buying a 2nd hand car - need advice

[lovekonadj]

hi! need help and advice for buying a 2nd hand car. our budget is around 150k (mas ok kung mas mababa)

we'll use it as family car. at this time, we are not considering bnew since focus muna kami magkakotse (first time)

ang choice namin as of now is mitsubishi space wagon, kasi para syang sedan and suv.

newbie po ako pagdating sa kotse as in 0 kaya really need your help.

any comments or feedback pagdating sa maintenance? sa makina? consumption? or kahit anu basta related are highly appreciated.

or if you have any other suggestion within our budget. preferred kasi ni misis yung parang SUV type.

thanks in advance!

[Egan101]

There is an existing discussion here about options on what to get for a budget of 120k to 160k. You may want to go over the points raised by other members.

http://tsikot.com/forums/car-buying-...-advice-89634/

[dr. d]

the spacewagon is old; the last model came out 1997 or 1998. it has a 1.8 or 2.0 liter engine. it did not sell in large numbers. the first editions were carbureted yata; the later models were fuel injected.
my opinion is, the car will give you headaches. spare parts might not be so easy to find. and it does not sip gas.. it gargles gas.
my suggestion is to get a more modern, more popular, more fuel-stingy model car. and with your budget, you have many choices. just click the thread mentioned above.
btw, ilan bang sasakay?

[lovekonadj]

yes sir Egan, nagtry na ko magbasa basa..

sa ngayun po kasi ang tipo talaga ni misis ay yung parang suv type. nung una gusto nya yung suzuki multicab pero nung nakita nya yung space wagon, mas nagustuhan nya ito..


sir dr. d, talaga po bang matakaw sa gas to, kasi mga nakikita ko sa ad, fuel efficient pero syempre isip ko that is to entice lang yung mga buyers. pero dami ko nakikita na ads na sold na agad after 2-3 days ng post nila. any other suggestion, nga pala average na sasakay most of the time is mga 3-4 including the driver pero minsan mga 6 family members.

gusto ko sana humingi pa ng inputs about space wagon bago ako magschedule ng viewing. medyo malayo kasi samin yung mga nakikita kong nka post. salamat po sa reply.

[lovekonadj]

singit ko narin po yung vitara? is this a good choice? mas fuel efficient po ba to compared to space wagon? and magkanu yung price range nya? sana meron umabot sa budget ko.

[1D4LV]

singit ko narin po yung vitara? is this a good choice? mas fuel efficient po ba to compared to space wagon? and magkanu yung price range nya? sana meron umabot sa budget ko.

i prefer this one than the space wagon.
fuel consumption is ok for that size... just get the manual transmission variant.

budget should be at the 180-220k mark.

[tsinelas30]

Medyo marami pala sakay mo sir.
Try mo Toyota LiteAce.

Dati naghanap hanap din ako ng sasakyan na pang family. LiteAce nabili namin ng erpat ko. sa budget mo sir may makukuha ka ng maayos ayos..

[lovekonadj]

occassionally lng nman yung mdami kong sakay pro mabuti na laging handa. ganda yung lite ace pro parang msydo mhaba ung body.. need to think twice kung anu tlga kukunin nmin.. hay hirap.. hehe

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[GTi]

Kung gusto mo ng mataas, kuha ka nalang ng Vitara. M/T dapat kasi malakas sa gas ang A/T. Matibay ito, magaling sa off-road at kayang kaya ang baha, yun nga lang hindi ganon kabilis. Kung gusto mo ng nakakasakay pa ng mas maraming tao at mas mataas na class pa, sa mga converted Japan surplus ka na titingin.

[tsinelas30]

occassionally lng nman yung mdami kong sakay pro mabuti na laging handa. ganda yung lite ace pro parang msydo mhaba ung body.. need to think twice kung anu tlga kukunin nmin.. hay hirap.. hehe

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Mahirap nga sir. Ako din gumawa ng thread para makapili kung anong model ng kotse kukunin ko.. Ilang months muna bago ko nakapili ng model.

Prob ko nalang ngayon eh sana makakuha ng wala masyadong problema. Araw araw sa mga for sale sections baka makatsempo..haha

Good luck sayo sir.