Need advice from Tsikot Gurus (Best buy for 550K)

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Renzo_d10 - Thank you so much sir, you're right, "small" would do, pero pag humiling si biyenan mag Vigan eh no choice ako kung hindi pumayag sir hahahahahahaha, as every man would do, this is where Avanza comes in, pero very seldom lang naman yang lambing nila sir

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treat avanza the same as the vios, pinagkaiba lang yung trunk :-) since city driving at madalas isa lang passenger i would suggest a 1.3 engine. FC on my 3 year old vios is 12km/l pure city driving. 1.5 engine is recommended sa car kung madalas marami ka sakay otherwise stick with 1.3. i'd recommend a diesel kaso medyo mas mataas talaga price nun. i'd go for city 2009 and up.

don't worry about things na kung kaya ba umakyat ng baguio. motor nga kaya eh kotse pa.

Siguro his question kung kaya umakyat ng Baguio is not literal. It's more like, kaya ba umakyat ng sasakyan papuntang Baguio with ease, on full load.

Honestly kasi, tingin ko ha.. the Avanza 1.3L will have a hard time going up Baguio kung punong puno talaga yung sasakyan. 9-10pax + baggage

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Honestly kasi, tingin ko ha.. the Avanza 1.3L will have a hard time going up Baguio kung punong puno talaga yung sasakyan. 9-10pax + baggage

i agree with you sir, kaya pero sobrang hirap ng avanza. just for comparison yung 1.3 vios with 3 passengers and baggage no problem sa baguio.

To TS: mas madali byaheng vigan kesa baguio, nakakapagod lang kasi malayo :-)

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Sir Frequenzy - Correct sir, most probably sa October eh pumasok na sa budget yung 2010 na City or Avanza 1.3 or 1.5 a/t, ganda naman ng FC sir sa Vios nyo parehas kaya sa City yan with same displacement?

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Sirs, as long as my car will have sufficient power to roam around with a good FC (Good FC meaning atleast 9km/l upwards) that would be it for me, of course good re-sale value and low maintenance cost .

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Sir GTi - True enough sir, before I was also eyeing for diesel vehicles but the thing is that, most diesel vehicle cost much more than gasoline powered vehicle and for 550K I would only get 2005 and below models baka po marami ng sira yun and yung matitipid ko sa fuel eh baka po mapunta sa maintenance cost sir, for the gas vehicles I can get models as latest as 2010. I hope I'm correct with my assumption

With some negotiation, you can get a 2006-2007 Innova D4D or a 2007-2008 Carens CRDi. Hindi naman ganon ka luma, IMHO. A family friend owns a 2005 Innova 2.5G D4D with 125tkms on the clock. Smooth parin ang takbo, lakas parin humatak, bagong bago pa tingnan!

Otherwise, your other option, I suppose, would be the Avanza. Masikip yan for 7 folks, and if you do seat 7, there's no more room for anything else. Yung 1.3L siguradong hirap sa akyatan. What do you expect? The 1.5G is good, although gas mileage should be similar or slightly inferior to the Innova D4D, while using more expensive fuel.

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Sir Frequenzy - Correct sir, most probably sa October eh pumasok na sa budget yung 2010 na City or Avanza 1.3 or 1.5 a/t, ganda naman ng FC sir sa Vios nyo parehas kaya sa City yan with same displacement?

not sure pero sa tingin ko kaya rin ng city yun. ang route ko dati is valenzuela-makati everyday when going to work. maximum 1 passenger lang.

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Renzo_d10 - Thank you so much sir, you're right, "small" would do, pero pag humiling si biyenan mag Vigan eh no choice ako kung hindi pumayag sir hahahahahahaha, as every man would do, this is where Avanza comes in, pero very seldom lang naman yang lambing nila sir

pa-OT lang:
yung pinsan ko binenta ang altis nila at kumuha ng adventure dahil masikip daw ang kotse. naka-adventure na ngayon, ang sitwasyon naman madalas kasama ang biyenan. pumasyal daw sa bahay lately. pero ang byenan ayaw bumaba ng sasakyan.

btt:
most probably stick to 7-seater, 1.5L engine (& up) ka talaga TS kung madalas magsasakay ka ng marami, wag na ang sedan. Lalo na kung extended family kayo. That's what you really need. Pag kotse, baka pagmulan pa ng hindi pagkakaunawaan sa pamilya kung may lakad kayo at hindi mo maisasama ang DAPAT na kasama... (opinion lang naman).

and how often do you travel with your families? baka AUV na dapat ang babagay sayo instead of 7-seater MPV..

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Sirs question lang po, gano po kalaki ang difference ng FC between City and Avanza since they are both 1.5 A/T? same with maintenance cost & re-sale value?

FC po ba mga 0.5km/l lang ang difference or higher?
Maintenance cost would be same lang?
Resale value, I think mas maganda ang resale value ng City.

I'am right with my assumptions sir?

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Sirs, I've heard that Mazda 2 has a good FC but compared to City E which one has better FC if they are both 1.5 A/T?.....also, which has a lesser maintenance cost?

Please advise Car Gurus.