I did mention about the Civic Hybrid before, i think 1-2 pages back.
However, just like the CRZ the long term reliability and maintenance cost of the IMA system is unknown.
That is why even the newest Civic FB hybrid can be had for a cheap price.

If you cannot afford the maintenance then selecting something mundane like City/Jazz would be better for you.
The expensive major service for those are usually still under RM1000.
2010 Merc C200 CGI - for me now is a good time to grab one of these because since the new C-Class came out the grey importers have to lower their prices of this model, previously even C180's were above RM150k but nowadays if you look around you can get C200's around 120-135k. What is good about these grey imports is that usually they come with pretty high spec compared to the local CKD models. You also don't pay a premium for it since you're already buying at a lower price and you still can buy it like a new car with lower car interest rates (used car interest rates are a killer so usually I target recons above 100k). This model still looks very handsome especially the last facelift before the discontinued this model, it definitely ups the fun factor with its turbo (CGI) engine, german refinement and comfort levels, and snob factor on the road or when meeting friends -- you're also much more likely to get a free parking spot at the front of the hotel than any other car. Maintenance wise it is going to be expensive if your experience so far is only a Vios, so imagine 2x or 3x the maintenance cost over a year -- I say over a year as regular maintenance can be quite cheap but major service are above rm1500 but thankfully schedule maintenance is every 10,000km instead of 3000-5000 for japanese cars so he service is stretched longer so you can adjust your budget. So you've gotta think very carefully if you're ready for it, it would be the same for any fun car as well but a good thing about Merc's is there are many 3rd party stockist/distributors of spare parts that bring in cheaper OEM or compatible parts you can buy to reduce overall cost but that would require some effort on your part to find them.

2012 Nissan Juke 1.6 DIG - so happens the top spec limited edition is within your budget, of course you can get the lower spec 1.5cc version but that would be boring the top spec 1.6 DIG Turbo with 4 wheel drive is the one to get. I had a loaner Juke for about a week, it is quite a fun car to drive. Sitting higher up you get better road view. The Turbo helps to reduce the sluggish feel eventhough it is on 4 wheel drive. Bad part is space, when it comes to space for front passenger and driver it is still okay but I'd prefer longer leg room myself but overall it is okay, rear passengers space is snug to cramp depending on their size so if you're going to fetch 4 people make sure the 3 sitting behind are about 150cm and 45kg  (good way to filter out land whales?) boot space is also very limited. For your purpose of just a fun car for weekend and outstation trips I think it would do nicely if you're not fetching the entire family -- yourself and partner plus light luggage. 2009 Nissan Murano would give you that extra space but it isn't as fun to drive as it is built to be more of a classy mature family mover.
If you want the reliability of Japanese cars but the refinement and spec of German cars you can always look to grey import Japanese d-segment saloons. The Mark-X is a good choice as it shares many common parts with other models thus maintenance and spares are cheaper, Toyota always manages to recycle their stuff and still make the next model look good.

2006 Honda Accord EuroR - Civic TypeR being a popular model is going to burn a hole just to buy that car but the EuroR which is based on the European Accord d-segment body is just as good. When talk about overall performance and handling the EuroR isn't as good as the (Civic TypeR) CTR but for a matured family man looking for a d-segment saloon with a powerful engine, good handling and sleeper looks this is one you can consider. It uses a variation of the K20 engine, this engine is a very common engine in Honda being used in Civic, CRV, Stream, Accord, etc. So can say parts are 80% covered by this commonality of the base engine and 20% parts from the other two TypeR (the hatch in Europe and sedan in Japan). Being not so popular it is quite affordable to buy second hand and although I won't say the performance is as good as a BMW M3 but it is very close but of course when it comes to maintenance and reliability it is way better than the BMW M3.
yeap, i think Mazda6 and Mark X would be viable options for you (even the EuroR) above as they'd give you what is most important to you which is a fun drive, powerful engine, reliability and decent maintenance cost.

2006 Lexus IS250 - if you want to up the snob factor you can opt to pick the IS250 instead of the Mark X, they share the same mechanical parts but the body styling is different but it isn't a problem getting parts even for busted door (if a mat rempit bang onto it) is easy to source for (you might get abit burned by the seller coz he assumes all Lexus owners are rich so make sure haggle for a good price especially at chop shops).