So this evening i just signed the loan agreement (2.68% RHB / 10% DP / 7 Years) for my black Preve CFE (Kajang branch), SA said that i'll get the car in within a month (most probably 2-3 weeks). She mention that im the only customer that took black, well I'm not in rush for the car so i told her to take her sweet time.

She promised for free gifts such as RM300 tinted voucher, full tank, smart tag, umbrella.

I'm comfortable doing business with her (since she always update me about the loan thingy) although she's not really tech savvy.

is that how you see the car number? using chassis number?

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Added on May 2, 2012, 11:27 pmburn his house.. !! beat his mother... !!

This post has been edited by WhitE LighteR: May 2 2012, 11:27 PM

no normal only. i always press on the knob before changing to all the gears...i dunno will it help if u press the knob before shifting to Reverse....

Are you shifting from P to R and your car is on a slope ?

After a few days of running around. There is a few things i want to point out not sure it applys to all preveans'.

park my car facing downhil. From P change to R before i press the accelerator pedal the car is going down. Is it all auto cars suppose to be stay put without moving infront? the hill gradient i think not that steep.... maybe 5% or 10% only... is it because of car heavy the cvt gear box not able to pull car behind?

Another thing is the sluggishness at start getting lesser...not sure why is bit more responsive.
anther thing is there is a slight vibration when going up hill traveling at around 80 or 90kph. rpm around 2200~2500.

CVT whinning is kinda loud too. i not sure consider loud or not but the airplane sound whooosssh is kinda loud especially during down hill at high speed. if you dont press the accelerator during down hill the CVT whines loud.

This post has been edited by K2002: May 2 2012, 11:44 PM

Eon ta man sejati ke mazra edar?

i think most of what you say is either coz of cvt or coz its clutch base system.

the sluggishness improve probably coz the car starts to adapt to ur driving style... all this fancy controller makes test driving a showroom car abit misguided to the actual performance of the car.

Shouldn't it be the other way round? We adapt to car.

EON Taman Sejati tepi highway. harini i baru cakap dalam ni tempat mana i ambil kereta. sebabnya i punya SA just keep silent. 2 minggu i bg chance.

both ways...

OK ok just let you guys know how I get my Preve so fast. I book during the proton power of 1 event. if not mistaken during 15 of march. First two days of the event.
Booking I put RM 100 only instead of RM 500. cause that time i only got rm100 in my wallet. My SA says selection of color and test drive I can do it after the official launch. Wait after wait. during 16 April is the Preve Launch date. on that day itself. I could not sleep i text msg my SA say want to test drive tomorrow at 2.00pm.

So on the 17 April I test drive. test drive already immediately choose between blue or silver...think again...lazy people color always silver. so i select silver. I pay the extra rm 400. since i am the customer that book during proton power of 1 so she say priority is for me. Maybe I am lucky get car that fast.

But the thing is most of the work I do my self. NCB change from old car withdraw and get a new insurance for my old car I do it myself. during the 18th until 25 April. i visit my sa for four or five times i forget but i always do follow up. After that when i complete the NCB transfer give the document paper to the SA the rest of the things she do it for me.

The number plate i want my own number so i go JPJ myself. Get the number already after paying rm 230 or 250 or 220 i forget. then give the JPJ slip document to SA. then after a while waiting. on the 24th i get my Yes ID from SMS. so if you get any Yes ID from sms means your car already ready. on the 26 i go take my car. I spent almost 2 hours in the showroom... check everything. explaination of how things operate basic one. check oils and stuffs. my car they park inside showroom. i thought is show room car but the sales agent says no my number already there. my road tax already there. all the plastic never tear before. so when i reach the sales agent only tear it for me.

So i think this one we need to always get in touch with SA. always follow up. if things not running must do it yourself. then i ask my sa why no free smart tag? why no free ipad...why no free astro ... then the sa says if free all I no more commission. i say can give one extra umbrella ok yes umbrella can.

that's about it. during the ten days before receive car i also think ...dunno what happen to my car...during the transport to the showroom will it be in one pcs? will there be any accident...before i get my car. my mileage shown is 18km.. new car is like that i think 20 ~ 50 range should be acceptable...

I pray hard, hopefully you guys can get your preve very very soon and without any failures or very very minor issue that can be rectified as soon as possible.

nak buat sendiri benda2 lain bolehla. tp nak dpt kan kereta. boleh ke order direct ngan kilang Proton. kalau boleh baik i order terus. semua duit komisen untuk SA, profit utk dealer dpt kat i.

it rolls down because it is the characteristic of it. Think it like a manual transmission car with automated clutch. In a manual car, when you engage reverse on a slope, the car will also reverse a bit before going forward, or in your case, going forward a bit (since the gravity is pulling it downwards) before start rolling backwards. Dont think it as an automatic car, it behaves differently. For me, when picking up on slopes, I engage D first, press a bit of throttle then at the same time release my handbrake. Like this the car wont roll downwards.

The sluggishness is getting lesser is due to two factors;

1) you beginning to get used to it
2) The ECU has learnt your driving pattern.

As for the whinning during downhill, it is the engine braking. When rolling downhill without pressing accelerator, the downhill recognition kicks in and engage engine braking to prevent the car from gaining speed at a fast pace. If you wish to cancel out the hill hold feature, you just input some throttle. During engine braking, the rpm usually holds at 2,500 rpm~3,000rpm.

2.0 Fc is 7.5-7.8l/100km for normal mixed driving. Applicable to Civic/Lancer/Forte.

This post has been edited by FrostLance: May 3 2012, 12:47 AM

i thk 10 l/ 100 km he means for city driving la. always in traffic jam

so far preve still going strong ? already sold my kancil..aish..dont know what to buy

kristof reply from autoworld

newer batches preve will have better FC since power delivery at lower RPM like the new test car i drove. The early batch quite weird, kene tekan alot baru ada power skit.

This post has been edited by FrostLance: May 3 2012, 12:59 AM

nama apa dia...rahimi ada call soh ambik dgn dia..tp sy dah book kat mazra..harap2 3 minggu ja masa menunggu..patah kaki dah keta lama buyer baru nk ambik esok..