Mr_w124 Neutral Newbie May 12, 2010 Share May 12, 2010 Hi all. In these times of high car prices, was thinking of getting a wira 1.3 m for my dad as his '92 sunny is going to expire next year. Any bros here driving that car? am eyeing one that is selling at Tagore. An 05 Oct model. Any reviews or things i should look out for? any info would be appreciated. Thanks. Dad just needs a car to drive around n fetch my mum n stuff. Semi retired. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken4555 1st Gear May 12, 2010 Share May 12, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_Wira can read all you want on the wira... my bro-in-law drove a wira before (malaysia model...KL plate) heard wira export models were different from their countries models in safety stuff... anyways IMHO... advantages... *JB can get spareparts dirt cheap... *car is pretty spacious for such a small sedan, 5 adults no problem... with decent booth space... *cheap to maintain disadvantages... *antique design... launched in 1993... no changes in looks... *not like Savvy or the new Saga, the Wira is still using very old technology since 1993... *this is an old school proton quality... expect 'rattles' and 'sounds' within 2nd year of driving.. lotsa wind noise... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartbreakid 6th Gear May 12, 2010 Share May 12, 2010 Wira is basically a very easy maintenance car. I drove one for 13 years from new till changing a new ride in 2009... It clocked a mileage of 230000 km without any major overhaul or repair works like engine overhaul, driveshaft and clutch replacement... Other than regular oil change servicing in Malaysia, which is half the price of Singapore, those wear and tear parts, like water pump & timing belt (both changed during 80k km or 100k km), engine mountings only changed at year ten, air-con compressor replaced at year ten due to worn bearings, radiator changed during year 7 due to crack (bought from scrap yard for $60 compare to local dealer selling $300 new) and absorber changed during year 5 and 10 due to worn out... I can say I don't spend more than $5000 on major parts throughout the 13 years in maintaining the WIRA. The savings is because most the time it is serviced in Malaysia... The only problem I had was the power windows, original ones wasn't that strong due to some parts using plastic, those I DIY replaced with OEM power window mechanism that comes with metal parts, after that all is fine. The complains I have with the WIRA is the hard riding, for 1.3 is seriously under powered with A/C on, slightly high fuel consumption (around 10km/l - 11km/l if plain city driving) Good part is, easy maintenance, engine quiet on the move, during cruising, soft touch interior and huge boot space!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_w124 Neutral Newbie May 13, 2010 Author Share May 13, 2010 Sounds good then. Coincidentally, my mech in msia was telling me not to get the hyundai accent which was my initial choice. something abt the engine prob. he recomended that i get the wira for my dad since its a basic no frills car. Quite reliable too. HEartening to know that it can last so long. Thanks for the info. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qes78 Neutral Newbie May 14, 2010 Share May 14, 2010 If you don't need too much space, consider a kelisa. Cheap parts, god fuel economy and slightly better build quality Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_w124 Neutral Newbie May 15, 2010 Author Share May 15, 2010 I was also looking at a kelisa. But the car seems a bit small. Thanks anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike1234 1st Gear May 16, 2010 Share May 16, 2010 Proton Wira is not a bad car..... Its just like Yamaha RXZ for the bikes section. Cheap, budget and good running.... It can be very fast if you knows how to.... Good budget car.... But for proton, i still prefer WAJA...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomkurus Clutched May 16, 2010 Share May 16, 2010 Proton Wira is not a bad car..... Its just like Yamaha RXZ for the bikes section. Cheap, budget and good running.... It can be very fast if you knows how to.... Good budget car.... But for proton, i still prefer WAJA...... Just mod it in JB it would be a super charged car!! ahhah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picanto 3rd Gear May 16, 2010 Share May 16, 2010 Just mod it in JB it would be a super charged car!! ahhah but would it be legal in spore? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken4555 1st Gear May 16, 2010 Share May 16, 2010 Just mod it in JB it would be a super charged car!! ahhah you cant get much power out of a 1.3 or 1.5 wira... unless fit a turbo... most 'fast' wiras/wajas in MY have got engine changed.... usually to Mitsubishi engines... Mivec... Evo... Galant..... fitting a turbo has more problems then 1 can imagine... somemore such an old car problems sure come within 1st few days of driving... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backera Neutral Newbie May 17, 2010 Share May 17, 2010 Hmm, I haven't heard alot of good things about Proton Wira. But conversely, I heard a lot of good things about the perodua kelisa. So my choice would be kelisa if you dun mind the small space. Its fuel efficient (more than the Kia Picanto) cute and funky! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unpredictable_Lady Neutral Newbie May 17, 2010 Share May 17, 2010 Hey der... Currently, I'm driving an OPC Proton Wira 1.5M for a yr... Great & Comfortable & Have not given me any problems... But sumtymes, the window hv difficulties wif it... Thou' it's Malaysia make, but the feel of it is awesome... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcf777 Turbocharged May 17, 2010 Share May 17, 2010 (edited) My 1st car 10years ago. Remember to put a swimming truck in the boot. During heavy rain, the boot compartment will turn to swimming pool. Easy maintainace for the 1.6L wira. Oh ya....the power window thingy. Changed many times. Edited May 17, 2010 by Mcf777 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken4555 1st Gear May 17, 2010 Share May 17, 2010 Hey der... Currently, I'm driving an OPC Proton Wira 1.5M for a yr... Great & Comfortable & Have not given me any problems... But sumtymes, the window hv difficulties wif it... Thou' it's Malaysia make, but the feel of it is awesome... wat the hell is 'der'?????????? wira = bread and butter car... what 'awesome' u referring to???????? wait till you drive a car made with passion... then you'll experience a real drive.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacloh Neutral Newbie May 17, 2010 Share May 17, 2010 you cant get much power out of a 1.3 or 1.5 wira... unless fit a turbo... most 'fast' wiras/wajas in MY have got engine changed.... usually to Mitsubishi engines... Mivec... Evo... Galant..... fitting a turbo has more problems then 1 can imagine... somemore such an old car problems sure come within 1st few days of driving... Not sure how fast u mean by fast but my fren 1.5 wira can ta pao my 1.6 waja without any engine transplant.. and top speed at 200kmh.. not sure whether this is fast for u or not.. atleast at 190kmh, my ball is shrink liao.. so that is fast for me.. but heard that 1.3 wira is really underpowered.. so TS u might wanna consider 1.5 wira instead.. just my 2 cent... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken4555 1st Gear May 17, 2010 Share May 17, 2010 Not sure how fast u mean by fast but my fren 1.5 wira can ta pao my 1.6 waja without any engine transplant.. and top speed at 200kmh.. not sure whether this is fast for u or not.. atleast at 190kmh, my ball is shrink liao.. so that is fast for me.. but heard that 1.3 wira is really underpowered.. so TS u might wanna consider 1.5 wira instead.. just my 2 cent... time taken to get to 190km/h makes alot of difference... you reach 190km/h in a family sedan is normal... you get to 190km/h in a rex, evo, or GTR or any supercar... hell of a difference... i was in a BMW 520i at 200over km/h... felt comfortable... still can look at scenery and other cars... i was in a Suzuki Swift GTI at 240km/h... i thought i was going to die... i held on very tight to the handle and seat... balls shrink??? i was pillion on a blackbird normal arai open face helmet... i saw 280km/h... my balls fell off... i couldnt breath the air pressure was terrible... at next stop i never got on the bike again ever... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gohsj89 1st Gear May 17, 2010 Share May 17, 2010 mitsubishi techinilogy shld be quite ok bah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeniz Turbocharged May 24, 2010 Share May 24, 2010 (edited) Hi all. In these times of high car prices, was thinking of getting a wira 1.3 m for my dad as his '92 sunny is going to expire next year. Any bros here driving that car? am eyeing one that is selling at Tagore. An 05 Oct model. Any reviews or things i should look out for? any info would be appreciated. Thanks. Dad just needs a car to drive around n fetch my mum n stuff. Semi retired. Based on the worldwide reviews about the wira, it doesn't seem to be a good choice. A lot of complains, especially from the Malaysian owners. Please refer to the following link. http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/proton/wira/ PS: You can explore the above link for reviews about other cars too. Edited May 24, 2010 by Albeniz ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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