Help! Mitsubishi Lancer, Toyota Corolla,Nissan Sentra, or Mazda 323 92-97 Model?

**enzoism** · February 22nd, 2012 12:24 AM

Help mga sir/madam, Im a newbie here at tsikot.com,wanna ask po sana for advice in getting a 2nd hand car,(First car ko po) with a budget of 70thou. actually i got range of choices of cars posted in different website, Help me to choose which car brand is better given the following condition po.

1. Liter/KM-which i know it depends on engine size but what is standard gas consumption for a car ?
2.Availability of parts?- which brand po has the cheap spare parts and easy to get from Auto Supply (Banawe etc)
3. Maintenance- easy to maintain
4. Im using for daily basis (home-office-home), and long drive going to (Manila to Sinoloan, Laguna to Gapan, Nueva Ecija).
5. Power window, power steering and central lock is a plus,.
6. Good Head Unit/sounds

Already got the budget, cant decide which brand to get po. Thanks po in advance for those magrereply seriously, im planning to buy a car this Saturday po sana, so I need a PRO advice.

Thanks Tsikot Forum!:D GBU!

**weisshorn** · February 22nd, 2012 12:54 AM

Sa budget na 70K medyo mahirap makasiguro na maayos ang makuhang unit. Sa choices above at least about 15 years old na ang mga cars na ito. Swerte ka kung maayos mag maintain ang dating owner. Kahit alin sa itaas ok sa akin basta kumuha ka lang ng unit na first owned (wag sa buy and sell lots).

**GTi** · February 22nd, 2012 02:05 AM

This is a pretty tall order. I'd advise you save a bit more for this. At your current budget, I suppose all you can get would be old 1.3L carbureted compacts. But among old cars, your best choice would always be the Nissan Sentra as you will always get the newest model for your money as compared to the others. Maybe if you can stretch your budget to around 100k, you can find a B13 Sentra 1.6ECCS in good condition. I'm sure you'll need the power of a 1.6L fuel injected engine since you run long distance a lot and all power amenities only come in the 1.6L variants.

**enzoism** · February 22nd, 2012 01:53 PM

does the spare parts po ba ng mazda, madaling makita sa ordinary auto supply? thanks..

**weisshorn** · February 22nd, 2012 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by enzoism

does the spare parts po ba ng mazda, madaling makita sa ordinary auto supply? thanks..

Ang alam ko may makukuha sa Banawe since sharing parts lang sila ng ford. To be sure then you can limit your choice to toyota & lancer.

**GTi** · February 22nd, 2012 02:43 PM

If you mean Mazda's that fit your budget, AFAIK hindi pa sila related with Ford noon and so do not share parts with Ford. Yung time na nagstart ang parts sharing nila is during the late 90s na. And then early Mazda's weren't really good. It'll be best to stay with the Sentra.

**asb75** · February 22nd, 2012 03:54 PM

mag 1990 toyota corolla ka na lang, kahit saang auto supply madaling makakuha nang parts, but don't expect so many fancy things, sa price na 70K bihira ang may ganyang katino na car. always expect something to replace and repair.

**enzoism** · February 22nd, 2012 08:37 PM

thanks for the advice,my list is now down to 2, Mitsubishi Lancer 94 model or Nissan Sentra 94, the most important siguro in buying 2nd hand car is to bring your own mechanic, of course if its first owned? tama po ba? thanks

**GTi** · February 22nd, 2012 11:02 PM

Which variants are you looking at? Yung budget mo ba ay 70k tops na? Malabo makahanap ng matinong itlog Lancer with this budget unless yung base 1.3EL model ang hinahanap mo. With a B13 Sentra however you will have better choices. The ECCS model has a 1.6L electronic fuel injection engine and all power amenities already. But make sure you get a good one by bringing your trusted mechanic. The number of owners it has went through is not very important. Kung iisa lang nga ang owner, nilaspag naman ng todo todo eh di wala rin. Basta nasa kondisyon and you like the car, kunin mo na.

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**enzoism** · February 23rd, 2012 02:09 PM

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sir eto itlog na 80k.. mukhang ok namn.. ok din ung nissan sir.. ill check it out na lang po. kaya namn hanggang 80k budget