OPTRA -to buy or not.

**wreighzzah** · October 25th, 2010 05:57 PM

hello- im new here..
i have this offer for an optra 05--manual. should I or not?
with all the negatives remarks

im reading here though some are good about optra. being a chevrolet, is it really that bad?

My husband bought a brand new captiva last May 2010-- its good and alright-no problem-

so we are now opting to buy optra though used naman this time?
advices po? salamat..

**renzo_d10** · October 25th, 2010 06:01 PM

Forget it.

Though it serves its purpose very well.

The consumption is really bad. And this is because of the heavy weight of the body.

Add to this, the expensive maintenance of the Chevrolet's and the lack of major parts in CASA if needed.

**desert fox** · October 25th, 2010 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by renzo_d10

Forget it.

Though it serves its purpose very well.

The consumption is really bad. And this is because of the heavy weight of the body.

Add to this, the expensive maintenance of the Chevrolet's and the lack of major parts in CASA if needed.

+1 here.

**ghosthunter** · October 25th, 2010 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by wreighzzah

hello- im new here..
i have this offer for an optra 05--manual. should I or not?
with all the negatives remarks

im reading here though some are good about optra. being a chevrolet, is it really that bad?

My husband bought a brand new captiva last May 2010-- its good and alright-no problem-

so we are now opting to buy optra though used naman this time?
advices po? salamat..

The main problem with the Chevy Optra is not the car but with the brand.

Expensive and unavailable replacement parts.

Parts hard to find outside the casa.

So if you are choosing a used car to buy, you might be better off considering a more common brand like Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Mitsubishi.

If its a five year old car you are looking for with a limited budget, you might want to check out Nissan Sentra 1.3L or 1.6L units.

**dndk2007** · October 26th, 2010 11:32 AM

i'm an optra owner, 2nd owner M/T.

in my case, i get my parts in the mid-east where its cheaper
compared here so no issues ako for its expensive parts.

gas consumptions depends. in my 04 mdl optra, city driving is
ranging from 8.5-9+kms/L everyday from quezon avenue to antipolo city.
also, regular checking is needed on its break system otherwise you may results into a 6-7kms/L consumption as I've experienced before.

kaya until now my optra is still fine, very fine.

just to share, dati I used toyota, mazda, nissan. But when I started
driving an optra (abroad) there's a different in handling lalo na in high-speed, twisties at quiet ang cabin. At lalo na when I was hit by a pickup, that was the time when I started thinking na dapat pala to consider yung tibay ng sasakyan in time of collission and at that moment wreck yung front ng toyota pickup who hit my six on a sudden stop while my optra had just a slight dent and crack of paint on the rear bumper which the bumper didn't even bend.

well, consider the parts that needs to be change kase used na yung kukunin mo, not unless the 1st owner is really maintaining his car at its best.

goodluck

**ghosthunter** · October 26th, 2010 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by dndk2007

in my case, i get my parts in the mid-east where its cheaper
compared here so no issues ako for its expensive parts.

Where in the "mid-east" in particular?

**IMm29** · October 26th, 2010 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

The main problem with the Chevy Optra is not the car but with the brand.

Expensive and unavailable replacement parts.

Parts hard to find outside the casa.

So if you are choosing a used car to buy, you might be better off considering a more common brand like Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Mitsubishi.

+1 here.

If you can, try looking elsewhere.

**dndk2007** · October 26th, 2010 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

Where in the "mid-east" in particular?

Chevrolet Riyadh.

**[archie]** · October 26th, 2010 11:48 AM

me too ill opt to find another brand.

i was offered for a straight trade for my car to an optra 04 a/t. i turned it down because of the parts issue. i would rather a nissan 04 a/t for the same price range.

**junerski** · October 26th, 2010 12:16 PM

no doubt maganda ride yan... european tuned yang optra... parang benz ang ride... feeling mo nasa cocoon ka....

parts and maintenance lang talaga ang papatay sayo diyan. at yung mga parts pa naman na bumibigay, eh mga major parts (based sa experience ko while having our opel serviced sa chevy pasig)

ex. water pump, power window mechanism, shifting cable ng a/t, all sorts of sensors etc etc...

kung used car, go for japanese, its still the better choice.

although yung captiva, maganda nga raw performance, may friend ako 2 ganyan niya walang problema.