Need help to decide...

[Javoy]

Hi folks! Need advise on which car to sell. I currently have a 2002 Opel Astra sedan (bought Nov 2002) and a 2003 Ford Escape (bought Dec 2003) 4x2 A/T. They have odo readings of 31Tkm and 39Tkm respectively. Mas gamit ang Escape dahil sa out of town trips.

Fuel consumption is 10-12 km/l for the Opel and 6-7 km/l for the Escape. PMS for Opel is every 10Tkm and for Escape, it is 5Tkm.

Now here's my dilemma...

From the time I bought the vehicles, I have spent much more in maintaining/repairing the Escape vs the Opel. However, since Opel is no longer sold here, I am afraid that when the time comes, I may not be able to find replacement parts. Also, at this point, the resale value of the Escape is higher than that of the Opel as compared to their purchase prices. (Actually, both have low resale values )

All suggestions are welcome!

[1D4LV]

imho. i would keep the escape and sell the optra. its not on the maintenance issue nor the fuel consumption issue, but you can use the escape longer because it is more flexible (pwedeng people carrier, pwedeng magharabas, etc.).

and besides, i like the look of the escape more.

[BlueBimmer]

HG, Astra ata hindi optra

escape din ako, much more useful although mas gas guzzler pero iba pa rin cuv kesa sedan.

[1D4LV]

HG, Astra ata hindi optra

escape din ako, much more useful although mas gas guzzler pero iba pa rin cuv kesa sedan.

sorry astra pala.
anyway, my opinion is still the same.

[ale828]

How about selling both cars and getting a brand new one. selling both cars might fetch you around 800K give or take. just get a new civic or Toyota vios. Hassle free ka pa with warranty for the cars.

[Syuryuken]

How about selling both cars and getting a brand new one. selling both cars might fetch you around 800K give or take. just get a new civic or Toyota vios. Hassle free ka pa with warranty for the cars.

+1

[TheShrike]

How about selling both cars and getting a brand new one. selling both cars might fetch you around 800K give or take. just get a new civic or Toyota vios. Hassle free ka pa with warranty for the cars.

I concur with this suggestion. Get a more reliable, hassle-free car with more fuel economy.

[vinj]

How about selling both cars and getting a brand new one. selling both cars might fetch you around 800K give or take. just get a new civic or Toyota vios. Hassle free ka pa with warranty for the cars.

My sentiments exactly... selling both would conservatively net you around P700K-750K... add a little and get a nice brand new vehicle like a Civic, Vios, entry level Altis/Innova. Or upgrade to a newer 2nd hand car (a 2nd hand Escape 2.3 w/c has more power and better fuel economy then the 2.0 will go for 600K+).

But if you were to sell one and keep one, i would keep the Escape. We also used a 2.0 4x2 a/t and i loved driving it (if you can stomach the fuel consumption). We'd get around 6km/L+ in the city and anywhere between 8++ to 10km/L on the highway, depending on how we drove and where we went.

[Javoy]

Appreciate all your replies! Keep 'em coming!

imho. i would keep the escape and sell the optra. its not on the maintenance issue nor the fuel consumption issue, but you can use the escape longer because it is more flexible (pwedeng people carrier, pwedeng magharabas, etc.).

and besides, i like the look of the escape more.

Hi Happy_Gilmore/BlueBimmer, I wanted to dispose one of the cars kasi I got another CUV na. Originally, I wanted to keep the Astra and sell the Escape, para we can still have one car and one CUV pero after reading a lot of different posts on the web na medyo on the negative side, it felt like I was setting myself up for a lot of future headaches with the Astra.

My sentiments exactly... selling both would conservatively net you around P700K-750K... add a little and get a nice brand new vehicle like a Civic, Vios, entry level Altis/Innova. Or upgrade to a newer 2nd hand car (a 2nd hand Escape 2.3 w/c has more power and better fuel economy then the 2.0 will go for 600K+).

But if you were to sell one and keep one, i would keep the Escape. We also used a 2.0 4x2 a/t and i loved driving it (if you can stomach the fuel consumption). We'd get around 6km/L+ in the city and anywhere between 8++ to 10km/L on the highway, depending on how we drove and where we went.

Hi ale828/Syuryuken/TheShrike/vinj, that's a good suggestion, ang dami ding mga sedans na magaganda ngayon. Pero sayang din ang cash... puwede rin sana pang invest or pang renovate ng bahay. Will keep this suggestion in my list though at baka mag-bago din ang isip namin later.

[viper2lt]

javoy, take into consideration kung ilan kayo sa family at kung bahain ang daan mo pag pasok sa office. kung ako, i'll keep the escape dahil bahain dito sa amin. hth.

[tylerdude]

keep the astra. the car has very low resale value in case you sell it. i think the most you can sell it is between 250-300k. lugi ka na ng mga 600k if you bought the car brand new.

besides, the car has not given you any problems. dont worry about maintenance. parts are readily available at banawe (thunder and fronte) and it is not as expensive as you think. check out the club site for opel philippines to give you more idea about maintenance.

besides, you already have a CUV so you might not need a big car like the escape for out of town trips and driving in floods. and you can still sell it at a much better price given the low mileage.