Help Me Decide: Ecosport 1.5 6PS Trend AT, Accent CRDI HB A/T, City 1.5E CVT or Mazda 2 Skyactive HB A/T

[shadow3616931]

Wala daw stock Ecosport ngayon, baka may alam kayo saan may stock.

[Horsepower]

With your budget, I'd rather get an Altis (M/T) or Nissan Sylphy (Sentra B17) 1.6 CVT. May sukli pa. I tell you, your wife will definitely feel the upgrade than your options.

With Ecosport's tiny wheels, it can't really go fording either. Besides, are you really going to dip your car in floodwaters? That's not a very wise thing to do (though I did, in my Sylphy, because I was in unfamiliar neighborhood and water is rising). I lost my plastic plate (where dealer writes your conduction number), other than that, it was fine fording a half wheel high flood (205/50/R17).

The only real flood forder you can get around 900 is a Nissan NP300 Calibre. But it's huge so the wife might not like it though it will NEVER be bullied, except perhaps by a 10W truck.

[Janemar]

I need to choose among these vehicles for my wife please help me decide. It will be used mainly for fetching kids to school approximated distance traveled daily is 40km. Her current car is Kia Picanto AT and she wants a bit bigger so as not getting bullied by bigger cars. Budget is between 800k to 900k.

Criteria:
1. Matipid sa gas.
2. Higher fording capability since the way to school is flood prone.
3. Easy to park.
4. Cheap and easy to maintain.
5. Off course may dating.

Accent sir. Laki ng matitipid mo sa fuel bill. Mas matipid na sa lahat tapos mura pa diesel. Yung full tank mo na 1300pesos tatagal na yan ng 2weeks. Pag sa ibang oto, mag full tank ka ng 1600-1800 sa gas tapos tatagal lang mga 1.x week.

[shadow3616931]

Wala pa ba balita kelan lalabas Honda BRV?

[vinj]

Practicality - Accent HB

The Ecosport dating depends on the beholder although the fording capability is there (good to know it can... but better to not have to use that capability).

If you can stretch the budget a little, perhaps consider the Juke?

[kevinXYX]

Accent sir. Laki ng matitipid mo sa fuel bill. Mas matipid na sa lahat tapos mura pa diesel. Yung full tank mo na 1300pesos tatagal na yan ng 2weeks. Pag sa ibang oto, mag full tank ka ng 1600-1800 sa gas tapos tatagal lang mga 1.x week.

full tank ko 1k lang 2 weeks tinatagal

[shadow3616931]

full tank ko 1k lang 2 weeks tinatagal

Sir mga ilang km takbo mo sa isang araw

[unmarked]

wala sa options mo > Kia Soul. I think shared engine with Accent. You get quite same performance/FC, maluwag, maikli and mas may konting presence sa road than the accent/hatchback car. Problema baka abutin 1M ang A/T. pero ung lower variants kaya.

[bloowolf]

wala sa options mo > Kia Soul. I think shared engine with Accent. You get quite same performance/FC, maluwag, maikli and mas may konting presence sa road than the accent/hatchback car. Problema baka abutin 1M ang A/T. pero ung lower variants kaya.

Although they share exactly the same engine, you don't get the same FC as the Accent CRDI. The heftier body, body shape & bigger tires all contribute for a poorer FC.

[airwaves]

Based on the previous posts here, Practicality = Hyundai Accent diesel, but what about maintenance costs? reliability? cheap to maintain din ba ang hyundai accent?

[Aero13]

How about Chevrolet Trax instead of EcoSport

[unmarked]

Although they share exactly the same engine, you don't get the same FC as the Accent CRDI. The heftier body, body shape & bigger tires all contribute for a poorer FC.

i agree, altho with the great FC of that engine, panalo pa rin and worthy trade-off with the enormous space and utility. Kahit minus 2-3Km/L ayos pa rin e. But then again depende na kay OP yan.

[shadow3616931]

How about Chevrolet Trax instead of EcoSport

Its beyond my budget eh

[shadow3616931]

Based on the previous posts here, Practicality = Hyundai Accent diesel, but what about maintenance costs? reliability? cheap to maintain din ba ang hyundai accent?

Yun nga eh matipid nga sa gas at mura diesel bawi naman sa maintenance. Pag kinompyut ko roughly 100k lang ang savings ko in 4 to 5 years compared sa gas engine. Baka kainin lang ng maintenance yan.

[jut703]

Based on the previous posts here, Practicality = Hyundai Accent diesel, but what about maintenance costs? reliability? cheap to maintain din ba ang hyundai accent?

Regular maintenance of the Accent doesn't cost much more than other similarly priced cars. You only pay more for oil (6L vs 4L) but an extra 2 liters of diesel oil is just around Php 1k, which you only have to spend every 5,000 km. The monthly fuel savings you get definitely outweighs that.

Reliability-wise, there aren't any major issues that plague the Accent. Many claim that the Accent's CRDi engine will be difficult to maintain because the injectors are expensive to replace, but if you get feedback from actual owners, very few (if at all) have had to replace expensive engine components (injectors, turbo, etc) over the course of their car ownership.

How about Chevrolet Trax instead of EcoSport

Personally, I don't like the Trax's styling, looks more like an awkward hatchback (like the Suzuki SX4) rather than a subcompact CUV (like the Juke and Ecosport). Of course, this is entirely subjective.

Objectively though, the Trax will definitely suffer from poor resale value and parts availability. I have 2 friends with Chevy Cruzes, both having difficulty selling their units despite both being in good condition.

i agree, altho with the great FC of that engine, panalo pa rin and worthy trade-off with the enormous space and utility. Kahit minus 2-3Km/L ayos pa rin e. But then again depende na kay OP yan.

The Soul's looks are polarizing though. Personally, its looks are a dealbreaker for me, but some people might like the quirky vibe. The discrepancy in sales between the Accent CRDi and the Soul shows that most people aren't too fond of the latter.


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[Walter]

The Ford Escape 1.6 SE is now heavily discounted * 1.099M.

On second thought, maybe it's available for financing only and not cash purchase. Still cheap if through financing at about 1% annual rate.

[Egan101]

The Ford Escape 1.6 SE is now heavily discounted * 1.099M.

On second thought, maybe it's available for financing only and not cash purchase. Still cheap if through financing at about 1% annual rate.

Ford Makati offered me the Escape 1.6 SE Ecoboost at 0 DP (as in no cashout for the usual 20% DP financing scheme).

[dr. d]

Ford Makati offered me the Escape 1.6 SE Ecoboost at 0 DP (as in no cashout for the usual 20% DP financing scheme).

in the automotive industry, nothing is free, po.
so i wonder, how did the seller spread the downpayment, so's the buyer will feel he got a bargain?

[Egan101]

in the automotive industry, nothing is free, po.
so i wonder, how did the seller spread the downpayment, so's the buyer will feel he got a bargain?

Yep nothing is free but you need to do the figures to give you an idea which offers the best value.

I calculated the total amount of amortization plus the 0 DP over the SRP and the interest is less than 4% annually (5 years = 19% total interest). Not bad as most banks offer around 5-6% annual interest for a car loan of 5 years with 20% DP. Plus you get free 1st year insurance which is around 35k for a vehicle worth 1.5M.

My wife is just not too impressed with the Escape. She even preferred more the Xtrail 4x2 which feels more premium inside and bigger than the Escape.

At the end of it all, we went on to get what we always wanted in the first place - the Forester.

[dr. d]

Yep nothing is free but you need to do the figures to give you an idea which offers the best value.

I calculated the total amount of amortization plus the 0 DP over the SRP and the interest is less than 4% annually (5 years = 19% total interest). Not bad as most banks offer around 5-6% annual interest for a car loan of 5 years with 20% DP. Plus you get free 1st year insurance which is around 35k for a vehicle worth 1.5M.

My wife is just not too impressed with the Escape. She even preferred more the Xtrail 4x2 which feels more premium inside and bigger than the Escape.

At the end of it all, we went on to get what we always wanted in the first place - the Forester.

hah!
sa haba haba ng prusesyon...

and i think all buyers should first do their maths. they should not be blinded by zero this and zero that, and instead look for the hidden figures.
i always make it a game of sorts, to myself, "ok, so they removed this amount.. where did they hide it?"
and i remember the adage, "the bigger the down payment, the smaller the headache afterward".