Hyundai Accent 1.4MT and Kia Rio 2012 1.4MT

**tonio_pinoy** · February 12th, 2012 06:20 PM

Sirs patulong naman...which one will you choose in terms of looks, fuel efficiency and reliability? also, pagdating ng resale value ano mas ok - aftr 5 yrs magkano na lng kaya market value nito? salamat.

**basti08** · February 12th, 2012 06:24 PM

Rio ako. newer. huge trunk. more features. 15" mags vs 14's sa Accent na hubcabs.

Same lang naman sila engine and suspension. so it's a matter of personal preferrence and which dealer gives you a better deal.

**tonio_pinoy** · February 12th, 2012 08:24 PM

one thing i like about the Rio is the 6speed mt (hoping to get better FC compared to Accent)...but im a bit concern on its resale value

**mda** · February 12th, 2012 09:48 PM

Reliability?

Pls read the engine knock issue thread.

Both the Kia Rio and the Accent share the same engine.

**tonio_pinoy** · February 13th, 2012 07:55 AM

Thanks for the inputs basti08 and mda...hoping that others will also share their ideas..

*mda - di kaya sa ecu yung prob? wala pa ako nabasa na complaints re engine knock on Rio...baka dahil din konti p lng owners?..time will tell :-)

**mda** · February 13th, 2012 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by tonio_pinoy

*mda - di kaya sa ecu yung prob? wala pa ako nabasa na complaints re engine knock on Rio...baka dahil din konti p lng owners?..time will tell :-)

Quite possibly.

But if a car had issues with, say, rattling doors - I'd take it over a car with engine issues.

If I were spending my money, I would stay faaaaaaar away from cars that could possibly give me gamebreaking issues. Parang wala ngang sense yung mga 'nagdadasal' na walang knock yung accent na kaoorder lang nila.

**GTi** · February 13th, 2012 11:05 AM

I'd get the Rio. The design is much better looking, highway gas mileage should be higher with the 6 speed M/T and so far there is nothing yet said of any sort of knocking issues and they say the Rio's suspension is not as soft as the Accent's.

**ram_dlsu** · February 13th, 2012 08:45 PM

I agree with MDA. If Resale value is of big importance, I'd say you pick a Vios or a Fiesta. Coz in the future when you're gona sell your car. Buyers will be asking bout that Knocking Engine Issue again, they will be doubting.

**tonio_pinoy** · February 13th, 2012 09:18 PM

Thanks GTI and ram_dlsu...

*ram_dlsu - im interested before in fiesta hatch but i have a cousin who've had bad experiences with his fiesta. Resale value comes last in my factors. If you were to choose bet accent or rio, which one would you pick?

**mda** · February 13th, 2012 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by tonio_pinoy

Thanks GTI and ram_dlsu...

*ram_dlsu - im interested before in fiesta hatch but i have a cousin who've had bad experiences with his fiesta. Resale value comes last in my factors. If you were to choose bet accent or rio, which one would you pick?

w/ all due respect, this issue has also the last to do about resale and most to do about reliability.