for a supplier, you give them a budget, give them your requirements and test them to see if they meet your requirements.
2. Again, why not? And if the quality varies, is it PROTON's fault? or the SUPPLIER'S fault? Isn't it painfully obvious?
3. What does this have to do with the topic at hand?
4. They can't solve it? SOURCE PLEASE? Just your speculation? Of course we have to wait. Fabricating a new part may be a quick process, but testing it to ensure it meets the required standards, and does not make the same mistake as the previous one takes time. Imagine it it took 1 week for our absorber to start making noises, and Proton now has to tests 20 different compounds, so? How long will that take?
5.Just in case you are not clear, the problems DID NOT appear untill a few weeks after we drove our car around. How on earth would the PDI checks have found this out? You rather Proton test every car for a month before release?
6. And I can just as easily ask you, did they not? How do you know? The fact that Proton is actually actively testing new parts and the old parts shows that Proton is being proactive about it. You just don't want to see that.


I have yet to see any announced recalls that do not deal with safety critical issues. Honestly, if Proton decides to initiate a recall I'll be surprised, as noise is not critical. But you don't know, and I don't know, so lets not speculate. The latest city and jazz recalls are for danger of short circuit which would be a disaster if your cars are on the move. Latest lexus recall is for possible fuel sensor issues which may become loose, causing a fuel leak which... I hope you realise = disaster. Latest proton recall was neo's airbags, which could deploy uneccesarily. Do you see a pattern?

Maybe I should just treat you the way you treat proton. Since proton gave you (and me) some bad experience, we'll forever judge them as a waste of time. Since most of your posts are plain speculation, i'll also judge all your future posts as a waste of time. Is that fair? By the way, you didn't give me facts.

I digress. Proton is not perfect, I know that. I only show the other side of the coin because your know-it-all tone when you actually don't is annoying. Anyway, it's a free forum and all can air their grouses ( = One day, you may be proven right all along, and our hopes were in vain, but until that day comes, peace.



This post has been edited by RahXeph0n: Feb 21 2011, 09:43 PM

Just highlight your own words. I don't have to say anything.

This post has been edited by RahXeph0n: Feb 21 2011, 10:54 PM

Hmm, is it possible that the label mentioning the tyre is upside down is meant for when you fit the tyre to the car, and not meant to be read when storage? What does the label say exactly bro SitYong?

Yesterday I sat in a brand new Golf GTI up genting and drove part way back.

WTB: BOT.


Super good. haha.

I liket the new place. Now, need to get moar ppl to join

Ouu... I don't have this problem. Is it only from the passenger window? The sound could in theory becoming from any misaligned panel, or even indirectly the AC system as mentioned.


Oooh, interesting info about the strutbar. Does the lancer have this bump too?

Wow, today LYN Inspira club super busy lol.

came home to 99+ mails in my inbox. all from LYN ahahaha.

Because I like to keep up to date in forums, so every reply sends me a mail. Was super busy today though, so only got to check my mail once in the afternoon, and once at midnight. within that span, LYN kena bomb hahaha.

Depends if Robert calls him.

Yup, dark tints may reduce glare when in the car, but dark colours actually absorb more heat, heating up the car faster. It does increase the feeling of privacy though haha.


Not only Japan, Golf GTI also like that. dunno bout other makes of VW.

Went to Rainbow yesterday to get my skirting up. By the time I reach home, one side coming off already >.< Aiiih later have to go there again. Oooh. I met mrYellow there. Hi!

I think it's probably because my car is sierraglowed, the flourin + silicon layer caused the tape to come off by the time I reached home (20 mins after instalation, no rain)

Today they took more care to line the tape more carefully, but they drilled to holes to fasted the sides to the wheel well. I'm very unhappy that they had to drill. They said they needed to put scews, but they didn''t say they had to drill, so I said ok to the screws, mana tau next thing I hear is drilling sound LOL. The bottom part of the car is exposed to a lot of water. Drilling will expose the inner metal, and rust will probably set in from there.

I really suggest before any of you get your skirts done, clean your car properly so the tape won't peel of due to dirt, then watch them carefully when they fix it to do a good job. Avoid drilling if possible. Really not a good idea to drill unplanned holes in the wheel well.

Skirting looks great, but rust spots forming in the future won't be cool at all. I'm actually thinking of getting my own super heavy duty tape, disassembling the skirt, and re-taping myself. Most of the youg guys at rainbow just couldn't care less, doing their job without attention to details. Only one guy, after I complained twice today, removed the skirting again, and put an extra lining of tape to increase the contact patch. If they do fast, and it says fast, ok la.. but this one... yesterday do fast, came off. today do fast, still can see tap starting to sag... HAHA. 3rd time much better.

The holes at the bottom are there, but the tape cannot support the weight of the skirts, probably due to the sierraglow layer on my car. So they drilled one hole on each wheel well to screw in the side. Regret now >.<.

Short scraping sound at low revs.



You can sort of hear the sound at bump number 3, about 23 secs into the video. In the car, the sound is actually higher pitched and more metallic in nature than what I managed to record. Basically, I hear this sound whenever I'm on low revs, Like pulling out of parking, sometimes at traffic lights, and at bumps. I intentionally did not depress the clutch when I went over this bumps on second gear, so the revs dipped quite low.

I did a second pass and tried to video the RPM's, but the sound although there, was much harder to record. Probably due to the position of my phone.

second vid, sound appears at 9 secs and 18secs.

This post has been edited by RahXeph0n: Mar 2 2011, 04:29 PM

I thought it was that too, but a little uncertain, so want to check if anyoen has this noise, and if they have had their car checked up.