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  1. staind
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    May 26th, 2009 02:16 PM #1
    a friend is offering her 2001 Echo A/T for P250K.

    is this a good buy for a 1st year college student or are there other cars to look at? if so, which ones at this budget?

    thanks!
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    May 26th, 2009 02:42 PM #2
    hi. you might want to consider a toyota corolla 1.6GLi ( Love-Life ) or Honda City 2001 or Ford Lynx Ghia or nissan sentra

    Both cars are at the price range of 250-300k......or maybe lower.

    I did a little research and here are the links:

    FORD LYNX GHIA priced at 250k: http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/vi...oyota+Corolla+

    NISSAN SENTRA SUPER SALOON PRICED AT 199k : http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/vi...oyota+Corolla+

    2001 TOYOTA COROLLA PRICED AT 300k: http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/1366518/Very+Fresh+Toyota+Corolla+Altis+2001+Model!!?refer ralKeywords=2001+Toyota+Corolla+

    TOYOTA MR2 PRICED AT 290k     : http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/1092800/Toyota+MR2+FOR+SALE+-+REPRICED!?referralKeywords=Toyota+MR2


    Cheers ;)
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    May 26th, 2009 03:02 PM #3
    Quote Originally Posted by staind View Post
    a friend is offering her 2001 Echo A/T for P250K.

    is this a good buy for a 1st year college student or are there other cars to look at? if so, which ones at this budget?

    thanks!
    The Toyota Echo is a nice car but given it's a 2001 model, it might be at the age that major (expensive) components are starting to fail, especially if the unit has high mileage on its odometer. These parts would include the alternator, a/c compressor and even the a/t tranny itself.
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    May 26th, 2009 05:07 PM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by renzo_d10 View Post
    I did a little research and here are the links:

    Cheers ;)
    thx sir!!


    GH,
    so for that price, it's still not a good buy? not sure pero low mileage pa ata yung car since 2 car nung meari. have to check it pa rin for condition, etc.

    but you're right, baka pretty soon, marami ng papalitan dun.
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    May 26th, 2009 06:03 PM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by staind View Post
    GH,
    so for that price, it's still not a good buy? not sure pero low mileage pa ata yung car since 2 car nung meari. have to check it pa rin for condition, etc.

    but you're right, baka pretty soon, marami ng papalitan dun.
    Depends on the odometer numbers. Even if the owner has two cars, you can't say that the owner just drivers around the block or drives back and forth to Tarlac every other day. Best to check before anything else.

    If it's a low mileage car, you might be looking at a good buy.
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    May 26th, 2009 06:26 PM #6
    +1 thanks to both of you!


    anymore comments, suggestions, etc.?
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    May 26th, 2009 06:59 PM #7
    Quote Originally Posted by staind View Post
    +1 thanks to both of you!


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    Look for other alternatives. At 250K allot 20-30K for repairs. Good choices would be the GLI big body, Honda LXI or Lancer.
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    May 26th, 2009 07:09 PM #8
    go for that!!! i have a friend that owns an echo (replaced by jazz recently) and had 100k + km on it and no engine prob. and i saw how he abuse it everyday.

    tibay ng engine.
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    May 26th, 2009 07:11 PM #9
    Quote Originally Posted by staind View Post
    a friend is offering her 2001 Echo A/T for P250K.

    is this a good buy for a 1st year college student or are there other cars to look at? if so, which ones at this budget?

    thanks!
    1st year college?

    is it gold color?
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    May 26th, 2009 07:40 PM #10
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    1st year college?

    is it gold color?

    yes, it's gold. hmmm... you know who owns it?
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