I am with you, Pogostik. I also own the 4-speeder 308T. Had some depollution errors during the warranty period but the parts was replaced by Nasim satisfactorily. I had a good SC last time which was KS Service. Maintenance actually is not very expensive because you only service the car every 10k km or 2x/year. Each service costs around RM400+ which is actually comparable with the Honda City VTEC 2005 which I previously owned.

As for the blog posted earlier, yes, there were some manufacturing problems in the earlier 308T which caused the timing chain to break. My timing chain is still running good, however there could be some problems with the chain tightener which can loosen and cause depollution problems. There is also a guy on the AW forum, Chargerguy, who is a Pug expert and he has helped me solve several problems.

The parts can be expensive if bought directly from the authorised SC but its cheaper outside. Chargerguy can also help source out cheaper spare parts. Overall, I have enjoyed driving the 308T. It's very stable at high speeds and the turbo is quite addictive. Like Pogostik said, if I were to choose again, I will still choose 308T.

In reply to your question, no the VTEC cannot out-accelerate the 308T. At high speeds the City feels floaty and wobbly. I know cos I have driven the City at up to 150 kn/h but don't dare go higher. The 308T, manage to drive near to 200+ km/h but don't really dare to look properly at the speedometer at that speed cos its freaking scary. Anyway, those speeds were done on a deserted highway at night.

Well I never officially timed the 2 cars. But like you said, the higher torque at lower rpm makes driving a lot easier.