Focus 1.8AT Hatch? Civic 1.8AT?

[macychic]

Hi everyone, just want to ask your POVs about these two cars.

Originally kasi I was set on getting a Jazz 1.5 na, unfortunately, nauna ang sister ko magconfirm sa dealer na yon ang kukunin nya at nauna din ang application nya, no prob sana pero we both want the same color. kaya parang OA naman so now Im considering the Focus 1.8AT hatchback. or maybe the Civic 1.8AT. Although priority sana is the Focus.

1. How's the FC of the aforementioned focus for city driving?

2. Alin ang mas mahirap i-maneuver between those two? I'll be hopefully upgrading from a '98 Nissan Sentra so I know kahit alin sa dalawa malaking difference na din.

3. About sa parts naman ang maintenance, I read mas mahal ang parts ng Focus at konti ang available na parts? is this true? and considering na mas mahal daw ang parts ng Focus, by how much percentage vs. the Honda counterpart?

4. Totoo ba na mababa ang resale value ng Focus 1.8AT?

5. Alin kaya ang mas tatagal between those two?

as much as possible kasi I want a compact car, thus the hatchback (and the previous choice ko na Jazz) medyo challenged kasi ako sa reverse na pagpark, nakakahiya man aminin. :p pero siguro kung sanayan kaya ko din naman. :p

i also considered the City 1.5AT pero I don't like the interior that much and also mas mababa daw ang resale value nito compared sa jazz (ito kasi ang una kong pinagpilian City vs. Jazz eh)

6. and if they say na mas mababa ang resale value ng Focus vs. Jazz (and Jazz vs. City) by how much naman kaya?

7. also bakit mas mababa ang resale value? dahil ba madaling masira ang Focus? or the City? or dahil mas in demand at value for money ang Jazz?

8. if mahal ang maintenance ng focus, is it worth it naman ba? i mean sa overall performance nya?

I'm considering a civic kasi i read na it's a bit faster and more fc efficient than the focus (or at least that's how i understood what i read)

9. considering their installment schemes, parang mas madali daw ang payment terms ng ford? i read it somewhere kasi na medyo di daw mabigat sa bulsa vs. honda?

10. ano pa ba ang advantages ng civic over focus?

i have so much questions pa pero yan muna ngayon. kung meron kayong iba pang suggestion/s please post na rin.

the 2.0TDCi ng focus, i might give it a try pero mahal na talaga at over na sa budget. unless siguro na makakita ako ng good deal. ive yet to talk to a ford SA.

siguro eliminated na sa choice ang city. altis and vios for some personal reasons. :p

please help naman po.

[oliver1013]

Subaru hatchback!!

[scharnhorst]

mababa resale ng ford.

kaya pag ganun for keeps na!

[kevin3000]

+1 sa subaru.. 1.90++?

[macychic]

+1 sa subaru.. 1.90++?

how's the FC? parang overprice lalo for me considering na gas sya (vs. the ford tdci)?

also what's the difference po sa FC ng 4AT vs. 5AT? thanks

[bsg123]

+1 sa subaru hatchback. Pero kung choice mo ay focus at civic, mag civic ka na lang. Mas madaling mag hanap ng parts at mas mataas resale value. IMO hindi nagkakalayo resale value ng jazz at city.