Dont bother. As a ex civic FC 1.5 TCP owner

If you want to be stressfree without any problems. Go get the new mazda 3 CBU

Back then i thought civic a popular vehicle shouldnt give me problems but i was so wrong and regret. So far after getting rid of it and notice malaysia made civics are problematic

If you wonder why are there so many used civics on the market ( FC ) . They sold it the same reasons i have
The problems are even worse than my old VW gti

Dont complain about the price of a fully imported japan mazda 3. For 160k ( top spec ) it is consider a bargain and it is way better than bmw 118i in comparison except for the engine power since it is not a turbo.

Japan mazda 3 vs a CKD mazda 3 have huge differences from NvH , Speaker system , Tech equipment and even the paint job is better. The Soul red color in mazda malaysia have been causing a uproar because of the method malaysia mazda use and it is much thinner layer compare to japan

Also the panel quality is different. Malaysia CKD units uses the same cheaper way for their vehicles