Quote Originally Posted by Walter View Post
You can save a lot if you factor out the rice carrying capability of the vehicle you are considering ... how much do you save from bringing rice? ... and you only do it occasionally ... so it is not really an important factor in choosing a car ... choose the car the you can afford and the one that you like sans the rice carrying capability ... just buy rice in Manila ...

Say you just want to spend about 600T on a vehicle ... but if you factor in the ability to carry rice ... you would now need to spend around 800T ... would you be saving 200T from bringing rice? ... you can still bring some rice if you really want ... maybe 10-20 kgs instead of 50 kgs ...

For the hatchbacks ... avoid the Chevrolet and the Kia ... the Honda Brio is over priced ... so pick between the Toyota Wigo and Mitsubishi Mirage ...

For the AUVs ... the Suzuki Ertiga and Honda Mobilio are good choices ... the conservative look of the Suzuki Ertiga is ok ... Honda Mobilio, wait for the facelift ... Mitsubishi Adventure is a dinosaur ... the Honda Jazz doesn't have the ground clearance ...
you're correct sir, occasionally lang. that's why I'm leaning towards a small hatch as everyday ride.

oh, the rice issue..saving money, buying rice here in manila, uhm...the thing is, iba talaga pag sariling ani and breed (I cannot find the same breed of rice here in manila, I tried the php50/kilo range but hindi masarap. yung galing sa amin "kanin pa lang, ulam na"...well I guess I can save money from buying ulams haha!