Suggestion for 2nd hand car..

**carlo_41786** · May 10th, 2009 10:08 AM

SIR. i think it has 1.6 liter engine.

Based on wikipedia.

The 1999 Civic Si trim featured a 1.6-liter B16A2 (SiR only) engine that made 160 hp (120 kW) at 7,600 RPM and 111 ft-lbs. of torque at 7,000 RPM in a car that weighed roughly 2,600 lbs.

To TS.

I've been in your situation before and most people suggested that i should get a B/N over a second hand car.
Why? coz mainly its brandnew. thats it. Hassle free and you will be the first one to own it. Wow, sarap nun di ba?

Actually. Ganyan din ang naging budget ko before(or less than that), pinagpilian ko dati eh SIR, GSR, Lynx etc. Then post sa forum, asked suggestion/opinion kung ano maganda and most of them tell me get a brandnew instead of 2nd hand.

So after months and even years of careful thinking, what i did is this, brandnew kinuha ko, Satisfied with it except the fact that its a bit gas thirsty.

Kung may pera ka naman dumadating kada buwan, i dont think that it will be hard for you to pay the monthly amortization is'nt it?

Well that is just my opinion,

Pero if you really want a 2nd hand car, with that budget, Ok na Ok ang civic 99 or 2000, or a nissan sentra gts 1999, if you are not particular with any brand.
Based on the classified section of tsikot. Nissan sentra GTS price range from 210K-220K. Then may almost 100K ka pa for mods and repair.

Hope this helps.
Thanks.

**fl4sh** · May 19th, 2009 05:16 AM

Thank you po sa mga reply nyo. Ngayon lng ko ulit nkapagcheck sa forums eh masyado po kasi busy sa work.

Right now based po sa mga suggestions nyo I'm considering the Honda VTI SIR body, Honda SIR (if may makita sana na wala pa mods). Medyo naisip ko din yung SUV na 2nd hand pero advisable po ba yun? Bka kpag SUV na 2nd hand masyado naman malakas sa gas :blue:

Naisip ko din baka pwede na Mazda Miata? Advisable po ba yun?

*Sir carlo_41786, gusto ko din sana brand new pero right now I'm leaning towards the 2nd hand market eh medyo madami kasi kailangan bayaran eh bka maipit sa monthly amortization hehe.

Thank you po sa mga reply nyo ulit.

**JJCarEnthusiast** · May 19th, 2009 03:21 PM

fuel consumption - it depends on the car. do you drive alone? or do you have a family with you? if you have a family i would suggest a bigger car. suzuki vitara consumes roughly around 8-9km/l daw, similar to an average SiR

a worthy SiR (i mean not abused and in good condition) would cost maybe around 400k na. cause SiRs has really high resale values. and oh the engine. if you forget about FC and keep stepping on the thing then it would be worse than a bigger car.

do you mind a diesel, and converted vehicle? you could also try isuzu MU nasa 250k yata jan sa manila dito sa mindanao nasa 300+ e. mine consumes 9km/l higway and 6km/l city (ouch) but i have yet to top overhaul my MU as i reckon it has some problems. they say a stock MU with 4jb1t engine with stock 31" tires would consume around 10km/l more or less city driving. isuzu diesel engines are good, durable and fuel efficient, yet powerfull enough (isuzu MU has a light body)

isuzu MU

**fl4sh** · June 14th, 2009 02:26 AM

thank you po sa mga reply..

recently po nakakita po ko ng 2-door esi selling for 350k automatic tranny... ok po ba ito? parang medy namamahalan ako eh and sabi sa akin ng isa kong friend mahihirapan ako magpalit ng ibang parts kasi iba yung sukat ng 2-door esi bka need ko pa magimport ng parts like kunwari yung door..

ano po take nyo dito? thanks...

**Mayor Chris** · June 14th, 2009 08:46 AM

2-door esi, hmmm import yata ito, afaik 4-door lang nirelease dito sa pinas na esi. for 350k medyo mahal yata, ever for a mitsu gsr. dapat nsa around less than 300k yan. for that budget, i would go for civic dimension body or if makahanap ka ng atis panalo yan. i've seen altis na nakaset up, ang ganda

**fl4sh** · June 16th, 2009 09:19 PM

Yes sir import po yung 2-door na honda esi... iba po ba sukat nung mga parts nun kpag nasira like doors etc? yung isang concern ko kasi yung availability nya ng parts eh.

Actually, ok din sa akin yung dimension body hehe pero ganda din kasi tingnan nun 2-door esi eh yun nga lng medyo on the expensive side eh..

anong year po ng altis yung sinasabi nyo?

thanks po sa reply

**boy_tino** · June 16th, 2009 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by Mayor Chris

2-door esi, hmmm import yata ito

ang 2 door na sinasabi mo kilala ito sa tawag na EJ civic or civic notchback coupe at tama ka imported nga yan.... from EJ1 to EJ2 (ESi face)

pagkatapos naman nyan eto naman ang sumunod EM1 or Si (EK face)

ng magkaroon naman ng civic dimension EM2 (medyo singkit ang headlight pero dimension pa rin)

ang sumunod naman sa dimension syempre FD na ang ang coupe naman nyan ay FD2 bale ang Si kasi 4 door na sa FD version

**hilldweller** · July 2nd, 2009 05:34 PM

Why buy a 300 thousand plus second hand car & spend 50 thousand for the repairs? Parang di praktical ah. The fact na mahal ang resale value meaning parang nothing to fix na dahil matibay nga sabi nila. Before, ganon rin ako thought of buying a 300k used car but then inisip ko rin if may ipaparepair pa huwag na lang. I ended up buying a 100 thousand second hand car. Till now la pang 15k ang nagastos ko sa repairs (di naman masabing repair, dahil di sira, pinalitan ko lang) considering na 16 yrs. old na ang oto.

**blue_gambit** · July 2nd, 2009 07:45 PM

To the thread starter...
At 300K go for an SIR. medyo less depreciation ang car na 2 over the years. Ok sana brandnew, but the thing is yung maintenance ng casa is sooohhh expensive, if you know how to maintain a car really. almost 3x cost.. And besides the older the car the lower the cost of parts from outside suppliers... factor in the interest rates that banks or casa will earn on your money... But a new car is a new car... mahal ung 2-door na esi front. nsa 125K-190K yata yun at stock. Kung naka b16a-ef nasa 200K and up na..