Honda City EXI inquiry

**ab3t** · September 13th, 2010 09:29 PM

Mga sir, im currently owned toyota corolla ae92 stock engine. im satisfied with the performance and it is very reliable. however i need a car which have more fuel efficient,all power, EFI. my budget is 150k. would you think honda city is enough? what are the pros and cons? need your advice. Thanks

**Type 100** · September 13th, 2010 09:58 PM

An SX8 Honda City would be great. I drove one for 6 years.

Coming from an AE92, the SX8 should be like coming home. Both cars have great visibility characteristic of late-1980s cars.

Do try to find out if you have no comfort issues while driving it, as the dashboard is pretty low and there are places where you can bang your knees against. Blame the 1980s roots of the SX8 City as it's a remake of the 1988-1991 EF Honda Civic. I'm 5'8" and I fit in well.

Check out the suspension. Unlike its daddy the EF Civic, the SX8 City trades its double wishbones for a set of long-travel struts all around. They ride well, but you might be tied to the casa for replacement dampers.

Interior-wise all I can complain about are the stock speakers; they don't sound too good.

If you can find examples from 1998-2003 with the 1.5L engine (the VTEC-equipped VTi or the non-VTEC 1.5EXi), those should be great. Be aware that none of the 1.5L-powered cars came with an automatic transmission; all of them came with a rubbery five-speed manual gearbox and a really springy clutch. Driving like a hooligan, you can net 9-10 km/L thanks to light weight and a good power-to-weight ratio. Imagine how much more frugal you can get if you drove like a saint.

Good luck!

**ab3t** · September 13th, 2010 11:21 PM

*type 100, thanks for the advice and recommendation. do you think 1.5exi still have low gas consumption? and how much is the price range of 1.3exi and 1.5exi?

**Type 100** · September 14th, 2010 08:49 AM

The gas consumption figures I gave you were for my old 1.5EXi. I do not drive particularly for economy so 9-10 km/L is still very good - imagine how much better you can do if you drove like a saint.

My car was a 1999 model. You could probably score one of those for 150K or so.

By the way, the car is quite roomy, up front or at the back. Seats are on the small side but I'm more comfortable with those than the ones on my Jazz.