Jazz, Vios = 2550mm wheelbase (jazz has better legroom though)

City, Almera = 2600mm wheelbase

Is the VVT engine using timing belt?

ya
but luckily timing belt does not need to be replaced often

then how long interval need change its timing belt? older gen timing belt engine is 100k km.

120,000km as per Proton recommendation..

This Persona savings on free maintenance for 3 years. I can change timing belt every year.

Saw a white Persona just now at Bandar Utama. Doesn't look as sleek as the Persona Elegance but it still looks good. Not ugly like the Fiesta Sedan, and luckily no upskirt like the Bezza.

ya, i totally forgot about almera...that one is quite spacious too.
for vios...eventhough they have same wheelbase as jazz, the interior is quite cramp.

one yr travel 120k km is a lot. Some owner may not cover 120k km within the 3 yr free maintenance. Wonder how much the cost to replace timing belt and its counterparts.

What i meant was that some other product salesman from Rawang has been attacking Proton Engine due to timing belt like if changing timing belt is a daily affair.

Usually the belt + Labor + Water pump Gasket + 3 Oil seals + FEAD Belt does not constitute to more than RM400 if done at the right workshop.

The savings you get with 3 years free maintenance (parts + labor) compared to buying the Bizzare car from Rawang can easily be used to change timing belt not just once every 3 year but can also use it to change every year.

I see! Maybe I should drop by showroom lol. But then my current PE is still doing fine.

You wait new engine come then tukar la

u need to consider cvt oil + filter as well. might cost u around RM600++. Every 60k.

The cost of those parts are covered under the 3 years free maintenance program.

3 year unlimited mileage meh?

if after the free maintenance period, paying rm600++ for cvt seem like more pricey than auto box.

why use emoticons and assumptions?
let use science.

highly likely persona maintaince will be similar to iriz so 100k km will cost RM4163. while bezza will cost rm2768.
the 3 years 60k free maintaince should cost rm2624. so you will have to add rm1539 for the 4th and 5th year. so the whole 5year of ownership of persona is rm1085 less than a bezza. not sure why proton want to change spark plugs every 30k though while bezza plugs is used for 100k km. air filter every 20k vs 30k, coolants every 30k vs 40k, only better is gearbox oil with 60k vs 40k.

this is according to the service price list available on respective car thread ( but I ignore the cent though) the iriz is calculated using semi synthetics as on the price list. not sure bout bezza though, but I heard they use P2 branded petronas fully synthetic. also not sure if persona free service is entitled for a semi synthetics, most likely like iriz they will just give normal natural oil. this also did not include the difference in monthly payments nor fuel which is more for proton.

also why you go to the "correct" shop and risk warranty being voided. a very stupid idea if one is owning a proton though. add it all up, then highly likely that owning the bezza would be cheaper. almost everyone without even the need to calculate knows this. to own a proton one will just has to understand and acknowledge whether or not the extra cost and annoyance is worth it for the driving pleasure.

This post has been edited by darth5zaft: Aug 24 2016, 10:45 PM

correct me if i'm wrong, but conventional AT need to change every 20k... if x3 to 60k, u'll get roughly the same figure as cvt maintenance cost.

No need to change cvt filter actually....just fluid change every 40k km enough already

True. But based on my own experience, even at 45k got so much metal grinding.. So I've changed the filter as well.. Scared this will bring problem to my car..

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