need advice on budget sedan car

[mamatz]

I intend to buy sedan car for my family..My budget is 50K and below..Need advice wat car is value for money..Any recommendation?Realy need help coz hoping to get one before new year..

[mr suave]

consider corolla altis. famous for low consumption. korean cars are said to have lousier fc.

[mamatz]

may i noe how much the altis cost on the road?heard that its out of my below 50k budget..

[Guest aiya4]

nissan sunny, 40k+ abit only

Altis 50k+ abit

 

check out newspapers classifieds, many pics and pricing to refer to.

[ah_neng]

altis fc not very good also lei... avg ard 11km/L... also its outside the 50k range...

 

maybe can consider lancer.. how is the usage like? will u be using it very often or wat? cos the fc of the car will part a big part of ur pocket for the monthly maintenance of the car..

[mamatz]

hmm..hoping tat the car i lookin for is low fc..as it is a family car..it will be utilise by my bro,father n myself..any other recommendation?

thanks for responding my query so far guys..

[mamatz]

how bout the nissun sunny mentioned by aiya..

low fc n maintenance?Can comment?

[mr suave]

to my understanding, nissan sunny auto fc is very high. not too sure about manual.

[mamatz]

hmm..sory..im a bit naive here..how u define high fuel consumption for car?wat is acceptable..15km/l is consider high fc or low fc?any benchmark?

[Guest Nick_li]

Originally posted by xclusive317537@Nov 14 2006, 08:30 PM

consider corolla altis. famous for low consumption. korean cars are said to have lousier fc.

korean cars have came a long way... no longer lousy FC... they now specialise in safety and FC... trust me... many ppl who buy a hyundai... will continue to buy one... becos it is that good...

 

moreover most jap brands are ASSEMBLED in THAILAND... that explains why altis is so cheap... materials inferior...

 

trust me... korean cars have came a long way...

[DaXiGuA]

toyota vios, cheap and good

[Enotsol]

I certainly do not recommend Nissan.. they really guzzle petrol like nothing..

 

And Hyundai and other korean brands have indeed come a long way in their development.. just take a look at the Hyundai Avante

 

Cars within your budget are

 

Chevrolet Aveo

Hyundai Verna

Kia Cerato

Kia Rio

Mitsubitshi Lancer

Proton Wira

Toyota Vios

Nissan Sunny

 

My personal preference would be Vios although the cabin space is pretty small... but it has a good fuel consumption and is one of the most powerful 1.5L around.

[Guest chivas]

Kia Cerato 1.6l

now comes with new CVVT engine

very huge fuel tank

easily 28~30l from 3/4 tank to Full tank. can go up to 320km

good for filling up @ JB.

FC around 10.5km/l of 100% city driving.

can get about 11~12km/l if mixture driving of highway and city.

abit heavy thou but very stable when going @ high speed @ NSHW

 

regards

[Guest aiya4]

vios cabin capacity smaller compared to altis and sunny. But yes it has to be one of the better fuel consumption and adequately powered for a family car under 50k budget.

 

i drive a vios.. heehee

 

i saw classifieds over the weekend and saw new toyota 1.5litre sedan car forgot call what name already. Supposedly to carry on the corolla line.

 

yes korean cars like kia and hyundai had been making tremendous improvements. Pretty value for money nowadays.

[mamatz]

thanks bros for the replies..I have set my sight on 3 models based on several factor such as price,fc,reliability,resale value n looks..

 

1. Toyota Vios 1.5E(M)

2. Kia Rio 1.6(M)

3. Chevrolet Aveo 1.4(M)

 

altho i like the sporty lancer n spacious sunny, i dunt tink i can cope with the fc..the rest jus cant meet my eyes..

 

Which one will u choose if u in my shoes?Kinda lack of comment on the Rio and Aveo here..

[mr suave]

if you are looking only at your 3 choices, go for vios.

[Guest FireSpitter]

I personally own a Kia Rio 1.4(M). Having owned 7 other cars before (6 Jap, 1 Conti), I would say I am thoroughly impressed and happy with my Rio. Totally no regrets. Consumption is 14km/l and I mostly do city driving with 4 other passengers.

 

Before I bought the Rio, many had adviced me to go for the Vios and I was quite convinced about it till I took the test drive between both cars and decided on the Korean.

[Enotsol]

Agreed. You have to test drive the cars in your list to make your own decision. One man's meat is one man's poison afterall.

[mamatz]

Thanks..will try test drive all 3 of them if possible..

How is the rear cabin space for Rio n Aveo?

Did have a taste at Toyota Vios at motoshow however dissapointed that no Rio N Aveo on sight..

[Guest FireSpitter]

Originally posted by mamatz@Nov 17 2006, 12:00 AM

Thanks..will try test drive all 3 of them if possible..

How is the rear cabin space for Rio n Aveo?

Did have a taste at Toyota Vios at motoshow however dissapointed that no Rio N Aveo on sight..

Go to the Ubi showroom. Walking distance between all 3 of your shortlisted cars.

 

PM me if you need contacts for good salespeople to recommend for Toyota or Kia.

[mamatz]

thanks dude..u noe the exact address of the showroom?

mayb i jus drop by to get a closer look on those three..

Unfortunately cant make it this wkend..have to work OT..

[Tyrian]

have u considered 2nd hand cars?

 

most family sedan cars can be bought within ur 50k budget for a

[brandon]

Originally posted by ah_neng@Nov 14 2006, 10:22 PM

altis fc not very good also lei... avg ard 11km/L... also its outside the 50k range...

 

maybe can consider lancer.. how is the usage like? will u be using it very often or wat? cos the fc of the car will part a big part of ur pocket for the monthly maintenance of the car..

hi bro anyway i am very sure that lancer have higer fc then altis. driven both

[brandon]

Originally posted by mamatz@Nov 14 2006, 10:52 PM

how bout the nissun sunny mentioned by aiya..

low fc n maintenance?Can comment?

sunny have the worst fc compared to lancer and altis

[brandon]

Originally posted by mamatz@Nov 14 2006, 11:51 PM

hmm..sory..im a bit naive here..how u define high fuel consumption for car?wat is acceptable..15km/l is consider high fc or low fc?any benchmark?

15km/l is consider low for cars above 1.5l