HELP Please. FOCUS, PAJERO or STAREX

[Gigitata]

Hello po sa lahat. Which car should I get?
-First choice Brand new ford Focus Focus (about 900K-financing)
-Second choice Pajero '00 (budget 650K-cash)
(Could I have more infos about Exceed and is it safe to get from Subic?)
-Third choice Starex 7-seater '03 (budget 650K-cash)

all manual transmission, reliable, most fuel efficient, easy maintenance.
I'm single. For city driving, twice a year drives in Baguio, very seldom drives in Barangay Maputik. Thank you in advance.

[oldblue]

if you have 900k go for brand new.

[mazdamazda]

only the focus 1.6L has a manual tranny... the 1.8L & 2.0L variants only have an auto tranny with a manual shifter.

if you are single, it is a toss up between the focus & pajero. the focus will give you a few years worth of hassle free maintenance (since it is brand new). although the pajero is quiet reliable... you have to remember that it is still a 6 year old vehicle and it'll all depend on how the first owner maintained it in the first place.

[pajerokid]

I'd go for the Focus, ONLY if its a hatch though.

[the_wildthing]

Why are you considering the bigger vehicles?

If you plan on hauling people, the Starex is your choice. Otherwise, it's a toss up between the two.

If you plan on doing something in the back seat, the Pajero has lots of room. There's a thread on pros and cons of second hand as well as Subic-sourced vehicles. A search will yield plenty of info.

I haven't seen the Ford Focus but some say the new car smell is overrated.

[1D4LV]

focus ako...
wafoo mo dyan bro. tamang tama yan papuntang baguio na may kasamang chick na na pick-up mo dito sa manila. hehehehehe.

[Flagg]

Wag u mag-sayang pera sa financing. Tawad lang u konti, meron na u Altis 1.6J for your cash price.

[Gigitata]

if you have 900k go for brand new.

Correction po pala...
My first choice is Brand New Ford Focus 1.6L MT (799K-financing)
or should I inlclude Brand new Civic VTi-S MT (807K-financing)

[Gigitata]

Why are you considering the bigger vehicles?

If you plan on hauling people, the Starex is your choice. Otherwise, it's a toss up between the two.

If you plan on doing something in the back seat, the Pajero has lots of room. There's a thread on pros and cons of second hand as well as Subic-sourced vehicles. A search will yield plenty of info.

I haven't seen the Ford Focus but some say the new car smell is overrated.

nagustuhan ko lang mga big cars, kasi before I used to drive Yukon Denali & Chevy Tahoe, company cars po, kaya libre gas. My case here in the Philippines, I don't have that much money to buy brand new Full size SUV or Vans. Iba po kasi yung comfort na naranasan ko sa mga bigger cars. My heart is on the Pajero because of my friends suggestions, at sabi nila reliable at kahit papano matipid sa gas compare with other big cars. There are a few car dealers in our area with good reputation, mahal nga lang.

[Sheep]

nagustuhan ko lang mga big cars, kasi before I used to drive Yukon Denali & Chevy Tahoe, company cars po, kaya libre gas. My case here in the Philippines, I don't have that much money to buy brand new Full size SUV or Vans. Iba po kasi yung comfort na naranasan ko sa mga bigger cars. My heart is on the Pajero because of my friends suggestions, at sabi nila reliable at kahit papano matipid sa gas compare with other big cars. There are a few car dealers in our area with good reputation, mahal nga lang.

you are right the pajero is indeed very reliable, even the late 80s-early 90's model you can still see many of them running around the metro

but in this case if you are considering a subic model you might as well scrap the option and choose between the focus and starex

price wise based on the information you have given i would choose the starex because you can aquire it cash and you will have the added people/cargo hauling capacity.

but if you could jack up your budget a bit and acquire the focus or any other sedan in this case on a cash basis then why not; for sure it would give you 3-5 years of worry free driving and not to forget the brand new car smell (god i miss that smell hehehe)