Honda City vs Toyota Vios

[Haruto]

Patanong po ito ng friend ko..

Which is better/bang for the buck:

1st Gen Toyota Vios or 4th Gen Honda City

in terms of affordability (+/- 350k budget)
Fuel Efficiency
Ride Comfort
Maintenance in the long run (considering it would be around 6 years na yung mga cars na yan). (i.e. honda high quality parts vs toyota cheap/affordable and easy to find parts)

Best Regards,

[tidus1203]

Between the 1st gen vios and the 4th gen City I will get the 1st gen Vios in a heartbeat!

[Haruto]

so sir tidus, sa lahat po angat ang vios? dagdag tanong ko na rin.. nasa magkano po ba ang asking price nila? (yung tmang asking price?) sa vios kasi kadalasan nakikita ko 400k above eh. or dapat ba mga 350ish din lang yun?

[tidus1203]

Asking price is relevant depende sa vehicle and of course sa demand...

I am not sure kung angat sya sa lahat maybe angat lang City sa FC especially kung CVT version pero may malaking caveat ang CVT, mahal sya sobra kung nasira man!

[renzo_d10]

It`s the Toyota Vios that I pick. ;)

Aside from it`s proven reliability, maintenance is cheaper.

The CVT Transmission gives you better fuel consumption that the usual A/T`s but also there had been problems already and is still occuring. ( sir suysuy is experiencing this. ) Quite expensive to fix, actually.

[[archie]]

vios din ako... i really dont like the previous city. lalo na yung idsi, 8 spark plugs?? damn it! hehehe.

in terms of parts, pareho lang yung toyota and honda. slight difference lang na mas mahal yung sa honda.

[Altis6453]

Patanong po ito ng friend ko..

Which is better/bang for the buck:

1st Gen Toyota Vios or 4th Gen Honda City

Err, diba Gen. 3 ang present model ng City?

The 1st gen (Type Z model) came out between 1997-2003
2nd gen (CVT 7-speed/at model) came out between 2004-2008
3rd gen (iVtec 5-speed/at model) came out sometime June 2009

Anyway, to answer the TS, I'd take the 2nd gen city (used to own a 1.5 CVT) anytime and it was a pretty good daily driver.

[Haruto]

according to wiki its the 4th gen

maybe on the philippines its the second type of city that came here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_City

1st gen (1981-1986)
2nd gen(1986-1994)
3rd gen(1996-2002)
4th gen(2002-2008)
5th gen(2008-present)

anyways, thanks for the inputs. need more opinions ^^,m

[Altis6453]

^Oh, I see.

Well, I don't think the first two were ever sold in the Philippine market. Anyway, good luck with the selection.

[xtremerider]

Go what your heart feels then deal later the recall issue for both brands...

[Haruto]

hahah! wag naman bro! ) di naman ata kasama yung mga models na yun sa recall eh ;)) hehehe

[[archie]]

Go what your heart feels then deal later the recall issue for both brands...

umm... so what brand has no recall?

[xtremerider]

umm... so what brand has no recall?

So far only 2 brand has the more figure of recall issue at alam nyo na kung sino yon...

What Brand that has no RECALL? Well the rest of the brand which is also know in the market...marami din sila para pagpilian...may mga minor issues pero di naman affected ang safety...

The rest is up to you to choose....goodluck!

[[archie]]

mitsubishi and nissan had recalls last year.

mitsubishi had SAFETY recalls regarding side air bag brackets NOT welded properly.

nissan has also recalls on air bags from 2005 to 2009.

kaya lang nabigyan ng pansin yung toyota and honda kasi sila yung malalaking companies. kaya mas marami recall kasi mas marami benta nila.

kung para sayo minor yan, ewan na.

[LeOxe]

i will choose the 1st gen Vios over the City.

it is really up to you. good luck!

[crave]

1st gen Vios over that particular City anytime.

[renzo_d10]

Ford Lynx nalang.

or ...

Mazda 3

[Haruto]

Thanks mga sirs sa replies,

sabihan ko friend ko ^^,m hehhe.

*nike

Sir parang way out of the price range ang mazda 3 eh.. alam ko selling price nun na 2nd hand diba nasa +- 500k pa po?

[renzo_d10]

2004 3's ? Yup. Yung iba, nasa 500k mark na. Pero, I think it can be haggled down to ... let's say 480k.

I`ve seen a 2004 3 being sold at 440k. Nabenta na nga lang.

[crave]

Thanks mga sirs sa replies,

sabihan ko friend ko ^^,m hehhe.

*nike

Sir parang way out of the price range ang mazda 3 eh.. alam ko selling price nun na 2nd hand diba nasa +- 500k pa po?

maraming nagbebenta ng Mazda 3 for less than 500k. may nakita pa nga ako minsan, low end na Mazda 6 for 485k.