QUOTE(gho57 @ Jun 9 2011, 11:11 PM)
Hmmm.. not really sure whether they can do this or not. Proton might breach the agreement with Mitsu if doing this.
I heard a news from a friend of mine that Proton currently are facing lawsuit from Mitsu cos of changing the absorber ( not using like what being fitted in Lancer ). Of course Proton did improve the handling compare to Lancer as they tested that if you sped the Lancer at 180kmj n above the back end of the car would become unstable n swaying, as for Inspira I bet you guys felt it much more stable rite

So I'm doubt Proton would change any other parts but still anything could happen..hehhehee
Yes, we know the suspension is tuned to stop the lancer tail happy syndrome but it has become softer and comfy. Some of the owners go to reverse this improvement by putting stiffer springs... sigh. In the end depends on their driving style la...
Proton already changed the battery. So what is stopping them from changing the other supporting stuff? They cannot touch the intake, throttle body, engine block, fuel system, ecu, meters (but they switched the rpm n speed) and exhaust. Other than these... they can eventually localise. This happened in the first proton saga... Initial batches lasted "forever" but later batches were problem prone n full of sounds...
Other parts are all the internal body panels, dashboard, seats (already changed), power window, windows mostly localised, what else? On the hindside, localise means cheaper parts for long term maintenance affordability. MMC windscreen for 2.0 cost a bomb, local 1.8 windscreen cost 1/3 of it.