buying 1990 to 2000 model cars

**askals** · December 11th, 2008 05:41 PM

elow...newbie here... just need some tips and advice...

I'm planning to buy a second hand car and my budget
is up to P185,000 only so i guess i'm right to say that
i only can afford 1990 to 2000 model 2nd hand cars...

what i want is a car that can be use for almost daily total travel
of 12 km... 3km for hatid then 3km uwi then 3km sundo and
3km uwi ulit... so i guess what i need is a fuel efficient car o yung
matipid sa gas... pero syempre yung pang-porma na rin and in good
to excellent condition... yung pogi at makinis pa po heheh...

my problem is... i'm not familiar with car models and performance...
yung mga type lang po ang medyo alam ko...

so if there's any member here that have some personal experience
on driving 1990 to 2000 model cars pls. do advice me on what brand
or model of car should i buy or not to buy base on your experiences...

pls... no scooter, traysikel or mini-car suggestions...
my entourage is always 3 to 4 persons heheh...

no SUV's, miniVan or Van also... pero kung may murang nagbebenta ng
AUV dyan ng rush for emergency or personal reason ay pwede rin... like
Toyota Revo basta swak sa budget ko po... and fuel efficient din po...
btw... only in these brand lang po... Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nissan, and Honda
lang po... and pls specify po ng mabuti kung maari po sana... Thanx po...
EX: 1998 Toyota Corolla Gli at kung automatic/manual or Diesel/Gas na
rin po yung kotse...

Thanx in advance for those who will reply... Salamat po...

P.S. kung sino man po ang may binebenta na swak sa mga kundisyon
at presyo ko po sa itaas or a little bit higher... ok lang po na i-offer
nyo po pero sana yung fix na tamang price lang po talaga at sana
yung owner mismo... pasensya na po sa kaartehan ko po... at sa haba
ng nobelang ito heheh...

Thanx ulit!!

**ghosthunter** · December 11th, 2008 06:22 PM

You can check the following:

mid 90s Civic LXi 1.5L
late 90s Sentra 1.4L (series 3)
early to mid 90s Corolla 1.3L (big body type)

These cars might be within your requirements. Since these cars are already pretty old, best to stay with manual transmission cars to avoid old automatic tranny problems.

**askals** · December 13th, 2008 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

You can check the following:

mid 90s Civic LXi 1.5L
late 90s Sentra 1.4L (series 3)
early to mid 90s Corolla 1.3L (big body type)

These cars might be within your requirements. Since these cars are already pretty old, best to stay with manual transmission cars to avoid old automatic tranny problems.

Thanx for the reply ghosthunter.... and yes i ask also some of my friends and relatives and you are exactly right... Thanx!!

btw... I more question heheh...

how about the civic 1.6L? they said that's it's good for highway driving and if you're careful or good on how the way u drive under city streets you can save ur gas too? is it true? coz it's a little bit more faster as what they say... sorry if i ask too much question... coz i see a lot of 1.6 at the net than 1.5's... Thanx again...

**1D4LV** · December 15th, 2008 12:52 PM

at 185k, you can get a 1997-1998 lancer (pizza) gl or gli. yun ang pinakabagong makukuha mo.

at the same time, you can also get a newer nissan sentra (same model as lancer).

**baludoy** · December 15th, 2008 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by askals

how about the civic 1.6L? they said that's it's good for highway driving and if you're careful or good on how the way u drive under city streets you can save ur gas too? is it true? coz it's a little bit more faster as what they say... sorry if i ask too much question... coz i see a lot of 1.6 at the net than 1.5's... Thanx again...

may katotohanan din iyan kasi iyong ek ko na vti nag-lalaro sa between 9-11 kms/liter depending on the driving situation. pero medyo short distance driving lang naman ako parati kaya hindi pa naka-reach ng optimum efficient running temp ng makina ko. may alam ako umaabot pa sa 13 kms/liter pero may konting modifications na iyan sila

**askals** · December 24th, 2008 06:45 PM

Thanx for all your replies!!

sorry i've been busy this x'mas season...
I've decided buying a Mitsubishi Lancer EL or Gl, GLi folks... whatever i can find
first... under top condition...at mura heheh... ganda rin ng porma pag
modified sya eh... Thanx to ALL and have a VERY MERRY X'MAS!!

**1D4LV** · December 27th, 2008 01:09 PM

check out some cars at mitsulancerph.net. dami dun. mga alaga pa.

**askals** · December 28th, 2008 07:55 PM

thanx sa site info bosing... nag-register n post nga ko kanina duon eh...
btw... baka may kakilala rin you... pero php100k to php 150k na lang
natitira kong budget... dumaan kasi x'mas eh... singkit to pizza pa rin
na 90's model... Thanx and Happy New Year!!