Comments on: Proton Persona SE

By: bnazri

bnazri — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:08:12 +0000

got my persona h-line auto last friday evening. thumbs up. running smooth. worth buying this 2nd car. mpv exora for long distance. nice work proton. keep it up.

Adino: Yeah no complains so far after so many years. I think the Persona is a nice and affordable car.

By: NZ

NZ — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 06:59:40 +0000

Hi! I cant wait for my new Persona Elegance H-Line. The salesman said i’ll get the car in 2 weeks time ahead =)yeyyy..I choose the Brilliant Red color. Hopefully i’ll enjoy the same experience as yours or better. Thanks for the valueable info guysss. It helps me relief with peace of mind at least for spending my earned money to a local car..some say that the PE performs more when you fuel with ron97..thanks!

Adino: Wow congrats on your purchase! In my experience ron97 seems to have better pickup but mileage is around the same. So I would stick to ron95 unless got the extra cash to burn.

By: clt

clt — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:00:48 +0000

First time refuel. Caltex. RM1.90 / litre. Ron 95. Result: 17.51 cents per km. Second tank in progress. Thus far, below 17 cents /km. only city driving thus far. will advise once 2nd refill of full tank. Apparently, quite good for a 1.6 still without the 1,000km service.

By: bhullar

bhullar — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:43:32 +0000

Take it to Proton for your first service and they will fix it foc. I too faced the same problem

By: clt

clt — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:17:09 +0000

I bought new Persona Elegance and just got my car yesterday. There’s a sound from the backseat. The metal hitting metal sound. Anyway to solve this? I have to say that the look of this car is simply awesome especially when compared to the RM80K T car. Engine is smooth and powerful even when going up hill. when I have refueled three times, will let you know the average fuel consumption.

Adino: Cool, the Elegance colour is sooo nice! I’m not sure how to solve the sound from the backseat… maybe can inform when you send for your first service?

By: bhullar

bhullar — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:17:17 +0000

Did you test out the fuel consumption? What was your result?

Adino: No I have not.

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By: bhullar

bhullar — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:44:17 +0000

Yes, still driving it. Will want to get rid of it, but changing to another car is a costly affair. FYI, the electronic meter shows 7.4 litres for 100km. It is psychology at work – customer thinks it is cheap until you find out that for RM65, it takes you as far as 310-330 km only.

Adino: Ya I guess it’s not practical to buy another new car at this point. Will try to do a manual comparison next time I fill up, to see if the electronic meter is true or not.

By: bhullar

bhullar — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:01:12 +0000

I made a mistake buying a Persona 1.6 IAFM. The car is one year old and despite many complaints to Proton, the petrol consumption is 21 cents a km. Yes, 21 cents per km. Don’t believe me, fill your tank, note the mileage and when it is empty, fill it up again and take the mileage reading.

Adino: OMG that’s really terrible. My Persona SE (CamPro engine?) is using 13 sen per km. Are you still driving the car?

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By: hero86

hero86 — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:21:18 +0000

hye again adino..

long time have i not reaching you.. he3.. after frustrated with proton unleashing the new persona after 3 month i bought it.. huh, but one thing i realize the different is the persona old grill still look more “garang” then the elegance.. but still, i envy the new elegance.. by the way, my adik just bump into a divider and got the first scracth.. a big one.. wa..

Adino: The new elegance really looks nice, with many features from the SE. I love the new colours too!

Aiyo, must be really ‘heart pain’ to get the scratch. Any luck repairing it?

By: Raymond

Raymond — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:38:52 +0000

Hey Adino, u mentioned that u can open the boot by remote control. But my Persona SE 2009 don’t have that button to open the boot by remote control. How many buttons do u have on your remote control? If u don’t mind, can u post a photo of your car remote control?

Thanks!

Adino: My remote has two buttons, a big one (for lock/unlock), and a small one. If your car is locked, the small button will trigger the alarm. If your car is unlocked, the small button will open the boot.

By: Hero86

Hero86 — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:29:20 +0000

Hye adino..

Have you see the new persona facelift??? what do you think man?

actually, i just got my persona in january.. n after three month they launch a new one.. even the salesmen doesnt know anything about it.. all i can say is, the H-line price is almost the same with SE.. just wanna take my hand on that new side mirror..

Adino: Hi! No I haven’t seen it, don’t have much time to go look it up. But I’m sure it looks sexy!

By: a.mel

a.mel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:09:30 +0000

KS…ur problem same like me..adino u got 1 or 2 floor mat?

Adino: I got two floor mats, one is the normal type, the other type I found wrapped in plastic inside my boot, which is the ‘bulu’ type hehe

By: KS

KS — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:44:46 +0000

Hi, i also bought mine, for more than a month, actually the drive is good, firm n solid that i expected, n the auto cruise is just a kick ass if driving on highway to kuantan, u can basically lift ur legs up, lol (dont do this, its dangerous…), the onli porblem i encounter is the shock absorber seems to b not so good for mine, got squeky sound when goes over bumpy roads or holes (even a small one), will wanna sound this on my next service. Btw, the alarm key sometimes fails to respond directly, not sure does this happen to u as well….

Adino: Yeah, I love auto cruise!

I don’t have any problem with my shock absorber, probably should complain and get it replaced in your next service. I have problem with my alarm key also, after I dropped it a few times.

By: Hero86

Hero86 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:16:19 +0000

Hye adino..

i choose a brilliant red(prefer a black persona se if they ever made one).. what a beauty.. well, can’t wait to take it for a long ride.. he3..

even i discover small problem after a day i got it (power window sound like rattling), but still i think it is worth it.. will send for repair or replace a new motor if possible..

Adino: Red is a great colour! You should get the window fixed during your first free service at Proton. Should be under warranty?

By: Samuel

Samuel — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:16:11 +0000

hey adino…
i’m just thankful that i happened to come across your blog, before making up my mid on what car to get… well, I’m in a similar situation as you was, where i really want a vios or a city, but my gut tells me that it isn’t worth it spending 80k on a car when i don’t earn that much…. i recently went to the proton showroom, and was really attracted to the persona SE… I still have some doubts though, but referring to your experience, I hope mine will be the same, if not better!! thanx

Adino: Perhaps you could try to ask for a test drive, so you can see how it handles on the road. Some people may like it, some people may not.

Thanks for leaving your comment and good luck in your car hunt!

By: Hero86

Hero86 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:10:51 +0000

Wazzup adino..

Ur ride sure look nice.. I’ll get mine own Persona SE in a few days coming.. Just want to know.. How fast have u got?

Adino: Wazzzupppp! Hehe.

Welcome to the Persona SE club! I think I got my car within a few weeks.

What colour did you get?

By: rina

rina — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:42:23 +0000

Hi Adino

I’m now a Iswara A/B user..but soon gonna change to Persona SE (Brilliant Red).
Already book it..maybe gonna get it next week..
I also like Vios or City but I just can’t afford to pay 80K for a car.

Hopefully I’ll love it just the way you did:)

Adino: Yay, welcome to the club Rina! Red is a very nice colour for the car.
thanks for your review

By: daus

daus — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:54:37 +0000

It comes with digital odometer (can calculates your fuel consumption for you!)

hi adino..
i already get persona se…
how digital odometer work?
how to setting to calculate fuel cosumption…

Adino: Yay, congrats Daus!

On the dashboard there is two button right? If you press the right button, it will switch the display. I think it will show:
Total km since last reset
Total km
L/100km -> This is the fuel consumption. Should be 6 – 7.5 range
Estimated Km until zero fuel
Estimated time until zero fuel

Pressing and holding the left button will reset the numbers on the display.

I think you can check the user manual for more details (in case my memory fails me)