which would you choose???

[yudyin]

this is the situation:

i already have 180k.

a friend of mine is gonna sell her 94 ESI (matic) this jan just for 100k, good condition.

i want an exalta ('01).

i could also go for a '97 mazda familia going for 130k

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should i just save the money and go for an exalta or would d esi or familia b ok? if i were you, given these 3 options in this circumstance.... what would you do???

TIA masters!!! :P

[wulf]

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[v22]

the ESI sounds like a good deal....

[TeddyBeer]

the ESI sounds like a good deal....

I think so too.



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[combustion95]

Esi is the practical choice. Yung savings mo sa 180T magagamit mo sakaling meron kung ipaayos or papalitan. Kung meron man.

[Syuryuken]

good deal na yan bro yung matitirang 80k pampaayos mo na lang sa ESI yung iba pang bling bling na

[claRkEnt]

almost 14 year old na matic??? medyo delikado yata... 100k seems to be a good deal for this one but you have to assess fully kung "good" condition pa talaga.

[lui]

kung anu gusto mo yun na bilin mo. so exalta na.

[blakcofe]

visit the motorshow then decide, you might see an upgrade you want on your future ride.

bottomline... whichever makes you happy driving.
if you're happy with your car you'll take care of it even if it's 5 or 10 or 15 or even 20 years old.

HEATWAVE MOTORSHOW
Dec 7, 6 and 9
SM Megatrade Hall 1, 2 and 3
30-40 cars on display

[redMD]

i'd go with the exalta. mahirap bumili ng sasakyan kung hindi mo gusto just because it's the cheaper option. i have to say you'll love your car more
if you really like it..

[yudyin]

to all your replies i really appreciate it. i guess i'll just wait on the esi and look at it. hopefully everything is ok. if may papaayos sana wag ung transmission... again, thanks

[bladerunner]

100k na lang esi ngaun, mura na ah

sa'min nabenta last summer last year 220k

[v22]

tranny's are an easy fix naman.. you wo'nt go more than 10k for a surplus unit.

My advice, be less critical with the engine/tranny.. pay more attention with the body, interior, suspension, electricals etc... these end up more expensive to fix. i'm not saying ok lang kahit masama engine, my point is... it's not worthit if the body is in terrible shape.

[yudyin]

V22 --- salamat sa mga payo... noted... :P cguro magsasanay nkong kumatok o kya dala nlng ako magnet. hirap dn tlga pag wala kng kakilalang mekaniko e... neway stay cool dudes! thanks for all your advices

[VtEC]

V22 --- salamat sa mga payo... noted... :P cguro magsasanay nkong kumatok o kya dala nlng ako magnet. hirap dn tlga pag wala kng kakilalang mekaniko e... neway stay cool dudes! thanks for all your advices

ok yan.katukin mo yong buong body he he he.pag tunog sardinas pwede na pero pag tunog kahoy talo.pano nalang kung made of fiber yong body

[dhel]

Errrr... napalitan na ba vital parts ng esi like alternator, shock, etc. it's pretty old. And pls. check the roof rusts-- the said weakness of the local esi. If everythings ok the esi is a good choice together ofcourse with the exalta..

The B14 exalta is the LAST GOOD locally assembled SENTRA for me. (Suddenly I feel like the urge to go back to the states all of a sudden, we still have a good sentra there kc esp. Se-Rs ). Anyways the B14 exalta has a proven quality and has the true VIP "bling bling" compact look. In this contest the sentra has the edge due to d wear and tear factor.

[teeyoh]

Try to test drive her Esi. By this time the Esi (2004?) should have been re-painted, or if not gagastos ka sa body repair/repainting plus yung mga papaliting major parts. IMHO 'not sure kung yung balance na 80k can cover all of that. One of my cars is a m/t civic '95 pero dami na ring napalitan - newly repainted and 'npalitan na rin ng jdm engine, though in the end madali lang s'yang pagandahin but it comes at a price.
BTW sinasali na lang namin s'ya sa car shows!
Nissan/Mazda: no comments...

[shadow]

go for the exalta, mas bang for the buck comapare sa esi ha and mas "modern" na ang loob ng exalta.....sobrang luma na ang esi...although it's a honda, nonetheless it's really old...

[mazingerZ]

Dont bother with the lumang civic bro, maraming hidden problems na yan, matic pa. Exalta na lang. . .

[teeyoh]

+1... bargain na bargain na yang 2001 model exalta na yan, saan ka pa makakakuha ng 180k sa ibang models e.g. '99 honda sir 400k!