VIOS or SENTRA or CITY or JAZZ

[jing]

mga sirs...after many years of pagiipon at hardwork...i may now have the privilege of owning a bnew car.. my target is this coming Sept.
ang preferred ko is 1.3L M/T. All within the bracket of SRP PhP 650K and below.
please help me choose which among these is the best pick in terms of,
- fuel mileage
- resale value after, say four years
- cost of maintenance, inclusive of parts and labor
- a little porma
- after sales services

I know, one model is better than the other among these categories, so kindly write all of your comments/ideas.

my choices are limited to,
- vios, 1.3L M/T
- sentra, GS 1.3 M/T (however di ko marecall kung GS nga ba o GX un 1.3L)
- honda city 1.3 M/T
- honda jazz 1.3 M/T

thanks!

[number001]

Prices

'07 Vios 1.3 E MT - PHP 649,000.00
City 1.3 S MT - PHP 625,000.00
Jazz 1.3 S MT - PHP 650,000.00
Sentra 1.3 GX MT power- PHP 630,000.00

- fuel mileage

Vios, City, and Jazz all have very similar gas consumption. They can easily do 10-15km/li or even better depending on traffic condition and driving habits. Not so sure about the Sentra's consumption. But I reckon with its bigger (therefore heavier) body and old-tech engine, it will not consume as well as the sub compacts. And I don't know if Nissan's engine is modern enough to operate efficiently in the same standards set by Toyota's 2NZ-FE and Honda's I-DSi engines.

- resale value after, say four years

Vios will certainly top this among all and followed by the Jazz, City and Sentra.

- cost of maintenance, inclusive of parts and labor

All four should be quite close in this aspect. Vios and Sentra has the edge over the Hondas. The 2007 Vios shares a majority of its mechanical parts with the '03-'06 Vios. The Sentra GX's body has essentially been around since 2002-03. So certainly there is an abundance of parts for Toyota and Nissan, which is also not implying that Honda are hard to come by.

PS: I read in the other forum threads. Both Hondas uses more spark plugs?

- a little porma

This is quite subjective. In terms of exterior appearance, I like the Jazz the best, followed by '07 Vios, City and the least is the Sentra. In terms of interior appointment and design, I like the '07 Vios the best, Jazz and City are tied (they share the same dash and most interior components with each other) and the least is the Sentra.

- after sales services

This will depend on which dealer you would get your car from.


My pick:

2007 Toyota Vios 1.3 E M/T - AFAIK, it has the better safety features ( ABS, Driver's air bag) compared to the other three cars.

[jing]

maraming salamat, number001!
very informative and objective comments.
keep it coming guys..

[OTEP]

The Sentra's have stone-age simple rear suspensions (very little can go wrong with them), a timing chain for the engine (never needs replacement for the life of the vehicle), and very cold a/c systems.

It's the GX that's 1.3. There's also a GX power package (windows and locks) and they're throwing in the alloy wheels for free.

[Syuryuken]

Jazz for me gustong-gusto ko ang porma

[Xt7]

i would like just to add. if you need more space ofcourse the sentra.


for me, vios '07 is the best of the bunch. toyota has cheaper maintenance rather than of the honda's..

vios for me.. toyota quality, reliability and best reputation..

dami pang murang parts kahit saan na auto supply lalo na sa banawe..

[restituto]

Please note that the prices doesn't include comprehensive insurance yet. Unless a free insurance promo will be dished-out by the dealership. So you must prepare for an additional cost of more or less P25k. If your 650K budget is solely intended for the price of the car then its ok to choose anything you would like in the listings.

[jing]

restituto - i have considered the cost for insurance, chattel, 3-years LTO reg, on top of the SRP in my budget.
so as not to confuse and to have a sound discussion, i stated my car choices and category for deciding which one.
i just need viable inputs to help me somehow decide.

otep - you're right, nissan is throwing in the mags, backing sensor, chattel and LTO reg, and some more items for free. today, i will go to toyota and honda to know my options. thanks!

Xt7 & Syuryuken - correct, vios have more cheaper parts while jazz is more classy. hay sus...kaya hirap magdecide e. have to weight which is more important for me.

[jcastillo932]

i would like just to add. if you need more space ofcourse the sentra.


for me, vios '07 is the best of the bunch. toyota has cheaper maintenance rather than of the honda's..

vios for me.. toyota quality, reliability and best reputation..

dami pang murang parts kahit saan na auto supply lalo na sa banawe..

Di totoong mahal i-maintain ang Nissan. Sa tatlo mong choice Sentra pinakamura i-maintain. Ilalaban ko sa patibayan ang sentra compare dun sa dalawa mong choice.

[Vioser]

For me the '07 Vios maganda, all-new, mura ang maintenanace, at lastly Toyota.

[OTEP]

Yung Sentra ng tatay ni commander 1994 pa, almost zero maintenance (tipong less than once a year lang ma-change oil, yung transmission never pa na change oil, etc.). Hindi pa din sumusuko. May minor oil leak lang, pinalitan crank/cam seals.

Ayan, zero maintenance ulit. hehehe. Wala talaga pakialam sa sasakyan.

[niky]

The Sentra is not really a bad car, but it suffers in terms of fuel mileage and resale compared to the subcompacts.

Personally, it's either a Vios 1.3 or a Jazz 1.3. The Jazz has less cargo space if you're sitting four-up, but if it's just two of you in the car, you can carry almost anything, a TV, an aircon, a ref... You can't do that with the Vios 1.3...

And the Jazz handles better (still), and has lots of options for "porma". Only downside is that it's kinda common, and kinda old-looking compared to the Vios.

[creepy]

Jazz for me...

[jing]

ive checked the 2007 vios yesterday. it has more space than its predecessors, its almost like a full size sedan!
however, you cannot change or install your aftermarket stereo, iba kasi ang itsura ng panel nya. I asked the SA about this, and was told na di nga pedeng lagyan. you just have to deal with what comes in stock. the typical stereo is applicable only sa J model.

[suysuy]

All New Vios:



Current Honda City:




I choose city, not maybe because "love your own". Hehe. CVT FTW

ignore the white thing on the vios, its just a reflection. nasa loob ako ng car ko nung kinunan ko kasi first time ko nakakita ng all new vios

[dardmc]

ill go with overall package to toyota vios..
for added pleasure with the honda city..
for instant pleasure with the honda jazz..
as for sentra i think they have a promo with that price range that you can avail its matic tranny plus with added features..

[woulfe27]

You might want to read this before you get the 2007 sentra 1.3:

http://www.nissanbayan.com/forums/in...t=1252404&st=0

[ocanursjr]

ang para sa kin ung nissan sentra. my previous car is a sentra s2. i used it for ten years..walang ako nging problema!!!

[blue1108]

personally i like the look of the previous vios. madali din sya pagandahin. yng back end ng bagong vios gives it away as an "economy car" e. i mean it is an economy car pro pra kseng hindi n nila pnagisipan msydo yng likod e. mdyo syang from the front kse mukha syang junior camry. pro aside from that it will be the best buy among ur choices sir. (options and standards features included) plus it will also give you the most ooomph if you feel the need for speed.

jazz is still a very good and competitive choice although it is starting to look "dated". pro just like any honda konting choice upgrades lng gwapo n ulit. pra s'kin ito rin may pinakaversatile na interior which i loved when i had the chance to drive my friend's ride

sad to say but i'm not a fan of the new sentras. there is a reason why they are not selling as well as toyota and honda. don't get me wrong, i used to drive a SS sentra eccs nung college pa ko which i loved very much. but the latter models simply did not have any "appeal". kya cguro ang lakas mgbigay ng freebies and discounts ng nissan dealerships...to quote a popular car mag "nissan needs to start making great cars again and not just great car commercials" plus of the 3 cars, sentra had the most number of complaints kahit brand new. hopefully narectify na ng nissan phils yng mga concerns na yun with their new models bago pa tuluyng masira reputation nila...

[CVT]

Had to make a similar decision more than 2 years ago.

Chose Jazz over the rest of the field. Never regretted it!

3707:seesaw: