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2005-05-25 Southeast Asia

Mahathir : Proton Cars Not Expensive Now!

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Posted by Duh! 2005-05-25 10:43|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Here, we find every make of car. You don't see this thing in other countries

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All you see here are GM, Ford, and Chrysler products. When I was in the UK, I certainly never saw the roads filled with Hondas, Mercedes, BMWs, VWs, Toyotas,...

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-05-25 11:26|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-05-25 11:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Anybody got a pic of this thing?

I have this mental image of a 1964 Fiat crossed with a autorickshaw...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-05-25 11:57|| 2005-05-25 11:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually they aren't bad looking. They're partnered with Lotus.

http://www.proton-edar.com.my/

Posted by tu3031 2005-05-25 12:04|| 2005-05-25 12:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Lotus? They're back?

Posted by Colin Chapman 2005-05-25 13:26|| 2005-05-25 13:26|| Front Page Top

#5 tu's right. I was in Malaysia on business in March. Not a bad looking car, and widely owned. not sure about the quality, but it's not a yugo. What ol' mahathir neglects to say, however, is that there are fees associated with owning imports. I walked past a Mercedes dealer and asked what the c-class would cost, and nearly choked.

Posted by PlanetDan">PlanetDan 2005-05-25 16:53|| 2005-05-25 16:53|| Front Page Top

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