Car Brand with the lowest maintenance cost :)

**hikoji** · December 9th, 2007 06:22 PM

Hi,

Good thing I found this site

Recently I was planning to buy my first car .. and I'm thinking that it would be nice to have a car with the lowest maintenance cost and easy to get spare parts. What would you guys recommend if those factors were to be considered.

And is it better to buy a brand new car than a 2nd hand car?

thank you very much ^^

**teeyoh** · December 9th, 2007 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by hikoji

Hi,

Good thing I found this site

Recently I was planning to buy my first car .. and I'm thinking that it would be nice to have a car with the lowest maintenance cost and easy to get spare parts. What would you guys recommend if those factors were to be considered.

And is it better to buy a brand new car than a 2nd hand car?

thank you very much ^^

Economy Factor: Brand New Toyota Vios
2nd hand car (not ex-taxi): Toyota Vios Model 2004-2006

**hominid** · December 9th, 2007 07:12 PM

Sorry, too lazy to look 4 d links, but a UK site/mag named Kia Rio as the most cheapest to own, and last year it was the Hyundai Getz.

**userfriendly** · December 9th, 2007 07:29 PM

As a general rule, sub compacts and compacts are cheaper to maintain than full size cars and SUVs. Pati sa gas masmatipid. High end brands such as BMW are very expensive to maintain.

Try to stick to brands with 3rd party support. EX. Toyota, Nissan, Kia, Hyundai.. Pagmadami parts sa banawe at Evangelista mas mura ang maintenance.

Kung ikaw lang ang sakay at puro city driving, I would go for Picanto, Getz, Alto or Vios.

Kung lagi kang loaded syempre pick up pero pagtao ang dala, Crosswind o Adventure.

Personal opinon ko stay away from: BMW, Cherry, Chrysler, Chevy, Ford, MB, Audi, Volks and other European brands. Stick with Jap or Korean cars.

Last, pagbrand new, no choice ka except dealer service. Mahal!

**Kurusaki** · December 11th, 2007 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by userfriendly

Last, pagbrand new, no choice ka except dealer service. Mahal!

What do you mean? Are you pointing out warranty issues, meaning if you serviced your brand new car other than dealers it will void the car's warranty?

Meaning if your brand new car has 3 years warranty, you have no choice but to keep the servicing to the dealer for 3 years until the warranty expires?

**userfriendly** · December 11th, 2007 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by Kurusaki

What do you mean? Are you pointing out warranty issues, meaning if you serviced your brand new car other than dealers it will void the car's warranty?

Meaning if your brand new car has 3 years warranty, you have no choice but to keep the servicing to the dealer for 3 years until the warranty expires?

as long as your car is under warranty, you have to go to a dealer for service. not necessary the dealer you purchased it from. Ex. you buy from Toyota Shaw, you can go to Toyota Otis or quezon Ave or any other Toyota dealer for service. What you cant do is have it done by an outside shop like Servitek or your suking mechanic.

**Bogeyman** · December 11th, 2007 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by userfriendly

as long as your car is under warranty, you have to go to a dealer for service. not necessary the dealer you purchased it from. Ex. you buy from Toyota Shaw, you can go to Toyota Otis or quezon Ave or any other Toyota dealer for service. What you cant do is have it done by an outside shop like Servitek or your suking mechanic.

+1 on this.

Although, Doc OTEP mentioned something about having the warranty waived if you really want to save on maintenance costs. I've yet to hear of anyone actually opting not to avail of the warranty on a brand-new vehicle, but I suppose it's possible, as long as the buyer makes it clear that the dealership/manufacturer will no longer be liable for any defects once the car rolls out of the showroom.

**washburn** · December 11th, 2007 11:41 PM

brand new = toyota vios
2nd hand = toyota corolla XE
my advise is to get brand new, warranty = worry free

**niky** · December 12th, 2007 01:48 PM

If we're talking brand new vehicles, Toyotas aren't any cheaper than anything else to maintain, because, as previously mentioned, you're buying at the casa.

And don't think that since taxi parts are relatively cheap, that all Toyota parts are cheap outside. There are some parts on the newer Altis and Vios that are kind of hard to come by at the third-party level.

If you want a brand new car with the lowest maintenance cost, buy a Suzuki Alto. Even with double the oil changes versus the Vios, your total cash outlay over three years will be a fraction of what you'd spend on a fully-warrantied Toyota.

**meledson** · December 12th, 2007 02:33 PM

Casa parts are expensive, pero kung under warranty, wala tayong magagawa, casa lang talaga.

I think, Honda parts from casa are more expensive than toyota casa parts - apples to apples.