Need some advice...

[badkuk]

hmmm, have you ranked what you consider to be important for this purchase, i.e.

-- porma
-- comfort
-- maintenance
-- resale
-- tunability
-- etc.?

kung wala kang inclination towards a brand/model, ranking the above should help you decide

[kmo]

i think that you really cant go wrong naman if you get the new civic e .. its new so itll last your for about 5-6 yrs .. tpos maybe more kasi de pa naman ganun kaluma pag lumabas yung new model ...

[nerner]

hmm...Thx po sa lahat ng advice mga sir/mam! xenxa na for the late reply, kasi busy sa work. thx thx po tlga! if ever may time, post ko na lang po kung anong car yung napili ko. salamat po ulit...



Anyway, sana madami pa magbigay ng suggestions nila.. or kung may mga sales rep na nagababasa d2, give me a nice offer especially sa honda dealer. im really leaning-in towards the new civic. or if there's any other nice suggestion, bka magbago pa isip ko!

Salamat po sa lahat!

[Horsepower]

With the way Honda handles the complaints of many owners of Civic FD (aka Factory Defect), i'd advise you to stay away from it for now.

If i were in your shoes, with 1M in my hand, i'd get a compact SUV. Why? Lots of bumpy and deep potholes on our roads, floods etc.

Last night, we were one of those who got stuck in the Manila flood. I was driving a 2007 Santa Fe CRDi Turbo. I was so dumbfounded and surprised at the height of the flood of about 3 Feet (I wasn't even expecting any!).

Seeing all those nice cars submerged in flood, helpless, most stalled, it became apparent to me that SUVs or high ground clearance vehicles are better here in Metro Manila. It was my first time to drive in a flood since i live in QC.

While in the SantaFe, i was just cruising in the flood effortlessly with no worries. I saw a fellow with a Sorento (a multi-awarded US model car by KIA Hyundai) running beside me too.

For your budget, get the multi-awarded US model Hyundai Tucson CRDi. Diesel is the future.

For more info:

Tucson:
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25710

Santa Fe:
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27145

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30165

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30467


Sorento:
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18739