150-160k 2nd Hand sedans

[ridihil]

guys, need help lang.... I am planning to buy a 2nd hand 1600cc or 2000cc car... daily drive sana sa office (16kms away from house) tapos sana fuel efficient, all power, manual tranny at feature packed, ok i-maintain at sulit ang bawat peso....

Choices ko po......
Personally, Nissan fan ako, so pinaka gusto ko sana, 1996-1998 Nissan Sentra Series 3 Super Saloon... Manual Tranny... (all power, power retracting side mirrors, lamig ang aircon)
kaso, a lot of people are actually discouraging me na kumuha ng Nissan (hirap daw i-maintain, aircon lang daw ang maganda, etc)
They are telling me to buy a Civic (ok sana pero uber mahal), or a Corolla (medyo boring ang design pero dali i-maintain daw) instead..

Civics cost more than 200k (so out of budget na) and Corollas naman, lower models yung papasok sa budget ko... (92-95 lang ang pasok na pasok sa budget)

Meron din po akong nakikita Corona na 2000cc na around 150-180k (eto sana gusto ko), May ilang Accord at Galant na nasa price range din na to...

Nissans po kasi are a lot cheaper at mas bagong mga units pero dami negative comment ... yung iba, madami ganda feedback, masyado naman luma or masyado mahal.... gusto ko kasi sana pumili ng 2nd hand na kotse na masusulit talaga ang money ko...

Feedback naman po sa mga owners ng mga sasakyang ito...
ano po ba ang pinaka wise decision?
- A Nissan Sentra Super Saloon (1995 - 1998)
- Toyota Corolla GLi (1993-1996)
- Honda Esi (1993)
- Toyota Corona EX/Exsior (1993-1995)
- Mitsubishi Galant (1995-1998)
or finally, Honda Accord (1996 and below)

(sila po kasi yung mga cars na may 100k-160k price tags, ganun lang po kaya ko eh)
Help naman po! all your replies would be greatly appreciated... saka sana po, wag masyado biased... yung talagang great value-for-money, matibay at easy to maintain po... (kasi sick and tired na dun sa baseless na recommendations) Thanks po! Great Day!

[Hero]

malayo talaga ang performance and comfort ng 2.0 liter cars kaso wid grit power comes grit risponsibility sabi nga ni manny paquiao, malakas ito sa gas.. so you're left with the civic (wala sa budget), corolla (boring/corny) and which leads you back to the sentra (na napupusuan mo talaga).. i guess that answers your question.

[mm15744]

Sir in my opinion kung talagang gusto mo ay easy to maintain at mura ang pyesa pero matitibay at fuel efficient, corolla ang sagot.

Bawat modelo ay may kanya kanyang weakness...

corolla gli -- power steering weakness nito
nissan super saloon -- humahalo ang langis sa radiator pag high mileage na, over haul ang katapat nito tapos di pa makuha sa isang gawaan pag di experto ang gagawa.
mitsubishi -- makalampag ang pang ilalim
Honda - kinakalawang ang roof...yari ka sa repair nito...

ang una sa recommendation ko ay corolla XL, XE , you will appreciate the mileage at maintenance...papormahin mo na lang, lagyan mo ng mga side skirt...etc...

[mazdamazda]

Get the newest (1997 and up) & best conditioned Sentra/323/Lancer that you can find for your money.

The Sentra is a good car... don't listen to fanboi rants that it's hard to maintain, parts are difficult to source, only the aircon is good, yada-yada. Just inspect any car that you're buying carefully since the condition of a car even of the same model varies wildly given the maintaince done to it.

Getting an older Corolla (95 under) or high-priced Civic (200K+) isn't really cost effective given that the resale value of both vehicles are unnaturally high.

[Ertai_Wiz]

Hi we have the same dilemma...im also looking for a car na range nun budget ko is 100-150k..Tapos all my superiors/officemates discourage me to buy a sentra...About the sentra na-kwento ko lng kc sa friend ng mom k na balak ko bumili ng 2nd hand car tapos inoffer nya yun 95sentra nya...To my surprise low mileage lng sya at wafu pa...Story kc dun sa car nun bago sya ng-abroad lng yun may-ari tapos natambak lng sa garahe...tapos nun 2005 binuhay lng sya...inoffer nya sa akin ng 80k (2gives pa)...
Test drive ni bro last Saturday (A1 condition) sa Baguio....
Nun nakausap ko officemate ko sabi nila 80k sentra + 20k stresstabs + 50k biogesic = 150k

[mazingerZ]

I would opt for the sentra pare. Okay bang for buck performance, and interms of parts marami naman, as compared to what they are saying na kesyo daw mahirap maghanap at mahal ang pyesas. Corolla and civic dami na sa kalye.

[franco C.]

pasok din sa budget nyo ang mazda familia, lahat ng hanap nyo andito, 1600cc , lamig aircon, comfortable and hindi boring sa mata mganda pa ayusan mga parts madaming source at matibay hindi sirain,

[basti08]

guys, need help lang.... I am planning to buy a 2nd hand 1600cc or 2000cc car... daily drive sana sa office (16kms away from house) tapos sana fuel efficient, all power, manual tranny at feature packed, ok i-maintain at sulit ang bawat peso....

Choices ko po......
Personally, Nissan fan ako, so pinaka gusto ko sana, 1996-1998 Nissan Sentra Series 3 Super Saloon... Manual Tranny... (all power, power retracting side mirrors, lamig ang aircon)
kaso, a lot of people are actually discouraging me na kumuha ng Nissan (hirap daw i-maintain, aircon lang daw ang maganda, etc)
They are telling me to buy a Civic (ok sana pero uber mahal), or a Corolla (medyo boring ang design pero dali i-maintain daw) instead..

Civics cost more than 200k (so out of budget na) and Corollas naman, lower models yung papasok sa budget ko... (92-95 lang ang pasok na pasok sa budget)

Meron din po akong nakikita Corona na 2000cc na around 150-180k (eto sana gusto ko), May ilang Accord at Galant na nasa price range din na to...

Nissans po kasi are a lot cheaper at mas bagong mga units pero dami negative comment ... yung iba, madami ganda feedback, masyado naman luma or masyado mahal.... gusto ko kasi sana pumili ng 2nd hand na kotse na masusulit talaga ang money ko...

Feedback naman po sa mga owners ng mga sasakyang ito...
ano po ba ang pinaka wise decision?
- A Nissan Sentra Super Saloon (1995 - 1998)
- Toyota Corolla GLi (1993-1996)
- Honda Esi (1993)
- Toyota Corona EX/Exsior (1993-1995)
- Mitsubishi Galant (1995-1998)
or finally, Honda Accord (1996 and below)

(sila po kasi yung mga cars na may 100k-160k price tags, ganun lang po kaya ko eh)
Help naman po! all your replies would be greatly appreciated... saka sana po, wag masyado biased... yung talagang great value-for-money, matibay at easy to maintain po... (kasi sick and tired na dun sa baseless na recommendations) Thanks po! Great Day!

We had a Sentra, di naman kami nahirapan sa maintenance. Pero kung gusto ng mga nagdi-discourage sayo kumuha ng Sentra. Kumuha ka ng mas lumang Corolla o kaya Civic tas pag sirain, sila ang magpaayos! hehehe

Anyway, for your budget, i'd get the newest Familia(as new as 99), Lancer(as new as 98), Sentra(as new as 98) you could find.
Civics may only give you a rusty 94 and if you're lucky a 95 model at most. Corolla, uhmmm chambahan eh, minsan 97 GLi 180K lang pero safe bet is 95-96 model medyo abot o mag dagdag ka na ng konti sa budget.

for the 2.0L rides, i'd consider 97 Altimas, medyo pasok din sa budget. 98-99 626, 96 Corona (prior to Exsior model) EX Saloon. pero medyo mas matakaw sa gas at mas mahal ang maintenance.

my other suggestion is a 98 Honda City LXi.

Fuel efficient, good performer, spacious but you have to let go of some creature comforts. It has good ride and handling and even better rear suspension than some compacts (errr Corolla and Sentra).

[Redman7]

I have owned an summit eagle lancer (88-92 model glx)- mataas ang maintenance ko sa front wheel suspension(makalampag; which i believe is similar on the next model -hanggang sa pizza..dunno the new ones). 10km/l

then Sentra '96 SS SE - ito ang pinaka mababa ang maintenance ko na vehicle; maganda naman ang performance skin nung sentra na un (actually ang nissan dinedesign nila ang kotse nila to have fewer moving parts compared sa ibang car designs, para mas konti din ang imamaintain/papalitan; less cost din sa labor); u will not worry about maputulan ng timing belt, kasi timing chain sya...(umiingay lang pag matagal na)... mahal daw price...... ng major parts......kasi original at assembly na kasi, pero onced replaced it will serve you years..... yung ibang consumable items meron din naman available na value (meal) parts.
yung mga cases na humalo ang langis...baka kasi ibinirit yun ....why? kasi mababa ang engine output(power) ng B14 engines compared sa corolla & of course sa honda civic. kaya kailangan ibirit pag paspasan.....mileage 8-10km/l

civic vti - malamig ang aircon....malakas ang engine..... mileage ko 12-14km/l
maganda din ang riding comfort.... isa lang reklamo ko....ang mahal na kotse...mayabang ang reputasyon.... wala namang CUP HOLDER..

Best bang for your buck is the Sentra S3...kung makakakuha ka ng SE(special edition) yun ang d best.... 4 wheel disc brakes na kasi, ABS pa, 3 spoke steering wheel..hand sewn leather na steering wheel mo & shift knob....at higit sa lahat may CUP HOLDER!!!
Isa lang ayaw ko s Sentra..... hindi maganda sa trafican....matigas ang clutch para sa akin! kasi lever actuated sya...

hope this helps.

[basti08]

hindi talaga pinapalitan ang timing chain. pero yung tensioner bearing kelangan palitan mo para tumahimik, swabe ulit tunog. pero kung di mo man palitan, ayos padin di naman bibigay.

[ridihil]

Thanks guys... I know i would be getting great answers in here...

Actually, kung ako lang, Sentra talaga ako eh... Konti lang kasi sya compared sa civics and corollas... Wala din naman ako balak ikarera or i-dress up ng todo ang kotse... siguro matinding upgrade na ang 16-17 inch wheels at konting audio set-up... after nun, all stock na.

people have been enticing me kasi to get a civic or corolla kasi dami nga parts kung gusto mo i-set-up bu the thing here is, wheels at audio nga lang ang i-uupgrade ko.

Meron pa po bang ibang may feedback about the fuel consumption of the car? (as well as the mazdas or mitsus na nabanggit ninyo) kasi isa talaga sya sa considerations ko... anyways, got links in here ng mga sentras na nakita ko dito din sa tsikot... can you guys check 'em out and give me feedbacks too?

Sorry po ah? if ever kasi, first time car owner as i only own a motorcycle... I would be planning to buy a unit next month or pinaka late, march. here are the links of the sentras i have seen as well as some corollas na pumasa sa akin... need more of your help guys! thanks a lot!!!

158k 1997 Green Sentra Super Saloon:
http://car.finder.ph/-2/posts/11_Buy...Saloon_S3.html

165k 1998 White Sentra
http://tsikot.yehey.com/classifieds/...uct/9707/cat/8

148k 1995 Black Sentra with mods
http://tsikot.yehey.com/classifieds/...uct/9063/cat/8

Corolla GLi 84 165k
http://tsikot.yehey.com/classifieds/...t/5910/cat/all
Corolla GLi 93 160k (neg)
http://tsikot.yehey.com/classifieds/...t/2287/cat/all
Corolla GLi 93 158k (neg)
http://tsikot.yehey.com/classifieds/...t/1972/cat/all
Corolla GLi 1996 168k
http://tsikot.yehey.com/classifieds/...t/9531/cat/all
94 Corolla GLi Limited 170k
http://tsikot.yehey.com/classifieds/...t/6286/cat/all
1994 Corolla GLi 168k (alarm, keyless entry, ROnal Mags 15, Kicker Seps)
http://tsikot.yehey.com/classifieds/...t/9138/cat/all
1995 Sentra Super Saloon Series 3 148k (modified/black/mayon qc)
http://tsikot.yehey.com/classifieds/...t/9063/cat/all

sensya na po kung madami ah? thanks again guys!

[ridihil]

by the way guys.... top choice for me there is the 158k green sentra...

wala po kasi making SE Saloon pero ok lang po kahit wala na ABS... di naman ako kaskasero eh... saka sobrang city driving lang... 50-60kph lang siguro...

thanks uli guys! you're the best!

[1D4LV]

among your choices bro, they look ok.
but i would suggest that you contact the seller, and do a test drive. bring a mechanic with you so he can check everything.

you can never get a second hand car without checking everything and test driving them.

[ipis]

Goodluck po sa paghahanap sir.

[basti08]

96 model lang ang SE Saloon.

97 models however has driver's airbag.

98 models Series IV has driver's airbag and ABS on SS models, if im not mistaken pati foglights ata meron.

a good used Super Saloon Sentras are good for 8km/l fuel consumption.

mas matipid ang EX-Saloon but less equipped. yung 2000 Exalta EX-Saloon ng lolo ko binenta nya dirt cheap sa ahente nya 140K lang, hulugan pa. hehe if you wanna go EX Saloon, try finding the late S4 version or the Exalta EX-Saloon kase all power na ito except side mirrors. still no tach, no dimming rearview mirror but has tilt steering, 4 speaker stereo, 14" mags.

[ridihil]

96 model lang ang SE Saloon.

97 models however has driver's airbag.

98 models Series IV has driver's airbag and ABS on SS models, if im not mistaken pati foglights ata meron.

a good used Super Saloon Sentras are good for 8km/l fuel consumption.

mas matipid ang EX-Saloon but less equipped. yung 2000 Exalta EX-Saloon ng lolo ko binenta nya dirt cheap sa ahente nya 140K lang, hulugan pa. hehe if you wanna go EX Saloon, try finding the late S4 version or the Exalta EX-Saloon kase all power na ito except side mirrors. still no tach, no dimming rearview mirror but has tilt steering, 4 speaker stereo, 14" mags.

would it really be a smart choice to get a 1.3 or 1.4 sentra? anyone have fuel consumption figures of the two?

[migs26]

yep +1 ako sa Sentra SS..baba kasi resale value ng sentra dahil sa misconception ng mga buyers pero if you used to drive a sentra you would agree na magaling naman ang performance ng mga sentra. just be sure of the condition ng bibilhin nyo pag maganda pa then go ahead.

gusto ko nga sana buyback sentra ko sa utol ko kaya lang she prefers cash eh kabibili ko pa lang ng brandnew Civic ko..and i can only offered staggered payment..

[tph]

suggest ko mag sentra ka yung mukhang LEC pero all power, i forgot the model, then yung sukli mo pang sounds and porma sa labas. tipid nyan sa gas and di ka madidisappoint sa aircon. and hindi sya mahirap i maintain.

wag mazda familia, mabibwisit ka lang sa idling problem nyan and anlakas kumain ng gas, although mabilis sya.

[ridihil]

yep +1 ako sa Sentra SS..baba kasi resale value ng sentra dahil sa misconception ng mga buyers pero if you used to drive a sentra you would agree na magaling naman ang performance ng mga sentra. just be sure of the condition ng bibilhin nyo pag maganda pa then go ahead.

gusto ko nga sana buyback sentra ko sa utol ko kaya lang she prefers cash eh kabibili ko pa lang ng brandnew Civic ko..and i can only offered staggered payment..

actually yang sentra na yan (nakakatawa man sa iba) ay ang dream car ko. i remember when i was still in elem and i wanted to have that na.. ngayon, gusto ko talaga sya kaso ang dami ngang negative feedback with nissans.... you used to own a Sentra ba? share mo naman experiences mo bro with the car... i am very much interested para malaman ko kung tama ba choice ko... thanks!

[richie29]

braders, i own a 97 sentra EX saloon and have difficulty getting rid of it...go figure ...solid car, very reliable and havent had any unexpected breakdowns..of course like any car you will have to be consistently meeting the required maintenance schedule...parts are readily available and comparatively cheap...FC is 9-10 km/lt city driving and 15-17km/lt hi-way (thats keeping speed at the 80-90 kph range)..for those who have misgivings about sentras, well am sure they never owned one so i guess that makes them an authority...on spreading unfounded rumors ...my 2 cents!