NEED HELP - best compact sedan around 800K (AT)

[johnstuart]

NEED HELP

My fiance is looking to buy her first car soon with the ff. main priorities:
1. Automatic transmission (not an option)
2. Comfort - good A/C, easy driving experience (daily driving from Makati and QC during rush hour)
3. Durability (will panic if car breaks down - 2nd hand not currently an option)
4. Price (around 800K)
5. Size (compact sedan - she's only 4'11")

Performance is not a concern as she'll probably be driving very slow.

She's currently thinking about the following:
Honda City 1.5E - 868K (pricier side)
Kia Rio 1.4SL - 807K (parts availability concern)
Mitsubishi Mirage G4 GLX - 717K
Nissan Almera 1.5E - 824K
Suzuki Ciaz 1.4GL - 845K
Suzuki Dzire GL+ - 698K (good price but still with a stick)
Toyota Vios 1.3E - 841K

P.S. I did not include Fiesta and Accent due to reliability issues.

Any advice and/or past experiences with the above choices?

THANK YOU!!!

[chronicle]

Honda city

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[KcireReaver]

g4 kung di nman priority ung power pinakamatipid pa sa gas consumption. well equipped ndin ng features at the price range. mataas din ride height nya good for short drivers.

[Egan101]

Most of the choices are priced above 800k so it's better the best one among the choices. Go with the City.

By the way, your choices are subcompact sedans. Compacts are a higher category (Civic, Altis, Mazda3).

[ice15]

Vios is new... Car will be good for another 5 years before a new model replaces it.
Mirage is cheap
Voting for the City

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Should I buy the Honda City, Nissan Almera or Toyota Vios? | Top Gear PH

[tool_46n2]

You forgot to include Mazda2, it should easily be one of the top 3 choices.

Edited. It's more than 900k pala sorry. But still, if you're getting a car loan, monthly payments would only be a thousand pesos more.
My pick would be Mazda 2, then Honda City then Toyota Vios.

[johnstuart]

g4 kung di nman priority ung power pinakamatipid pa sa gas consumption. well equipped ndin ng features at the price range. mataas din ride height nya good for short drivers.

is the G4 better than the almera? medyo same ata price range considering the discount nissan gives

[dr. d]

feeling ko, the almera is a better build.
they even have a 3-cylinder model, but not sure if it is really available locally.

[ice15]

Tested the G4 GLS and Almera 1.2 MT last Dec.

G4 has more toys (reverse camera, etc)

Almera is bigger and (IMO) corners better!

I won't mention anything about performance... Almera was MT and GLS was CVT

[KcireReaver]

is the G4 better than the almera? medyo same ata price range considering the discount nissan gives

imo, specs wise, g4 would be better than almera. nakatouch screen ung hu ng g4 ewan ko lang kung upgraded na sa almera.
also for me on the external design almera looks awkward.

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[StockEngine]

VIos 1.3E CVT. boring, efficient,reliable, safest.

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[chronicle]

Make sure to check the vios first. I have a feeling that the facelifted version design wont age well

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[kevinXYX]

"P.S. I did not include Fiesta and Accent due to reliability issues."

all i can say is that don't generalize too much. a better statement would be "P.S. I did not include Fiesta and Accent because some of it has reliability issues." but every car has an issue, even toyota itself.

[Egan101]

"P.S. I did not include Fiesta and Accent due to reliability issues."

all i can say is that don't generalize too much. a better statement would be "P.S. I did not include Fiesta and Accent because some of it has reliability issues." but every car has an issue, even toyota itself.

4 years and 56k with Fiesta, it is still a fun car to drive. I use it around 3 days a week. Except for it cramped rear seats, I have no issues with it.

If you want a quick, fun to drive, and very responsive daily driver, then the Fiesta 1.0L Ecoboost is one good proposition. Quick tip, don't drive it like a lame old person, drive it like you stole it. The DCT does not respond well to being driven just within 2k rpm.

[StockEngine]

g4

The Mitsubishi Mirage Is the Worst New Car You Can Buy - YouTube

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[dr. d]

g4

The Mitsubishi Mirage Is the Worst New Car You Can Buy - YouTube

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this was also a local 2012 car of the year.
i guess that means, there are always several points of view.
just peruse the variety of comments. see what you like, and what you do not like, then make your choice.

[Egan101]

The Mirage is one of those good appliance cars. It is worth its price, specially among small cars (smaller than subcompacts). It can get you from point A to point B with no fuzz. Just don't expect too much from it.

If you have more money to spend, go find a much better car overall.

[StockEngine]

this was also a local 2012 car of the year.
i guess that means, there are always several points of view.
just peruse the variety of comments. see what you like, and what you do not like, then make your choice.

inquirers in the forum need to know... we share bits and pieces of opinions and some faks

the mirage and g4 will probably not age well mechanically.

the unibody frame flexes according to some. this is not good.

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[ice15]

g4

The Mitsubishi Mirage Is the Worst New Car You Can Buy - YouTube

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I once sent an email to a car site about the Mirage...

Since if you look at it's Wikipedia page... Mas madami syang Negative reviews than positives...
Top Gear listed it as one of the worst cars you can buy right now.
Top Gear Philippines rated it 18 out of 20!

Then the site replied... (I'm paraphrasing)
The review was made with Pinoys in mind.
Cheap car, good FC, ok aircon and features.

Mas maingat din daw tayo sa car kaya bihira ka makakita ng driver na maxed out ang RPM...

There are better cars in the International Market. Kaya lang sa atin, for it's price range mahirap bigyan ng negative review and Mirage.

[StockEngine]

I once sent an email to a car site about the Mirage...

Since if you look at it's Wikipedia page... Mas madami syang Negative reviews than positives...
Top Gear listed it as one of the worst cars you can buy right now.
Top Gear Philippines rated it 18 out of 20!

Then the site replied... (I'm paraphrasing)
The review was made with Pinoys in mind.
Cheap car, good FC, ok aircon and features.

Mas maingat din daw tayo sa car kaya bihira ka makakita ng driver na maxed out ang RPM...

There are better cars in the International Market. Kaya lang sa atin, for it's price range mahirap bigyan ng negative review and Mirage.

have you tried both cars?

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