Vios 1.3 G AT or City 1.3 S AT or Wait for the next Vios Series?

[KRBOLT]

Hi everyone! Was able to read a lot of threads since I'm planning to buy a brand new car. I figure why not personally ask the opinion of people here.

I'm planning to get my first car (new driver here -less than 6 months pa lang ako nagddrive ng old MT car ng dad ko) I'm actually super undecided between Vios 1.3G AT and City 1.3 AT. Mas gusto ko sana AT kasi QC to Makati ako everyday and I intend to have it borrowed to my mom or little brother in cases na hindi ko dadalhin sa work yung auto.

Here's the best deal I got from the dealers I spoke with
CITY - 786K (less 40k discount) = 746K
Free LTO and usual freebies

VIOS - 746K (less 80k discount) = 666k
Free LTO and usual freebies

Malaki na binigay na discount sakin sa Vios since they'll gonna change model-series na daw this June and nagkakaubusan na ng stocks kasi di na nagmamanufacture. Naisip ko to take advantage of the huge discount and price difference from the city. On the other hand naman parang by several months from now obsolete-looking na yung kabibili ko lang na kotse. So there goes the City option. Interior and Exterior mas maporma. Thing is I'm really indifferent and di ko talaga alam ano pipiliin ko! Worth it ba yung 80k price difference? Worth it din ba yung 80k savings considering change model na? Or just wait for the new Vios series by July para at par na si Vios and City by then.

Given all aspects, I'm really indifferent! I just want the worth of my hard-earned money be maximized. I do hope I can be enlightened with your opinions and advices! Thanks!

[renzo_d10]

Wala.

Vios, kasi kahit meron ako hinde na rin worth it bumili. Magbabayad ka ng 600k++ pero luma na rin siya after ilang months. Intayin mo nalang, but then, we don't know kung magugustuhan mo siya or if ganun pa rin presyo niya.

City, masyado mahal for its package.

My suggestion: Accent 1.6AT CRDi Hatchback

Tipid sobra at mabilis. Sabi nila ~12-13km/L kahit traffic. What more can you ask for? Hehe. Mukhang willing ka naman to spend on something basta under 800k so why not get something that's more fun. ;)

[buboythethird]

malapit na ang next vios series.... hintayin mo nalang... yung vios na 2nd gen ampanget ng loob.. yung city naman maganda nga mahal naman piyesa,,,

[b0y37]

Wala.

Vios, kasi kahit meron ako hinde na rin worth it bumili. Magbabayad ka ng 600k++ pero luma na rin siya after ilang months. Intayin mo nalang, but then, we don't know kung magugustuhan mo siya or if ganun pa rin presyo niya.

City, masyado mahal for its package.

My suggestion: Accent 1.6AT CRDi Hatchback

Tipid sobra at mabilis. Sabi nila ~12-13km/L kahit traffic. What more can you ask for? Hehe. Mukhang willing ka naman to spend on something basta under 800k so why not get something that's more fun. ;)

Hehehe.. Boss Renzo, Ive been reading Comparo threads the whole day. Mukhang Accent CRDI HB ang bukam-bibig mo ah.. Hindi ka ba love your own?

[renzo_d10]

Love? I love my car. Syempre, akin e. Pero di ako biased. Kung sa pag-suggest ng tao whether Vios, City, Accent or kung ano pa. My vote will always go to the Accent. Frankly, kung available lang yung Accent CRDi Hatchback when I bought the Vios, I would have got it.. no questions asked. I think it's that worth it.

Diesel. 6MT. Relatively cheap acquisition cost. What more can you ask for?

If the Accent CRDi is still available by the time I'll be looking for my next car, definitely that will be one of my top choices.

[PATSYS]

Love? I love my car. Syempre, akin e. Pero di ako biased. Kung sa pag-suggest ng tao whether Vios, City, Accent or kung ano pa. My vote will always go to the Accent. Frankly, kung available lang yung Accent CRDi Hatchback when I bought the Vios, I would have got it.. no questions asked. I think it's that worth it.

Diesel. 6MT. Relatively cheap acquisition cost. What more can you ask for?

If the Accent CRDi is still available by the time I'll be looking for my next car, definitely that will be one of my top choices.

When I bought my Vios back in late 2010, I was also considering the Accent CRDI. Problem was wala silang AT at hindi naka mags.

Many taxi drivers attest to its power and fuel efficiency but in terms of durability, mas matibay daw talaga Vios.

[kapitan88]

same with my situation nung later part of 2010, at that time, malaki pa ang discount ng accent crdi, dahil parating na yung bagong accent, but i really wanted an AT this time, kaya went for Vios, pero nahirapan talaga ako pumili between the crdi accent and vios AT back then.

[ronki]

If you really need the car, go for the city/vios.

I own a vios and I always take a ride with a city, too. Mas refined yung pakiramdam ko pag nasa city ako, although as a passenger lang. Kung ok lang sayo mas magastos ng konti, pero mas maporma, go for city

Sa vios, wala naman problema, tipid sa gas at maintenance. Atleast yung 80k mo natipid pwede pa sa mods at maraming gas. Hehe..

Pero kung di mo pa kailangan, antayin mo na yung bago. Ang tradeoff lang diyan, what if may issues yung bagong model? Lalabas kasi niyan, yung mga buyer ng new vios ang 'testers'. Pero kung walang issue, good, bagong kotse, bagong itsura pa

[KRBOLT]

Actually naisip ko nga din na what if may issues yung new Vios. I'm just gonna be their guinea pig. Pero Toyota naman siya so reliability-wise mukhang okay naman. I also heard na magpapalit na si City next year ng Series (5th year) lalo tuloy ako naguluhan!

Re Accent hindi ba madaming issues yun? Plus the re-sale value is not the same as Vios and City. Pero The Accent Hatchback is my third choice actually!

[ronki]

Medyo nag basa basa ako sa accent HB thread, ang isang cons dun, yung maliit na space sa likuran.

[renzo_d10]

Doesn't mean it's a Toyota, it's gonna equate to reliability.

Remember when the 2.5 D4D engines were first released? Ano meron.. puro problema! Choking, stalling, black smoke etc. etc. Though Toyota handled it properly, sakit pa rin sa ulo nun for the "guinea pigs" ika nga.

The Accent, being a diesel, doesn't have problems. Forte kasi ng Hyundai ang diesel. Yung Accent gas ang may problema such as low power, poor FC etc.

I'm not saying the new Vios will have a problem. Who knows, baka yung engine niya 2NZ and 1NZFE pa rin kasi matagal na rin naman yung makina na yun, since late 90s pa ata so it will be a reliable car ulet. What I'm saying is, wag muna panigurado. Before buying a newly released car, hayaan mo munang mag-settle siya mga 1-2 months.

[KRBOLT]

Ang laki na ng price difference for the Accent-Hatchback. Medyo out of my budget na ata ang 850k+.

Right now I'm justifying should I be getting the soon-to-be-old Vios for a discount or the city na medyo pricey for its package. But if I'm going to wait for the next Vios medyo 3Q pa ako dapat kumuha. I heard also wala ng 1.3 si Vios sa next series. 1.4 and 1.6 na daw.

[renzo_d10]

Under 800k yung 6-speed MT. ;)

If that's true, then the engines will be new.

Kinalaban ng Toyota pala yung Rio & Accent. 1.4 & 1.6L na rin displacement nila.