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    please help decide a 21-year old on what to buy on a price range of 300k-500k budget. any options are welcome. thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by ras40 View Post
    please help decide a 21-year old on what to buy on a price range of 300k-500k budget. any options are welcome. thanks
    2nd hand Honda Civic, Mazda 3 or Ford Focus is well within your budget.

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    Civic ES
    Corolla Altis
    Mazda 3
    Ford Focus TDCi
    Toyota RAV4
    City
    CR-V
    Hyundai Accent 2006 <- not sure. hehe
    Vios
    Nissan Sentra/Exalta
    Ford Lynx

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    Mas ok na cguro, mag 50% downpayment for a brand new car (750k and below) with 12 to 36 months amortization. At least, may peace of mind and also (3 years warranty). Mahirap na din maghanap ng 2nd hand na hindi Ondoy-victim.

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    Problem is. If the TS can shoulder all of the misc. fees ... i.e. it's insurance and registration cost plus, of course, it's amort. which will be about 6-8k depends on the downpayment.

    But .. it's a good advice tho'. If you can shoulder the expense, I second the motion for the brand new vehicle

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    2nd hand vios!

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    Brand new, the only thing you should consider buying at 500k is the i10... hands down.

    Secondhand, there's a lot of good stuff... but the best bet would be a year-old Vios or Jazz... which would still have a lot of warranty coverage left and little wear-and-tear from the previous owner.

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

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    thanks for the replies. still thinking over and over again. many thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by renzo_d10 View Post
    Civic ES
    Corolla Altis
    Mazda 3
    Ford Focus TDCi
    Toyota RAV4
    City
    CR-V
    Hyundai Accent 2006 <- not sure. hehe
    Vios
    Nissan Sentra/Exalta
    Ford Lynx
    ford focus tdci? where can i get this? thanks

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    My vote goes to Focus TDCi haha! It looks cool for me, pati yung engine hands down

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    Quote Originally Posted by digitel View Post
    My vote goes to Focus TDCi haha! It looks cool for me, pati yung engine hands down
    Too expensive. Cheapest secondhand so far is 700-800k pesos for a first-gen.

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

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    where can I get a 500k tdci? sana hindi submerged

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    ^^ Maybe from a good relative or friend of yours who happens to own one and likes to sell it.

    Well ... I think the ghia sells cheaper.

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    Quote Originally Posted by niky View Post
    Too expensive. Cheapest secondhand so far is 700-800k pesos for a first-gen.
    cheapest my officemate scouted for 3mos, saw and bought was 720K Gen1 TDCi.. confirmed non-Ondoy car to... out of budget to for TS..

    brand new ka na lang brader.. add another 100K sa budget mo and you'll get a very decent brand new ride... maraming all-in promos ngaun.. no need to worry about the LTO/compre etc fees..

    i10 is the best choice na walang shellout na extra.. cute ito!
    Last edited by badbadtz.carlo; January 3rd, 2010 at 09:48 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jozef_10 View Post
    where can I get a 500k tdci? sana hindi submerged
    Wait for Tuason Racing to blow one up. I'm sure they'll sell it to you cheap, with the assorted bits of debris and engine parts in a box in the back seat.

    Well, the racecar doesn't have a backseat... but hey! That gives it lots of cargo space! :lol:

    Sadly, no, they haven't blown one up yet... though they've destroyed quite a few brakes (really heavy car for a racer).

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...

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    The 2nd hand Vios takes the cake. Warranty should cover some problems that might occur so no added expenses besides the cash out for the purchase.

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    ako din, vios 08-09 model para may warranty pa rin. pero kung gusto ng laruan- SiR na lang...

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    Quote Originally Posted by niky View Post
    Wait for Tuason Racing to blow one up. I'm sure they'll sell it to you cheap, with the assorted bits of debris and engine parts in a box in the back seat.

    Well, the racecar doesn't have a backseat... but hey! That gives it lots of cargo space! :lol:

    Sadly, no, they haven't blown one up yet... though they've destroyed quite a few brakes (really heavy car for a racer).
    that's <300k of blown up bits of spare parts :D

    Quote Originally Posted by renzo_d10 View Post
    ^^ Maybe from a good relative or friend of yours who happens to own one and likes to sell it.
    i asked a relative if she could sell me her tdci for 500k and she looked at me funny :twak:

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    brand new ka na lang sir..

    i10

    dagdag lang nang konti:

    vios
    avanza j

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