Need Help , Deciding buying a used car

[Darski]

Good day to everyone,

I'm a newbie here, I would to ask favor, if you could give some of your comments and suggestions. Me and wife were looking for our first car and we are looking at 3 models to choose from, It must be an automatic transmission so she can use it also. Our budget is around 150k , Can we buy this kind of models, in our budget.

1. Mazda 323 GLXI (1997-2000) - big body- maganda porma pa..
2. Honda Civic ESI (1994-1995) - sporty look..
3. Daewoo Matiz ( 1997-1999) - very cute ....

Can you give us some of your views regarding, parts availability,fuel mileage, and overall maintenance.

Thank you very much and more power to this site..

Darski

[ghosthunter]

1. Mazda 323 GLXI (1997-2000) - big body- maganda porma pa..

torquey engine but it is a bad gas guzzler even when you are trying to be light footed on the accelerator.

2. Honda Civic ESI (1994-1995) - sporty look..

not bad, just getting pretty old so wear & tear issues on the major components will be an issue.

3. Daewoo Matiz ( 1997-1999) - very cute ....

Cute and rare! ... including spare parts. This might be a headache when comes down to finding spares in the years to come.

[1D4LV]

at 150k, get a Nissan Sentra SS3 na matic.... got one last month lang for 130k. may sobra pa pang pagawa.

another option is a mitsu lancer GLXi itlog na matic.

[shadow]

among your choices, Honda ESI gets my vote

[s_quilicot]

among your choices, Honda ESI gets my vote

me too.

the least would be daewoo

[mey0r]

GLXi itlog, mas mura at at marami ang spare parts compared sa ESI.

[ghosthunter]

If not brand specific, B14 Nissan Sentra 1.4L or 1.6L M/T (series 3)

Why M/T? Althought automatic is comfy and great for traffic, buying a car that is over 10 years old with an automatic might be trouble because the tranny might require overhauling or replacement due to wear & tear especially if the car has seen high mileage (on it's odometer).

[shadow]

GLXi itlog, mas mura at at marami ang spare parts compared sa ESI.

wala naman sa choices niya....hehehe

[mey0r]

wala naman sa choices niya....hehehe

binigyan ko lang alternative.

[tidus1203]

Lets add another worthy choice. Corolla Big Body AE101...

[Darski]

Hello,

Thanks for all your replies,,I do have one more query,,I'll post it on a new thread..