second hand SUV or brand new sedan..

[Essej Kun]

My friend has a budget of 800-900k but he can't decide whether to buy a brand new sedan or a second hand suv. For a brand new sedan, he's thinking over choosing from the following:

1. Honda City
2, Toyota Vios
3, Hyundai Accent
4, Hyundai Elantra

And for an suv, he's eyeing on the Hyundai Tucson or Honda CRV preferably, year model 2010 and above. Can you please post your opinion on this guys? Thank your very much in advance

[[archie]]

I'll get the suv in a heartbeat but that's just me.

Depende sa use, just remember all the flooded units around.

[jhnkvn]

Brand new Elantra.. or a CRDi Accent.

[Mikemike07]

Suv only if he needs the space. Otherwise all his money will be invested on the "image" suv gives. Not worth it and definitely not practical. Among the sedans id pick the elantra. Its the biggest and best looking of the three. At least for me. Its also a class higher being a compact while the others are subcompacts. It depends on the priorities really. If he wants to save on fuel, accent crdi would be the best choice. If he wants reliability, itll be a toss up between the vios and city. Comfort = elantra

[Thumbdrive]

if it's bang for the buck he's looking for, vios-E na. me sukli ka pa.

[Walter]

You better read about the horror stories regarding warranty claims with Hyundai.

[xagent_orangex]

You better read about the horror stories regarding warranty claims with Hyundai.

this.


buy a hyundai, sakto malapit na halloween

[Essej Kun]

Thanks for the replies everyone.. I already told him to just buy a new car instead of getting a second had suv. But he still insist that the SUV looks much cooler than having a brand new sedan LOL. In my opinion I would take the vios G in a heartbeat. Save gas, kinda spacious and reliable.

You better read about the horror stories regarding warranty claims with Hyundai.

I am very interested in reading that. Where can you read those "horror stories"?

[vinj]

Unless he takes relatively bad roads or has a chance of getting flooded often then a slightly used SUV may be worth looking for. Also, if he has the time and resources to do minor repair works here and there and source parts, etc. then getting a second hand may be worth his while. Otherwise, go brand new.

I am very interested in reading that. Where can you read those "horror stories"?

On a related note, i just found out recently that we still have a pending warranty claim on a 2009 Tucson. The power window switch has been "under order" for nearly a year.

[[archie]]

Just look for hyundai talk sa forum.