Keep or Sell?

[babesb18]

Ey!

Got some decisions to make..

My dad assembled a Diesel engine car (not really a car cause it looks like a tamaraw FX but bigger(like a '90 Pajero body). He used a Fuzo diesel engine and it's still running great. Only problem is the body. Hindi pinapinturahan nun kase ginamit nya panghatak ng mga sasakyan na inaayos nya. (We had an on-call mechanic business before he went to the US)


So this "car" has been running since 1996 and i don't know if i should spend my money in repairing the body or buying a 2nd hand car. This is going to be a major body repair as most part of it have rust and yung iba mejo butas na. Kaso nakakapanghinayang yung engine. 15-20kms/L lang consumption nya...sobrang low maintenance pa.

The car i'm planning to buy is a 92 Mits Galant GTI. I like the engine at ang porma pero it's not economical. So what?what?what? What am i gonna do?Aarrrgghhhh!!!

What yah think bros? and gals?

Do i go for body repair and stick with the diesel engine or should i just sell it and buy the galant?

In case you think body repair's a better decision, can you give me an idea who can get it done and how much?


Thanks tsikoteer bros and sis!!!

[Syuryuken]

IMHO iba pa rin ang branded na sasakyan kesa assemble, mas safe pa rin patakbuhin compared to assembled vehicles.

[babesb18]

oki...i'll keep that in mind...

[jarhead]

benta mo nalng.. its gona giv u more headache sooner... tama c syuryuken....

[chieffy]

pang negosyo ng dad mo yung assembled vehicle pero ngayong nasa states na kamo sya eh di mo naman yata kailangan iyan pang araw araw kaya ibenta mo na lang imbes pa pagkagastusan mo pa....

kung fuel economy ang concern mo wag na lang galant ang bilhin mo...bili ka na lang ng kotseng may makinang 1.3l or 1.6l...dami naman magandang ibang kotse dyan bukod sa galant...silipin mo na lang sa Car Talk section...

[babesb18]

It aint that easy to sell it cause of its aesthetic condition but is 92 GTI a good buy? I saw some adds here and the price is kinda not within my budget..any suggestions of a car that can bring me from Quezon province to manila every other week without too many problems?

Budget's from 100-140..

[Chip]

If the car has no sentimental value for you, then sell it na.

How about a kia? Of course its not as maporma as a galant gti pero its economical and from what the owners here say, parts are very easy to find and cheap too.

[mikmik316]

papalitan mo ng body gawin mong hammer... or an AMC toy car... look for Jappy

[Horsepower]

yeah, gawin mong hammer. ganda nyan, economical pa.

[5Speed]

papalitan mo ng body gawin mong hammer... or an AMC toy car... look for Jappy

I agree on this one....astig looking pa...

since taga quezon ka pala kabayan eh puntahan mo na lang sa Lucena si Jappy (Alana Motor Works) and have a quotation from their shop......then you can compare the cost of having your old oil burner body repairs and buying a 2nd hand Galant GTi...please be reminded that since you are planning to buy an old car there is a big chance that there will be a repair works and parts replacements as well....

then you can clearly decide based on your budget w/c is a more conducive alternative.....

[GlennSter]

guys...sinabi na niya budget niya..mukhang di aabot sa hammer.

babes..unang una. wag ka bibili ng kotseng hindi mo naman pala maaafford. ikaw na nagsabi na di abot sa budget mo ang galant.and yes..hindi siya economical lalo na ngayon taas ng gas.

get a car that will bring you to point a and point b....earn some more money..tapos chaka ka bumili ng maganda gandang kotse...

[jarhead]

with ur budget, sell ur old assembled car den add it up to ur budget.

[raine]

Bakit hindi ka na lag muna bumili ng 2nd hand na car na 1.6 ang makina like toyota or lancer para medyo tipid sa gaso and then gawin mong project car yan, unti untiin mo ang pagpaparepair , dalawa pa ang sasakyan mo.

[Syuryuken]

pwede sa Lancer itlog yang budget mo may barya ka pa.

[Sarsi]

consider this:
1. Is your current vehicle serves its purpose? What i mean is appropriate ba siya sa klase ng trabaho o negosyo mo, if yes, keep it, if no, sell it. huwag ka manghinayang sa makina, in a few years, kailangan nya na din magpahinga
2. If you want galant and you have 100k-140k budget, forget it, be realistic. alam mo na hindi kasya yon pambili ng galant. work or plan within your budget
3. Be practical, if you will travel from quezon province to manila, it's approximately 140-150 kms, depende sa exact location, gasolina pa lang, you will spend 600 pesos plus tollfee of 100 more or less, so better get a 1.3L or 1.5l

[OTEP]

Mahal pa din ang GTi dahil may pagka-special edition siya. Baka SS or MPi lang ang swak sa current working budget if you really want a Galant.

[j_avonni]

benta mo nalng.. its gona giv u more headache sooner... tama c syuryuken....

Ibenta mo na lang. I bought an assembled vehicle before at ginawa kong service. Pero masakit din sa ulo mag-maintain ng assembled vehicle. Day 1 pa lang sumakit na ang ulo ko. Better to own a branded one kahit na second hand.

[Syuryuken]

Nasubukan na rin kasi namin assembled may pagkakataon talaga na ititirik ka kahit bagong repair lang lalo na sa long drive. And worst muntik na kaming madisgrasya.

[babesb18]

okay ... if i'll get to sell the jeep, i'll have at least 200k, if not .. got a Toyota 1.6 in mind.

Thanks for all your inputs..really helps a lot.