My dilemma: Hyundai Accent vs Honda City vs Ford Fiesta

_Bahay_Kubo_

due to rising fuel and maintenance costs, i'm currently contemplating the possibility of giving up my old model Toyota Camry in favor of a brand-new small car. while i always have my "good reliable" diesel-fueled 2008 Toyota Innova as an alternate to the Camry, i can't take it along with me that often since it's more of a "business ride" to me.

as a replacement to my Toyota Camry, i'm thinking of three models: the higher-end variant of the Hyundai Accent, the higher-end variant of the Honda City and a sedan version of the Ford Fiesta. however, i admit that i'm in some sort of a dilemma right now since all of these three cars are very good and enjoy good reviews.

which among the Hyundai Accent, Honda City and Ford Fiesta will be the best buy for me? i am looking for a small car that will not only enable me to save on fuel and maintenance costs and is comfortable to drive but also looks good, roomy and is "not girly" (which is why i am not looking on hatchbacks, especially Honda Jazz).

_Bahay_Kubo_

^ thanks for the tip.

i have all the respect for the Honda City. in fact, sa Honda City talaga ako pinakakumikiling sa ngayon kaya lang medyo naliliitan ako dun. yung Hyundai Accent kasi, medyo roomy kumpara sa Honda City pero di naman papatalo ang Honda City kung porma din lang ang pag-uusapan.

yung Ford Fiesta kasi, wala pa akong feedback. among the Ford cars, yung Ford Focus, especially its diesel variant, ang pinakagusto ko.

maganda ba yung Toyota Altis E? may automatic ba?

_Bahay_Kubo_

^ thanks again for the tip.

yung Honda City kasi, well-established na talaga compared to the Ford Fiesta and the Hyundai Accent. one can never go wrong getting either a Toyota or a Honda here in the Philippines but you will just like be everybody else here who drives either a Toyota or a Honda.

kumakatok daw ang makina ng Hyundai Accent? in fairness, maporma ang Accent, especially its top-of-the-line variant. the Accent is also roomier than the City.

my_2_cents

Ang sagot sa rising fuel costs = DIESEL VARIANT.

Out na ang Honda City riyan....

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my_2_cents

_Bahay_Kubo_

^ may diesel-fueled Innova na ako, Brod.

_Bahay_Kubo_

^ ang Ford Focus lang ang medyo "mura" na diesel-fueled sedan dito sa atin. yung iba, mahal na.

slamm

_Bahay_Kubo_ wrote: »

maganda ba yung Toyota Altis E? may automatic ba?

The Altis matic variant comes in at the G model. It's around 890K less 20-30K discount usually. I'm picking up my new E (6-speed m/t) right after work and this will replace my daily drive 07 Altis. Very straightforward to maintain and is relatively efficient, with good power for the highway drives so i decided to pluck down for another Altis. I got it for 804K, less 20K discount plus some freebies. I used to get larger discounts from Toyota (30-60K off) but the production slowdown in Thailand, along with the non-selling Civic and out-of-stock Accent affected unit surplus so Toyota isnt giving much discount these past few months for the Altis.

Amongst your choices, i'd go with either the City or Accent. The Fiesta may be a little iffy mainly due to the probability parts and service will be pricier (you may want to check on that before deciding). My main gripe with the current City is that i usually found Hondas to be lacking in sound insulation and when I unintentionally went over a deep pothole at a very low speed in a parking lot one night with a friend's brand new City, the sound the suspension gave out was a very cheap, metallic "clunk".

_Bahay_Kubo_

^ thanks for the tip!

i haven't tried test driving a City. my sister drives a Jazz and i also heard that some sort of a nasty sound, although i didn't mind it much.

well anyway, some friends of mine on Facebook said that if i'm going to choose the City, i should go for the Civic instead. pareho lang naman daw kasi ng monthly payments. :?:

re: the Altis, i believe that no one will go wrong with a Toyota as far as the Philippine setting is concerned. 'di problema ang parts and service tapos proven na sa performance. i might also look at the Altis, but i still prefer driving an automatic transmission variant.

maseraticrg

+1 sa altis G! walang sakit sa ulo guaranteed. or city. yung accent sasakit lang ulo mo jan sa katok ng makina. go to tsikot.com tignan nyo posts ng accent owners dun, im sure ayaw mo na dumagdag sakanila.

Ayan nanaman yung diesel cheapo fanatic! pre pag may nakita kang my 2 cents na name dito na nagpost idisregard mo lang. puro kayabangan at kabaduyan lang sasabihin niyan at mostly hindi reliable ang mga posts nyan. madalas e puro galing din sa opinionated na website din niya kinukuha. at may tama sa ulo yan..

_Bahay_Kubo_

^ ganun ba yun?

ano bang feedback sa Hyundai Accent? seriously, dumadami na ang mga Accent at mga Hyundai Elantra sa mga kalye dito sa Metro Manila kaya na-engganyo tuloy ako magtanong regarding the Accent.

hindi ko naisama pala sa list yung Toyota Vios. how's the new Toyota Vios? alangan lang ako sa Vios kasi kung hindi pang-taxi ay pang-police car siya. kung may choice lang ako, i would rather go for an Altis over a Vios.

maseraticrg

_Bahay_Kubo_ wrote: »

^ ganun ba yun?

ano bang feedback sa Hyundai Accent? seriously, dumadami na ang mga Accent at mga Hyundai Elantra sa mga kalye dito sa Metro Manila kaya na-engganyo tuloy ako magtanong regarding the Accent.

hindi ko naisama pala sa list yung Toyota Vios. how's the new Toyota Vios? alangan lang ako sa Vios kasi kung hindi pang-taxi ay pang-police car siya. kung may choice lang ako, i would rather go for an Altis over a Vios.

yung accent maraming nagrereklamo na may engine knocking issues ang mga unit na nakuha nila, yung mga gas versions. Di rin magawan ng paraan ng HARI ang problem na yan, they tried using fuels of different gas stations with high octane pero wala parin. Sinubukan narin nila ireprogram ang ecu, nawawala yung prob. pero bumabalik parin daw sabi ng mga accent owners. though hindi lahat ng bumili ng accent e naexperience to, marami din nakakuha ng gantong units. yung iba nagparefund nalang sa HARI dahil nag give up na. Ikaw bahala kung gusto mo mag baka sakali.hehe

Vios ok din yan, sobrang tipid. mukang gwapo rin yung ilalabas na new vios this 2012. Yung altis ko na 2003 model kaya mag 12+km per liter city driving, manual nga lang kasi yun. Yang vios i believe yung 1.5 kaya nyan mag 15+km per liter city depending on your foot. You cant go wrong with altis or Vios, sure yan. yun nga lang yung vios tama ka ginagawang taxi at police car, pero yung J lang naman. Kunin mo G variant kung mag vios ka, pero kung ako papapiliin mo, City nalang siguro, or altis G if budget permits. Yung city nga pala panalo sa resale value.haha pero sa pyesa panalo parin toyota. IMO I'd close my doors to accent, fiesta and focus.

_Bahay_Kubo_

thank you for the tips everyone! i learned a lot from all of you.

CBUs ba na dinadala dito ng HARI ang products nila? wala pa silang production line dito sa Pilipinas, right?

i dunno with the Hyundai Accent. while the Honda City and Toyota Vios continue to dominate the subcompact segment, the Accent is slowly making its way up. HARI should really address these issues involving the Accent ASAP or they'll be flooded with a lot of complaints and claims.

i'm just wondering though if other Hyundai sedans such as the Elantra and Sonata have the same issues as the Accent. baka naman kasi limited lang sa Accent yung problema.

it seems like my choice will be narrowed down to the Honda City and the Toyota Altis G. i guess no one will go wrong considering these two nice cars given their good resale value, and ease of availability of parts and service.

maseraticrg

_Bahay_Kubo_ wrote: »

thank you for the tips everyone! i learned a lot from all of you.

CBUs ba na dinadala dito ng HARI ang products nila? wala pa silang production line dito sa Pilipinas, right?

i dunno with the Hyundai Accent. while the Honda City and Toyota Vios continue to dominate the subcompact segment, the Accent is slowly making its way up. HARI should really address these issues involving the Accent ASAP or they'll be flooded with a lot of complaints and claims.

i'm just wondering though if other Hyundai sedans such as the Elantra and Sonata have the same issues as the Accent. baka naman kasi limited lang sa Accent yung problema.

it seems like my choice will be narrowed down to the Honda City and the Toyota Altis G. i guess no one will go wrong considering these two nice cars given their good resale value, and ease of availability of parts and service.

for the elantra AFAIK walang knocking sound issues pa.. it's good looking tho, and it's fast too. Altis or city ok yan. My 03 altis' ride is far better than my civic fd.. ibang iba ang talbog sa lubak at humps.. pati aircon nung altis number one lang sobrang lamig na, yung FD kailangan nasa gitna para maramdaman mo pa yung aircon. haha pati consumption ok din altis, resale value i think mag iimprove na ang sa altis, since tinanggal na ng toyota ang J variant ng altis nila. It starts now at E.. And the best part is Dual vvti na siya.

polnud

hi ts, share ko lang baka makatulong sa pagpili mo, we own a ford fiesta sports (hatchback a/t powershift), from mla to baguio consumption nasa 12km/liter , sa speed at accelereation wala ka problema di ka bibitinin, stable kahit 160km/h ang speed, cons lang medyo maliit lang talaga, yung pagrecline sa upuan may pipihitin ka sa side, pag naka lock na yung door mabubuksan pa din kahit nasa loob.

_Bahay_Kubo_

maseraticrg wrote: »

for the elantra AFAIK walang knocking sound issues pa.. it's good looking tho, and it's fast too. Altis or city ok yan. My 03 altis' ride is far better than my civic fd.. ibang iba ang talbog sa lubak at humps.. pati aircon nung altis number one lang sobrang lamig na, yung FD kailangan nasa gitna para maramdaman mo pa yung aircon. haha pati consumption ok din altis, resale value i think mag iimprove na ang sa altis, since tinanggal na ng toyota ang J variant ng altis nila. It starts now at E.. And the best part is Dual vvti na siya.

i have yet to hear feedback from Elantra owners. the Elantra really looks nice but there is not much available information or comments as to how the car performs on actual road conditions and in terms of fuel and maintenance costs.

between the automatic Altis G and the automatic City, i might opt for the former. kung pareho lang naman ang babayaran ko monthly, then mag-Altis G na siguro ako since it's a bigger but relatively-sized car and walang problema ang Toyota kung parts lang ang pag-uusapan. the Corolla Altis is also the type of car that you can use for a very long time, although hindi naman siguro papatalo ang Honda City sa bagay na yan.

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polnud wrote: »

hi ts, share ko lang baka makatulong sa pagpili mo, we own a ford fiesta sports (hatchback a/t powershift), from mla to baguio consumption nasa 12km/liter , sa speed at accelereation wala ka problema di ka bibitinin, stable kahit 160km/h ang speed, cons lang medyo maliit lang talaga, yung pagrecline sa upuan may pipihitin ka sa side, pag naka lock na yung door mabubuksan pa din kahit nasa loob.

hi!

thank you for the response. i truly appreciate it.

so relatively matipid pa din pala sa gas ang Ford Fiesta? based on the Ford Fiesta hatchbacks that i see on the city's roads virtually on a daily basis, medyo maliit siya. i'm a guy na medyo malaki ang body built kaya nga niloloko ako ng mga kaibigan ko na hindi daw ako bagay sa mga sasakyan kagaya ng Hyundai Getz at nung maliit na Chery.

maseraticrg

polnud wrote: »

hi ts, share ko lang baka makatulong sa pagpili mo, we own a ford fiesta sports (hatchback a/t powershift), from mla to baguio consumption nasa 12km/liter , sa speed at accelereation wala ka problema di ka bibitinin, stable kahit 160km/h ang speed, cons lang medyo maliit lang talaga, yung pagrecline sa upuan may pipihitin ka sa side, pag naka lock na yung door mabubuksan pa din kahit nasa loob.

yung altis ko kaya more than 12km per liter city driving. hehe

peternarin2 wrote: »

kung aircon ang paguusapan Nissan pa din. init ng Altis lalo na pag summer.

chief pag nasakyan mo altis ko ng naka blindfold ka, aakalain mong nissan. Honestly mas malamig pa nga yung altis ko kesa sa xtrail ng kaibigan ko.hehe pati 08 na altis na try ko na din aircon, malamig din.

maseraticrg

_Bahay_Kubo_ wrote: »

i have yet to hear feedback from Elantra owners. the Elantra really looks nice but there is not much available information or comments as to how the car performs on actual road conditions and in terms of fuel and maintenance costs.

between the automatic Altis G and the automatic City, i might opt for the former. kung pareho lang naman ang babayaran ko monthly, then mag-Altis G na siguro ako since it's a bigger but relatively-sized car and walang problema ang Toyota kung parts lang ang pag-uusapan. the Corolla Altis is also the type of car that you can use for a very long time, although hindi naman siguro papatalo ang Honda City sa bagay na yan.

Tama ka jan bossing, don't rule out the elantra yet, antay antay ka lang kung anung mga feedbacks.. di natin masabi kasi tulad ng accent lumabas agad yung issues bago palang, yung tucson lumabas after 1 year yung mga issues, di natin masabi kung meron din sa elantra. Perfect sana yung design ng elantra! pero mukang masikip yung upuan sa likod..

So altis, city , or elantra... hehe

_Bahay_Kubo_

maseraticrg wrote: »

Tama ka jan bossing, don't rule out the elantra yet, antay antay ka lang kung anung mga feedbacks.. di natin masabi kasi tulad ng accent lumabas agad yung issues bago palang, yung tucson lumabas after 1 year yung mga issues, di natin masabi kung meron din sa elantra. Perfect sana yung design ng elantra! pero mukang masikip yung upuan sa likod..

So altis, city , or elantra... hehe

we'll see.

so far, i'm narrowing down my choices on the following: (1) Toyota Corolla Altis G automatic, (2) Honda City automatic, and, (3) to some extent, Honda Civic 1.8S automatic.

i'm giving the Ford Fiesta another look. hindi ko pa talaga nakikita ang kotse na yan nang malapitan eh.

as for the Elantra, maybe hindi pa ngayon lalabas ang problema niyan. kahit yung Sonata nga, wala pa din bad comments eh.

maseraticrg

peternarin2 wrote: »

may altis din ako pero binenta ko na, masmalamig padin kase yung aircon ng lumang sentra ko. pero sa tibay okay ang toyota. dapat malamig aircon ng xtrail baka hindi na original na piyesa binile nyan. kung bibili ka ng second hand na nissan yun agad tignan mo yung lamig ng aircon, pag hindi malamig obvious na nagtipid ang may ari bumili ng replacement kaya asahan mo na ang ibang parts ng kotse hindi din original iba pa din ang original parts matibay.

casa maintained po yung xtrail ng friend ko. actually yung akin ang hindi casa maintained.hehe pero i do the usual aircon cleaning parin naman. halos magkasing lamig yung xtrail nya at altis ko, di naman ganun klaki ang difference pero aakalain mo tlgang nissan ,hehe first owned ba altis nyo dati?

_Bahay_Kubo_ wrote: »

we'll see.

so far, i'm narrowing down my choices on the following: (1) Toyota Corolla Altis G automatic, (2) Honda City automatic, and, (3) to some extent, Honda Civic 1.8S automatic.

i'm giving the Ford Fiesta another look. hindi ko pa talaga nakikita ang kotse na yan nang malapitan eh.

as for the Elantra, maybe hindi pa ngayon lalabas ang problema niyan. kahit yung Sonata nga, wala pa din bad comments eh.

nice. yung civic na bago sir above 1m ata price nun, japan made kasi. hehe

maseraticrg

peternarin2 wrote: »

yup brand new ko po binili yung Altis nung 2009. Okay casa maintained pala yung xtrail ng friend mo, malamig dapat kase aircon nyan ang mainit lang dapat sa loob ng xtrail eh yung ulo ng may ari sa lakas ng gas ng xtrail

concentrate na lang ako sa 3 cars.

Picanto - pang office, para tipid sa gas.
Sentra STA 2000 - first car ko hindi ko bebenta, ginagamit ko din pag coding ang picanto.
Super Safari - pang probinsya

haha malamang dahil nga sa lakas ng konsumo ng xtrail kaya mainit sa loob kahit nissan pa.

bloo.pink

_Bahay_Kubo_ wrote: »

^ ang Ford Focus lang ang medyo "mura" na diesel-fueled sedan dito sa atin. yung iba, mahal na.

Totoo ba na sirain ang ford? as in madalas ipa repair?