What is your opinion on choosing a first car in your life? Do you prefer a compact car? Sedan car? Or an MPV for your first ride? To understand this further, we try to get the feel again on all of the car famous category by driving Nissan Grand Livina 1.6, Proton Waja 1.6 and Suzuki Swift 1.5 at the same time.
CHOOSING YOUR FIRST CAR? COMPACT VS SEDAN VS MPV?
Choosing your first car is usually related to affordability and which one really meets your needs. Oftenly, people who have just newly graduated and get a new job will prefer a compact car especially when working in the city due to easy to get around and less fuel consumption. Let me summarise all three car category advantages.
Advantages of compact car:
+ Affordable ( Lower monthly payment, insurance and road tax)
+ Easy to get around in the city ( Parking and easy handling in traffic jam)
+ More fuel efficient
+ Easy to do maintainance
+ More pickup at low speed
Advantages of Sedan Car
+ More space for your small family (5 passenger and below)
+ More boot space for long journey
+ More engine space for any performance modification
+ Easier to modify exterior with a lot of sedan car accessories
+ A safer ride ( Crush zone front and rear)
+ More stable in terms of handling especially while cruising
+ A faster car in low and top range speed
+ A family car which looks sporty
Advantages Of MPV:
+ Can carry 7 passenger for a big family
+ Have a smooth and relax feeling while driving
+ Better suspension which will gives more comfort to all passenger
+Can carry more stuffs by folding rear seat – Can be used for any purpose like business purpose.
How about your choice? MPV? Compact city car? Or a sedan car?
My first car was passed over to me from my brother, its a Toyota SEG because he’s upgrading. I took it over with the little help of my parent by paying the deposits to my brother, its a fully paid car, and I pay him monthly instalment interest % free, and I’ve since then modified it.
And you see, most of us really have no say in what car are to choose respective of whether its fuel efficient, or spacious, or safety or easy maintainance as mentioned above. It really depended on the budget we have then, the ability to pay the instalments and the cost in maintaining it. And the first thought when we want a car had to be our very own national car, P1 or P2, since affordability is the main consideration.
Of course when I can afford a better car, it’ll definately be the Golf Gti Mk6,
klau 1st car majoriti msti sedan….
coz x kwin lg….n klau dh kawin anak x rmai lg…..
n lg sa2 kire zaman mpv bru lg…..
mase dulu mpv mane der…klau de pon mahal…..x pon yg ank rmai pkai van…..
1st mesti la sedan. Sesuai untuk pelbagai situasi penggunaan. 2nd mesti la MPV bagi yang family >5orang atau Compact bagi family < 5orang. Memang berbaloi jadikan sedan kenderaan utama anda.
1st car mestilah antara sedan atau hatchback. banyak yg macam tu. tengok jualan persona ngan myvi dah la. lum kira satria neo lg yg majoriiti pemilik yg bujang/ baru kawin. tp da gak yang beli 1st car SUV dan diiukti MPV. SUV best gak tp tak ada SUV yang murah lg di pasaran. Means SUV yang ada rupa. Orang muda jiwa muda la katakan. hehe
my 1st car – masa bujang – kancil 660 ajer
then after ada baby – iswara sedan (need to bring banyak barang baby)
now, with 2 children – still iswara and new savvy.
MPV – maybe next 5 year. he he he
its all about budget. car prince di malaysia “terlebih sudah”. over la…. hu hu hu
my 1st car will be alfa romeo 159 (sedan)….. hihi..tp lmbt lg la, 3 taun
Kalau nak bawak keta yang confortable tentulah sedan berbanding MPV. Nak MPV confort kenalah cari yang mahal sikit.
Bg aku untuk 1st car…aku prefer kete sedan sbb untuk org bujang cam aku ni smp kawen leh pkai,lgpn boot space besar leh letak brg2 n aku suke bwk family jln2…yg pntg kete tu msti sporty mcm persona elegance,kalo dah ader family sndiri br la nk angkat mpv exora….yg pntg nk beli kete ni ikut la bajet n jgn membebankan sgt….
(***Tp dlm hati aku untuk 1st car aku nk amik neo cps,sbb shape body dier seksi giler….hahaha)
betoi2. neo cps memang lawa shape dia. tp huhu tu aaa pakai time tak da anak leh la. da ada anak kang. except la beli as 2nd car bawak hjg2 miggu
my 1st car is myvi Ezi… 2nd car should be sedan.. :p!
Alo semua… lama dah x bersuara kat cni.
rasanya 1st car kat msia ni sedan yg paling sesuai.mcm KDI ckp, affordable,minyak pun ok, blh modify lg, spacious if nak bwk brg n paling penting praktikal.Lgpun byk sedan yang cun kat pasaran.
Kat msia kan biasanya 1st car org dapat bila start keje, xpun if ada rezeki time tgh stadi.for long term (3-5 tahun kira long term la ye…) rasanya lebih praktikal.if stadi blh tumpangkan mmbr.minyak kena tong2 la.jimat tu.bila nak balik kampung atau wat rombongan dgn mmbr g jalan2 pun elok sgt.
utk yg br keje, at least bila kawen n ada anak praktikal la nk ke umah mertua,balik kampung, bwk brg anak etc.lgpun bwk sedan masa bujang pun ok je kot.mmg la bwk sport car sgt2 sesuai time tu tp sekali lagi long term n kemampuan kita.
papepun tepuk dada tanya selera.If selera besar, kita ni kadang2 balun gak pakai kete sedap.janji puas ati.btol?
ada gak yang mampu pakai lbh tp tetap nak pakai sedan.
peace n out
Aku time bujang pakai sedan……dah kahwin n ada anak 2 msh sedan…….nak beli mpv skrg ni memang mimpi le sebab interest proton pun tinggi giler…….baik bli kete luar..sama jugak………
time bujang biasalah keta ala2 sport satria jer.. kawin tukar la waja.. InsayaAllah tuk akan dtg cam keluarga2 lain choose semestinya mpv or van (toyota hiace).. more space kot..
hmmm
masa sorang pakai sedan, MITSUBISHI super touring 1.8
bila dah berdua tukau CHARADE aura 1.0
bila anak sorang P2 myvi
bila anak ke 2 P2 viva
la ni anak masih 2 tapi tukau jugak pasai dah rasa berumur …NISSAN livina
Bapa ku suka sedan, bila ramai anak boleh bawa dua buai sekali (dari saga – iswara – wira – waja). Mak aku suka 2 1/2 box car (iswara aeroback – Gen 2), sebab mak naik kereta abah atau abah dah ada sedan .. semua barang boleh isi, sekarang konvoi saya bawa kereta mak balik raya. Saya…. ehm ada savvy… love my savvy.
apakah mpv yg sgt praktikal yg anda pernah naik?n paling penting harga ygak praktikal…bawah 100k…
tolomg bantu saya cari mpv yang sesuai…
apakah mpv yg sgt praktikal yg anda pernah naik?n paling penting harga gak praktikal…bawah 100k…
tolong bantu saya cari mpv yang sesuai…
Tentu sekali EXORA. Selesa & selamat.
mmg majoriti akan pilih sedan….berbaloi utk org bujang beb…
tapi lau keter kompak mmg x berbaloi kat malysia nih..mahal yg amat..merepek gila harga dia..
tpi skg ni pkai mpv pun ok per….skg bukan mpv zaman dulu mcm estima mula2 kluar…cutting mcm tauke kdai runcit..hahaha…
Saya masa bujang ari tu angkat Satria 2nd hand dulu. Lepas kawin dan boleh first baby, terus tukar Waja baru. Bonet besar, siap boleh buat masuk buai budak tu dan ruang dalaman pun luas dan selesa. Sekarang, anak dah 3, jadi tengah berkira nak upgrade ke MPV la plak. Dalam cadangan nak ambik Exora, tak pun tunggu Peugeot 5008…
masa bujang trang tang tang dan zaman dating = pakai kancil 660,,senang n jimat segalanya..hohohhoho!!
dah kahwin = masih kancil 660 kemudian tukar Avanza.,,nak rasa naik MPV.
ada anak = masih avanza kemudian tukar viva 850,,,,nak rasa kereta kecil semula..rasa happy bila memandu.
sekarang = tolak viva kemudian ambil sedan (altis09),,setelah mengambil kira dari segi jangkamasa panjang,umur yg meningkat dan MUNGKIN ini ini adalah kereta yg akan dipandu sampai abis bayar.
bagi saya MPV kelemahannya adalah dari segi penyimpanan barang terutamanya yg agak “berbau”e.g buahan dari kampung..satu kabin agak terhidu.pada pendapat saya.maaf jika tersalah.
Dayyan,
Peugeot 5008 tu mmg ditunggu, tapi nak tngok harga n spek gak, tercapai tangan atau tak…dgr kata akan kuar bulan Sept/Okt…
Setakat Peugeot 308SW tu pun ok dah.
Kalau MPV pilihan sendiri, biarlah yang tayar spare full-size n tak tergantung di luar…ada wiper belakang dan disambung ke cermin, bukan body…
Memang dari dulu lagi, beli kereta yang bukan sedan; sama ada hatchback/wagon/mpv…tapi tengok kemampuan/keperluan/pilihan gak…
Malaysia ni masih pasaran kereta sedan terbesar ASEAN(kalu tak silap la)…Thailand dgn pikap, Indonesia dgn MPV…
Rizal,
Saya pun lebihkurang gak.
Mula dgn kereta kecik, ada yg second-hand…yg recond belum mampu lagi huhu
Saja nak berkongsi ye, setelah 23 tahun ada driving licence hihi:
VW Golf Mk 1, Honda Civic 1.2 CVCC, Mazda 626, Perodua Rusa 1.3, Kancil 660/850, Inokom Matrix GLM 1.6
dream,,
saja nak tanya inokom Matrix GLM 1.6 orang kata kreta yg boleh tahan lasaknya.betul ke? banyak yg saya tengok bawak kreta ni laju2 belaka!! (tak semua la…)hihihihi…
sory lari dari topik.
rizal,
rasanya apa keretapun klu maintain betul2 mmg bleh buat lasak. Ada masa buat hal gak, tapi tak la sampai tak bleh selesai.
manual ok, auto kena tengok gearbox(nti prob mcm Perdana V6 mula keluar)…cuma berat la(minyak!) utk 1.6…1.8 ada auto(minyak lagi!) je…
setakat ni dh guna 5 tahun, mileage dh 174K++…hari2 bwk pi kerja naik turun bukit, dan balik kg: Penang-Perak-Pahang-Kelantan(sekali sekala la)…bwk jauh mmg sedap dan stabil…klu taruk VS/plug/cable/throttle body lagi berdesup…smpai 180 gak yg 1.6 auto…
klau bleh cari 2nd hand manual CBU(tak banyak!) lagi baik, dgn syarat condition pun baik la…ada beza gak(skit la) Matrix dari Hyundai n Inokom…biasa la CBU ngan CKD…
TQ dream
next time bila saya jumpa Matrix saya dah paham la sikit2 pasal kreta tu.
for me..
first car – my moms cars la.. die malas nak gune .. jd die suruh i gune sampai la tamat tempoh kete 2..
my seriously first car – Nissan Elgrand / Toyota Alphard…
i dont know why but i seriously like mpv…
kalau x dapat pakai pun, Exora turbo pun jadilah…
samolah kiter..first car mestilah parents car.
Slagi elok pakailah. hehe
Dh kawen t br pk bli br. But for sure sedan..tp yg agak lebar sketlah.
Anak dh ramai, br pk trade in for MPV.
MPV pon jadik pilihan skg, sbb harga yg sgt2x affordable..exora n alza.
Tp klu straight forward amek alza pon ok..EXora is too redundant for bujang.
klau aku sush2 sgt nk pki mpv ataupun compact sedan ataupun mpv puas ht aku amik caldina ataupun wish ataupun stream..lwa2 pun lawa org muda pki cntik org dh khwn pun ok ngam..besar pun besar.wish pun cntik..alang2 pki biar smpai ank cucu..xknlah nk beli kete pstuhnk jual blik..nk beli pape kne tgk kmmpuan tp alang2 pki biar puas ht xpyh nk tolak tarik beli kete lain
hai semua….
toyota rush ok ke ko? minyak jimat tak?
rush 2 wheel drive. so jimat minyak dari segi kategori suv. jgn bandingkan ngan kereta sebab of course kereta lg jimat minyak. Suv tinggi so kadar rintangan angin tinggi. But oleh kerana kecil dan lightweight so minyak jimat time jalan jem. Klu speed kat highway, minyak kuat lah due to air resistant
kereta pertama aku adalah kereta abg aku, saga enjin magma 1.3. Walaupun dah berumur 23 thn, masih gagah, laju ,jimat minyak dan aircond sejuk. If ada rezeki tergolek, ingat nak angkat viva 850. Keta besar dah ada so better beli small car pulak. MPV? tunggu askar2 besar. Time tu wish seken dah murah sikit kot.
saya tgh pening nak pilih kreta mana nak pilih untuk 1st car ni..hmmm….antara:
luar malaysia…
1. toyota rush
2. honda city
3. mazda 2 sport (tgk kat website mazda harge dlm 80k-85k)
4. kia forte
5. chevrolet cruze
national..
1. proton exora
2. produa alza
raffy,
sumer ader yek: sedan, MPV kcik, MPV besar, suv, hb..all under 100k.
I don know wat is ur real taste actually.
Tgklah u nih single ker married or akn married. Most probably u single nih n barely high taste.
Bkn tgk b4 sale sj, after sale sprt maintainance, spare part, etc also kene consider and I think it is the most important aspects.
ikot keperluan dan kmampuanlh..
I recommend for first car, not to choose yg quite costly.
Bkn aper, all the car listed atas tuh mmg quite costly as 1st car for me-lah.
But still if u mampu, no prob.
Later, others yg lebey tahu n expert will help u.
I recommend u TEST DRIVE all those cars b4 u make final decision.
That’s my opinion.
azanhk, tq nasihat berguna tu….tapi tau tak ford ade kuar model baru kat malaysia..ford fiesta…boleh comment about fiesta ni tak…maklumlah kurang faham selok-belok kreta nihh…sape2 dapat comment..tolong ekkk…pening tol nak pilih first car ni….
This is some of my reading;
Fuel saving and economical – approximately 15km/L or more
The design is quite stylish and fun, really suits your character perhaps.
The assembly line for the ford fiesta is situated in thailand which appreciably can offer competitive price.
I think you don really concern with the space, right?
Although economical, the car features are termendously a lot, with unexpected luxurious features usually found in german luxury cars. You should go test them all yourself. But in my point of view, it looks too redundant obviously.
Material wise receives a lot of positive feedback.
The design looks futuristic, interior as well as exterior.
Considered sub-compact car (like yaris) and expect roomy boot.
But please remind yourself that it is an entry level for ford (like vios and city)
What I read is that, they use titanium, and maybe thats what makes this car light and consume low fuel (Anyone please correct me where Im wrong ye)
Again, be mindful towards the aspects after sales such as maintanence, spare parts, etc bcoz no car is perfect regardless the brand.And also remember that you certainly get what you pay.
What I mean is that you dont expect truly highly quality car with cheap bargain.
I have not tested the car thought, but based on my opinion,
you must go TEST DRIVE whether it fits your driving style or otherwise.
For me, Im not going to chase after the physical appearance, but rather the things that bring me from point A to point B safely, acceptably comfy and lasting. The most important, they dont pock my pocket too often since its only my first car. Practically, u gonna get a lot of other stuffs worthwhile than just a car rite.
Last but not least, seems it is new in malaysia, you should wait for reviews from the real owners.
That would take almost a year to get comprehensive and experienced feedback and comments.
It is necessary since u enlist it as ur first car wannabe rite..
Hope any body correct me where I m wrong ok.
thank you very much with this new advice, azanhk… my eyes wide open the way to choose a car…:-)
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cuba lerr bagi nasihat membina siket….ni cam memerli plak….hmmmmm….T_T
kete pertama i ialah Vios 07…
kalu dah kahwin, mungkin beli kete Civic or lancer.
My 1st car = Proton Wira SE 1.5MT
2nd = Proton Persona 1.6MT
now = Nissan Grand Livina 1.6AT
My 1st car saga blm..hehe..num plate wrx256..warna pearl white..so far so good…
tpi skg dah tercapai impian aku nak pkai mpv….
snyum lebar mak aku tgok aku udah ade mpv..snag nk agkut smua…xde lah yg masm muka kna tggal..
insyaAllah sok nk try first trip ke melaka gna citra…slalu mmg naik kncil jer..
p/s:bnyk jasa kncil tue..lpas 4thun hbis baya pon kncil tue..
my car..
masa study..kenari aerosport AT
abis study..proton Gen 2 AT
keje pun..Proton Gen 2..hehehe..
sekarang Myvi SE AT n Toyota Vios E..
sume kete aku cat putih @ silver hahaha…
aku suka yang standard tp pawer sbb tu 1st kete aku satria gti…
skrg ank dah dua dn utk jmt budget aku smbr grand livina putih 1.8AT, berbaloi rasanyer….
stkt gen2 stndard sng jer aku ratah dgn GL… ha ha ha…
gti aku?
thn 2006 lg aku dah sumbat turbo….
cukup puas hati…
alhamdulillah rezeki Allah dah bagi…
my first car is iswara aeroback masa mula2 kawin…pastu ekonomi dah stabil sikit and anak pun dah jadi 2 orang…tambah lagi satu kete..vios ( taun 2005 ) , kena ada 2 keta sbb masing drive pegi keje…la ni anak dah jadi 3..keta vios pun dah makinsempit …amik mpv stream RSZ …insya Allah akan kuar pada minggu depan….rejki Allah kasi..alhamdulillah…
1st car toyota tersel 2door, 2nd escort 2 door ,3rd celica ta40, 4. ford capri 2door, 5th iswara, 6. wira vr4rs, 7 corona 4agze, 8 perdana, ni time bujang
9 celica st165 2door+ 10. perdana evo3+ 11.savvy, time anak 1
12. mpv mazda premacy + savvy skrg. ank raya ni masuk 2. aminn
so formula dia , kegunaan + kemampuan = pilihan anda tetap bijak
Apa yang best kereta swift ye? Personally aku tgk bentuk dia comel cam keta ppuan ala2 myvi or VW Golf…. Interior…. tak tau. Tapi ni ketegori kereta compact…. Aku minat yang saloon. Boleh isi mcm2 dalam but.
Ramai kengkawan aku idamkan kereta ni. Boleh tak forumers yang expert citerkan sikit why kereta ni ramai yang minat?
kereta pertama iswara aeroback pakai 2 tahun tukar kancil 660 pakai adalah dlm 4 – 5 tahun x ckp budget ha ha..skrg pakai ford ranger..bnyk angkat barang ambil truk..actly saya lebih suka mpv tp tgk keperluan tu la ambil ranger
kete 1st wira 1.6XLi beli secondhand dr kakak sbb kakak tukar MPV.
da 2 tahun pakai x tukar2 lagi tp dah convert NGV..hehehe.
next kete mungkin lagi 3 thn or lepas kawin. next kete rasanya nk amek sedan jer.
n tukar bila anak dah meningkat..hehe.xpn dah kawin pakai je wira ni..bknye ada prob pn..orang ckp biar body buruk yg penting enjin,aircon n suspension cantik..heheh.
keta 1st sedan itu jer itu yg mampu……ikutkan ati nk jew pakai mpv…
salam…mhon pndngan smua.
sy dh khwin n dh ada 2 org ank.skrg ni pkai wira a/b jer.rsa nk tkar keta tp xtau yg mna ssuai. spec keta mstilah jmat mnyk,maintnance murah,value 4 mney n bdget bwh 100k. antra yg jd prhtian
1. alza
2. forte
3. preve
4. persona
5. crv (2nd)
please bg pndngan.tq
Masa bujang – kancil
Masa mula2 kahwin – guna kancil & wira (wira bini punya)
Anak 2 orang – Guna Grand Livina & Wira
Sekarang – Guna Preve & Myvi
Salam…
1st car.. kancil 660… blm ada anak.. pastu masuk enjin l2s (sampai skrg masih pakai)
2nd car.. Toyota Corolla… Masuk enjin 4agze… (jual.. x sempat nak jaga) anak dua…
3rd car.. Myvi Sxi.. (masih ada) anak 3…
4th car… Toyota Innova 2.0 G (sampai sekarang) anak 5…