07 Vios 1.3 J vs Current City 1.3

**edzzz** · January 3rd, 2008 03:31 PM

Guys help naman. Company is provided. Company will shoulder maintenance and gas consumption. Both are manual tranny. Lady will drive. Will own after 5 years of service.

Comparisons:
Vios - manual windows, no mags, hub cap lang ata ang provided. Mica red
City - all powered. HU is iPod aux ready. Bluish Silver

help naman for inputs especially those who have one and re-sale value.

Thanks

**1D4LV** · January 3rd, 2008 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by edzzz

Guys help naman. Company is provided. Company will shoulder maintenance and gas consumption. Both are manual tranny. Lady will drive. Will own after 5 years of service.

Comparisons:
Vios - manual windows, no mags, hub cap lang ata ang provided. Mica red
City - all powered. HU is iPod aux ready. Bluish Silver

help naman for inputs especially those who have one and re-sale value.

Thanks

clear choice is the city... why? all powered na, naka mags pa. HU is IPOD ready pa. i am assuming that the vios is the j variant, so talagang bare yan.

after 5 years, imho, it will have a very slight edge in resale value.

**Altis6453** · January 3rd, 2008 03:59 PM

Go for the City esp. since the company will be the one shouldering the maintenance costs anyway. Plus, there are more convenience features which the driver will appreciate.

**niky** · January 3rd, 2008 05:08 PM

The newer Vios should have the edge in resale... and it's got a slightly roomier cabin, but I think that after five years, the lady in question will be thoroughly sick of the manual windows... :lol:

I'd go for the City, myself... all-power, much, much bigger trunk space. Perfect as a starter family car or as a practical commuter.

But you should test-drive both cars... the Vios has a somewhat softer suspension that might appeal to the girl, also.

**1D4LV** · January 3rd, 2008 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by niky

The newer Vios should have the edge in resale... and it's got a slightly roomier cabin, but I think that after five years, the lady in question will be thoroughly sick of the manual windows... :lol:

I'd go for the City, myself... all-power, much, much bigger trunk space. Perfect as a starter family car or as a practical commuter.

But you should test-drive both cars... the Vios has a somewhat softer suspension that might appeal to the girl, also.

i stand corrected from my previous post. yes, the vios should have a slight edge in resale because its a 2007 model.

if niky said that after 5 years, the female driver will be tired of the manual windows, i personally think it would be below a year before she feels that she's tired of rolling up her windows... and besides, hindi papantay ang braso nya... magiging mas malaki ang kaliwang braso nya.

**edzzz** · January 3rd, 2008 08:39 PM

mags nung city eh yung wlang spoke. yung plato lang.

Nahihirapan na nga sya sa pagdecide. Is the power window really an edge?

I heard Honda power windows are PITA and laging nasisira?

**1D4LV** · January 4th, 2008 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by edzzz

mags nung city eh yung wlang spoke. yung plato lang.

Nahihirapan na nga sya sa pagdecide. Is the power window really an edge?

I heard Honda power windows are PITA and laging nasisira?

for a girl, having a car with mags even though hindi sya yung mga mags na naglalaway tayo pag nakikita natin, is enough, if compared to donut rims.

the power windows is a necessity. you will appreciate it when you have it and you will long for it if you don't have it. and besides, the honda power windows thingie is such an urban legend. and if they really do break down easily, it is better to have them repaired than to have your non-power windows converted.

**IMm29** · January 4th, 2008 11:20 AM

though i'm more of a toyota fan than a honda one, i'd have to say the city is the better option. the all-power convenience features you mentioned, for me, already have an edge over the vios' manual windows and mirrors. i would think these would matter to a lady driver.

of course, there's the thing about looks, driving feel and the like. so you should accompany your lady to a showroom and see which one she likes better.

**niky** · January 4th, 2008 01:20 PM

Power-windows are the same on any car. If you don't use them often enough, they get stuck up or the rubber gets stiff... which makes the motor work harder, which causes the motor to break early.

A bit of lubrication on the rubber moulding of power windows goes a long, long looong way to keeping them in good shape.

**IMm29** · January 4th, 2008 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by niky

Power-windows are the same on any car. If you don't use them often enough, they get stuck up or the rubber gets stiff... which makes the motor work harder, which causes the motor to break early.

A bit of lubrication on the rubber moulding of power windows goes a long, long looong way to keeping them in good shape.

+1. Have the same problem on my Camry. It's really mostly due to the windows not being used. My front windows work fine, although they need some lubrication. It's right rear window that's been problematic.

Btw, niky, where can you get this lubricant, and what is it called? Thanks.