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Old 08-18-2007, 04:10 PM   #2
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Re: proton cars...

I beg to differ on the value you put on your country's national car.

Think of it, a car company from Malaysia bought one of the most respected British firms in the world (Lotus). Using knowledge from Lotus they managed to make a wonderful "Hot-hatch".

Perhaps they might have been really expensive in Malaysia, but over here in the UAE, they got my respect.

Protons appeared on our roads about the same time as Kia. The market leader here is Toyota, second Nissan as always...

Anyways, when Proton arrived, it proved to last better in the extreme heat than its Korean counterpart. The Wira sold here for quite some time and still does in small numbers.

Sad to say the name of Proton has almost disappeared here in UAE because of the advertising. Now people here only buy what they can see in posters and on TV, which is now Kia/ Hyundai. How stupid can they be????

If proton can use all of its resources avaliable (Lotus engineering), they can make on fantastic car.
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