I never knew Ireland had a Perodua dealership

VolvoMan

It appears there is a dealer selling them out in Sutton: http://suttoncars.ie/sutton/index.php

They obviously haven't been doing enough to promote the cars, as it's news to me that a dealer has existed here since as far back as March.

Owen

Pfffft. I can beat that. I have Dacia diagnostic software. I'm prepared for the onslaught of Sanderos.

Compton

who cares they look like cheap chinese crap

PseudoFamous

shblob wrote: »

who cares they look like cheap chinese crap

They're cheap Malaysian crap, get it right.

coolbeans

Perodua have been in Clonmel for two years if not more. They're based on Daihatsus so I'd say they'd be OK. Comparing them to the Chinese junk that's being built at the moment likely does them a major disservice.

Compton

PseudoFamous wrote: »

They're cheap Malaysian crap, get it right.

I said thats what it looked like. Not what it is. Wasnt worth a google search tbh,

VolvoMan

PseudoFamous wrote: »

They're cheap Malaysian crap, get it right.

Toyota engines though.

I wouldn't say there's anything wrong with them if all you're after is a decent reliable car.

PseudoFamous

VolvoMan wrote: »

Toyota engines though.

I wouldn't say there's anything wrong with them if all you're after is a decent reliable car.

I wouldn't disagree at all, and the Alza is an alright looking hatchback.

StonedRaider

I think Perodua has always been based on Daihatsu and Proton based on Mitsubishi.
Drove a Perodua Kenari long term and never had a problem..just kept to the service schedule. Wouldn't buy one though. I'd go Toyota or Honda first

bazz26

Photos of some of their stock look like they were parked in the front of someone's house. To have any chance of selling they need to be undercutting cars like the Fiat Panda and Nissan Pixo and offering good warranties like the Koreans.

G Luxel

They are also for sale in Kinsale. Last week I drove past the Garage in Clonmel and there was at least 20 of them in the forecourt.

lau1247

Not sure about other model but the MyVi shared the platform with Toyota and Daihatsu i seem to recall (Much like Peugeot, toyota and citroen).. MyVi SE version kitted out is actually pretty decent..

The problem for Perodua in europe is the competitive cost Vs the choice available over here in europe..

The market here is very much into second hand car (which a lot of time there are good bargains to be had), where as asian country is not as popular with second hand car buying..

It is actually more expensive in Malaysia to buy the same car.. although it is more expensive compared to buying it over here, it is actually still relatively cheap compared to imported marque (BMW, Merc, Audi etc) because the government impose high import duty on the imported cars.

dell1211

shblob wrote: »

I said thats what it looked like. Not what it is. Wasnt worth a google search tbh,

looks like it would have been worth a google;)

GalwayKiefer

Have Cherys arrived in Ireland yet? They're here in Queensland but have been banned in Victoria.

johnos1984

GalKiefer wrote: »

Have Cherys arrived in Ireland yet? They're here in Queensland but have been banned in Victoria.

There was one spotted testing in Tallaght a while back. I think it was parked behind a Hyundai dealership

fryup

don't knock Perodua, remember the skoda jokes

L-M

Owen wrote: »

Pfffft. I can beat that. I have Dacia diagnostic software. I'm prepared for the onslaught of Sanderos.

You might as well have diagnostics for this

Halfshaft

coolbeans wrote: »

Perodua have been in Clonmel for two years if not more. They're based on Daihatsus so I'd say they'd be OK. Comparing them to the Chinese junk that's being built at the moment likely does them a major disservice.

Central Garage in Clonmel have been sellin them for at least 5 or 6 years.

They are a reliable, no frills car. Nothing wrong with them at all, unlike most modern new cars.

SIBERIA

Big whoop, they all look like ar$e

fryup wrote: »

don't knock Perodua, remember the skoda jokes

Skoda to me where always a nice looking car..

Halfshaft

SIBERIA wrote: »

Big whoop, they all look like ar$e



Skoda to me where always a nice looking car..

15 years ago they were'nt....

_Kaiser_

PseudoFamous wrote: »

I wouldn't disagree at all, and the Alza is an alright looking hatchback.

Looks like a last gen Honda Fit/Jazz to me...

Zubeneschamali

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

Looks like a last gen Honda Fit/Jazz to me...

Wikipedia lists a host of quality issues...

Mully_2011

60mpg cheap and a Daihatsu engine grand little car if you ask me