Proton Ertiga unveiled - 1.4-litre, EEV-certified, from RM59k!

[sweelt]

From proton ER3, left right, u-turn, until vitara....hahahaha
Anyone can buy car, but make sure survey maintenance and spare parts cost....etc. IF can afford, buy that car, drive + maintain until reput. Don follow trends...later regret with no tears. lol...
If listen this not good, that not good....some say "cold door"....at the end, no car bought.
what car is maintenance free wohhh ?? Hybrid car aslo, battery can konggg...
Just chill, survey the wallet yah...

 

[vr2turbo]

Different people different priorities. Some want second hand value, some looks/design, some good drive handle well and so on, so choose accordingly.....lol

 

[RENESIS VIII]

From proton ER3, left right, u-turn, until vitara....hahahaha
Anyone can buy car, but make sure survey maintenance and spare parts cost....etc. IF can afford, buy that car, drive + maintain until reput. Don follow trends...later regret with no tears. lol...
If listen this not good, that not good....some say "cold door"....at the end, no car bought.
what car is maintenance free wohhh ?? Hybrid car aslo, battery can konggg...
Just chill, survey the wallet yah...

Depends on what kind of maintenance though. Like some cars they might come off priced as cheap, but when maintenance come, those who don't know much about cars will be very surprised at the cost. Lets say maybe Kia Rio with 17 inch wheels. The one who bought it might thought that tyre price may just be as cheap as those 15 inch tyres from Almera or Vios since Rio is at that price range. Then found out suddenly 17 inch tyres are more expensive than 15. Or maybe one who bought a Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TSI. Seems like the costs for clutch replacement costs as much as RM3.9k. A normal owner wouldn't have expected that kind of price for around RM100k mark.

Here's the article about how much does the clutch replacement usually cost.
http://paultan.org/2014/09/12/vgm-clutch-rm1888/

Nice and high tech equipment may look nice on spec sheets but if you plan to use the car for a long period of time like more than 10 years, probably it is better to avoid these kind of featured loaded cars. Later this or that part got problem, need to burn a lot of money.

Different people different priorities. Some want second hand value, some looks/design, some good drive handle well and so on, so choose accordingly.....lol

Second hand value are for those who treat cars as a transport from point A to B. Mostly they don't mind if the car is fun to drive or not.

 

[loose_end]

Should have just rebadge the Swift

 

[vr2turbo]

Swift not MPV mah.....

 

[RENESIS VIII]

Should have just rebadge the Swift

That will kill off their Iriz.. Maybe if they know they will do partnership with Suzuki, shouldn't have released the Iriz in the first place... Rebadge Swift...

 

[vr2turbo]

That will kill off their Iriz.. Maybe if they know they will do partnership with Suzuki, shouldn't have released the Iriz in the first place... Rebadge Swift...

They don't even know who they will partner with, talk here fail, talk there fail......hhahhahahahah

 

[RENESIS VIII]

They don't even know who they will partner with, talk here fail, talk there fail......hhahhahahahah

To be honest, I really don't understand Proton and their partnership program. That time during 2010, they say they renewed their agreement with Mitsubishi but until now, only rebadged Lancer. Then suddenly around 2014, partner up with Honda and only rebadged Accord. Now Suzuki. :hmmmm:

 

[loose_end]

Iriz the "Global" small car is killed anyway

 

[RENESIS VIII]

Iriz the "Global" small car is killed anyway

Indeed. Looking at the specs and price, new Persona totally kills it by being cheaper and having more space than Iriz. I heard the CVT is also improved in new Persona. If you ask me, I will rather choose the Persona 1.6 manual is priced at RM46k instead of Iriz 1.6 manual is at RM53k.

 

[vr2turbo]

To be honest, I really don't understand Proton and their partnership program. That time during 2010, they say they renewed their agreement with Mitsubishi but until now, only rebadged Lancer. Then suddenly around 2014, partner up with Honda and only rebadged Accord. Now Suzuki. :hmmmm:

Try to badge those models that can sell, but Japs gave them all the old balance......lol

 

[RENESIS VIII]

Try to badge those models that can sell, but Japs gave them all the old balance......lol

Speaking of models that can sell, the idea of a light pickup truck as a successor to Arena could actually work. They can rebadge the old Triton lite. That one could probably sell to small business owners or people working in construction field.

 

[vr2turbo]

Or could just get stuck with them like Juara......lol

 

[RENESIS VIII]

Or could just get stuck with them like Juara......lol

Well, I think this Ertiga won't be as bad as Juara. Still larger and more powerful than Juara. Juara is like a wrong move to bring in a Kei car van into our market.

In Japan, it makes sense because Kei cars have much cheaper taxes, cheaper biannual shaken vehicle inspection rates and in some rural areas, Kei cars are excluded from the parking spot law. In Japan, to buy a car, you need to prove to the police and authorities that you have a proper parking slot for the car, if not, you can't get the car registered. Police will even go to your parking spot to measure the dimensions to see if it fits the car or not.

 

[g4i8y0t]

Well, I think this Ertiga won't be as bad as Juara. Still larger and more powerful than Juara. Juara is like a wrong move to bring in a Kei car van into our market.

In Japan, it makes sense because Kei cars have much cheaper taxes, cheaper biannual shaken vehicle inspection rates and in some rural areas, Kei cars are excluded from the parking spot law. In Japan, to buy a car, you need to prove to the police and authorities that you have a proper parking slot for the car, if not, you can't get the car registered. Police will even go to your parking spot to measure the dimensions to see if it fits the car or not.

The police in Japan has got so much free time because of very low crime rate. They have to do these kind of things to avoid being called 'makan gaji buta'.

 

[RENESIS VIII]

The police in Japan has got so much free time because of very low crime rate. They have to do these kind of things to avoid being called 'makan gaji buta'.

I think they are very strict with things like these. A lot of places in Japan are very crowded and compacted. They probably want to make sure you have a proper spot to park your car before buying one instead of buy as much as you like, then park everywhere like in Malaysia. The Japanese are always obsessed with neat and orderly stuff.

 

[vr2turbo]

Well, I think this Ertiga won't be as bad as Juara. Still larger and more powerful than Juara. Juara is like a wrong move to bring in a Kei car van into our market.

In Japan, it makes sense because Kei cars have much cheaper taxes, cheaper biannual shaken vehicle inspection rates and in some rural areas, Kei cars are excluded from the parking spot law. In Japan, to buy a car, you need to prove to the police and authorities that you have a proper parking slot for the car, if not, you can't get the car registered. Police will even go to your parking spot to measure the dimensions to see if it fits the car or not.

You jumping all over. Not the Ertiga lah! you just mention re-badge Triton Lite mah......lol

 

[RENESIS VIII]

You jumping all over. Not the Ertiga lah! you just mention re-badge Triton Lite mah......lol

Oh, hahahaha. I got it wrong. So you mean the rebadged Triton lite might end up like Juara. But then, a cheap light truck can serve for utility purposes unlike Juara which I'm not sure what role does it serve. At most, Juara will serve like those old Daihatsu Hijet mini vans used by small business owners.

 

[vr2turbo]

Oh, hahahaha. I got it wrong. So you mean the rebadged Triton lite might end up like Juara. But then, a cheap light truck can serve for utility purposes unlike Juara which I'm not sure what role does it serve. At most, Juara will serve like those old Daihatsu Hijet mini vans used by small business owners.

That is the thing, when finally they gave up on the Juara, they sold cheap, all sold......lol

 

[RENESIS VIII]

That is the thing, when finally they gave up on the Juara, they sold cheap, all sold......lol

I din't know about this. Still quite young at that time. Primary school. I only remember Juara is launched simultaneously with Arena. Arena is well received in Australian market as Proton Jumbuck.