High End 1.5LI VS Base 1.6Li Sedan

[cardo]

Its a bit hard trying to think whats the best...

hmmm... thinking of the better brand 1.5Li Mo Fos like the City and Vios... but then meron yun mga base 1.6li compacts from Ford and Mitsu which is almost or near the same price(considering the discount )

Ano tingin nyo? I havent heard any complaints on the Mitsu Lancer GLX. Or baka naman their are just too few who own them? Whats the catch? Why is it so competitively priced? Iniisip ko tuloy baka may design flaw.

Hows about the Ford Lynx? Kita ko sa brochure iba yun suspension ng GHIA sa GSI? baka naman prone to problems yun GSI nila?

I know advantage ng 1.6 is off course everything is bigger in and out. Pero yun brand name ng Toyota and Honda equals quality.

Ano pipiliin nyo?

nga pala, its for the wifey. city driving to and from work most of the time. sometimes baka gamitin paakyat ng baguio thats why we're considering the 1.5 and not the 1.3 also kelangan worry free kase the wife doesn't know much about cars in case nasira sya...

thanks in advance!!!

[mazdamazda]

iba ang suspension? AFAIK, same ang suspension nila... MacPherson Strut + Dual Independent Strut... masyado namang mabusisi kung babaguhin pa nila ang suspension per variant

isa sa mga service car dito sa amin ay Ford Lynx - la namang problems so far. yung Lynx owners ng Protegetech ay wala pa naman major reklamo about their rides. pero ang balita ay papalitan na ng Focus and Lynx by next year.

maganda rin i consider yung Mitsubishi Lancer. medyo mas sporty and new ang design kaysa sa Lynx. ganda ng interior.

oo nga pala... kaya mababa ang price ng Ford & Mazda is because my tax breaks sila for being a car-exporter (and the only one here in the PH).

toyota quality? pare... sa rav4 na lang natin... hindi ba parang ang daming na squeaks and rattles? halos pare-pareho na lang naman ang mga car manufacturers ngayon. nasa alaga na lang yan.

[wac3]

i'd say go for the 1.5L Honda City. It gives out more cargo space than the lancer or the lynx. i honestly don't know the reliability of the lynx and the lancer but i have a friend who owns a lynx ghia and he said that the suspension isn't that good.

[ghosthunter]

the problem with the new City is the ride quality is stiff. The Vios gives a better ride quality.

[yamyam]

I suggest getting a bigger car, the Lynx or Lancer for that matter. Better leg room and cabin space, more comfort in the long run, stronger engine pa.

[chieffy]

i wont go below 1.6... di kasi maganda experience ko sa 1.3...bitin masyado hp but between your choices baka maganda pa rin hatak ng 1.5...

[van_wilder]

parang ganito yan eh, be the best from the worst people, or worst from the best... syempre dapat worst from the best... i'll go for 1.6 tutal discounted pala eh

[pissword]

yeapp 1.6 na you'll never know baka minsan talaga may makakarga kang mabigat

atsaka isa pa mas maganda ang malaking body na

[Kris92306]

If I were in your shoes, I'll get the 1.6 liter.

[the josh]

the bigger the better!

[cardo]

mazdamazda,

yup iba yun suspension sa Ghia and GSI. weird nga eh. I think may mga dampers yun ghia and rs na wala sa GSI. i'll check the brochure again...

hehe. oonga eh! naka ilang toyota na rin yun family ko nuon(and until today) never broke down.

ah, kaya pala.... ok, tao na ako ngayon! hehehe exporters pala sila.

actually, nagustuhan ng wife ko(even me) yun Lancer GLX. its A/T, biege interior and malaki talaga room inside compared sa mga 1.5liters... at malaki ang discount... almost 60k.

i hear you guys... anyways bahala na test drive ko muna siguro. magtetest drive kami ni esmi ng 1.5G the guys at toyota were kind enough to drive all the way to our company para lang matest namin yun Vios nila. hmmm... i'm impressed!

[mazdamazda]

toyota giving test drives? hatid sundo pa yung vehicle? nilalagnat yata sila. hehe... ok sa customer service... 2 years ago halos pahirapan ang test drive ng toyota tapos sa parking lot lang!

pre... oks rin yung lancer talaga. ganda nung biege interior... biege leathers seats na lang ang kulang! may nakita rin akong lancer na may TV sa dash...

[cardo]

well, true to their word sinundo nga ako(and my wife) ng toyota para itest drive and they were on-time pa! alas kwatro eksakto! hehehe 3 pa silang ahente, siguro 3 din sila share sa incentive hehehe

anyway hiway... ayos pala ang vios! natuwa ako sa digital center cluster meter(s) nya! although during the drive i hardly looked at it and instead i was sometimes caught off guard staring into a blank dash infront of me! hehehe. surprisingly its nice tho for a subcompact... rides comfortably, even at the back. ok din yun fabric ng seats. the car came in black by the way. and what impressed me was a responsive engine hmmm A/T pa sya... my rant, sobra sikip sa likod kung 3. walang center storage bin and the rear seats do not fold. hindi mags yun 5th wheel...

ano kaya masasabi ng city at lancer? ....

pero ang nakakatuwa sa test drive, they had the mileage ba yun or odometer disabled. ndi nag register yun tinakbo namin. pansin ko kase naka on yung check engine indicator... and the agent honestly explained. pero naisip ko kawawa naman yun buyer ng unit kase yun yun ginamit namin. hinataw ko pa at nilubak para macheck yun ride comfort hehehe.

well, yun lang. chika ko lang yun vios! have a nice day

[carlocaraddict]

1.6 is a better choice for the engine. But for 1.5 engines, I still go for the Vios.

[marv0083]

mazda 3 nalang! hahaha addict na ata ako sa mz3 ehhh look at the features kasi it has a matic tranny tapos with manual overide pa, 60/40 folding seats 4 wheel disc breaks nice interior,integrated radio console, audio control mounted sa steering wheels, ergonomics is good also ample leg room pero i still think masmaluwag ang city pero not so bad naman ang leg room ng 3 kasi i sat there comfortably by the way im 5'10" tapos mataba pa mga 200+ pds hehe.... larger rims for 718k ! mura na yun... well you get wat u pay for dba?

for more detail on cars punta kayo sa http://motioncars.com/carchart/index.html you will see all the updated prices

heheh kasi na test drive ko yung 2.0 and wat could i say it had me on hello hahaha

[zechs]

hmm..tough cookie here. konti lang ang pagpipilian na 1.5li engines eh..ano ba? City lang ba? pag 1.6li naman sobrang dami. i would go for the 1.6li. civic vti.

[marv0083]

imo zechs ang prob mo sa civic is yung upcoming all new honda civic tapos baka magsisi ka na bumili ka ng kotse hirap ng feeling nun pero civic is oks large LEG ROOMS grabe yun talaga ang oks sa leg room can compete with mid size sedan

cons lang naman ng civic is that it has disc up front drums at rear tapos no 60/40 seats pero who used them hehe but it can be handy sometimes like bringin long objects

[5Speed]

I will also choose a 1.6 engine over a smaller engine....sometimes you really need that extra grunt on some occasion and its better if you have it when you need it...

compact cars(1.3's) are fast nowadays because of new engine technology or probably the manufacturer design it to be fast to attract more customers coz by statistics, majority of consumers have this itchy racer thing inside them. Size wise they are almost the same with the midsize sedans (1.6's) pero pag minsan kase, bumibyahe kayo na puno ang sasakyan with luggages pa kung minsan and naranasan ko na na mabitin sa mga arangkadahan sa medyo paakyat na kalsada, sa pag-overtake sa zigzag nang laguna at quezon, imagine ang layo pa nung kasalubong ko so alam ko na kayang kaya dapat, hinika yata yung makina, downshift na ako hanggang 2nd gear na ako eh ayaw pa ring humatak kaya ayun balik ako sa likod nang passenger jeepney na gusto kong unahan....and after that eh nawala na yung bwelo nung car kaya lalo syang hirap...na-unahan ko na lang yung jeep nung pababa na yung zigzag dahil di sya makabilis sa kurbada..... I dont experience that on a 1.6 and above na kotse kahit pa lima kami sa sasakyan....of course sa flat roads eh malamang di maghuli ang bilis nung dalawa but don sa mga alanganing inclined situation na kelangan mo nang extra grunt from your engine, don mo maaasahan ang malaking engine displacement....besides nakumpara namin ang gas consumption nang 1.6 at 1.3 on both situation, halos parehas na lang dahil nga siguro mas stressed yung 1.3 engine sa mga ganong sitwasyon, but for daily city driving mas matipid nga ang 1.3, kaya nga nasa manila parati yung Honda hatch namin....hehehe mas matipid sya for city driving....

[OTEP]

I always try to get the most metal for the money.

[odell]

1.6 cars na.. ok un lancer.. alam ko highest model nila is kasama na indash tv... pioneer un take note la lang...