Results 21 to 29 of 29
-
November 8th, 2006 12:20 PM #21
not an expert on this, but i think without the ABS module, it would be just like riding a car without ABS. lots of old cars on the road doesn't have ABS. heck, not sure if you really would be needing it for city driving, given the condition of our traffic.
01 model at 250K is a bargain...sayang.
-
November 8th, 2006 06:23 PM #22
mid sized cars are difficult to "dispose" plus nissan pa!
just think how much the resale value of then maxima
and even 1.6 sentra. mas mura pa sa mga older toyotas.
wawa talaga nissan dito. they've even promos like drive
now pay next year.
-
Tsikot Member Rank 4
- Join Date
- Jun 2006
- Posts
- 2,605
November 9th, 2006 03:09 PM #23135k for a abs module! thats more than half the price you sold the car for! is it a important part? will the car brake well w/o it? is it something i can live w/o in the event it breaks down on me?
Don't worry about ABS module, it is not something that normally fails. With my unit, I suspect it was damaged when my brother did not replace brake pads until the metal was almost worn away.
-
November 9th, 2006 05:30 PM #24
thanks for all the inputs guys! appreciate it! if ther are more things to consider please feel free to let me know.
-
November 9th, 2006 06:15 PM #25
Yup, it's a general trend of 2.0L vehicles to have lower resale than the 1.6L vehicles... (Accords, Cefiros, Coronas, Galants selling lesser than their similar aged Civics, Corollas, Civics and Lancers).
-
November 10th, 2006 10:52 PM #26
He he.. Bro, I think thats an overstatement to say the brand is wawa in pinas, coz if u look at our roads, u'll find many x-trails (w/c is currently hot in market compared to curr. rivals crv and rav4), patrols for the politikos, cefiros for the buss. execs., and sentras for every1! and yung sinasabi mong promo na drive now pay later, It's a branch optional promo otherwise called installment, all car brands also do that. ;) Its a basic car maker marketing strategy to sell. It's just this pinoy stigma, like what I stated (w/ the input of my uncle hu is in the car buy and sell buss.) in this thread kc that affects its resale value. Actually its our fault why that is happening, kc ugali nating mga pinoy na maconvince sa sabi sabi at paniniwala instead of looking thru the actual facts.. but if ur a modern pinoy na hindi ganun ang thinking like the current politikos or buss. execs that buy patrols and cefiros.. It's a totally diff. story. Sa other countries car resale values are indeed diff. from ours, medyo kakaiba tayo e . Dito kc my stigma ang mga noypi, especially the pinoy masa (lower class c to class e) sa car brands like nissan kc mahal daw piyesa, mitsu, isuzu, mazda, chevrolet etc. naman quality wise daw not yet proven dito, lalo na sa korean made cars!! Pro all produce good cars ha mind u.. Pro bottom line, may advantage din sa ugali nating ganyan.. y?.. kc if ur a second hand cefiro buyer u'll find these median price tags (not 2 high, not 2 low) a steal!! ;) he he he.. buti na lng.
-
November 11th, 2006 03:06 PM #27
If you can afford the gas then go for it! Typically mid-sized cars are gas guzzlers, the most frugal i think is the corona 93-98 model. It gets at least 7km/liter city driving. About the nissan parts, its more expensive than toyota but at par w/ others.I used to own a corona ex and the repairs I spent for owning it is not worth the price I saved instead of buying brand new.I ended up selling it for way less than my purchase price (not counting repairs Ive done which amounted to 100k estimate)ouch! If you can find a good unit, then go for it. BTW, executive sedans are usually driven by a driver and seldom the owner so you may find it harder to get a good unit
-
November 12th, 2006 09:47 PM #28
Those were great inputs. I agree that the Cefiro suffers from a perception problem that it has poor quality/reliability and is also a gas-aholic.
However, having been driving a 97 Cefiro, I can say both are myths. The Cefiro is a highly reliable sedan. The only time it failed me was when it was time to replace the battery. With regards to the consumption, I do 6 to 6.5 kms/liter on the ave. with casual driving. During times when gas was hitting P45/L, I did 7 to 7.8kms/liter. This was purely city driving, but I avoided peak hours and went neutral down every fly-over and bridges.
Btw, this baby only drinks Petron Blaze. Anything less and you will hear/feel knocking. In the end, at P250k the Cefiro is a bargain for those looking for a 2nd-hand luxury car.
-
November 13th, 2006 09:09 AM #29
You can add , The Ten Commandments, BenHur ....
Traffic!