Comments on: Proton Savvy Automatic

By: yi

yi — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 16:56:04 +0000

I personally think that Proton now aged 20 still producing those cars which is out of shape like savvy may sometimes disapointed us…By my experiance currently driving a Waja facing many problems with the car…1st the power window..the 4 doors power window spoilt because of the manufacturing default thats uses plastic to hold the heavy glass that makes it crack oftenly, once crack the glass will fall & coth of repair will be about 300++

2ndly is about the door handles..now on the road almost every Waja u see will sure have a black door handle which mean this handle is so fragile thats could break easily…

3rdly is about the Automatic Gear Box…from Wira to Waja and coming soon other models having many problems with the Gear box.. Believe it or not…the respond of Proton gear box is very slow which mean when u accelerate to overtake.. u could on hear the accelerating sounds instead of power… My Waja gear box starts giving me problem as it is not smooth when changing gears…so it cost me about 500++ to service it……but after a month the problem arises again..so after many thoughts I decided to change to Avanza which i believe is better in its VVT-i engine…

Lastly, i believe Gen 2 also has got many problems such as engine failure for the 1st batch….having difficluties to start the vehicle… rear seat is not comfortable because of the low roof.

By: irma

irma — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 08:08:18 +0000

anyone wanna buy savvy hi..hi.. my one comes next week … love proton…20th anniversary…congratessss..anyone wanna buy this car without downpayment.. just contact my dealer.. hi..hi the comel gal.. MIss June from skudai 012-7479011..or me irma 017-7063247

By: albagmane

albagmane — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 03:35:05 +0000

i would think IF proton launches this type of car (built tougher than you think) in years before, this may change my perception on proton. Many people die because of these Cola-tin cars as they are really lack of safety.
IF proton can analyze the market demand well, this may also change my perception on proton. So that it wont produce such ridiculous cars like Juara or Arena. These cars doesnt suit the Malaysian taste at all!
Besides that, i think proton may make lots of losses because of these ridiculous acts, definitely brings great risk but no returns to the company. Shame on proton!

By: NF

NF — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:24:21 +0000

Will this thing only come with AMT or will there be the ‘traditional’ automatic transmission?

By: Johnny Boy

Johnny Boy — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:05:41 +0000

In in an Renault’s AMT, if u kelam-kabut also, the intelligent gearbox will take charge once u overrev and will shift to auto to prevent damage to your gearbox, not like the ordinary sequential gearbox.
But i do hope the Savvy AMT will have a sport and economy mode, minyak makin mahal looooo……

By: alansm

alansm — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 05:53:36 +0000

Yah Quickshift5 / AMT is a very good idea if one know how to handle a Manual gearshift.
Problem with people who prefer automatic is bcos they cannot work out when to change gear
or which gear to change. Sure they will kelam-kabut using AMT too. But for those who prefer manual shift like me, it will be great. (If I am in a Clio!! ) Savvy looks out of place on the road. Look like space ship from japanese anime:)

By: Johnny Boy

Johnny Boy — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 04:35:19 +0000

Yo Dog the wan,
Test drove the car last weekend, it handles well, the power distribution is smooth, gear change is swift, and the car is very intelligent.
Its a whole new phenomena and i think u guys just try it…..if u get the opportunity…..
I dont want to comment on the looks as per harry coz it is so objective, rmbr beauty is in the eye of the beholder……..

By: Johnny Boy

Johnny Boy — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 04:20:34 +0000

Yo gogochaiyo,
Sori, i’m not related to P1 nor P2, but merely analysing their performance since i hold some substantial amount of stocks in their company.

I think my problem is, i tend to see the beautiful thing in everything and always look on the positive side of a situation.

BTW, i have a deep passion in automotive, n would like to share the knowledge with u guys. Eventhough i believe in freedom of speech, but something are better left unspoken……

yehaaa…..

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 03:05:25 +0000

Design is getting urglier , more urglier , more & the urgliest.i ever seen.

By: View

View — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 23:33:29 +0000

According to last Q financial Report, Ptoron is burning “cash”. Which means their earning not even able to cover their expenses. If Proton continue with this mode, they will go bankrupt in 2007.

By: FiveElements

FiveElements — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 08:32:41 +0000

PROTON must aim for a bigger market. Just Malaysia alone is not enuf.

Quality and design must improve to survive in the automobile industry. PROTON must be run by someone experience and i believe the local is still abit green.

I think PROTOn should look overseas to get someone capable enuf to run it. I’m sure they are wealthy enuf to get the right person to do the job.

By: CKS

CKS — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 06:57:57 +0000

I personally think Savvy could be the last of its kind from Proton.

After the removal of T.Mahaleel, Proton will morph into something else, the soon to be appointed CEO will surely have his/her own way of doing things and I suspect it will reverse certain things laid out by T.Mahaleel.

T.Mahaleel once said Proton need not be a mass market car producer to be profitable (BMW/Merc is not producing mass market cars but they are profitable). Agree or not but that man believes in what he said and that is what he strived to achieve from day one.

Look at Gen2, bad interior for sure but most people like the ride and handling. Savvy’s handling is even better, and the build quality has also improved compared to Gen2.

One foreign auto magazine even wrote, he taught T.Mahaleel was joking when he (Mahaleel) said Proton is going to be BMW of Asia. But after he test drove Gen2, he realised that Mahaleel wasn’t joking, but he was serious! Although Gen2 is lacking in all aspects compared to the revered BMW, but he can see the direction Proton is (or rather ‘was’) heading.

But now T.Mahaleel is no longer in charge, Proton has lost its charismatic leader, new one will be appointed, new objective will be mapped, old plans may be thrown to the trash bin and a new blueprint will be drawn, to the better or bad is remain to be seen.

Good luck Proton.

By: E-Nabill

E-Nabill — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 21:13:31 +0000

honourMe , its always like this , after few comments,some ppl sudenly start bashing this n that…its becoming mental already…thr r two or 3 guys actually,u all know who thy r,always talk crap n way off topic,always political…real idiots…thy get chance to be free,n thy misuse it…pity paul !

By: honourMe

honourMe — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 15:11:17 +0000

attn to blog owner. i noticed that ppl tend to leave offensive and nonsense comments especially blog like this that doesnt require user login. My suggestion is allow only registered user to leave comment.

By: harry

harry — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 13:16:42 +0000

auto or no auto savvy is still ugly. how to sell a car like that. only those ah beng will buy that kind of car. if only ah beng bought cars from proton.. how to succeed?

next come SRM… aiyaaaa die la proton…

By: DOG THE WAN

DOG THE WAN — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 13:14:56 +0000

Sorry TYPO!!.,,,,Let me know more….about the feels!

By: DOG THE WAN

DOG THE WAN — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 13:13:53 +0000

DOnt know the feel yet? ANybody know the driving conditions? Smooth or Jark..or else?? ANybody had tried it, let me more the feeling.

By: Hans 'TiÃœV' Wolfgang

Hans 'TiÃœV' Wolfgang — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:23:43 +0000

the huge gear knob cud be used as a narcissistic tool for hollow souls. perhaps kimberlycun can try it out herself and gives us a frank review.

By: Stingray

Stingray — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 11:03:46 +0000

The green is catchy, can’t wait to see a silver one. Think they should have given ppl more colour options earlier on

By: HumanSanzz

HumanSanzz — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:29:49 +0000

To:eRis-Aeir4s
I also hope that u will get your car ASAP but to those who didn’t pay the ‘extra money’ errrr may be it will be a longer delay compared to those who paid.Coz my father’s friend keep helping others pplz to potong jalan so that can get their car faster.Muahaha.I dunno may be p2 will sacrifice and skip all the tests on the cars so that more cars can be produced.

By: edw

edw — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 09:54:16 +0000

Paul,
have proton explain on the below , on the Q1 earning ?

But what about the higher allowance for doubtful debts? What doubtful debts are these?

By: gogochaiyo

gogochaiyo — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 09:19:18 +0000

Yo johnny boy.. i know you’re somehow related to p1.

Stop defending p1 because nobody says it is really that faulty.
Hey.. stop attacking people also because this is an auto forum after all.

If i’m on your side of the field, i’d play safe

By: napps

napps — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 08:01:31 +0000

“Napps, kah kah kah, if the color is right, i think u will even buy the kereta lembuâ€¦â€¦.
Sori dude, iâ€™m a class above uâ€¦â€¦.

BTW – its a free country with everything have to payâ€¦â€¦.stupid uâ€¦”

JOHNNY BOY, I AM IMPRESSED YOU ARE RATHER KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT CARS. IT WOULD BE A LOT BETTER IF YOU COULD REFRAIN FROM MAKING CHILDISH CHEAP-SHOT COMMENTS LIKE THIS.

By: HANG JEBAT

HANG JEBAT — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 04:11:37 +0000

alamak.. terlambat la, too busy.. Yo Paul!!! thanx!!!! keep up the good work!!! hope the green one is nice so i will dub mine as The Green Hornet… hehe… & for Proton, please don’t play play ahh… hope you built this one nice & dandy..

By: Johnny Boy

Johnny Boy — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:34:18 +0000

rainbow7j,
dont worry, it is a common practice for GLC now. It is a common accounting practice for giving some allowance for doubtful debts. In this case, the new Proton management will want to zerorize the dd and start fresh with the company. If u look at the fin statement, it is still healthy. I anticipate that the next quarter fin performance, P1 will show a tremendous and superb results.

As for the electronic sensor thingy, dont worry, i dont think the engineer in P1 is that lousy to ingore this.

By: Johnny Boy

Johnny Boy — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:26:53 +0000

Belacans, i think this is the perfect car for town driving + some spills and thrills for torque which is provided by the car ( dont expect too much from a 1.2 engine k ).

overall it is a balance car and can suit dual needs of drivers:
- eg. scenario
- husband wants to buy MT car for pick up/less fuel consp. & wife wants an AT since not verse with manual/afraid will stuck at hill.
- son wants some weekends huha/racing & dad wants an AT to ease during traffic jam…..

So in most cars purchase decision, this will afeect and consumers end up having 2 cars to suit both needs. So now, introducing AMT will be very practical.

Some from the car tester, the journey from Gombak to Kota Bharu only consume RM 30.00, wow that a huge savings……

By: rainbow7j

rainbow7j — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:26:46 +0000

looking at the news report about the financial situation at proton, it is no doubt that our national car maker is in some deep shit ……

for all the potong bashing business, it is very painful to see it goes downhill with all these problems…. it is after all, owned by all of malaysians…..

haizzzz

ok back to AMT topic, it is said the gear shift is done thru electronic sensor control ? I have serious doubt about the impact of the road condition(so many hidden danger, pot holes ….all sizes of road bumps) in malaysia to the precise sensor system in the gear box.

In my opinion if possible I will stick to manual ….

By: kaki bola

kaki bola — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 02:54:26 +0000

kimberlycun

By: belacans

belacans — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 02:46:59 +0000

i need to replace my 8yo wira 1.5 sedan for city driving only. could this be it? we’ll see….

By: kimberlycun

kimberlycun — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 02:24:04 +0000

it’s still a bloody damn ugly car..