my dad's pa used to drive a gran livina and for awhile before my dad sold it, i drove the 2.5 xtrail.
from what i have gathered from others and in my opinion:
-nissan engine is reliable as heck
maybe too reliable as the car broke down before the engine would , even the whole car is in bad shape, the engine would keep running.
- somehow on the road, almeera drivers in general are petpet drivers
from what i notice, most of the drivers are on their phones, love cutting without signal and do all sort of things that as a normal driver ticks me off
but almeera is cheap as heck compared to other japanese brands like toyota and honda.
-the sc are reliable and quick but not sure the cost as, bill sent to office

i heard almeera is the cheapest in terms foreign brand intro model, i contemplated getting the city which is about 70-80k i think and vios was about 80-90k.
from a financial point, go with the new myvi, its economical, cheap and very reliable.
maintenance, service and spare parts are all affordable. even the monthly installments too.
55k for top spec 1.5, why pay an extra 10-50k just for a foreign brand?
essentially what matters is the performance, which is about the same. all are 1.5l engines only, the others like interior, safety features and reliability are decisive on you.
if you see it worth to pay extra money then go ahead, because more 'yeng' to own foreign brand than local ma.
but imo, add the other accesories i want that foreign brands have myself which wont even cost as much and use the rest to save in something that doesnt depreciate in value.

This post has been edited by seand19: Feb 20 2018, 11:13 AM

right?!
almeera drivers are either old aunty's or speedy little koontz that has no manners on the road