98 galant or 99 civic vtec?

**WeaponX** · January 8th, 2007 07:03 PM

Sa Civic ako. (Bakit kaya? hehehe). Better fuel consumption.

**vinj** · January 8th, 2007 10:16 PM

Depends on what your needs are.

-> If it's a family car which you'll be driving out-of-town then maybe the Galant is more suited for you.
-> If it's an everyday driver around the city and you don't really carry much when you go outof town or you don't travel often then a Civic may be more suited for you.

On reliability of the Honda and Mitsu, it is quite relative to the maintainance and useage of the previous owner...

On a sidenote, VR4 is a common misrepresentation for the local 4cylinder galants... the real VR4 is 4WD, turbo Galant. ;)

**rayban7g** · January 8th, 2007 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by cablespy

Choose the "shark" galant. ganda ng porma.

yup, Galant boy ako kaya go w/ this one (hehe bias ba!),.. yun nga lang look for manual bro. Yung rayban VR/SS, mostly sirain A/T tranny, sakit nila yun kung baga.

Kaya go w/ the shark one.

Parts are not hard to find and not that very expensive too!

**al00399** · January 8th, 2007 11:17 PM

when you use an automatic tranny you dont push it so hard so it does not burn. When you're in a hurry and you need to accelerate more than the usual sa startup then use the OD switch para maximize nya yung gears 1-4 then use the switch again to reach the fifth gear. In this case hindi stress yung highest gear which is usually nabuburn. \

**orly_andico** · January 8th, 2007 11:33 PM

If you don't have the budget to maintain the Galant and pay for its fuel consumption, you will truly be sorry in the long run.

Maintenance costs will be 2X to 3X higher. And gasoline consumption will be 30% to 40% higher. Expect to pay at least 50k a year for maintenance (possibly much more, if something expensive like the computer or transmission breaks). Also look at your daily driving pattern. If you drive 25km a day, you will consume ~5L per day on the Galant, and about 3L on the Civic. That's a difference of 80 pesos per day or 1600 per month.

**odell** · January 9th, 2007 12:07 AM

civic ka na bro.. be practical

forget about the astra

**frazam** · January 9th, 2007 11:20 PM

Malabo ba yung astra? hmmm... problem is, the civic is almost 60k more expensive eh. And I will be using the car for only a year, just to tide me over till I can buy a new one. If I can find a civic that's the same price, or kung mas mahal konti lang kinaiba, then siguro civic. Another reason why I'm leaning towards the galant kasi maganda financing nya. argh!

**A121** · January 9th, 2007 11:29 PM

If you don't mind paying extra for gas, go for the Galant. Pero kung gusto mong mejo practical Civic.

Iba kasi yung feeling kapag nasa loob ka ng isang midsize sedan compared to a compact. Iba din ang level of safety when inside a midsize.

**frazam** · January 9th, 2007 11:57 PM

Hmm, I don't mind really paying extra for the gas. What I am concerned din kasi is the notoriety of galants being lemons. Or does this apply to just certain type of galants? Though your point regarding safety is a big plus, since my wife is gonna use it din. Plus we have a baby pa.