Top 10 Budget Coupe under RM30,000

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i think the e30 coupe should be in the list as well. still looks good, got tons of potential and most importantly, cheap!
Was just about to write this down..You got me to it...
The BMW E30 coupe.Saw a few in my area selling for rm15K-18K..Inline 6 original engine...
 

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A civic coupe? The one in fast and furious for 30k?
Those are USDM/CDM only cars which mean they will be LHD.

I have only EVER seen 1 for sale (converted to RHD).

Do tell about this though "some examples can be found below RM30,000 now"
Would love to start a project car based on this :D
 

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i know a guy who buy this model only rm29k..

that was last year

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A civic coupe? The one in fast and furious for 30k?
Those are USDM/CDM only cars which mean they will be LHD.

I have only EVER seen 1 for sale (converted to RHD).

Do tell about this though "some examples can be found below RM30,000 now"
Would love to start a project car based on this :D
i came across a black ej coupe for sale, rm27,500 on mudah, d15 engine

and some examples few moons back at 25,000

u need to hunt mudah everyday, try doing the following, search : civic, year reg "1992-1996" every day and u will find one!

my cousin has one ej coupe from uk, so its rhd!

bought for 30k many moons ago too

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guys, don't forget Honda Prelude BB1 as well..:proud:
i did include prelude in the first write up in the under 10k retro car

yes the bb1 is beautiful , but i thought my list was so biased honda, least i have many choices for coupes in the list, even a korean! haha
 

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budget hatch? confirm eg6 will be winner la! hehehe
 

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I really don't think you can get a running condition DC2 for anything less than 40k. My friends old DC2 sold in 2005 for RM55k and that was cash only cuz bank couldn't provide loan.

Anyway, out of the whole list, realistically for me I can only afford to play with the Putra. Watched a rebuild with my tuner for a Putra that had dangling body panels and a roughed up interior which turned into a swan of a Putra that was poking at Hondas because of the stroked engine.. only to hear about it getting drenched in a flood.. survived the flood.. then flooded again... survived again.. only to be stolen and chopped all within 6 months. Apparently the block was found in Sunway, the body in Kedah and seats on the internet.

Sigh. Better stick with my cheapass-no-body-wanna-steal-buruk-Wira.
 

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The thing is most these cars are over rated... That's why at times you see the price sky high...
 

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I really don't think you can get a running condition DC2 for anything less than 40k. My friends old DC2 sold in 2005 for RM55k and that was cash only cuz bank couldn't provide loan.

Anyway, out of the whole list, realistically for me I can only afford to play with the Putra. Watched a rebuild with my tuner for a Putra that had dangling body panels and a roughed up interior which turned into a swan of a Putra that was poking at Hondas because of the stroked engine.. only to hear about it getting drenched in a flood.. survived the flood.. then flooded again... survived again.. only to be stolen and chopped all within 6 months. Apparently the block was found in Sunway, the body in Kedah and seats on the internet.

Sigh. Better stick with my cheapass-no-body-wanna-steal-buruk-Wira.
yes like i said, i cant vouch for the said condition of the cars. i only saw all of these on mudah,motortrader and zth. but yeah, well the price still fluctuates around 30k plus, it will be lucky if u can knock off the price at 30k!

but yeah as my experience tells me, forumer lan evo bought that dc1 from the dealership across jc racing. but yeah sorry about that putra! well u can get an 808 and prove something!!! izso
 

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i dont think eg6 is a "budget" hot hatch... hot hatch yes, but definitely not budget.. LOL.

finding a eg/dc at that price would solely depend on your luck and how desperate the seller is.

to my knowledge, eg's are going for 32-45k depending on specs while dc's are pretty much 45-60k onwards.

if its 30k and below, i'd question the price and car.. honestly. but good info no doubt, was wondering where the legendary satria was.. since putra is there.. i think satria is an even cheaper platform..