Hi All, need some answers again.. not really a car person so I'll need to ask :-P I currently am gonna get a car for myself as my car's gonna be given to my sister. Getting a car about the range of RM60,000 or so.. less is ok, more is not :-P, second hand or first hand (Don't want to get another high end car as I'm already paying 3 installments for the next 3 years every month).

I'm thinking of either a second hand Chevy Optra sedan or a second hand Honda.. any other cars you guys think is good and value for money in my price range? Any cool tips when buying a second hand car? I would like a comfortable car; a sedan I guess, and also maybe a car which does not consume much petrol.

Thanks in advance!

honda civic,its fuel saving and a nice car

city idsi year 2004 should suit ur bueget...

ViosG 2004 can get around that price

either city and vios year 2004

I tried the Vios but its quite a cramped up car. Thanks! Any other car?

honda city? or a 2002-2003 civic...

how bout a new waja campro 2007?

Waja Campro's not really fuel-efficient. But the interior is better now hehe
Don't like the exterior though ...

I think the best is still Honda City lor ... very comfortable and good reliability ... low consume of petrol too

IMHO, no matter wat, it is better to get a new car....unless one craved for a specific range of cars which when new, its beyond one's budget...at least when buyin new car, maintenance wise is quite easy for the first few years...

further....second hand car loan has high interest....

well putting that aside, like wat others have suggested....city would be a great car...but do buy from a reliable dealer....

cheers

This post has been edited by NewVi: Jan 22 2007, 10:28 AM

A 2nd hand city will be a great choice for ur needs. If new car then get the new waja, but hope u dont mind its high FC though.

dude, ur budget already 60k? with 60k u not really necessary go for second hand car except u not really going for protons. As other forumer suggest above, as much as they can suggest, u might need to think of it urself. I would suggest u go for toyota second hand car especially camry'02. Since u prefer comfort and it really proves comfort.

But for me, i would go for a new waja with that kind of budget u having now.

Yeah, the reason I'm most probably going for a second hand car is because my family & relatives have had problems with Proton and Perodua cars.. call it unlucky, but with cars which had given problems even after being taken care of very well, I'd rather stick to other non-local brands, no offence guys.

Thanks for the tip, higher interest for second hand cars is a problem.. but I can't seem to find a new non-local car for about 60k price range. Are there any?

yep, u can find it at the second hand car shop....theres pretty much 60k foreign car there. Honda civic year 2000, and so on.

get a new Myvi la dude..... new 1 always better....

If doesn't consume much then its difinitely a city but with a 2 year old city you would start to question yourself why are they selling their car so fast...its either good or bad...its up to you

Of course there are new non-local cars for that price range ... just that it's not sedan type only.

There's Inokom Getz and Naza Suria/Kia Picanto ... can't really say local right? lol

how bout a 10 year old Bimmer for 30-40K? think about it.

^ Hows the maintenance wise for your beemer lol

why not get a corolla SEG? the '92-'95 model is about 25k. and the '96-'99 model is between 30 - 40k....the SEG is known as a very reliable sedan. the choices you have is either a 1.3 or a 1.6 engine. its way under your budget, and you'll get to save alot.
but if you prefer something newer then the '01 1.7 i-vtec civic is priced exactly at your budget now.

for comfortable car.. i will choose either Honda city or Myvi ( FC not that good )

Ya Not sedan, not that I'm picky, but I can't fit into a Hatchback or find it really difficult to squeeze myself into one!

The Corolla SEG is definitely a good car, but then I'd think twice about it as the people who take good care of their SEGs usually do not sell them or find it hard to part with them.

The BMW suggestion is ok, but the cost of its FC and maintenance would be a problem..

Gonna get the car next week. Looks like many here are recommending the Honda City. How much would a second hand Honda City i-VTEC '03/'04/'05 cost? I've seen it being sold for 53k or so.. is that a very good price or should I be suspicious?

depends on the condition.. BUT you must aware that most of the 2nd hand car will cause of of problem especially the main maintenance. if the previous drive had taken care of the car in a prefect condition then u shouldn't worry much.

always remember to ask the previous owner why they want to sell their car and also the condition of the car that u must carefully double check it before buying them because most the people will sell their car when it's either in bad condition nor the car has involved accident.

that's all i want tell you. good luck..

hhmmm FC is to be expected from a 2.5 litre 12 year old car. 20sen per kilometer for highway runs and about 29sen per km in city.