used CRV 2003 or used Adventure

[boykanin]

Peace and all good from above!!

I am planning to buy a second hand car.. usually po ay mga 7 persons ang laging sakay ko..
OFW po ako and initially ay brand new ang gusto namin ni misis... innova AT...
kaso nrealize po namin na once since once a year lang kami ni misis uumuwi sa pinas for vacation...
at dahil bata pa ang mga anak namin (13 and 7) eh wala mag aalaga ng sasakyan namin...
plus the fact na malamang na lahat ng kamag anak ay hihiramin lang ang sasakyan na bibilhin namin..
(pinagpaplanuhan na nga nung iba heheheh) kaya mejo nag dalawang isip na kaming bumili ng brand new..

ito po ang pinamimilian namin...

Budget is P350,000
CRV 2003 (maybe AT)
and adventure same year model or higher kung ano papasok sa budget...

wala po problema sa FC...
ang concern ko lang ay ano po ba malamang ang status ng dalawang cars na ito...
given na almost 100,000 na ang total mileage nila...

another question, po with regards sa CRV AT...(mejo ito ang gusto ni misis kase AT)
ano po ba ang mga initial na bagay na dapat ko ipchek at ng malaman ko kung ano agad ang dapat ipagawa??

will really appreciate your comments and opinions... salamat po....

[yapoy86]

kung gusto mo ng wala masyado maintenance.. adventure na kunin mo.. tutal mga kamag anak mo lang naman pala madalas gagamit eh.. sa CR-V ok yan pag ikaw gagamit maganda din A/T kaya lang mas mahal maintenance nyan

[ecneret]

correct me if im wrong sir pero afaik 5 seater lang ang crv 2003. kaya tingin ko sa situation mo mas ok ang adventure. pareho lang din tayo situation halos every year lang din umuuwi. pero ako crv ang kinuha ko. 3 lang naman kasi kami saka may sasakyan naman pareho yung parents namin. saka kagandahan sa crv e gasolina siya so di nagagamit o nahihiram ng kamaganak kasi mahal ang gas.

[jrn29]

merun din naman A/T na adventure eh gas nga lang .. pasok sa budget mo 350 2004-2005 grand sport(top of the line)..
medyu may pag ka matagtag nga lang advie .. leaf spring kasi yung likod

[vinj]

If i were you, since you only go home once a year and your car will be left at the care of kamag-anak who will definitely be using the car (and drive it to the ground? ); better to put off your plans to purchase and just rent a car whenever you're in town. Parang sayang lang din yung 350K for something you wont use much, will be putting money out to maintain, and will depreciate.

If you must, get an Adventure over the CR-V as this will be generally easier to maintain and repair. It's also a more legitimate 7-seater as compared to the CR-V which is really just a 5-seater.

[boykanin]

5 seater lang po ba crv 2003??? im not very much particular sa crv... may nabasa lang ako na ads na 7 seater...

i will try to check the advie AT...

salamat po.....

[Retz]

Kung kamag anak mo ang sasakay, eh Adventure na lang.

[shadow3616931]

Expedition bilin mo para bihira hihiram, tutal bihira mo rin gagamitin gaano lang konsumo mo sa gas kumportable pa kayo

[vinj]

5 seater lang po ba crv 2003??? im not very much particular sa crv... may nabasa lang ako na ads na 7 seater...

i will try to check the advie AT...

salamat po.....

Yes, it's really a 5-seater. Honda just redesigned to accommodate 7 people to skirt some previous tax issues (thus classifying that CR-V model as a AUV). You may also want to check out the 2001-2003 Starex models if you want something with more space and comfort.

If you get the Honda, tuwang tuwa yung relatives mo nyan... japorms sila sa gimmik. :D

[boykanin]

wala kase rent a car sa amin sa quezon.... puro daily rent na kasama pa ang driver...
sarap kase ung may car ka na sarili para pede road trip ng 1 week sa ibang ibang lugar sa pinas
specially sa north luzon...

i heard and read na ayus nga ang advie as a long term car kase low maintenance...
pede na talaga sia as long as makakuha ako siguro ng AT na sabi ni jrn29...
i dont mind na gas sia...

[boykanin]

yes... i saw one ad na 2005 advie na AT....
meron nga pala.. sencia na po.. di sanay sa mga car models...

sa october pa naman kami kuha...
pag uwi namin...mas maganda kase na nasa harap ko ang sasakyan
bago ko bayaran...

i am just starting to get the details and infos now so that my mind is
fixed on what to look for...

anymore info and suggestions will be appreciated...

salamat po..

[renzo_d10]

Meron 8-seater yung 2003 CRV but it wont be as much as comfortable as let's say, a RAV4.

It guzzles fuel, too. Almost at par with the 3.0L V6 Escape

I'd go with the Adventure, pero, ayaw niyo ng mas classy na Revo VX240D ? It has headrest monitors and definitely looks better than the Adventure.

Pwede rin yung suggestion sa taas, buy a 2nd hand Expedition. Drinks A LOT of fuel, yes. But big enough and it's really comfortable. Deterrent pa yung pagiging malakas niya sa gasolina para hindi magamit ng kamaganak mo. Cheapest you can get, iirc, is around 450-500k though. But then, it's an Expedition.

[yapoy86]

mahal ang maintenance ng expedition.. baka minsan lang siya uuwi sa pinas sira pa yung sasakyan..

[vinj]

wala kase rent a car sa amin sa quezon.... puro daily rent na kasama pa ang driver...
sarap kase ung may car ka na sarili para pede road trip ng 1 week sa ibang ibang lugar sa pinas
specially sa north luzon...

i heard and read na ayus nga ang advie as a long term car kase low maintenance...
pede na talaga sia as long as makakuha ako siguro ng AT na sabi ni jrn29...
i dont mind na gas sia...

Well, yeah that is true but if you factor in costs, how much is it to rent a car with driver for a week or two in a year versus buying a car, maintaining it, registering and comprehensively insuring it (especially since baka iba-iba yung gagamit so chances of fender benders will be more)? You'll definitely be spending around 25K to 30K yearly on this given it has no major issues; depreciation isn't even a factor yet.

The Adventure has a lot of parts but if you're going for the automatic version which runs on a gas engine, its engine parts may be harder to come by in Quezon. Also, if i were considering a gas engined Adventure, i may as well up the ante and spend for the 2.4L gas Space Gear as it should also cost in that same range. Try mo rin yung mga Crosswind na XTRM and XUV a/t. If you have a relative na pwede pagkatiwalaan to drive and maintain it, maybe you can consider renting it out sa place niyo as well so at least may income pa rin yung sasakyan pag wala kayo.

On a side note, i have a friend (former officemate) from Quezon (Tayabas if i recall correctly). Her folks were also both based in Saudi and they had a family van which they just decided to sell since nasayang lang sa pag display sa garahe. Ginagamit lang pag nandito sa Pilipinas yung magulang and my friend and her husband have their own cars in Manila anyway.

* the Expedition, per my experience with those SUVs, pag hindi ginagamit masyado, mas nasisira. Dapat regularly used din.

[boykanin]

i see..kaya pala may mga ads na 7 seater....

nasira nga pangarap ko for brand new innova... wala pa eh pinagpplanuhan na kung sino magddrive at san mga pupunta once na nakabalik na kami di sa ibang bansa....
sakit sa ulo pag nadito ka at makikita mo sa pics nila sa fb na dala ang sasakyan mo... kasama ang lahat ng kamag anak..
at ndun sa baguio or tagaytay...
di naman sa pagiging madamot.... mejo masakit lang sa loob heheheh...lalo na at di mo alam kung pano nila treat ung sasakyan...
maingat kase ako sa gamit.. kung 2nd hand.. siguro less ang pain hehehehe

ayoko din naman ng mas malking sasakyan.. mas madami makakasa sa pamamasyal nila heheheh
pede na siguro sa advie or crv kung makakakuha ng 7 seater hehehehe

[istan]

May 7 seater na CRV. Kaso lng, kawawa yun sa last row. Walang leg room.

[renzo_d10]

Pwede ka naman din maghanap ng 2005 Toyota Innova E AT.

Lakpas lang talaga sa budget mo na 350k.

Kung sold ka na sa Adventure, atleast kunin mo yung top of the line (Supersport) para at least hindi ka naman mukhang kawawa. Hehehe.





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Pwede rin Space Gear.
Eto, same price lang ng adventure sa taas.

[ecneret]

medyo matagal pa pala so may time ka pa talaga para mamili. tama din yung sinabi ni sir vinj, pwede mo ipa-rent para may income din kahit sa pang-maintenance man lang...

[vinj]

i see..kaya pala may mga ads na 7 seater....

nasira nga pangarap ko for brand new innova... wala pa eh pinagpplanuhan na kung sino magddrive at san mga pupunta once na nakabalik na kami di sa ibang bansa....
sakit sa ulo pag nadito ka at makikita mo sa pics nila sa fb na dala ang sasakyan mo... kasama ang lahat ng kamag anak..
at ndun sa baguio or tagaytay...
di naman sa pagiging madamot.... mejo masakit lang sa loob heheheh...lalo na at di mo alam kung pano nila treat ung sasakyan...
maingat kase ako sa gamit.. kung 2nd hand.. siguro less ang pain hehehehe

ayoko din naman ng mas malking sasakyan.. mas madami makakasa sa pamamasyal nila heheheh
pede na siguro sa advie or crv kung makakakuha ng 7 seater hehehehe

That's why you should think twice din. Masaya and masarap yung accomplishment na you and your wife can get a car for your use when you come home, you deserve it. Pero masakit din kung iba yung makikinabang tapos lahat ng gastos, sa yo pa rin; kung kids mo yung gagamit walang kaso yan definitely but as mentioned, bata pa rin sila. But hey, yung 13-YO mo will be able to drive by the time he/she is 16 (w/ licensed driver) so sandali nalang rin yan if you decide to wait a little more (and save up to even get that Innova).

Kung gusto mo ng mas maliit para wala masyado sasama, Avanza.

[boykanin]

just saw that advie at sulit heheheh
kapagod mamili ng sasakyan hehehehe...

wala pa naman ako masyadong alam...
from models to specs... heheh...

anyways.. im putting all the considerations lahat po ng suggestions nio...
it is indeed too early.. pero ganito yata talaga ako pag bibili...
matagal talaga...
will read a lot of reviews, forums etc..
bago makapagdecide hehehehe

almost whole day sa nakalipas na buwan sa work ko dito ngaun eh nasa sulit.com at tsikot.com ako eh hehehe
tumigil when we decided for a brand new innova...
nagsimula uli 3 days ago after pagplanuhan ung sasakyan ng mga kamaganak hehehhe

i am leaning to advie side at the moment with an AT...

salamat po talaga ng marami....