02-04 altis vs 04 city

**jacq22** · September 2nd, 2012 07:44 PM

mga sir ask lang po ako ng feedback between two units, fc? maintenance? im planning to buy po kasi and im torn between this two, btw both manual po pala, tnx po and more power....

**1D4LV** · September 2nd, 2012 10:07 PM

i am still for the altis for it is bigger.
but FC is for the city.

personal opinion, the altis also looks better.

**dct** · September 2nd, 2012 10:36 PM

city for me dahil mas bago

**jacq22** · September 3rd, 2012 12:32 AM

Originally Posted by 1D4LV

i am still for the altis for it is bigger.
but FC is for the city.

personal opinion, the altis also looks better.

Originally Posted by dct

city for me dahil mas bago

tnx po mga sir, meron po kasi ako nakita na altis 05, any idea on fc po nun? thanks

**randyps123** · September 3rd, 2012 01:05 AM

Mine 03 altis automatic 9 to 11 pure city driving. Check for sludge sa engine and check foe unsual sound sa engine para sa timing chain. Up to now ok parin altis ko mayroon lang mga mga dents at lines he he.

**jacq22** · September 3rd, 2012 02:21 AM

Originally Posted by randyps123

Mine 03 altis automatic 9 to 11 pure city driving. Check for sludge sa engine and check foe unsual sound sa engine para sa timing chain. Up to now ok parin altis ko mayroon lang mga mga dents at lines he he.

sir how to check po ba for sludge? thanks po nabasa ko nga po na prone daw po yung mga altis sa sludge? is it true po ba?

**sirkosero** · September 3rd, 2012 03:06 AM

to check for sludge, the easiest way is to remove the oil cap and visually inspect the cap for traces of gooey or solidified oil.

the most surefire way is to have a mechanic remove the valve cover and inspect the cams and valves.

btw, altis, vios, rav4 and camry are known to have this issue.

for city, its a frugal car that offers great fuel economy. the idsi engine requires 8 spark plugs instead of the usual 4.

if your planning to get an automatic, be wary of cvt issues. if known some people and relatives who have a city. all of them have damaged cvt transmission. surplus cvt costs 60k. also this car is very sensitive to the kind of fluids you use. only honda cvt-f must be used on the tranny. cvt-f costs about 600 per liter

**randyps123** · September 3rd, 2012 10:50 AM

Ung kotse ko 170k na tinakbo wala parin sludge every 5k or sooner ang palit ko madalas 4k lng ngayon nga kahit di na masyado nagagamit madalas parin change oil he he. Ordinary toyota oil lang ginagamit ko saka vic filter at ako lng nagpapalit so mura lng

**niky** · September 3rd, 2012 11:26 AM

Best bet is to find an 04 1.3 MT City.

You can make the CVT last a long time with proper maintenance and careful driving... but most people and, sadly, many dealerships did not realize this until too late.

But then, if you're getting an AT, it always pays to make sure. If an Altis has done a lot of kilometers and the ATF was not diligently maintained, it might already be slipping by this time and in need of a rebuild. We are talking about 8 year old cars here.

**jacq22** · September 5th, 2012 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by niky

Best bet is to find an 04 1.3 MT City.

You can make the CVT last a long time with proper maintenance and careful driving... but most people and, sadly, many dealerships did not realize this until too late.

But then, if you're getting an AT, it always pays to make sure. If an Altis has done a lot of kilometers and the ATF was not diligently maintained, it might already be slipping by this time and in need of a rebuild. We are talking about 8 year old cars here.

Originally Posted by randyps123

Ung kotse ko 170k na tinakbo wala parin sludge every 5k or sooner ang palit ko madalas 4k lng ngayon nga kahit di na masyado nagagamit madalas parin change oil he he. Ordinary toyota oil lang ginagamit ko saka vic filter at ako lng nagpapalit so mura lng

Originally Posted by sirkosero

to check for sludge, the easiest way is to remove the oil cap and visually inspect the cap for traces of gooey or solidified oil.

the most surefire way is to have a mechanic remove the valve cover and inspect the cams and valves.

btw, altis, vios, rav4 and camry are known to have this issue.

for city, its a frugal car that offers great fuel economy. the idsi engine requires 8 spark plugs instead of the usual 4.

if your planning to get an automatic, be wary of cvt issues. if known some people and relatives who have a city. all of them have damaged cvt transmission. surplus cvt costs 60k. also this car is very sensitive to the kind of fluids you use. only honda cvt-f must be used on the tranny. cvt-f costs about 600 per liter

okie tnx po mga sir, hopefully maganda pa po ang makuha ko na car., tnx po sa mga advice nyo, worry lang po kasi sa altis is ung FC nya, sana di naman po masyado malakas and wala sana sludge.... tnx po and god bless