First time to drive and first car.

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Dun sa upuan... I'm not really one to complain about hard seats, as I find these give great support and are much more durable in the long run, especially if said seat is leather. Take our Revo's seats for example. Material is high grade moquette. Very softly upholstered too. Can make for a rather comfortable bed if I wanted. But my back starts complaining if the driving time exceeds an hour or so. The Accord's seats on the other hand are really hard. Its actually quite similar to the FD's seats. But then it gives excellent support even in long drives and still looks pretty much the same since the day it was bought.

SiR? Kung hindi ka naman kumakarera lagi, dun ka na sa ES. Sure the SiR has a hell of an engine, but it has no safety features whatsoever besides the 4 wheel disc brakes. Very scary if you ask me. Yung VTi-S variant ng ES meron nang ABS/EBD and airbags. Besides, it already has 130hp on tap, which is already very respectable for a 1.6L engine even by today's standards.

Pangit ang Nissan? Not necessarily. Parts for the Sentra are actually pretty widespread, since it is used for cab service.

A/T's have come a very long way since the 90s, but they are still inferior to manuals in terms of performance and fuel efficiency. Manuals are still much simpler, lighter and more durable. There are some modern manuals that use a dual mass flywheel though. These are quite expensive to replace and may be what your friend is referring to.

2002 Grandis? Wala pa atang Grandis nun dito ah. Converted ba yan? That one has the GDi engine, which would probably explain the good FC. The local Grandis is classified as a minivan, and is based off the Galant with the traditional MPI engine. Ride comfort and performance are good but FC should be just around 5-7km/L city.

Bat binebenta after just a short time? There are many possible reasons. Some dahil naaksidente o nabaha. Others dahil aalis na sila. Yung iba dahil hindi na bagay sa route nila (for example subcompact sedan then mining area ang workplace). Others still dahil lang nasawa na. I know of people with deep pockets who would change their cars like they change cellphones.

Ahhh.. hehe.. di pa nakakaupo sa ganun.. sana in the near future.

Di ko din trip ang mangarera at gusto ko yung malinis at makintab lang yung sasakyan. Di na need na may mga sticker ng kung ano-anong car shop. Yung elegant tingnan hindi racecar. Pero sabi ng pinsan ko sinasabi ko lang daw yan sa una.. pag tumagal daw at gumaling na ako magmaneho.. baka daw paulanin ko ng mods at body kits yung sasakyan at ipang-karera. Lol. I hope not. hehe.

Btw, thanks sa tip sa ES Civic na facelifted. Nakakita ako sa hondacarclup.ph.. ang ganda! Hehehe.. imeet ko siya this week. Any common problems with the ES Civics?

Hmm.. grabe naman bad rep ng Nissan. Dati isa sa mga top prospects iyon lalo na ok naman sa akin yung itsura at isa pa ang baba ng resale value! Pero after ng sabi ng mga kasama ko nung nagtingin ng sasakyan parang ayaw ko na. I guess, having a low resale value has its reason.

Yep, imported yun pero hindi converted. Hmm.. so totoo nga na iba yung technology ng engine niya compared sa common dito sa atin. Kala ko todo sales talk lang siya kasi nga nirereto niya sasakyan niya. Hehe. At sabi niya siya lang or kung merong iba.. super rare o kaya iilan lang daw ang naka grandis na 2002 dito yung may sunroof. Hmm.. ok ba yun sa 350k? Kasi nagtingin ako sa sulit at ayosdito nasa 200-300+ lang pero mga late 90s at ilang 2000s pero siguro mga local grandis lang iyon?

Wow sa sobrang deep pockets. Lol. I guess all are reasonable (kasama yung mga shady reasons).

Maraming salamat mga paps sa advice, info at insights! Ang laki ng tulong niyo sa pagpili ko ng itatabi ko sa higaan ko lol.

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Dun sa upuan... I'm not really one to complain about hard seats, as I find these give great support and are much more durable in the long run, especially if said seat is leather. Take our Revo's seats for example. Material is high grade moquette. Very softly upholstered too. Can make for a rather comfortable bed if I wanted. But my back starts complaining if the driving time exceeds an hour or so. The Accord's seats on the other hand are really hard. Its actually quite similar to the FD's seats. But then it gives excellent support even in long drives and still looks pretty much the same since the day it was bought.

SiR? Kung hindi ka naman kumakarera lagi, dun ka na sa ES. Sure the SiR has a hell of an engine, but it has no safety features whatsoever besides the 4 wheel disc brakes. Very scary if you ask me. Yung VTi-S variant ng ES meron nang ABS/EBD and airbags. Besides, it already has 130hp on tap, which is already very respectable for a 1.6L engine even by today's standards.

Pangit ang Nissan? Not necessarily. Parts for the Sentra are actually pretty widespread, since it is used for cab service.

A/T's have come a very long way since the 90s, but they are still inferior to manuals in terms of performance and fuel efficiency. Manuals are still much simpler, lighter and more durable. There are some modern manuals that use a dual mass flywheel though. These are quite expensive to replace and may be what your friend is referring to.

2002 Grandis? Wala pa atang Grandis nun dito ah. Converted ba yan? That one has the GDi engine, which would probably explain the good FC. The local Grandis is classified as a minivan, and is based off the Galant with the traditional MPI engine. Ride comfort and performance are good but FC should be just around 5-7km/L city.

Bat binebenta after just a short time? There are many possible reasons. Some dahil naaksidente o nabaha. Others dahil aalis na sila. Yung iba dahil hindi na bagay sa route nila (for example subcompact sedan then mining area ang workplace). Others still dahil lang nasawa na. I know of people with deep pockets who would change their cars like they change cellphones.

Ahhh.. hehe.. di pa nakakaupo sa ganun.. sana in the near future.

Di ko din trip ang mangarera at gusto ko yung malinis at makintab lang yung sasakyan. Di na need na may mga sticker ng kung ano-anong car shop. Yung elegant tingnan hindi racecar. Pero sabi ng pinsan ko sinasabi ko lang daw yan sa una.. pag tumagal daw at gumaling na ako magmaneho.. baka daw paulanin ko ng mods at body kits yung sasakyan at ipang-karera. Lol. I hope not. hehe.

Btw, thanks sa tip sa ES Civic na facelifted. Nakakita ako sa hondacarclup.ph.. ang ganda! Hehehe.. imeet ko siya this week. Any common problems with the ES Civics?

Hmm.. grabe naman bad rep ng Nissan. Dati isa sa mga top prospects iyon lalo na ok naman sa akin yung itsura at isa pa ang baba ng resale value! Pero after ng sabi ng mga kasama ko nung nagtingin ng sasakyan parang ayaw ko na. I guess, having a low resale value has its reason.

Yep, imported yun pero hindi converted. Hmm.. so totoo nga na iba yung technology ng engine niya compared sa common dito sa atin. Kala ko todo sales talk lang siya kasi nga nirereto niya sasakyan niya. Hehe. At sabi niya siya lang or kung merong iba.. super rare o kaya iilan lang daw ang naka grandis na 2002 dito yung may sunroof. Hmm.. ok ba yun sa 350k? Kasi nagtingin ako sa sulit at ayosdito nasa 200-300+ lang pero mga late 90s at ilang 2000s pero siguro mga local grandis lang iyon?

Wow sa sobrang deep pockets. Lol. I guess all are reasonable (kasama yung mga shady reasons).

Maraming salamat mga paps sa advice, info at insights! Ang laki ng tulong niyo sa pagpili ko ng itatabi ko sa higaan ko lol.