Do you have a battery cover? Or did Proton remove all the covers for later batches?

Maybe more effective to call your SA. If I were to do that, I will first ask these questions ..

1) Is there anything wrong with my booking?

2) Are there any issues with my bank loan?

3) How long since I booked?

4) Based on the answers he gives for questions #1 - #3, and since other people are already getting their Preves, ask your SA if it's fair for you to ask him/her ... "where the fucuk is mine?"

This post has been edited by BartS: Jun 25 2012, 01:39 PM

Well, tell her others are getting their Silvers now.

Personally, I booked on 8th May. In between then & now, I got offered different colors .. Brown, Blue, Red and even White. If I had taken up any of those offers, I would have gotten my car weeks ago. The waiting was bad but I didn't see hordes of people reporting their Silvers are ready collection; so patiently I wait. Now the wait is almost over; am getting my car this week.

Funny thing was that when I rejected Uncle Brown earlier, I haven't seen one of them up close. Now a bit regret. Brown does look elegant. Silver while evergreen looks like almost Tom, D1ck & Harry on the road.

This post has been edited by BartS: Jun 25 2012, 01:59 PM

Not going to talk about Vios but gonna quote an unflattering section from an automotive magazine.

What I'm saying is that don't expect certain things from the Preve - silky smooth engine or sports car like performance. Preve is not that sort of car. Don't get me wrong. Preve's athletic but if you are seriously considering this car, do it for the right reasons:

* Price - Lol .. who doesn't care about money? Preve is certainly astounding value for money.

* Size does matter. Though not a Godzilla, there's plenty of space all-round. This would make your in-laws happy.

* Comfort - It's big enough & NVH levels are comfortable. Plenty of other creature comforts included like

• Decent/Acceptable sound system
• Auto climate controls for air-cond
• Built in GPS
• Auto headlights
• Auto rain sensor for the wipers.

* Safety - This part is important to me. I enjoy driving as much as I enjoy continuing to live. Maybe I have grown matured enough to appreciate the lives of my loved ones. Death by accident is a terrible way to end. This car has a strong enough structure. Also has added safety features sorely missing in other more expensive models.

• RESS
• 4 airbags
• ESC
• Traction control
• ABS
• Electronic brake distribution

So what's the price for this car - RM 59,540 - 72, 990 + the stigma of owning a local brand. (Have to put up with the ribbing from friends about not purchasing an imported car)



This post has been edited by BartS: Jun 25 2012, 02:52 PM

It's 73K and not RM73.00. If there's even a tinge of doubt, don't commit yet. I expect the longer you wait, the more likely the initial bugs will get ironed out.

Posted by kristof at AW fourm

Proton sourced these from Indonesia because local manufacturers do not have similarly priced high silica content tyres. Silica makes for harder tyres. Less rolling resistance. Hence jimat petrol.

Harder tyres unfortunately results in LOWER grip & MORE noise. Preve has got good handling but it's a heavy car. So trade off some of the performance for better fuel consumption. This seems a wise idea for Preve is a car designed for the masses.

If you want less noise, get a Turanza but don't complain about the price.

This post has been edited by BartS: Jun 26 2012, 03:54 PM

So how much did those 2 lengths of curly rods set you back?

If not mistaken, some ride comfort would be sacrificed.

Preve's made by Punch while Inspira's unit is by Jatco. Does this answer your question?

200kg is 440 lbs. You mean pounds instead of kilograms, right? Will taxi drivers accept another passenger when he already has you onboard?

Since a higher octane eliminates your car's 'heartbeat', does this mean it's just engine knocking?

This post has been edited by BartS: Jun 28 2012, 07:48 AM

For the Kenwood camera + installation charges, RM280 seems a negligible price to pay . This other hidden price is kinda heart wrenching.



This post has been edited by BartS: Jun 28 2012, 12:07 PM

He He .. sorry but I have make joke. Most wives also wants you to have 'less legroom' and have "TURBO" too.
Go pasar malam and buy a few of those small cheap analog clocks and stick them to the dash.

This post has been edited by BartS: Jun 29 2012, 03:07 PM

So sorry guys but I simply have to say this =>
Break in the ENGINE not break the CAR lah. Not much to be gained risking an accident in the process.

To do that, kaw kaw rev the engine whilst in 'N' mode sudah cukup lah.

Now that's news. Always good to learn something new. I however stick with my earlier opinion that it's highly inadvisable to tempt fate at 200 km/h.

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Added on June 30, 2012, 10:41 pmThere are 2 school of thoughts. One school subscribes to such > http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

While Proton the manufacturer, prescribes that one should not drive above 120 km/h till at least past the first service.

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Added on June 30, 2012, 10:47 pmI went outstation today and was in the car for most parts of the day. IMHO, the tint worked well at keeping the heat out. My old Wira which had el-cheapo tint all round, feels like a furnace compared to the Preve. For example, in the Wira where the driver's right hand is close to the window, you can feel the sun burning onto your skin. Barely felt anything with the Preve's tint.

This post has been edited by BartS: Jun 30 2012, 10:48 PM

Something worthy of note. When I collected my vehicle late yesterday evening. Being quite dark, I didn't pay much attention to a piece of paper dangling from my rear view mirror. Didn't notice it till this morning.



Btw, my chassis is 82**. Sluggishness seems minimal and the car was quite responsive to the throttle input.

This post has been edited by BartS: Jun 30 2012, 11:02 PM

TQ. That's reassuring.

At speeds below 120 km/h, mine used to be wind noise free till after the first time open front passenger window. Now there's a slight whistle.

In such cases, it's good to be a little deaf

Trouble with the Preve is that it's relatively quiet and our ears pick up sounds which are muffled in noisier cars. I keep my door access card in the slot on the drivers door. Today I was troubled by the 'noise' it makes when going over a bad patch of road .. 'klik klak, klik klak'. Lol .. 10 years with the same card on a Wira and I never heard that before.

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Added on July 1, 2012, 2:51 pmThink the current system of folding the side mirrors is a bad idea. Okay to fold in when you lock the car but not okay to wait till a certain speed before unfolding. I mean no matter what speed, who drives around with mirrors tucked in.

Many Malaysians favor parking by the front nose in rather than reverse the back in. More times than not, we need our mirrors unfolded when we're about to drive off. How to move off from side parking if mirror hasn't unfolded?

The system should be more intelligent. It should detect if the mirror was or wasn't manually folded when we entered the parking bay. If it detects we had manually folded the mirror, then it would mean that the parking bay is tight and the driver folded to avoid hitting something. In such a case, the mirror should be programmed to NOT automatically unfold.

If it was not folded prior to locking the car, then it should unfold as soon as the engine is started. Rather than unfold after a certain speed, a better compromise would be program the mirror to unfold after 5 seconds; so if anyone that parks in a tight space has enough time to prevent the unfolding accidentally hitting any object.

Question for everyone - how often do you have to manually fold in your mirror when parking? I rarely do.

This post has been edited by BartS: Jul 1 2012, 02:51 PM

There's such a button but why should there be a need for me to have to manually press the button each time when my car is about to move off.

The idea was if you didn't have to manually fold in when entering the parking bay, then you shouldn't need to keep it folded when exiting.

Being such a rare occurrence, it's ridiculous that Proton makes us all press button when exiting. Either that or wait till you reach the speed of 5km/h for it to auto-unfold. By which time, maybe some motor cycle has crashed into us.

This post has been edited by BartS: Jul 1 2012, 09:13 PM

And what about side parking at the side of the street?