The most underrated vehicle in the Philippines is . . .

**mazingerZ** · January 29th, 2008 10:17 AM

With permission from the other thread's (overrated cars) starter, I would like to kick off our discussion on the topic of the Philippines most underrated vehicles.

For me Nissan Sentras have been given a bad reputation as to the availability of parts, maintenance issues, etc. Pero it has been one of the more reliable cars for me. Our family has a Nissan Sentra SGX circa 88 which is still in good running condition. And my younger sister has a Nissan Sentra LEC PS which is still very reliable till now. Both of this cars have a value so low kulang na lang hingin ng buyer.

Also, suzuki vehicles (medyo biased ako . . hehehe). They tend to malign suzuki samurais which for me is a very reliable offroad vehicle, although its on the bumpy side. And my vitara which they say is an underpowered, malakas sa gas (which I believe is not true, I get a mileage of 14-16 kms/liter daily - 85 kms a day), and truck like in demeanor. Mababa rin ang mga resale value ng mga suzuki.

Okay, lets get the ball rolling . . . . .

**impulzz** · January 29th, 2008 10:24 AM

agree with the zuks being underrated... but as for spare parts availability, there are only very few shops that carry parts for zuks... ang alam ko lang is links ( tama ba spelling?) in banawe.

as for gas consumption ng vitara, pag city driving at matic medyo malakas talga, 5-6 lang nakukuha ko.

**1D4LV** · January 29th, 2008 10:30 AM

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i mentioned the manufacturer dun sa overrated... so imho, sa underrated naman, i would go for the nissan, suzuki and hyundai.

**shadow** · January 29th, 2008 10:30 AM

ditto..nissan sentras for me

**jaredpogi** · January 29th, 2008 10:59 AM

In terms of resale value, Mazda and Ford are underrated.

**Galactus** · January 29th, 2008 11:00 AM

Sentra, specifically the B14.

I spent more maintaining my 5th Gen Accord (I've had it for only 2 years) than the whole 10 years I had my Sentra.

**Mguy** · January 29th, 2008 11:06 AM

I agree, Nissan Sentras are given a bum rap just because of their initial models.

I actually owned one a was able to compare it versus a Lancer, Corolla and a Civic. Of all 4 cars, the Sentra gave the least number of headaches. Ang tibay talaga.

**Dr.Kamiya** · January 29th, 2008 11:28 AM

Sentra II / III

**MAXBUWAYA** · January 29th, 2008 11:43 AM

1st Generation Echo

Daihatsu Hi Jet

**fabilioh** · January 29th, 2008 12:06 PM

how about mazda familias? like sentras they also suffer from the spare parts and maintenance stigma, but really, parts are not that hard to come by, if you just know where to look. And performance-wise, i'd say it's a:2thumbsup: