Owner Review: I Plan to Do Some Further Upgrades for My 2019 Perodua Myvi 1.5H

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Basic information about my car

2019 Perodua Myvi 1.5H

Reasons why I bought this car

Firstly I need a newer car for now since I have 1 competition car which is not for daily use anymore.

Secondly my family old Wira have lots of problems so we decide to get another new car as spare use. 

When this Perodua Myvi launched in 2017, at the first glance of the eye sight it caught my attention. Thus me & my family never owned a hatchback car before with the latest tech & features, so I decide to choose this Myvi MG3.

Car Selection Process

• I had a budget of RM40k-RM55k

• Model(s) that I have considered include: Perodua Myvi, Perodua Beza, Perodua Axia, Proton Saga, Proton Persona

Reasons why I chose this car:

• Sporty exterior design

• Keyless entry with push-start as standard

• Spacious interior 

• Very practical 

• LED headlights as standard

• Build-in smart tag (for 1.5 variants only)

User Experience

• I have already done 12,010 km

Since the purchase, my thoughts about the car are:

This car is pretty alright to me. So far this Myvi consider as my weekend car to drive around and have some cars gathering with friends around Ipoh area. 

For maintenance wise I always sent back to Perodua service centre which is nearby my house for service to keep the car at its best condition. So far so good~

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Reliablility 

• Practicality 

• Spacious interior

• Full size spare tyre

• Value for money

• Comes with 15" alloy wheels

• Comes with front, side skirts & spoiler (only available for 1.5variants only)

Cons

• Bad NVH while driving on dry & wet surface

• Lack of arm rest (you need to add it via aftermarket)

• Poor audio quality

• Slight delay throttle respond

• Eco idle is pretty annoying although it helps a little on save fuel

Ratings

• Total Score: 5

• Performance: 5

• Quality & Features: 5

• Space: 5

• Ride Comfort: 4

• Fuel Economy: 5

• Price & Cost: 4

Summary

A very practical Malaysian car with latest tech & features which Perodua can gave us throughout the market. With the same engine family as Toyota, the Dual VVTi engine really shows its reliability even more.

For high way cruise is pretty decent, of course is way better than its predecessor yet not as stable as Proton cars for sure when drive over 120km/h and above.

Fuel consumption wise, driving in Ipoh is a totally different story compare to KL or more towards highway long distances driving. So my average fuel is around 10.5+-km/litre running in small town area, for highway will be way higher around 14-20+-km/litre is not a problem.

The suspension really does absorbs speed bumps & small pothholes but just when it comes to big pothholes & speed bumps which build badly is quite bad to drive over, sometimes you need to go left and right just to avoid the potholes and stuff. Another bad point is road noise but that can be solved via soundproof on the wheel arch & better sets of tyres. 

For now I plan to do some further upgrades for the car. For example:

• Add few more Ultra racing bars for safety and increase stability

• Wheel arch, roof & doors need to do soundproof

• Looking for lighter & better looking sport rims 

• Better sets of tyres (Pilot Sport 3 *195/50/R15*)

• Upgrade to the next level sound system

Interesting events that happened to my car

For this generation Perodua Myvi is not only a car that brings you from point A to B, yet it's a car that gives you a lot of features. Maintenance & cost wise is pretty alright for a malaysian B-segment hatchback car.

For new buyer information:

There's no more fuel pump issue for upcoming Myvi already. (problem solve)

*Do press the push start total of 3 times to start the car.  (Let the electronics run first before you actual start the car)

After using it for 1 year & 7months I've no complaints about it since it is my weekend car anyway. Pretty satisfied with the overall features & reliability. Although lots of owners complain about rattling noise in the cabin and etc stuff. But for me if wanna give a rating for the car will be 8 out of 10, is a good car to the nation. 

Even one of my friend saw I drove it for some time and saw various modifications through online it started to look around and purchased one of it and also same spec as mine so we can drive & enjoy it together.