2001 Cefiro Elite vs 2001 Toyota Camry GXE

**niky** · January 20th, 2006 03:21 PM

The last-generation Cefiro/Maxima is a car with a cult following in the US. You can't really say the same of the Camry or Accord.

Of course, the Maxima they got there came with the 3.0 liter version of the 2.0 V6, with between 220-250 hp and with an optional SE 5-speed model. Maxima owners often own two or three of them because they like the car so much.

**vinj** · January 20th, 2006 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by AG4

Corona 2.2? or you mean 2.0?

Whoops... typo error on my part. Corrected it na rin. Thanks for pointing it out dude.

Niky, from time to time there are some '97-'98 3.0L m/t cefiro/maximas sold sa classified ads at really low prices.

**squala** · January 21st, 2006 03:42 AM

Originally Posted by AG4

Resale value of Nissans is a bit lower than Toyotas...

No, it's much lower, such that you can buy 2 Sentra ECCS for the price of 1 Corolla GLi.

Cefiros go for as low as 300K now I think. This certainly is the best bang-4-buck in the midsize segment. You get lots of features for so little, but make sure all these still work.

If you're after solidity and long-term reliability, Camry is the better choice.

**mazdamazda** · January 21st, 2006 10:49 AM

I'll go with the Cefiro... plush ride... lots of goodies... nice engine...

**vinj** · January 21st, 2006 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by squala

No, it's much lower, such that you can buy 2 Sentra ECCS for the price of 1 Corolla GLi.

If you're after solidity and long-term reliability, Camry is the better choice.

Dude, i think that is somewhat exaggerating the Toyota brand resale now (based on how you worded it... if you meant you can buy 2 '93 Sentra ECCS' for the price of 1 2000 Corolla then maybe possible

):

'93 Sentra SS - 100K to 150K depending on condition.
'93 Corolla Gli - 150K to 190K depending on condition.

'98Sentra SS - 220K to 250K depending on condition.
'98Corolla Gli - 240K to 280K depending on condition.

The Cefiros can go down to as low as 230K-240K for a well worn '97 m/t model... The lowest Camry i've seen was a '97 model at 250K (checked it out agad... hehehe... and it was in shitty condition too, but the mileage was low).

**squala** · January 24th, 2006 12:18 AM

Yeah, maybe I was overstating things a bit, but I just wanted to show what a steal Nissans are. They may not be as good as Hondas or Toyotas overall, but with such hefty discount, they're really worth considering.

**bigbundle** · January 25th, 2006 01:50 PM

Thanks guys for all the inputs. Settled on the cefiro. got a 2002 model (old body) with about 25tkms on it. Since 95 octane lang pwede ilagay, Petron XCS plus ang nakikita sa mga stations na may 95 octane aside from the more expensive blaze, velocity.

will be bringing it to big berts for detailing

any other thing i should check into with this car?

**theveed** · January 25th, 2006 02:27 PM

Wow, 25TKM odo... parang 1 year lang nagamit cumulatively over 3 years! Magkano kuha mo dude?

**abort_retry** · January 25th, 2006 03:16 PM

correct me if im wrong.. they say the dreaded illness of the cefiro vq engine is oil leak.... that shied me away from buying a cefiro. bang for the buck resale value but if i would spend a lot more from just replacing oil seals, i would rather go for an accord.