Below Php 1.2M budget

[Egan101]

Be smart and practical ... get the Honda Civic ... the VW is nice but in the long run ??? ...

If I were OB, the analogy would go like this ...

Honda Civic is like the girl next door type of chick ... simple but nice if she dresses up ... not as attractive but is reliable, easy to maintain, does not require that much to make her happy ...

Now the VW Jetta is the s3xy European ... a gorgeous model ... high maintenance ... needs expensive gifts ... has to be taken out to expensive restaurants ... always late ... needs to be pampered and can't be relied upon ...

What if you can have both chicks? Hahahaha

It's really a matter of choice. My wife's family has both a Civic RS and a Jetta 1.6L TDI DSG. My brother-in-law uses the Civic RS within Metro Manila while my sister-in-law uses the Jetta which is now used mostly in Clark as she is studying there. It was partly my suggestion why we got both cars. I suggested the Civic 1.8L initially to my father-in-law as I see no point in them getting the turbo model but my brother-in-law wanted the turbo model so he got his wish.

Both cars have their merits. Both are quite spacious for a compact. Both are serviced under Ayala-owned dealers. On their first year, both rounds up the same in maintenance cost. Maybe in the next batches of PMS, we will have an idea as to which costs more to maintain. CVT fluid needs to be replaced for the Civic while the DSG fluid on the Jetta also needs replacement. I rarely drive these two cars but I do know these cars are driven conservatively by the two millenials.

If you ask me, a Civic 1.8L will do whatever the Civic RS or Jetta can do on a daily basis. It's our quirky nature that makes us choose things.