Ei guys I'm a single young professional, 5'9" in height, who can't decide on what car to buy. I'm looking for fuel efficiency, interior space, baggage space, dealer's freebies, ease in finding spare parts and value for money in the minicar I plan to buy. My budget would have a max of P550K. What should it be?
Chevrolet Spark, new Kia Picanto, or new Hyundai Getz (if there's any)?
BTW I forgot to mention another factor in choosing. Which is the best for both city driving and long distance travel?
sir, this is only an option... if you can stretch your budget to 575k then you can have the base model honda city. much better than the choices mentioned above IMO.
Depende are you getting the high-end or low-end models. Kapag high end and you get the CRDi version of the Getz, then getz that (pun intended) If you get the low end get the new facelifted Picanto because it looks nice among your choices and since Kia and Hyundai are sister company's I mean the car should be pretty much be on the same standard albeit Hyundai having a slightly better image than Kia...
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If you can stretch your budget to 575K, you can also buy the Toyota VIOS 1.3L J M/T
Or if you are really sticking to your budget, check the Kia Picanto. It seats four in relative comfort, handles well (almost like a go-kart when taking corners) and looks pretty good too. The small 1.1L petrol engine has enough "oomph" to get the car going at a reasonable pace. The engine is rev happy which is good since you will be needing that quality for a quick get-away.
Cargo spare at the rear is rather small but it can be supplemented by folding down the rear seats. Ride quality is surprisingly good for a car of this size, almost comparable to cars of the 1.6L class.
Handling (like I said above) is very good, even better than most of the bigger cars I was able to test drive as this car gives good levels of feedback to the driver of what is happening around the car. Sound insulation against road noise is average.
The interior is surprisingly very good for the price range, especially if you would compare this car to the Suzuki Alto (which is very spartan when compared to the Picanto). It is basically the same as euro spec version in most ways. With my 5'8" height ad rather big frame, I have no problems getting in and out of this car, nor do I end up bumping shoulders with my passenger, as I ending up doing with the Suzuki Alto.
Price is 500k for the manual and 550K for the automatic tranny.
Hint, don't try upgrading the wheels of this car to a wide/low-profile set of tires because it will kill the fuel consumption figures and also might affect ride comfort as well.
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Ei guys I'm a single young professional, 5'9" in height, who can't decide on what car to buy. I'm looking for fuel efficiency, interior space, baggage space, dealer's freebies, ease in finding spare parts and value for money in the minicar I plan to buy. My budget would have a max of P550K. What should it be?
Chevrolet Spark, new Kia Picanto, or new Hyundai Getz (if there's any)?
BTW I forgot to mention another factor in choosing. Which is the best for both city driving and long distance travel?
I'd really appreciate your inputs on this.
mga 48K more, although wala sa list mo, you can get the Avanza J.
sa space, lamang ang avanza sa list mo. Fuel efficiency is good. do not know about the availability of spare parts kasi di pa ako nangailangan. Feebies, wala masyado, standard lang.
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At least so far since I own 05 Getz still having Decent FC, for me if that Avanza available on that time, instead of my Getz, I will go for it especially the 1.3 variant only
Picanto, Getz, Vios, Jazz and City are all OK for city driving. Sa long drive though, I'd only get either City or Vios -- they're bigger and they have a trunk.
The Getz is decent for long drives. About as good as the Vios/Yaris... although I like the Getz's steering a bit better.
It's not really that small a car. The only thing the Getz lacks is trunk space. Otherwise, it's a match for the Vios and the Jazz.
One thing that might be lacking with a 1.1 Getz is overtaking power. At highway speeds in excess of 80 km/h, there simply isn't any. But if you don't mind doing a lazy lope on the highway (and the Getz 1.1 can still cruise at 100 km/h plus... ), it's perfectly acceptable.
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Thanks a lot for the inputs! Really a lot of insight into things.
But since there have been suggestions of getting the base models of the Toyota VIOS, Toyota Avanza, and Honda City, a friend of mine also suggested considering the Chevrolet Aveo 1.2L Hatchback. I checked the Chevy Philippines website, and the Aveo 1.2L Hatchback is listed at P550K. Is that the real price of the Aveo, and is it worth it? How would it fare against the VIOS, City, and the previously mentioned minicars?
BTW does anybody have an idea of the prices of the different Hyundai Getz models? The Hyundai Philippines website does not have any pricelist for their cars.
Ganito ba looks nung locally released Pica (e.g. side mirror turnlights, foglights)?
I've actually seen one in our locality, and it is exactly like what you see in the picture. But I haven't had the chance to check the interior. I wouldn't want to be suspected for being a carnapper.
What minicar to buy?
If you get the low end get the new facelifted Picanto because it looks nice among your choices and since Kia and Hyundai are sister company's I mean the car should be pretty much be on the same standard albeit Hyundai having a slightly better image than Kia...
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Any way, pag nakabili ka na, paki balitaan mo na lang kami. Maganda rin kung masasabi mo kung bakit iyon ang napili mo. thanks. 
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