used Ford Expedition,Volvo

[crosswind]

If your child is going to go to college or kung college ka ngayon
and will be driving on their own
and he wanted A 1st gen expedition, early 200 volvo,BMW or SUV
ano ibibgay nyo

[jasonub]

Japanese. With that age you may have problems with parts and downtime.





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[_Cathy_]

What do you mean by your gonna drive by himself?

If I had a son, I'll give him what he wants as long as I could afford it. He'll have a set gas allowance though.

[crosswind]

What do you mean by your gonna drive by himself?

If I had a son, I'll give him what he wants as long as I could afford it. He'll have a set gas allowance though.

Thanks,i already edited it

[viper888]

In that group, an expedition is the easiest to get parts for, and contrary to opinions, is decently priced. However its pretty bad as a sole college car, difficult to park, difficult to manuever, and excluding admu/dlsu/ua&p/endurun is too flash to be seen using everyday, especially as a freshman

If you get a volvo or bmw he'll be commuting more because he cant find any parts.

A japanese or korean car would be a better choice. A Civic FD would be perfect balance of "porma" and running costs

[yebo]

A 3-door pajero. Suv for the floods, but small enough for those school parking lots. Not to mention not big enough for it to be your kid's motel on wheels. Di pa kinacarnap.

[niky]

An Expedition is a terrible car for a first time driver. Hard to park. Hard to drive in traffic. Weak brakes, given its size and power... so simple fender benders are likely unavoidable... and it's huge, so your son will become the "taxi ng bayan" at school.

An old Volvo in that range (what is the range, 300-400 thousand) will likely be one of the older ones... pre-Ford Volvo. Good luck finding parts. Even the one based on the Mitsubishi Carisma is dreadful hard to find parts for.

Old BMW... uh... no. Expensive parts... poor fuel economy. Slow (If we're talking E36 or E46 316 or 318...) as molasses.

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Why get him a headache? The kid should be going to college to study... not to learn the ins and outs of repairing a cruddy old secondhand and trawling the Banawe area for parts!

For that much money, get him a new-ish (3-5 year old) secondhand Japanese sedan. Much easier to park. Much more economical. Much less time spent stranded waiting for repairs.

Or, if floods are a concern... and if you really want to get him a "luxury" car... 95' Landcruiser. But be prepared to pay through the nose for it. ...snorkel ready and about 350k secondhand... Jimny. Not very fuel efficient, but much better than an LC or an Expedition... not big, so no barkada trips... flood-proofing is just a 20k snorkel away... and it's easy to drive, easy to park and not embarrassing to be seen in.

[GTi]

If your child is going to go to college or kung college ka ngayon
your gonna drive by himself
and he wanted A 1st gen expedition, early 200 volvo,BMW or SUV
ano ibibgay nyo

Among these choices, the Expedition may be the easiest to find parts for. However, I really don't understand why you'd want to get a gas guzzler for a college car. If you can afford the gas bills this kind of cars rack up, you'd most likely be able to afford a much newer, more fuel efficient vehicle.

Personally, if I were gonna get a 2nd hand car for college, I'd probably get a Fieldmaster Pajero. It's not very fast, built like a tank, and is easy to maintain. All good points for a novice driver.

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[jut703]

Why the oddball choices?


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[Tj_abs]

On a practical side, Just buy a new vehicle within your means. Less headache. Period


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[dr. d]

If your child is going to go to college or kung college ka ngayon
and will be driving on their own
and he wanted A 1st gen expedition, early 200 volvo,BMW or SUV
ano ibibgay nyo

if we're talking college in america, then any of those cars would be fine.

but if it's college in the philippines, i suggest strongly, get a japanese car.
get him a corolla big body, 90s sentra, 90s lancer, or 90s civic. matibay, matipid, reliable, maraming parts, and hopefully, because it's old, hindi masyadong nakawin..
or get a new mirage, wigo, or vios. i have not encountered any college freshman whose eyes didn't widen with glee, when handed the keys to these mini cars..
happy hunting.

unless.. nasa garahe mo na yung "oddball" choices mo. in which case, let him take his choice.
but really, who wants to drive a land yacht in our small, traffick-y roads?

[yebo]

the best probably, one fairly new, with porma, flood friendly (relatively to a sedan that is) and small enough for school parking lots would be a 2nd hand manual tucson.

[Walter]

but really, who wants to drive a land yacht in our small, traffick-y roads?

The answer to that would be a father who lets his child decide what car to buy.

[niky]

The answer to that would be a father who lets his child decide what car to buy.

Like Vandolph?

Good for him, though... he hasn't been in the news for an accident for a few years, already...

[ronw123w124]

There are better choices out there for a novice driver but if its only between the Expedition and a Volvo, I'd go with the Exped, sabihin na natin mas malakas sa gas yun pero mas madali pa rin magpagas kesa maghanap ng parts ng Volvo kung saang saang lupalop. Not to mention that Volvo parts are prohibitively expensive, not to say na mura ang parts ng Exped pero at least its on a more realistic level. Another advantage of the Exped is kung may mga masasamang loob na humarang sayo, banggain mo na kesa ikaw pa ang mabiktima, I know someone who purposely bought an Exped and a Suburban para pang hatid sundo sa school, the driver was given explicit instruction na pag may humarang, banggain mo na no questions asked.

[GTi]

Anong college nga ba bro? Most college parking spaces are nightmares, especially for novice student drivers.

Give your son a set gas allowance so that he will learn how to drive fuel-efficiently. This would discourage overly enthusiastic driving and minimize the chances of accidents. Very important if you plan on giving him a powerful V8 for a first car.

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[ronw123w124]

Anong college nga ba bro? Most college parking spaces are nightmares, especially for novice student

Reminds me of the time when I was still in college, I was choosing for a car to get, initially I wanted an Isuzu LS pickup, but given how bad the parking situation is around Taft Ave. I settled for an EK Civic Lxi, this was around 96-97. That Civic served me well even a few years after college that I had it.

[SiRbossR]

Buy him a jimny instead!

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[lowslowbenz]

OT:

Laki ng minura ng mga Expedition ngayon no? Less than 300K as per Sulit. Tempting.

BTT:

This may look like the oddball of the bunch. How about a Nissan Terrano Diesel?

Diesel = fuel economy
4x4 = go anywhere
Size is almost the same as a Volvo, definitely smaller than the Expedition.

[tidus1203]

OT:

Laki ng minura ng mga Expedition ngayon no? Less than 300K as per Sulit. Tempting.

Its cheap for a reason. Lakas sa gas, unreliable, mahal ang pyesa at madalas masira... Comparatively a 1994 LC80 still sells for a million...