Quote Originally Posted by soul987 View Post
After reading the replies, I may just get a used car. So ill be narrowing down to the following.

1. Altis 2014(2.0) or 2017 1.6
Which is better of the 2?
2. Mazda 3 2014 2.0
Is the maintenance not that costly especially that the battery is the the regular one from motollite
3. Civic FB 2.0 or FC 1.8
Which is more value for money between the two?
4. Subaru Forester XT or 2.0
Is the parts and maintenance not much of problem?
Will you be driving mostly in the city? How heavy is your right foot? How big of a priority is fuel efficiency? Do you have a target number? Say 7km/L? 8? 10?

Given your input and updated choices, I will be choosing between the Altis 1.6 and the FC Civic 1.8. Both are good looking, IMHO. Fuel consumption is not too far apart. Depends whether you want some extra gas mileage or some extra power.

I have no doubt the Mazda 3 is a wonderful car. But upon reading Carguide's long term test reviews, I am more inclined to believe that it is an excellent weekend car, but not necessarily the best "appliance" car.

With the Subaru, I suppose it would depend on how far you live from the nearest Subaru dealership and/or parts shop, both of which are rather scarce. However, you shouldn't feel the hassle as much if you live near them.

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