Hi! Car newbie here! Was gonna ask about used Vios cars. 2008 1.5 G A/T vs 2011 1.3 E A/T?

**hypnos** · November 2nd, 2017 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by StockEngine

laspag ang 1000km/month? how so?

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same inquiry here. how would one know if the 2008 90k km was running on offroad or broken tarmac while 2011 85k kms was purely highway cruising at flat roads. wouldnt a test drive and overall inspection tell which one is driven poorly/abused?

**rhaenys1101** · November 2nd, 2017 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by GTi

Hindi naman siya nadiscontinue. Yung City/Jazz ang nadiscontinue ang 1.3L variants (now filled in by the Brio). Hindi pa naman tayo makakapagdecide base lang sa sinulat nila. Check out both cars and have a feel of them.

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Okay, thanks a lot! <3

**rhaenys1101** · November 2nd, 2017 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by dr. d

1. i prefer dealing with first-owner cars. yung seller-owner. no middleman. i want to believe they are more honest than those who make a living by selling cars. also, i prefer seller-owners who are "richer"; those who do not need the money. it somehow gives me the impression that they have money to maintain the car.
2. MT over AT, if used. MT is, by virtue of its engineering, more robust than AT, and suggests less problems down the road.
3. younger car over older car. except, if the older is unquestionably in better condition than the younger car.
4. provenance. "do you know the owner enough, as to assume that he actually took good care of the car?"

5. DON'T RUSH! it's a buyers' market out there! you have the gold, you make the rules! if in doubt, just walk away. marami pang ibang kotse diyan.
6. go over the car with a fine-tooth comb. if you don't know how, hire somebody who does. always look under the car. under the bumpers. shake the parts. get your hands dirty. it's a used car! no warranties at all. no return-no exchange!

sabi nga ng iba, "bili ka sa duktor".
heh heh.

Both are seller-owners. Same. Nageemploy na ng marketing strat yung mga auto dealers eh. Most seller-owners that I've asked just want to get rid of the car due to owning too many cars, or sometimes they want to upgrade to an SUV. Di ako marunong sa MT eh haha and my parents want me to get an A/T talaga kahit na ilang beses ko nang sinabi sakanila na acc. to my research mas durable ang used MT cars. Hiring a mechanic would be a good idea diba? Magkano kaya ang chinacharge ng mga ganun? Thanks for the input btw!

**GTi** · November 2nd, 2017 05:30 PM

While MT is without a doubt more fuel efficient and durable in the long run, AT would still be the more practical choice in city driving especially if you have limited experience in driving a manual. Not to mention small displacement gasoline MT's are quite a pain to drive. Constant balancing of clutch and gas in stop and go traffic, unavoidable dip when shifting into gear from neutral while on an incline...

Besides, AT's are not really all that bad nowadays. Our 20 year old Toyota Granvia has 171tkms mileage. Transmission has never been touched.

Sa mechanic depende na sa tao. Kung close kayo he'd probably do it for free. Otherwise, most likely kung magkano ang sinasahuran nya per day.

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