200k disposable budget, in need of assistance

**sergeant pepper** · January 23rd, 2012 06:54 AM

1. re the TC: 27y guy; walang alam sa kotse except magmaneho. 1st car na ako talaga ang magtutustos.

2. purpose: primary purpose is service ko sa office; marikina to ortigas so malapit lang. then secondary, general city driving.

3. budget: 200k; willing naman to shell out lahat sa pagbili. pero pwede rin na hindi sagarin sa 200k at magreserba para sa upgrade, conditioning etc.

----> at yun nga ang gusto ko ihingi ng payo, kung ano pinakamainam gawin sa budget ko.

naisip ko Honda city type Z then may nagsabi sa akin sentra gx 1.3L, pero eto pa lang nasagap ko.

salamat.

**renzo_d10** · January 23rd, 2012 11:39 AM

Parang walang kasya na Honda City Type Z sa 200k flat mo, or lower. Tsaka dun sa N16 Sentras.

Siguro best bet mo nalang ay B14 Sentras, Honda Civic EKs at mga Bigbody Corolla.

**ChunkyLover** · January 23rd, 2012 01:13 PM

Yung VW beatle na luma nalang bilhin mo... 50k lang tapos irestore mo at i pimp out mo...
gwapo nun... :D mga 120k lang aabutin...

**sergeant pepper** · January 23rd, 2012 04:51 PM

*ChunkyLover
I'll keep that in mind. pero huwag muna ngayon, tsaka na, kapag medyo marunong na ako sa auto.

*renzo
di ba talaga feasible yung N16 na Sentra na maayos sa budget ko? ... from what i have gathered sa forums kasi so far, mukhang yun ang okay kunin, kung hindi naman looking to resell the unit. matiyaga naman ako eh, kaya maghintay at suyurin ang net/buy&sell for sell ads.

**raine** · January 23rd, 2012 05:33 PM

honda 96 kasya, hanap ka lang ng maayos pa

**frake** · January 23rd, 2012 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by ChunkyLover

Yung VW beatle na luma nalang bilhin mo... 50k lang tapos irestore mo at i pimp out mo...
gwapo nun... :D mga 120k lang aabutin...

isa sa mga pangarap kong maging toy car when time/budget comes.

**GTi** · January 23rd, 2012 10:32 PM

On the contrary, City Type-Z's do fit your budget, although siguro yung 1.3L model lang. But then the 1.3L City is already a good car. Its economical, modern and actually has pretty good performance for a 1.3L car. Since the engine has the same power output as the Sentra GX but has a body weight of less than 1000kgs, resulting in excellent engine performance and handling (much more so with the 1.5L variant).

If you want a better car, you can look for the Sentra. Some earlier N16 Sentra's may fit your budget, or you can consider the newer B14 Sentra's too. Here you have your choice of 1.5L (for some lower spec N16 Sentra's) or 1.6L engines.

**sergeant pepper** · January 24th, 2012 02:30 AM

the chassis i really want to play with when i learn more about car setup is the box type lancer. hehe.

anyway, nagpreliminary rounds na ako sa mga sell ads. isinali ko sa pagscout yung mga up to 240k kasi i figured, kung tatawaran, kaya naman siguro tawaran up to 200k iyon.

sa mga nakita ko, merong mga sentra gx na 2004/2005, 2006 pa kung susuwertihin siguro. then may 2001 na exalta.

mas bago si sentra pero maganda rin sana si exalta.

kaso nag-aalangan ako sa condition ng mga "power" features nito. baka more of a problem rather than a plus.

again, thanks for the insights mga chief.