For 1.2M, would u get a Benz or a BMW?

[BlueBimmer]

boxtype pa ba yan?

[orly_andico]

hindi na eh.. year 2000 model na. the last box type was the 1996 S70. pero all the other "non-3-digit models" are not boxy anymore. gulat nga ako eh. pero it's not a fluke, kasi may nakita ako dito sa tsikot car finder, and another one in Manila Bulletin ads. 900k and 950k.

ganun pala kalakas ang depreciation ng Volvo.. same sa S40 vs E36. a 1998 S40 costs about the same as a 1996 E36. of course volvo yan.. hindi rear-wheel drive. and probably less reliable given na Ford siya. pero it's probably more reliable than Opel :P made in Sweden (or in the case of the Carisma-based S40, in the Netherlands) pa rin naman lahat ng Volvo.

[BlueBimmer]

hmmm panalo talaga ang 2nd hand buyer! pic pic! hehe

[orly_andico]

ito yung galing dito sa tsikot car finder.



panalo talaga yung S80. crush na crush ko nga eh (hmm if only i had 900k! hahahaha!)
i mean true, 2.0L 5-cylinder engine is a far cry from the usual 5-series, pero 5-series competitor siya. saan ka makakahanap ng year-2000 na 5-series for that price. of course without the 5-series driving dynamics and i'm sure makupad yan (170hp for such a big body) pero still..

[BlueBimmer]

wow i like! bakit ganyan kamura yan?? makes you think may defect e no hehe

[orly_andico]

well mas mura talaga S80 compared sa 5-series. ang brand-new na S80 is about 2.8M right now. so ka-presyo niya yung mga high-end na 3-series.

plus mas malakas yung depreciation ng volvo compared sa bimmer (or worse, benz).

edit: mukhang hindi fluke. $19k (roughly 1M) ang 2003 volvo s80 2.9L with 29000 miles (i.e. 47000 km) mileage on ebaymotors. buy-it-now price na yun. and a 2000 s80 t6 (twin turbo) with 136000 km is $9.7k (about 600k pesos).



1999-2004 volvo s80. replaced the volvo 960. all built in Gothenburg, Sweden. the Swedish king uses one. entry-level model is a 2.5L light-pressure turbo (hindi pala 2.0L) with 210hp. and SRP is $36k.

[oliver1013]

Benz tayo bro. Sabi tropa ko na naka benz basta marunong ka, ang maintenence ng benz parang nag memeintenence ng honda o toyota. Sa Bm kahit anong galing mo BMW maintenence talaga HUWAW!!

[BlueBimmer]

actually almost same lng maintenance ng BMW and Honda, comparing my E36 to my old EK vti..you just have to know where to source your parts.

[orly_andico]

that's true of old benzes (w126 and older).
yung mga bagong benz mga electronic wonder na rin eh.

[allanraymondr]

benz for me... dont like bmw because of the maintenance. kahit anong year pa yan e30 to present ang mamahal talaga... ang benz like 123's to 124's are cheaper to maintain. minsan makikita mo mas mura ang parts ng cats compare sa honda kasa.hehehe dapat alam mo lang price ng mga sa labas.

[orly_andico]

but the w123/w124 are ANCIENT. there's not much point comparing an E36 to a w123/w124. they're different generations na kasi.

[scarab]

....nakakapanglaway yung E36 M3 sa ad!!! sana may madampot akong 1.4M mamaya.

[seonadancing]

So ano na napili mo? Or are you leaning more on buying what car?

[usong725]

bka lang interesado ka sa 2000 Volvo S70? 710k lang. negotiable pa. halos kalahati sukli mo. hehehe

[finchy18]

BMW hands down

[BlueBimmer]

but the w123/w124 are ANCIENT. there's not much point comparing an E36 to a w123/w124. they're different generations na kasi.

yup mdyo layo nga naman..dapat ata E30 and lower ang comparison

[orly_andico]

actually, the appropriate comparison would be the Benz W201 190E (2.3L straight-4) and the E30. The Benz was sold until 1992 or so, exactly the same vintage as the E30. The Benz generally sells for more dough though.

[BlueBimmer]

so the W123/124 could maybe loosely compared to the E21?

[louiecorp]

bro mas ok ung bmw kasi kung bibili ka ng benz for 1.2 budget makukuha mo ung mga below 2000 model. Unlike sa bmw na kahit hnd brand new ay nasa 2003 pataas ang makukuha mo. At rami daw problema ng benz eh... kaya mas ok cguro kung bili ka nalang ng 318i.. share lang =)

[William Tell]

Dear Sirs and Ma'ams: Im down to three choices. A 2002-04 BMW 316ie46, a 2002-2004 C180 Kompressor and a Brand New Fortuner G 2.7 (i just had to include this as a third option) Just an added info, this will be my fourth car. I have a jazz which i drive most of the time and a lancer which i use on coding days of the jazz and a L200 for heavy loads. Any further advice? Salamat po.