VIOS or SENTRA or CITY or JAZZ

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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.