# VW to buy Proton? (Lotus)

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-to-buy-proton-lotus/665>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [July 8, 2005, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-to-buy-proton-lotus/665 "2005-07-08T08:07:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-to-buy-proton-lotus/665/1 "2005-07-08T08:07:07Z")

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[http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=106342](http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=106342)

interesting

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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-to-buy-proton-lotus/665/2 "2005-07-08T08:30:31Z")

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Oh man, I drove around my cousin’s Proton Saga and my aunts Wara…

those things are POSs… but the A/C works fantastic

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**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-to-buy-proton-lotus/665/3 "2005-07-08T12:50:10Z")

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this is not Proton (malaysian car), right?  
omg, they’re indeed malaysian…

how in the heck they allow it? malay people are so proud of their car…LOL

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**Author:** ![haner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/haner/32/7626_2.png) [@haner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/haner)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-to-buy-proton-lotus/665/4 "2005-07-08T20:40:36Z")

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When I was in malaysia, I actually thought the proton’s were pretty damn cool. I wanted one 🙂

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**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-to-buy-proton-lotus/665/5 "2005-07-09T01:43:44Z")

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Yeah, heard about this the other day on the turboesprit list. We’ll see what happens.