160k-ish nalang ang Suzuki Esteem 1996-97 ngayon. i'd go for that. it's not that great (Pilhino put in some really cheesy "cranker motor boxes" to convert the manual window regulators to power.. parang yung mga Kia Pride and box-type Mazda 323 na converted to power windows). pero heck 160k can't argue with that.. parts aren't that hard to find, meron pa rin and i doubt na mas mura maintenance ng say Opel Astra.

if i had 400k i'd buy the Esteem and pocket the change. pambili ng E36 (with a little more saving up) for a weekend car hahaha.