proton proclaims the persona FL is 32% cheaper to maintain in five years of ownership compared to Bezza. i'm surprised.

i plan to buy a used bezza X from a direct owner. If i settle his loan amount, can i keep his car until he transfer ownership at jpj, then only i release balance to him? If seller dont agree i keep his car, i only worry he wont do the transfer ownership after i settle his bank loan. if that the case, what can i do to protect my right as a buyer? Appreciate your advise to those who experienced buying used car from direct owner. TQ

Hi, I am currently deciding whether to get a basic car for daily use in a small town like morning drive to market, sending kids to school, etc.. Forsee don't do much long distance travelling. Shall I consider Bezza 1.0L? I look at the owner lists, all are getting 1.3L variant.

Perodua cars are somewhat over priced imo.
Probably based it on their track record..
Just compare them with non Mitsubishi protons on the roads and u'll see some disparities..

Altho they've been "taken over" by Geely, I think there's still away to go before proton rids itself from the not so great oem suppliers, like the gearbox, Lucas brake system, etc..
And start getting Geely parts that Geely cam source in greater numbers and drive the prices down while integrity, performance, reliability up.

Once they get completely onboard with Geely's eco system, then we can make new and clean comparisons...
At the moment, there's still lots of legacy parts from the old proton designs that I'm not that comfortable with..

But having said all that..
If u have friends that have protons and perodua, it's highly advisable to get with them and and do longer drives with those cars to get a clearer and hopefully unbiased views on day to day ownership of said cars..

Luck!

Thank you for the feed back, I will go to test drive it before making any decision.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Industries

https://www.emis.com/php/company-profile/MY...en_2084467.html

they did the braking system for proton...

things like ESC, ABS, control software and modules...
proton doesnt do these, they subcontract out..
just like their gearboxes...

since its done just for proton, and the amount of cars/modules supplied, their cost per unit is higher (usually la)

its like chinese MOQ (minimum order quantity) for a particular set price...
the lower the number, the higher the price..
proton's numbers are not much compared to toyota, honda, etc...

now, if we add proton's numbers of production to geely's, (with volvo etc, under geely's umbrella) then we'll get better price per unit..

there was a study once where its said that for a car manufacturer to break even is to have a in country (not counting exports) population of 70 million people...
msia doesnt have that n have 2 "national" car makers...

proton's ratio of cars exported and sold in country are negligible when compared to other carmakers like toyota, honda, vw, merc, bmw, etc...
in other words, proton's main customers are msians...

all these things point to very unfavourable conditions for proton to survive on its own without bail out money...
its ALL about the numbers...
proton cannot survive in a free market world where there's no additional protective taxes on foreign made cars...

in a way, proton (and other GLC companies) have been a burden to the rakyat no matter how u see it..

msia shud have left the car industry (which was already saturated with lots of other players in the world) alone and channel its efforts to mabbe aerospace (like Embraer of Brazil), or mabbe medical science... something that leap frogs the current meta of current tech..

all that money spent on proton, perwaja steel, MAS etc...

anyway, hind sight is always 20/20... sorry for rant...

I'm contemplating between X & advance. Is 6k additional worth for the highest spec? Pls do tell me pro & cons as well. TQ

May I know your reasoning?

You forgot the mention airbags... I think the advance have 4 or 6 airbags compared to lower spec variants.
Accident time, survival is key, I have standard sedan cars get whack by trailers and its scary!!  

Money can earn but you only have 1 life.

The Bezza only has 2 front airbags throughout the range.

Like the previous poster said, for better safety within a similar price range, it might be better to look at the Iriz or Persona - 6 airbags and ESC across the range (and tougher steel too, I heard), even though both the Bezza and the Protons achieved 5-star ANCAP ratings.

Drive a Ford Ranger XLT 2.2. Full specs with 6 airbags. Definitely safer then any sedan or SUV.

check tire pressure, tire threads, brakes, water n oil levels, etc...

just came back from a solo road trip (friends were busy) up to teluk anson, sitiawan, Lumut, then back on hyway 5 by the coast...

joined the NSE and doing 110-120 kph...

did it at 18+ kmL
with some overtaking along the B roads..

the tire roar/noise along some of the rough roads is LOUD...
lol

total of 400+ km done on this trip..

For resale value in later years. Which one can commands a better TV?

Bezza 1.0 or 1.3 Premium?

Typo error. RV.

Planning to use the car for between 7 to 10 years as of now. So a used one will be a better buy?

ya, certain stretch of rough roads is old and needs resurfacing.
plus heavy trucks use these roads also.

from the trip:

I can only make an educated guess that the Myvi use locally made Proganti Filter while the Bezza uses Indo made Denso with Daihatsu branding Filter...

hi guys,

Is it a good time to get bezza 1.3 Auto advance right now?

appreciate your advice. Well, i only aiming for bezza atm as the price and fuel consumption better than honda or toyota. However for driving comfort, honda and toyota sure win as a better car....Hmm, i guess bezza X could be a better option but i dont want to regret later where other safety function like ABS, HA and EBD which cant be add on for X.

I really hope perodua will do a facelift on the interior by replacing all turning old school knob to digital....In this era, turning knob really piss me off. Even new myvi comes with digital button control.

Like my earlier post before, im still contemplating to choose X or advance. Well, from your advice, definitely to get X right. Ive been aiming since last year even before SST kicks in...Regret didnt order that time. More worse, bezza booking now needs 2 to 3 months time....really speechless for a car that already 3 years old in the market. Perodua must have a malfunction brain. If you think bezza is a best seller, so produce more la....like that also cannot think properly. Suffer to those who want to buy.

I don't have good feelings towards proton car. Still prefer Perodua made car.