You'll care when you need to replace them because they were poorly made.

Also, changing one part also affects other parts, ie: in order to make a lamp on the bootlid, you will have to design the bootlid with mounting points for the lamp, as well as places to route the wiring which may interfere with other parts on the bootlid, or even on the chassis itself, and then you have to worry about water leaking into the boot or the lamp because of gaps etc.etc. Of course, this is just a hypothetical example of how one minor thing can cause alot of headache.

So in the end it's not only about manufacturing one part, but a design choices that could cause the overall production cost to increase because of a fancy lamp.

But I'm not an engineer, so what do I know?

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Added on February 22, 2012, 1:33 pm

I am having some brake and door rubber problems with my brand new Saga, and I'm seeing lot's of niggling QC problem with Proton's current line of products eg. rattling interiors, bootlids that are hard to close etc. etc. which you will no doubt see when you visit their SCs.

So I am talking about Proton, not China.

Could be lancer hatchback aka inspira hatchback haha

"It is known that the Tuah will have lots of nifty new features like a photochromatic glass roof that darkens automatically at varying degrees, reverse sensor with camera and adaptive headlights that turn in relation to the steering wheel."

Source

anyway to me the spec list is more important, can, make something like tuah, sell u at RM180k and no airbags, no keyless, no wifi, no reverse camera, old 1970 mitu engine,

like that is something like buying toyota leh kosong car at an expensive price. ya glamour is also important, but if neglect those nice practical features and sacrificing some similarity ik think it is worth is, like some of us said, can when the led blows, to change the entire set cost u 3k, in the end u still kgrumble what, why proton wanna sell expensive car, i cannot afford the spare parts

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Added on February 23, 2012, 4:49 pm

then u should buy honda jazz, nicer looking back

Huh? Adjust headlight height is not standard? No wonder everyone keeps blinding me... auto adjust (required for HID) is not standard (unless you buy HID), but a lever to adjust the height is standard, even the Renault 19 I had (from 1992) had it, the Citroen Xsara (2002) has it, the Renault Kangoo has it (2005).

That's why BMW 1 series can never sell well in our country compare to other car that has similar price to it. I see more Polo compare to 1 series which is really rare.

Nissan has quite a reputable for it's quietness quality and good reputation as car manufacturer, and how come their slyphy and latio is so bad in terms of sales and compare to civic and city? Back to design again.

I really hope Proton to make more up to date design car if the company wants to make it big to the entire world like kia and hyundai rather than selling to only us majority malaysian that has no choice or force to buy cause of the protection given to them.

They dont give u free ipad dude. Geez

yeah lor.. am sure 1 series will sell well if it's 110k..    i sure buy 2..

DAMN!! now that you mention it..!! many times see polo loaded with people.. WTH??!! 

if put 16-17" rims, prices of those tires might come down due to higher demand pushing prices lower

this thread getting engineer, puchaser,designer who kbow to build the car back look lilr tuah gonna cost a boom like 300k....  now even have top management knowing the agreement btwn p n mitsu..... 

lyn really knowing evrything...

so, french oso been doing copycat thingy  

anyway, after a while most of us will get use to it. but hope they really will do something about the back, cause i still cannot get use to it.

Front wise, ok, no issue, not the ugliest design by proton yet. but this back is not that bad, but it is like a half done job by 2 department who didnt know what each front and back philosophy.

at least it is better looking that Fiat multipla.

That Naza is a Chinese car, and it was designed by Pininfarina, who have designed many Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Ferrari. I think they have cheated their customer and let a student do the job.

@mat79: You mean the P3-21A was designed by Italdesign? Nice... but... why? It's not like Lotus doesn't have designers...

Name was finalize quite long time ago.  Before end of last year they already have the name.  It might be PR1MA. 

Deng !!  U never understand... later have Designer bash u donno how to keep the cost low...        then Engineer/Manager also come out later..   

wei.. it may cost up to RM300k leh..  wat do u think?

i dont really understand wat ure trying 2 convey here

then i shld just buy FLX. save 40k invest in stocks. 5yrs later i can afford audi a8

great drive uphill & downhill..