QUOTE(kcng @ Apr 25 2008, 11:37 AM)
RUSH 90k
- 2WD
- 7 seater
- people will think u are driving a perodua
NaughtyCar (lets say 70k)
- 4wd
- 5 seater
- can pass off as rush


Hell yeah
QUOTE(ston3r @ Apr 25 2008, 12:16 PM)
agreed.. if they do this.. they will be heading into proton territory... but then again.. proton has been eating into perodua's territory by releasing the savvy... so i guess.. it's just a return smack-in-da-face to them..

P2 had a 1.5l car before it's a rarely seen Rusa
QUOTE(ston3r @ Apr 25 2008, 12:26 PM)
my thoughts precisely!
how can u have a CBU malaysian car??? it just does not make sense... if it is a CBU.. then it should be built in m'sia... not in the land of the rising sun... perodua is really losing the plot here....

Personally the concept of a National Car is outmoded regardless of where it's assembled. It still doesn't disguise the fact the car isn't a 100% a Malaysia Boleh effort.
Stop kidding yourself
QUOTE(blue.taxi @ Apr 25 2008, 01:26 PM)
I htink this natica will be in as a 2WD not a 4WD car.
It's 4WD otherwise most Kembara owners probably won't upgrade.
No kidding Kembara owners actually do take their trusty P2 Kembara's off road lets see a Rush do that
QUOTE(manchild @ Apr 25 2008, 02:15 PM)
I hope Perodua won't be going the Kia Carnival way...first cbu from korea and then assembled here and rebadged as Naza Ria and sold more cheaply...there would be a lot of disgruntled people...
Its typical early adopters should learn to expect it. This happens from cars to iPods

Deal with it
QUOTE(big gigolo @ Apr 25 2008, 07:56 PM)
perodua start to make a wrong move
the car haven launch yet received so many complain
Errr the car haven't even launch yet complain, what is wrong with people...
I'm sure Perodua's market research indicated this is the right direction to go... it's a market space where P1 is not present and there is already a ready market of loyal Kembara owners waiting to upgrade.
I participated in a P2 survey and the proposed Nautica checks items off most of my wish list
Right on top my list:-
More potent engine (Scrap the 1.3l)
4WD is a must
Compact and Street Smart looks (I didn't want a Kangaroo bar sticking out front)
QUOTE(haze @ Apr 26 2008, 01:52 PM)
Whats wrong is that it will increase the price of the car. it does not make sense if the car sells at 90k and higher priced than the toyota rush.
Even the Rush has benn taxed a lot so perodua selling it higher priced than the rush is can be seen as plain greed by perodua
Price is moot, if the equipment and trim is up to par or better and it meets buyers requirements then they get what they paid for.
For me fewer seats are better 5 is sufficient. As long as I can shop at Ikea and carry home Queen Size beds with a wardrobe or 6'ft long table and my grandmother’s wheelchair I'm happy.
I choose the current 1.3 Kembara Aero over the Avanza 1.3 coz I felt it's wasteful to lug around so many empty seats and I can go where no Avanza can
QUOTE(zacevox @ Apr 27 2008, 01:56 AM)
Just wait and see, probably after a while Perodua might local assemble it and could be cheaper? That time the Rush/Terios may go for new generation.
Actually the Toyota Rush that from Indonesia is same chasis with the Japanese Rush/Terios. Only with longer body to fit the third row of seat. Same as the old Terios(our Kembara) know as Daihatsu Taruna in Indonesia.
The only things is the current Rush from Indonesia have lower tax due to AFTA. And the new Nautica is from Japan have difference tax structure.
Added on April 27, 2008, 1:58 amand it also 300kg more heavy. the 1500cc engine is just too small to support it's weight.
Keeping my fingers crossed I'm keeping my Kembara for another 2 years or less.
Hopefully the price is better when I decide to upgrade or maybe a Nautica Aero facelift
QUOTE(Valentino46 @ Apr 27 2008, 04:29 AM)
ppl nowadays usually look at badge,size,appearance when buying a car,what's underneath was not so significant from what i can see.
rush is base on avanza with prettier skins,it is an expensive way of buying an avanza,but ppl don't see that
nautica is base on daihatsu terious,a car for british market,has different underpinning from the rush/avanza,has different drive system (4wd),different interior(exactly the one you get in terious),shorter wheelbase means will be nimbler arround town, but all in all ppl see the skin and forget the substantial.
True most consumers only look at the superficial and expect a SUV to handle like a Vios
This post has been edited by aaronpang: Apr 28 2008, 11:02 AM