Ford Focus Sport, Suzuki Swift or Mazda 3 Hatchback?

[swift06]

hello to everyone here in tsikot!
my father is buying me a new car as a gift for my 17th birthday and as a graduation gift narin.. he said i can choose any car i want as long as its price wont exceed 1M.. I like the Mazda 3 hatchback., Ford Focus sport and the suzuki swift.. alin kaya pinakamaganda? or any other suggestions? anyway I'm more concerned with looks, performance and aftersales service.. Im not really concerned about the resale value as im gonna use this car for 5 years or more.. anyway, im turning 17, incoming college freshman and female.. im not very good at driving esp sa parking so sana ung madaling idrive.. kung meron mang ganun.. hehe..

thanks guys!

[niky]

Kung performance and aftersales service, then the Ford Focus Sport.

It may not have the boyish good looks of the other two, but it's faster than either of the others and it combines good handling with a good ride. Despite having some hard plastics in the interior and an old-fashioned design, it feels like a premium car instead of a mass-market compact car.

I just don't know if you can get it for under 1m.

[MAYLES]

I had a Mazda3 2.0 before, great car, only a bit stiff (ride); get this instead of the hatch plllllsssss.
We (wife) have a swift, cute and practical city car , pero too pa-cute for you I would say.
I'd really wanted to own a Focus HAtch, good reviews...
It's the Focus hatch or Mazda3 2.0...


Else, if you don't mind to be lost in a sea of common cars .... Civic 1.8S will be a good, practical choice...

[swift06]

I had a Mazda3 2.0 before, great car, only a bit stiff (ride); get this instead of the hatch plllllsssss.

hmm thanks for replying po.. anyway, whats wrong with the hatch po?

[Rav_5]

Ford Focus Hatch gets my Vote.

Safety and Comfort ang Ford Focus.

[mazdamazda]

Ford Focus Sport 2.0L, well if you have the money to burn as the price difference between this and the two others are quite big.

[artpogi]

ayaw mo ba ng Yaris, based on your post, IMO Yaris (in A/T form) is perfect for you.

It's small, easy to park, and it's in A/T form (which is a plus for girls).

[mcronald]

Kung performance and aftersales service, then the Ford Focus Sport.

It may not have the boyish good looks of the other two, but it's faster than either of the others and it combines good handling with a good ride. Despite having some hard plastics in the interior and an old-fashioned design, it feels like a premium car instead of a mass-market compact car.

I just don't know if you can get it for under 1m.

I got my Focus Sport last month for a little under 1m.
They're currently giving big discounts. The same goes for the Mazda3 2.0

[niky]

*sigh*... okay na yung price kung ganyan... but I'm still waiting for Ford to officially release the Duratorq (diesel) Focus before I start thinking about it... best of both world yun... arguably the most comfortable and stable compact car, along with an ultra-economical and torquey engine.

[robbythor]

wait for the Toyota Yaris!

it's coming out this march i think. its the same price as the swift.

you should see the interior of this piece of beauty. it makes the new civic's interior old school! those toyota designers sure know how to design an interior. parang pang-space age talaga. i-google mo para makita mo.

pero between the three you mentioned i'd go with the mazda 3 hatch.

my sister owns a picanto and it's a cute and adorable little thing na pang babaeng babae talaga at madaling i-drive at i-park kaya lang less than a year pa lang may kalampag na sa right rear side.

:D

[mikmik316]

mayaman naman si daddy e dun na sa mahal... focus sport

[Biggs]

*sigh*... okay na yung price kung ganyan... but I'm still waiting for Ford to officially release the Duratorq (diesel) Focus before I start thinking about it... best of both world yun... arguably the most comfortable and stable compact car, along with an ultra-economical and torquey engine.

1) Di ba magiging hassle, maintenance wise, dahil sa low quality ng diesel dito?

2) Di ba ma-aapektohan ang reliability ng turbo dahil sa sobrang init dito sa Pinas?

3) Di ba kalamapagin ang pang-ilalim?

[Jun aka Pekto]

2) Di ba ma-aapektohan ang reliability ng turbo dahil sa sobrang init dito sa Pinas?

So long as you don't drive it like a race car everyday........ If you're in heavy traffic, it won't even spool up at all because of the low rpm's. The engine will behave just like a regular 4.

I'd go for the Focus Sport........ It's so BMW-esque. It looks the classiest among the 3.

[niky]

1) Di ba magiging hassle, maintenance wise, dahil sa low quality ng diesel dito?

2) Di ba ma-aapektohan ang reliability ng turbo dahil sa sobrang init dito sa Pinas?

3) Di ba kalamapagin ang pang-ilalim?

1.) Depends on the injection system. So far, new Isuzus and Hyundais seem to have no problems, while the previous Trooper and current Toyotas are more problematic. If Ford's new Everest and Ranger hold up okay, the Focus should do well.

2.) Depends again on the design. Small cars with bigger engines, it's true, suffer more from the heat than bigger vehicles with larger engine bays. Take the Lynx RS and Civic 2.0, for example, which lose a lot of power from heat soak in traffic.

But an intercooler will take care of some of those issues, and like Jun said, if you don't spool up when it's too hot (many Evo owners and custom-turbo set-up guys are conscious of this), you should be okay.

3.) Wala pa masyadong issue sa kalampag ang Focus, since it's set up a bit soft naman (compared to the Lynx, which many felt was "kalampagin" simply because it lacked sound insulation). A turbodiesel Focus should be no more prone to kalampag than a regular 2.0 Focus.

The one current mass-market car with kalampag issues right now is the Jazz, simply because it's so stiff.

[saipeme]

hello to everyone here in tsikot!
I'm more concerned with looks, performance and aftersales service..

im not very good at driving esp sa parking so sana ung madaling idrive.. kung meron mang ganun.. hehe..

thanks guys!

the three cars you mention are previously models why no try the 2007 model..2007 toyota yaris hatch is suits to what you looking for...it has the looks,performance wise,and one of the best aftersales service (toyota)...apart from that girly talagang tingnan...apart from that new cars always a head turner kaya you win when it comes to looks...

[Lucius]

Get the Mazda 3 2.0! Hahaha or Ford Escape V6! =)