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I'm not happy with this news
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:42 am
by PYLee
http://www.miricommunity.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=22359
Proton is crap btw, this will bring down the whole lancer community
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:48 am
by scraverX
Nooooooooooooooooo!
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:55 am
by LZY_EYE
No surprise,
Proton have been basing their cars on Lancer / Mirage for years!
Be interesting to see if they come to aus... I doubt it personally.
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:59 am
by The X
lzy_eye wrote:Be interesting to see if they come to aus... I doubt it personally.
I'd think Mitsubishi would have something to say about that. I'd daresay the agreement is only for Proton's domestic market or markets where the Lancer does not compete.
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:43 am
by LZY_EYE
Yes, but it has happened before....
The proton Wira and Satria were based on the Lancer and Mirage.... they were based on an older model though....
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:48 am
by Josh_Emerton
http://paultan.org/2008/12/05/next-generation-proton-waja-to-be-based-on-the-mitsubishi-lancer-platform/
Link to original story ^
It's Proton, it's gotta be all they're good at! Lets just hope it maintains a considerable difference to our cars. Different coloured bumpers just doesnt cut it, we want to see different tail lights, different shape, hell, MAKE YOUR OWN CAR!
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:32 pm
by tadz0rz
Who wants to go punch protons CEO in the face?
Cant believe this.
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:38 pm
by LZY_EYE
I really don't know why it is so unbelievable..
It is quite common practice for car companies especially smaller ones to base their car on another manufacturers.
Heck, half the holdens (actually more than half) that are on sale are based on Daewoos. They also rebadge the commodore for US markets.
It just shows how good the Lancer must be for Proton to be wanting to use it....
(although I don't know what holden were thinking
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 12:55 pm
by Josh_Emerton
and half the Pontiacs are rebadged Holdens.
edit: ya said that...
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:05 pm
by scraverX
UK have rebadged Holdens too. Vauxhall.
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:08 pm
by Josh_Emerton
Actually, Holden are rebadged Vauxhalls. LOL Vauxhall is the base brand, Opel and Holden out from that.
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:19 pm
by Joog123
Josh_Emerton wrote:Actually, Holden are rebadged Vauxhalls. LOL Vauxhall is the base brand, Opel and Holden out from that.
Actually, they have re-badged Commodores, and we have re-badged Astra's and Vectra's.
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:22 pm
by scraverX
Right... that's what I meant, the Commodores and Monaros.
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:37 pm
by PYLee
only thing that is good about this news is that there might be more manufacturer making new parts for the lancer lol
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:47 pm
by ofey
Accept it, we're driving a Proton... .