OPTRA -to buy or not.

[vinj]

Good AM po mga tsikoteers. I'm also interested sa Optra 2005 model. Maganda kasi ang second hand price niya. I'm looking at the 1.8L version. Kumusta naman po kaya ang fuel consumption nito? Considering na A/T ito. Ang parts at usual change oil puwede na ba sa suking gas station? Since I know this is Daewoo, mga parts kaya nito makukuha din sa mga korean car parts dealers?

Not worth it IMO, especially if you're looking for performance that is better than your usual Altis-Sentra-Civic-Lancer. We had a 1.8L Optra service car at the office and it was hell sluggish and thirsty.

[glntVR]

1.8 LT?

Parang V6 / V8 SUV ang fuel consumption. Same consumption lang sila ng Explorer EB ko.

Lakas sa gas.

Mas marami spare parts yung 1.6 LS kaya yun ang kinuha namin noon.

Yung 1.8 LT underpowered parin naman para sa body ng Optra.

Hahaha hindi naman V6 or V8 like consumption pero hindi malayo.

These are the FCs I get from our cars:

Optra 1.8LT - 5.7-6 km/l (Really heavy foot, and the places I go to are really traffic, Fort-Binondo-Fort sometimes going to Antipolo through C5 and marcos highway)

X-trail 2.5L CVT - 5.5-6.5km/l
Accord 3.5 - 4.5-5km/l (hataw talaga pag open road, tulin e!)
Expedition EL - 4km/l

On our previous Sentras with 1.6 and 1.8 engines as well, I get around 7-8km/l

The 1.8LT is comfy and the interior is nice lalo na if you are going to sit at the back. But yun lang, don't expect good mileage and maintenance is a bit hassle since some parts are different from the 1.6 so by order pa. E minsan tanga tanga pa yun taga casa minsan oorder ng parts pang 1.6 so antay ka ulit kasi nagkamali.

Engine performance is normal. Nothing to rave about, a bit slow from stand still pero once you are running na 80-120 doesn't take long and has no problems going 160-180kph

[Starex_Gold]

Yari siguro ako kapag nakasabay ko yung Accord 3.5S-V mo sa highway

[glntVR]

Yari siguro ako kapag nakasabay ko yung Accord 3.5S-V mo sa highway

hahaha minsan ko lang naman ginagamit yun e.

Ako iwan na iwan sa Tucson mo whether optra or xtrail dala ko. hehehe

[jerry_crus]

So far ok naman ang optra ko 3 months pa lang sa akin 12500 km , minsan nasa 12.5 l per km ( highway drive saudi kasi ).

Im surprise na puro negative comments dyan sa Pinas, Para sa akin d ko sya ipagpapalit sa Elantra man o sa Mazda 3..na pareho ko rin naging car bago na issue sa akin ang optra.

[iambrien]

Mga sir, saan po ba pwede buy ng stick art family stickers para sa windshield? i find it very nice to post it sa tsikot.

TIA

[Amielp26]

As per Mang Mario, the Chevy Mechanic, number one advantage with the 04 Chevy Optra or Chevy as a whole is it's safety. It's body is stronger/stiffer compared to Japanese cars. It's heavier that's why Fuel consumption, mga 6-7km/L city driving., 7-8km/L long drive. As per parts, mahal kasi hindi per component ang bentahan, per set. But he offers it at a much lower rate compared sa casa. I suggest you get to talk to him so you would know more of the car's advantage.

[ale828]

NOT.
don't get one unless its free or dirt cheap. Had an Optra before and its consumptions is the most woeful thing. It had the same fuel consumption as a 3.0 V6 camry. Parts are hard to find and expensive.