Please help! Need advise on chevy optra 2005 model mt

[MrDelicious]

I'm planning to buy a 2005 model chevrolet optra LS M/T this weekend * 210K.ok na po ba and price nya * 210K? pahingi naman po ng advise.bago lang po kasi ako bibili ng car at wala pa ko masyado alam sa mga dapat tignan at itanong sa owner..ok po ba fuel efficiency nya??mga parts po?? in case bibili, mga magkano po at saan ako pwede makabili ng parts nya na mura.. please help me...

[mikehunter1980]

american car cya kasi so matibay ang kaha ika nga compared sa asia car.
fuel efficiency is di ganun ka ganda ika nga... pero may mga way para makatipid sa gas. like pa update mo yung computer box nya para sa efficiency nya,
alagaan ng maayos ang langis at tubig tune-up PMS
parts is di na ganun kahirap hanapin although di cya nabibili sa mga auto supply sa kanto lang ika nga.
pero mahal pa parts ng honda.

pero sa comfort eh yun ang optra panalo.
sa aircon plus sya sa nissan totoo yan.
hatak at lakas nya ok.
pero consider mo rin yung mga maintenance. like change oil. di cya pwede pag ordinary lang, dapat atleast semi syn.
gas is mas mataas sang kunsumo nya sa iba. like isaid comfort ang maganda sa kanya.
body is ok, makina tahimik,all power, maganda ang loob, laks ng ilaw, ok ang sound system, push button ang trunk.

cons..
sakit overheat,malaks sa gas, medyo mahal ang parts,

pros...
ganda ng ride, ok ang interior design, ok ang mga sound set-up nya, magara,
for 2005 model sa 210k san kapa. amoy bago parin diba.

since na ngayon ka palang titingin. you can contact us kung gusto mo ng opinion namin or kami mismo tumingin ng optra na binibenta. since we are specialized sa optra nakita na namin yung mga sakit nya at alam di namin price nya...

still its your firts car naman so enjoy..

[1997]

Buy Japan brand na lang(Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi and etc).. its better since this will be your first car... Baka sumakit lang ulo ninyo...

[mikehunter1980]

its better to bring someone knows about pros, and cons,
kahit na ano pang oto yan basta ok ang price at ok ang makina and everything tapos mabebenta mo sa next 2yrs nya sa same amount ng binili mo, investment parin yun..

[jick.cejoco]

chevy optra is not really an american car but rather a kimchee car made in korea wanna be chevrolet. it was made by what used to be daewoo car company who went belly up because of very poor quality in materials and worksmanship. in the u.s., these cars are no longer sold because of a couple of deficiencies. even parts are hard to find there. the information system for repairs, service bulletins, specifications, wiring diagrams, parts catalog can not even be found on alldata information system (dvd format repair manuals). as per experience, i would not work on this car for the same labor rate (maybe triple the charge). you are better off purchasing japanese, american or european car

[Starex_Gold]

Wala akong bad experience sa Optra ko before pero ako na nagsasabi huwag mo na ituloy yan.

[renzo_d10]

Wala akong bad experience sa Optra ko before pero ako na nagsasabi huwag mo na ituloy yan.

Duon rin sa Optra ko. At 57k kilometers, binenta ko without it giving me a headache.

RFS : Expensive to maintain.

That's it. Pero looks-wise and comfort-wise? Panalo.

[GTi]

The Optra has pretty generous features for its price, good handling and braking performance is known to be pretty top notch for its time, but it is thirsty with just so-so performance, parts are expensive and hard to procure, and its no American car. This is a Pininfarina designed, rebadged Daewoo like many of GM's small cars. If you're looking on buying the Optra, you might as well get a Korean car that is Korean by name and by blood so that the purchase price is lower and parts are cheaper and easy to find.

[Starex_Gold]

^ Na-drive mo na yung Optra?

[renzo_d10]

I beg to disagree on some points as I have a first-hand experience on an Optra.

The Optra has pretty generous features for its price, good handling and braking performance is known to be pretty top notch for its time

Yes.

but it is thirsty with just so-so performance,

Thirsty, yes. So-so performance, not really. The acceleration might be restricted as the body is naturally heavy but the top-end power is just fantastic.

If you're looking on buying the Optra, you might as well get a Korean car that is Korean by name and by blood so that the purchase price is lower and parts are cheaper and easy to find.

Come on, can you name a Korean car that's WORTH BUYING for 210k?

[GTi]

Just sharing what I have heard from some friends, read from posters here and various reviews about it. My family wouldn't touch Chevrolet, not with the current dealer network. Eto nalang para more personal, a friend of mine has a 2005 Optra 1.6LS M/T in their family and last time I asked, its got more than 120000kms on the clock. His mother is a pediatrician who uses it for her daily commute to her clinic. They don't think much of the car, in fact they like their Avanza 1.5G A/T more than this one. Like what most people say here, maintenance is not cheap, fuel consumption is not commendable especially considering the engine size, though it is a pretty solid car by itself.

[Starex_Gold]

Astig kaya ang Avanza. Hindi lang masyado pinapansin. ;)

[renzo_d10]

Huwag naman i-compare yung Avanza sa Optra.

Siyempre mas mura de hamak yung Avanza sa kahit anong category.

Sa resale lang mahal. Hehe.

[mikehunter1980]

deawoo lanos for 1.6 LS
deawoo lacetti fo 1.8 LT

yes deawoo parts,
buy and sell ako for couple of years ng car, yes true yun, yung mababa ang reselling price ng optra.
compare sa asian car na same year.

pero cyempre consider din sana yung tigas ng kaha nya sa known asian car like yung mga ginagawang taxi.
minsan nasandalan mo lang eh yupi na ang fender.

for 2005 model car for 210k i think wala na yatang kahelera sa price and years, kia meron.
toyota 2005 let say vios may 300k up payan, ford lynx is like same price, sentra gx halos kapareho din,

depende rin kasi sa kung saan at pano lifestyle mo mo kung baga,

meron yung iba gustong gusto ang liteace, kahit na overheat at mahina cyang humatak, maganda kasi ang loob nya,
isa ako sa may gusto nun, yung iba eh gusto suzuki jimmy ang liit ng kaha pero mataas parin ang price nya.
iba ayaw bitawan yung expedition nila kahitmalakas sa gas eh mukhang may pera parin pag dala mo cya, pero ang baba ng bentahan sa unang labas ng presyo nya.

manual nya is pwede mo ng makuha sa net. yung actual wiring diagram from paint to wiring to, trouble codes, etc.

pyesa marami narin. medyo everytime nga lang na dadalin mo sa mga talyer lang sasabihin sayo eh, "NAKU MAHAL PA NAMAN NITO"..

para sakin eh try mo muna na sakyan at paandarin tsaka mo i compare sa iba.
wala namn bayad yun.

parang cellphone.. pare-parehong phone makakatawag ,txt,etc. pero laki ng pagkakaiba sa mga presyo ,
pangalan ang binabayaran kung baga. mahal na pangalan mahal pa ang maintenance,..

lahat naman may magiging pintas sa kung ano pa man ang bilin mo. dahil lahat ng nakapaligid sayo siguradong may magsasabing "sa barkada ko nga ganitong presyo lang nakuha yung ganyan eh , masmaganda pa dyan, naka set-up"

good luck...

[MrDelicious]

Thanks thanks sa mga advise nyo... ngayon lang ulit ako nakapag OL kaya ngayon ko lang nabasa...pero maraming salamat sa inyo.. nakita ko na cya at napa andar pero ndi ko pa cya na road test.. mmya iro-road test namin kasama ung mechanic... thanks ulit.. dun ko malalaman kung ok nga cya...

[MrDelicious]

kapag na road test na namin mmya, bigyan ko kayo ng info sa mga malalaman namin na problema mmya para malaman ko kung magkano magagastos ko..thanks ulit...

[Retz]

ung neighbor namin naka optra before pero na ondoy. kaya naka cruze na ngayon.
if you have extra moolahs for maintenance/repair cost, then go ahead. Pag wala, better think twice.

[1997]

deawoo lanos for 1.6 LS
deawoo lacetti fo 1.8 LT

yes deawoo parts,
buy and sell ako for couple of years ng car, yes true yun, yung mababa ang reselling price ng optra.
compare sa asian car na same year.

pero cyempre consider din sana yung tigas ng kaha nya sa known asian car like yung mga ginagawang taxi.
minsan nasandalan mo lang eh yupi na ang fender.

for 2005 model car for 210k i think wala na yatang kahelera sa price and years, kia meron.
toyota 2005 let say vios may 300k up payan, ford lynx is like same price, sentra gx halos kapareho din,

depende rin kasi sa kung saan at pano lifestyle mo mo kung baga,

meron yung iba gustong gusto ang liteace, kahit na overheat at mahina cyang humatak, maganda kasi ang loob nya,
isa ako sa may gusto nun, yung iba eh gusto suzuki jimmy ang liit ng kaha pero mataas parin ang price nya.
iba ayaw bitawan yung expedition nila kahitmalakas sa gas eh mukhang may pera parin pag dala mo cya, pero ang baba ng bentahan sa unang labas ng presyo nya.

manual nya is pwede mo ng makuha sa net. yung actual wiring diagram from paint to wiring to, trouble codes, etc.

pyesa marami narin. medyo everytime nga lang na dadalin mo sa mga talyer lang sasabihin sayo eh, "NAKU MAHAL PA NAMAN NITO"..

para sakin eh try mo muna na sakyan at paandarin tsaka mo i compare sa iba.
wala namn bayad yun.

parang cellphone.. pare-parehong phone makakatawag ,txt,etc. pero laki ng pagkakaiba sa mga presyo ,
pangalan ang binabayaran kung baga. mahal na pangalan mahal pa ang maintenance,..

lahat naman may magiging pintas sa kung ano pa man ang bilin mo. dahil lahat ng nakapaligid sayo siguradong may magsasabing "sa barkada ko nga ganitong presyo lang nakuha yung ganyan eh , masmaganda pa dyan, naka set-up"

good luck...

Kung malapit ang Bahay ko dito kay MikeHunter baka pwede ko ma consider ang Optra.. Good to hear na may Enthusiast sa Optra and ang maganda pa dito eh may Talyer pa... sana mag tuloy tuloy para atleast yung mga buyer na budgeted eh may support na makukuha.. hehehe...

Just like before when I bought a 1996 Lancer Gli... Isa sa consideration ko eh yung talyer na malapit sa amin na bihasa sa Mitsubishi Lancer... And the reason why my Hilander is Sold kasi wala akong makitang magaling na talyer na malapit sa amin na marunong sa Hilander...