Purchasing Car (JDM or local)

These days, I am planning to purchase a car in budget range of 13-13.5. Initially I thought it will be an easy decision for me but like so many things in past, it spun my head.

Budget Range: 13-13.5

I decided not to increase this budget range but when I consulted with my friends and family, they suggested to up the budget a bit and get zero meter car. So I extended my survey and included those cars in my list as well.
Below is complete list of options that I evaluated.

New Cars

1. Honda City
•  Pros: 
• Good fuel economy, 
• Very good resale.
• Relatively easy to maintain.
• Cons: 
• I drove my friend's City and I felt that its a bit underpowered and fragile.
2. Suzuki Swift
• Pros
• Suzuki's stamp which means good resale and good parts availability.
• Cons
• Automatic one is costly it around 14.2 and adding all other charges takes it to 15.
• Heard that its not fuel economical.
3. Suzuki WagonR
• Pros
•  Again Pak Suzuki with good resale and good parts availability.
• Every owner seems to be happy with his car.
• Good mileage. Read that it does 13-14Km/L in city and 17-18Km/L on the highway.
• Cons
• Exterior is not good. More like mini bolan.
• Interior lacks basic features.
4. Faw V2
• Pros
• Feature rich
• Good mileage
• Very good price
• Cons
• Its very new to market and involves a lot of risk.

Used Cars

• Imported Cars

1. Toyota Passo
• Pros: 
• Good fuel economy.
• Feature rich.
• Parts are relatively easily available.
• Can easily get less driven car.
• Price is also affordable. 4.5 grade fresh import Hana plus that comes with Eco Idle, ACC, fog lights, projector lights is in 13-1320.
•  Cons: 
• Not very good resale.
• Involves risk of import and getting any accidented one with fake auction sheet.
• Second hand is second hand.
2. Toyota Vitz
• Pros: 
• Most popular JDM car in Pakistan
• Very good resale.
• Parts are easily available.
• Cons: 
• Too expensive...spending 14.5 on a hatchback...huh
3. Honda Fit
•  Pros: 
• Honda's stamp
• Good fuel economy
• Cons: 
• Expensive
• Expensive to maintain
• Does not have good resale
4. Toyota Aqua a.k.a mini prius
•  Pros: 
• hatchback prius
• Very good fuel economy (20+ in city)
• Cons: 
• Expensive (S grade in 16.5)
• Not very spacious
• New to market so difficult to maintain i.e. finding parts and good mechanic.
5. Toyota Prius 2007 model
•  Pros: 
• Prius to prius hai. Prius, Vitz and Mira and most popular JDMs in Pakistan.
•  Cons: 
• Fresh import is not possible...and difficult to rely on one used in Pak).
6. Mitsubishi Mirage
• Pros
• Very good fuel economy
• Feature rich
• Good price. Can get fresh import in 11.75-12.
• Cons
• We took a test drive and honestly speaking did not like its drive.
• Interior is also not very good.
• Here is Top gear's review of Mirage http://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/mitsubishi/mirage
• I also came to know that Mirage is in list of discontinued cars.

• Local Cars

1. Honda City
• Pros
• All good things of new city.
• Cons
• Second hand is also very costly. I was getting a second hand 40,000 km driven, 2012 model in 1575.
• Relying on Paki second hand is very difficult