Yen,my opinion is :
Around 100k car , few model you can choose is civic 1.8 , nissan slyphy , toyota altis , mitsubishi lancer , peugeot 308 and toyota wish(recon).
Summary:
Civic 1.8 - nice interior - best looking dashboard among above (as least for me) but pity no leather seat.
exterior is also not bad - elegance looks , suitable for young ppl
FC is approx. around 60km per RM10 (city drive)
However , i get a lot of negative feedback about this car for their body/chassis.My friend just sold his 1.8 using not more than 2 years because he say got a lot of 'rat' sound.Wind and sound proof also not that good.This car is locally assembled.Price very 'stiff'.No discount given.
RM115k . However , This car got good resale value.
Nissan slyphy - I did a test drive before.Very impressive.Love the CVT gearbox,no jerk when changing gear.Acceleration is also quite good.Very spacious in the rear room.I think is the spacious among all i mention above.
The only 2 thing i don't like about this car is 1)the dashboard - very cheap looking plastic material , especially the center dashboard(radio look a bit cheap).For a price around 120k , is a bit disappointment
2)the exterior - looks a bit dull . but i heard they now come with full skirting , so maybe is not that bad.
FC not sure , but for city drive i think also not really save as it is a 2.0 engine. Price around 125k and this car use leg brake(handbrake at leg)if i am not wrong.
Toyota Altis 1.8 - Did a test drive too.Acceleration is ok and this car have shiftronic which is a bonus compare to civic.Nothing to comment much on this car except when i rev this car to 120km/h , wind proof is not that good and the car feel a bit floating.For the interior , nothing much changes compare to the previous model.Nothing really attractive.Quality is ok lah...Leg room is also not really spacious.For exterior , 50 50 lo.some ppl say uncle-look car and some ppl say ok.but i also heard toyota is giving promotion , which this car come with free skirting , so maybe not bad.The pearl white altis is really nice.Price is 109k for low spec and 118k for full spec.The low spec model did not have vsc.So far i didn't hear any complain about this car.only ppl critic the dull looking exterior.FC not sure.Maybe a bit save compare to civic 1.8
Mitsubishi lancer 2.0GT - Exterior is really nice and sporty(for me la).Very fierce looking car.Come CBU completely with full skirting.5 year warranty.124k for CBU is not bad but a bit afraid of the resale value.Interior is all black with nappa leather seat.6 speed auto with paddle shift.but did heard ppl complain for the engine performance.Acceleration is a bit not that good.Room space also not as big as slyphy.FC not sure,but i think not really good because come original 18" rim.Maybe in your case this car is not so practical for you.
Peugeot 308 - Just an opinion. - 1.6turbo , panaromic roof , continental car , price around 110k +- but resale value ... hehe , i think all of you know about it.
toyota wish 1.8- so far this car receive a lot of good comment . price is around 110k to 120k.FC not bad(almost as civic). Suit any family guy . the only thing is , it is a recond car , which make you a bit hard to sell after few years.
I heard nissan latio hatchback is also not bad.The interior is spacious.Very smooth riding car.Maybe u can have a look at it.price around 96k without bodykit.
One last more , naza forte - nice looking exterior , smart interior - got keyless entry , engine start stop button , 6 cd changer ,and 6 air bag , quite future wise . price also quite attractive . 85k for 1.6 full spec and 93k for 2.0 full spec.however , only concern is resale value.
I suggest you go for a test drive first then only you decide which car you wanna buy.Don't in hurry to buy a car as you might regret it later.I hope i did help you a bit after giving my opinion , although it is not really detail.Anyway good luck...
