1989-92 galant or altima or corona

[bogart_seph]

Gud day mga sir! Help naman po, my friend is planning to buy a 2nd hand car. Budget po is between 40-70k(eto lang po kaya ng budget niya,pero meron na nakatabi for future repairs). His choices are the mitsubishi galant, nissan altima, or the toyota corona(pero medyo mahal pa 2nd hand nito). He already studied some ups & downs of the vehicles pero syempre he still has NO experience sa mga model na to.

Question po is; What is the best buy in terms of;
=reliability?
=availability & cost of parts?
=gas consumption?
=etc.?

Hope to hear from you mga sir.. Thanks in advance.

BTW po mga sir, medyo pinagpipilian din pala niya ang mga lancer singkit, corolla small body, nissan sentra, kia pride, or mazda 323. Same year model din po. Pasok din kc sa budget. at mas marami binebenta na 2nd hand. Any inputs po?Again, Thanks in advance po mga sir!

[d'flash]

kia pride, very fuel efficient due to small engine, ok din nissan sentra, pero kung 40-70k parang di kaya ang sentra, maybe boxtype sentra kaya yan, kung makakuha ka man ng corolla small body within that price range, ready mo na pang repair mo, god luck sa purchase

[1D4LV]

Gud day mga sir! Help naman po, my friend is planning to buy a 2nd hand car. Budget po is between 40-70k(eto lang po kaya ng budget niya,pero meron na nakatabi for future repairs). His choices are the mitsubishi galant, nissan altima, or the toyota corona(pero medyo mahal pa 2nd hand nito). He already studied some ups & downs of the vehicles pero syempre he still has NO experience sa mga model na to.

Question po is; What is the best buy in terms of;
=reliability?
=availability & cost of parts?
=gas consumption?
=etc.?

Hope to hear from you mga sir.. Thanks in advance.

BTW po mga sir, medyo pinagpipilian din pala niya ang mga lancer singkit, corolla small body, nissan sentra, kia pride, or mazda 323. Same year model din po. Pasok din kc sa budget. at mas marami binebenta na 2nd hand. Any inputs po?Again, Thanks in advance po mga sir!

iiyak sya sa fuel consumption ng mga choices nya.

among his choices, i would go:

a) corolla
b) singkit
c) familia

[bogart_seph]

*d'flash - Sir, thanks for the reply. ok nga un sentra series2.. meron kc kami,'92 JX model.meron din mga sentra series2(lec,jx,ss) na pasok sa ganun budget. medyo bihira nga lang po. How about po dun sa 1st 3 choices? may inputs ka po ba? thanks.

*1D4LV -Sir, thanks din po sa reply. Medyo aware na po sya sir sa fuel consumption nung 3. Pero sa 3, cnu po kaya yung pinakamatipid? thanks

[GTi]

Gud day mga sir! Help naman po, my friend is planning to buy a 2nd hand car. Budget po is between 40-70k(eto lang po kaya ng budget niya,pero meron na nakatabi for future repairs). His choices are the mitsubishi galant, nissan altima, or the toyota corona(pero medyo mahal pa 2nd hand nito). He already studied some ups & downs of the vehicles pero syempre he still has NO experience sa mga model na to.

Question po is; What is the best buy in terms of;
=reliability?
=availability & cost of parts?
=gas consumption?
=etc.?

Hope to hear from you mga sir.. Thanks in advance.

BTW po mga sir, medyo pinagpipilian din pala niya ang mga lancer singkit, corolla small body, nissan sentra, kia pride, or mazda 323. Same year model din po. Pasok din kc sa budget. at mas marami binebenta na 2nd hand. Any inputs po?Again, Thanks in advance po mga sir!

Yung Altima pinakamura sa tatlo. SR20DE ang makina kaya malakas-lakas din humatak. Yun nga lang dahil kaunti lang ang nabenta dito, hirap ka sa piyesa.

6th gen Galant naman, only get the GTi variant dahil yun lang ang may magandang makina. Super Saloon variants have either the 1.8L carb or the weaker 114hp 4G63 MPI. Successful model ito sa atin, kahit hanggang ngayon marami parin akong nakikita. Pero eto rin ang pinakaluma sa tatlong pinagpipilian kaya ingat lang.

The Corona is nothing special to talk about, pero safe and reliable choice eto. It is not as fast as the Altima and the GTi, pero maraming owners nagsasabi na matibay at matipid ito.

If he's into old midsize sedans, I'd suggest getting the Cefiro M/T instead. Late 90s na yan kaya mas bago. You can get one with a 100+k budget.

[dr. d]

those big engine cars? everytime you gas up, you will ask yourself why you ever thought of putting them in your list..

[niky]

If you only have that budget up front, I doubt you have enough set aside for repairs.

Brakes, clutches, suspensions... All expensive. At this point, that Corona may need a new throttle body... the Galant will need the hydraulic tappets looked at...the Altima will likely need new ignition coils and a MAF....

And we're not looking at the cost of fixing up the AC yet, or busted fuel pumps... or borked automatics...

Midsized cars are fun... But prepare to spend as much as you pay up front for repairs within the next year or two. If you don't want to have so many headaches, eiyher spend more for a car in good condition or spend a crapload of money upfront to overhaul all the mechanical bits.

[sirkosero]

I had a project altima 2 years ago. believe me sobrang hirap maghanap ng parts! wala nga ko makita distibutor cap man lang.

malakas power pero ubod ng lakas sa gas. hirap din makakuha ng body parts.

abandoned the project. nasa garahe na lang…

[Butch1217]

The choices are 1.8 to 2L engine which in a way higher cost of maintenance Saka baka mahirap na humanap ng pyesa.
For the budget, corolla, nissan eccs, mazda 323/familia & lancer itlog.

[basti08]

I just ditch my Sentra ECCS for 50K. Try finding some of those models. 1.6L and Manual.

Next suggestion would be a 96-97 323 LX (BG body aka box type) kasi all powered na, matipid din sa gas at nice interior room and quality.

[1D4LV]

*d'flash - Sir, thanks for the reply. ok nga un sentra series2.. meron kc kami,'92 JX model.meron din mga sentra series2(lec,jx,ss) na pasok sa ganun budget. medyo bihira nga lang po. How about po dun sa 1st 3 choices? may inputs ka po ba? thanks.

*1D4LV -Sir, thanks din po sa reply. Medyo aware na po sya sir sa fuel consumption nung 3. Pero sa 3, cnu po kaya yung pinakamatipid? thanks

walang matipid dito bro.... halos pare pareho ang FC neto. all are within the 6-7 kpl range.

[bogart_seph]

Thanks po sa mga reply sir.. My friend now is more on choosing the galant. Mas marami kc binebenta na 2nd hand and mas marami ka makikita sa daan. Sa small size sedans naman, more on sentra B13 sya. Pero mas type nya talaga un mga big sedans. like nga nung galant. Anyway po pala, if ever,hindi naman po lagi gagamitin yung car. Nagagamit din naman po niya yung 1 auto ng parents nya. Gusto lang nya magkaroon ng sariling auto with his own money.

*GTi - sir, anu po ba yung 6th gen galant? Yun ba yung mga lumabas between 1988-1992? anu po ba mga model nun(GTi,SS,MPI)? pag-hindi GTi model, pangit po ba makina? hanggang 1.8L lang po ba yun? alam kc namin may 2.0L nun? thanks po.

*niky - Thanks po sa info. My friend's budget po is 40-70k, hindi po kasama dun yung pang repair. meron na po sya itatabi for repairs.if needed. Pero hinahanap nya talaga is yung in good condition, yung halos wala na ipapagawa. Marami po kami nakikita sa mga buy&sell ads na galant nasa 50-70k lang.

[GTi]

Thanks po sa mga reply sir.. My friend now is more on choosing the galant. Mas marami kc binebenta na 2nd hand and mas marami ka makikita sa daan. Sa small size sedans naman, more on sentra B13 sya. Pero mas type nya talaga un mga big sedans. like nga nung galant. Anyway po pala, if ever,hindi naman po lagi gagamitin yung car. Nagagamit din naman po niya yung 1 auto ng parents nya. Gusto lang nya magkaroon ng sariling auto with his own money.

*GTi - sir, anu po ba yung 6th gen galant? Yun ba yung mga lumabas between 1988-1992? anu po ba mga model nun(GTi,SS,MPI)? pag-hindi GTi model, pangit po ba makina? hanggang 1.8L lang po ba yun? alam kc namin may 2.0L nun? thanks po.

*niky - Thanks po sa info. My friend's budget po is 40-70k, hindi po kasama dun yung pang repair. meron na po sya itatabi for repairs.if needed. Pero hinahanap nya talaga is yung in good condition, yung halos wala na ipapagawa. Marami po kami nakikita sa mga buy&sell ads na galant nasa 50-70k lang.

Yes, ang 6th gen Galant yung '88-'92. Merong 145hp 2.0DOHC MPI GTi variant, 114hp 2.0SOHC MPI SS variant, and the 92hp 1.8L carb SS. Take note that the GTi is available only in manual form.

For old midsize sedans, make sure to get the manual transmission variant only if ease of maintenance and gas bills are of any importance to you at all. Also, I'd suggest you get something that is more expensive but has less or nothing else to fix rather than a cheap car that is a bottomless pit.

[niky]

Personally, the GTi is the one variant worth getting. Still not practical, but among old midsized sedans in this price range, perhaps the most desirable.

[bogart_seph]

Mga sir,update lang po.My friend is still choosing, but now he is more into the Lancer singkit, Kia pride, & the Mazda 323 familia boxtype. out muna sa choices yung Corolla small body & the Sentra b13(mahal pa kc resale value,hirap maghanap ng 2nd hand na good condition na pasok sa budget.).

Sa 3 choices po mga sir, anu po ba mas ok? Yung Lancer singkit po ba may 2 klase ng engine or 1 lang?yung cyclone lang? Yung Kia pride naman, same engine lang po ba yung nasa cd5(hatchback nila) & yung nasa sedan nila?

Hoping for your replies. Thanks.

[1D4LV]

Mga sir,update lang po.My friend is still choosing, but now he is more into the Lancer singkit, Kia pride, & the Mazda 323 familia boxtype. out muna sa choices yung Corolla small body & the Sentra b13(mahal pa kc resale value,hirap maghanap ng 2nd hand na good condition na pasok sa budget.).

Sa 3 choices po mga sir, anu po ba mas ok? Yung Lancer singkit po ba may 2 klase ng engine or 1 lang?yung cyclone lang? Yung Kia pride naman, same engine lang po ba yung nasa cd5(hatchback nila) & yung nasa sedan nila?

Hoping for your replies. Thanks.

the singkt has two variants:

a 12 valve sohc engine and a 16 valve dohc engine..the 12 valves were installed at the EL and GLx variant, while the 16 valve was installed at the GTi variant, imho.