Buy a second hand.

**dr. d** · December 3rd, 2015 12:35 PM

just keep in mind, po... it is a used car.
even if the previous owner religiously maintained it, it's still a used car.. subject to wear and tear..
as an experienced hand says, "be prepared, mind-wise and wallet-wise, to spend for repairs in the near foreseeable future".

now about that car..
good car, daw.. my kakilala says.. he had one.. 6-7 km/li in the city. otherwise, nothing dramatic. he sold it and got a pick-up for his farm.

happy driving.

**maki mi** · December 3rd, 2015 04:17 PM

If it is from a 1st owner, then chances are it is in a relatively better condition than multiple owned cars. Most 1st hand owners sell cars to 2nd hand dealerships because they don't have the time to sell them on their own for a higher price, so price don't really matter to them. All they want is a fair price near FMV cause they simply don't need it anymore, rather than it needing costly repairs to maintain.

I myself had two experiences selling my 1st owned car to 2nd hand dealerships. First was a 97 Corolla XL sold to them at 180k when the going price was 210k, I had no time to tend to this. Second was a 02 Civic VTI-AT they wanted to buy at 180k but which I sold at 210k on my own, I had a lot of time now. So, is your car fairly priced? yes it is, coming from a 2nd hand dealer. Could you get one cheaper? yes if you have the time to find one from a 1st owner. How do you know if the car is fairly maintained after more than 10 years? you check the owner more than the car.

A common major issue of my Civic model is power steering replacement almost always appear at this age. The others are your usual engine gasket leaks and suspension consumables. The VTEC engine also has better fuel efficiency than the LXi.

**dr. d** · December 3rd, 2015 04:56 PM

i am told.. second hand car dealers source some of their cars from...
CASAS!
yes! the cars traded in by new car buyers...!

**maki mi** · December 3rd, 2015 09:00 PM

That's what they call a "fastbreak". Before I offered to sell my car to a second hand dealer, I had it appraised for trade in by the casa and they quoted 160k. This appraiser then "fastbreaks" my car to the 2nd hand dealer for 10-20k. Easy money eh?

**dct** · December 3rd, 2015 09:08 PM

^ganun na nga. Almost all casa have trade in program. Pero di naman sila nagbebenta ng 2nd hand. May pinagbabagsakan sila

**gulaysk** · December 3rd, 2015 11:26 PM

Thanks for taking the time to clear things up about why first owners choose to sell their units to secondhand car dealers rather than selling them on their own.

For quite some time I avoided going to car dealers and preferred to look at units from private sellers. Inisip ko kasi baka pera pera lang masyado kung sa dealer, kumbaga para lang mabilis makabenta. But now that we've seen a unit that we like from a dealer and after hearing your inputs, looks like we're leaning towards getting the unit.

One request: In layman's terms, aside from the better fuel efficiency with VTEC, can someone please enlighten me about the main difference between a VTEC and LXi engine?

**unmarked** · December 4th, 2015 04:21 AM

Originally Posted by gulaysk

Thanks for taking the time to clear things up about why first owners choose to sell their units to secondhand car dealers rather than selling them on their own.

For quite some time I avoided going to car dealers and preferred to look at units from private sellers. Inisip ko kasi baka pera pera lang masyado kung sa dealer, kumbaga para lang mabilis makabenta. But now that we've seen a unit that we like from a dealer and after hearing your inputs, looks like we're leaning towards getting the unit.

One request: In layman's terms, aside from the better fuel efficiency with VTEC, can someone please enlighten me about the main difference between a VTEC and LXi engine?

Mas malakas na hatak sir. And yun nga, fuel efficiency.

**SkyFlakes88** · December 4th, 2015 07:58 AM

Afaik vti-1600 lxi-1500 engine

**maki mi** · December 4th, 2015 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by gulaysk

One request: In layman's terms, aside from the better fuel efficiency with VTEC, can someone please enlighten me about the main difference between a VTEC and LXi engine?

http://tsikot.com/forums/honda-cars-...mension-68190/