1. There is no permanent fix for the hose. Must change it every 40k km. Can do with normal servicing.
2. Radiator melts? First time hearing of this.

Yes. No more executive.

So far I haven't run into such issues,  but my mileage isn't pass 30k yet.

I'd suggest leaving the car to run for at least 5 minutes with the air con turned down below 20 degrees and the blower running at at least speed 4 if you have been driving for a while.

This will force the fan to run continuously until you turn the AC  off, unless it's cold inside. In this case you just wind your window down.

Oil no circulation, otherwise I will turn off
Try to source for a premium unit. Should be cheap.

Aim for the premium model. Worth it.

@zaizai1989: standard at 55k is a great buy. if budget permits check the discount for premium. its much more worth it just for the safety aspect

Go survey at COSE. I saw a premium unit months ago. It was pretty well kept for a 2015 unit. The S.A. mentioned that COSE normally change a lot of sun damaged things before delivery.

I think it is easier for you to call few showrooms and just ask. I am sure they are happy to help.

The Suprima CVT is different from the one in Iriz... thats VT2.. the Suprima has VT3+

Hardly any whine here..

14k is possible but for prior to 2015 production Suprima. I don't think it's a good choice getting a very old stock unless you have time to head to the service centre to claim parts once in a while.

If you do get one, put RM700 aside for ECU remap (MBO) by EA Auto. Worth every cent. They recently came out with an updated version which has a much more smooth power delivery especially when accelerating and turning at the same time from a low speed.

Since you plan to use it for long distance travelling, I'd suggest spending some money on engine soundproofing as well, which EA Auto can do. Then finally if you have some money left, trade in the Continental CSC 3 tyres for Michelin P3ST. You should be able to get quite a good trade in value if your CSC 3s are in good shape. I could only get RM100 per piece for mine which were mostly having some slight imbalance.

CVT3+ is the best CVT you can currently get in a Proton. There is no 100KM/H and above whine like the Preve on the CVT3. They've already switched to CVT3+ for the Preve as well, so if you need a car with a bigger boot, consider the Preve.

Go tomorrow 😁

The original gearbox/engine tuning in the Suprima is quite good in my opinion. Good clutch engagement speed and smoothness etc collared to the other proton models with cvt. Mbo improves it by a fair amount.

Also,  the transmission loss so far seems to be around 6 to 7% only for the CVT3+. Not surprising considering that it's got a clutch rather than a torque converter. After mbo you can expect power and torque figures of around 120 to 130+ whp and 190 to 210+ nm of torque on wheel.