every typical malaysian will think:

1. rear drum brakes = lousy
2. CVT = easily broken
3. Hybrid batteries = always kong like Everyready battery
4. Aftermarket sports rims = better than OEM rims

those are myths 

1. What is the use of having disc brakes on cars under 2000cc that produce less than 100hp 
2. Typical malaysian don't follow service manual schedule or use cheap gearbox oil alternatives then complain, BTW how many CVT's sold vs CVT breakdown?
3. Battery cost have come down alot recently, last time for Gen1 yeah it was rated above RM10k but now it is around 2k-5k max, BTW how many kong vs sold?
4. With the exception of steel rims, the OEM rims on any car is usually better made than the cheapo aftermarket cetak rompak being sold at kedai papan 

1. Brand : Any
2. Budget : Below 60k
3. New/Used/Unreg : New or used
4. Specs : Any
5. Transmission : prefer Auto
6. NA or FI : any
7. Type : >6 seater MPV
8. Remarks : Want to get a MPV for grandpa, preferably 7 seaters so that can fit everyone if theres a vacation trip. Dont want an Innova or Exora coz too big, was thinking of the used Grand Livina, or a safe choice is a Perodua Alza, is there any other choices?

How about maintainance for these type of cars? UMW Toyota SC cannot service those right? If we bought the Livina we'll probably just send to Tan Chong SC

If the budget were to be limited to around RM30k for a car, don't mind if it is 2nd hand or 1st, nor make is important however must be an automatic, would MyVi be the de facto to go to? Thank you!

thanks for the sharing Zenix. also I am wondering - when searching through the internet (eg. carlist, oto), seller always state "100% Accident Free - Guarantee". but how can seller guarantee the used car was never involved in accident beside checking the insurance claim record? that is possible that the car might involved in accident & owner fork out own money to fix it

Does anyone know how much I'll be able to sell a 2007 Honda Civic 1.8S with a mileage of 183,000km.

I'm planning to buy a new car (Mazda) and trade in my current Honda Civic. The second hand car dealer recommended by Mazda offered me quite a low price, so i just want to make sure that I'm not cheated

Thanks a lot everyone!

most of my friends who is toyota owners giving feedback that said toyota break got probs

zenix

If not for your posting above, I wont knoe that Toyota Altis have the most overall complaint on year 2009 model & the 2002 model on  excessive engine oil usage [ makan minyak engine ].

Thanks for your input. I wont look for either of these models as for now.



And this line is  really TRUE !!!


Thanks

Sorry guys,

I wanna ask if I want to sell my car and I wanna check the market price that i can sell..
where can i search for it?

Thanks

is it worth to pay average price for a car with accident record? or ask the seller lower the price, but the owner seems do not want to sell at reduce price despite accident

I'd look around but seems this car had the best like new condition, just not sure should i pay the normal price for a car with warranty claim record before?

Its golf gti, not rare but hard to find those in good condition
When car new it had been claim 25k from wv record before

Haha i am planing to buy a car

Sorry mine car choice is very very cheap

Cannot compare to u all bmw or audi or mercedes benz

if this break the rules tell me

I am planing to buy a used vios or honda 05/06/06
or
I should buy new proton saga (FLX PLUS )
or proton persona



Thank in advance

Hi, you've probably seen this asked quite a bit, though I'd also like to ask some opinions about things as well:

1. Brand : Proton/Honda/Toyota/?
2. Budget : 20k - 37k~
3. New/Used/Unreg : New/Used (preferrably under 10 years)
4. Specs : Sedan
5. Transmission : Preferrably auto, definitely can do manual too
6. Remarks :
My primary use will be to get to work and back. Will need sedan to carry stuff in the trunk ocassionally. Will need to drive from Penang to KL and vice versa maybe once every one or two months. Currently use a nissan Sunny that's close to 30 years old and have some basic knowledge on maintaining cars like self changing engine oil and oil filter(of course, any car if not properly maintained will have issues).
I've been gathering information from friends and colleagues (some conflicting), perhaps some of you experienced folks can help with verifying some of these claims.

Claims:
a) Proton makes decent cars these days. Persona or Saga FLX/BLM or Preve are decent and so far some of the people I know driving them have had no major issues with timing belt, engine, gearbox or any other major components.
b) Proton makes shit cars(yep, conflicting opinions). New Preve had to be sent back even on the first week upon buying. Monthly problems with power windows, lights, door handles..etc etc. One colleague's Wira gave him hell for 7 years.
c) Toyota/Honda have higher resale values because they're very reliable. They don't break down in the middle of the road(or very very rarely).
d) Toyota/Honda cars have expensive parts so most people who need to repair their cars of around 5 to 10 years end up paying premium prices or getting recon parts.
e) You definitely want a new car over any second hand car. Go with Proton/Perodua(sadly, I want a sedan) over any second hand City/Vios.
f) You definitely want a secondhand Toyota/Honda over any new local car.

I'm so confused. Any help please?

I too have this idea , rm30k for a 2003/2004 1.8G Altis , replacement parts abundant too

However after taking into considerations, why not try Conti for once since its still within my budget of rm30k, I am looking at year 98/99 W202 [ 2.0/2.2/2.5 ] decent ones around rm20k. or BMW e36 year 95/96/97 decent ones around rm20k or maybe BMW E46 year 00/01/02 decent ones up to 35k.

I understand that the upkeep of these Conti might be much higher, but then again YOLO , why so conservative if you can still afford it ?

Btw, I am driving a 1997 Wira manual currently


zenix

Need your advice on this

6 Speed Manual 325

Any advice on gettng a used car that is more than 10 years?

1. Brand : Toyota KE70
2. Budget : 20k
3. New/Used/Unreg : Used ( Probably more than 10 years )
4. Specs : Sedan ( 4 door)
5. Transmission : Manual ( hook on manual, get bored wth saga flx sv cvt )
6. Remarks : would like to have this as a daily drive, travel from PG to Autocity daily, and sometime for cruising with manual. any pro/con for getting this used car? the car price is less then 10k, but if include repair and some partial mods, i would sum up around 10-20k. though not sure what mod i would want to get.

thanks

-edit-
and i have not think about maintenance, mind including the cost of maintaining a car like this?

Guys, buy used Altis 2001-2006, what are the usual car specific problems to check for?

Hey guis, help me please.

Budget around RM 7-8k. Need a second hand car for immediate work.

Where to cari?   

Thanks for the help!