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 PROTON SAGA BLM, FL, FLX CLUB V22 - Live or Die

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mycerdas
post Apr 18 2012, 04:57 PM

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Hi guys...
Not sure here is the right place or not to ask this. icon_question.gif
I am planning to get a car and considering SAGA FLX exec CVT as my first car. thumbup.gif

Would like to know what should I expect if becoming a Proton owner. hmm.gif
For a car with this price range, will it have a reasonable comfort (space, air cond & wind sound)...safety and good maintenance...plan to have the car for 5 years.

Im not a car person and usually drive between 80~120...not really mind the top speed just want good acceleration...and dont like headache dealing with fixing the car for at least the first 2~3 years rclxub.gif . Will FLX meets my needs?

I used to have a bad mind set of proton and would like to change that and wanna know if its worth to try...because my other option is Vios E spec/Honda City....which IMHO, dont think for a 1st car I should spend a lot ...if possible. Also I only drive on weekends. whistling.gif

Hope can have some of you guys opinion.... icon_rolleyes.gif
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post Apr 18 2012, 05:25 PM

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QUOTE(r3apers @ Apr 18 2012, 05:01 PM)
u going?
For me i driving Saga FL, so far so good, but still got some minor complaint... for FLX exec u need to wait dares, V12k, ibnuasad, Jackalv2, huzaifa136, number92, iXora.ix and others which they all driving FLX~!
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Minor complaint is good news biggrin.gif ...but may i know what kind of complaint?
Because previously heard people got major problem only 1 or 2 weeks after getting the car ....like my friend with his Neo got engine problem after 2 month and also a friend with his Waja with window problem after just few months and another friend with Gen2 ...forgot the problem but quite major issue sad.gif ....thats what makes me afraid getting a Proton last time....but my friend with his BLM so far so good... nod.gif
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post Apr 18 2012, 08:56 PM

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QUOTE(dares @ Apr 18 2012, 05:33 PM)
Major problems, not so much. Maybe niggling little issues like rattling and such. Engine performance and handling is pretty good for the price. Also probably your drumbrake will make noise, which is more of an annoyance than serious problem.

Between the FLX and a Vios E, you have to ask youself: will an extra few hundred bucks every month come in handy? If yes, then FLX is a good buy. If the few hundred bucks makes no difference to you, then get the Vios. Do note that the FLX will consume more fuel than the Vios.

I should say that buying a car, FLX or Vios, depends on your luck. If you're lucky, you'll get a Proton with zero problems, if you're unlucky, you'll get a Vios with wheels that fall off. Most of us is somewhere in the middle.

Good luck  smile.gif
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Thanks for the info.. thumbup.gif
The extra hundred bucks will surely come in handy as long as didnt have major issue.
I suppose I could live with drumbrake sound... tongue.gif

Yea...buying a car also depends on luck sometimes...but if the odds of getting a problematic car is high...i would rather spend more to have a car with less risk.
Although i would like to believe that plotong car now getting better and have better odds than before. hmm.gif


QUOTE(V12Kompressor @ Apr 18 2012, 05:59 PM)
RM180 for the side, depend on the material used. Expect to be done within an hour or two.
space - plenty

air cond - on hot sunny day, only fan speed 2 is sufficient to cool the entire cabin.

wind sound -  a bit high when approaching 80-90kmh, but there's a cheap solution to this problem.

I will not guarantee you getting the same, problematic free (mechanical wise) car like me but I can say is usually proton problems are all related to tiny mini stuff, like my horn switch its burnt for the second time now. sleep.gif
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Owh yaa...didnt really notice that until you point that out... the aircond is really cool when Im in my friend BLM nod.gif

If decide to buy FLX, ill sure gonna ask you for the solution on the wind sound smile.gif

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Wow...nice info rclxms.gif

hmm...dont understand no.4?
But about no.8 ...If they give lifetime warranty because the quality very good is better than lifetime warranty because the quality soo poor.....id rather not going back and forth to fix the power window.

Anyway....great list there ...it sure helps a lot thumbup.gif

Btw...what is the interest rate for local car?
mycerdas
post Apr 18 2012, 09:23 PM

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QUOTE(r3apers @ Apr 18 2012, 09:00 PM)
thn whn go make booking? brows.gif  brows.gif
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haha...not yet...still looking around...but FLX sure looks promising icon_rolleyes.gif

QUOTE(V12Kompressor @ Apr 18 2012, 09:01 PM)
wind sound isn't the main concern when you get the car. smile.gif
Its the tyre and tarmac roar that gets on my nerves. But now the problem is 60% eliminated rclxm9.gif

no.4- the FLX doesn't come with an engine cover. Not much of a problem actually, not like you will lose 10hp without t the engine cover. Ignore that.

no.8- if you use common sense, will a business give such long warranty period if the thing is known to be defective? smile.gif Proton is giving lifetime warranty for its power window as a bid to further assure the buyers that the famous power window issue will not happen. BTW< lifetime warranty means only 10 years because 10 years is the lifetime of a car.
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It seems the sound issue got solutions... NICE!!!
no.4- No cover engine....not really important to me also i guess smile.gif
no.8- Yea...that sounds better... Good to know if the window issue is resolved.

However my main concern is the reliability... means as long the car can run with ease without major problem and serve its purpose for at least 2~3 years with no headache for going back and forth to workshop....then FLX got my vote icon_idea.gif ...I also just plan to use it for 5 years then sell it off.


Anyone know the interest rate now for local car?
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post Apr 18 2012, 10:10 PM

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QUOTE(dares @ Apr 18 2012, 09:45 PM)
Just remember this, you're buying a sub RM 50k car. If there is problem, and there will be, remember how much you paid for it.

It's not a bad car, every car have problems. Difference is, you buy a 50k car, you may have many RM200 problem. You buy a RM 100k car, you may have fewer problems, but each of them costs RM 1,000, and you pay higher installment amount.

I'm saying this because I don't want you to come back here and say "My car masuk SC, damn you for saying Proton Saga is a good car!!!"
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haha...agreed ....point noted, Thanks notworthy.gif

QUOTE(davidke20 @ Apr 18 2012, 10:04 PM)
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shakehead.gif  i tot i ask you dun buy?  shakehead.gif

Anyway, the photo was from 1 of our LYN forumer, he survived the crash but came back and barsh about GAGA, just like ERIC. Look closely to how many pillars of divider has been brought down by the car, ended up hit a tiang and flipped over, and the guy still able to come back and post in forum? You to judge his speed during the event.

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ABANZA also can not tahan ar? shakehead.gif
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wahh...GaGa Tin Milo like this if crash with ABANZA tongue.gif
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post Apr 18 2012, 10:39 PM

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QUOTE(zeone @ Apr 18 2012, 10:29 PM)
After readin so many posts/views PLUS seeing those pics, yu still call Saga Tin Milo???
BETTER DUN EVEN CONSIDER BUYING A SAGA!!!

Very UNSafe car!!! Phew! doh.gif doh.gif doh.gif

ps. Yr brain pretty much very polluted oledi... sad.gif
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No offence...but I just making a twisted statement as per davidke20 did with his list. cool2.gif
Of course the picture speaks for it self ....the plotong body seems sturdy although previously I was wondering how the Tin Milo is as per plotong bashers says. icon_rolleyes.gif

The doors still can be openned indicate that its good as well...as per my understanding ...correct me im wrong smile.gif

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