Helping for a friend: best subcompact cars for 500k

[dr. d]

That's why you need very good eyes (for physical assessment), ears (for unusual noises), nose (for smelling the interior for mud residue left by flooding, etc.) and butt (for feeling any mechanical damage which will affect the ride). There's always the risk of the previous owner sabotaging the car, that's why you need to be on the look out for it. Most repo cars are high mileage (over 10 to 20K km in a year), but sometimes may mga iba na hindi talaga nagagamit yung car nila. Basically fresh, low mileage cars.

Most used car dealers actually get their cars from banks and they usually buy it in lots so it's even cheaper. Then naglalagay sila ng malaking patong when they sell it. Good detailing can make a relatively new car (<5 years old) look almost new.

how true is it, that the really good cars have already been snapped up by the bank personnel? ...that what they do sell to us is the dregs of automotive repossession...?

[_Cathy_]

how true is it, that the really good cars have already been snapped up by the bank personnel? ...that what they do sell to us is the dregs of automotive repossession...?

I think there is some truth. My mom's good friend would inform her friends about good deals muna.

[dr. d]

I think there is some truth. My mom's good friend would inform her friends about good deals muna.

hija... put me in the loop... please...
heh heh.

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I think there is some truth. My mom's good friend would inform her friends about good deals muna.

hija... put me in the loop... please...
heh heh.

[RandMcnally]

That's why you need very good eyes (for physical assessment), ears (for unusual noises), nose (for smelling the interior for mud residue left by flooding, etc.) and butt (for feeling any mechanical damage which will affect the ride). There's always the risk of the previous owner sabotaging the car, that's why you need to be on the look out for it. Most repo cars are high mileage (over 10 to 20K km in a year), but sometimes may mga iba na hindi talaga nagagamit yung car nila. Basically fresh, low mileage cars.

Most used car dealers actually get their cars from banks and they usually buy it in lots so it's even cheaper. Then naglalagay sila ng malaking patong when they sell it. Good detailing can make a relatively new car (<5 years old) look almost new.

Ahhh i thought you can only start it but not drive it. If you can drive it, then you can at least feel if nilaspag

[_Cathy_]

Very tempting pero baka yung malas ng owner mapunta sayo Seriously my Mom's good friend used to work for psbank pero we did not push through na lang. May matatanda din hindi tumitira sa repo property. They rent it out lang.

[dr. d]

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Very tempting pero baka yung malas ng owner mapunta sayo Seriously my Mom's good friend used to work for psbank pero we did not push through na lang. May matatanda din hindi tumitira sa repo property. They rent it out lang.

hindi naman lagi..
not all repossession is because of lack of financial ability to sustain the installments..
sometimes, ayaw na lang nilang ituloy.. for a variety of non-financial reasons..

[_Cathy_]

OT: Unfortunately she retired na.

[GTi]

I'd suggest she look for a relatively new Avanza in the repo lot. If she's mostly alone or has just a few passengers, I suppose the 1.3L will suffice. Better visibility due to high ride height, increased ground clearance and wading depth and the extra seats for emergencies are practical considerations.

[kevinworld]

A second hand vios or city. With low mileage

[unmarked]

Sm aura ata 2.5k or 3k/mo. Kaso may tulo ang parking dun hehe.

Alam kung mejo mura sa market2x. Kaso open parking space.

[rey752]

Mag babago bago patalaga yan.help him/her choose whenever he/her has the money to spent.(Ganyan din ako :-D )

[myas110]

Hello guys, I am here to seek help for my lady friend who is planning to buy a subcompact cars na nasa price ceiling at 500k (and after discounts.) Pwede naman siguro umabot ng up to 600k if there is none available. Her company might shoulder the car purchase partly.

I said to her na A/T na ang kunin para madali yung pagda-drive niya from home to office (Manila to BGC). Pero OK din sa kanya sa M/T since sa manual siya natuto sa driving school.

heto ang reco ko sa kanya:

Mirage GLX
Wigo G or E
New Celerio (may discount na ba sila kapag bago?)
anything else?

But, sabi din niya sa akin na inirereconsider din niya bumili ng second hand. Tapos after one year, ibebenta na niya to buy a new one. OK lang ba kumuha ng second hand cars sa bank? (yung mga repossessed ones)

Thanks!

so, 4 months after I posted this, 6 dealership visits (2 from Toyota, 1 each from Honda, Kia, Hyundai, and Suzuki) and second hand inquiries, my friend already settled for one vehicle na gusto niyang kunin. and that is the Toyota Wigo G a/t.

This week lang na-approve yung application niya sa bank for a car loan and once nakapagbayad na siya ng DP, give the PO to the dealer (BTW, she will purchase it at Toyota Shaw) and settle all the necessary requirements by today, baka makuha na niya yung car by January 2. (new year, new car :bwahaha

Thanks for all the help guys!

[yakar]

Hi Guys,

Newbie here, pedeng maki butt in sa thread, I have the same question but this time, i have choices.

Pedeng malaman kung anu ang mas ok between these cars, mas gusto ko malaman ung CONS kc un ung magiging deciding factor e?

For Hatch 2015 models - Mirage 1.2 GLS M/T, Spark 1.2 LT M/T, Picanto 1.2 EX A/T

Sedan 2015 models - Mirage G4 1.2 GLX M/T, Rio 1.2 SLX M/T SEDAN, TOYOTA VIOS 1.3 J M/T

Thank you so much!!!

[iridescent]

Hi Guys,

Newbie here, pedeng maki butt in sa thread, I have the same question but this time, i have choices.

Pedeng malaman kung anu ang mas ok between these cars, mas gusto ko malaman ung CONS kc un ung magiging deciding factor e?

For Hatch 2015 models - Mirage 1.2 GLS M/T, Spark 1.2 LT M/T, Picanto 1.2 EX A/T

Sedan 2015 models - Mirage G4 1.2 GLX M/T, Rio 1.2 SLX M/T SEDAN, TOYOTA VIOS 1.3 J M/T

Thank you so much!!!

Hatch: Mirage GLS
Sedan: Vios J

[dr. d]

Hi Guys,

Newbie here, pedeng maki butt in sa thread, I have the same question but this time, i have choices.

Pedeng malaman kung anu ang mas ok between these cars, mas gusto ko malaman ung CONS kc un ung magiging deciding factor e?

For Hatch 2015 models - Mirage 1.2 GLS M/T, Spark 1.2 LT M/T, Picanto 1.2 EX A/T

Sedan 2015 models - Mirage G4 1.2 GLX M/T, Rio 1.2 SLX M/T SEDAN, TOYOTA VIOS 1.3 J M/T

Thank you so much!!!

hatch: i like mirage. the other two are koreans.
sedan: i like vios. mirage is too new to have a longevity record. rio is korean.

my opinion.
other opinions may vary.
heh heh.

[chronicle]

Hi Guys,

Newbie here, pedeng maki butt in sa thread, I have the same question but this time, i have choices.

Pedeng malaman kung anu ang mas ok between these cars, mas gusto ko malaman ung CONS kc un ung magiging deciding factor e?

For Hatch 2015 models - Mirage 1.2 GLS M/T, Spark 1.2 LT M/T, Picanto 1.2 EX A/T

Sedan 2015 models - Mirage G4 1.2 GLX M/T, Rio 1.2 SLX M/T SEDAN, TOYOTA VIOS 1.3 J M/T

Thank you so much!!!

Kung yan lang talaga choices mo.
Mirage for both hb and sedan.

Pros: good fc
Cons: not so cheap pms compared to toyota

Resale value: probabably almost the same after 5 to 10 years for mirage and vios.

[lpasuncion]

Hi Guys,

Newbie here, pedeng maki butt in sa thread, I have the same question but this time, i have choices.

Pedeng malaman kung anu ang mas ok between these cars, mas gusto ko malaman ung CONS kc un ung magiging deciding factor e?

For Hatch 2015 models - Mirage 1.2 GLS M/T, Spark 1.2 LT M/T, Picanto 1.2 EX A/T

Sedan 2015 models - Mirage G4 1.2 GLX M/T, Rio 1.2 SLX M/T SEDAN, TOYOTA VIOS 1.3 J M/T

Thank you so much!!!

Hatch: Mirage
Sedan: You may consider Honda City. I am not bias but that is what i drive and have good experience with it. Else, its vios since we are in the Toyota loving country .

[dr. d]

Hatch: Mirage
Sedan: You may consider Honda City. I am not bias but that is what i drive and have good experience with it. Else, its vios since we are in the Toyota loving country .

if TS hasn't yet experienced "the better things in life", and TS isn't a big person, i can recommend wigo.
the price is right.

[iridescent]

if TS hasn't yet experienced "the better things in life", and TS isn't a big person, i can recommend wigo.
the price is right.

For my opinion, the Wigo was previously priced right but now, it's already expensive for its classification. But hey, competitors are also priced the same way and consumers are still biting the new pricing scheme so more profit for Toyota. Mirage is also overpriced for its classification without the 70k discount Mitsu dealers are offering. I hope Mitsu would slash the SRP permanently by 70-100k for Mirage models.

[SkyFlakes88]

Hatch: Mirage

Sedan: Vios