Comments on: 2007 Proton Savvy First Steer – what do you get for $13,990?

By: Ninad

Ninad — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:12:59 +0000

I love your site and your car reviews and advice. However, I dont find your views on a car’s look acceptable. Whether a car looks cute or ugly is best left for the people to decide. I don’t find the Savvy to be ugly looking..relative to other cars for the same price..i think it has acceptable looks.

Just my $0.02.

Thanks for this website..has been very helpful in deciding a car I buy.

By: One Malaysia

One Malaysia — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:51:32 +0000

One Malaysia, two national car maker, many models to choose from. This is simply wrong. One Malaysia, one Proton, one Save We!

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By: heather

heather — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:31:43 +0000

Just purchased a proton savvy, love it. Sure its not powerful but great for city driving and great on fuel.
Noise isnt that bad and looks great to me.
drive it before you comment!!

By: Dexter

Dexter — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:29:51 +0000

To all the people who ask “have you driven one?” yes, i have, i ask you, ever serviced one? drama, try finding a bloody oil filter for the bugger, sure, good handling, but no guts what so ever, my 96 1.2l barina smokes it, noise, yes, shit fuel economy, yes, is the second most ugly thing ive seen. just horrible. a chick owns it and hates it, so does everyone else

By: Craig

Craig — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:56:24 +0000

I’ve had my savvy for a month and loving it. Its black so gives me and excuse to wash it more times than you can blink. Dispite of the issues mentioned in the artical its a really good car and No one else has one where I like so its abit different (which is awsome). Looking to make an improvement on the exhaust and would be good to put in the 1.2turbo engine from the renault twingo put the lotus suspension to the test.

By: LINDA

LINDA — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:38:57 +0000

can anyone tell me how many kms do you get on the petrol.

I have taken it up to 420 but i think there is more.

By: LINDA

LINDA — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:37:07 +0000

I have had a Proton Savvy and for over a year now it is the best car for the price. We do not all have endless budgets and i cannot fault it. Sure nothing is perfect but who is. The gear stick noise was fixed easy. The petrol i save is keeping my family afloat. I am a female and love the the shape of the car, i think it is cute. To be honest the only other car that interest me was the Suzuki swift but out of my price range. I like the rear sensors. Sorry but people are on a budget out here and have to toe the line.

By: vogue

vogue — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:02:03 +0000

I would think that most good looking cars are designed when designers are non-sobber or half sobber. However the malays, not allowed to consume alcohol, have to design it when they are sobber, while watching their chicken and duck livestock in their village!

By: franz chong

franz chong — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:05:09 +0000

for this sort of money I would rather an ex RENTAL ONE TWO Year old Corolla,Pulsar,Tiida,Lancer or any of the next size up proven cars or If I must buy New A Nissan Micra,Suzuki Swift or a Mazda2 or even the Public Transport Sysrem depending on where one lives in Australia is better than this and over a long time may even work out cheaper.If I had the Choice between a Proton or Torrens Transit(I am from Adelaide by the way)give me the latter anytime when I don’t need a car.

By: tyre

tyre — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:22:41 +0000

it is too ugly,why proton go for them self without other opinion,now fuel price rise,this rubbish cost for RM 46000.00
in Malaysia, i rather immigrant to Brunei!!

By: malaysian

malaysian — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:23:54 +0000

what kind of idiotic fool buys a proton car…its a basic fact of life not to buy a proton car..it is a piece of junk…a waste of resources…bottom line is it is a shitty car…i would rather buy a bicycle than buy this car…..

By: malaysian

malaysian — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:08:02 +0000

i’m a malaysian and i wont even buy this piece of junk….here in malaysia, the goverment tax all foreign car about 100++% …it will cost us double or more…so they are forcing us to buy proton cars..a suzuki swift cost $23,990 in australia ,in malaysia in will cost around $45,000 or $50,000

By: Ess-001

Ess-001 — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:59:10 +0000

Having seen the responses from some of the passionate Malaysians trying to defend feverishly their well loved national pride even though the maker in reality is going nowhere after two and a half wasted decades, it makes me wonder if Proton’s management (or rather the owners) still feel the same way today. Because they should have chucked their flippin egos and sought professional help when it was clearly time to do so.

I too laughed when I first saw the Savvy and how they only had it in manual transmission initially and got trounced in its own backyard by what is really a re-badged Daihatsu. But then I also saw the mid-exhaust and thought that at the very least, they are still not a foregone conclusion. They just need help… as in a good shrink for their owners and a partner that can instill back the passion and love for cars. Did I hear someone whisper “aus liebe zum automobil” ?

By: hohoho

hohoho — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:19:08 +0000

Hell u such of selfish talking like this to malaysian, i had own this savvy and love it all the way.

By: shorta

shorta — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:29:02 +0000

serene.you’re an embarassment to malaysia.give the government a break.you dont have to say that extremely hate the car to other people of other countries.are not you embarassed by yourself?im proud to be malaysian.not everything is perfect.that is just the way it is.it is already good that the malaysians are making effort of trying to build the car models themselves and i agree with lalala.you people bore me.you people are typical barbarians.

By: lalala

lalala — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:24:41 +0000

huh??everyone has their own opinion on things.besides,its a budget car.dont expect much.duh!!!i agree with ezra though.n i think that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.people who own this car would definitely say its a nice one.dont be too harsh.its easier being nice than being mean.

By: Duck

Duck — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:34:45 +0000

I would recommend deaf people to own this car, should by one for my dad (his not completley deaf, but he needs the radio up loud to hear it)! HA! HA! HA! HA!

By: Duck

Duck — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:21:14 +0000

NOT A BAD CAR……………………………………What was i thinking i would defintly, a 100% sure rather own a KIA RIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!