The Car Buying Guide - Brand New Cars

[agxo3]

4th: since ikaw ang unang may-ari, its up to you kung paano mo patatagalin yung buhay nung kotse mo, if di ka naman pabalagbag magmaneho, then, you'd have your ride kahit until 8 yrs sayo...

 

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If you take good care of your car it will last a long time - buy the best you can possibly afford. Go for quality over flashiness, and you'll be rewarded. Maintain it - oil change on a regular basis (with new oil formulations, every 10,000 km is okay), keep it in tune (replace those spark plugs at the recommended time), replace belts and hoses BEFORE they break, make sure you use good coolant in the cooling system (not just plain old water) and try not to let it overheat, keep tires/wheels in alignment. Keep it waxed - that will protect the paint and keep rust from forming. Wash the underside regularly with a high pressure hose to get mud and dirt out.

 

If you put aftermarket stuff on it, make sure you know what you're doing to the car. A friend just put a supercharger and a new control chip on his little Acura. Claimed that he was told the stock engine and transmission could handle the extra torque. Well, he was wrong! Tried to kick up the boost last week - blew out his piston rings. So - bore and polish the cylinders (deeply scored from the broken rings), replace bent piston rods and broken pistons and rings, replace stressed crankshaft................$3000 worth of work. Might as well buy a new car! He'll have a stronger engine then he'll blow out the transmission next - I can see it coming already.

 

All my cars last 10-12 years with me before I sell them. In good condition, but I do want new every now and then. My MB E320 is 10 years old this year, 180,000+ km and still a beautiful car. My wife just gave her 1985 BMW 325e to our daughter - 300,000 km and still going strong - and bought a Mini. Will the Mini last as long? We'll see.

[mr_kindred23]

:goatee: Hello again..tanong kow lang kung alin ba magandang brand ng car and yung second hand lang...i mean which do u prefer ba?dami kasing magaganda..may maganda sa honda sa toyota and lancer..tell me more which is good..thnks in adv :cool: :mtc:

[mr_kindred23]

:goatee: Hello.. tanong kow lang ..which do u prefer..manual or automatic? Plan to enroll in a driving school..kaso hiwalay lesson nila on manual and automatic..pls enlighten me naman..dun sa mga experts..pls give some advice....thnks in adv. :mtc:

[acidboy]

siyempre manual ang dapat mong matuto. ang 'matic di na kelangan pang aralin.

 

2nd hand car- value wise sa altis o civic ka na, matibay, mura piyesa, reliable at mabagal ang depreciation.

[mr_kindred23]

siyempre manual ang dapat mong matuto.  ang 'matic di na kelangan pang aralin. 

 

2nd hand car- value wise sa altis o civic ka na, matibay, mura piyesa, reliable at mabagal ang depreciation.

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Oic..thnks sa info :cool:

[centrino]

siyempre manual ang dapat mong matuto.  ang 'matic di na kelangan pang aralin. 

 

2nd hand car- value wise sa altis o civic ka na, matibay, mura piyesa, reliable at mabagal ang depreciation.

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True! Also, if you're after lower maintenance cost naman stay away from Honda, mahal parts niyan pre... Toyota and Mitsubishi's parts are available almost everywhere.

 

BTW, I'm looking at '97 Lancer (Pizza Pie) any feedback on this car?

[fiasco]

:goatee: Hello again..tanong kow lang kung alin ba magandang brand ng car and yung second hand lang...i mean which do u prefer ba?dami kasing magaganda..may maganda sa honda sa toyota and lancer..tell me more which is good..thnks in adv :cool:  :mtc:

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Kun porma/speed at ready ka sa medyo high maintenance/dami din available accss. - honda

Kun gusto mo medyo mura maintenance - lancer/toyota

Kun gusto mo malakas aircon - nissan

 

Basta bottomline, mas maganda kun kilala mo first owner, san siya nagpapagawa, at sana medyo modelo ang car...

[mr_kindred23]

Kun porma/speed at ready ka sa medyo high maintenance/dami din available accss. - honda

Kun gusto mo medyo mura maintenance - lancer/toyota

Kun gusto mo malakas aircon - nissan

 

Basta bottomline, mas maganda kun kilala mo first owner, san siya nagpapagawa, at sana medyo modelo ang car...

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oic..thnks sa info :cool:

[mahler]

If the choices given by the thread initiator, im torn between a trooper and a prado. Former offers efficiency, the latter parts reliability, its just a matter of price acquisition. Small cars, vios ( biased ba sa toyota:D)

[gwapogi]

:goatee: Hello.. tanong kow lang ..which do u prefer..manual or automatic? Plan to enroll in a driving school..kaso hiwalay lesson nila on manual and automatic..pls enlighten me naman..dun sa mga experts..pls give some advice....thnks in adv. :mtc:

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of course, learn the basics first by going manual... kapag natuto ka sa manual, panis na sayo yung automatic... if you go the other way around, mahihirapan ka mag-adjust, para ka lang magiging baguhan ulit kapag manual na hawak mo... driving automatic is as easy as driving a bumpcar...

 

and, as most of us have stated, if you want easy maintenance (which, for me, is the 1st to be considered in buying 2nd hand cars), go toyota...

[blackthunder]

For small car, Il go for BMW 3 series

for luxury car, Benz or puwede na rin yun camry!

Prado and expi for the suv

Escape for the mini suv

[PrettyboyPOPOY]

FORD ESCAPE

[acidboy]

True!  Also, if you're after lower maintenance cost naman stay away from Honda, mahal parts niyan pre...  Toyota and Mitsubishi's parts are available almost everywhere.

 

BTW, I'm looking at '97 Lancer (Pizza Pie) any feedback on this car?

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huwag ka na bumili ng lancer. nagkaroon na kami ng ilang lancer, at ang huli ay isang 98 gsr at 00 mx, at parehas silang bulok. di na ako bibili ng mitsubishi ulit. supot talaga quality ng mitsubishi ngayon, at alam ko iyan dahil marami akong kakilala na nagsu-supply ng piyesa sa mmc.

[centrino]

huwag ka na bumili ng lancer. nagkaroon na kami ng ilang lancer, at ang huli ay isang 98 gsr at 00 mx, at parehas silang bulok. di na ako bibili ng mitsubishi ulit.  supot talaga quality ng mitsubishi ngayon, at alam ko iyan dahil marami akong kakilala na nagsu-supply ng piyesa sa mmc.

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Thanks acidboy but would you mind going into the details? Like ano mga problem parts ng Lancer? How does it compare sa Toyota corollas of the same model... Salamat Sir

[addila]

pwede ang beetle, o minicooper!! or peugot.. libre namang mangarap...

subaru..