is this guy serious?..

sifu, help me. im a student going to work force soon (a month)..engineer, need a car..

1. Brand : satria or kelisa
2. Budget : max. 12k (no more fixing and stuff)
3. New/Used/Unreg : most probably second hand
4. Specs : as long as it's fuel efficient
5. Transmission : doesn't matter
6. NA or FI : dont know what is this
7. Type : anything
8. Remarks : My first car

my concept is to pay up as soon as possible so no long loan for me, because i'm planning to go oversea after about a year working here. besides that, i think car is really the worst investment so that's why i want it cheap, cheap to operate as well, but reliable..

like this one ok?..
http://www.mudah.my/Proton+Satria-11857465.htm
and why is kelisa so expensive?..

I find this model attractive. Kia rio. It's newer than those old satria. and the brand sounds more convincing. from a brief browsing in mudah.com, it's even cheaper than kelisa..

http://www.mudah.my/Kia+Rio-11835869.htm

Do you guys have any comments on:
1. car quality (frequency of breakdown or something like that)
2. safety
3. fuel consumption
4. cost of maintenance/servicing/parts
5. resale value

This post has been edited by H.K. Lee: Oct 23 2011, 11:50 PM

1. Brand : As long as it's safe and reliable
2. Budget : up to 30k max, prefer somewhere 24k if it's really trouble free. or somewhere 13k with minor fixing. salary 2.3k
3. New/Used/Unreg : New or Used (prefer used because it is more affordable).
4. Specs : doesn't matter, but hope that i can get something presentable la. for poor engineer
5. Transmission : both (prefer manual since it safe fuel and less problem, like savvy)
6. NA or FI : i don't know what is this, better one lo
7. Type : Doesn't matter as well. It's mostly for my own use.
8. Remarks : -fuel efficient is a must (long travel to site)
-easy and low maintenance
-resale value? probably doesn't matter if it's about 13k only

9. On my mind currently: Savvy, Myvi, kenari, kelisa, viva, satria(old model), sentra, atos, kia rio

actually i really really want to get a savvy, but read a lot of problems. leaking, aircon, coil, accumulator, gearbox, jerking, hard to find mechanic, hard to find parts, maintenance also expensive. so in the end, feel like it's not worth it.

1. Brand : -
2. Budget : I can afford DP of rm12000, with commitment of rm550-600/month
3. New/Used/Unreg :
4. Specs : -
5. Transmission : Auto
6. NA or FI : -
7. Type : -
8. Remarks : Good FC, good pocket for maintenance, reliable. Is second hand vios ok? something like that?

http://www.mudah.my/Toyota+Vios+1+5+A+FULL...OP-24326006.htm

I owned a kelisa. I am actually reluctant to buy a car because life without commitment really gives a lot of freedom. but It's has been making noise here and there.

This post has been edited by H.K. Lee: Nov 21 2013, 09:11 AM