150-175 budget, what are my choice?

[paco03g]

150-175 budget, what are my choices?
Hi, ive been reading some of the threads, many asking a similar question, but with a slightly higher budgets(ea. 200k). My budget is, on the other hand, only 150-175 k at most. what would you suggest i get? I was considering a 97 city or a 94 hatchback, ok ba mga un? any other suggestions? thanks. looking forward to your inputs.

Paco

[orly_andico]

94 hatchback bad buy. that thing cost 180k new! you're paying through the nose for the perceived high resale value.

cars that old are all the same din naman kesyo honda or toyota or kia yan. if it's that old it's bound to be full of problems.

so buy the cheapest one you can get (na hindi ginawang taxi..) para may budget to fix it.

i'd go with a box type mazda 323 with the 1.3L carb engine. makakakuha ka niyan at 100k or so. then you'll have lots of cash left over to fix the suspension and any mechanical issues with it.

if you get a corolla AE101 ubos yung budget mo tapos you'll have nothing left over to fix it with.

of course if you're thinking WTF mazda 323 box type that's sooo lame well... you can go non-lame with your budget (e.g. you can get a 1996 accord for that budget) pero wala ka nang pang-ayos ang kakainin ka ng buhay by the fuel bills and matitirikan ka every so often.

[NazQ]

^^agree ako kay orly.. when getting any 2nd hand car. kailangan talaga ng mga around 20k-50k extra. di mo alam kung ano masisira.. kung wala ka ng pang-gastos, you're gonna be left with a two ton paperweight.

[paco03g]

So the 94 hatchback is a bad idea? e ung 97 city? aside from the mazda, ano pa kaya options ko? thanks for the replies.

[orly_andico]

Kalawangin (daw) ang City. Besides a 1997 City * 175K is probably a high-mileage unit.

You can probably go for a Toyota Corolla XE, EE100 body (the 1993-97). Just be sure you don't get an ex-taxi.

Why not buy a brand-new Suzuki Alto? the 175K is a 50% down-payment, you would pay a monthly of 4,300 over 5 years. At least it has a 3-year warranty and so on.

[Dr.Kamiya]

~1995 Mitsubishi Galant VR (7G). I've seen these guys advertised on the classifieds for around about 160-170k.

[VtEC]

You can probably go for a Toyota Corolla XE, EE100 body (the 1993-97). Just be sure you don't get an ex-taxi.


I agree with you bro.Toyota is the best choice.

[LexTer]

150-175 budget, what are my choices?
Hi, ive been reading some of the threads, many asking a similar question, but with a slightly higher budgets(ea. 200k). My budget is, on the other hand, only 150-175 k at most. what would you suggest i get? I was considering a 97 city or a 94 hatchback, ok ba mga un? any other suggestions? thanks. looking forward to your inputs.

Paco

between the 2 sir mas ok HB. di po sya basta-basta naluluma. i mean in pa din up to now.

[sysop]

corolla gli

[bogart]

paco03g,

few other questions that should be answered are:

where will you use it? within m.mla only or long drive or combination of both?
how many passengers will you load? is it a family car of 4-5 person or you will use alone?
is this your first car?
aside from the max P175k budget, do you have something left for maintenance or modification?

but, top of my head choices:

1995 & up Corolla XL
1994 & up Corolla XE/GLI
1995 & up Lancer GLi/GLXi
1998 & up Kia Pride

You can start your search here--> http://tsikot.yehey.com/auto-classifieds/index.php
or in Manila Bulletin sunday edition.

I'd prefer buying it from the owner itself rather than the car lots.

HTH!

[rested_30]

tama sila sir orly, you shouldn't buy any car at the edge of your budget, remember you are buying a second hand car, and you should set aside maybe about 10k for anything that still to be fixed. anyway good luck sa car hunting...

[a2moveu]

96-97 Honda City Exi - Will hold its value for years to come not to mention good view/control of your front end. I had a 99 Sentra S4 pero kalampagin naka tatlong balik sa Cruven in a span of 6 months kaya beninta uli. 95-96 corolla xe is also a good choice.

[tinochio]

Why dont you look for Nissan? mura kasi resale value ng nissan, with your budget you can have a sentra model 97 to 00 pa. problem lang about nissan are the parts, medyo mahal compare to toyota pero if you'll ask me between nissan sentra fe 99 model and honda hatchback model 91 ill bet for the nissan. mahal nga parts niya pero may quality naman. Basta tingnan mo lang makina at ilalim

[proxies]

guys what do u think about 130k for 1995 corolla? 2nd owner na sha... 130+k ang mileage... hnd sha buynsell

[tinochio]

Ayan tama si pareng oliver mahirap kapag alang aircon, typical problem for a 2nd hand cars specially late models. wala naman akong comission sa nissan pero i've bought a nissan kasi last jan. price of 160k model 99. since nung binili ko siya aircon compressor pa lang napapagawa ko worth 3k. pinalitan ng bearing which is normal for a 8 yr old car. sa fuel consumption nmn sinukat ko cya about 9 to 10 km/liter. top speed? mahal ko kasi pre ang buhay ko kaya hangang 150kph lang naabot ko pero pde pa syang pabilisan bata pa lang ako para mamatay! hehe. think of it din pare

[tinochio]

130k? well bro mura na sya for a 95 corolla. ano ba yan xe,xl o gli? original paint ba siya?

[proxies]

*tino
sir xl po d ko pa po natatanong kung orig paint ill ask po sha...