New Driver - Recommended Car?

[kimpOy]

imho

get a mid size sedan, di naman kalakihan niyan, konting lang ang nilaki sa 1.6 sedans
dont worry about denting it, bumping it, eh talagang mangyayari kung yan ang iniisip mo

i agree with macky kung kaya mo brand new why not, pero kung hindi get a mid size
2.0 liter or V6 like yung kay KCboy, 160kph di pa nanginginig kotse unlike yung VTi ko 130kph pa lang nag rarattle na sa daan

[OTEP]

Ako sa MB100 unang nag-maneho tapos W123 na Benz. Naliitan ako so pinalitan ng Besta. Tapos Pajero naman para pwede na mag-off-road!

Limang taon pa lang ako nagmamaneho pati yung off-road natutunan ko na. hehehe.

Pero seriously, nahihirapan ako magmaneho ng kotse lalo na yung de gasolina. Wala kasing torque, ang daling mamatayan. Buti pa yung diesel, bitawan mo lang clutch gagapang na mag-isa kahit nasa incline ka pa. Parang matic. hehehe. :mrgreen:

[kaboodle]

Pero seriously, nahihirapan ako magmaneho ng kotse lalo na yung de gasolina. Wala kasing torque, ang daling mamatayan. Buti pa yung diesel, bitawan mo lang clutch gagapang na mag-isa kahit nasa incline ka pa. Parang matic. hehehe. :mrgreen:

Sir Otep, is this true for all diesel engine vehicles? or only for good diesel cars like pajero, etc? Nasubukan ko rin kasi ito sa pajero ng barkada ko at nagulat ako dahil kahit nabitiwan ko ang clutch sandali, hindi ako namatayan or nanginig man lang ang makina? :?:

[Hero]

diesels are more forgiving in terms of the clutch dance

[mbt]

kaboodle,

it more-or-less applies to almost all diesel engines of considerable displacement... it's the low-end torque at work, though, and not necessarily the diesel engine itself. i think a gas engine with huge low-end torque (perhaps the dodge viper?) would also not die so easily from a clutch misstep

[newbee]

ako share ko lang, since bago lang din ako natuto mag drive, yung first months ko, ang ginagamit ko is yung old car ng parents ko, 97' lancer, then mga 2 months later (ngayon) ang gamit ko yung 02' lancer, sayang nga nabenta na yung gen 2 pajero ng dad ko, yun sana yung gagamitin ko :mrgreen:

[April_Ryan]

hi all,

thanks for your advice, keep 'em coming. I think I'm leaning towards buying a 2nd hand car, hopefully i have enough for a mid-level car. Much as I would like a brand new car, I don't think I can afford it.

for all those selling their cars, if they're still available by june, expect a call from me in the meantime, will try to read up on what steps to take in buying a 2nd hand car.

[OTEP]

April_Ryan,

Afrasay's GEN I Pajero is for sale down at the Diesel Forum. You might want to take a look at it. A good deal IMHO. I've seen it in action on and off-road.

[April_Ryan]

April_Ryan,

Afrasay's GEN I Pajero is for sale down at the Diesel Forum. You might want to take a look at it. A good deal IMHO. I've seen it in action on and off-road.

8O Whoa! Took a look at the pics of the Pajero, not too sure if my ahem, driving skills, can manage it. Thus far, been driving a 95 Honda Civic Esi, intermittently, for about 6 months. And, I don't even know what off-roading means.

Well, maybe my dad could get the Pajero and I can get the honda...hmmm.

[OTEP]

April_Ryan,

Dali lang i-drive iyan. Isa din iyan sa una kong ginamit. Saka kahit saan mo ibangga iyan hindi madali madent. Ang tigas ng bumpers, eh. Matangkad lang iyan. Pero sa haba at lapad para ka lang naka 1.6 na kotse.