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April 11th, 2010 01:18 PM #1I'm about to buy a 2nd hand car......
And I've narrowed down my choices to 2 models
A Honda Civic ESI or a Toyota Corolla GLI
In terms of PERFORMANCE, FUEL EFFICIENCY, PARTS AVAILABILITY and MAINTENANCE COSTS ETC.
Which one is the better car?
I need your opinions on this matter guys
Any opinion from you guys will be greatly appreciated and considered as an expert's advice
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April 11th, 2010 01:27 PM #2
Both are great vehicles and I own one of them -, the Corolla.
In terms of aftermarket parts, the Civic has an advantage of this. Why ? It's easy to dress up and aesthetic mods are everywhere ... BUT, the corolla has also lots of aftermarket parts out there, only less than the Civic ... well for me, I haven't experience any hardships in looking for aesthetic mods for my 101 ( except for the friggin' euro parts. )
Anyways regards on the performance both are almost equal, well stock vs. stock. ;) If modded, well it depends on the modifications done on the engine. :hihihi:
Parts availability wont be a problem for both. They're everywhere.
Maintenance Costs. I spend like 2-3k every 6 months for my Corolla. Dunno with the Civic tho'.
To wrap it up it's like this.
Either of the 2 you buy, there won't be any regrets in your part since both are known to be strong vehicles.
goodluck.
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April 12th, 2010 06:52 AM #3Up +100. renzo_d10's got the corolla. I used to own a Civic ESi.
What he said above was true.
You are now choosing between arguably the greatest ever Japanese compact sedan rivalry.
Either one of them is a great choice.
It's like choosing between a Mustang and a Camaro. Then forget about the other ponies.
I think we're talking here of a budget between 140K to 170K pesos.
Go for the car that you think was maintaned very well by the seller.
Well, depends kung pano inalagaan nung dating may-ari yung car.
Depende din kung kanino mas palagay yung emotion mo ...
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I would rather have a very well-maintaned Nissan Sentra than a Civic or a Corolla in very bad condition though ... (Forget about what I just said. I know Civic and Corolla lang pinag-uusapan dito...)Last edited by isa1023; April 12th, 2010 at 06:55 AM.
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April 12th, 2010 11:16 AM #4
^ And isa own(s/ed?) a modded ( exterior-interior-engine ) Civic ESi with d15b(?) engine. :bleh:
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April 12th, 2010 11:39 AM #5
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April 12th, 2010 01:06 PM #6
^ Modded stock ? nyahahahaha
Anong mazda yan ?
[size="1"]change of heart ako sa proj 101 ko. from EDM to JDM. FTW ! :clap: nyahahaha[/size]
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April 13th, 2010 01:23 PM #7Modded stock airbox = Yung stock airbox finabricate ko ng tubo parang cold air intake tapos tinanggalan ng mga original na tubo dun sa baba ng bumber
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Mazda 323 Astina
La lang, natripan lang hehe ... Ang cute nung po-up headlights eh.
May nakita kasi ako sobrang mura eh la no ko budget pang Honda
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April 13th, 2010 01:40 PM #8
Cute nga. Pero dapat nag Civic EF ka na lang. Sarap din i-mod nun. hahahaha.
*** hindi kaya hirap parts ng EF ? Medyo madalang sya eh.
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April 13th, 2010 02:44 PM #9
Both are good . Goodluck on choice select the one that you really like.
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April 13th, 2010 02:50 PM #10Sa presyo ng EF (which is all pawis and 1.2 engine) ay nakapag-change engine nako sa all-power na astina. So mas sulit yung astina kasi sobrang mura all power 1.6 pa...
Tsaka balita ko mahirap daw yung ibang piyesa ng EF, like power steering conversion daw is hassle. Although it can share some suspension parts with the EG and EK.
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