Chief...what did the SC do for the wind sound problem ?

Usually absorbers are changed in pairs. 20k km is a lot of usage for an absorber. Maybe u can talk to the SC manager to kow tim the other side also ?

Looks the Inspira also has problems with rear absorbers like the Waja. I just realized some sound at the back when going over bumps or bad patches of road, especially with rear passengers. It sounds like 'kreaak'. Not always there though. A bit hard to replicate if I were to take it to the SC now.

Why can't Proton use better quality shocks and bushes ??? 

This post has been edited by Rubz77: Oct 1 2011, 04:47 PM

I see...I shall check out the side mirrors. Mine there's no whistling sound, just wind sound...like 'whooshhhh' once I reach 100km/h onwards. Thanks 
I saw a Lancer today at the traffic lights near 1 Utama. Nice rims and all...on closer inspection I saw the Proton logo on the side windows...haha. The guy converted the bumpers and spoiler to LGT and the logo too !

Maybe that's why the absorbers kong so fast just like bro CKK's.

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Added on October 1, 2011, 8:46 pmSorry to hear that...I have a lot of scratches too.
Sometimes can't help it...hopefully u can polish it off or something.
Some of my scratches are caused by a cat which likes sleeping on my bonnet..scratched my side fenders while climbing up my bonnet...damn.

This post has been edited by Rubz77: Oct 1 2011, 08:46 PM

My FC is kinda bad...I manage about 290-300km on 45L of RON95. Well daily drive to work and back is about 10km...through traffic. On weekends, I drive around PJ/KL...lots of stop/start situations. I hardly do high revs.
The car is abt 2.5 months now and I've only done about 2000km mileage 
Starting to hear some rattles...especially the front passenger door. I remember reading somewhere here that it's due to the central locking wire ? And the glove compartment has some rattle too.

I'm using BHP RON 95. I did the manual calculation based how much i fuel pumped and the mileage travelled. I usually don't follow the onboard meter calculation.
I haven't done any highway driving yet..except for a trip to Seremban and back...which i was doing between 140kmh and 160kmh But that trip and the usual daily routine, full tank gave me about 420km for the same 45L of BHP95.
Maybe i need to spread her legs some more

The only thing in my glove compartment is the car manual booklet. The noise is coming from the glove compartment lid as when i hold the lid, the noise is gone. If I'm not mistaken, bro Kenny mentioned earlier to put some padding.

No time to go SC at the moment. Will sort it out at next service.

Haha..no la. I don't vroom-vroom one, with the exception of that trip coz excited to drive the car on the highway for the first time. On normal days, hardly go past 3000rpm.
Hmmm... I will monitor the FC. I've been using BP and then BHP for a long long time (station near to my house )...maybe i'll try other fuels to see how it is. Could be the engine is still tight. As in my previous cars when they were new, the FC was kinda high but got better as the mileage increased..especially after 10000km.

Thanks

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Added on October 6, 2011, 1:02 pm[quote=Poadster,Oct 6 2011, 12:34 PM]
Our fuel tank gets 59L, do you mean you top up before the tank is empty (how did u get 45L full tank?)...

Comparison:

On weekdays, my inspiRED averages 40+km per day with daily jam, stop start traffic... = 200km
Fri night TT + 30-40km (very spirited drive, zoom zoom all the way, return home trip usually 180km/h on Federal Highway) = 40km
Sat outing + 100km (mix heavy foot and normal drive) = 100km

Each week feeds car 42L (petrol card max top up per fuel up) = ave 350km... usually only 2 ppl in car...

Your FC is on the high side...


I barely rev more than 3000rpm (getting old ). I usually fill up when the bar is below the quarter mark (roughly)..so happens at that point its about 44 - 45 litres and i just kept filling-up at that point ever since i got the car. I've never let it run to the minumum amount in all my cars (as advised by my old man many donkey years ago when i started driving )

I suppose its all the short drives that I do that's causing the high FC...weekdays (no passengers) typically about 10km only (hse --> office -->hse). Weekends (2 - 3 ppl in the car) i would say about 30km..again a lot of stop/start situations.

I will monitor the FC and see how it goes.

Thanks.

This post has been edited by Rubz77: Oct 6 2011, 01:02 PM

Sorry to hear that bro. I'm having a 'duk duk' sound when going over bumps. Sometimes there's a faint 'kreak' sound from the rear.
And I thought all those sounds will be history after the Waja.

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Added on October 8, 2011, 9:39 pmBro, were the suspension components sourced locally ? From the sounds it's making, I suppose it is locally sourced.

This post has been edited by Rubz77: Oct 8 2011, 09:39 PM

It was quite faint, so can't really say whether it's from the left side...will look out for it again.

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Added on October 8, 2011, 10:50 pmThis is what happens when parts are sourced from sub-standard vendors. A nice car spoilt by these kinda crappy issues.

This post has been edited by Rubz77: Oct 8 2011, 10:50 PM

Yea...when the bass in a song is high, there's a buzzing from the driver's area...more like from the door panel. It can be heard when going over roads with rough surfaces. I wonder if adding sound damping material to the doors will help...hmmm.
To find time to go the SC is another thing. Dunno if they can solve it or not. Or they could make it worse ! What happened to Proton's claim that they've improved the interior built quality ???