Hi guys, newbie here. I'm very very interested in getting myself a Suprima S. In fact, I've test driven it for 3 times, hehe... The only thing holding me up from booking the car is that I'm worried about the reliability of the CVT transmission. I've no doubt about the 5 years warranty by Proton, but I plan to keep the car for at least 7 years (until my last installment).

I've driven only manual cars since getting my driving license 13 years ago. I enjoy driving on twisty roads and always downshift a gear when entering a hard corner. In the Suprima maybe I need to downshift 2 gears.

So my question is, do you think the Punch VT3 gearbox is reliable enough with frequent downshift for at least 7 years?

The rear seat is more spacious than Perdana and Waja, and the rear headroon is more than Cerato. I know this because I have sat in all the cars mentioned.

So glad to hear that. I can place my booking now...

I've placed my booking today . For the hire loan purchase I got 2.77% p.a. rate from Public Bank. SA gave me full tank and free Smart Tag. He said I should get my solid white SS in 2 weeks. Should I ask for more gift from him?

That's the typical Malaysian perception towards Proton. I wonder if the Koreans had the same perception towards Hyundai and Kia in their early days (1960s-2000s)...

My SA is even worse, he said Suprima Executive has no turbo, only Suprima Premium has turbo...

Excellent service from your SA.

What kind of free gift you guys received from SA? I only got smart tag and a full tank of fuel. Should I press him for more?

Seems like you guys have got more gift than me... BTW, I got 2.77% p.a. hire purchase rate for 9 years.

Noyoudontcare, sorry to hear that...

This post has been edited by donker: Sep 23 2013, 12:09 AM

Is it necessary to do alignment? I thought Proton already did this at the factory.

As far as I know, Proton doesn't endorse racechip and it will make your warranty void. Here's Q & A with kristof, Punch VT3 engineer, quoted from Preve forum:

Q. Regarding - Chiptuning and AT gearboxes:
A. First of all it's never good to chiptune engines that use a AT gearbox, second of all I don't recomment to chiptune this CFE engine in particular! We have run quite some test, and soms tests with blow off valves not working causing overpressure from the turbo (that is what they will do) with disastereous consequences! This engine is still highly based on a non turbo engine, therefore components are allready on their limit.
As for the CVT 220Nm is indeed a maximum when it goes for mass production. same as a VW golf GTI is max 220hp for production, this does not mean you don't have any reserves but from that point you will shorten the lifetime. Why is this so critical for CVT? A CVT uses a steel belt pressed in between two pulleys, by varying clamping on the second and first pulley you shift. When you are not shifting you still need clamping force to push the belt so it wouldn't slip. This pressure is based on the torque the CVT needs to handle -> high torque? high clamping force! this torque is told to our control unit from the engine ECU. When you chip your car however the ECU will tell us the stock 205Nm and not the real 235Nm resulting in possible damage. Even though we do have some safety build in, i highly discourage chipping the ECU. Keep in mind that proton will retract warranty in these matters!

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I picked my car today, solid white SS. Chassis no. 002330. Very nice feeling.

The noise may be caused by the boot cover behind the rear seat, I think. Should be an easy fix.

Guys, my SS has this very subtle/faint grinding noise at very low speed (<6km/h). It sounds as if the wet clutch is closed when you press the throttle (gently) and open up when you release it. Is it normal, or should I report it to service centre during 1st service?

Mr Mat79, can you help me with this... My Suprima has this subtle/faint grinding noise at very low speed (<6km/h). It happens when I release the throttle. Is it normal, or should I report to service centre?

Also, I cannot cycle trough the dash display (TripA, TripB, TripC, instant fuel consumption etc.) even though I press the button at the end of the wiper stalk many times.

Help!

This post has been edited by donker: Oct 7 2013, 07:55 PM

Mine was not functioning a day after I got the car. I'll change mine too before the 1st service. Did they change the whole meter panel?

This post has been edited by donker: Oct 7 2013, 08:37 PM

Well said, mystvearn.

I quess when the sensors detect the turbo temperature not hot enough, the fan and electric water pump won't be turned on. Sometimes when I drive for a very short distance (less than 1km), the fan won't turn on after I turn off the engine.

That means Toyota is afraid of losing potential customer to Proton, in Thailand, where Proton is not 'protected'...