After 5 years what happens? Does Proton just cut off the data and the car cannot go online?

In case don't wanna pay subscription to Proton got any alternative like using eSim from Digi/Maxis etc? I believe current X50 / X70 also have similar connected vehicle service, so maybe owners can chime in.

You also booked already? Which colour? Did your SA apply for loan already?

Which outlet? I will go and have a look if nearby.

Ok thanks. Hotspot makes sense.

Oh I see. Yeah, the pink looks good but not suitable for a middle-aged man like me

Aiya, too far for me.

People in China consider Geely as a good quality car. So it is probably not as bad other China cars but not at the level of Korean cars quality. Japanese cars on the other hand are reliable coz they are simple but made to the cheapest quality possible with poor safety but good QC.

That said, all brands have quality issues, but how well they resolve it also important. Toyota has loads of QC issues too but they will resolve it for you unlike some other distributors who really don't care about keeping customers happy.

It's an EV not ICE car. China automakers are not very good in making ICE cars (compared to Japs and Koreans for e.g.) but are very good in making EVs. Under the Geely group there are so many EVs that are being sold worldwide and garnering praises - Volvo EX30, XC40, C40, Smart #1 and #3, Zeekr X, etc. Most of the new ones use the same EV specific platform as emas 7 (except for the XC40 which is from an ICE platform).

An EV is a lot of simpler than an ICE car, so much so that people have been trying to get it to work for over a 100 years, but the problem was the battery technology was not good enough.
Proton's version uses cheaper material as it is meant to be a mass market product but other than that, how everything works is quite basic with very few components compared to an ICE vehicle, which means that there is less parts to go wrong. Personally, I will be more concerned with Proton's first ever CKD EV rather than Geely's EV made in China.

Anyhow, this is what I think, we will only know for sure once the cars are on the road and people actually try them out. I might end up very wrong and later will be ranting at kopitiam about the problems with my car.
If you are skeptical and can wait, then just wait for CKD.

Suspension usually will take at least several years to go bad, so really not a major concern I think. If you don't have an immediate need, I would say better wait, but remember that CBU EV tax exemption is ending at the end 2025, not sure how long Proton will take to do CKD. In the meantime its possible that we will get more models from other brands also. I suspect BYD will cut prices a lot next year due to the competition from emas 7, so might get the Sealion 7 for RM150k ++.

About 10%+ in ten years. No biggie.

10 year + old Nissan Leaf & Renault Zoe with air cooled batteries also still running around with half battery life, they already had a short range to begin with, why even worry about this on cars with liquid cooled batteries?

Try asking a few different SAs from different dealers and you'll get your answer. Some dealers will have their own promos too.