higher resale value...?   

you gotta be kidding me...

Good to know you are getting an Alza. I have one too, wife driving it for 4 months now and no problems at all. At 110km/h it's about 2.8k
rpm. Very silent and steady compared to Myvi.

Persona gonna phase out soon and Saga FLX has a very bad interior design (too much cheap plastic).

Good choice and welcome to the club.

I'm sure you can calculate by percentage depreciation per annum... they both have different price structure...

if you really wanna buy this car, then I'll be the first to welcome you to this club...

Welcome bro

1st thing to do.. PRAY 

Not because your Alza may got problem, it is "IF" you bad luck .. buying BMW or even Ferrari also can face problem.
( last weekend a Ferrari engine burn at highway right?    )

for the RPM reading you can refer here.
for my Alza Premium AT, previously was 100km/h RPM 2800-2900. Not sure since when become RPM2500 for 100km/h. So 110km/h just slightly higher.

Manual will be higher RPM @100KM/h.

it really depends when comes to this high resale value issue.
so far myvi is pretty good in resale value,
not sure bout alza, heard 2010 alza ~48k only, but not many selling in motortrader
of course best resale value still vios, civic & corolla(altis)

i bought 1.3 Myvi manual RM45k yr 2006, tradein last month, RM24k.
>50% resale after 6yrs.  quickly trade in and got an alza.

alza pretty quiet (to my standard), handling better than myvi.
more stable cruising on highway, maybe its long wheel base.
of course sure got some tikus noise here and there with so much plastic interior.

mine still <1000km,
rpm slightly <3000 at 110km/h
waiting for 1st service very soon.

u mean Alza ? or the Ferrari ?  

this is truth, nowadays buying no more 100% guarantee even branded.

it just chances low or high only.

No worry brother, pray hard 

at least i'm ok with mine so far 

Me premium version, need to top up about 7K +/- for advance.

Bodykit can get around RM600 from MAOC my buddies shop.
Leather around RM1K-RM2K depend type.
Reverse camera just get a Double Din player + the camera < RM1K also can get.
GPS ? hehe, u can use phone GPS, portable GPS or add another RM600-800 to let your Double Din function as GPS.

so ?   

End up I still driving premium version without bodykit/gps/leather.

Only add D.Din + Reverse camera 

looks like rm7k diff can do alot outside
buy premium version then fix all these
- bodykit (dunno outside same quality as P2 or not)
- wrap leather seats
- reverse camera
- gps

still got few thousand extra for ICE.

i satisfied with my alza(before drive kenari aero and saga old school)...probably a review based on "never drive a luxurious car".
if ""GOT"" those rm7k extra for make-up, for me can get :
-body kit fiber worth 1.5k including spoiler
-compete sound proofing-stp at rm3000
-custom leather seat rm2k.
-double din