350k Budget for a 2nd hand car

[enterbay]

Mga sir! tulong naman po. Balak ko po bumili ng 2nd hand car soon at wala akong idea kung ano ang kukunin. Ang budget ko po ay 350k. Wala po akong sariling family at student at mahilig po ako mag travel.

Ano po ma recommend nyo sakin? Salamat!

[niky]

A near-brand-new Picanto 1.1 MT or a brand new Hyundai Eon or Alto K10 (438k), plus just one year of payments.

If you're a student, these will have the lowest running costs, lowest repair costs, good reliability and resale value when you're working and ready to move on to something bigger.

[renzo_d10]

Travel to where? Baka naman mamaya meron off road yan hindi kayanin ng maliliit na kotse. However, kung city trips lang... pwede suggestion ni Niky. Picanto, Eon, Alto, Spark... etc.

If not I'd suggest a 2nd hand Ford Ranger.

[enterbay]

Tagaytay or Baguio na siguro pinakamalayo na mapupuntahan. Hindi ko naman po isusugod sa off road. Ok din ba ang Honda Jazz?

[renzo_d10]

Yes but do avoid the AT units.

Pwede rin the ff:
2002 Toyota Altis
2002-2003 Honda Civic
2005-2007 Nissan Sentra GX
2003 Mitsubishi Lancer
2000 Toyota Corolla GLi

[enterbay]

Ok I'll try to. Ano po ba problem sa AT na Jazz? Hindi mo kasi ako mag manual. Thanks!

[renzo_d10]

Ok I'll try to. Ano po ba problem sa AT na Jazz? Hindi mo kasi ako mag manual. Thanks!

It's CVT.
Maraming problema yung CVT transmission ng Honda since it was released. And it's very expensive to repair.

[jut703]

Ano ba priority mo in a car?

If you want something practical, go for a Vios 1.5G. Very frugal and cheap to maintain.

If you want a decent all-rounder, go for either an Altis 1.6G/E or Civic VTi/VTi-S. Spacious, more features that the Vios, fuel efficient for 1.6-liter cars.

If you want an out-and-out fun car that's still useable everyday, go for a Ford Lynx RS. I'd get one of these if I had 350k at hand.

[enterbay]

Big enough so I can take a few friends with me kapag mag out of town, fuel efficient. I dont care much about looks basta tipid! Salamat po sa mga input!

[jut703]

If 3-4 lang ang isasama mong friends, edi go na sa Vios. Kung maramihan, hanap ka Adventure or Revo haha.

[renzo_d10]

Student ka lang, Vios ka na.

Pag nag-AUV ka, baka gawin kang school bus ng mga kaibigan mo. Haha.

[GTi]

Kung gusto ang maangas, matibay, mataas at malakas humatak, pero ayaw maging school bus, there is the 3 door Pajero. Very unusual choice, but if you can be sure of the conversion quality, its a very nice, go-anywhere car. If you take good care of it, it'll last much longer than those sedans. Looks timeless too.

If you want a small sedan, the Vios is a good choice. Since you're mostly alone anyway, the cramped cabin shouldn't be a problem to you. It's very fuel efficient and cheap to maintain too.

[renzo_d10]

Sakit sa bulsa mag-maintain ng Pajero Pag student ka. Presyo palang ng tires mamumulubi ka na.

[chrismarte]

renzo di mo ba rerekomenda fave car mo na FTW?

Go for vios na lang tulad ng sabi ng iba

[enterbay]

Salamat po talaga sa mga input! Medyo stretch ko na budget ko to 400k. Mukhang marami nga problem yung Jazz.

[GTi]

Sakit sa bulsa mag-maintain ng Pajero Pag student ka. Presyo palang ng tires mamumulubi ka na.

Si TS ba mismo ang babayad sa maintenance ng sasakyan?

IMHO, the tires would be of minimal concern since they last a long time. If by the time the TS buys the car and the tires are still quite new, the TS may have already graduated for a few years before the tires would need changing. Old school diesel din naman ang 3 door Pajero so maintenance cost is not very expensive.

*TS: From what school are you? Does it flood a lot in that area? What are the road conditions of your route? Baka kawawa naman si Vios kung sakali eh. For 400k you can also already get a decent Altis or Civic FD.

[enterbay]

Ako po lahat magbabayad sa lahat ng gastusin. Independent na po ako. Sa ngayon hindi pa sure kung aling college pero sa Espana ako nakatira. :D

[enterbay]

May ino offer sakin yung kaibigan ko na Honda Jazz/Fit AT 2008 model. Eto ba yung prone sa CVT issues? Good buy ba ito for 350k?

[enterbay]

Ang Ford Focus 2008 AT model po kaya? Ok po ba ito?

[GTi]

Yung Focus medyo may kalakasan yan sa gas bro. Only Focus variant I'll consider is the TDCi. Saan parte ka ng Espana? Bahain yung University belt ah. OK lang ba sayo mag-sedan?