experienced that with my previous proton gen2 , noisy engine when it reach higher rpm but overall was okey

From mazda3 to myvi g3, my wife bought new bmw g20 so i dont have any reason to maintain another sedan, gave mazda3 to my younger sis.. although its not a smooth n fun ride like mazda3 but the car is cheap to maintain n easy to drive n park, just people tend to look u down as my myvi are just 1.3, not a full spec myvi..

There is a famous saying, “whether it is first class or economy class it stilsl get you to your destination at the same time.“

From that point of view, who cares what brand of car you drive as long as it serves its purpose

right

consider yourself lucky lu, i sat in one where i need to put a box behind the driver's seat because the seat lock mechanism broke and it keep going moving and backward ( i have nv heard of that part breaking in all my years of driving)
power window faulty - very common
its not gen 2, its Junk2

this one has to come with age then only they will realize that they dont need to care about ego. TS is still young, just like plenty others who wants to own an iphone because its an "orang ätas" phone but other phones can do the same if not better than an iphone.

my previous gen2
1. clunking sound as soon as get out from the eon showroom , bring to the service centre , front absorber defect , then they changed it , problem solved
2. gear cable broke almost 2 times , bring to the service centre , they changed it , problem solved
3. some indicator light turn on , then the service center said , sensor faulty , it happens almost 4 times , then the problem never solved
4. the car engine fan suddently turn on , meanwhile the key already inside my pocket , wiring issue , send to the service center and the problem keep going on

end up sell the car

From 200k to 60k local P2....at my age. I dont car about brand

Best bet is to buy a bezza premium x spec. The simpler the car the better, safe fuel and can use to do part time grab for some income and spend time when retire.

as long as it does it job already enough right

No brand is a downgrade to another brand.

It is all about what a brand build rather than the brand itself.

Look at what Hyundai has transform itself into. Decades of investment in testing around Nordschleife, investment in TCR racing.

Geely too doing very well in TCR with their Cyan Racing team.

The duo are perfectly capable of making high performance car, solid engineering capability. It is matter of decision of which market segments they want to focus.

See Koenigsegg when they made their first hypercar, they ain't have any heritage. It was a young company, and still is a young company. With right product, people will buy.

Now there are companies that make junks now (from engineering point of view) like Ora, Neta. They focus on cosmetic, and it is all about about assembly off the shelves parts in engineering department with little to none mechanical R&D. But one day if they decided to change the company direction, and build proper driving machine, they can do it with right investment.

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I’m going to buy an Axia Rahmah. Getting too old for big cars. Just want something A-Z

Toyota for life. That's the best policy!

your leg will beg for mercy if you use their manual transmission when being stuck in a jam

malu apa bosskurrr
once an single mother aunty, at that time driving mazda3, 8 years or so. i said buy myvi la. she said 1.3 can drive 1 meh. then i said, u want no power or no money?

Driving a German brand now. After retirement will downsize to a Perodua.

Why not, if this coming June government really implement targeted subsidy for petrol I will sell my civic and buy city hatchback ehev, or see what will be the cheapest EV at that point of time.

Drove a "cold door" C seg Jap car for many years & downgraded to A segment P2

I don't drive like mad & while the old car had power when needed, usually I cruise within speed limits.

Nowadays drive very little.

On the rare occasion I missed the power & slightly annoyed P2 upshifts too soon.

Did cross my mind to sound proof the P2, but then since I don't drive that much, can't be bothered also.

Cheap to buy & run Used the money saved to go travel

If I spend a lot more time on the road, then a better car makes sense.

i gave up a merc for a saga..... i find the saga easier to drive because it's light.... new car with warranty is better than old car without warranty