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Fri, 03/18/2011 - 10:30
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YOUNG AUSSIE FINDS PROTON SATRIA A GREAT CAR, EVEN AFTER 12 YEARS
By Neville D'Cruz
MELBOURNE, March 18 (Bernama) -– A young Australian, who has driven a Proton for the past 12 years, says her 2000 Satria GL is a "very reliable vehicle, fuel efficient and easy to drive".
Agata Kaczmarek said she bought the car in January 2000, a couple of weeks before her 18th birthday and she is thoroughly pleased with its performance, having done over 140,000km in that time.
"One of the reasons I chose Proton over other cars was its excellent gear box – solid, appealing and well manufactured," she told Bernama.
"Also it’s manual … it’s great because I enjoy the added involvement and control when I am drivng.
"The low cost after-care service was also an important factor," she said.
Polish-born Kaczmarek said when she made up her mind to buy a Proton, she went to a dealership in Dandenong, an outer Melbourne suburb.
"I was happy they had a blue Proton – blue is my favourite colour."
"I was excited when I had my first drive in the car and all went well until just a month later it failed to start and I found out it was sold with an old battery. It was promptly replaced when I went back to the dealer."
Since then Kaczmarek has had no major mechanical faults, apart from the usual wear and tear requiring repairs which are ost-friendly.
"I travel a lot, and the Proton keeps up with me," she said.
"Having spent five years studying osteopathy at LaTrobe University in (the suburb of) Bundoora, I would travel 40km each way in my Proton from my home in Moorabbin to Bundoora five days a week – that’s about 400km a week," she said.
These days Kaczmarek uses her beloved Proton for leisure or when she does not take the train to work from her new home in East Melbourne to Glen Iris.
Kaczmarek said last year she had driven many times to camps in the
mountainous regions of the Grampians and Mansfield as well as to the
rugged seaside districts of Wilsons Prom, Torquay and the glorious
Mornington Peninsula.
"People often ask me about my car. They’ve not heard of Proton. I always assure them it’s a great little car," she said.
MELBOURNE, March 18 (Bernama) -– A young Australian, who has driven a Proton for the past 12 years, says her 2000 Satria GL is a "very reliable vehicle, fuel efficient and easy to drive".
Agata Kaczmarek said she bought the car in January 2000, a couple of weeks before her 18th birthday and she is thoroughly pleased with its performance, having done over 140,000km in that time.
"One of the reasons I chose Proton over other cars was its excellent gear box – solid, appealing and well manufactured," she told Bernama.
"Also it’s manual … it’s great because I enjoy the added involvement and control when I am drivng.
"The low cost after-care service was also an important factor," she said.
Polish-born Kaczmarek said when she made up her mind to buy a Proton, she went to a dealership in Dandenong, an outer Melbourne suburb.
"I was happy they had a blue Proton – blue is my favourite colour."
"I was excited when I had my first drive in the car and all went well until just a month later it failed to start and I found out it was sold with an old battery. It was promptly replaced when I went back to the dealer."
Since then Kaczmarek has had no major mechanical faults, apart from the usual wear and tear requiring repairs which are ost-friendly.
"I travel a lot, and the Proton keeps up with me," she said.
"Having spent five years studying osteopathy at LaTrobe University in (the suburb of) Bundoora, I would travel 40km each way in my Proton from my home in Moorabbin to Bundoora five days a week – that’s about 400km a week," she said.
These days Kaczmarek uses her beloved Proton for leisure or when she does not take the train to work from her new home in East Melbourne to Glen Iris.
Kaczmarek said last year she had driven many times to camps in the
mountainous regions of the Grampians and Mansfield as well as to the
rugged seaside districts of Wilsons Prom, Torquay and the glorious
Mornington Peninsula.
"People often ask me about my car. They’ve not heard of Proton. I always assure them it’s a great little car," she said.
