Help me choose a car

**deruuinu** · September 14th, 2008 12:03 AM

Hi guys,

Please help me
Balak ko po bumili ng car
900k max budget

yung maganda pamorma

wala kasi ako alam sa cars
thanks po

**cablespy** · September 14th, 2008 12:56 AM

x3 chery QQ different colors

**[archie]** · September 14th, 2008 02:18 AM

hmmm... walang choices???

under 900k:

1st choice: civic
good power
excellent interior
nice looking exterior
ok handling
good FC

2nd choice: altis
ok power same engine as the previous model
very nice interior
body seems like a face lift rather than a new model

3rd choice: swift? (maybe)

nice looking exterior
have not much to say kasi never drove the car.

**Gen. Miting** · September 14th, 2008 04:39 AM

900k ->

i30
civic
corolla
jazz

**deruuinu** · September 14th, 2008 08:47 AM

salamat po sa reply,

may nakapag sabi sakin na mazda 3 daw dapat
ano po kya difference nito sa civic, etc.?

salamat po ulit

**deruuinu** · September 14th, 2008 08:48 AM

salamat po sa reply,

may nakapag sabi sakin na mazda 3 daw dapat
ano po kaya difference nito sa civic, etc.?

salamat po ulit

**[archie]** · September 14th, 2008 01:37 PM

if you were to ask me, ill not take the mazda 3 as an option...

its too old for the model and if you compare the engine displacement, civic is way better. the FC for the civic is better even if it is at 1.8 engine. the great thing about the mazda 3 is the handling (excellent!) and more comfortable seats than the civic. no manual transmission for mazda 3 though.

well just my 2 cents.

**s_quilicot** · September 14th, 2008 01:51 PM

how about sa 2nd hand bmw?

**daimengrui** · September 23rd, 2008 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by archie123456789

if you were to ask me, ill not take the mazda 3 as an option...

its too old for the model and if you compare the engine displacement, civic is way better. the FC for the civic is better even if it is at 1.8 engine. the great thing about the mazda 3 is the handling (excellent!) and more comfortable seats than the civic. no manual transmission for mazda 3 though.

well just my 2 cents.

I concur, because the 2010 Mazda is due by end of year 2009. If you buy now, you will surely regret getting the current 3 in the end life cycle of the current model. Plus the concerns that the current 3 is heavy and underpowered.

Honda Civic 1.8S will be the logical choice for you. It is in its mid model life cycle. Most of the concerns about it should have been addressed by now so the quality is a bit better than the 06 initial release. In 3 years you can switch to the Mazda 3 which by then the new model would be in its mid life cycle.

I love Mazdas and I think the next 3 will be a big hit. Unless you can wait for the next 3, you should buy the Civic for now because of its reliability and resale value.

Don't bother with Corollas if comfort is not that an issue to you. Mazda and Honda are driver oriented companies. Which I am sure will fit your taste.

**basti08** · September 23rd, 2008 09:56 AM

No matter what, I like the Mazda3. If you will include the Altis in the choices, then I would be more logical to still include the 3 to be among the choices. Why? What's new about the Altis aside from the interior and exterior changes? Nothing. The engine is same, suspension is same, the tranny gained manumatic and aside from that, nothing. If you are looking into the mechanicals alone, you are actually buying the 2001-2007 Altis still. If so, the Mazda3 has better steering, suspension, ride and handling. Room is just enough, features are aplenty as well. The issue about the weight seems to just appear on paper. When you drive the thing, it glides, steers and accelerate like its few hundreds pounds lighter. I drove just the base 1.6S and it's already a blast. I averaged 9km/l in a normal driving. But true, the 1.8S Civic is quicker and is more or less bout as economical. But I feel, the Mazda3 still holds aces in driving fun.