1. Brand : Hyundai i10 / Hyundai Getz / Naza Picanto / Naza Bestari 206
2. Budget : 35k ~ 50k
3. New/Used/Unreg : New
4. Specs : Preferably full specs
5. Transmission : Auto
6. NA or FI : No idea
7. Type : 4 doors, small, safe, easy to maintain

Hi.. I am new to this.. Really need advice from all the experts..
I am currently driving a 2nd-hand Kancil..I wish to change a new car asap..
As i do not have much information/knowledge/experience on cars.. It's very hard for me to make any decision on which car i should get..

At first, i've made my decision and already gave booking fee for Naza Bestari 206..and my loan have already approved >.< The problem is.. the SA never give me any receipt or B&W prove..And everytime i called my SA to ask for the car he will be very angry with me..He said to me if i can get the car ask me to find from other dealer then let him know and so on (i dunno..i just feel that he is like scolding me everytime i try to ask him for car ) ..

I have tried to contact other Naza showrooms to ask for the 206, there also telling me there is no more stock for 206..Therefore,i think i should give up on 206 and look for other car instead.. since alot of people i know keep telling me not to take 206 due to a lot of cons such as a face off model, high maintenance, hard to find spare part, gearbox problem, no resell value and etc (i'm so confused with all this but i really like 206 since i'm in college )

But none of the people i know know anything about buying a car.. as i m a small-size-lady.. i wish to go for small size car.. small car will be easier for me to find parking also..and i only drive for short distance..

Today, i went to test drive Naza Picanto, Hyundai i10 & Hyundai Getz.. All these 3 have its own pro & con..

Naza Picanto:
- The interior is nice and acceptable
- The exterior, so so but aceptable
- Quite comfortable, but the dash board is too high/the seat is too low as the driver seat cannot be shift up/down like myvi
- Came with airbags (abs? i not sure have or not)
- Not really satisfy with the whole folding-rear seat (i prefer the seat that can open either 1-side or 2-side to keep or take thing from the boot from inside the car - for safety reason)
- One relative told me that picanto is very high FC and underpower..is it true?
- Price offered for 1.1EX(A) is $46,800 (My SA said no disc as it is a new launch model). Asked me to book ASAP as it's going to increase by RM700 starting 2010

Hyundai i10:
- The exterior is cute & nice, just don't like the rear
- The interior is nice but less thing compare to picanto. (What is tachometer? is it very important to have for a car? I try to ask the SA but she seems like abit blur blur )
- During test drive, i feel that the seat was very uncomfortable and less power than my 850cc Kancil
- No airbags or abs (i wish they have as i'm really particular on the safety)
- Heard that i10 is the upgrade version of Atos and have alot of problems..
- Price offered for Auto is $44,588 (w/o airbags), $47088 (with airbags but no stock & don't when will get stock)

Hyundai Getz:
- The exterior is nice and acceptable
- I don't really like the interior as it looks like those old old car's
- Very comfortable and powerful
- Have 1 airbag at driver side
- Price offered for Getz 1.4 is $52,000 (Was told that this car is manufactured in 2008. Therefore they give disc up to $10k +/-)
- Quite over my budget already

I really do not know which one to choose, as alot of people i know keep on telling me that these 3 cars have alot of cons Please don't ask me to get Myvi or Viva or Proton. I will never consider either of those.

As i'm not from KL, i do not know much car dealer/showroom in KL. So i only went to 2 Naza showrooms & 1 Hyundai showroom nearby the place i stay. If any of you know any good SA, please do recommend to me. Hope i can get better offer price and service.

Getting a new car supposed to be happy, but i'm feeling so stressed & depressed. no matter which car i chose, everyone is telling me this is no good. this is bad and so for....

Please help!!

MANY THANKS!!!

Thanks..Guess i will go for the Getz
The getz that the SA offered to me is manufactured in 2008..
is this consider as clearing stock? RM52k is it cheap?
sud i wait til 2010 then buy? as now already Nov..

This post has been edited by LilFert: Nov 16 2009, 03:18 PM

Hi travis,

Thanks for replying..

erm..for now i m considering between i10 & getz ..
overall i10 is much cheaper..but there are alot of aspects that im still considering wich is the most value to buy for long term usage

one more thing, is it advisable to buy any new car at this kinda time (year end)? or sud i jz wait til 2010?

1. Brand : Proton Exora / Naza Citra
2. Budget : 70k +/-
3. New/Used/Unreg : new
4. Specs : Full Spec
5. Transmission : Auto
6. NA or FI : -
7. Type : 7 Seaters
8. Remarks : Want to get a new family car.. So far we only came across exora, citra & alza... Mum dun like Alza as it is less spacious than the other 2..Pls recommend/advice..

Thanks alot!!

Hey Travis & Victor87,

Thanks alot for the advice!!
Most probably will go for Exora. As 80k is too outta our budget XD