which car is best for a college student? low maintenance and Fuel efficeint car?

[Jonnart]

good day mga sir, college student lang po and namimili po ako sa mga ff cars para pampasok sa school.. in terms of FUEL EFFIECENCY and MAINTAINANCE AND PARTS costs po talaga priority ko kasi ako po magmamaintain ng auto.. pero una po talaga fuel efficiency from las pinas-UST po kasi ruta ko.. budget lang po is 150k pababa eh..

1. TOYOTA corolla gli 1994+ (walang problema sa parts, kamusta naman FC ng 4afe mga sir?)
2. HONDA civic LXI 96+ (non vtec, mas matipid ba yung ph15 ksa sa may vtec na? :D)
3. HONDA city 1.3

yan po yung mga pinapagpilian ko.. any suggestions po and comments sa mga cars na yan? in terms of maintainance and fuel efficency nila? feedbacks po are well appreciated, thank you!

[myk384]

good day mga sir, college student lang po and namimili po ako sa mga ff cars para pampasok sa school.. in terms of FUEL EFFIECENCY and MAINTAINANCE AND PARTS costs po talaga priority ko kasi ako po magmamaintain ng auto.. pero una po talaga fuel efficiency from las pinas-UST po kasi ruta ko.. budget lang po is 150k pababa eh..

1. TOYOTA corolla gli 1994+ (walang problema sa parts, kamusta naman FC ng 4afe mga sir?)
2. HONDA civic LXI 96+ (non vtec, mas matipid ba yung ph15 ksa sa may vtec na? :D)
3. HONDA city 1.3

yan po yung mga pinapagpilian ko.. any suggestions po and comments sa mga cars na yan? in terms of maintainance and fuel efficency nila? feedbacks po are well appreciated, thank you!

Here are my reviews for the two abovementioned cars.
THE ULTIMATE USED CAR GUIDE: Used Car of the Week - Honda Civic (1996-2000)
THE ULTIMATE USED CAR GUIDE: Used Car of the Week - Toyota Corolla (1993-1998)

The Toyota, wala kang problem sa parts and 4A-FE fuel consumption is decent enough, kasing pareho ng 2E Carb.
Civic LXi, same fuel economy with the VTi
City is more fuel efficient than the Civic LXi

My other suggestions include:
THE ULTIMATE USED CAR GUIDE: Used Car of the Week - Nissan Sentra (1995-2001)
THE ULTIMATE USED CAR GUIDE: Used Car of the Week - Mitsubishi Lancer (1993-1999)

Basta try mo muna magipon pa ng marami so you can have other choices as well

[Jonnart]

wow! nice review sir as of the "ipon part" father ko po kasi magpprovide ng budget for me hehe, kaya ayun yan lang max.. medyo nalilinawan na ako, ang pinoproblema ko lang kasi sa honda is yung parts? nababasa ko kasi sa ibang reviews na yung parts daw niya medyo pricey? and kung city naman, di naman po rare parts nun?

[myk384]

wow! nice review sir as of the "ipon part" father ko po kasi magpprovide ng budget for me hehe, kaya ayun yan lang max.. medyo nalilinawan na ako, ang pinoproblema ko lang kasi sa honda is yung parts? nababasa ko kasi sa ibang reviews na yung parts daw niya medyo pricey? and kung city naman, di naman po rare parts nun?

Parts for the Honda? Hindi naman mahirap eh pero somewhat pricey.

At hindi ginto ang piyesa ng City. remember that

[jrn29]

wow! nice review sir as of the "ipon part" father ko po kasi magpprovide ng budget for me hehe, kaya ayun yan lang max.. medyo nalilinawan na ako, ang pinoproblema ko lang kasi sa honda is yung parts? nababasa ko kasi sa ibang reviews na yung parts daw niya medyo pricey? and kung city naman, di naman po rare parts nun?

ang kainaman sa honda , mataas ang resale value , at pang college car talaga , ganun din naman sa toyota mataas din ang resale value. sa maintenance di rin naman nag kakalayo ang honda at toyota, mas marami nga lang makikita na pyesa ng toyota , at mas mura ito ng kaunti

[jut703]

For 150k, I'd get a Corolla GLi (as new as possible). Our old 1996 GLi did 8.5 km/L in city driving, which is good enough for a car of its vintage. Much faster than the non-1.6 options you're considering as well. As the equivalent of the Vios in the 90's, parts are abundant.

[topgearboy]

Here are my reviews for the two abovementioned cars.
THE ULTIMATE USED CAR GUIDE: Used Car of the Week - Honda Civic (1996-2000)
THE ULTIMATE USED CAR GUIDE: Used Car of the Week - Toyota Corolla (1993-1998)

The Toyota, wala kang problem sa parts and 4A-FE fuel consumption is decent enough, kasing pareho ng 2E Carb.
Civic LXi, same fuel economy with the VTi
City is more fuel efficient than the Civic LXi

My other suggestions include:
THE ULTIMATE USED CAR GUIDE: Used Car of the Week - Nissan Sentra (1995-2001)
THE ULTIMATE USED CAR GUIDE: Used Car of the Week - Mitsubishi Lancer (1993-1999)

Basta try mo muna magipon pa ng marami so you can have other choices as well

sir myk, parang lahat yata ng sasakyan na-review mo na ah!

[Jonnart]

thanks sa insights niyo mga sir so 2 nalang po pinagpipilian ko ngayon.. sentra and corolla, if ever po san po kaya maganda mag scout ng kotse besides sulit/ayos dito?, and ano po kaya mga dapat tignan sa isang kotse pag bibili na 2nd hand? i know some lang.. thank you po, sorry dami tanong.. ayoko po kasi magsisi haha thanks!

[GTi]

thanks sa insights niyo mga sir so 2 nalang po pinagpipilian ko ngayon.. sentra and corolla, if ever po san po kaya maganda mag scout ng kotse besides sulit/ayos dito?, and ano po kaya mga dapat tignan sa isang kotse pag bibili na 2nd hand? i know some lang.. thank you po, sorry dami tanong.. ayoko po kasi magsisi haha thanks!

These two sites are good enough starting points. They have the most updated ads. I prefer to look at ayosdito first as it is the faster site. But Sulit has more ads, and the ads usually have more details and pictures. You can look at the thread bro tsinelas30 has created, the one about the 120k budget. Most of things you need to know are mentioned there. He already got his 1998 Sentra EX Saloon for 114k, and so far seems to be very satisfied with it.

Between the two, mag Sentra ka na talaga. Laki ng agwat ng edad. But still, I suggest you give the Lynx a second look. Ganda kasi...

[Jonnart]

These two sites are good enough starting points. They have the most updated ads. I prefer to look at ayosdito first as it is the faster site. But Sulit has more ads, and the ads usually have more details and pictures. You can look at the thread bro tsinelas30 has created, the one about the 120k budget. Most of things you need to know are mentioned there. He already got his 1998 Sentra EX Saloon for 114k, and so far seems to be very satisfied with it.

Between the two, mag Sentra ka na talaga. Laki ng agwat ng edad. But still, I suggest you give the Lynx a second look. Ganda kasi...

tama ka sir, ganda nga nung site na yan mas maganda na kasing direct seller ka bumili noh? kesa sa dealerships pa.. wow mahanap nga yung ginawa ni sir tsinelas30... ayos ah 114k niya lang nakuha? mukhang sentra na nga talaga...

by the way, mukhang mahirap kasi i-maintain ang lynx sir? and baka magastos sa gas? may binibenta samin nito 80k lang.. company car siya..

[1D4LV]

good day mga sir, college student lang po and namimili po ako sa mga ff cars para pampasok sa school.. in terms of FUEL EFFIECENCY and MAINTAINANCE AND PARTS costs po talaga priority ko kasi ako po magmamaintain ng auto.. pero una po talaga fuel efficiency from las pinas-UST po kasi ruta ko.. budget lang po is 150k pababa eh..

1. TOYOTA corolla gli 1994+ (walang problema sa parts, kamusta naman FC ng 4afe mga sir?)
2. HONDA civic LXI 96+ (non vtec, mas matipid ba yung ph15 ksa sa may vtec na? :D)
3. HONDA city 1.3

yan po yung mga pinapagpilian ko.. any suggestions po and comments sa mga cars na yan? in terms of maintainance and fuel efficency nila? feedbacks po are well appreciated, thank you!

my suggestions:

a) Corolla Lovelife
b) Lancer Itlog or Pizza
c) Sentra Series 4
d) Civic LXi

Also, try to check this out:

Nissan Sentra MT - 00 | Cars for sale Makati | AyosDito.ph
Subaru Legacy MT - 97 | Cars for sale Quezon City | AyosDito.ph
Toyota Corolla GLi AT - 96 | Cars for sale Quezon City | AyosDito.ph
Mitsubishi Lancer MT - 94 | Cars for sale Las Piñas | AyosDito.ph
Nissan Sentra MT - 00 | Cars for sale Makati | AyosDito.ph

VW Beetle? Pwede din.... hehehe. nung nasa USTe pa ako, Beetle gamit ko.... Hindi ako nakatakot sa baha....

[dumschmuck]

dun ka na lang sa big body..

nde masyado sasakit ulo mo in the long run.

[rambo149]

try mo brad hyundai getz

[Jonnart]

thank you po sa mga reply niyo mga brod, keep em coming! ehehe, if ever corolla na po talaga, ano po kaya yung mga points to look out pag tumitingin ng corolla? for a GLI na 96 magkano kaya fair price.. sorry po dami tanong, student palang po kasi, and ako mismo maghahanap kaya ayun..

mas mukhang modern lang po yung civic and gusto ko yung interior niya.. and may somehow "exclusivity" kasi di siya ginagawang taxi dito hehe.. pero practically ano kaya ang better choice? how bout sentra po?

[dumschmuck]

sentra na series 2 yung top of the line na cypress green ba yun.

maganda rin yun. mura pa. classic na rin yun.

[Sunny-BOY]

when it comes to 2nd hand car,mag Nissan ka, you get better value for your bucks.. try mo e compare e.g Sentra 95 model to a Toyota/Honda same year model..makikita mo difference..

[Jonnart]

try mo brad hyundai getz

di pa po ata kaya ng budget ang getz?

[Jonnart]

my suggestions:

a) Corolla Lovelife
b) Lancer Itlog or Pizza
c) Sentra Series 4
d) Civic LXi

Also, try to check this out:

Nissan Sentra MT - 00 | Cars for sale Makati | AyosDito.ph
Subaru Legacy MT - 97 | Cars for sale Quezon City | AyosDito.ph
Toyota Corolla GLi AT - 96 | Cars for sale Quezon City | AyosDito.ph
Mitsubishi Lancer MT - 94 | Cars for sale Las Piñas | AyosDito.ph
Nissan Sentra MT - 00 | Cars for sale Makati | AyosDito.ph

VW Beetle? Pwede din.... hehehe. nung nasa USTe pa ako, Beetle gamit ko.... Hindi ako nakatakot sa baha....

corolla lovelife? kaya na po ba sa 150k nun, yung hindi na po 2E yung makina? im worried po kasi dahil may mga e10 na unleaded satin..
ok din po yung lancer pizza pero how bout yung parts po ng mitsu? and fuel efficiency niya? and sentra as well po?...

taga uste din po pala kayo thanks sa input sir

[myk384]

corolla lovelife? kaya na po ba sa 150k nun, yung hindi na po 2E yung makina? im worried po kasi dahil may mga e10 na unleaded satin..
ok din po yung lancer pizza pero how bout yung parts po ng mitsu? and fuel efficiency niya? and sentra as well po?...

I think there are Corolla Big Body models na below 150k.

The Lancer Pizza is fine but watch out for the suspension at servo problems, kung Itlog naman suspension. Parts are aplenty naman since mabenta siya and fuel efficiency is decent.

Kung Sentra I think below 150k can get you a decently equipped Super Saloon model na 1995-1999. Pwede rin EX Saloon (efi siya) pero since you mentioned na ayaw mo ng 2E Corolla, best avoid the FE model na carb siya.

So here are my options list:
1. Corolla GLi
2. Sentra Super Saloon
3. Sentra EX Saloon
4. Lancer Pizza GL (1996-1999)
5. Civic LXi
6. City
7. Lancer Pizza GLXi

[Jonnart]

thanks sir myk ah i really appreciate it, ano ba yung reason behind kung bakit ambaba ng resale value ng sentra? ok naman po yung FC ng GA16DNE na makina niya? mas gusto ko kasi porma nito kesa sa corolla.. pero not sure lang sa parts and reliablility kung mas maayos sa corolla... kalamangan lang timing chain na po siya diba?

sir yung ex saloon 1.4 efi po dba, yung super saloon is 1.6efi? tapos yung fe is carb type na po diba.. ano po kaya sa tatlo ang pinakamatipid?