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  1. Join Date
    May 2007
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    #1
    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!

  2. Join Date
    Nov 2002
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    #2
    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.

  3. Join Date
    Jul 2006
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    #3
    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...

  4. Join Date
    Oct 2002
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    #4
    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.

  5. Join Date
    Dec 2007
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    #5
    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

  6. Join Date
    Sep 2007
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    #6
    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.

  7. Join Date
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    #7
    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,

  8. Join Date
    Oct 2005
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    #8
    Quote Originally Posted by ridihil View Post
    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).

  9. Join Date
    Dec 2007
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    #9
    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.

  10. Join Date
    Oct 2005
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    #10
    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.

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