1) Looks
2) NVH
3) ECU
4) Interior material/colour

Buy a H-Line if possible. Avoid the ones with drum brakes and no ABS as the drum brakes have a tendency to stick, and no ABS can cause you to crash easily if you're not familiar with braking/accelerating under slippery conditions.

H-line got ABS, the rest don't (as far as I remember).

Elegance is the Face-lift Persona. H-Line refers to specifications (which is full spec).

Uh.. 2010 I think.

They can't cheat you I think.. the instrument cluster is much nicer.. and dashboard is dark blue+grey combination.

2010 onwards are all elegance models.. Only H-Line has cruise control

Pre-facelift


Face-lift

Can't help you, but if it's in a very good condition and its mileage has not been tempered with.. it's quite an OK deal. Still feel that there's room for negotiation though.

Check thoroughly then only buy.. minor dents/bangs are OK.. If it was rear ended or crashed into something then maybe don't buy.. especially the front since you could run into A/C problems.

Check thoroughly then only buy.. minor dents/bangs are OK.. If it was rear ended or crashed into something then maybe don't buy.. especially the front since you could run into A/C problems.

Most likely if the engine doesn't sound like it's in a bad condition.

Could be IAFM especially if it's particularly loud. If not it may just be the standard Campro noise (I got that in my previous Persona and current Suprima).

just get those branded semi-syn 10W40 engine oil will do...

Think the key message is don't get fake oil.

But if you insist a brand recommendation, you can consider these, which I have personally used:
a) Magnetec (I find it don't play nice with Liqui Moly MoS2 additive, white flake tend to form)
b) Shell semi, blue bottle one (quite sound, but a lot of fakes. Better get from trusted garage or petrol station)
c) Idemitsu works fine for me currently, blended with LM MoS2 additive.

The key point is don't use fake oil, don't overfill (I keep the level middle of max and min oil indicator), and change it every 5,000 km (this is personal preference. I tend to stick to manufacturers recommendation)

Reference: Clocking of 310,000km plus on my 2011 Persona Elegance.

Zordaq posted their customer's car...

ya.. but if u join Gen2 facebook club, quite often can seen member's car clocking 450-500k km mileage. usually they no intend to post mileage but posted the meter cluster photo asking for help coz of engine malfunction light or overheating.. gen2 launched 2004 so the guess those cars only 14 years old max.

I use petronas no problem till to date 80kkm only though