Yap, derailed to stop some wild unsubstantiated rumor from spreading as truth. Some do it deliberately (like some unscrupulous synthetic oil salesman out to make a fast buck) but some do it out of ignorant (and still not realizing it).

dares, i'm just about to shout the same thing.. well, anyway, this is exora thread...



go open a new thread to debate bout this yo.

Anyone here try climb to genting with exora bold? Got power or not?

Test drive bold just now...

What can i said- IMPRESIVE !!!

Pick up responsive after 2k rpm...quit slow for 1st 0-1.9k but after 2k, u name it....Huhu...Few seconds only can reach 80km/h (or just my feeling?)

Tried the SAT mode, yes is for FnF but is fun to drive with, together with 4adults in it...Climb hill still got the "inner" power...

Gear changing freaking smooth i can say, cant felt the "jerk-ness" as my Wira4g91 and Persona....

Aircond quit cold too since the car park at outside under sunny condition, only took few minutes to get the overall cabin cold enough...

Suspension, thx to Lotus handling-no need to explain much about it....

Fuuu...really cant take my eyes off from that car...Still under consideration to buy 1....

Pai sheh, my 2 cents opinion...

That's the CVT working it's magic, there is no "gear change" per se to speak of.

And also because of the CVT, power delivery from the CFE is smooth and immediate, press the throttle and it'll go, no waiting for downshifting like those of a normal 4AT.

Yup is the CVT effect...damn syok mann...

At last... back to exora topic.... Still waiting for my car..... no silver yet....

im still waiting for my car too. bugging my salesman on a daily basis... need the frigging car come february. looks like have to re-plan my daily logistics come february.. :|

optiplex, bukak thread baru daaa... or argue about this kat technical talk, under oil reviews.. debate kat sana... shoo-shooo

got my exora bold cfe last friday- silver WWG 8xxx, but not yet able to drive for long period, on sat my son hv high fever... today i've fever... tomorrow work already...argh hv to wait next weekend...

You want FnF better just leave that SAT button untouched.

Better performance.

get well soon

can i borrow for a week ? by next weekend, u can go for 1k km service, after that u can rev the torque kaw2...

Get well soon...... arrggghhhh... my silver........

em, will ask them later about auto wind up for exora, about oil change, just follow manufacturers recommendation coz already mentioned before, diff engine,diff maintenance,they are the one who give u the warranty. Original oil filter which available at prtn sc can last more than 10k km, thats why those using fully can extend to 10k km service interval. But remember, they are a lot of immitation n fakes oil filter out there but really looks like original. So,becarefull. The easiest way is buy at prtn parts centre even servicing outside. They are many cases mentioning using original parts, but upon inspection,it is just immitation part.
If talking about oil alone, have the opportunity mingle with one manager of petronas dagangan,he mentioned, syntium 5000,the oil can last up to 35000km before oil change needed, but thats for oil alone, not based on engine requirements.

As been mentioned, campro based engine need weston 936 based coolant which also been used by many europe based engine. What u buy at prtn already in correct concentration,so,no need to add water. Just dont buy diff coolant coz its not designed for campro based engine unless u know.

Campro engine is quite hot, u can know it by touching the hood after driving it in town driving. Correct engine oil n coolant is really crucial to maintain it.

Yup,u can follow any recommendation outside manufacturers recomendation, but remember,do it at ur own risk. Warranty will be invalid. Thats all. If u think u can bear that, so,its not a problem. But many cases happened that not following manufacturers recommendations,like servicing outside, end up claiming to sc for warranty. Previously they give it out, but since many problems also come out due to that reasons,so now they become stricter. To be fair,some of the problems also come from them(prtn), thats why they give out warranty,some also come from end user, which we ourselves shud be blame at.

I agree that they have problems previously on fit n finish,they tried to be better for exora, where exora has minimum probs compare to previous model, n dsz promised to reduce it in upcoming product. It really hard actually for him to do it alone, hopefully the teams will follow his will.

But for me,im quite lucky, also my family, no prob for pwr windows. My waja has a little prob on assembly causing sound from my absorber,due to the screw is untighten properly, not tight enough,and that was rectify during my first service in 2007, and now touch wood. Thats is during proton dark ages, and i blame them on that, but luckily the sc is professional enough to solve the prob.

Also seen alot of improvement on my father saga blm fit n finish compare to my savvy, which share many of its part. Same as exora, first launch model n now, can see the fit n finish are being better,even when using same design interior albeit diff plastic material n color starting mc1.

Fit n finish is the main problem in prtn cars which dsz himself also do not deny it, which he put more focus on that since day 1, and hopefully the upcoming model will be better, which i believe it will be if he continue in prtn,hopefully yes, still waiting for the news, really dunno what will happen if somebody else will replace him.

I know that he is the pain in the a** for some in prtn coz he is really strict person,always put quality ahead from other, but thats a good thing right unless somebody has diff view about quality.

Even many hate him(maybe some vendors, workers n malaysian),but i really adore him coz i know,it is not an easy job for him to turn around proton from loosing money to be profitable with many limitations to be adhere.

Sorry too much off topic,will be busy onwards, so, i'll be off a while.

don't go for too long mat, we need you. Anyway, got my white exora 3 days ago, straight away drive from jb to batu pahat, occasionally rev high, then at night i read manual then only i realize i can't rev before 1k milege, damn, what will happen to me? Well some problem already appear which are alignment i believe, slightly bear left while driving and over 100km steering vibrate significantly, even my wife also can notice. 2nd, the dash board has slight sounds, like ngeeeee. Driver and passenger seat back support part like not screw tight, can sway a little. This morning start engine suddenly got one loud sound grrr for engine bay for 1 sec. The sound is rough like some thing is going to disconnect from the engine like that. Lastly, am still not used to cvt feel like when turbo kick in that time, cvt cant match up with it's power in result of lag speed for 2 sec. Downshift feel like the gear is rough like my waja manual 2nd gear slow down sounds. Anyway, i'll visit the sc later altho it's only 300+ km. Willl update here again for the result.

This post has been edited by wedwed: Jan 30 2012, 08:34 AM

exora bold owner reporting in. got my car on 20th jan and travelled outstation on 21st itself. stuck 8 hours in the jam and luckily passengers were occupied with the dvd screen.
already clock about 700km till to date.
pros:
1. everything seems okay for the time being
2. power is sufficient (i carry full load most of the time during this festive season)
3. space. need i say more?

cons:
1. my alarm mode buzzer seems to be slightly faulty. everytime i arm it, the light will flash once together with the buzzer but the buzzer will not be able to sound normally. it's like abruptly cut short. will get SC to check it during the 1k service
2. extreme slow speed or everytime lifting off throttle, seems like the car have a lot of resistance. sensing some sorta resistance at the front left side of the wheel.
3. insufficient covered storage space. i would have prefered a covered storage space at the center console to the front and perhaps another at the center between the front seats.
4. dvd connection to speakers could be better. during silent scenes, notice considerably hissing sound. maybe i should change FMM channel to improve it?
5. no security tint? i ask my sales rep to do it for me but i think he retinted the car instead. damn!
6. no place to put tissue box ler....

PS: i did not get any vibration after 100km/h. on my way back to kl, was going approx top at 140. everything was still nice and easy.
PS: notice only yesterday and today, seems to have a slight delay in terms of acceleration from low speed to medium speed. this was not present during the past week.

overall, i would rate it a 8/10.

That is due to the clutch-based CVT transmission. Like the CVT FLX, it has a stronger engine braking at low speed compared to the torque converter-based 4AT transmission.

Probably due to the electronic throttle control delay that is so famous in Campro based cars?

will safe tint my exo will void the power window warranty? as my SA gave me safety tint discount voucher..

I'm going to book the exora bold soon and also going to change a few things when i get the mpv. I want your guys opinion and constructive feedback below:

1. Guangdao VS + grounding
2. Change GT Radial to Falken/Yokohama tire
3. Turbo timer
4. Possible to advise SA not to tint which I want to find other reputable tint shop

Appreciate your guys feedback. thx

This post has been edited by akchang: Jan 30 2012, 06:15 PM

1. Pointless on new car
2. Recommended.
3. Not necessary.

i have a question on cvt tho, is it advisable to put gear to n while the car is moving instead of putting gear to n only when the car is totally stop. Any pro here can help?