Honda city 1.5 cvt or Toyota Corolla 1.6E

**yaj** · January 16th, 2006 08:35 PM

An officemate of mine is having a hard time deciding between the two.
If you're in his shoes, which would you choose?

Honda city 1.5 cvt or Toyota Corolla 1.6E

According to him, the price difference between the two is only about 9k.

The Honda Civic would have been considered but according to the dealer, there are no more stocks available and they are awaiting for the release of the 2006 model.

Btw, he travels sometimes to the province once or twice a month.

thanks in advance.

**edl100** · January 16th, 2006 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by yaj

An officemate of mine is having a hard time deciding between the two.
If you're in his shoes, which would you choose?

Honda city 1.5 cvt or Toyota Corolla 1.6E

According to him, the price difference between the two is only about 9k.

The Honda Civic would have been considered but according to the dealer, there are no more stocks available and they are awaiting for the release of the 2006 model.

Btw, he travels sometimes to the province once or twice a month.

thanks in advance.

From the 2 cars, I would go with the City.

The corolla looks old already. Di ba police ngayon ang corolla Altis. Taxi, shuttle service etc....

**edl100** · January 16th, 2006 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by yaj

An officemate of mine is having a hard time deciding between the two.
If you're in his shoes, which would you choose?

Honda city 1.5 cvt or Toyota Corolla 1.6E

According to him, the price difference between the two is only about 9k.

The Honda Civic would have been considered but according to the dealer, there are no more stocks available and they are awaiting for the release of the 2006 model.

Btw, he travels sometimes to the province once or twice a month.

thanks in advance.

From the 2 cars, I would go with the City.

The corolla looks old already. Di ba police car ngayon ang corolla Altis. Taxi, shuttle service etc....

**number001** · January 16th, 2006 09:30 PM

Honda
City 1.5 CVT - Php 721,000

Toyota
Corolla 1.6E MT- Php 765,000
AT- Php 800,000

Vios 1.5G AT- Php 708,000

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Are you sure its the Corolla? Bec. the price diff bet it and the City is a lot more than the Php 9K you suggested.

I'll still get the City anytime over any other cars in its class, except the Jazz (if they release the updated version in the 2nd half of this year).

**OTEP** · January 16th, 2006 10:04 PM

I'll get the bigger Corolla if between the two.

**wilcats** · January 16th, 2006 10:06 PM

CITY!! panalo tlga CVT :D

**yaj** · January 16th, 2006 10:33 PM

Number001:
Altis 1.6E kasi may 35k discount (40k nga nung december eh.)
Bigger talaga si Altis pero City ay may ULT seats as in flat. Kinda interesting.
Pero meron din naman Altis ng 60/40 rear seats.
Yung Altis kasi ngayon ay may mas maganda sa interior features compared sa City.
Saka yung Altis mas maganda Suspension i think (though di ko pa gaano maintindihan yung ibig sabihin ng City sa Indpt strut w/ lateral force cancelling springs & stabilizers).
Baka kasi sa pagdrive to and from the province once a week na loaded ka ay mag-matter yun in the long run.
Maganda yata siya sa lahat ng interior except 1)wala siya Optitron (yung E variant) 2)Audio walang MP3 at 3)yung trunk mas malaki space sa City.

Btw, ang comparison pala neto Altis(E) ay M/T at yung City ay CVT. Aside from 1.6 vs 1.5 sila. Mas matipid ba talaga yung CVT kaysa M/T? Ilan yung km/L ng CVT? At ano rin ba yung sa Altis M/T?

**finchy18** · January 17th, 2006 12:54 AM

Il go with corolla. pero kung gus2 mo somethin new city nlang.

**niky** · January 17th, 2006 01:28 PM

Kung ganyan, actually... I'll play the devil's advocate. Corolla 1.6. It's got more elbow room than the City. The City has comparable head and legroom, but elbow room is non-existent... while you can seat three across in the Corolla.

The Corolla is better damped for long distance drives, and can still return 14+++ km/l if driven conservatively on the highway, and over 16 km/l if you've got a good right foot.

Kung sa loob ng Manila lang, best talaga ang Honda City. But if you plan provincial trips, the Corolla is a much more comfortable car. Of course, my relatives take their Honda City(ies?) out to the province and they enjoy themselves immensely, so it's not a bad province car either.

It's all up to your friend.

**mazdamazda** · January 17th, 2006 01:32 PM

Depends if he is a bachelor or has a family already...

Rear passenger space lang naman talo ang City versus the Corolla.

Though personally, I'd still get the bigger car. I'm not too fond of the City's handling dynamics (feels too neutral).