mistubishi mirage, celerio, or the upcoming all-new vios 2014

[dct]

Mga Paps patulong din, medyo limited budget ko, 500k lang, I'm choosing mirage entry level or 2011 na vios 1.5g, same price lang din eh

sa brand new na ko. mas safe pakiramdam. baka nabaha yan ng Maring. pero kung sa kaibigan, i'll also consider it

[millean]

mirage for me. Nakafocus kasi ako sa fc. Safety features halos parehas lang naman, correct me if I'm wrong. Mukhang nakabili na c ts

[Macky]

Ang gaganda ng posts dito. Very informative.

Halos parehas kami ni TS ng choices and ng scenario. The wife also have a car plan that we plan on availing at same price range ni TS (P700k). Our choices are:
2014 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 GLS CVT 1.2L 3cyl 12valve MIVEC - P718k less P40k discount (if availed till Oct 16).
Freebies: 3M tint, matting, EWD, basic tools, seat cover
2013 Suzuki Dzire 4A/T 4cyl 16valve VVT - P698k
Freebies: Insurance, LTO, 3M tint, EWD, basic tools, seat cover, window visor, backup sensor

Eto naman yung choices namin na magdadagdag kami ng konti:
2014 Toyota Vios 1.3G 4A/T 1.3L 4cyl 16valve VVTi - P762k
2013 Suzki Swift 4A/T 1.4L 4cyl 16valve VVT - P789k
Freebies: Insurance, LTO, 3M tint, EWD, basic tools, seat cover, window visor, backup sensor

We currently owned a 20015 Suzuki APV A/T. This car is built like a rock, never breaks down and still drives like new (after 149k kms) but the cost of maintenance plus the poor mileage (7-8kms/l) is just too much compared to other cars we've owned.

The wife will be using the car to cover more than 90kms daily going to work and back.

The Mitsubishi Mirage G4 GLS CVT is the most technologically advance among the bunch. Safety features and fuel consumption (per local forums visited, it can do 18kms/l) are also very good. Medyo parang lumulutang lang ang driving characteristics nya at ramdam ang body roll. May isang instance pa na nag bottom out yung rear suspension sa humps. The plastics used, in my opinion, is on the cheap side but the piano finish more than made up for it. The rear seat is flat like a bench, literally. The Mirage are CBUs from Thailand.

The Suzuki Dzire is right on our budget. The fascia looks like the Swift. The driving dynamics are a lot better than the Mirage. Di ramdam ang mga pot holes sa kalsada. NVH is not that good but its not that terrible. The seats are plush and soft. Everything are in place. Upon research FC is good, supposedly at 17km/l. The trunk though is a joke. Dzires are CBUs from India.

The 2014 Toyota Vios is the looker naman among our choices, even the interior looks good. Plus the trunk is humongous and very much usable. Yun nga lang, the 1.3L engine feels taxed and the drive overall is unspirited. Pero and sarap maging pasahero dito. Can't wait to ride on this pag naging taxi na sya. Iba lang din talaga ang build quality ng Toyota. Ramdam mo pati sa tunog ng pagsara ng pinto. Pantay lahat ng panel gaps and nothing looks out of its place. FC is comparable with the Suzuki Swift A/T. The Vios are also CBUs from Thailand.

In the end, we went for the biggest engine available (Suzuki Swift) among the choices. The driving dynamics and driving experience is a huge bonus since she will be spending a lot of time on it (EDSA traffic to blame). BTW, the wife's company will shoulder the car's maintenance cost for 5 years so this has become a non-issue. Plus this is the only car among our choices that are CBUs from Japan.

The best way to decide is STILL to test drive all of the cars from your choices kasi on paper, the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 GLS CVT wins hands down while in the looks department, the new 2014 Toyota Vios naman ang lamang.

Just to add, the 2013 Toyota Yaris 4A/T 1.5L 4cyl 16valve VVTi is also a good choice since I've heard that Toyota are now giving huge discounts to both the outgoing 2013 models ng Yaris and Altis. This is due to an all new models for both coming out next year.

[shibby75]

The vios is locally made.