Hi, just wondering if the X70 price is still the same for both WestMalaysia and EastMalaysia.

Also, the 94.8k price listed is before or after SST rebate?

This post has been edited by msacras: Jan 27 2021, 03:45 PM

Contacted a SA (I'm at EM), he said ETA is 4-5 months following all these production cut/delay due to MCO, is this tally with what's out there?

SST holiday till end of June, which is exactly less than 5 months from now, LOL.


This post has been edited by msacras: Feb 3 2021, 05:07 PM

Standard

Originally budgeted RM80+k for X50 but the super long waiting list, forced bundle and extra RM2000 price premium for EastMalaysia pushed me off towards X70 standard.

This post has been edited by msacras: Feb 3 2021, 05:37 PM

Ya that’s what SAs tell officially.

But my SA said he secured a unit for me and delivering soon. I’m skeptical but let’s see if he can really deliver (I booked just this month).

Now got any ongoing package?

Didn’t aware of any.

But I didn’t expect much too as I’m based in EastMalaysia, X70 didn’t have the typical EM-price premium like other cars did (at least RM2k higher). I assume their margin will be lower already.

If standard specs may get real quick (at least for my case).

Mine from booking to confirm stock within 2 weeks, another 10 days for delivery to EastMalaysia, in total within 1 month.

This post has been edited by msacras: Mar 6 2021, 09:42 AM

So what colour you got? Grey?

This post has been edited by msacras: Mar 8 2021, 07:55 PM

No such warning on dashboard?

For me, the car finishes seem quite unpolished. Not sure if it’s due to the rush works or memang Proton’s QC not up to that high standards yet.

The door handle (outside) and the inner door handle of my unit is a little unrefined with sharp edges on touch/grab. The steering wheel’s radio button feels a little flimsy.

Another nitpick is there’s lots of sticky and chunky glue residuals inside the air conditioner vents, and each of them feel different, some even give a hints fragileness to it for a brand new car...

Lastly, the rear boot glass edge seems a little unsymmetrical between left/right, leaving a slightly larger gap to one side (noticeable when you’re nitpicking, but shouldn’t affect usage).

The good thing is that the drivetrain feels responsive with no signs of sluggishness or so.

Overall, it still worth every pennies paid for it, especially from the standpoint of East Malaysian (X70 has a standardised price across Malaysia, while most other cars have a price premium of RM1-2k in East Malaysia for logistic reason).

This post has been edited by msacras: Mar 23 2021, 05:34 PM

It actually looks like gun-metal grey with a hint of purple. Certainly a nice colour.

This video is quite true depiction of the actual colour (provided your phone/monitor screen isn’t too far off)


This post has been edited by msacras: Mar 24 2021, 09:23 PM

Don’t have, that’s probably his own incentive.

Though, Proton’s glass has a blue hue to it by itself.

This post has been edited by msacras: Mar 30 2021, 08:44 PM

May be lemon units, high FC or simply people not financially ready for servicing a C-segment SUV.

All in all, it’s a nice to drive car if you don’t face any major issues/hiccups. Good comfort and sufficient power.

This post has been edited by msacras: Apr 1 2021, 01:27 PM

I think now still consider early of the year, unlikely to get big rebate like last year did.

In Malaysia, Q1&Q2 very little rebates/offers, Q3&Q4 much more rebates/offers. Cause people very particular that buying Q3/Q4 car = rugi one year in RV.

Proton play cheat this year, they market SST rebates as CNY promo, KEK

And as discussed in kopitiam, first thing first he should bleed the brake fluid and refill it to have a check if it’s air bubble inside brake fluid issue.

This post has been edited by msacras: Apr 19 2021, 07:14 PM

It's more likely faulty parts issue, of which every brands/units of vehicle out there too have the possibilities to face similar/worse issues.

My point is that we hadn't heard of a huge wave of complain on X70's brake before this (unlike the suspension, that one is well-known and well-documented recall), so it's nothing to be over concerned about, at least for now.

Though, I do agree that most vehicles are so damn smart nowadays; but even so somehow it still failed to inform/check for brake-system failure, that's a shortcoming needed to be addressed by Proton and other manufacturers too.

This post has been edited by msacras: Apr 21 2021, 03:45 AM

5 cases do seems quite a lot, especially since there may be unreported/undiscovered cases out there.

If the 5 cases are having common behaviours, then Proton really needs to take a clear look into it and tell the customers if there’s parts to be recalled.

This post has been edited by msacras: Apr 21 2021, 01:04 PM

if it’s true then I can only imagine the console display size upgrade?



This post has been edited by msacras: Apr 29 2021, 04:27 PM

In a way, it's similar to the stop start of Perodua; when your vehicle came to a stop, the system will engage some form of brake for you to hold the vehicle in stationary state without you need to keep your foot brake fully depressed.

If you're the type of people that like to use N-gear on stops, then can consider turning it off as both doing almost same work (though N-gear at sloped area will still require manual hand/foot brake).

Another potential issue is if you're driving multiple vehicles in your daily routine. Over reliance on the auto-hold function may cause you to not getting used to car without auto-hold, and you may release your foot-brake at red light when you're not fully focusing (basically auto-gear car will move when in D-gear and most ppl simply rely on foot-brake to hold the vehicle in still at red light; sometimes when you're out of your attention you may depress your foot-brake and cause your car to move forward unwantedly).

This post has been edited by msacras: May 6 2021, 11:59 PM