Which is preferable a 2006 city or a 2006 optra

**bajumbo** · March 20th, 2006 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by niky

Oh, yeah... except for the lack of elbow room in the rear compared to compacts like the Sentra and Civic (narrow car), the City has huge amounts of space. High roof, lots of leg room... only complaint is the front seats are a bit too low.

And the trunk? The City's trunk is bigger than the Civic's, the Corolla's... and the Camry's... if you feel like carrying dead bodies to Laguna de Bay in the trunk, there's no better car.

hehe I told my friend to bring his DPC yellow pages if the height adjuster isn't enough

**basti08** · March 20th, 2006 02:36 PM

the Optra is very tempting...although if ever i were to pick one...it would be the City.

**theveed** · March 20th, 2006 02:57 PM

Hate how it looks, but hands down, CITY.

**mcbry** · March 20th, 2006 02:58 PM

city anytime... mas mataas pa resale value...

**an0nim0us** · March 20th, 2006 04:11 PM

- Optra looks better than the City, exterior and interior. The City looks odd IMO but may probably grow on you.
- In the short trips Ive had in these two cars (as passenger), I'd say the Optra is more refined especially in the highway.
- The scary part of owning the Optra is it's perceived low-resale value and its reliability issues. But a brand new car should be generally OK at least up to 4 or 5 years.

Have you tested both cars? See if which one will appeal to you more.
How're you gonna use the car? is it a daily commute with 1 or 2 passngers? or just a second car? fuel economy may matter depending on this.
How about other cars? these 2 cars are good but there are better choices.

just my .02

**niky** · March 20th, 2006 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by bajumbo

hehe I told my friend to bring his DPC yellow pages if the height adjuster isn't enough

For me, it's not the height per se, but for taller guys, it leaves your legs in an awkward position during long stints of driving. Medyo masakit sa knees for us "older" guys...

**SupreMacy** · March 20th, 2006 06:33 PM

medyo nagsisisi din ako kung bakit Optra ang kinuha ko.
sana pala i bought mazda 3 or yung focus na 1.6L

bakit nga pala di mo i-consider yung ibang models?

**llc** · March 20th, 2006 07:26 PM

ano kaya mga problems ng optra? kasi ung city mukang ok eh, mukang alang msyadong problema, kaya baka mgcity nlng ako na 1.5,

**odell** · March 20th, 2006 07:37 PM

sa dame ng lemon cars nila.. iba iba...

**Bry** · March 21st, 2006 02:20 AM

llc: Between your choices, sa City na lang. Pero I highly suggest that you also take a look at other options na pasok sa budget, Jazz, Civic (base model), Mazda 3 (base model), Swift pwede din. Kasi if I were in your shoes, the City and the Optra wouldn't even cross my mind (sorry sa City and Optra owners opinion lang po).

Or you could go 'pre-owned', but that'd be a whole new topic altogether.