Hi all,

I need some opinions and advise from you, and please please don't flame me.

I've read up alot and looked at the comparisons for these 3 cars, Neo CPS, Neo CPS R3 and the Lancer GT 2.0. I am aware that the Lancer is not within the same class, but these 3 cars are within my budget of RM900 a month for monthly repayment. 15k DP.

I was initially planning to settle down for just the ordinary Neo CPS as the CPS R3 offers NO performance upgrades. But after some calculations, the Lancer GT2.0 is just RM300+- for monthly repayment and Insurance+Roadtax(Including NCD).

I'm 21, single and have about RM1800 to spare each month after paying off my commitments. I need some feedback in terms of performance, handling, FC, maintainance and reliability. Shall I just settle down for just the regular CPS? Or just feel the pinch a bit more by getting a Lancer GT?

I would appreciate your feedbacks. Thank you.

This post has been edited by Papercut117: Jan 9 2013, 06:56 PM

RM1800 is left behind after paying off my commitments and keeping aside for daily fuel & makan money. Not inclusive of savings.

The reason on why I need some advise is that I plan to use the car for a long time and i'm not sure if buying the Lancer would be a good idea for someone my age as I may have to pay for other things in the future. Say if I buy a 2nd hand Neo CPS, I would have an additional RM400 to spare.

What would you guys say about this?

Neo CPS R3 - RM57k +-
Lancer GT 2ND Hand - RM75k+-

If you actually read my post, you would see that I mentioned its within my budget of RM900 monthly repayment.

This post has been edited by Papercut117: Jan 9 2013, 09:04 PM

Haha, hi bro. I guess you know why i'm here.

Keeping image/gaya aside. In terms of affordability, do you think I can afford to drive the Lancer? I need to take into monthly repayments, increased FC, maintenance, and I also need to save some cash to cover for the upcoming Road Tax+Insurance. Not only that, I will need some spare cash to keep for savings and to also live life a little. Now the question comes down to if the Lancer is affordable. Need some advise on this too also please.

Inspira & Persona has never interested me. The only Proton cars I love are Satrias, especially the GTi. I currently drive a Satria and would really like to own the Neo R3(M).
Im pretty sure that the R3 can't outrun the GT on the highway, but I can live with that. I just want a car which would turn heads and fun to drive as i'm still young. As for marriage, lol, not anytime soon la. Maybe 7 or 8 years time. I've not even thaught about that yet.

But anyhow, i'd also like to have a bit more cash to save up for my future. Or even go out for a nice meal once in a while. Considering my commitments and lifestyle, the Lancer would take quite a hit on my expenses. The Satria would probably be a better choice when it comes to affordability and a suitable car for my age. I also don't normally carry more than 1 passenger as my car is not built to carry more than that, so a 2 door car would not affect me in any way either.

This post has been edited by Papercut117: Jan 10 2013, 06:44 PM

Yup, I took some time to think yesterday. Though its just a little extra for the GT, I would rather keep that extra cash for something else.
Sure ah it can outrun the GT?

This post has been edited by Papercut117: Jan 10 2013, 06:54 PM

Lol, this made me laugh. Yeah i mean, it seems more reasonable to wait till I have more cash to spare to get a higher priced car. Neo R3 would definitely be a damn good plus point for the chicks

Opting for R3 performance parts would be great, but I don't know how would the power gain against fuel consumption be. Anyone got experience in this?
Was driving behing a CPS R3 earlier, looks damn chun. But kinda wished the spoiler looked like the CPS one.

This post has been edited by Papercut117: Jan 10 2013, 08:23 PM

Lots of negative feedbacks for the Lancer GT. Thanks for the feedbacks guys, saved me from making a potentially bad choice and wasting a lot of money.

"Destroy their hope", lol. In-laws and kids are the least of my concerns because I still have a couple more years until I can even think of getting married. And i'm pretty sure i'd be able to afford a better car at that time. For now, looking at the responses, the Neo is definitely the best choice in terms of affordability and reliability. If everything goes smooth, i'll be posting a picture of it soon

Checked out the R3 Performance Package online from Proton, RM10,499. Freakin expensive! I don't think i'd be able to afford the entire package.

This post has been edited by Papercut117: Jan 11 2013, 06:21 PM

You obviously did not read this entire thread well. The reason why I posted this thread was because I wanted to get some feedback if the Lancer GT is affordable for me or just settle down for something slightly cheaper.

Keep aside adding the perforrmance package into my loan, you're trying to differentiate monthly repayment and a onetime purchase of RM10k? Seriously?

Noob_whitecps & angrysnail, are the supercharger kits reliable? I don't have much knowledge in these things, but I would like to know if it could cause any kinds of damage towards my engine. And are they street legal? Will JPJ disturb if I were to get something like this fixed?

Good find. Thanks bro, i'll look into it.

And thank you to all of you who has contributed in this thread.

Just checked out this Youtube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdvy-wRTjzA

I understand that the CPS is an automatic, but why couldn't it outrun the Myvi 1.3?
To all the Neo CPS over here, what cars have you guys trashed on the road?

This post has been edited by Papercut117: Jan 18 2013, 06:18 PM

I'm definitely getting a Manual. I've seen many good reviews on the Neo when it comes to handling which is a plus point for me. I will definitely be adding aftermarket performance parts when I have to cash for it, would I at least be able to outrun at least our local cars, or a Vios perhaps?

Yeah, lots of Vios speeding around like they're some super fast car. Need to teach them a lesson.
But I do need to be able to outrun some of the cars on the road, like when someone tries to cucuk/tailgate me, I just want to step on the pedal and just smoke them.

This post has been edited by Papercut117: Jan 26 2013, 07:05 AM

I've not driven a Forte personally, but the reviews on its handling is not too great. How does the car feel and handle while taking corners at high speeds? Is it stable?

This post has been edited by Papercut117: Feb 3 2013, 03:20 PM