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allenultra
post Aug 17 2013, 01:52 PM

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Initial impression, just went for a short drive.

Pickup, noticeable smoother. Almost no vibration, very much refined. No necessary of Engine Mounting DIY mod.
Engine and gearbox noise, noticeable quieter.

Perhaps with the 17" and low profile tyre, I actually feel the car more stable on the road than my Preve.

Handling? Not too sure, not much road to try. I doubt it will be better than my Preve

About the Android player, I dun see any "manage apps" in setting. So I doubt there is an option to sideload any apps into it, I might be wrong.
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post Aug 29 2013, 03:16 PM

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QUOTE(kevintth @ Aug 29 2013, 10:51 AM)
haha lolx... malaysian hate but maybe thief like it coz Proton is the most lousy carmaker easy to break-in eh hehe brows.gif
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I believe the title suit Toyota more.

Look at Hilux, Vios, Camry.
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post Sep 5 2013, 08:35 PM

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QUOTE(kensoO0 @ Sep 5 2013, 06:05 PM)
my take:
I found the front seat too high for tall people. Nearly all my mates knocked their head. The ones that did not complain were 5ft 8 or below.  Quite noisy at the back when we went above 110kkph.  Found nothing wrong with the gps. Engine actually responsive if needed. 
Pairing via phone seemed futile for the other side. Ok for me when calling but out of three, all complained noisy. Overall it feel very close to Preve. 
I think , at this price, nothing come close.  Leather is good option.  i like it.
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Have the seat being lowered? It can be adjusted.

I'm 6"2 and I have no issue at all.
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post Sep 5 2013, 08:40 PM

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QUOTE(mystvearn @ Sep 5 2013, 06:51 PM)
I see. Did not know that. So SD card must not be in then. Kind of defeat's the purpose of having android but still need SD card. I rather it pair on wireless and get data on demand.

The front sensor was not turned on when I started driving. Either that or the 7" screen did not show the car until I forgot what I did, a picture of a car from top view come out with sensor wave pattern.
So SA tipu or don't know then hmm.gif
I'm 5ft10, I find it ok. Maybe the seating is at lowest on the test drive car. I had to increase the seat height position. After that, there was still room for myh head to spare.
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The HU is android power based but the offline GPS application and map, not really open source and free. Eg a papago for an android phone?

At most dealers, they do not put in the microSD because they are worry of theft case. And it happen several time, once in my showroom too....
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post Sep 5 2013, 09:11 PM

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QUOTE(mystvearn @ Sep 5 2013, 09:04 PM)
I see. Did not know about that. Even test drive car with SA...still afraid?
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I was told by my sales manager that we lost one in the showroom unit....
So to avoid all the possible circumstances, they remove everything (but I remember my test drive unit have it installed, coz I put it in as they don't know how to put it and activate it)
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post Sep 6 2013, 12:38 AM

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QUOTE(Mr Gray @ Sep 6 2013, 12:06 AM)
My impression so far, after five days.

When you stopped at the traffic light and started moving, for the first few seconds, the engine is noticeably louder, and takes a little effort to accelerate. But after maybe 6 to 7 seconds, it would become smooth again. Driving on the highway is f***ing awesome! I really enjoyed it, the meter showed 6.5 litre per 100KM when I drove on the highway.

The leather seat is really awesome. I actually spent quite some time just lepak and tidur tidur ayam in my car.  biggrin.gif
I have clocked about 380KM in the past five days, and spent about RM80 for that. Average fuel consumption on the car showed 11.1 litre per 100KM for now.

The GPS works really well, my only complain is the resistive screen is a bit annoying because I believe many people are used to the convenience of having a responsive capacitive screen.

I tried connected my phone to the car's bluetooth and surprisingly I can answer call, and talk on the phone without holding it. I tried calling my friend with it, and he could hear me crystal clear. I can't find where the mic is located in the car, but it sure is a nice feature to be talking on the phone while driving, without holding the phone or handsfree equipment etc. Nonetheless, the problem is his voice didn't come out from the car's speaker. I think there must be some setting options underneath the android console that I have to tinker with, to make it work. Will give feedback further when I find it.

Auto-wiper feature is very nice, as it will adjust the speed of the wipers, according to the severity of the rain. Heavier rain= faster wiper. Rain stopped= wiper instantaneously halt its operation. Nice  rclxms.gif

Auto-folding side mirror is also another neat feature of this car. It would auto-fold when you press the lock-button on your key fob, sparing you the effort to try opening the car door, to ensure that you have indeed locked the car.

By the way, not having a dedicated boot release button is not a problem at all. (Paultan's Hafriz Shah complained about that thing). Just press the unlock button on your key fob for a little wee longer, and there you go, the boot opens. smile.gif

I don't really know much about cars in general, so I can't really give a technical review for you guys.

The only thing that I don't like about this car now? Its noticeable engine noise. Apart from that, it is a really beautiful car, well-designed, and make people turn around when you drive pass them. Ride and handling is superb, as expected from Proton/Lotus, and I really enjoyed riding it when I melalui selekoh-selekoh tajam.  notworthy.gif

To be honest, I am still a wee bit skeptical with the quality of a proton product, but I am willing to give it the benefit of doubt, at least this time around. I hope it won't disappoint me.  tongue.gif

I will write more when I find something interesting/faulty about this car.
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Try the engine mounting DIY mod, done on a lot Preve. And perhaps the german sausages mod too.
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post Sep 8 2013, 07:50 PM

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QUOTE(Noyoudontcare @ Sep 8 2013, 07:23 PM)
is it normal for the break to go dub dub dub dub when braking at high speed?
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You sure that's not ABS in action?
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post Sep 17 2013, 01:40 PM

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QUOTE(silentkiller @ Sep 17 2013, 01:00 AM)
autowiper is not sensitive... this i agree, last wk was raining cats and dogs, even the mode was on auto, it does not move at all  shakehead.gif
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Check the rain sensor contact at the windscreen, auto wiper sensitivity can be adjusted.
The system should be brought over from Preve, if Preve works well, SS should work the same too.

 

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