Myvi door becomes difficult to close after changing the door rubber. any idea why?

or maybe just the design is flawed? even before change the door rubber, it doesn't close effortlessly compared to newer cars.

Mine is the 2008 myvi.

*Already close to 1 year change

Ask body shop ppl do some alignment on the hinge.
That side got accident before ?

No accident...

The rubber seem to be preventing door from shutting unless i put some level of force to close the door

Paint shop can fix this? I feel like it is a petty thing to ask shop to do, because idk what the car feels like when it was brand new. I bought 2ndhand

Either the car door striker plate misalligned or rosak. Just loosen the screw, shut the door few times then kasi ketat again

Do you drive the car often?
Do you travel long distance on a weekly basis?

If yes to both,
I'd recommend getting the new car.

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Here's my arguement,

Although many forummer's here advised you to repair and maintain the car because it is a smart financial decision to you (you save money).

However many did not take into account the following criteria,

1. (Assuming) This Myvi is your Main car.
2. Daily driving comfort and Peace of Mind (stress/comfort related conditions while driving the car everyday)

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To which, a new car will be able to improve your overall day-to-day happiness.

Why?

The new Myvi won't require constant maintenance (breakdowns, part replacement)

- I'm speaking this from experience as I used to own a Proton Aeroback for 9 years; it was my main daily driver; I got fed up constantly maintaining the car; I frequently replace major parts, but smaller issues will always pop up on a weekly basis.
- These small issues hinders my work performance, as it caused me to be late for work/meetings.
- I carpool with my friends/family/colleague frequently on lunch/dinner/outings; and I felt that the car made everyone felt tiresome at the end of each ride.
- The car is uncomfortable and can be quite tiresome for me on long journeys and traffic jams.

However, the Proton Aeroback was my only car back then and I had to make a quick decision to replace it.

And it was a good move for me as I enjoyed driving to and back from work; I won't have to stress/tired from driving home every night after a long/hard day at work; I feel happier, compared to getting into a rattly car that shakes and loose all the way home.

I won't have to worry about going to work/meetings as I know full well that my car will run reliably.

You can say getting a new car is a means of upgrading your overall lifestyle. And I believe it will improve your quality of life tremendously (as it did for me).

Thus, you can consider selling off the Myvi, use the amount sold as downpayment for a newer car; and whatever money you've saved (RM5,000 to RM10,000) is able to sustain your monthly repayment of the car for 1-2 years.

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That's my advice la.

That's why if wanna do refurbish must do all at one shot, can't do part by part because the parts fail as they reach end life d.

I really don't see the point of buying new myvi to replace old ones. Unless of course upgrade to C segment then get the feel of upgrade

Yeah, you got a point there. Do it all and do it right on 1 go; you'll save on money; but driving a refurbished car won't be as comfortable as driving a new car.

And that's if you have another spare car on hand; I'm assuming TS only has the old Myvi as his daily driver.

A refurbished car can't guarantee that some smaller issues won't pop up in the future.

Other issues such as worn out interior parts, the rattles and squeak would make the driving experience more tiresome on a daily basis.

Lets not forget that newer cars is much safer on the road.

These are the things that a newer car would be better than a refurbished one..

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If you want to save some money, is able to put in the time and effort to repair/refurbish the interior of the car, and don't mind the lack of safety features and overall noise/comfort > Repair the old Myvi.

If not > New Car.

If you feel no more power to drive, better to change.
If you spray or make interior or exterior nicer, at the end no power or comfort to drive, you won’t have mood to drive..

I just sold 13years old 1st gen Myvi... have done lot of interior/exterior customisations and only use it for 2 years then sold off. At the end still not happy/satisfied.

I suggest go for new Myvi or 2nd vios or altis or city

Lately I been thinking to buy a new car, but my parents advised me to use back the old car to save money. The problem is that old car everything just feel sucks, no power bad suspension, bad design, bad control, bad sound system, and old tint. The current car I'm using is an 10 years old 1st gen myvi. I'm not sure should I invest my money to refurbish the car, *hopefully the can get back to at least 7/10 condition. To fix all those problem I mentioned, I think probably need at least 5 to 10k I guess. So in my opinion, buying a new might just save the hassle no worry about other thing. What do you guys think?

Refurbish the old car or Buy a new car?

Will the old car become nice to drive and use if I refurbish it?

No need refurbish, just transplant half cut K3vet (>RM5k) in, will be better and much faster than new myvi

Lately I been thinking to buy a new car, but my parents advised me to use back the old car to save money. The problem is that old car everything just feel sucks, no power bad suspension, bad design, bad control, bad sound system, and old tint. The current car I'm using is an 10 years old 1st gen myvi. I'm not sure should I invest my money to refurbish the car, *hopefully the can get back to at least 7/10 condition. To fix all those problem I mentioned, I think probably need at least 5 to 10k I guess. So in my opinion, buying a new might just save the hassle no worry about other thing. What do you guys think?

Refurbish the old car or Buy a new car?

Will the old car become nice to drive and use if I refurbish it?

Lately I been thinking to buy a new car, but my parents advised me to use back the old car to save money. The problem is that old car everything just feel sucks, no power bad suspension, bad design, bad control, bad sound system, and old tint. The current car I'm using is an 10 years old 1st gen myvi. I'm not sure should I invest my money to refurbish the car, *hopefully the can get back to at least 7/10 condition. To fix all those problem I mentioned, I think probably need at least 5 to 10k I guess. So in my opinion, buying a new might just save the hassle no worry about other thing. What do you guys think?

Refurbish the old car or Buy a new car?

Will the old car become nice to drive and use if I refurbish it?

Lately I been thinking to buy a new car, but my parents advised me to use back the old car to save money. The problem is that old car everything just feel sucks, no power bad suspension, bad design, bad control, bad sound system, and old tint. The current car I'm using is an 10 years old 1st gen myvi. I'm not sure should I invest my money to refurbish the car, *hopefully the can get back to at least 7/10 condition. To fix all those problem I mentioned, I think probably need at least 5 to 10k I guess. So in my opinion, buying a new might just save the hassle no worry about other thing. What do you guys think?

Refurbish the old car or Buy a new car?

Will the old car become nice to drive and use if I refurbish it?

If you have been maintaining your car (not bawah pokok maintenance type), then probably nothing much to repair.

Myvi has always been about cheap and reliable (proper maintenance) but you would not get the best feeling and handling from it especially for an old car.
There are things that cannot be fixed such as rattling sound due to worn out dashboard coupling and fitting.
Even with a proper repair - you only get back the reliability for a car but you will not get back the comfort and feeling of a new car.

I will not trade my old Myvi for anything. Even tho now life is a lot better, I held off my purchase for VW Vento or even the GTI for 3 years now simply because the costs are just not justified. I got my manual 1.5 strictly for its power and did some minor adjustments to make handling safer/better, otherwise its a stock car with premium maintenance if thats what to say. I costs a fraction to maintain like 30% vs. any other car in the 50-90K range. Now its 7 years old and the drivetrain is excellent with matching efficiency when it was new.

Some major replacements will cost a few K as it reaches 10 years - but chances are it will cost much less than the value of buying a new myvi. The only reason to upgrade is for quality of life, so another myvi is simply not justified.

Myvi feels like a tin milo all around (new one also la, just less tin a bit nia - and more things to service kek), but I'd take that 2-5k maintenance savings every year for that while keeping the fun once in a while.