GUYS, i have a serious question. Whenever I read a post about Proton elsewhere, why do people condemn Proton so much? What did Proton ever did to them? Makes me feel a lil guilty that Malaysians are against their own National Car. I know proton was doing bad previously, but i think now they've improved significantly over the past year.
My experience with Proton:
1 - Proton Perdana V6 2000 keeping it till NOW, overhauled gearbox once at year 10
2. Proton Saga Aeroback 2001 - Kept it till 2011, no Major Problem. sold it and bought a Savvy
3. Proton Savvy Mid Spec- 2011 till now, finding a buyer to sell my car off. No major issues, just had to maintain gearbox carefully
4. Proton Preve Mid Spec - 2014 , bought for my uncle. No major problem except expensive spare parts
5. Proton Iriz 1.6 Exec AT- 2015, to replace my Savvy.
I dont have any major problems with my proton, even my f30 BMW has steering rack issues but people dont seem to care about it because its a conti car?
Malaysians should change their mindset. Proton has come from a loooong way to now.
Bashers are always gonna bash Proton, they'll have to open up their eyes
** just my views on Proton Bashers, if you're hurt by my post, i'm sorry hehe**

I think that most Malaysian hate Proton due to the protection from government in its early years. Therefore, they purposely set a very high expectation on Proton cars and magnify the minor issues. Frankly speaking, Proton has already improved lots in recent years even though there are still lots of improvements needed.
With its small economic of scale, it's already quite impressive that Proton manages to produce cars with such specs. Malaysian should really respect their efforts and not to bash it blindly.