I’m still loving it! :)

So, my car arrived on April 18th, but I was in Redang Island, so I only got to pick it up on the 20th, when I returned to the mainland. The Proton salesman picked me up at the jetty, drove me to the Proton Showroom and showed me my car :) I’ve seen many of these on the road, no doubt, but that was the first time I saw my own car, with my own registration number, and boy, I was *speechless*

Proton

Then he drove me to the nearest petrol station, and then drove me back to the showroom, and then he HANDED ME THE KEY. I was like, OMG. Like I was saying, I have never driven owned such a big car. I have driven only the faithful 850cc Kancil since the day I obtained my driving license some 11 years ago (gulps!).

Right view

So, I am finding driving very pleasant now because I can overtake without having to deliberately step on the accelerator and holding on to the steering wheel and at the same time hoping that the car I am overtaking would slow down a little to give me way. The car itself is quite high (unlike the Wira), just the way I like it :) But the best thing is that I now have 413L of boot space, which is, I don’t know, a few times that of the Kancil? Which simply means that I can pack and bring along whatever I want on trips instead of having to worry about whether my luggage could fit into the boot.

Front light

After 3 weeks of driving it, I am still trying to get used to the size of the car. I am still learning to parallel park my car without reversing into the car behind, and I am still learning to estimate how much space I have in front before I hit the curb. I am still adjusting to having to turn on the indicator lights on the left and the wiper blades on the right. I still need to remember that I do not have to place my left hand on the gear shift because my car automagically switches gears, sweet. LOL.

Overall, I would say that I am a satisfied customer! :)

For the benefit of my non-Malaysian friends:

  • Proton is the first Malaysian national automobile manufacturer which was established in 1983. Malaysia’s second automobile manufacturer is Perodua, which was established in 1993.
  • Check out some Proton-manufactured cars.