01-02 Civic VTEC3, 04-05 Vios, or 04-05 Lancer

[ldrei]

I'm planning to buy a 2nd car next month and i'm really confused to choose from these cars:

1. 2001 or 2002 Honda Civic VTEC3
2. 2004 or 2005 Toyota Vios 1.3E
3. 2004 or 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer

Need your help to decide which car to buy. Any suggestion will be appreciated. Thanks...

[GTi]

Ano ba hanap mo sa sasakyan? Among the three, the Vios has the cheapest maintenance costs and best gas mileage, but also the least interior room and engine power. The Civic has the most interior room and most engine power, but maintenance cost would be higher than the Toyota. I'd stay away from the Lancer. There's nothing much that it excels at, though its still a dependable car.

[ldrei]

For family use but i will also need it for long drives since i'm from the province.

[GTi]

Ah, may kasama pa palang long drives. In that case, mag Civic ka na. I see that the bigger space is a big benefit for you. And then again, if you get a VTEC3 M/T, it should give you pretty decent highway mileage.

[ldrei]

Yun din ang advantages na nakita ko sa Civic. Mas bigger space at mas ok pang long drive kc more power ang engine. Kaya lang yung mga friends ko ang suggestion nila Vios dahil mas ok daw when it comes to fuel consumption, mas mura maintenance kc Toyota, at mas modelo. Sabi naman ng pinsan ko depende sa condition ng car kc 2nd hand daw yung bibilhin ko at sabi rin niya mas mahal nga maintenance ng Civic pero bihira naman magkaproblema. He owned the same Civic before and never encountered any problem sa engine.

[mda]

All valid points.

Do you need the space? Civic.

Driving by yourself most of the time? Vios.

With regards to maintenance and reliability - with regards to second hand cars, the reliability of any given car may be determined by how well the previous owner has maintained the car.

2001 Civic na kung kelan kelan lang pinapalitan yung langis <<<< Vios na casa maintained.

With regards to the Lancer, I don't see many 04-05s running around. Can't really comment.

[istan]

I have an 04 Lancer. Its a great car.
Wala na yun kalampag sa ilalim. CVT transmission, tipid sa gas pag long drive. City drives, same FC as any 1.6L car.

For me, get the 04-05 Lancer.
1. Nice stereo, if you get the MX model
2. Leather on the MX model
3. Bigger than the Vios na same model
4. Newer than the Civic.

BUT of course, get whats maintained the best. Yan ang important.

[ldrei]

Well I guess I'll just have to stick with the Civic and the Vios. Confusing pala bumili ng 2nd hand car. Hehe!

[GTi]

Hahaha~ Kung Vios vs ES Civic, Civic parin. The Vios is very light, which makes it much less stable in highway speeds. My height is at around 5"10, but my head would be brushing the ceiling already when seated at the rear. There's not much legroom either. Trunk is smallish and the plastics quality is terrible.

How much exactly is your budget, by the way?

[Brennt]

i'd get the civic. More room tsaka feeling ko maiistiff neck ako dun sa gauge niya sa gitna.. lol