Buying a new car BUDGET 1-1.3M

[pop3corn]

Yun nga bigla naging worry ko..

Sirs, I'm not a big time kind of guy. Just a regular employee earning maybe average salary? Single no passive income. Questions lang po, how much of your salary ba dapat ang napupunta sa installment? Is there any rule of thumb or maybe based on your exp? Takot lang ako baka maipit ako.. is 35-40% of your monthly salary too much?

langya bro bumili ka muna ng accent. wag ka muna mag-SUV kung first time car buyer ka lang. even if you're earning big now with your salary, delikado yan. more than 1M car, kahit 50K per month ihulog mo dyan nakow delikado finances sabi ko sayo

ako kasi cash lang pag bumili ng car eh. never ako nag-installment, those installments schemes can really demote you from middle class to poverty.

[Verbl Kint]

35% of you salary is too much.
10% of your salary is healthy.

+1

Unless you have income outside of your monthly salary.

[germs]

Why don't you throw the Suzuki Kizashi into the mix? P1,288,000.00. You already get a semi mid-size sedan with a fairly powerful 2.4L engine, and Nurburgring upbringing.

But if you don't want to be too unique, ok nga siguro GTA. Or maybe the 2.0L Mazda3. :D

[chance]

langya bro bumili ka muna ng accent. wag ka muna mag-SUV kung first time car buyer ka lang. even if you're earning big now with your salary, delikado yan. more than 1M car, kahit 50K per month ihulog mo dyan nakow delikado finances sabi ko sayo

ako kasi cash lang pag bumili ng car eh. never ako nag-installment, those installments schemes can really demote you from middle class to poverty.

I AGREE... SINCE U ARE A FIRST TIME BUYER....
ANOTHER CHOICE IS A LANCER 1.6 A/T.... cvt din yan
kahit pa phase out na yan, the price is worth for a sedan..
nka MITSU ka pa...

[yebo]

e kung suzuki sx4 crossover kaya, ayaw mo? laki ng tipid mo, 899k lang yun. maluwag pa. yung sobra na 500k e bilhin mo na lahat ng mods na gusto mo di pa maubos yun.

[istan]

+1

Unless you have income outside of your monthly salary.

Lakihan mo yun downpayment mo to fit your budget. Ipon mode for the car you want.
A car is a statement on its own, pero depreciating asset sya. So, pag di kaya, wag ipilit. Maiipit ka lng.

[chance]

e kung suzuki sx4 crossover kaya, ayaw mo? laki ng tipid mo, 899k lang yun. maluwag pa. yung sobra na 500k e bilhin mo na lahat ng mods na gusto mo di pa maubos yun.

Pede rin....WISE CHOICE ....less than 1M... naka crossover ka pa..
parang XV din yan bro..... BE PRACTICAL

[germs]

Pwede rin new Focus 2.0, Civic 2.0, Cruze Diesel

[pop3corn]

e kung suzuki sx4 crossover kaya, ayaw mo? laki ng tipid mo, 899k lang yun. maluwag pa. yung sobra na 500k e bilhin mo na lahat ng mods na gusto mo di pa maubos yun.

saka yan daw SX4 pwede pigain minus 90K discount accdg. dun sa sx4 thread, kasi hindi daw gano mabili yan eh

san ka pa, suv like pero parang sub 800K lang na car

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dami ko nakita ganito sa Europe eh, yun Fiat counterpart nya. so sikat etong car neto sa Europeans



kung tuusin nga sulit eto eh, kasi Japan CBU, double airbags, with aBS and all the perks sa stereo. alam ko meron din to steering buttons

[yebo]

meron steering audio controls popsy.

[germs]

Maganda din nga yan SX4. Meron sa office namin nyan, sarap i-maneho. Comparable to a Mazda 3 (gen1) but with lighter body and slightly more powerful engine. Set back mo lang is the interior cargo space, but you can always add a roof carrier.

[ghosthunter]

Maganda din nga yan SX4. Meron sa office namin nyan, sarap i-maneho. Comparable to a Mazda 3 (gen1) but with lighter body and slightly more powerful engine. Set back mo lang is the interior cargo space, but you can always add a roof carrier.

I agree... the SX4 is a ncie car to drive. Hard to say anything wrong with the car itself except the car's external styling doesn't stand out well in stock form. Given a "euro" make-over, it can be a real head turner.

[jhnkvn]

Jazz.

You can haul 50" Plasmas.
You can haul 4-5 people.
It sips fuel versus your other 1M+ choices here.
Maneuvers pretty sharply.
Has insane resale value.
All 3 versions looks the same.
Honda overprices it a bit but that's what industry leaders do.

Now you know.

[renzo_d10]

Kung ok lang manual sayo, pwede na nga yung 1.3S Jazz. Maganda na rin siya.

[ervinelim]

I have to agree with the Accent! Masnagagandahan pa nga ako sa Accent kaysa sa Elantra eh!

Maporma na siya. Porma talaga. Mura pa at naayos na nila ang issues nung car. 700k for a 1.4L A/T. 600k lang pag Manual.

Pagisipan mo mabuti. Totohanan, unless you are really a car fanatic/enthusiast, for most people, a car is just a utility or appliance that gets you from point A to B.

Gamitin mo na lnag yung 400k saved for the future or chicks.

[Richardson Chan]

Hi guys,

Planning to buy a new car, my first car actually..

Below are my options:
1) Subaru Impreza 2012
2) Mitsubishi Lancer EX GTA 2012

Priorities:
1) Looks
2) Maybe maintenance costs/fuel economy?
3) Performance

I'm not that sure with priorities #2 and #3 because first car ko pa nga lang. I don't know in the long which will make more sense.

Comments please and feel free to add other options..

Thanks!
Pat

Are you going to pay for the car in cash? If yes, by all means, get the car that you WANT. Else, get the car that will suit your needs.

If I had 1.3M to burn for a can, I'd get an XV, ASX, or Tucson. But if I'm gonna have to finance the car, I'd probably get an Elantra or a Jazz.

[chance]

Hi guys,

Planning to buy a new car, my first car actually..

Below are my options:
1) Subaru Impreza 2012
2) Mitsubishi Lancer EX GTA 2012

Priorities:
1) Looks
2) Maybe maintenance costs/fuel economy?
3) Performance

I'm not that sure with priorities #2 and #3 because first car ko pa nga lang. I don't know in the long which will make more sense.

Comments please and feel free to add other options..

Thanks!
Pat

Bro.. pag CASH kahit alin sa dalawa
pero mas lamang ang Subaru kasi new released lang yan.

If FINANCE, you can go for the Jazz but try to check first the
Rio Hatchback.. this is also a new released....

Mas iba bro pag modelo....

[jut703]

Mas iba bro pag modelo....

Modelo pero hayop sa lakas sa gas kahit mahina ang makina

[renzo_d10]

^ haha

baka hindi masyado nagbabasa si chance sa rio thread

[meateater]

Go buy the impreza. I owned an 08 model and it served me well, never gave me headaches. You get good NVH, good handling, engine is super quiet.

One thing to note though, I remember that future impreza models lost the traction control, check mo nalang sa specs. Mine had it, the newer models of the same gen lost it.



As far as priorities go:

1. Looks - panalo
2. Fuel economy - hindi matipid sa gas
3. Performance - a good drivers car, fun to drive, but its not as fast as you would think.