sa mga choices, yung civic pa lang yung nasubukan ko drive. ok naman yung performance pero medyo ingat sa pangilalim ng civic es. mas madali bumigay kesa sa mga older model civics. sa budget, malaki na... ill go for a jazz or altis with that budget.
sa a/t naman, more maintenance kailangan nito rather sa m/t (obviously). tama, basta alaga sa change atf oil, and hindi baurbal gumamit yung mayari, tatagal naman yung tranny.
bmw? hmmm if your ready for the high cost of maintenance, ok lang naman. just be sure na ok pa condition nung bibilian. kasi kung may tama yun, madugo repairs. hehe
rav 4? i like the rav model na yan. i think it would be a good buy basta kilala yung bibilan and may records siya ng repairs. i just dont have an idea sa FC niyan.
Malakas ata sa gas yung RAV 4 2001-2003 model. Di ba 4WD yun?
BMW. Medyo mahal parts. Pero kung ma afford mo why not?
Civic. Yan medyo practical pa. Pogi points pa yan. Actually all three are pogi points.
Most modern cars (1999 onwards) are rather easy to maintain daw unless lemon talaga nabili mo. Even A/T and CVT cars. Nasa regular maintenance lang yan. Remember regular maintainance=lowering chances of disaster and expenses! Huwag magtipid na mali lalo lalaki gastos mo.
Since 2nd hand bibilhin mo dalhin mo sa casa ng kotse (Honda sa Quezon Ave casa ka pumunta, Toyota try mo din dun, ewan sa BMW). Pa maintenance check mo (may bayad so handa ka na lang). Pa check mo para malaman mo gastos mo (price 2nd hand + all dapat ayusin). Baka sa laki e mas gustuhin mo pa bumili na ng bago.
do you have a separate budget for the repairs/replacements? if none, I suggest that you buy a car within 300-399K range car then allocate the remaining budget for repairs/replacements. you can even opt to customize your newly acquired vehicle if you like since you have extra cash.