Thanks all for encouraging words.
This car is far from perfect. Apart from the crack dash, there are many blemishes especially involving the vinyl, rubber and plastic parts like cracks and tears. I guess I can live with these for now. The alternative is to Mizhan-ized it which will involve too much time and effort, not to mention cost.
The body is reasonable though I could detect minor rust issues on the doors and engine bay. Engine -OK but the differential ('rear gear box') shakes occasionally but my mechanic could not source a replacement.
All in all, I did not do too much to upkeep this car apart from regular servicing and parts replacement when due. It has clocked 360000 km so far, out of which 240000 km was under me. From Penang it has been to KL, AS, JB, Melaka (numerous occasions, the mileage shows) and KB, Kuantan & Singapore (once each). As you can imagine it has given me tremendous satisfaction and proven reliable.
Cheers.