Buying a brand new car with 900k+ budget

**mda** · June 27th, 2012 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by powerfox

Tiningnan namin yung Chevrolet Cruze sa casa sa Makati. Nagandahan kami sa porma, and sa interior. For me, maluwag yung loob niya. This car really had me thinking. Ang chineck namin ay yung 1.8 LS A/T which costs around P963,888. What can you say about Cruze? Okay din kaya in terms of reliabiliy and performance?

Review by Niky

Performance of the A/T not so good according to the review.

Reliability should be okay but is still difficult to gauge in the long term as the platform hasn't been around for very long.

**jut703** · June 28th, 2012 01:06 AM

You want a comfortable car? Skip the Cruze and get the Altis 1.6V. Never mind that it only has a 4-speed AT - it's still a better transmission than the Cruze's 6-AT. More gears doesn't necessarily equate to a better tranny.

FC disparity is quite significant (1.5-2 km/L) in favor of the Altis.

Personally though, if you can't get your hands on a sub-1M Focus TDCi (discounted na since new model is coming), I'd suggest the Elantra GLS. Lots of space, good looks, great engine and transmission, commendable handling, decent features. Only gripe is that dealer support is a bit substandard.

**Starex_Gold** · June 28th, 2012 02:18 PM

Nasa 1.015M parin yung Focus TDCi after discount.

**jut703** · June 28th, 2012 02:25 PM

Sulit pa rin, bawi mo yung extra 15k sa fuel consumption in just a few months haha

**Starex_Gold** · June 28th, 2012 02:30 PM

Sulit parin talaga. Sarap pa bihisan ng Focus.

**powerfox** · June 28th, 2012 09:07 PM

Alright, I guess we're skipping on the Cruze nalang. Pero pumayag parents ko sa Focus. Eto nalang so far ang nasa list.

City 1.5E
Hyundai Elantra 1.8 or 1.6
Ford Focus TDCI

Sobrang sulit ba nung Focus in terms of expenses sa diesel? Kasi medyo malaki laki rin idadagdag namin sa budget kung Focus kukunin.

**Starex_Gold** · June 28th, 2012 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by powerfox

Sobrang sulit ba nung Focus in terms of expenses sa diesel? Kasi medyo malaki laki rin idadagdag namin sa budget kung Focus kukunin.

Medyo lang.. Kasi mabigat ang maintenance ng Focus eh. Pero pwede ata mineral oil sa Focus TDCi.

Hindi ko naman isusugal yung sa akin, semi or fully synthetic parin gagamitin ko.

**Sweetlucious** · June 28th, 2012 09:28 PM

But the focus is being replaced by an all new one this july

**Starex_Gold** · June 28th, 2012 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by Sweetlucious

But the focus is being replaced by an all new one this july

Pero wala naman TDCi dun sa bago.

Looks is subjective. I like the current Focus than the new one..

**vefyjeph** · June 28th, 2012 09:47 PM

ganito din ako a few weeks ago.

I end up getting Elantra 1.6AT.

Here are my short list bago ako kumuha.
1. Elantra 1.6 AT; medyo out of budget range na kasi yung 1.8AT.

2. Toyota Vios 1.5 SE - for practicality. Almost ito na kukunin ko sana. Pero at the last moment na pinacocompare namin ni misis yung picture ng Vios vs Elantra/Accent/City, nagbago isip namin...

3. Suzuki SX4 - I was able to haggle up to 90k discount so 809k na sya. Okay ito kung gusto mo maging kakaiba kasi konti lang ito sa road. Medyo nag alangan lang ako sa parts availability and resale kaya umatras.

4. Honda City 1.5 AT - parang namahalan ako sa kanya vs sa features nya. Nagtipid pa sa spare tire.

I tried to haggle kaso di talaga makakuha discount. I was able to get discount before sa 2010 civic kaso wala talaga sila ibigay na discount this year.

5. Toyota Altis 1.6V - lampas na sa budget. Oks sana yung G kaso requirement is 2 airbags.

6. Hyundai Accent 1.6 - eto kasi wala knocking issue. Kaso very rare at the moment or wala unit sa CASAs.