typical of used cars to throw away the documents or not have them.
easier to fake history and mileage, right?

yup especially for long serving models

Subaru STI, Evo X and Golf R are pretty much in the same league but....

Power: STI and Evo > GR
Gearbox: GR and Evo > STI
AWD: Evo > STI and GR
Looks: STI > Evo and GR (mainly coz Evo looks so Inspira)

the real limited edition variant probably won't make it here.
evox is sold here officially via mitsubishi but darn expensive, over 300k, recons are sub-200k.

basic new persona should be about 40k
2009 high line persona is about 20-24k half price, but already 5 years old.
i don't really recommend getting used proton because it's quality is subjective thus usually people discard them when the parts all starting to fail.

Nope, try find 2004 model.

2009 Honda city.

Overall more to maintain than an Altis or civic.
But a better car overall.

good ones would be any civic/accord/corolla

as compare to what?
what are you driving now?

because "cheap" is relative.

e.g. people say merc parts are "cheap" but that is because they're about in the same ballpark as a camry/accord part prices while other european cars like bmw/audi/renault/etc cost alot more.

1 lemon
1 lime
1 limau

better becareful or cancel the order if you don't feel comfortable.

myvi 1.3 cannot make it

1. safety very basic or none
2. decently durable
3. cheap
4. NVH no good
5. ugly

look around for nissan latio

nissan's are good but usually never the most hightech (which is good coz old tech easier to fix and parts cheaper), and sometimes can be ugly.

hatch with bodykit looks good.
but if you need a boot and 1800cc engine get the sedan.

Can't really go wrong with Nissan Sentra or Toyota Corolla even at this age.
Stay away from Proton/Perodua unless you really have to because although they're cheap to repair/replace parts, the parts used don't always last very long especially when you ask for cheap ones which are some low quality knock offs.
Stay clear from older Koreans they're not fuel economic and parts do cost quite abit.

serena uses the tried and true SR20DE engine which is the non-turbo version of the SR20DET.
you won't find any issues getting parts for this engine even today.
it is powerful and economical.

This is the latest model which is also within your budget, increase the budget higher and you can get the same model but at a younger year of make. Estima starting model is 2400cc but has a 3000cc variant, if you can afford the roadtax then go for the 3000cc model if not the 2400cc is quite good. One power door is standard for basic models but higher spec you get 2 power doors and 1 power boot.

generally among 1500cc cars the city and vios are the cheapest duo to maintain.
can't really go wrong with either nissan/toyota/honda models in terms of cheapness to maintain.

Below 80k is really crappy B-segment cars which will just be a nightmare to own.
You'll start off by thinking you made a great financial move by getting a cheaper car and just use to go from A-B, but soon realize you made a mistake as it doesn't fit your requirements in terms of space, performance, looks, etc. then dream of changing cars in a few years time.......don't waste time.

If you can afford it get the honda city (not the most basic spec) you should be fine for quite sometime.
That will be somewhere in the middle of 80k.

there are better cars for the price.

whats your criteria and budget?

1200-1400 per month is about 60-70k loan, u got 50k for deposit?

something like this will be cheaper to own and maintain

latio sedan around the same price.
the hatch looks better with bodykit.
but the sedan got 1800cc engine.

if you're buying recond u can use new car interest rates.
it is nowadays anywhere between 2.5-2.9%

so lets say you're buying this car.

then this would be a more accurate calculation.

please remember that the price stated is for the car only.
try and see if you can get discounts or freebies.
because if not included in the price you need to fork out additional money for insurance, roadtax and car number plate (jpj registration), and jpj inspection.

the model in that link i showed u isn't available as used becoz for msia it is quite new.

what kind of car you need?
myvi should be good unless u really wanna upgrade.
u will never be able to recover the interest losses by buying a new car.