EG HATCH - Good or Bad?

**renzo_d10** · April 15th, 2012 11:22 AM

Kung gusto mo ng sedan, andyan naman yung lovelife GLi or yung 2001 Altis.

Kun gusto mo ng Civic, andyan naman yung mga 01-02 Civic VTi.

Kung tipid ang habol, andyan ang 00-02 City Type Z.

**joshchan** · April 15th, 2012 12:50 PM

good or bad? hmm......

kung enthusiast ka with money to spare.. it's good

pero kung medyo newbie ka limit budget.. i dont think it's a good idea

dami kasi issues (monetary i mean) ang hatch since it's a very old car, kailangan mo ng atleast basic mechanical knowledge on maintaining an old car kundi ubos pera mo sa maintenance pa lang.

**isa1023** · April 15th, 2012 01:01 PM

Sa ESi ako natuto ng DIY mechanicals, paano halos lahat ba naman ng systems eh nasira due to age at harabas. Pero at least natuto ko mangalikot.

Kung gusto mo matuto TS at matiyaga ka, sige go for hatch pero walang sisihan. Ok din naman siya kahit luma, nga lang overpriced talaga siya kaya I wouldn't get one except pag napalitan na ng makina kahit D15B man lang at nasa P165,000.00 price range lang siya.

**7138** · April 15th, 2012 05:07 PM

Kung roofed garage ka naman,
Pa wash over mo nalang, and tatagal naman yan,
Sa engine, kung stock pa yan, madali lang ipaayus, kasi basic engine lang naman sya.

Kung ako, ill find the best conditioned eg hatch out there,
Wash over, top overhaul, put in a nice set of rims,
And yan, pogi na.

Wag ka lang mag muffler sir.

**ecneret** · April 15th, 2012 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by 7138

Kung roofed garage ka naman,
Pa wash over mo nalang, and tatagal naman yan,
Sa engine, kung stock pa yan, madali lang ipaayus, kasi basic engine lang naman sya.

Kung ako, ill find the best conditioned eg hatch out there,
Wash over, top overhaul, put in a nice set of rims,
And yan, pogi na.

Wag ka lang mag muffler sir.

+1 ako dito... saka kung di ka din naman mahilig sa resing-resing e wag ka na maghanap ng malakas na makina or mag-modify... ipang-ICE mo na lang para mas ma-inlove lalo syo gf mo...

**renzo_d10** · April 15th, 2012 08:20 PM

Bakit kayo maghahanap ng ESi kung may budget naman na 300k at mas makakahanap ng kotseng mas bago, mas matipid at mas maayos na kondisyon?

**zap.FREEDOM** · April 15th, 2012 10:47 PM

o yung naman pala bro, 300k budget, fit na yan para sa Toyota Altis 1.6J or E variant, tipid pa.

**jhayster14** · April 16th, 2012 12:01 AM

300k pala budget ni TS.

if comfy ride ang habol mo TS pwede ka na mag Toyota Altis, Honda Civic Dimension, Nissan Sentra GSX, (paki usap lang TS wag ka kukuha ng Honda Civic SiR, nakamamatay)

**renzo_d10** · April 16th, 2012 12:15 AM

^ nakamamatay amp. Hahahahaha !

**MaMeNYee** · May 16th, 2012 02:10 AM

I used to own a '95 EG hatch and owned it for more than 10 years. On a stock engine you wouldn't really enjoy it but for starters like you, it would be enough to get to places and as well as teach you the basics of maintaining a vehicle. 3 years ago I swapped the engine with a larger D16a VTeC engine and boy was it fun to drive. The "new" engine being much larger in displacement quite surprisingly improved the fuel consumption. At worst I would get to around 9km per liter on heavy traffic and can go as far as 14km/l on long distance driving.

Maintenance-wise nagkalat ang parts ng honda and price-wise is comparable to Corollas. I never really had major problems with my hatch even after the swap as I had the this done at a reputable shop.

The EG hatch is one tough vehicle and until this day is a head turner. It's quite difficult to find one in stock form though considering its age and as this vehicle can easily be modded and a favorite among different age groups. If you do find one in stock form one disadvantage I can think of is that since this car was released here locally under the "People's Car" program back in the day is that it came bare with no power steering and other power amenities. To some this could be a disadvantage but to others a challenge and make the experience of owning one really fulfilling.

You can visit you're suking Japan surplus shops and have these installed. The Japan and US versions came with these options and should be a bolt-on affair with some help to get these to work of course from your suking electrician.

If you are keen on getting an EG hatch, I would suggest that you orient yourself well and expect that these can be rust buckets but with the proper body work and treatment will let it stand for the years to come. Bring a mechanic with you when you go shopping for one to make sure that the vehicle is mechanically sound and roadworthy.

When you get the chance to have one, have all the fluids replaced, brakes checked and/or replaced and the engine tuned to specs. Bring it to streets, enjoy it while driving responsibly.