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Message: <blockquote data-quote="charcoal" data-source="post: 654737" data-attributes="member: 29337">I know many people get sored with proton which is widely considered as one of the factors that result in us paying arms and legs for imported cars. But with all honesty I think proton wira is perhaps one of the best proton cars that has been produced in term of easy to drive and affordable to many people esp. college going kids. In term of ratio, there are a lot more protons on Malaysian roads than other cars. In term of ownership, proton, esp. wira, or even better the 2nd hand wira are typically owned by people who can't afford the Japanese, Koreans or Conti.Negative views on proton are plenty due to political connotation and frustration with the existence of APs and high excise duties for import cars. But really, in term of practicality and value for money, a 2nd hand wira, make 1997, cost RM8k, mileage 190,000 km, after changed the lamps, after installed an MP3 players, aircond working fine, engine condition is fine, service cost below RM150 per visit, full tank  cost only RM35, because of small size easy to drive, pick up is reasonable (of course not like VW GTI), etc....so what so bad about the car?If you have impression that proton is the car that is alway broken down on the highway and caused traffic jam it is just your perception. Have you ever really noticed what brand of the car that broke down? Lets be honest and do a log the next time you see a car break down along the highway. Also please factor in the fact that there are many more proton cars on the roads, so the probability of break down can be more than VW. So if you see one VW breakdown Vs 9 proton, it doesn't mean proton is more problematic cars than VW.I am not asking anyone to love proton, the idea is one must be fair and less sterotype when you make comparison. I have one friend before who always said his things, house, car, etc. were better than anyone else have, the best, etc. Few of my other friends also felt funny with frowning eyes everytime this happend. One day I told this boasting friend off, fortunately he didn't feel offended. Instead he realised that the earth is actually round and not flat.</blockquote>

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