2nd hand car for a girl newbie

[odeth]

good day mga sir i dont have any idea kung anu dapat bilhin for a 2nd hand car?please advice and tips.Im a lady driver (pg nakabilin ng tsikot ) na walang alam tlga sa makina, cars as in everything. I was looking at ayos.com.ph ang dami sa dami nde ko alam kung ano maganda.My budget would be 120k pababa po.please help..your help and suggestion would be highly appreciated and i would like to know more about cars.ok po ba ang MAzda familia?nissan what kind po sa lahat ng model yung pasok sa budget ko na madali imaintained?toyota?mitsubishi?please help nahihirapan na po ako?God bless po sa inyong lahat

[yebo]

suggest ko na ipon ka pa muna. better wait until you can afford something better than to buy now a car for 120k and find out later that you will need to shell out another 70-100k for an overhaul and suspension repairs. sorry ha, yun kasi makukuha mong car sa 120k budget e, ummm, not worth the effort you put in saving your money. sayang lang. para ka lang kumuha ng bato na ipupukpok mo sa ulo mo.

be practical. you do not need that kind of headache.

[Syuryuken]

tama si fafa yebo 120k for the unit + another gastos para sa repair.

Tagal kasing dalhin ng erpat ni shadow yung Tata Nano dito sigurado yung 120K ni Odeth brand new na yun

[ZENMasterTYL]

^ yep, makakabili ka ng 120k, pero malamang hindi na sulit. tama sabi ni yebo. ipon ka muna

[jaymd]

sagad mo na sa 200k na budget mo mas ok mas madami ka na choices compared sa 120k budget.

[renzo_d10]

*Syur: Onga eh!!! Kung dalhin dito yung Tata Nano bibile ako, pampalengke lang. Hehehe!

*Odeth: Kung meron ka kakilala na magaling sa kotse, magpasama ka. Kung wala, hire a mechanic... na kilala mo or kilala ng kakilala mo. Basta mutual dapat.

Di naman lahat ng kotse na around 120k eh bulok, meron iilan diyan na in good condition. Kaso ayun nga, mahirap hanapin.

I suggest try the Nissan Sentra B13



Maganda yan. Pwede rin AE92 Corolla...



Sa totoo lang kasi, very limited ang choices mo. And kung bibile ka ngayon, make sure sa 120k na yan meron ka pa kaya i-shell out at least 50k on top of that para sa repairs & maintenance -- palit gulong, tune up, repairs here & there..

[odeth]

thanks po sa mga advise nyo..i will let you know kung meron ako makikita and ill ask again your opinion...salamat sa inyo...sobra.....try ko pa din ipon ng konti but pag nde kaya hanap pa din me.i'll try to look for a mechanic..thanks po

[dfopiso]

^ kung available na P120k, pwede pang down payment tapos look ka ng auto loan na appropriate sa budget mo

[GTi]

Among compact sedans, the Nissan Sentra has the lowest resale value. Get that one. Despite this, its actually a pretty good car. Its very dependable, easy and cheap to service and is quite thrifty on fuel too.

For your budget, you can get the B14 Sentra already. I'd say you can get upto around '97-'98 units with some negotiation. Your choice if you want the 1.4L EX Saloon or the 1.6L Super Saloon (I'd avoid the 1.3L carburetor FE). As a general rule with buying old cars, as much as possible, avoid automatics as they tend to consume more fuel and may be quite problematic if it was neglected.

On the contrary, I believe you can get problem-free 2nd hand cars, even in the lower end of the budget. It just takes some time, a good mechanic, and a prayer.

[niky]

A lot of prayer and a very good mechanic.

At 120k, best you can do is a B14 Sentra. The carbureted FE isn't really that bad, though you have to clean out the carb very often (like every oil change). But best bet is the 1.4EX in manual. Just look for one that doesn't grind too badly in third gear.

[dfopiso]

^ ingat sa mga nalubog ni Habagat ... busy daw si BB Ortigas sa dami

[GTi]

A lot of prayer and a very good mechanic.

At 120k, best you can do is a B14 Sentra. The carbureted FE isn't really that bad, though you have to clean out the carb very often (like every oil change). But best bet is the 1.4EX in manual. Just look for one that doesn't grind too badly in third gear.

Yun nga eh. A relative owns a B13 LEC-PS. The car is very rarely used. You don't find many 1997 cars with just 50+tkms on the clock. Which also means maintenance is neglected. The carburetor is never cleaned which robs a sizeable amount of the meager amount of power available and leads to heavy fuel consumption. Not a good car for lazy folks.

[7138]

be very vigilant these days for picking 2nd hand vehicles, im sure there are tons of cars out there that weren't ondoy victims but got flooded by the recent habagat.

by this time napa-repair and napa-detail na yun, so be very careful, and find some tips here in tsikot in spotting out flooded units.

goodluck in you hunt!
update ka sana dito pag meron ka na napili.

and as mentioned above, a lot prayers. hopefully hindi ka matapat sa lemon car, or a flooded one.

[GTi]

As mentioned, make sure to steer clear from flooded units. Here are some units I found that may be worthy of visiting.

Nissan Sentra MT - 98 | Cars for sale Caloocan | AyosDito.ph
Nissan Sentra MT - 99 | Cars for sale Quezon City | AyosDito.ph
Nissan Sentra MT - 97 | Cars for sale Parañaque | AyosDito.ph

[ZENMasterTYL]

ano ba palatandaan ng binahang unit?

[shadow]

^meron nakatagong propeller sa trunk


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[GTi]

ano ba palatandaan ng binahang unit?

Usually the best way to identify a flooded unit would be the rust and/or mud in isolated or rarely touched places. Or some electronics like power windows may not be functioning well. And then check the way it drives and compare with other units to detect excessive or inappropriate sounds or difference in performance.

[yebo]

ano ba palatandaan ng binahang unit?

look inside the door panels. you will need to remove the inside door panels to see if there are tell tale signs of mud. pag ayaw pa-alis nung mayari e para na din siya nagconfession na flooded yung unit nya.

another part you can check is in the fuse box inside the engine compartment. remove the fuses and relays one by one. if the unit was flooded there will be some rust on the pins of the relays and fuses, and also on the sockets.

[dfopiso]

makabili na kaya si TS?

[sabrinamarie]

hi, lady driver here as well, im driving a mazda 3 and its easy to use (for me) so i suggest you get the same, do you mean ayosdito.ph yung site na tinitingnan mo? ang dami ngang choices don pero mas maganda yon para madami kang pagpipilian. Medyo mahal suggestion ko for your budget pero look dor other cars na lang na easy to drive since you're a newbie. Read ka ng forums and research muna about cars.