250k budget: Civic? Corolla? lancer? sentra?

[paco03g]

97 civic? 98 Corolla? 00-01 Sentra/exalta/lancer? ito ung ga realistic for my budget right? ano suggestions nyo? better of ba ako with an older corolla or civic or a newer sentra or lancer?

[ejr]

i`ll go for civic or corolla.

[Autobeat]

I'd reco the 98 Corolla. Try to find lang one na close to stock set-up, na private owned, and with an untampered hopefully low odometer reading (60-80tkm sana).

[ghosthunter]

97 civic? 98 Corolla? 00-01 Sentra/exalta/lancer? ito ung ga realistic for my budget right? ano suggestions nyo? better of ba ako with an older corolla or civic or a newer sentra or lancer?

Choosing between a 9 year old car and a 6 year old car. I would generally choose the car with less years and less kilometers on the odometer.

It also depends on the general condition of the car too. A nine year old car would require frequent parts replacements which might include expensive items like A/C compressor, etc.

[kimpOy]

yeah

magkano nalangba ang yung STA exalta nissan sentra...
full options pa, leather, sunroof, etc etc

[karlbo]

yeah

magkano nalangba ang yung STA exalta nissan sentra...
full options pa, leather, sunroof, etc etc

mahirap na mag hanap ngayon ng sariwang ae101 ehh... pag civic naman you need to increase budget para maganda yung model medyo pricey pa ang civics.
i think i'll go for the latest year model and less mileage..

kimpoy is right with the exalta interiors are in full options. its either with sunroof or with the in dash. both interiors have leather seat if im not mistaken.

[mcbry]

i'll go for 98 corolla.

[1D4LV]

among your budget, my first choice would be the corolla lovelife.... tapos euro look with round headlights (damn, ang fogee nyan..)

second would be the sentra, specially the sentra gtx, astig din ang tindig.
third would be a lancer glxi na limited edition.

[ghosthunter]

i'll go for 98 corolla.

A 98 corolla isn't all good. Chances are you will need to replace the A/C compressor in a short while. Also the brakes on this model car is weak. Rear seating leg room is adequate if the people sitting in the back are double leg amputees.

[aizen]

I guess the lancer will do

[washburn]

lancer with low mileage

[puroy]

97 civic? 98 Corolla? 00-01 Sentra/exalta/lancer? ito ung ga realistic for my budget right? ano suggestions nyo? better of ba ako with an older corolla or civic or a newer sentra or lancer?

one tip lang, wag mong ibuhos yung 250k mo. gawin mo, 200k budget car then 50k for tune-up and emergency repair. remember, 2nd hand bibilhin mo, sigurado lalabas sira nyan after. my 2 cents.

[cd!]

exalta- vip look lalo na pag pinmormahanor esp. the black colored w/ good quality or civic- ricey car and good quality also.

[VtEC]

pag practical ka, go for the latest one kundi naman go for the corolla or civic.

[guwardiya]

With due respect to the thread starter, I'm also looking for a car within the 250k budget range. Pero one of the things I'm considering is cabin space, although alam kong di sila nagkakalayo, yung exalta ba has more room than the civic, lancer or toyota? Can a gallant fit in among the choices or is it a notch above if the maintenance & fuel consumption costs should be considered. I've actually (puro 2nd hand) had the civic, lancer & the "big bodied" corola (yung favorite ng taxi operators). Among the three, my wife says that the civic had the best leg room sa likod. Sa driver side naman, civic yata yung mas masikip (parang race car kasi ang configuration, the corolla was roomy in front pero I didn't like the driver's view, while the lancer had more room for the driver compared with the civic. Yung space ng Toyota '98 which (I think) followed the "big bodied" one is cramped in my opinion. Yun ang service vehicle ng boss ko so I'm familiar with the size kaya I'm not considering it. 3 lang kami sa family (plus one yaya kung lalabas) but we're quite big so space is a real factor.

[henry2]

Civic for me.

[ghosthunter]

With due respect to the thread starter, I'm also looking for a car within the 250k budget range. Pero one of the things I'm considering is cabin space, although alam kong di sila nagkakalayo, yung exalta ba has more room than the civic, lancer or toyota? Can a gallant fit in among the choices or is it a notch above if the maintenance & fuel consumption costs should be considered. I've actually (puro 2nd hand) had the civic, lancer & the "big bodied" corola (yung favorite ng taxi operators). Among the three, my wife says that the civic had the best leg room sa likod. Sa driver side naman, civic yata yung mas masikip (parang race car kasi ang configuration, the corolla was roomy in front pero I didn't like the driver's view, while the lancer had more room for the driver compared with the civic. Yung space ng Toyota '98 which (I think) followed the "big bodied" one is cramped in my opinion. Yun ang service vehicle ng boss ko so I'm familiar with the size kaya I'm not considering it. 3 lang kami sa family (plus one yaya kung lalabas) but we're quite big so space is a real factor.

Have you considered looking at older models of Toyota Camry and Nissan Cefiro? Both are spacious and available in 2.0L engine variants.

[guwardiya]

I'll look into the camry siguro pero sa cefiro, parang mas mataas yata maintenance nun.

[Cobalt Blue]

CIVIC is good it can reach 9-10k/l of gas but maintainance is quite costly compared to a toyota at it is easier to get a civic na in good condition compared to a corolla at civic ma porma even if it is stock just put an air filter on it and it will save a lot of gas i got mine for 270k at 50k milage stock but with good radio and changer at ready with cables if ever mag pa sounds ako matic pa

[simplicity]

civic! hehehe... tamang yuppy. kung anong personality mo na bagay sa kotseng kukunin
mo, yun na yun. yun bang pag nakita nila ang oto mo, sasabihin nila na sa iyo nga yun.
basta. hehehe...

*cobalt... pre medyo nalasing ako sa pagbasa sa post mo. walang tuldok. hehehe...
salamat, me amats na ako ngayon. hahaha! jk. peace ha.