Help on buying a sedan

[Amirqwe]

Hello, please help us find a sedan. My mom had a knee injury so she can't ride a PPV/SUV. Too tall for her now.
Here are our choices (suggest something if you think it's okay)

1. Toyota Corolla 2015-2016 Automatic
- 550-650k
- Toyota but according to Corolla 11th gen thread, there is a dashboard rattling sound problem

2. Hyundai Elantra 2017-2018 Automatic
- 550-600k
- Like Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra has little features
- Not sure about the maintenance cost.
- I read here that instead of going to CASA, banawe people can do the works in case something goes wrong. Is this true? Nakakatakot kasi na baka after 2-3 years tapos masira ito e baka pahirapan naman ayusin

3. Volkswagen Jetta 2016 Automatic
- 550-600k
- Taxi driver suggested this because it's a diesel.
- Considering that there are no more Jettas being sold in the Philippines, will it be hard to fix the car when something goes wrong?

EDIT: I didn't include Honda Civic because of how much expensive they are. Grabe sobrang mahal na nga bumili ng second hand car dito sa Pilipinas pero yung Honda cars talaga ay nasa ibang level

[sirkosero]

Sa family namin, the oldies prefer the mpv types. Mas madali daw kasi ang pagpasok nila than yung paupo sa mababa na sedan.

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[Egan101]

Hello, please help us find a sedan. My mom had a knee injury so she can't ride a PPV/SUV. Too tall for her now.
Here are our choices (suggest something if you think it's okay)

1. Toyota Corolla 2015-2016 Automatic
- 550-650k
- Toyota but according to Corolla 11th gen thread, there is a dashboard rattling sound problem

2. Hyundai Elantra 2017-2018 Automatic
- 550-600k
- Like Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra has little features
- Not sure about the maintenance cost.
- I read here that instead of going to CASA, banawe people can do the works in case something goes wrong. Is this true? Nakakatakot kasi na baka after 2-3 years tapos masira ito e baka pahirapan naman ayusin

3. Volkswagen Jetta 2016 Automatic
- 550-600k
- Taxi driver suggested this because it's a diesel.
- Considering that there are no more Jettas being sold in the Philippines, will it be hard to fix the car when something goes wrong?

EDIT: I didn't include Honda Civic because of how much expensive they are. Grabe sobrang mahal na nga bumili ng second hand car dito sa Pilipinas pero yung Honda cars talaga ay nasa ibang level

How much budget do you have in mind? If you’re looking to spend 600k on a used car, you might as well consider getting something new for around 900k to 1M.

Kung pang harabas lang, get something older (2010-2012) for just 300k. It can do the job same way as a newer used car but you saved more.


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[dr. d]

if you like, you can look for a corolla whose dashboard doesn't rattle.

the nicest ingress and egress among the sedans i have seen, are with the 2000s lancer cedias.
but they're ancient...

[Egan101]

If I have 600k for a used sedan, I would get a midsize - Accord or Camry or Mazda6 or Legacy.


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[Amirqwe]

Sa family namin, the oldies prefer the mpv types. Mas madali daw kasi ang pagpasok nila than yung paupo sa mababa na sedan.

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Balak din po kasi namin bumili ng innova kaya sedan lang po yung bibilhin namin ngayon.

How much budget do you have in mind? If you’re looking to spend 600k on a used car, you might as well consider getting something new for around 900k to 1M.

Kung pang harabas lang, get something older (2010-2012) for just 300k. It can do the job same way as a newer used car but you saved more.


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My mom does not like old cars i.e. more than 5 or 6 years old cars. That's why we are only looking at 2015-2016. We are still planning on buying Innova. Just waiting for huge discount so we only want to spend 500-600k for this car.

if you like, you can look for a corolla whose dashboard doesn't rattle.

the nicest ingress and egress among the sedans i have seen, are with the 2000s lancer cedias.
but they're ancient...

That's what we are planning to do. Check the car with my not mechanic uncle. I've also checked on youtube what the rattling dashboard sounds like. In addition to this, I've been watching youtube videos on what to check when buying a used car.

[vinrem]

How about Nissan sylphy?

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[travajante]

Hello, please help us find a sedan. My mom had a knee injury so she can't ride a PPV/SUV. Too tall for her now.
Here are our choices (suggest something if you think it's okay)

1. Toyota Corolla 2015-2016 Automatic
- 550-650k
- Toyota but according to Corolla 11th gen thread, there is a dashboard rattling sound problem

2. Hyundai Elantra 2017-2018 Automatic
- 550-600k
- Like Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra has little features
- Not sure about the maintenance cost.
- I read here that instead of going to CASA, banawe people can do the works in case something goes wrong. Is this true? Nakakatakot kasi na baka after 2-3 years tapos masira ito e baka pahirapan naman ayusin

3. Volkswagen Jetta 2016 Automatic
- 550-600k
- Taxi driver suggested this because it's a diesel.
- Considering that there are no more Jettas being sold in the Philippines, will it be hard to fix the car when something goes wrong?

EDIT: I didn't include Honda Civic because of how much expensive they are. Grabe sobrang mahal na nga bumili ng second hand car dito sa Pilipinas pero yung Honda cars talaga ay nasa ibang level

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[dr. d]

if you are well to do, get an odyssey.
my mominlo loves it.

[travajante]

if you are well to do, get an odyssey.
my mominlo loves it.

Lots of em got Innovas, too, doc![emoji4]

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[dr. d]

Lots of em got Innovas, too, doc![emoji4]

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yes but,
when we visit mominlo, we do not innova.
we wigo or altis.
hirap talaga mga oldsters umakyat sa innova. gusto nila, yung uupo na lang at itataas namin legs nila pa-loob nang kotse.

[Amirqwe]

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Thank you for this. I have contacted her/him. Hopefully, it's still available.

PS: I didn't know that we can search in a specific thread ("search thread" at the top right corner)


EDIT: Saw his past chats and it looks like he's in Davao. I'm in Metro Manila.

Thanks for the post regarding rattling sound in thr front driver side. I recorded the actual sound and screen cap the fix. I hope they can also do it in 2 days here in Davao

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If I have 600k for a used sedan, I would get a midsize - Accord or Camry or Mazda6 or Legacy.


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I'm looking at the price of it and it's in the 2012-2013 year. I'll try to convince my mom. Thank you for the suggestion.

How about Nissan sylphy?

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Sadly, when I was researching about cars, people always say to stay away from Nissan (JATCO) CVT.

[travajante]

Thank you for this. I have contacted her/him. Hopefully, it's still available.

PS: I didn't know that we can search in a specific thread ("search thread" at the top right corner)


EDIT: Saw his past chats and it looks like he's in Davao. I'm in Metro Manila.

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[Joel_1976]

Hello, please help us find a sedan. My mom had a knee injury so she can't ride a PPV/SUV. Too tall for her now.
Here are our choices (suggest something if you think it's okay)

1. Toyota Corolla 2015-2016 Automatic
- 550-650k
- Toyota but according to Corolla 11th gen thread, there is a dashboard rattling sound problem

2. Hyundai Elantra 2017-2018 Automatic
- 550-600k
- Like Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra has little features
- Not sure about the maintenance cost.
- I read here that instead of going to CASA, banawe people can do the works in case something goes wrong. Is this true? Nakakatakot kasi na baka after 2-3 years tapos masira ito e baka pahirapan naman ayusin

3. Volkswagen Jetta 2016 Automatic
- 550-600k
- Taxi driver suggested this because it's a diesel.
- Considering that there are no more Jettas being sold in the Philippines, will it be hard to fix the car when something goes wrong?

EDIT: I didn't include Honda Civic because of how much expensive they are. Grabe sobrang mahal na nga bumili ng second hand car dito sa Pilipinas pero yung Honda cars talaga ay nasa ibang level

Try mo iconsider Mitsubishi Mirage or Kia Rio subok ko na mga sedan na yan.

[dr. d]

Try mo iconsider Mitsubishi Mirage or Kia Rio subok ko na mga sedan na yan.

good idea!

[yapoy86]

Try mo iconsider Mitsubishi Mirage or Kia Rio subok ko na mga sedan na yan.

Kia rio na lang.. mas maluwag at mas sedan tingnan..

[Egan101]

Common, guys, TS is looking for a compact. Why would you suggest a car 2 sizes down? An Altis or Jetta or Civic is way better than a Mirage or Wigo or Rio.


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[dr. d]

it may look two sizes down, but one has to actually get inside it, to find out whether it suits their space needs or not.
if one is as big as me, yes, every cm of space counts.
but for folks that are not large naman, which is probably what 90% of the population is, compared to me, a smaller car may probably work fine for them.
i fit fine in the wigo.

[Egan101]

it may look two sizes down, but one has to actually get inside it, to find out whether it suits their space needs or not.
if one is as big as me, yes, every cm of space counts.
but for folks that are not large naman, which is probably what 90% of the population is, compared to me, a smaller car may probably work fine for them.
i fit fine in the wigo.

There’s a reason why others wanted a bigger car as they value comfort. If one needs a daily commuter to bring you from A to B at minimum cost, then the smallest car will do.

However, TS is looking for a comfortable car for his Mom and they know what they want. I would want to get a Mirage or Wigo if I were in his place too.


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[fefdvr]

BUMP for this thread. Planning to buy 2nd hand cars in the Philippines also. As of now napupusuan ko talaga yung honda civic kaso baka pang 2nd hand lang yung maafford namin so my question is:


1.) Ano masusuggest nyong 2nd hand car na sedan? Seeing the price of honda civic, medyo dikit din price sa brand new. Usually for daily usage lang mga ka-tsikot. Salamat sa sasagot