tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44605322554886693572011-11-28T08:09:06.639+08:00Proton Exora ExperienceReal life Exora experience. Not just rants or hear say.Azmi Knoreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-82604507168002383872010-01-06T12:40:00.001+08:002010-01-06T12:41:23.503+08:00Off Topic: Traditional Malay HouseI am growing to like snapping pictures of traditional malay houses around the country. It all started with my wife's Perak house. As you can see below, each has its own distinctive styles. I just had this sad feeling that one day all these houses will be gone judging by the rate it diminished. Yes building house from wood is very expensive nowadays but........
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Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-14758751475735569842010-01-06T11:48:00.000+08:002010-01-06T11:48:22.315+08:00Off Topic: Al barakah AgainHi all,
I'm sorry for lack of update from this blog. My exora runs fine so far, no problem whatsoever hence no news :-)
What I like to update is about my love with this arabic food.
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Grilled Fish
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Grilled Lamb
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Chicken Kabshah
For those who are interested to know the location of this restaurant, click Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-7458908987707334552009-11-24T11:21:00.001+08:002009-11-24T11:25:21.700+08:00Daring What?
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Somehow this daring card from Proton Edar missed my attention all this while until last Saturday when I visited COE. Right smack at the front of showroom I was approached by service center guy and he told me about this card. He also said that there´s a free 20 point checks for any proton cars which I duly agreed and also informed him about my exora´s noisy wiper. Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-24600491766178124402009-11-19T19:24:00.001+08:002009-11-23T11:40:12.921+08:00New Exora: B Line For RM57,548Right on the eve of grand launch of Perodua's MPV, Proton tries to steal the thunder with another variant of Exora called B-Line or basic version. It strip down many of the H-Line features like:
- Manual transmission only
- Driver airbag only
- No ABS and EBD
and lots of others.
However with the price of only RM57k, it's RM18k LESS than what I paid for my H-line. Booking RM500 and three Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-16907480628432913012009-11-03T13:09:00.001+08:002009-11-06T22:46:08.200+08:00Off Topic: Facinating MelakaItś been way back to 2003 I think when I last visited Melaka. Thereś no Dataran Pahlawan or Menara Taming Sari back then. I completely taken aback with these tourists attraction. Congratulation to Melaka State Governement for their vision. Otherwise thereś always be old and boring Bandar Hilir with bullock car.
Melaka
Other attractions around this place are Muzium TLDM (Malaysiaś Marine Army),Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-11908731364096162682009-11-03T11:23:00.000+08:002009-11-03T11:23:12.445+08:00Viperś Shame
I felt ashamed everytime driving my exora in the rain. As you can see and hear from above video, it sounds awful and like car with old viper but mine is just 5 month only. I already informed Proton Edar Service Center at Puchong but nothing was done it seems.Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-67784155951735630662009-10-26T10:52:00.000+08:002009-10-26T10:52:46.230+08:00Off Topic: Muzium Orang Asli (indigenuous people)After lunch at Restoran Mohd Chan Abdullah at Melawati, we headed towards Old Gombak road(Route 68)not knowing what to expect. As with most people, Karak Highway (E8) is only known route to Genting and East unlike this almost deserted road. My kids got excited when we told them about Muzium Orang Asli and insists that I stop by. The location is shown below to those who are clueless of its Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-81936283578661094022009-10-21T17:02:00.000+08:002009-10-21T17:02:25.570+08:00No more clunking soundWhat a relieve. Finally Proton Service Center managed to rectify irritating sounds when my exora hits the bump. On another note, service personel at Proton Service Center told me that service interval should be 5000km NOT 10000km as stated in the service booklet. I challenged him to provide black and white on this issue but he's just dismissed it and talked about oil filter instead.
I email Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-62519585246456754282009-10-17T12:14:00.000+08:002009-10-17T12:14:04.243+08:00Exora Arrived at Brunei, Third Export Market After Indonesia and SIngaporeFrom this Article:
HUNDREDS flock to see the unveiling of the first Malaysian multipurpose vehicle (MPV) `Exora’ by Malaysian car manufacturer Proton when it made an official debut here in Brunei at a launching ceremony held at the Rizqun International Hotel yesterday.
Present at the launching ceremony were the Brunei-Muara District Officer, Dato Paduka Haji Md Yusof bin Bakar, High CommissionerAzmi Knoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-18448464046822939062009-10-14T13:56:00.001+08:002009-10-14T13:58:09.440+08:00Wiper's IntelligenceStarting from this post, I'll put my mileage and general conditions of my exora. I just brought my exora to Proton Service Center at Puchong for 5000km service but the actual mileage is 7000km. Somehow I confused whether it should be 5000 or the one stated on sticker, 6700. Service manual clearly states 1000, 5000, 10000, etc. The guy attending my service says that since my first service was at Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-75520023780304678192009-09-30T22:34:00.000+08:002009-09-30T22:34:56.233+08:00Raya 2009 with ExoraThis is the first time me and my family travel with Exora to Perak for our Eid Fitr 2009. Besides Ipoh, we also visited Bota Kanan/Kiri and Cameron Highland. As with previous Raya celebrations, E1 is congested particularly near Slim River where 3 lanes becomes 2 as shown below:
From Raya 2009
On the second day of Raya, we visited relatives at Bota Kanan and Bota Kiri. I truly admire these Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-6167272225552092612009-09-01T15:18:00.002+08:002009-09-04T14:35:29.705+08:00Exora Auto CruiseIt's been a while since I wrote about my exora. I went back again to my home town over the weekend to meet my parents. So, I thought why not write about auto cruise? I'm quite familiar with proton's auto cruise during my Wira's day until it broke down one day.
However Exora's auto cruise is different than Wira as it's more advanced I would say. In Wira, it's either ON or OFF. Drive to certain Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-68113517256433562102009-08-08T22:44:00.000+08:002009-08-08T22:44:53.995+08:00Exora fuel consumption Judging from the Google referral that this website received, fuel consumption is one of top search I guest. As you can see above, fuel gauge warning LED turn ON while there's single bar left and blinking. 65 means estimated distance in KM before empty while 503.7 means distance in KM I have travel so far since last fill up. One perculiar data about distance to empty reading is whenever I fill upAzmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-70960879434851153762009-07-26T16:07:00.003+08:002009-07-26T16:10:51.003+08:00GPS Navigation on Exora, part 2.
Parden me on part 1 video. It's my first attempt to create a video tutorial. I'm using Toshiba G810 smartphone as my video source. Thanks for the feedback.Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-44970292871388636882009-07-23T00:09:00.000+08:002009-07-23T00:09:03.511+08:00Thank you Proton!I would like to extend my gratitude to Proton for assigning someone to do a survey on my exora. I hope Proton will utilize the data to their good use and overcome any problems occured. There are lots of questions being asked in the survey such as whether I like BCM, DVD, bluetooth, etc. Any problems with interior and exterior. Should Proton installed parking camera?
In the end, they offered me aAzmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-23841320350286963482009-07-22T23:54:00.001+08:002009-07-22T23:55:15.271+08:00Off Topic: HM Bagan Seafood Restaurant, Bagan Lalang and Al Baraka Restaurant, Cyberjaya Again
By now some of you guys knew that I like to visit restaurants around Klang Valley with my family of course......driving an exora.
People said that if you like something, you wanted to tell the world about it. It's no exception with me and I'll tell you again about Al Baraka Restaurant in Cyberjaya. I have some more photos to show just in case anyone needs it to convince themselves Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-60035336220512543632009-07-22T22:48:00.000+08:002009-07-22T22:48:31.139+08:00AFC, DTE, IFC and JTMy exora's mileage has reached 3000km now. It's not much since I don't drive it everyday. I had a chat with another exorian which also my neighbour last Sunday and he had an interesting story. Apparently his exora had loose rubber pipe to the radiator and to cut long story short, had his engine rebuilt due to overheat.
I also informed him about DTE, AFC, IFC and JT indicators. DTE is Distance Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-88752355398918352052009-07-20T14:15:00.000+08:002009-07-20T14:15:44.920+08:00Exora Launched in IndonesiaIn their own words.
"JAKARTA: Persaingan di segmen MPV kian memanas. Setelah Honda Freed melenggang di pasar, PT Proton Edar Indonesia merilis mobil keluarga pertamanya Exora dengan tiga varian.
Mobil yang didatangkan dalam kondisi utuh (completely built up/CBU) dari negeri jiran ini akan menjadi andalan Proton Edar untuk memperebutkan kue mobil multi purpose vehicle (MPV) di Tanah Air.
Saat Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-47447239428989661012009-07-12T23:14:00.000+08:002009-07-12T23:14:36.909+08:00Exora's Family getting BiggerA few days ago Proton launched another version of Exora which is having a manual transmission. They also launched Saga SE with body kit, leather trim, etc. Manual transmission will probably lessen the effect of underpower feeling since we can manually choose which gear are we in and get hold of it longer.
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Exora manual price is RM64k whileAzmi Knoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-73471869896569811292009-07-05T07:00:00.004+08:002009-07-05T07:09:03.395+08:00Joined Other "Exorian" at FacebookI stumble upon a virtual club catering for Exorian at facebook. I hope it will be more meaningful and informative in my quest to document my experience.Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-18576017170553252622009-07-05T00:02:00.004+08:002009-07-05T00:26:12.319+08:00Off Topic: Best Arab Restaurants in CyberjayaSorry friends,I couldn't help but posting this off topic experience about my favourite eating place at Cyberjaya. There are more than four arabic restaurants in Cyberjaya due to their large communities. I somehow always visited two of it which called Saba and Al-Baraka. They serve best rice I ever tasted which not found in any local restaurants be mamak or malay. I plan to bring my friends to oneAzmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-46158664974358120072009-06-25T22:26:00.002+08:002009-06-29T13:32:25.462+08:00Exora SpecificationsFrom Proton Exora ExperienceAzmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-86257416713180167912009-06-25T22:16:00.004+08:002009-06-25T22:23:20.354+08:00Design Defect? Facing front screen on the right. Noticable gap. Loose. Facing front screen on the left. Worst, not even fit in rubber. Loose.Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-32322911530933615532009-06-20T23:26:00.005+08:002009-06-20T23:49:01.359+08:00Exora to Genting?Some doubt that Exora can climb Genting Highland famous steep road. Well I proved them wrong this afternoon and got picture to prove it.Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-50224194424208597792009-06-19T17:23:00.003+08:002009-06-19T17:31:57.962+08:002nd Visit to Proton Service CenterI went back to Proton Service Center to complain about noise when hit a bump. They mentioned about spring fully compressed and other rants but I insisted it to be rectified. My exora was there all day long and the next morning when I drove it, guess what? That sound still there.I called Proton Customer Service 1-300-880-888 to tell about my problem and they suggest me to send back to COE. I Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-23281794816645397052009-06-10T13:13:00.002+08:002009-06-10T13:23:45.075+08:00First 1000 Service at Proton Edar PuchongAfter back from long journey to my home town at Johor, it's 1700km now. Estimated cost for my first service is RM117 using Petronas Syntium 800 engine oil. I also asked them to check on plonk sound everytime I hit a bumper and also under power feeling (engine firing in the above service sheet).Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-54400306419828543762009-06-04T09:40:00.002+08:002009-06-04T09:47:25.796+08:00Mileage - 4/6/2009It's 700km now and the average fuel consumption drops from 13.4 initially to 11.8l/100km. For those who 'forgot' about this features, press the button on the lower middle of that meters until panel on the right shows ODO. Then press again that button until panel on the left flashing, it's normally 5 seconds and release it. After that press again the button to cycle between average fuel Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4460532255488669357.post-29819949703225703842009-06-03T14:11:00.002+08:002009-06-03T14:21:25.686+08:00GreetingHi everyone who stumble upon this blog. I'm trying to document my experience with Proton Exora that I bought in May 2009. The ODO shows 690km only and so far so good. However there are two minor issues:1. Strange sound whenever I hit a hump or pothole. It's not loud but nevertheless annoying.2. Probably due to my inexperience in handling auto, it feels difficult to get into the right gear Azmi Knoreply@blogger.com3