Budget car advice: Lancer 2009 GLX (old body) or City 1.3S M/T

[ral]

Was wondering if I could ask advice on which car to get. I have narrowed down my choices to the following:

2009 Mitsubishi Lancer GLX (old body)
2009 Honda CIty 1.3S M/T

Feature wise the too are close.

- Driver seating room in both cars is good. I have also looked at the Toyota Vios and Altis and find the space a bit tight. Actually, our cars now are a 1995 Corolla (first owned, 184,000km, original engine) and a 2003 Vios (great car until I have been sitting in it for one hour).

- Both cars seem to be equal in safety features, dual air bags, side impact beams, and decent brakes. The Lancer has disk brakes all around but no ABS or EBD. The City has drums at the back but has ABS and EDB.

- Price. The Lancer cost Php635,000 while the City cost Php716,000. The City should be more fuel efficient. Getting the car on bank financing so the price difference between the two is about 90K after interest.

Thanks for any advice.

Want to recommend other cars? Fine, but not the Vios or Altis and nothing more than 750K.

[ghosthunter]

From your two options, the 2009 Honda City 1.3L M/T is the better choice.


Other possible choice:

Nissan Sentra 1.3L GX M/T * P600K Price list
http://www.auto-searchphilippines.com/NissanSentra.html

[1D4LV]

Was wondering if I could ask advice on which car to get. I have narrowed down my choices to the following:

2009 Mitsubishi Lancer GLX (old body)
2009 Honda CIty 1.3S M/T

Feature wise the too are close.

- Driver seating room in both cars is good. I have also looked at the Toyota Vios and Altis and find the space a bit tight. Actually, our cars now are a 1995 Corolla (first owned, 184,000km, original engine) and a 2003 Vios (great car until I have been sitting in it for one hour).

- Both cars seem to be equal in safety features, dual air bags, side impact beams, and decent brakes. The Lancer has disk brakes all around but no ABS or EBD. The City has drums at the back but has ABS and EDB.

- Price. The Lancer cost Php635,000 while the City cost Php716,000. The City should be more fuel efficient. Getting the car on bank financing so the price difference between the two is about 90K after interest.

Thanks for any advice.

Want to recommend other cars? Fine, but not the Vios or Altis and nothing more than 750K.

the city is more fuel efficient between two cars + it has a bigger resale value, so getting it will be more cost efficient in the long run.

[Gerbo]

I'd pick the new City. You will enjoy driving it more.

[ral]

I was thinking that the more thrifty City might save enough money to pay for the price difference.

[buchieboy]

I was thinking that the more thrifty City might save enough money to pay for the price difference.

definitely city. Will last you longer, has more toys inside. The 1.3L is good enough for city driving

[ghosthunter]

I was thinking that the more thrifty City might save enough money to pay for the price difference.

The savings might not be as big as you might think.

Assuming the City saves 25% on fuel as compared to the Lancer's fuel bill of P2000/week. That saving equates to about P500/week. It would still take 40 months or 3.38 years for the City to pay for the difference.

[ral]

Yes, that is pretty much correct.

I plan to pay for the car over three years... savings from the City would take about 4 years based on my estimate (similar to yours, but I factored in the additional interest and slight higher insurance).

Been looking at another option... a 1997-1998 316i or 320i But am worried this option might actually cost me as much in maintenance and repairs as it does in savings.