Value for Money 250K : Lancer, City, Vios

[Mak Letran]

Hi i'm planning to buy a 2nd hand car for daily house-office use, budget is around 200-250k

which is more 'sulit' among the 3 (gas consumption, maintenance) :

2003-2007 AT Model
Vios
City
Lancer

DSI or Vtec, GLS or GLX

Thank you so much, your comments and suggestions would be one of my primary basis on choosing which one to buy.

[Egan101]

If you can find an Altis of the same age and for around the same price, it is a better option. It is a good balance between space, FC, and maintenance cost. You could also opt for the Sentra N16 GSX MT as you can get a younger vehicle for around the same price.

[Mak Letran]

If you can find an Altis of the same age and for around the same price, it is a better option. It is a good balance between space, FC, and maintenance cost. You could also opt for the Sentra N16 GSX MT as you can get a younger vehicle for around the same price.

Thanks sir, ill window shop for altis' actually mas prefer ko sana AT. do you think i can get a good one around my budget range?

[Egan101]

*MarkLetran - just look around and maybe you'll see one. If you're looking into a City IDSI CVT, just make sure you check the unit properly. Some such units had run into some issues with their CVT (not properly maintained) and it's not cheap to repair CVT. The first gen Vios is quite small but if you just use it to ferry around yourself and maybe another passenger, it's good enough. If you're looking at a family car, the Altis or Civic is a safe bet.

[Mak Letran]

*MarkLetran - just look around and maybe you'll see one. If you're looking into a City IDSI CVT, just make sure you check the unit properly. Some such units had run into some issues with their CVT (not properly maintained) and it's not cheap to repair CVT. The first gen Vios is quite small but if you just use it to ferry around yourself and maybe another passenger, it's good enough. If you're looking at a family car, the Altis or Civic is a safe bet.

how about the mitsu lancers? i came across to some 2005 lancers AT that are around my budget din, are those unit have issues sa tranny din like the idsi CVTs?

[JohnM]

Minimal reported CVT issues on the Cedia Lancer. My boss has one and it's still running perfectly fine. Casa maintained lang so I'm pretty sure they use the correct CVT fluid to maintain it. Use ordinary ATF and say buhbye to your expensive tranny

[vinj]

FC = Vios or City
Maintenance costs = Vios

I'd keep the options open to either a Vios or City and go with the newest/freshest unit that you can find of either two (first owner selling is a good bonus).

[niky]

I'd prefer a secondhand City, but only with the manual transmission.

If you need to get an auto, get the Vios.

[[archie]]

I'll get a vios also, I'm not a fan of the honda city of that year model. Also, mahirap masiraan ng cvt ng honda.

[Mak Letran]

i'll take out the city idsi AT out of the equation na since i read a lot of cons about the model.

i'm leaning towards a vios AT though i like the aesthetics of the lancers. Does the cvt lancer have the same issues with the honda cvts? 2003-2006 models?

[marky0910]

my 2005 a/t vios just reached the 100k km mark, and still runs like the first day we got it, very minor repairs lang, and ni minsan hindi pa nasira or tumirik yung engine (except nung naubusan ng battery :P) syempre alaga sa maintenance.

Parts, maintenance, mechanics, I'll go for toyota anytime, so either vios or altis is a safe bet.

[Mak Letran]

my 2005 a/t vios just reached the 100k km mark, and still runs like the first day we got it, very minor repairs lang, and ni minsan hindi pa nasira or tumirik yung engine (except nung naubusan ng battery :P) syempre alaga sa maintenance.

Parts, maintenance, mechanics, I'll go for toyota anytime, so either vios or altis is a safe bet.

thanks bro. all of your comments are very helpful, im narrowing my search now.

[1D4LV]

Hi i'm planning to buy a 2nd hand car for daily house-office use, budget is around 200-250k

which is more 'sulit' among the 3 (gas consumption, maintenance) :

2003-2007 AT Model
Vios
City
Lancer

DSI or Vtec, GLS or GLX

Thank you so much, your comments and suggestions would be one of my primary basis on choosing which one to buy.

at 250k, parang hindi pa ata abot sa Vios yung range.
the most you can do is the lancer... around model 2004-2005.

but for me, the best bang for the buck would be the vios.