Quote Originally Posted by ice15 View Post
the car was released around 1997 (5th Gen Mirage/Lancer)

if you plan to use it in 2024... its almost 30 years old! older that our panganays.

I personally know only 2 people who has a near-perfect condition same Gen Lancers - 1 is a daily driver, while the other is a garage queen (common joke namin na sa loob nun ginawa yung panganay nila)
My first car (one that I bought with my own money was a pre-owned Lancer GLXi CB (itlog) back in the late 2000s. As someone who grew up in the 90s of course I also wanted a Civic EG hatch, but those were selling for P200k+ with a 1.2L carburetted engine, pawis steering and windows and mostly molested and up to 4x or even 5x owned. Meanwhile the Lancers could be had for half-price, and suspension and engine parts are the same for CB up to CE body models.