The other day the guys and I stopped at a Proton showroom to check out the new Satria Neo. Certainly not a big fan of cars but wouldn't mind seeing if it's worth the fuss.
It's not.
The space inside is equivalent to a Kancil, no kidding. If I was in the driver's seat, only a midget would fit behind me. And a small midget at that. But the boot space ain't huge either. Certainly wouldn't fit dead bodies without requiring a saw. So I wonder where all the space went?
The funniest incident that got me shaking my head in disbelief is the seat latch. On the side of the passenger's seat is a latch that will push the seat down and forward so that the midgets sitting behind can come out. After I managed to pull myself out like a circus clown exiting a Mini Cooper, I tried to lock the passenger seat back into place. But the latch wouldn't stick and it kept unlocking itself. It finally stayed in place in our 4th attempt. But when I closed the passenger door (lightly) the latch un-latched and I saw (with much glee) how the seat just pushed itself down.
That's a dose of Malaysian engineering for you!
2 comments:
Proton has run out of ideas. People normally rehash their ideas to make it better, this time they've really outdone themselves.
FYI, my sister drives a Satria, but the seat does not have that problem. But there are other screwed up flaws. Every model has its hallmark defects.
Hey Zemien. You don't like my blog anymore!!!!!
I love the "with much glee" bit.
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