If safety is important you have 2 options. Fiesta sedan (not hatchback) and Prius C. Forte 2.0 in the highest spec too, but not sure if you can get it at that price.

FC the Prius C should be best amongst these, resale value the Toyota should also win, although people may be afraid of replacing the battery.

The Vios is as safe as, well, it's not safe at all. Might as well buy a Proton (I'd expect the Preve to do better).

Hybrid battery... come on, it's not using Li-Ion or Li-Polymer batteries, is it? And then also the battery isn't that big. Then it's not so important, and some more on a hybrid if you don't want to replace it you probably won't have to. The battery is only there to assist and reduce FC. But with higher FC and lower performance you can still drive the car, after the battery died.

It's not a Tesla Roadster. There because there is no petrol engine you need to have the battery, and the battery is gigantic and using expensive batteries. Then you do pay a lot. But the few NiMH batteries...

The Prius C would be a more expensive car, were it not for the tax exemption. Weren't it for Toyota not wanting to kill Vios sales it could be cheaper though. But still, to me it seems to be good value for money.

@stinger82: Why could you just buy 2 Myvi instead of a Prius C? Still no VSC/ESP and only 4 airbags, spread over 2 cars.

This post has been edited by kadajawi: Jun 2 2012, 11:13 PM

Hybrids, at least those from Toyota, are JDM spec though. They are so much better than ASEAN spec cars... in fact I don't think it's worth buying a non-JDM, EU or US spec car from Japan. It's like buying a Conti or Korean car, but from Japan.

This post has been edited by kadajawi: Jun 3 2012, 02:43 PM

lol MeToo.

@tplcaik: Want safety or resale value? I'd go for the first. Money can always get back, life can't. Or worse yet what if you or your family end up in hospital and the bills keep pilling up cause of that?