TS,
For new cars
- Ford Fiesta
- Inspira 1.8 Manual

Used
- Mazda 6 MPS (not sure if M'sia has this)
- Caldina GT4
- Swift Sport A/M
- Skylines, Evo Lancers n Scoobys (but agree tat maintainin them will b significantly different than ur fuel sipping VTEC)
- 308THP
- Satria GTI/Neo R3

Personally I'll get d 1.8 Inspira manual, coz its new (warranty n risk), very potential even in stock form, practical without asking too much on maintenance n has plenty of after market stuff.

If used is considered, d Swift Sport n Caldina GT4 gets my vote for easier to source parts n common maintenance (1.6 in d SS is almost similar to d SX4 while d GT4's 3SGTE as to d Camry/Celica's 5S/3S although both need higher octane rating than ron95)

Of course theres plenty of used higher performance cars out there but one cannot help weighing d risk on their age n y d previous owners wanna let these 'fun' cars go in d 1st place. Hunt around n u'll understand y.

This post has been edited by Deja Vu: Feb 1 2012, 06:50 PM

I'm afraid u hv a very conflicting elements here.