Fiesta Sport Sedan vs Vios 1.5G MT vs City 1.5 ENC

[mikey177]

We have a 2011 Fiesta 6AT Powershift sedan and a 2012 Vios 1.5G MT.

The Fiesta is at 36,000 km on the odometer while the Vios is at 40,000 km. I used to drive the Fiesta until my wife sequestered it, so now I drive the Vios. Both cars travel almost weekly from Pangasinan to QC.

For the Fiesta

Pros:
Better fuel efficiency than the Vios, given my regular route
Better trunk space
More comfortable back seat (according to my passengers)
Better highway stability

Cons:
Ask your dealer how much it will cost to replace the Powershift tranny, or if there are now service packs so you can replace individual components instead of the whole thing (we would've gotten another Fiesta in 2012 if not for this concern)
Continental tires are prone to "bukol" --happened twice to us already

For the Vios

Pros:
Roomier interior (although that could be a con, depending on your circumstances)
I really want to say something good about the Vios, but honestly, as the driver, I much prefer using the Fiesta

Cons:
Aircon temperature control is inaccurate (e.g. If you set the temp to 3/4 of maximum coolness, then you dial it down to just 1 click before it turns off, the aircon stays at still 3/4 of maximum cool)
No speed-adjustable intermittent wiper setting on the 2012 model
Clutch and gas combination takes a lot of getting used to. I've been driving stick shifts since the 80s, but on the Vios, even after driving it for over a year, namamatayan pa rin ako every month in stop-and-go traffic.
Mataray ang service desk sa mga napuntahan kong Toyota dealerships. I phone to schedule an appointment for my PMS, and the person on the phone says every time, "Sir, reminder lang that you have to be early or on time for your service schedule, otherwise, you will be treated as a walk-in client and you'll be moved to the end of the line." *##!$%&! Kaya nga nag-set ng appointment, para di na pipila. Grrr!!!

[Mikemike07]

Youre looking at the civic din pala eh. No contest. Civic is better in every way except fuel consumption compared to your choices. Its not a gas guzzler but of course it consumes more gas. Its a compact vs subcompact anyway.

[donseeland]

My wife is hesitant to get AT that is why we are considering civic. But she also likes the hyundai tucson SU. Is it a better pick?

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[niky]

Tucson doesn't feel as solidly built as a Honda, but it doesn't seem as troublesome as some other Hyundais. Cousin has one, no issues, so far. Running costs not much different from his previous 1.6 liter sedan. This is for the front-wheel drive automatic 2.0 gas.

Fuel consumption is not terrible given the engine, but not great compared to what you're looking at.

[donseeland]

thanks Sir for continuously enlightening people like us who don't know much about cars. (It was actually my wife who posted the last inquiry about Tucson - she really loved how it looks, and the added ground clearance since Cavite is prone to flooding). But the only Tucson variant within our budget is the GL MT which only has 1 airbag and doesn't have ABS and EBD. So we crossed it from our list. But is it really important? or overrated?

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[SiRbossR]

^mas importante ang Seat Belts kaysa sa Airbag.

[AG4]

^mas importante ang Seat Belts kaysa sa Airbag.

Airbags and seatbelts work together, it will always be better than just seatbelts alone.