04 camry 2.0g vs 08 altis 1.6v vs 08 civic 1.8s - all AT

**vincent9999** · December 3rd, 2013 10:25 PM

Hi friends,

I am torn between these 3 cars as i will be using it for my daily drive (city and provincial driving). My criteria for selecting a car is comfort and reliability.

I chose comfort simply because riding a vios gives me headache esp during long bumpy rides. I also need to select a reliable car as these 3 are all used cars. Lastly, are parts cheaper since these are old models?

Currently, i am leaning on the camry as this provides the best comfort among the 3.

Btw, i work in sales so i am really traveling alot. Hope you guys can guide me somehow on my dilemma.

Thanks in advance tsikot friends!

**ronw123w124** · December 3rd, 2013 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by vincent9999

Hi friends,

I am torn between these 3 cars as i will be using it for my daily drive (city and provincial driving). My criteria for selecting a car is comfort and reliability.

I chose comfort simply because riding a vios gives me headache esp during long bumpy rides. I also need to select a reliable car as these 3 are all used cars. Lastly, are parts cheaper since these are old models?

Currently, i am leaning on the camry as this provides the best comfort among the 3.

Btw, i work in sales so i am really traveling alot. Hope you guys can guide me somehow on my dilemma.

Thanks in advance tsikot friends!

The Camry is almost 10 years old so its not a good choice for daily drive especially long trips and also consider the fact that the Camry won't be as fuel efficient as either the Altis or Civic which can be a major factor especially that you mentioned that you do a lot of travelling.

If it were up to me, I'd choose the Altis. As for the Civic, I never really liked any Civics after the SIR.

**Retz** · December 3rd, 2013 11:08 PM

Given that all vehicles have equal mileage, I'd pick the altis.

**jhnkvn** · December 3rd, 2013 11:42 PM

My vote will be the 04 Camry as my #1 pick while the #2 is the 08 Civic FD.

Just because it wins out on just one criteria: soft suspension. And that's all you need in day-to-day city traffic and on why the Camry is the best-selling midsize sedan ever in the Philippines.

Pricing on parts is simply supply and demand. The Camry will be more expensive to maintain if a Camry-specific part breaks down but if it shares a common part with its Toyota siblings -- Vios and the Altis then maintenance should be competitive.

**Egan101** · December 4th, 2013 06:50 AM

Since you're considering a Camry, at about the same price, I will also be looking at a 7th gen Accord 2.4L or Mazda 6 2.3L. You get a sportier ride and more comfortable than a Civic or Altis.