With these concerns, why consider at all ?

Bought a Prius for 139K, sold it for less than half the value after 5 plus years. Enjoyed the drive and power. Because im heavy footed got average < 20km per liter 50-50 city highway.

Its low volume car here and CBU japan so any major parts going to be expensive now. Risky.

If buying new, likely to get at the end of this year (w higher pricing from SST reactivated) unless less popular models like Iriz.

Reliability is mentioned several times,buying public has a better perception of Perodua.

Handling is Proton forte but if you mainly city driving, then won't matter so much. Outstation once every few months, just drive within speed limit. The online reviews might emphasize it a lot, better we go test drive ourselves see if really any difference at city speeds.

Do you need the boot space on a regular basis ? Actually a hatchback ia more versatile when it comes to carrying bigger bulky items say from Ikea, most reviewer only mentioned boot space for luggages where sedans have advantage. Try fitting a bicycle into sedan

From your three selection above, my recommendation Myvi 1.5 with the superior D-CVT transmission giving similar feel to HRV one.

Very much depends on how owner maintain.

Personally i think Persona is a tough car and will last very long but friends' Myvis overall track record has been impressive. Also second hand value is crazy good so far should u choose to upgrade.

Agree w this. An ex colleage bought second hand Viva for wife and 2 kids. He rode motorbike to work. Hardworking guy, few years later got 2nd hand avanza for wife and 4 kids and he drive the Viva. Sat in his car out for lunch, very nicely maintained no problem at all.

Any popular new car, lucky to get less than 4 months. Just setting expectations from what i heard.

If daily highway, my vote goes to Persona. But Kesas rush hour also cannot go fast. So any of your 3 choices above can be determined by other factors. Eg If you had good after sales suport experience for Bezza, might be tempted to stick w Perodua.

Side note: the Ativa engine at idle is less noisy vs X50. But due to better Geely soundproofing, they are equally quiet inside.

Sorry no idea about truck.

But am curious, is it normal within truck community to buy a 1-2 year old second hand to try save 7-14% instead of buying new ?

Persona premium ?
Booked April likely get Nov-Dec. Sorry bro

X50 order now probably get in 2024
XRV not sold here
Cross non hybrid is your best bet to get it this year with
UMW service > Proton.

Or a Perodua Nautica, Toyota Rush in those 08/10 years, much newer and smaller engine?

How big your family?
For higher reliability and keep more than 7 years suggest buy new.
Penang city drive with heavy traffic get SUV for height easier to see ahead.
Compact SUV I suggest Ativa. (X50 delivery in 2023 uncertain)
If don't need height Myvi is cheaper alternative. Want branded then Yaris. Both compact enough

Altis is around 4.6M long LOL.
If no need compact, with growing family can
consider new City Hatchback.

Still suggest new car unless you have some knowledge and experience with car mechanics outside service centres

Have u test drive?

What do u think vs King of the road Myvi..

If you prioritize handling and a slight conti weighty feel then PIES comes into the picture. If no idea what im blabbering about, perodua has a better reputation in reliability and resale value.

The Bsegment Japanese trio of H, T & N has its own followers, again if cannot distinguish their advantages during a test drive over local cars, then better stick to Proton/ Perodua for significant savings.

Can't just summarise your options based on LYN individual preferences.

I've driven the Avanza 1.3 a few months and agree w you. It really sucks.. But it is not the engine. The transmission has been geared to pull full MPV load with suspension tuned accordingly. I can only use max 1 hour before thinking of driving off a cliff. There must be a reason why u have an Avanza in the first place.

Anyway if you don't need a MPV, a new B-Segment Japanese sedan or hatchback will certainly feel MILES better for 70-30 highway city use. Just quickly book one by 30jun to enjoy SST exemption for slightly above 70K

No need to over react and aim for second hand D segment which may be many times more expensive to maintain. Petrol price also might not stay at RM2.05 ya, I think la

To make matters worse for the HRV, it is priced closer to the Civic rather than City.

For me its a combination of height
- higher ground clearance for potholes
- higher seat to see ahead better (since rear tints for cars now at 0%)
- and subjectively, i find it easier to get in and out

As well as size ( bigger than the B segment City)
with larger hatchback opening (eg loading bicycles)

The BRV vs City is a closer match pricewise. But the choice would be obvious. 7 seats vs 5

This post has been edited by dogbert_chew: Jun 28 2022, 08:01 PM

Not sure which hill you intend to climb with 1.0L MPV, i think the smallest displacement in Malaysia is 1.5L

Also moving big items is very vague, how big? 😁

I only recommend new ya, within 100K u have 3 choices
Exora, Xpander, new Alza.. all no sliding doors.

Can test drive and come back here w more questions else you need to look for used models.

Alza 62-75K
Xpander 92K

As they are similar (if Xpander comes in CVT instead of ancient 4AT), it is still a massive price advantage for locally priced Perodua

Xpander can only fight Veloz overseas at similar price range.

Serena, Starex, Carnival.. A quick search reveals

Perhaps you can go to their respective threads to find out owner experience.

New Axia G AT 67hp RM33K 5yr warranty

Sorry, i thought Axia acceptable because you were considering this..