Seeing increasing number Jaecoo cars... Ada apa2 rahsia ka?

Reliable, engine g.box wise, yes. Many still running on the road but not in big cities. Reason I bought Forte back then  was the specs were great & value for money. Sadly, the distributor got greedy & raise pricing after being popular. So pricing really does matter here.
Cheap plastic interior absolutely common in Japs CN B/C segment cars here. Or else how to sell cheap.

That's why, the better of the worse surprisingly is Proton X70. Interior plastic quality not as chekai as the rest. Only problem I have is the center console arm grip inside plastic melting (like conti) but its not a big concern for me as rarely use this grip. (see attached photo). Can get wrap for it but a bit Ah Beng.
True. Msian are very self conscious about looks, hence why this J7 is attractive. Range Rover looks, big center screen, sleek interior.

But the interior plastic quality is rather disappointing, the size eventhough C segment is smaller than X70 (interior size, boot space & wheel base). Have not driven J7 but doubt the NVH is as comfortable as older X70 (even my boss X5 NVH not as good).

One thing I have to give to Geely, is that they really know how to make the interior comfortable, from soft touch plastics, seats bolster & wrap around body, balance of seat hardness vs comfort, superior NVH, ok'ish ride & handling (its a damn SUV), good buttons tactile feel, thoughtful low level interior lighting at night ... Read somewhere long time ago, Geely has best interior design amongst all CN car manufacturers.

Problem is Proton isn't able to sell enough to justify new replacement model. Proton 1 year sales = CN Geely 1 month sales. How to justify investment needed for new replacement when sales soooo little. We Msian think like jaguh kampung, self importance but reality bites back when face with facts. Proton just cant get quick ROI with such a small market size. Some more we're RHD,  conversion from LHD & low volume = increase cost.

Have given up on the quality of plastic in any brand nowadays. Every company cutting cost & using green as excuse. Don't revere the Japs Germans much, they're both guilty in lowering costs to increase profit margins. Call me old but I remember a time when parts quality was damn decent. Like using aluminum impellers instead of plastic for water pump. As for my X70, maybe the CBU plastic door handle quality better? So far, 5 yrs 9 months still ok (touch wood).
Yup, Proton invested too much in the factory, the 3cyl engine, the moulds for X Series, the spare parts, the manufacturing contract with local suppliers etc. Notice how they're quietly want to phase out the 1.8 turbo & push the 1.5 3 cyl turbo engine. Invested 100℅ & want to maximize it. This Face lift, they could have gone 1.5 turbo hybrid (like X90) but somehow did not. I really wonder why? Sometimes, I get the feeling Pinoys get the better models (due to LHD) & specs.

Lets take the technical pro-con of 3 pot vs 4 pot out of the equation.

Its all about biz & money.

At that time (2019/20) the 3 pot was the most hyped (Volvo was also using) & P1 took this as the one engine to rule them all. Using 1 prime engine makes biz sense. From TGDI to NA, lots of common parts. Reducing cost. Bear in mind, biggest cost in car manufacturing is drive train (engine + g.box).

Mana tau, 3 cyl not popular in CN. But in west, 3 cyl rather acceptable.

So P1 already invested so much, got to continue use lah.

As for the vibration, timing belt, faster engine mounting wear .... we Msian are a bunch of complainers, jaguh kampung who are followers, bending with the wind. In short, nothing will please us. We want cheap cheap, good good, last forever barang. Nothing will fully satisfy our big ego, small pocket.

Sorry for the rant. Anyways, Proton is now stuck with this 3 pot. IMO, the only way to save it is to go hybrid (like X90) as there is now a gap between ICE & EV. Not everyone can go EV & hybrid is the mid point. That's the only way to save this investment.

3 pot is really for fuel saving bro.
x70 because the freaking car is big and heavy.

s70 x50 fuel consumption seems not that bad like x70

Do you mean setup another assembly line for the 4 pot engine and pay additional royalties  to Geely for the 4 pot engine?
You think bring in new engine is free?

not to mentioned axia like handling

no joke bro

ccp car...soulless. all pretty bling bling from the outside, inside so hollow 0 soul

same thing like escalators

there is these two malls here in KV , their escalators forever rosak

that is shit yo

ford fiesta such a waste i tell you

CCP punya logic different from ours. ALL SHOW ALL GLITTERS JUST TO ATTRACT PPL TO BUY THEN GG

talking about S70

S70 sales kinda slow but not as slow as X90 ( model which I think should not launched here in MY )

good handling car, at least for MK6

but gb, aircond mmg cb

wasted

indeed

not to mention that they see us ( anyone that is not CCP ) like we are second,third class citizen

imagine these foreigners who cari makan here see us liddat?

Sometimes weird why S70 sales poor recently? Foresee because Toyota and HM give cash rebates is one of it. As well as no AA and ACP stock

This is typical cinapek culture yo...

Yes...very cringe one...
example like, when got event, die2 must give big boss walk on red carpet and ask pretty women staffs stand on both side to clap hands.. 

Ford Fiesta is an awesome car to drive, godly tier handling only bested by Ford Focus among mass market cars. 
I still have my Ford Fiesta, 12 years old already keeping as a spare car. Gearbox issues fixed under warranty. I had no aircond problems and the car has been very reliable except for the GB issues which were eventually fixed under warranty and broken door latch issue. Market value very low due to the perception of problems so I just keep for now.

Yeah, they are both quite small due to this is the size that most Europeans prefer. When I was looking for a C segment car later on was also considering the Focus but decided to get the Cerato instead due to size and cheaper price. That was a very good decision coz the Cerato has been very reliable but I later found out that the Focus has many issues.