To me:
Axia is decent if you want to go from A to B where A to B is rather short distance and if you take higher variant as it comes with ABS and other stuff which I believe should be a concern since I saw that you said you are a car newbie later on. Locking your brakes especially if you panic is dangerous and not fun at all. Anyway my first point on short distance is because Axia is a low cc 3 cylinder engine therefore for long distance, you will end up burning more fuel and the ride will not be comfortable as you will end up driving at higher RPM's therefore burning a lot of fuel.

Saga has a decent amount of power. My dad owns a BLM. Its lighter than the Iriz therefore pick up is faster but based on what I just checked on the specs, it also lacks ABS. You will get more space than the Axia in terms of storage and probably rear passenger room as well. However for the Saga BLM and FLX(my friend owns one and I often sat in his car) tends to rev up quickly so it could be noisy but the amount of power he has when driving the FLX is quite good. I remember on highway he drops gear from 5th to 3rd to switch to the fast lane and the time taken to reach the desired speed is quick. Comparing an Axia to a Saga, I would prefer the saga as it serves more purposes than the Axia.

Iriz comes with a lot of safety features, its fat and fun. Overall, owning this makes me feel glad I didnt cheap out and get the Saga. Well, to be honest, I have been eyeing this car ever since they launched it and I read all the positive reviews and how people sing praises about it. Took it for 2 test drives where the 2nd time is when I really abused the car to the max with high speed cornerings, brake tests, etc and I was happy with it. Only thing that I regret about buying this car is not getting the 1.6 variant. Well, 1.3 is good for daily use and long distance but who doesnt want more power.

Doing the body kit outside is quite a hassle. Not sure if proton can complain about anything when you want to claim warranty and void it but I think its not worth the risk. You dont really need the rear wiper. I only use it mainly to clean the window. However comparing standard and executive, standard feels incomplete. Hatchback cars without spoiler feels like a botak guy not wearing a cap. If you are getting the Iriz, I would recommend the 1.3 Exec since you dont want to burden your parents. If possible, learn to drive a manual and you will have plenty more fun and its cheaper. Btw my logic of auto and traffic jams is you are only using 1 leg so its imbalanced and if you know how to drive a manual well, you dont really feel any different from being stuck in jams with an auto car especially with the Iriz's clutch is rather light.

If not screwed in and just taped on, confirm fly off when speeding or even from its weight alone.

Sent my car in today and when i asked to replace the reverse sensors, the guy got shocked and said where can simply replace sensors. I explained that I was with the Iriz club and we were invited to join the talk with Proton CTO and that I highlighted this issue to him and his electrical technician explained that mine is from old batch where its oversensitive and proton advised to replace them as new one is properly calibrated. He wrote in the memo saying check reverse sensor, sometimes faulty.

At least you dont need to have to wait several weeks. For my first service I had to wait like 3 weeks cuz they said all booked till then. I did not get any sms notification on booking. Only got a survey sms and thank you for servicing at proton sms after sending my car in today. Haven't gotten it back yet. Hopefully tomorrow can get back around noon time cuz night got to fetch girls and dont want to pick up in my old saga(its not pleasing). Also regarding the call being instantly picked up, you are lucky again. Many times when I call, they say the line is currently occupied.

*10k service
*drivers door rattle
*steering rattle when driving slow on uneven roads/slow turns
*reverse sensor(hopefully they replace it).

I would recommend MT if you can drive one. No regrets given from this Getrag gearbox(its used by other brands like ford, ferrarri, mitsubushi, renault, etc). Clutch is light and responsive. Gear change is great and smooth. Ive been stuck in jam for 40 mins still no leg problems.

I think nothing. Just try and "arrange" a new appointment without saying that u ffk them.

Unlocks the hinge at the boot. You still must press the boot button to fully open the boot. Like a way to tell people boot is already unlocked.

If thats the case, you would be more familiar with gear switching compared to those whose been driving auto for years. As mentioned earlier, iriz has light clutch. Since you are new to driving, "bukit" for this car is not a problem as it has hill hold assist. On a hill, hold down the brakes to the max, switch to 1 and when you release the brakes, the car wouldnt gostan for the next 3 seconds. Press on the throttle lightly and slowly release the clutch and you are already moving forward. Same applies to reversing uphill. If you are around subang/sunway/usj area, I dont mind giving a simple course on how easy driving a manual is foc.

PS: I love manuals and am not against autos.

Just collected my car today. Door rattle has been solved. Steering havent tested yet. Air cond now have some fragrance coming out when I off the compresser but blower/fan is on. Rest of the details are in the image below. Reverse sensor so far no problem. Total cost, RM141.25.


If you have to remove the small glove box, I have a tutorial here.

Isnt that normal for all banks to ask for that?

yeap.

Saturday they only do normal service cuz half day.

Window visors wouldnt help much. Its purpose is to allow you to open the windows a jar during a rain. When water lands on the screen, it tends to spread into a large blob. RainX helps by making the screen more hydrophobic where the water remains in droplet form and as the wind hits the droplets, it pushes it off the screen.

Interested to know how much improvement can be added to the handling.

Window visor is not cheap. Proper one can cost about RM1xx. I didnt install one cuz I dont always wind down windows and when going fast, there is a lot of wind noise(some said get smaller gap one will make less noise but im not sure. I have 1 installed on my old saga and you can hear it at about 80km/h very loudly).

Got from Brothers last year for RM10. Normal price was RM16. Now idk.

This post has been edited by yadea: Nov 16 2015, 03:33 PM

Yup. If medium amount of water then that would happen. During day time u can drive in the rain without wipers on unless you still cant see. Night time I discourage that because water causes glare from reflection of light. If you have bad eyes like me then you will know what i mean.

I used to apply it once a month but since after a month, its still very good, so maybe once every 2 months?

I disagree on not needing to turn on wipers. Day time is ok but night time the glare from lights reflecting on the water is annoying.
Wah the glare from paste wax is insane. Best to get rid of the wax asap from the windscreen.

He meant his iswara fc. Based on your figures, Iriz would be the same as FLX then.

Can get the LED one. eg: mudah.

I did it in a 1.3 MT and no problem. CVT should have no problem as it should have wider gear ratio range compared to mt.

Just did a comparison of both. For 2k more, you get engine with more cc, higher hp @ lower RPM, more torque @ lower RPM, better MT gearbox, larger tyre, a lot of additional safety features, and hill assist. I only drive a 1.3 so cant comment on the 1.6

Yup.

3. Probably will come loose.
6. Test your top speed. I heard 1.6 CVT has reduced top speed after the jerk update. 1.3 so far heard no issue. Probably because your car came factory updated.


i thought only different in bodykit for 1.6 is just the spoiler?

He needs to borrow someone's car as there is no 1.6 mt test drive cars. Only theres 1.3 MT and 1.6 CVT.

1.3 top speed I got for my MT was 139km/h. I suspect that its ecu limited. Once warranty finishes, I plan to go for ecu tuning to unlock a lot of all these nonsense. RPM havent even touch 5k yet on 5th gear and I've already maxed out.

Were u driving alone or driving with passengers/luggage? With I tried I had 4 adults including me and some luggage. Tested on NSE and even floored the gas.

This post has been edited by yadea: Nov 19 2015, 03:06 PM

Is 165 for 1.3 or 1.6? I remember PICM saying 1.3 is 139 during the talk with proton CTO. I remember on NSE flooring the pedal and it would not even touch 140.

Proton solved this issue for me.