I need views from Proton Arena owners

[Darthmaul]

Hey TianYou, at last I m hearing from an actual owner. Thanks for the info! btw, do u mean 15sec to 100km, not 15min?

 

Can I know what is your loan interest? I understand that banks charge higher interest for commercial vehicles.

 

Also, just curious what colour is your Arena? White, yellow or dark blue? I may just see you on the road cos not many of them around.

 

My neighbour living opp. my place is a caucasian couple. The husband bought an Arena for his wife to use. According to her, it is a useful vehicle as she has a child and 2 big dogs. But she has no much comments about the vehicle's performance

 

Anyway, thanks again.

Edited March 8, 2005 by Darthmaul

[Tianyou83]

Oh ya, it is my mistake.. it is 15 sec to 100km..

 

As for bank loan .. soli .. i cannot provide much info .. I think it is rather high. around 3.5% like tat..

But a simple calculation can tell that, the vehicle shld be $25 800, with 378 for 7yrs will be around , ($31752), in the end you will be paying 5952 more over the 7 yrs.

 

My Arena is Blue in colour.

 

Actually I will not really encourage you to buy it if you have to ferry loads regularly, cos the fuel will be much of a prob..Diesel is 60 cents cheaper than Petrol, now I think fuel price going to hit new heights again, it will be a big prob ..

 

Ok, any qn .. jus reply.

 

Regards,

[Darthmaul]

Actually I just need an affordable vehicle to get around, not really to ferry goods, and yes, I just checked wif a finance co. and the interest rate is indeed 3.5%.

 

Still considering...

[Tianyou83]

ok, that this vehicle is quite affordable...btw have you check out the latest price of the Arena (Free Style)

 

Think COE drop .. the price may dipped even further ..

 

regards,

[Darthmaul]

Yup.. I went to the showroom to view it. The price now is $24,888.

 

It's a good size vehicle and easy to handle. I used to have a Isuzu twin cab pickup. It's huge and although I can handle it, parking is a pain... the pick-up is too long.

 

Anyways... still thinking

[Darthmaul]

Has anyone read this before?

http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/lot/lot105.html

 

Now it doesn't sound like a junk car to me...

Edited March 10, 2005 by Darthmaul

[Caaa]

Sporty Lotus-Tuned junk car?

 

[Darthmaul]

wa lao... like tat oso can...

[Darthmaul]

I just saw a thread that says Arena is a junk car...

saw in a thread somewhere, issit a half-cut wira with a pickup deck?

or issit a completely new model?

 

 

u r kind of rite abt tat... the arena is based on the

tried-and-tested mechanicals of the persona 1.5 sedan

but with a 2-seater cabin and a spacious style-side

utility.

Edited March 11, 2005 by Darthmaul

[Darthmaul]

sharks... now that the coe has gone up, the price of arena has gone up 2k liao damn....

[Vit4wd]

If you are not in a hurry, you can wait.

 

The general elections is around the corner, and the general sentiments is that COE prices will drop further.

[Vit4wd]

While the Arena looks cool, you cannot seat passengers behind.

 

You can legally sit passengers behind in blind vans like the Daihatsu Extol and Suzuki Carry. They cost around the same as the Arena.

[York]

I think can....fix 2 hand rails on the side

stick a 4 pax sticker..done liao

Edited April 23, 2005 by York

[Vit4wd]

But no air con if you sit behind, unlike the blind vans.

[York]

...for carrying workers in the morning & evening lah....the law dun permit to carry fren & family members...

[Darthmaul]

hey i tot as long as there are hand rails and a sticker that states the pax, I can carry passengers behind? You mean they have to be company employees?

[Darthmaul]

really can carry frend and family? how can i confirm tat?

[York]

yes precisely...must be company employee...if any accident(touch wood)the insurance's under workmen comp....