Honda City '09 or Corolla Altis '09

[HondaBoy™]

hehehehe...

[Burai]

Between the two, I'm quite partial towards the new 1.5L City as I'm considering getting a low cost, low maintenance car next year.

City's interior finish seems quite upscale (from the pics) and all the important features I need (e.g. A/T, decent power + fuel economy, spacious + many compartments, dual airbags + ABS/EBD, alarm, etc) are already included for under 800k.

While the bigger A/T Altis is also nice and will probably cost just around 100k more, I don't see a good enough reason in getting one since space on the City will probably be good enough to fit 4-5 people.

I'll just use the money saved for fuel.

nicely said. for economy i'd go for the city. for peace of mind and if im not considering the factors that goes along with the city, well i'd go for the altis kaso higher model para sakin once na tumapak na sa price range ng base model ng higher class eh somewhat para sakin too pricey na which makes me think sometimes its not practical anymore

"Change the rules" or "Be the STAR" ???

[buchieboy]

Dont get any base models. mabibitin at dismaya ka lang sa lack of features.

In terms of cost, both cars are cheap to own.
Comfort wise, i felt more comfortable inside the city

[roberto_minosa]

Ang mga na-drive ko lang yung last-gen Altis tsaka yung last-gen City. Parang ang sikip ng City! Siguro dala na rin ng aking fat-*$$. Yung City hindi na comfortable kung 5 ang sakay (o kahit 4 na mataba/matangkad). Sa Altis, ok pa naman ang legroom kahit puno.

[onewaytrip]

does the altis have an aux-in socket for mp3 players? automatic city is 5-speed. altis (even the 2.0) is 4-speed. :|

but if we are talking about 800k and up, definitely altis.

[agent_ysann]

altis has optional head unit worth around 50 to 60 tousand (can't remember the exact amount)... touch screen lcd monitor, dvd-mp3 player with usb socket... gaganda lalo ang interior ng altis pag naka install to...

[buchieboy]

altis has optional head unit worth around 50 to 60 tousand (can't remember the exact amount)... touch screen lcd monitor, dvd-mp3 player with usb socket... gaganda lalo ang interior ng altis pag naka install to...

yup the interior of the altis (already not that good compared to civic, etc) will improve because of the head unit. But its too much. 50-60k can get you better monitors/sound system outside.

Try to feel which car's interior you are more comfortable with. I drive a toyota but i find the interior of a Honda far more superior.

[niky]

gas tank is in the front seats. hmm... safe ba yan sa banggaan

How many front/rear end collisions end up crumpling the floor in the middle of the cabin, at the b-pillars where the fuel tank is? It's probably infintesimal compared to the number of rear-end collisions that rupture rear tanks. And the fact that the tank is above the floor makes it safer from underbody puncture than a standard tank.

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The City is a sporty little car, superior transmission, engine technology, better fit and finish... but it's just not as comfortable as the Altis.

The Altis will get marginally poorer fuel economy in traffic, but the suspension is so much softer than the City's, and the seats of the new Honda City are just like the Civic's... with a hard piece of foam sticking straight into the small of your back. The Corolla's seats are much softer, and are wider and better shaped than the Vios's (which feel a bit wrong). The only reason not to get the Corolla is the poor build (some rattly parts inside) and the stupidly light steering.

Thus:

Buying for family: Corolla

Buying for self: City.

Wait, scratch that. If you're buying for yourself? get the Jazz. Better seats than the City, and it still has the sophisticated ULT.

[legend2destiny]

I dont know guys/ladies but for me City & Altis are just on a different level. Altis is with Civic. But if you really, really, really want to compare the 2 make it a bit more fair shall we say.

Low end of City against low end of Altis & High end of City against high end of Altis. At the end of the day you dont compare the highs from the lows, its just not fair hehe.

Just like they say follow your heart, same thing in buying a car haha if you do it you are already one proud owner whatever unit it is. Peace!!!

[Burai]

yes sir they are from different levels po pero ngayon ko lang din naisip na marami rin palang factors siguro tinitignan nila sa both cars kaya magkaibang levels pinagkukumpara nila like for example siguro yung looks ng car pati comfort without thinking about the price hehe

pero since di ko pa nakikita masyado umilaw likod ng city, in ako sa altis kasi mga led yung tail lights niya asteg pero kung kaparehas ng altis yung lights ng city edi city naman hehe!

[tidus1203]

Price is still the biggest factor that is why base models of higher models are sometimes considered against high end models of lower models.

[kyoots]

For the first time in my life, i'd have to choose the City over the Corolla. I never really liked the old City models, and the last Corolla I liked was the big body '98 model. But hey, this new City really knocked me out. Build quality and solid feel seems far more superior than the old City, the Civic and even the Corolla. Power of the City is is even better than the 1.6 Corolla. The 100-hp 1.3 City is only 8 hp short of Corolla's 108-hp 1.6 engine. While the 1.5 City boasts 120hp. Havent test driven both yet so sa suspension and handling nalang sila magkakatalo.

Value-wise, I'd go for the City.

[roberto_minosa]

With passengers, I would still pamper my fat *$$ with a fat carXD...but aside from the Altis, I'd get the even fatter Lancer EX...

[lazyfoot]

i've had both, i would naturally go for the altis. lots of space very comfortable, great engine.
I like the city esp the older generations only when i'm travelling alone and light due to its light chassis and high revving engine plus low body, it feels like a small sports car but at some cargo or passenger and it feels like a dog

[roberto_minosa]

i've had both, i would naturally go for the altis. lots of space very comfortable, great engine.
I like the city esp the older generations only when i'm travelling alone and light due to its light chassis and high revving engine plus low body, it feels like a small sports car but at some cargo or passenger and it feels like a dog

Type-Z is still king!

[ryan]

Checked out both cars again recently and the Altis is starting to grow in me. I hated the previous Altis due to its stiff steering and poor rear suspension but new Altis steering feel seems much nicer.

As with the City, after checking it a few times, I've noticed that while rear leg room is good, the seats are quite stiff and the fixed rear headrests not high enough. Plus going in and out of the car seems to take more effort compared to the Altis.

By the way, I'm just curious, I noticed that the 2.0L Altis is now in the Toyota showrooms and they are doing big discounts on the current 1.6 and 1.8 variants (up to 50k off). Sales rep said that Toyota is overhauling their entire Altis range thats why they want to clear out all inventory.

Any news what the new Altis variants will be aside from the 2.0L version?

[reloaded_acer]

as my uncle would say " kahit kamukha pa nya series 3 ng bmw , city pa din yan". no offense to honda city owners i had one myself.

[green_machine]

Checked out both cars again recently and the Altis is starting to grow in me. I hated the previous Altis due to its stiff steering and poor rear suspension but new Altis steering feel seems much nicer.

As with the City, after checking it a few times, I've noticed that while rear leg room is good, the seats are quite stiff and the fixed rear headrests not high enough. Plus going in and out of the car seems to take more effort compared to the Altis.

By the way, I'm just curious, I noticed that the 2.0L Altis is now in the Toyota showrooms and they are doing big discounts on the current 1.6 and 1.8 variants (up to 50k off). Sales rep said that Toyota is overhauling their entire Altis range thats why they want to clear out all inventory.

Any news what the new Altis variants will be aside from the 2.0L version?

Wow sana naman matuloy iyan. If they are to come up with a new Altis variant, it would be great if they'll bring in the 1.8 Dual VVT-i engine (similar to that in the States) and upgrade the transmission to 5-speed AT.

[Gerbo]

Dual vvti na ang 2.0L Altis. The dampener is its still mated to an ancient 4-speed AT.

[goodboy]

parang nde ata magka class tong dalawa. pero the new city has nice grilles, ewan ko lang sa rear end nya. if you want economy, go for the city. if you want that almost camry look without the camry tag price, go for the altis.