Bros (and gals) of ZTH.
I'm currently waiting for university to start. Since the universities that I choose will be far away from home, I was allowed to choose a car below RM46k by parents. However, my dad in particular is stubborn (he will blame me if the used cars have issues coz "i didn't take care of it properly" ), thus I rather take my chances to check these cars before I show him the choices.
His criteria is:
-The car must be small. He didn't say how small, but he did say that Proton Suprima is too big, so probably less than 4300mm. (for me, smaller and lighter is better )
-The car must be 7 years old or less. According to him, "if 10 years plus, sure need send to workshop everyday for maintenance)
-The car must be auto.
My criteria are:
Very important.
-Build quality. I don't want him blaming me and leaving me with an unusable car just coz there were existing issues which were prevalent in most cars of the same model. I don't care about how the interior looks like: as long as it don't give me driving difficulties.
-Stock handling. Terrible understeer, weak brakes and body roll: 100% no.
Important.
-Aftermarket support. I'm looking forward to improve handling including braking parts as well as weight after I earn from direct sales. A direct bolt-on turbo/super may be possible in future, if travelling far is needed due to direct sales. (considering the fact that i maybe attending amateur competitions)
Medium.
-Comfort. As a university student who will definitely stay in a hostel, I will be only using this car sometimes. But I may be fetching friends from time to time.
-Features. University student only, I don't need so much features to survive. But parking sensors are a MUST, as well as good anti-theft features.
-Safety. The car will only be used for driving to nearby places around campus, so will be driving slow for the first (and second) year. But ABS and SRS airbags is a MUST.
-Spare parts pricing. I have been advised to do frequent checkups instead of only fixing when problems show up, but it will still a burden if the parts are expensive.
After checking through a lot of stock used cars, I found these, all auto with advertised mileage below 100k (i know usually they can't be trusted, but this is all i have for now):-
-'07 Toyota Yaris 1.5 S
2007 Toyota Yaris 1.5 S TRD Kuala Lumpur, RM 41,800 - oto.my
-'07 Nissan Latio Sport Hatchback 1.6 CVTC
2007 Nissan Latio Sport 1.6 CVTC Kuala Lumpur, RM 44,888 - oto.my
-'05 Citroen C2 1.6 L TU5 SensoDrive VTR
Citroen C2 VTR sensodrive 1.6 ,MIL 62K KM ORIGINAL - Cars for sale in Petaling Jaya, Selangor
-'05 Honda Jazz 1.5 VTEC
Honda Jazz 1.5 VTEC (A) 05 - Cars for sale in Seri Kembangan, Selangor
-'10 Proton Satria Neo CPS
2010 PROTON SATRIA NEO CPS SPORT 125HP | RM39,800 | Used Car for Sale | Motor Trader
-'04 Nissan March 1.4
Nissan March 1.4L (A) 2004 W.P. Kuala Lumpur
-'09 Suzuki Swift 1.5
Used SUZUKI SWIFT 1.5 (A) FULL BODYKIT,KEYLESS ENTRY 09 Car For Sale Malaysia - Autoworld.com.my
-'04 Honda Civic 1.7 VTEC
Honda Civic 1.7 VTI VTEC(A)PEARL WHITE BUCKET SEAT - Cars for sale in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Which one should I go with? May be involved in direct sales in future, and occasionally goes out.
And if possible, can give me hint on important things to check on in 30 mins around a car? thank you.
I'm currently waiting for university to start. Since the universities that I choose will be far away from home, I was allowed to choose a car below RM46k by parents. However, my dad in particular is stubborn (he will blame me if the used cars have issues coz "i didn't take care of it properly" ), thus I rather take my chances to check these cars before I show him the choices.
His criteria is:
-The car must be small. He didn't say how small, but he did say that Proton Suprima is too big, so probably less than 4300mm. (for me, smaller and lighter is better )
-The car must be 7 years old or less. According to him, "if 10 years plus, sure need send to workshop everyday for maintenance)
-The car must be auto.
My criteria are:
Very important.
-Build quality. I don't want him blaming me and leaving me with an unusable car just coz there were existing issues which were prevalent in most cars of the same model. I don't care about how the interior looks like: as long as it don't give me driving difficulties.
-Stock handling. Terrible understeer, weak brakes and body roll: 100% no.
Important.
-Aftermarket support. I'm looking forward to improve handling including braking parts as well as weight after I earn from direct sales. A direct bolt-on turbo/super may be possible in future, if travelling far is needed due to direct sales. (considering the fact that i maybe attending amateur competitions)
Medium.
-Comfort. As a university student who will definitely stay in a hostel, I will be only using this car sometimes. But I may be fetching friends from time to time.
-Features. University student only, I don't need so much features to survive. But parking sensors are a MUST, as well as good anti-theft features.
-Safety. The car will only be used for driving to nearby places around campus, so will be driving slow for the first (and second) year. But ABS and SRS airbags is a MUST.
-Spare parts pricing. I have been advised to do frequent checkups instead of only fixing when problems show up, but it will still a burden if the parts are expensive.
After checking through a lot of stock used cars, I found these, all auto with advertised mileage below 100k (i know usually they can't be trusted, but this is all i have for now):-
-'07 Toyota Yaris 1.5 S
2007 Toyota Yaris 1.5 S TRD Kuala Lumpur, RM 41,800 - oto.my
-'07 Nissan Latio Sport Hatchback 1.6 CVTC
2007 Nissan Latio Sport 1.6 CVTC Kuala Lumpur, RM 44,888 - oto.my
-'05 Citroen C2 1.6 L TU5 SensoDrive VTR
Citroen C2 VTR sensodrive 1.6 ,MIL 62K KM ORIGINAL - Cars for sale in Petaling Jaya, Selangor
-'05 Honda Jazz 1.5 VTEC
Honda Jazz 1.5 VTEC (A) 05 - Cars for sale in Seri Kembangan, Selangor
-'10 Proton Satria Neo CPS
2010 PROTON SATRIA NEO CPS SPORT 125HP | RM39,800 | Used Car for Sale | Motor Trader
-'04 Nissan March 1.4
Nissan March 1.4L (A) 2004 W.P. Kuala Lumpur
-'09 Suzuki Swift 1.5
Used SUZUKI SWIFT 1.5 (A) FULL BODYKIT,KEYLESS ENTRY 09 Car For Sale Malaysia - Autoworld.com.my
-'04 Honda Civic 1.7 VTEC
Honda Civic 1.7 VTI VTEC(A)PEARL WHITE BUCKET SEAT - Cars for sale in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Which one should I go with? May be involved in direct sales in future, and occasionally goes out.
And if possible, can give me hint on important things to check on in 30 mins around a car? thank you.