'01/'02/'03 altis 1.6 or '02/'03/'04 lancer or nissan grandeur?

**april_amethyst** · March 31st, 2009 04:49 PM

good day po sirs and mams...

im planning to buy a 2nd hand car and my choices were down to 3, either altis, lancer or nissan grandeur,, my budget po is 300 to 380k. bale i know na pasok po sila lahat sa budget ko pero i want to know the other pros and cons of these 3 cars..
kindly give me some advice and comparison of these cars, on maintenance costs, performance and looks.. or better yet, sa lahat ng aspects na lang po.. im a newbie buyer... i would really appreciate your comments...

salamat ng marami..

**Galactus** · March 31st, 2009 05:19 PM

I'd go for the Exalta Grandeur in a heartbeat.

The best interior among its competitors, dependable and relatively thrifty 1.6L engine, plus of course the legendary Nissan cooling power. Hindi rin ganun kamahalan ang parts, and you don't need to dress it up to look good, unlike the EK Civic, IMO. I owned a Sentra pala before, Series 3 nga lang, not the Exalta variant.

Yung dashboard ng 03 Altis looks cheap and is a veritable dust magnet, and I never really liked the front fascia of the Altis. Parang mongoloid ang dating sa akin, hehehe, those headlights look weird for me.

**testament11** · March 31st, 2009 05:25 PM

hmmm... hello and welcome sa tsikot mam!

maybe ang unang altis ang makukuha mo sa ganyang price. maybe kung yung 2nd gen alits, yung LED and brake lights, as far as the E variant ang pwede mo makuha. altis is a good car naman, maintenance eh good kasi toyota naman. As for the lancer, get the mx version para ma-enjoy mo ang cvt. then for the grandeur sentra, for me kasi ang nissan has not quite good spare parts, say medyo mahal ang piyesa.

so for me, opinion ko, lancer, altis, grandeur.

also, may mga threads po tayo dito regarding on how each users find these cars. basa nalang po kayo mam

**april_amethyst** · March 31st, 2009 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by Galactus

I'd go for the Exalta Grandeur in a heartbeat.

The best interior among its competitors, dependable and relatively thrifty 1.6L engine, plus of course the legendary Nissan cooling power. Hindi rin ganun kamahalan ang parts, and you don't need to dress it up to look good, unlike the EK Civic, IMO. I owned a Sentra pala before, Series 3 nga lang, not the Exalta variant.

Yung dashboard ng 03 Altis looks cheap and is a veritable dust magnet, and I never really liked the front fascia of the Altis. Parang mongoloid ang dating sa akin, hehehe, those headlights look weird for me.

sir galactus, actually like ko din interior ng grandeur compare sa dalawa.. meron po akong friend na mechanic and sugestion po niya is altis coz maintenance wise and reliability of toyota cars daw e ayos.. but then, i wud like pa rin to hear some 3rd opinion hehe.. how about ung fuel consumption po ng 3?

**april_amethyst** · March 31st, 2009 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by testament11

hmmm... hello and welcome sa tsikot mam!

maybe ang unang altis ang makukuha mo sa ganyang price. maybe kung yung 2nd gen alits, yung LED and brake lights, as far as the E variant ang pwede mo makuha. altis is a good car naman, maintenance eh good kasi toyota naman. As for the lancer, get the mx version para ma-enjoy mo ang cvt. then for the grandeur sentra, for me kasi ang nissan has not quite good spare parts, say medyo mahal ang piyesa.

so for me, opinion ko, lancer, altis, grandeur.

also, may mga threads po tayo dito regarding on how each users find these cars. basa nalang po kayo mam

hmmm thanks po sir testament11.. actually nagbabasa po ako pero mas nakakalito pala pag mas marami kang opinion na makukuha.. hehe.. like for instance, first choice ko po talaga is altis because, of course its toyota... i asked po para maconfirm ko lang sana kung ok ba first choice ko and now parang 50-50 na ako with lancer and altis hehe..
sana nga merong sumulpot na car brand na icombine ang pros ng 3 yan at walang cons para mas madaling mamili hahaha

anyway, thanks po sir. and i wud consider your opinion kasi ngayon medyo tumitingin na rin po ako sa mga dealers just to have an idea on how to buy...

**testament11** · March 31st, 2009 06:21 PM

well, its my pleasure to help you out mam!

other options mo would be chevrolet optra, civic es (2000-2005) model, vios, ford lynx, 1st gen crv, jdm pajero

i doubt kung kukuha ka ng pajero since most ladies don't want big rides. hmmm, basa basa ka rin sa car finder, madami po doon kayo makikita

**april_amethyst** · March 31st, 2009 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by testament11

well, its my pleasure to help you out mam!

other options mo would be chevrolet optra, civic es (2000-2005) model, vios, ford lynx, 1st gen crv, jdm pajero

i doubt kung kukuha ka ng pajero since most ladies don't want big rides. hmmm, basa basa ka rin sa car finder, madami po doon kayo makikita

about the optra sir, im considering it also kasi mejo cheap siya compare sa altis and '04/'05 na siya.. chevy siya right? so im thinking, whats the catch? bat mura siya?

**mey0r** · March 31st, 2009 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by april_amethyst

about the optra sir, im considering it also kasi mejo cheap siya compare sa altis and '04/'05 na siya.. chevy siya right? so im thinking, whats the catch? bat mura siya?

mura kasi mahal ang maintenance. what are you considerations? how long will you consider to have this second hand car as your property. you may want to consider resale value, go for altis. if you want a more comfortable drive in a bumper to bumper situation, i must say go for the cvt version of lancer. the spare parts are a bit subjective since, there are parts you might to consider replacing by an original one, there are those na pwede ang replacement and surplus, but definitely mas mura ang mitsubishi and lancer. its up to you which is which ang gusto mo.

**testament11** · March 31st, 2009 07:27 PM

yun, nasabi na ni meyor ang meron sa optra. also, you may consider the following mam:

kia picanto
hyundai getz
hyundai matrix
suzuki alto (may brand new nito, less than 500k)
chery qq

dumami tuloy ang suggestion ko sa yo, napahirapan pa kita tuloy...

**april_amethyst** · March 31st, 2009 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by mey0r

mura kasi mahal ang maintenance. what are you considerations? how long will you consider to have this second hand car as your property. you may want to consider resale value, go for altis. if you want a more comfortable drive in a bumper to bumper situation, i must say go for the cvt version of lancer. the spare parts are a bit subjective since, there are parts you might to consider replacing by an original one, there are those na pwede ang replacement and surplus, but definitely mas mura ang mitsubishi and lancer. its up to you which is which ang gusto mo.

thanks sa info meyor.. so i guess it boils down to 2 na lang,, lancer or altis..