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The New Proton Saga 2008 Edition

My family is not rich. I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Back in the mid 1990s, my dad got a Proton Saga to use as a company car as he was in sales. Funny as it sounds right now, my family was very happy because all we had back then was an old Volkswagen that kept breaking down on us.

A couple of years later, I got my driving license the on my 17th birthday (or was it 18th?) and my dad tossed me the keys. So my formulative driving skills were honed on a Proton Saga which resulted in me being obsessed with speed and defensive driving - there were no airbags or any safety features in the car.

Fast-forward to 2007 - my family still owns a Proton Saga (which is barely alive) and a Proton Wira.

So Proton has now redesigned and launced the brand new Proton Saga 2008 edition. Previous Proton cars were of no interest to me, but this new Proton Saga is very close to my heart.

I am going to test-drive it the moment I get back to Malaysia. Hell, I may even buy one just for the heck of it.

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The car look great! Go buy one.

..i support u..go buy one la..even two is okay and then give one to me..btw im newbie here..

It actually looks good in the pic… a little like the old vios. can the quality be as good? That is another question.

Date of delivery: 30th May 2008 at 3.00p.m. (meter reading 37km)
1st time broke down: 30th May 2008 at 6.30p.m. (meter reading 65km)
Towed to workshop: 2nd June 2008 at 10.30a.m.
Hand over from workshop: 4th June 2008
2nd time broke down: 10th June 2008 (6 days after repaired, meter reading 325km)
Towed to workshop: 11th June 2008 at 9.00a.m.
Hand over from workshop: 11th June 2008 at 4.30p.m.
Intend to buy a new car? A new Proton Saga? Please read this before making the decision!
I booked a new Proton Saga a few months ago from EON Cheras Branch for my daughter, a newly pass driver with “P” licence. After a few months waiting, the sales person call me to settle the balance of down payment, and collect the car on 30th May 2008.
After collecting the car, I left my car at the branch and brought my daughter to drive it after schooling in the evening. The car brokedown after driving for less than 2 km from the branch, without any signal. The sales person call a mechanic to fix the problem after waiting for more than one hour. But the same problem happen again. The mechanic of EON service centre from Bandar Damai Perdana was unable to fix the problem after trying for several times, and advice to tow to the main workshop at Jalan Chan Sow Lin, Kuala Lumpur.
The car was towed to Jalan Chan Sow Lin on 2nd June 2008. After leaving there for one whole day, nothing has been done until we went there on the second day. The car was hand over to me the third day, and was told they have repaired and tested, everything is in good condition.
After driving for less than a week, the problem come back again, engine died off without any warning. This can be very serious if it happen while driving at the highway, especially at night. I can still remember there was one incident happened in Ipoh many years ago, a happy family sending their son to U.K. for further study, they drive from the northern region to the airport in KL. On their way back home, the car broke down at the North South Highway near Ipoh at night, and a fast coming Express bus knocked the car, both the parents died on the spot. How can I let my daughter to take the risk with this problem car??? I have totally lost confidence with this Proton Saga.
I went to the EON Cheras branch, asking for a full refund. You should know the answer, the request was not successful. They have change a fuse box for me. The sales person told me, this is not the only case, there is another car hand over recently having the same problem. How about other branches? Do you agree that new car having the similar problem is very common (as they said)? Can’t they take it seriously? Do you want to risk your life with this problem car?
I love my country Malaysia. I support Malaysia manufactured car - Proton & Perodua. I sincerely hope that they produce a quality car with drivers’ safety bear in mind. I hope that they really care about their customer. Please do not put “QC PASS” tag before tested with error free and handing over the car. This is the first time in my lifetime, buying a lousy new car, and they never appologize to me for the problem and trouble brought by this new car.
Do you want to buy a new car? Please consider before making a decision.

Click to view more: http://www.protosaga08.blogspot.com

Date of delivery: 30th May 2008 at 3.00p.m. (meter reading 37km)
1st time broke down: 30th May 2008 at 6.30p.m. (meter reading 65km)
Towed to workshop: 2nd June 2008 at 10.30a.m.
Hand over from workshop: 4th June 2008
2nd time broke down: 10th June 2008 (6 days after repaired, meter reading 325km)
Towed to workshop: 11th June 2008 at 9.00a.m.
Hand over from workshop: 11th June 2008 at 4.30p.m.
Intend to buy a new car? A new Proton Saga? Please read this before making the decision!
I booked a new Proton Saga a few months ago from EON Cheras Branch for my daughter, a newly pass driver with “P” licence. After a few months waiting, the sales person call me to settle the balance of down payment, and collect the car on 30th May 2008.
After collecting the car, I left my car at the branch and brought my daughter to drive it after schooling in the evening. The car brokedown after driving for less than 2 km from the branch, without any signal. The sales person call a mechanic to fix the problem after waiting for more than one hour. But the same problem happen again. The mechanic of EON service centre from Bandar Damai Perdana was unable to fix the problem after trying for several times, and advice to tow to the main workshop at Jalan Chan Sow Lin, Kuala Lumpur.
The car was towed to Jalan Chan Sow Lin on 2nd June 2008. After leaving there for one whole day, nothing has been done until we went there on the second day. The car was hand over to me the third day, and was told they have repaired and tested, everything is in good condition.
After driving for less than a week, the problem come back again, engine died off without any warning. This can be very serious if it happen while driving at the highway, especially at night. I can still remember there was one incident happened in Ipoh many years ago, a happy family sending their son to U.K. for further study, they drive from the northern region to the airport in KL. On their way back home, the car broke down at the North South Highway near Ipoh at night, and a fast coming Express bus knocked the car, both the parents died on the spot. How can I let my daughter to take the risk with this problem car??? I have totally lost confidence with this Proton Saga.
I went to the EON Cheras branch, asking for a full refund. You should know the answer, the request was not successful. They have change a fuse box for me. The sales person told me, this is not the only case, there is another car hand over recently having the same problem. How about other branches? Do you agree that new car having the similar problem is very common (as they said)? Can’t they take it seriously? Do you want to risk your life with this problem car?
I love my country Malaysia. I support Malaysia manufactured car - Proton & Perodua. I sincerely hope that they produce a quality car with drivers’ safety bear in mind. I hope that they really care about their customer. Please do not put “QC PASS” tag before tested with error free and handing over the car. This is the first time in my lifetime, buying a lousy new car, and they never appologize to me for the problem and trouble brought by this new car.
Do you want to buy a new car? Please consider before making a decision.

Click to view more: http://www.protonsaga08.blogspot.com