Hi Guys,

I just wanna get some advice/tips for my first car. Thing is, I have very limited funds and also, I cannot get a manual car. I am not THAT picky with the appearance. I'm more of a COMFORT over LOOKS type of guy. And also not a fan of SPEED so no need for powerful engines or what not.

These are some of the cars I've been eyeing for quite some time now, and if possible, can you guys shed some light on the issues I've read about them:

Opel Astra Sedan/Wagon = Gas Guzzler daw? Mahirap daw humanap ng pyesa? Mahal daw pyesa? Hindi daw maganda handling? To all Astra owners please tell me anything I need to know para bumili ako ng Astra. THANKS!

Opel Tigra (now if you'll notice my forum name is tigra, YES this is one of my dream cars eversince I saw an old friend of mine with his mettalic blue tigra equipped with blaupunkt bangers. that thing is such a beauty!) = Tigra din daw mahirap humanap pyesa, mahal pyesa at malakas sa gas? To all Tigra owners, please tell me kung ano dapat malaman ko para bumili ako talaga ng Tigra.

And also, if ever matuloy ako sa Opel, please help me find a decent talyer at shop para sa spare parts at services ng OPEL. If I'm not mistaken, I think saw one somewhere in Cubao area? Not even sure if that's still cubao, but it's close to Muhlach ensaymda (the main branch) I was on my way to Chocolate Lovers that time I saw a talyer with the OPEL emblem painted on it's walls.

PS
I forgot to mention, whatever car I'll end up buying, it will only be used a couple of hours on the weekdays and maybe a short city drive on the weekends. I have zero plans on driving away the metro anytime soon as I have zero knowledge on the itsy bitsy pieces of a vehicle. In short d ako marunong sa makina at kahet magpalit ng gulong LOL pero pag aaralan ko syempre.

So ibig kong sabihin, from point A to B lang ang car na ito. So tingin nyo ba, kahit malakas sa gas na kotse okay lang dahil di naman sya ilalayo at hindi naman madalas gagamitin?

Thanks in advance everyone! HAPPY NEW YEAR!