The brand nearly kill savvy during launch..some people just can't accept it when somebody went passionate about their writing on savvy



Is passionate journalism a sin..maybe he's trying to emulate jeremy clarkson..

Why say vios is better than gen.2 when it has only torsion beam setup for its rear suspension ( I read some girl said vios is sportier and better handler in some other proton bashing thread in kopitiam)...cos of brand perception mah.....I think they're just plain bland when comes to passenger cars..

waja 1.8 was a rush job trying to mate mitsubishi transmission and renault engine..the mismatch caused a lot of electrical & eletronic problem like faulty gear sensor.. Savvy on the other hand is a different story altogether..they have planned carefully right from the beginning developing the car around the renault engine..we seldom hear hear Savvy had engine failure or stranded by the road side.no I think it'a zero case more like it.

.people bash Kenari from beginning becos of the non conforming look - sales was lacklustre and look at how the model fares now...Savvy is a solid product without any major problems and I can foresee the sales will improve..

Europeans also can make excellent engines wat...for example, compare to the japanese, they have the better lines of diesel engine.

On the topic - from all the reviews from abroad and local - I think we can sum up Savvy is one of the better handling car in the market with unforgetable drive experience,

it's a nice car actually.

even though i've decided to go for a Myvi for it's bigger cabin space, i do admit that i did put savvy under consideration (yes!! i'm a proton basher, and a savvy-looks-basher!! ) the position of the reverse gear is not an issue to me

Savvy's parts price

1) Wing mirror (entire unit) = RM 122.70
2) Air filter = RM 113.94
3) Oil Filter = RM 34.01
4) Tranself gear oil 75W80 (1L) = RM 44.66
5) Front headlight = RM 346.42
6) Rear tail Light = RM 195.27
7) 3rd brake light = RM103.70
8) Speedo meter (UK version, part# PW865651) = RM436.10
9) Timing Belt kit with bearing (part# 7701473001) = RM516.74
10) Radio Antenna (part# PW851932) = RM167.00

Oil & air filter change is 20k km..there's much cheaper aftermarket air filter like washable redline..I feel it's the most pricey in the list...the gear oil is 40k and timing belt 60k..the gear oil is synthetic needs 3L..got cheaper alternative I heard owners use Tranself mineral type instead.

btw hypermount, since ur the Savvy expert here - do you happen to know if there's any bodykit for savvy that looks decently nice yet not as expensive as the ones that come with the Savvy + Bodykit?

i mean the bodykit version comes like RM 3k more than the one without it. one could get a custom made bodykit for probably around half the price.

Here's one for RM550 without paint! got from seller at zth forums.

The material is rigid PU.



You can use Honda Jazz and waja bodykits also..and I saw one owner in real life use gen.2 front lips not bad..very cheap RM120+ without paint.









This one use waja frontlips and gti spoiler and side skirts.. all for abput Rm700 only wiht paint

so at the end of the day savvy rules ? or what ?

no ill feeling..sorry for causing unhapiness in savvy forum

Nop, i mean savvy is not that bad as what all of u all think. If u have driven it u will know. Btw, i am not a proton sales guy or a savvy owner. As for myvi is a nice car too and i driven it before.

Note: Did u see me bashing Myvi? No right? My point is give proton a chance as a national car maker as they trying to get better by the day (I hope)

This post has been edited by tifosi: Aug 15 2006, 05:45 PM

today - i beginning to think of getting Savvy instead. OMG!!! vowed not to support Proton but......... WTH. it's an interesting car.

savvy is
i feel more comfortable in a savvy rather than myvi....

I havent test drive or seated in a savvy before. Anyone willing to fetch me around in a savvy? I really like to know how savvy fairs.

you should.....cos i sat in my friend's savvy....it really feels better than myvi...
well for me....im driving a vios myself...

Really? Cool, I think I gonna see if any of my friends get savvy and bug him to let me test drive, hehe..
Oh btw, I really like the design of satria neo (Im a hatchback whore). I think proton might be on the right track.

This post has been edited by SimonsayZ: Aug 15 2006, 05:31 PM

i never doubt the savvy performance before ... and i really looking forward to have a ride on it one day to really feel how good it is ... Juz i dun really prefer the rear look of this car .. . .

i don't like the toilet-bowl hood. neither the V shaped back deco either.

however the car looks nice with kits.

i never liked it when it was released, hwoever the blue with white-rims did caught my eye.

then the AMT launched with the green and grey version - damn those are nice. even with the toilet-bowl hood.

i have to admit, now i'm reconsidering Savvy due to
1. the favourable comments so far
2. rather sporty once kits are added (hypermount stated the price - i like the price)
3. not many people have (myvi so many on the road)
4. sufficient space (i hope)
5. since not many people demand, so i guess people don't exactly like to target it.
6. Auto / AMT at around RM 42k - why not?

yeah..i once thought savvy is ugly....
but after looking at my friend's savvy with R3 kit....it's not too bad...

it will always look good to me without looking it at the back ..

The back look like transformers face.

oih what you saying Transformers look nice!!!!!!! to say Savvy's back look like transformer's face could either mean they look nice or that transformers face look ugly. but then again, 'nice' or not is subjective.

haha. well i like the honeycomb rearlights.

if compared with cars like kelisa, yeah i'd say sufficient space. don't get me wrong, my sister do have a savvy and i'm not bashing it. it's just relativity when it comes to space. some view it as sufficient while other sees it as little.