I'm working in MNC, we have another site at China. When i visited china site recently, 95% of the cars are foreign brand (VW are the most, ford, peugeot, and even chevy and citroen).
I asked why not many people drive chinese brand car ? Well, their perception is like our perception against Proton, low quality, cutting corners and also safety concerns. They'd rather drive crappy peugeot 207 than buying a chinese car 

Hard to say, local QC wise i guess wont be far off from China QC haha. I will be more worry on the parts being used that are unknown, unless you personally go and check.

Even our perception towards proton kinda bad, at least in proton we know the important parts are using bosch, sanden/denso aircond, continental immobilizer, etc.

With your budget, go hrv le haha. This model is about RMB110k in china, which is about rm70k. VW golf/jetta there also RMB110k and it's everywhere in china, what else they can cut to make their model more competitive?

Don't listen to sales person. Get real figures on the parts price.

If the parts can only be sourced from one company the price will be sky high. This has happened before with other makes like Chevrolet and Cherry. You must be able to source the parts yourself from Taobao.

im surprise the SA told you this
Quoted" the service fees is fixed, and the part actually not as expensive as Perodua"
Perodua consider cheap spare part car after proton or similar.. this Haval even cheaper?

Want to buy it but the aftermarket service is unreliable as for i heard.

Since they operated themselves so if you want complain or claim defects will be pain

service it shut be no problem(structure almost same as normal car workshop under big tree also know service) , spare parts also no problem(can taobao),  the worst is like proton lo , here sound there sound ~

Why not go for HRV base spec? Now have RM2.5k discount right?

The Haval costs as much as the HRV I think

Wow where is this news

I've been lurking for some time now but I think it's time I share my experience of owning the Wingle 5 4x2 truck. Granted it is not the H2 but I've had the Wingle for 4 years long, so I think I can safely say something.

If the H2 is CBU, do try to not buy just yet. Wait for the CKD version. My Wingle was CBU and boy, did it give me trouble after 2 years. Loss of power when climbing up roads, non-functioning turbo, black smoke and smelly too even when idling. And it wasn't just me, other owners turned up at the SC complaining about the same problems. All were early buyers like me who got the CBU.

As for the SC, I go to the Glenmarie one a lot. Friendly front-end staff and so-so okay mechanics. Spare parts are very affordable to even my surprise. My normal 5000km service never costs me more than RM200. And they already had the H2 on display then (way before it was officially launched). Most impressive specs, but again I heard it was CBU for the first few hundred units. So, I never bought it.

And o yeah, as for my troublesome Wingle, I got rid of it and bought a great Hilux.

Hmmmm.... I think if you want problems free buy Japanese cars are the best. Not necessarily have to be Honda.

We have 2 Hondas in my house. One HRV and one jazz. Both terrific cars and problem free.

Not sure what haval appeals to you though but it's very rare and untested here. When you're spending RM90k on a car from your hard earned money, makie sure it's something worth spending on and you're happy with it.

You do not want to be stuck regretting it for making the wrong decision.

After all car is a depreciation and your money will be burnt. Why not choose to burn your money on something good and that you really really like.

just wait for geely boyue ... i believe spare parts and price are even cheaper than haval.. since geely is potong now ...

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40998235

Holy cow but can they pull it through?

As A Haval M4 owner for the last 3+years, don't listen to the non owners & those fakers who seemed concern of everything China. Plenty of spare parts & can get through WhatsApp without needing you to even go looking for it at spare part shops. Some Haval parts are cheaper than Proton or Perodua and definitely cheaper than Toyota or Honda. Bulk of owners are at the M4 & Haval community FB who can give you real honest first hand ownership.  I have even bought brake pads from Taobao for my M4 to test & use at resonable price during my 6mths ownership that's a great blessing should you need to do so.  The H2 is a pleasant & comfortable car to ride daily and maintenance is minimal unlike issued face with Proton turbo models.

Anyone really own this car yet? I have tested this car in the city. I felt the car is quite lag from pick up. I didn't try in the highway yet so not sure the performance how.
Any experience can share?

Just bought H2 during Raya promotion, so sharing my honest opinion after 1 month of driving.

Before making decision, I did look at the major brands as compared to H2; X-trail - 40k extra, CHR - 50k extra, HRV - 20k extra, XV - 40k extra and etc. At the end, the only SUV that is below 100k (93k OTR) and offered the most features is Haval H2 with 5 years warranty or 100km deal.

Also the exterior design is to my liking the most as compared the rest. Interior design I would say among the best. Soft rubber touch all over. You need to go and see and feel it for yourself.

Here are the good stuffs. Driving is fun. Although H2 weight about 1500kg but doesn't feel lack of power, in fact it feels like the car wanted to show more torque especially when turbo fully kicked in. I find myself braking more when turbo kicked in and I am already very near to the car in front, so press brake already. You will get used to it and will manage the turbo more well with more practice. Handling is surprisingly good. Suspension is awesome. Car door is really heavy and solid, some friends need few attempts to close it cos its really heavy. Lots of features I still have not yet fully learn all. Speakers are good. Sun roof is sometimes fun as well. Loving the interior ambient light, welcome light and follow-you-home light. Tires pressure monitoring is really useful.

Here are the bad stuffs. Engine and turbo is a bit noisy and can be heard inside cabin. Driving over 120kmph can hear some wind sound. Also some really minor rattling sound. But all these can be negated once you have music on and you probably wont notice all these at all. The tires that come with it sucks and really noisy. GPS is not included in the multimedia panel which is disappointing. Auto Aircon function sucks, keep switching to blow feet first, then only front (maybe I dunno how to set it, will ask SA), so currently manual manipulating the aircon now. Auto windscreen wiper got clicking sound every time it kicked in, like "click" and then wipe...then "click" and wipe again. A bit annoying but you will get used to it soon. Camera for reverse parking guidance need some time to get used to. I am used to Nissan one. Seat belt reminder sound is really annoying and it wont stop until you buckle it even for side passenger. Thinking of how to disable this.

Fuel consumption really depends on individual driving style. If you want to achieve 600km per full tank, then you will need to drive below 2k rpm (no turbo) and below 100kmph. I am heavy footed and I enjoy the torque when turbo kicked in, I drive 140kmph at highway. I get about 450km per full tank, mostly city driving. If fuel consumption is a make or break deal for you, then maybe think about buying smaller and lighter car lo like Axia. If I want to drive big car I dont really care much about fuel consumption. PH gov got subsidi mah.

Let me know if you want me to share anything else I not covered above. Also this are all my opinion and may not be on the same page as yours. So please no bashing me ya.

Competitor price out

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After months of teasing, Proton has finally, officially launched the Proton X70 SUV today. With the launch Proton also revealed the official prices for the X70. There are four variants on offer – Standard 2WD, Executive in either 2WD or AWD and top-of-the-line 2WD Premium.

The prices for the variants are as follows:
1.8 TGDi Standard 2WD: RM99,800
1.8 TGDi Executive 2WD: RM109,800
1.8 TGDi Standard AWD: RM115,800
1.8 TGDi Premium 2WD: RM123,800

All prices include on-the-road costs without insurance.
For a limited time, Proton is offering additional benefits for early buyers. They are:
Five free labour service
Five-year unlimited mileage warranty
Five-year free data (1GB/month)
Low-financing from 2.3% p.a