Quote Originally Posted by after11years View Post
tidus_1203: My sentiments exactly! Dati my dad is like "Compact car agaist subcompacts, that's a steal" but when he had a little chitchat with the owner of a car wash na may buy-and-sell and a small talyer as well, he was exposed to the "horrors" of the Cedia Lancer. Totally turned off my dad. I'm all smiles because I can now say that our next car will have an FC better than 10km/l )
Saying that an old design "compact car" is a steal against a new-design "subcompact" is ridiculous, imo. Cars get bigger and bigger each model they release. Case in point that the current "subcompact" City is already a tiny bit bigger than a "compact" Lovelife Corolla of the late 90's-early 2000's -- in terms of external dimension, cabin space, trunk space, etc. Plus considering advances in design and safety engineering, a new City would be much safer than the lovelife Corolla.

If it were really a steal, then you will be seeing lots of "new" Lancer Cedias and Nissan Sentras on the streets now. If you see a real "steal" during times of mall sales, the next day pag balik mo sa mall wala na yung item na yan. Etong mga ito, nabubulok sa mga showrooms.

People are still very wise when spending on big item purchases, that's why in that particular price category, we still see more Vioses and Cities, rather than Lancers and Sentras. It's because these subcompact Vioses and Cities are more of a "steal" than the old "compact" Lancers and Sentras.