City 1.5EL or Civic 1.8S MT or Altis 1.6V

[Nell]

Coming from a subcompact car. If you were to choose from these three ano pipiliin niyo?

City 1.5EL
Pros
Leather interior
16" wheels
Paddle Shifters

Cons
Sub-compact
May hint na may lalabas na bagong City

Civic 1.8S MT
Pros
All-new (yung facelifted hindi daw ilalabas dito sa asian market)
IMID
ECon
bigger compact sedan

Cons
dami ayaw sa looks pero I've seen it in person di naman masagwa. pangit lang sa pics
Manual shift
No Foglamps

Altis 1.6V
Pros
45k Discount
16 inch wheels
Clearance and back sensors
Push Start button
with sideskirts
60:40 seats

Cons
May hint na na may lalabas ng bagong Altis

[3ple4]

I'm also choosing between Civic & Elantra kaso automatic yung gusto ko.

Talaga bang walang cash discount ang Civic? Yung tinanungan ko sa Ford Global wala daw.

[Nell]

Walang cash discount ang civic sir buti pa yung City may 25k discount last month wala pa rin daw memo for this month or the coming months.

[3ple4]

Among your 3 choices... Civic pipiliin ko, I like Honda and mukhang malaki yung interior space niya noong tinignan ko.

[Egan101]

Why not include the Lancer, Elantra, and Focus into the options? The City is good for a sub-compact but it is a bit overpriced and a reasonably-priced mid-level trim compact is much better.

[basti08]

Wait for the Vios to be launched this month. Sales to commence next month.

[_Cathy_]

I'd go for the Civic.

Won't the new Altis be released next year? If you get an Altis now, your car will be dated na next year. The City naman is another subcompact car, since you have the capacity to upgrade, go for a compact vehicle na.

[1D4LV]

i would still get the altis, imho.

[Mikemike07]

If youre not after the bang for the buck factor, civic is the choice. Otherwise, get the altis. I agree maganda naman itsura ng civic. It just lacks the sporty look of its predecessor kaya it seems boring. Its still the best looking among your choices for me. Its also a + factor na iilan lang ang civic sa kalsada. Kahit hindi head turner material napapatingin ako eh. Hehe. Happy shopping.

[randyps123]

Civic ako kasi un binili ko he he. Pero gusti ko rin altis kasi meron din ako nun. The problem lang sa altis magpapalit na talaga sya baka ngayong year na ito. Pero still subok na matibay at matatag ang altis he he ewan ko ung civic 1 year palang sakin so far so good. Ewan ko ba kung bakit nila palagi tinitira ung civic tinapat ko elantra sa lancer saka sa altis at focus maganda naman sya. Siguro masyado lang mataas ang expectations saka medyo pricey nga ung civic.

[Calistro]

The Altis should do without the suedish material in their doors IMO, I like how it looks. But between it and the civic, I'd get the Civic . In white please heheh.

[BoyBawang]

Get the Altis..the outgoing model should give you bigger discounts and freebies ...dated or not its still a brand new car ... considering maintenance and availability of spare parts plus a high resale value.... toyota is the safest bet ... IMHO :D

[Nell]

Saw the three yesterday at ang verdict ng mga boss ko (wifey at kids) mas type nila City 1.5EL and the 1.6V altis. Maganda labas nung city with new 16" mags. Tapos balak ko na lang lagyan ng modulo kits sa labas ng casa. Kaya lang nung tinignan ko engine bay ng city ang liit ng makina at ang battery grabe parang hindi 1.5liters yung tinitignan mong makina. Ganun ba talaga makina ng Honda? Then we went to Toyota and saw the Altis. Laki ng interior medyo hindi sporty yung dating at more on the classy side. The agent informed me na they can give up to 65k discount for that variant. Wala pa lang key hole yung car at you only have to carry the remote in your pocket. The back center armrest gusto ng mga bata para daw may divider sila hehe. The only drawback wala masyadong dating compared to city at yung interior beige medyo dumihin pero sa specs lamang talaga altis sa city.

[Egan101]

*Nell - Between the City and Altis, the Altis offers a better ride and bigger interior space. Do a test drive of both cars to know how they perform on the actual roads. I do drive a 2009 City 1.5E (same chassis as the current City) once in a while. It's a good sub-compact but it has its weaknesses (stiff seats, "ka-blag" rear suspension, noisy idle, etc). The Altis is on the same class as the Civic, Focus, and Elantra. Unless you value more the small difference in FC, will you choose a City over a Civic (or a Vios over an Altis or an Accent over an Elantra)?

[vinj]

Altis over the City no doubt. Load up the City with weekend luggage and kids, sobrang sayad na rin (i know a couple who had to change mudguards after a long trip dahil kinain ng pag-sayad).

I also agree with Egan on the Ka-blag suspension. Experienced that on both the current Jazz and City.

[Nell]

Thanks for the info. Na-test drive ko nga rin yung City nung Saturday sa Honda. One thing I noticed is gumanda lang ng konti yung suspension niya dun sa old car ko eh 8 years na yun, meaning hindi masyado maganda suspension niya parehas nga sila ng tunog pag nadadaan sa lubak eh. Sayang nga I was not able to test drive the Altis dahil nagmamadali na rin kami. Mas gusto ko talaga yung Altis over the City problem ko lang baka dumihin since light colored ang interior niya.