Help need your suggestion planning to buy esi 95 matic.. is it a good choice?

**bulldog** · April 10th, 2009 06:14 PM

dont forget that you are buying a 14 year old car. may mga nasira na dyan and may mga masisira pa dyan sa mga darating na araw. ang importante ay kung ano ang condition nya when you buy it. kasi kahit sabihin na mas maganda ang isang car, bale wala lahat yan kung pangit naman ang condition nya when you buy it.

**jamie_thomas07** · April 10th, 2009 07:15 PM

Thanks sir bulldog..

New here at tsikot sa pagreresearch ko and found out in other thread na mas ok din pala ung Nissan sentra mga s4 .. totoo po ba to?..mas makakakuha pa ko ng higher year model.. and forgot to say i can stretch my budget to 185k.. ano kaya best buy? 1st choice ko tlga esi pero mukang ok pa ibang model .. thanks tsikot

**number001** · April 10th, 2009 09:23 PM

Personally drove and owned a '93 ESI until 2006 and presently get to drive a '94 ESI occassionally(both AT). We also had a '95 Civic MT before. Btw, all purchased brand new.

When the '95 MT was sold in 2006 with 6x,xxx kms , it had a leaking radiator (replaced with surplus), clutch replacement (probably bec. the driver's riding the clutch), leaking left rear shocks. Had this serviced every 5,000 kms at Honda CASA.

The '93 AT was sold in 2006 also with 6x,xxx kms also. Apart from the rusty roof there were no other problems with it. Had it service at Honda CASA but not as diligently as the '95.

Currently the '94 AT has only 3x,xxx kms. Rarely used. Everything is still original and no problems with it. This is one had service with the CASA in the first 8 years of its life. More recently, its been getting occasional maintenance service from the gas station.

I guess it boils down to the previous owner. Any vehicle from any car brand or make will need maintenance repairs at this age but severity will depend on the amount of TLC the previous owner has given the vehicle.

On other notes....

In terms of transmission, MT vs. AT, the difference bet. the two is night and day. Let's just say if you're after pocket rocket performance, don't get the AT. The MT allows the engine to rip and roar to redline without any hesitations. OTOH, the AT would suffice for daily driving.

It is also quite hard to find an all stock example in the market today bec. everyone do mod these vehicles, to an extent that is very detrimental to the vehicle's appearance, performance and overall reliability.

**renzo_d10** · April 10th, 2009 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by jamie_thomas07

Thanks sir bulldog..

New here at tsikot sa pagreresearch ko and found out in other thread na mas ok din pala ung Nissan sentra mga s4 .. totoo po ba to?..mas makakakuha pa ko ng higher year model.. and forgot to say i can stretch my budget to 185k.. ano kaya best buy? 1st choice ko tlga esi pero mukang ok pa ibang model .. thanks tsikot

Hi Jamie,

If you do have 185k in your budget maybe it can buy you a toyota corolla XE variant. Not sure if it can buy you the GLI variant. About nissan, I just dont know....kasi my relative has a nissan lecps. It's so hot inside, the a/c can't provide enough air to cool the car. My XL can provide air even it's on number 2. I don't know how did he maintain it. But if you plan to buy nissan s4, buy it from a friend or from a relative.....MT tranny still gets my vote.

**sohc_teejay** · April 10th, 2009 10:41 PM

go for esi but the one with manual tranny...

**jamie_thomas07** · April 11th, 2009 10:32 AM

Goodmorning Tsikoters and thanks for those who reply.:D

Ask ko lng pangit po b talaga pag Matic?.. kasi nasanay ako matic dinidrive.. mahirap b talaga i maintain? or sirain talaga?,,,

thanks po

**renzo_d10** · April 11th, 2009 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by jamie_thomas07

Goodmorning Tsikoters and thanks for those who reply.:D

Ask ko lng pangit po b talaga pag Matic?.. kasi nasanay ako matic dinidrive.. mahirap b talaga i maintain? or sirain talaga?,,,

thanks po

Hindi naman siya pangit, actually masarap gamitin ang AT tranny kaya lang you're going to buy a 2nd hand car kasi, hindi mo rin alam kung paano ginamit yung tranny na yun at kung ano na yung history ng car. Siyempre, hindi naman sasabihin ng owner sayo na nasira yung ganito ganun niya before especially pa kung hindi mo kilala. Kaya the best is, buy a 2nd hand car from an unknown seller pero manual. If you want an at talaga buy it from your relative maybe.

**jamie_thomas07** · April 11th, 2009 11:54 AM

Thanks again sir renzo!

Normally what po b nasisira sa at tranny?. and mahal b talaga pagawa or maintain?.. thanks

**renzo_d10** · April 11th, 2009 12:08 PM

Minsan nasisira sa AT tranny is mahirap siya minsan magbasa kung san mo shinift. For example.......kapag nalagay mo na sa D pag pinress mo yung gas di siya gagalaw yun pala, ang basa is N pa. Then after a while.....saka pa siya aandar. Uhm, this was told by my friend who has a car na AT tranny. Sakin kasi MT eh.

**demolester** · April 11th, 2009 07:36 PM

hanap ka nalang corolla GLI.. pansin ko lang mas madami kang makukuhang GLI na mas sariwa compared sa ESI.. most ESI laspag na makina coz sportier sya and mostly gamit ng teens, and we know na sabik talaga sila sa patakbo ng mabilis.. while GLIs are known to be more family car, so mas madami ka makuha na fresh na GLI..