Yop Ber ‘ Kecek’

Ive posted a blog on the COMING OF THE NEW PROTON a few days a go. Now Im gonna comment on the car. My 1st impression is…DAMN, its a really good looking car. the lines are gorgeous.  I especially like the ‘tiger eyes’ headlamps and the lines on the front hood. it looks like a ‘go fast’ hatchback, but i dont think it’ll go that fast with 1.3 & 1.6 liter Campros.
One thing i dont like with the xterior is the ‘bling-bling’ turbine wheels. it looks horrible. moving on to the inside or the car…
1st the engine bay. it looks really tidy, even without the covers. some how, the Campro engine looks really sexy. the same goes for the interior.minimilistic designs all around.vertical aircon controls, round air con vents and a new Blaupunkt CD player. the front seats are ‘buckets’ and are really comfortable (compared to other Protons)…so far so good? …..it all ends there.
The quality of the interior is horrible! the plastics are hard and feel cheap. its almost like my iswara (to SABB…my mum’s).crappy plastics. feels like u can tear it off.

Overall, i think its an OK car. there’s certainly improvements from previous models. for those of u looking for a ‘youthful’ car with a budget of around RM 55k this is the car. but if ur not in a hurry, better wait for the R3 (race, rally, research) version. There’s rumours that it’ll have a turbocharger.

More detailed info at: paultan.org

The all new Proton Neo or previously known as Satria Repacement Model will be launched tomorrow (Friday 16/06) after months (maybe years) of waiting. Initial rumours indicated its realease during KLIMS 06. Looking at the pictures, it does look great and resembles the Gen.2 and Lotus APX. It has 2 variations, the 1.3 liter and 1.6. Both using the Campro engine. It is said that the 1.6 can cost around RM 55k.
  Like previous Proton cars, the advertising campaign is big and extravagant. Let’s just hope that the car won’t b a dissapointment. U could c the teasers on TV and at www.desire.com.my. The big question now is…can Proton Neo save Proton? They’ve been producing good looking cars with crappy quality. The doors on my Iswara malfunction barely 1 month after delivery!

this movie is great! I can’t balieve my eyes on how beautiful the animation is. The lighting is great and u can really see all the shiny details. Of course u can’t say that it’s ‘realistic’ cos these cars can talk. They’re like people but they’re cars. The whole environment revolves around cars. Even the flies r cars. But the storyline is very ‘human’. u can relate the movie to real life xperiences. Big aspiring guy bcomes ‘kacang lupa kan kulit’. That ‘guy’ (or car) is Ligthning McQueen (Kilat Mcqueen). I could’nt really bother to write on the synopsis but JUST WATCH IT. U won’t regret it. However it is a rather long animation (2 hrs) compared to Over The Hedge and Ice Age. Do take the time to watch the ending credits…there’s no hints of a sequel but u get to c sneaks of Toy Car Story and Monster Car Inc. 1 comment is…it’s a bit weird picturing Owen Wilson as a car.

Movie ratings:
1. Cars
2. X3
3. Over The Hedge
4.Ice Age 2
5.MI3

* I have’nt been able to watch DaVinci Code to give any comment on it. Watched it half way yesterday…looks promising!