Want to buy a 2022 Proton Persona? Here’s the minimum salary required

Proton has launched its second facelift for the Proton Persona. Prices for the facelifted Proton Persona starts at RM 45,200 and tops out at RM 54,900. These include SST discounts that are valid till 31-December 2021.

Question is, what’s the minimum salary you need before you can apply for a loan?

How much do I need to make?

For the purpose of this article, we will take the top-spec Persona Premium CVT as a reference.

This variant is priced at RM 54,900. The monthly repayment for this variant is roughly RM 590 a month, after factoring in a 3.2-percent interest rate with a 9-year loan.

Based on the recommended guideline that you should not be paying more than 20% of your monthly salary on the car's monthly repayment, that's a minimum net salary of around RM 2,900 a month.

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With the cost of insurance, maintenance, tyres, and other associated running costs factored in, your car-related expenses should not exceed 30 percent of your monthly salary.

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Below are the monthly installments for the new 2022 Proton Persona for 5-, 7-, and 9-year tenures. These rates have already factored in an interest rate of 3.2%.

The shorter 5-year loan tenure is a wiser choice. That being said, interest rates are always changing. Given our current situation, interest rates are very low but do check with your respective banks for the latest rates.

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