Secondhand cars

**babor038** · September 2nd, 2019 08:30 PM

Hi po sir,

I scored a cheap 50k second hand ae92 from olx (now carousell) there are also plenty on Facebook.

**dr. d** · September 2nd, 2019 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by babor038

Hi po sir,

I scored a cheap 50k second hand ae92 from olx (now carousell) there are also plenty on Facebook.

that's great!
now comes the hard work...
...fixing it up to concours quality.
good luck, po.

**Gund12** · September 7th, 2019 09:16 AM

You can also check sa mga facebook groups paps. Madami din nagbebenta doon. Sa facebook lng din kami nakahanap ng seller dati. Magdala ka lng ng mekaniko para macheck nyo. Ung pricing, mas mura pa din pag ung mismong owner nalapitan mo eh. Mahal din pag sa casa at ibang dealer.

**MC14_** · September 18th, 2019 02:07 PM

Hi guys just replying to enable creating new thread sorry for the irelevance.

**jpd82** · September 26th, 2019 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by MC14_

Hi guys just replying to enable creating new thread sorry for the irelevance.

Same here, hehe.
TS maki high jack na rin pasensya na.
Pero masaya talaga ako naging member ako ng Tsikot. Dami ko talagang natutunan.

While still saving up, i'm still undecided if kukuha ng brandnew car na hulugan tapos invest my remaining money for business para kikita pa rin. Or buy in cold cash for a lesser price a slighty used 2-3 year old of same car that i like.

**Verbl Kint** · September 26th, 2019 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by jpd82

Same here, hehe.
TS maki high jack na rin pasensya na.
Pero masaya talaga ako naging member ako ng Tsikot. Dami ko talagang natutunan.

While still saving up, i'm still undecided if kukuha ng brandnew car na hulugan tapos invest my remaining money for business para kikita pa rin. Or buy in cold cash for a lesser price a slighty used 2-3 year old of same car that i like.

Do you have a car now? If so, what's wrong with it?

If you have a very credible investment plan, with timelines and rates of return, then focus on investing the money. Use the earnings later on to buy a car. A not-so-hands-on investor with ₱1,000,000 can easily make another ₱1,000,000 in 5 years.

Now if you don't have a concrete investment plan, don't even think about getting a car because that's practically just throwing money away.

Masarap magka-kotse, pero mas masarap magkapera.

**Luiscachero** · September 26th, 2019 07:16 PM

Hi guys! Share ko lang yung experience ko when I bought my 1996 Toyota Corolla Gli M/T (Big Body)

May nakita ako sa facebook marketplace last Sept 2018 na 1996 na Big body Gli. Around a few months before that, nagreresearch na talaga ako if ano mas okay, Big body na Gli, since hanap ko sa auto nun is basta power windows, power steering, maganda aircon, okay makina, at okay suspension. I was choosing between Big Body na Gli and Lovelife na XE (Since may lovelife XE na may power windows, pero sobrang rare siya and 1.3 carb engine). So ayun, first prospect ko is malapit lang sa village namin. Chineck namin ni erpats yung Big Body Gli malapit sa amin, chineck lahat pati body works, kaso may isang sabit: Pag-bukas ng oil cap, talsikan lahat ng langis, so malamang may blowby. Ekis.

So yung second prospect namin, pinuntahan namin. Big Body Gli rin. Okay makina, okay suspension, okay aircon. Overall okay naman. May minor issues lang like putol trunk cable, putol odometer, pero at least it wouldn't stop from running the car naman. May napansin lang kami, may talsik ng onti sa engine bay, pero sabi namin, sige okay lang. Budget ko was around 100-130k. Initial price was at 115k, eh yung nakita naming talsik sa engine, ginamit naming leverage para makatawad. Ayun, nakuha namin 100k, pirma DOS, bigay OR/CR, abot pera, tapos :D

Nung dinala sa shop, kala na namin overhaul, kasi yun yung ginamit naming pang-barat sa seller. yun pala, Spark plug o-ring lang kailangan palitan :D Quick fix :D 1,000 lang binayad ko kasama na labor at pyesa hehe.

Until now buhay na buhay pa rin yung Corolla gli ko :D Really loved it, medyo steal rin yung price since di ako binigyan ng sakit ng ulo, puro pang-ilalim lang pinagawa ko so far

Nadala ko na sa Zambales, Baguio, and La Union ang beloved Corolla ko

Very happy with Toyota reliability and durability hehehe.

**chronicle** · September 26th, 2019 07:39 PM

^
Good for you na naihaggle pa.
Sometimes sellers just want to dispose their car asap. Most of the time, to make room for a new one.

Kaya important ang marunong tumingin.
Pero kung haggle agad without justification, well, iba na yon. Hehehe

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**Luiscachero** · September 26th, 2019 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by chronicle

^
Good for you na naihaggle pa.
Sometimes sellers just want to dispose their car asap. Most of the time, to make room for a new one.

Kaya important ang marunong tumingin.
Pero kung haggle agad without justification, well, iba na yon. Hehehe

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Yessir! Actually buy and sell yung pinag-bilhan ko. I don't really mind basta okay engine and overall, okay naman. Though slight issue lang is, yung IDs na naibigay sa akin was expired, baka harangin sa transfer process ng LTO. Good thing na-track down ko yung may-ari based sa address sa CR, and luckily enough, he was able to provide 2 valid IDs na photocopy, and ayun, it was successfully transferred to my name

**jpd82** · September 26th, 2019 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by Verbl Kint

Do you have a car now? If so, what's wrong with it?

If you have a very credible investment plan, with timelines and rates of return, then focus on investing the money. Use the earnings later on to buy a car. A not-so-hands-on investor with ₱1,000,000 can easily make another ₱1,000,000 in 5 years.

Now if you don't have a concrete investment plan, don't even think about getting a car because that's practically just throwing money away.

Masarap magka-kotse, pero mas masarap magkapera.

Thanks sir for your remarkable insights. Appreciate it.
Especially the last part, hehe. Totoong mas masarap magkapera.

My family has a 90's sedan which served us well but already sold it away..
When i got married, i only settled for just a motorcycle going for work.
By the time i got kids, a scooter won't now benefit a family of four.
Tried to buy a very cheap old school sedan and a minivan multi cab, but it only ended giving me headaches and disappointments. So got rid of them and started saving instead.

Short story,we became small entrepreneurs and we're doing well(internet cafe,buying and selling computers, and other online stuffs). Now i'm thinking of buying even just a Hatchback for affordability and efficiency.
Will be used overall for business and some family trips.
My scooter can still accommodate but obviously not for a family hehe.
With a bad history of owning some in the past, made me come into this crossroad.

Anyway, i'm reading threads similar to this dilemma.
Sometimes the needs now dominates over the wants.
Again thanks for the advice. More Power!!