Tsikot Suggestion - 130 to 150K Budget

[pst_hoy]

Good day everyone.
I am planning to buy my first car in a couple of days. First car so medyo wala pang alam sa mundo. My budget is from 130-150k. Preferably 94 up, if possible. Is there something out there that fits into that budget?
Your responses will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[badkuk]

imho, kung second hand car, go for the ones with tons of spare parts, i.e. toyota...pero at that price range baka '89-'92 corolla bagsak mo...canvass mo na lang, baka me mahanap kang big body 93 n above na XL/XE

[kimpOy]

pst hoy,
i dont know the current prices for cars
since newbie ka sa cars kamo, why dont you bring a trusty mechanic/a friend who knows cars/carfreak like OTEP who can check the car you are eyeing at.

madaming mang gagancho ngayon, mas ok kung kilala mo yung buyer para sa history ng car.

kung sedan, try TOYOTA tested na reliability nito.

goodluck and drive carefully,

[BlueBimmer]

nissan sentra lec swak dyan dagdag lng cguro knti or lancer itlog.

[mazdamazda]

or a mazda 323 sedan (box type)!!! swack sa budget yan...

pero if it is your first time to own a car, i suggest that you get a toyota. all mechanics out there can tinker with your ride and parts is cheap.

the downside is that there is just too much toyotas here in the phil! hehehe!

[sauman]

kung ok lang sa iyo ang 1.3L na oto, pwede mong iconsider 95-96 corolla xl or xe or yung mas naunang model na 1.6GL corolla

[aRChiVe]

sa budget mo you can get a 94-96 mistsu lancer (egg)
na EL (1.3) model or a GLi (1.5).

[AC]

yung friend ko binebenta nya galant mpi nya... 1991 or 1992 yata eh.. kulay silver na matic... sabi nya sakin 165t. i duno lang kung ibaba nya pa... private mesage mo nalang ako for his number. at least dun 1st owner and kung bibilhin mo sakanya direct buyer... wala na ahente... hehe... oys... ndi ako mangongomisyon ha! hehhe.... just want to help him sell his car.. hehehe

[ghosthunter]

Originally posted by pst_hoy
Good day everyone.
I am planning to buy my first car in a couple of days. First car so medyo wala pang alam sa mundo. My budget is from 130-150k. Preferably 94 up, if possible. Is there something out there that fits into that budget?
Your responses will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

You can get the later model Nissan Sentra 1.6 ECCS (series 2). Its the one with factory Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS). I think its a 95 model of the series 2. Stock version comes with 14 inch mags and power steering, power door lock (speed sensing), power windows and power assisted brakes.

[ghosthunter]

With the sentra series 2... you'll have different possibilities for mods too.

-looks (body kit, lowering, sunroof, SE-R look, etc)
-audio (subwoofers, amps, etc)
-power (bolt-on IHE mods, turbo, engine swap to SR20DE or DET)

Bolt-on IHE mods can achieve 125HP (from stock 110HP) but fuel milage will go down.

Bolt-on turbo was available from taiwan based around a garret turbo. Power increase would be between 150 to 160HP.

Engine swap gives you 140 to 145HP from the SR20DE. SR20DET gives you 190 to 200HP stock.

[7391N]

Originally posted by ghosthunter
With the sentra series 2... you'll have different possibilities for mods too.

-looks (body kit, lowering, sunroof, SE-R look, etc)
-audio (subwoofers, amps, etc)
-power (bolt-on IHE mods, turbo, engine swap to SR20DE or DET)

Bolt-on IHE mods can achieve 125HP (from stock 110HP) but fuel milage will go down.

Bolt-on turbo was available from taiwan based around a garret turbo. Power increase would be between 150 to 160HP.

Engine swap gives you 140 to 145HP from the SR20DE. SR20DET gives you 190 to 200HP stock.

ghosthunter,

magkano usually aabutin pag nage-engine swap to SR20DE?

[ghosthunter]

SR20DE engine and tranny would probably cost around P40K. Add P10k to P15k for labor and misc parts.

Cheaper than turbo or nitrous.

SR20DE can achieve 160hp on standard bolt-on mods.

[spidey_303]

Ei! Im selling my 1995 Mazda 323 for 130T.

All power, 3M tinted windows, leather seats, EP#6. Good condition.

PM me or text me at 0918-9248040 if u r interested.

Attached is the pic of the car. its kinda low resolution coz it was taken using just a cam fone.

Thanks a lot.

[MAXBUWAYA]

toyota corollas would be a great choice

sa akin lang magtira ka nang konting sukli sa budget mo

just in case may masira, ay mapapaliatan mo at may budget ka pa

[theveed]

My advice would be... if you already have a budget for a second hand car, you better have at least 10% more cash ready to get things fixed. An old car is an old car, sigurado one way or another you need to fix something, from regular items like tires (which will cost you 1500 +/- each), underchassis parts, oil change, tune up, registration, etc etc... Easy 10K additional...

It's very common for first time car buyers to focus too much on the purchase of the car and not the other associated costs with it, they usually end up neglecting their ride for several months (while saving up to get things fixed), but during those neglected months dumadami ang problems.

As for choices, if you dont have a good list of parts supplier and a trusty mechanic, stick with "common" models like Corollas and Lancers...

Note that don't take hints like "ah madali lang naman ayusin yan, mura lang pagawa yan" easily, if it's really that easy to fix, ask them to fix it first before you get it, kahit bayaran mo yung price na pinagawa nila coz there are a lot of troubles that snowballs without you knowing especially aircon and electricals...

The guy might intentionally load up the AC with freon the day you test drive the car, tapos yun pala may sayad na system nya or major leak that wont hold the freon for more than a day or two... sayo sasabit, mahal pagawa ng AC so be wary.

Basta my best advice is dont rush, madaming nagbebenta ng kotse, get the one that you have the least compromises... Kahit magdagdag ka konti mas sulit kesa pagawa ka ng pagawa, lalo na kung nasiraan ka at natow, 1200 agad yun sa MMDA...

[tebs]

meron kaming binebenta ngayon, 94 lancer itlog gli (1.5 engine)
160 ang price. talk to my brother na lang. kanya kasi yun. try to haggle the price na lang.
phone no. is at my sig below

[frt]

Tebs:

Manual yung Lancer ? Anong plate ending?

[MAXBUWAYA]

tsaka kung akin lang

wag ka kukuha sa mga

2nd hand car store o shop

busniess mentality kasi iyon

[orly_andico]

hi there,
was in that position 8 months ago.

the advice already given here is right on the money. if your budget is 130K, try to buy something na mga 110K to (at most) 120K price only. you WILL be spending money on fixing things, it's a given.

ako sinagad ko budget ko, tapos mahal pa parts! :P kaya ito, paunti-unti kong pinapalitan yung parts na worn, nothing serious but the end result is, no budget for goodies like better sound

like everyone else has said, toyota is your best bet. pero kung 120k lang.. AE92 lang yun. di ka makakahanap ng 120k na AE101. pwede rin lancer itlog. pero (opinion ko lang po) parang medyo matagtag ang older na itlog. plus, palit ka shocks (10k+ agad yun).

now that i've been through the experience once, alam ko na lahat ng dapat hanapin sa kotse pag bumili ka ng used. pero a quick rundown --

1) you have to have a 100km PMS done. this will cost you 6k (for a toyota AE92 or similar) all the way to 35k or more (kung sa casa pagawa). this means, replacement of most wear items, timing belt and bearings (ito yung mahal...)

2) you might have to have your engine mounts changed. cheap, or expensive, depending on the car. mahal mahal ng orig na engine mounts. if your car has *no* replacement engine mounts (like mine...) mga 8k din ito...

3) you probably will have to have your shocks changed. 10k agad ito.

that's assuming walang sira ha.. these are just wear items. kung meron pang sira.. dagdag pa yun.