To buy Honda City, Jazz or Toyota Corolla Altis?

forumtalk SG

I am planning on replacing my car and I have shortlisted Toyota Corolla Altis 1.6Auto, Honda City 1.5 Vtec Auto and Honda Jazz 1.4 auto iDSL auto. They are in ascending order of cost with Toyota cheaper than Honda Jazz by about $2,500. I intend to keep the new car till 10 years is up and perhaps extend beyond that. I have some questions and hope others can share their experience.

- Is the City 1.5 and Honda Jazz safe enough for the occasional trip to Malaysia on N-S highway? The Jazz looks really small. I went on the N-S highway recently in a 4-year-old Honda City 1.5 manual no VTEC and had a hard time keeping up with my friends Toyota Corolla 1.6.

- which car is likely to last till 10 years & beyond without giving much trouble?

- should I get the car from a dealer or the distributor?

Any advice will be most helpful. Thanks.

twoti SG

i would recommand the altis 1.6 in ur case.. Very Happy
and get from the distributor..

shan_cai SG

Y is Honda Accord not in ur list?

twoti SG

coz honda accord is not in this category my friend... Very Happy

shanhz SG

wah biang.. who in this world would rank accord alongside jazz, city and altis?? have to be camry, mazda 6, cefiro mah..

[3Dd|E] SG

Honda Fit 1.5 will be my choice but not the honda jazz 1.4 . actually the price tag on honda Fit 1.5 n honda jazz 1.4 has not much diff. If u r just toking about ‘Altis , Jazz and city ’ den i think the one u looking for will most likly be Altis.

forumtalk SG

thanks for all the advice.

Honda Accord is beyond my budget and road tax is higher too.
Honda Fit 1.5 is not available from distributor.

xircon SG

Have you considered Mazda3?
Very sturdy and solid. Definitely the car you want to drive up in Malaysia.

wuming78 SG

honda city

or toyota vios

Fuzzcar SG

all 3 cars can go malaysia...

Honda City is more fuel effient and has better comfort space. Vtec engine has always been a reliable engine.

As for Altis, it is a very good car. But you may have to wait quite long(prob May or June)

can consider Honda Civic too. although a bit more pricy, lower downpayment.

I have a civic 2003. paid 4K, waited only 14days and it is 1.7 Litres. yet more fuel effient than the Altis.

Fuzzcar SG

Mazda 3 is good too ... design wise, but worth the cost - $83 - $85K... wow ex! engine not so in my opinon.
downpayment $7K+ , July earliest.

Altis downpayment $10K+, May earliest. $71 - $82K

Vios downpayment $6K+, June earliest. $61 - $67K

City downpayment $3K+, May earliest. $61 - $69K

Civic 03 , now available, $78 - $82K
Civic 04 , May earliest, $78 - $85K
downpayment $4K+

If can afford, go for Altis or Civic,
If not City is a good choice.

vchua SG

hv u decided on which to buy? coincidentally, i also think about this three cars.

my thoughts are :

Altis 1.6 - very good comments by many of my friends. sufficient power with good quality. malaysia roads also has quite a few, so servicng in malaysia might be cheaper with the ready parts there. a downside is it is made in Thailand and 1600cc means it has higher road tax n insurance than the other 2 cars. latest price i saw is $73999/

Jazz 1.4 - very good comments from friends also. unique storage space with removable rear seats. this is wat made this car stand out from the rest. high seating position give good view while driving...and parking. good for inexperience driver like me.
made in japan although inner space cramp compared to Altis.
latest price is $72999/

City 1.5 - the new city.....so damn ugly with a touch of sissy look.
what i like is the old model honda city. currently selling for $50k+- for 2001 models. everything about it is average. space, quality, power etc.

BrUtUs SG

must wait till may/june then can collect car.... tats long....

forumtalk SG

I have not decided. Still working out my sums.

latest price from Borneo Motors last week was Altis 1.6 $72,388
$73,388 (with leather seat & wood panel)

listed price of Honda City on website is
$74K (with Vtec)

I like the seat arrangment flexibility of Jazz. City also has the same seat flexibility.
I am going to check out Mitsubishi Colt. Seems to have seat flexibility. Web listed price is $72,488

vchua SG

yes, colt is the direct competitor of jazz. but the seat removing part is not as user-friendly or easy as jazz.

honda city is retailing for $62k. dun think it is $70+.

hv u consider toyota IST? i saw it on the road, damn solid.
but i dun know anything about it. do u?

Fuzzcar SG

Jazz & Civic & Mazda3 are Japan made.
Altis, City & Vios are Thailand made.

If budget is the thing, go for Altis. If not, go for Civic.

Jazz is not bad if you are considering mini MPV kind of car.

xircon SG

The basic for Mazda3 is $78,888/=
The Mazda6 was voted to have one of the best engine in the world
and car of the yr by a local magazinein 2002.
Get yr facts right! Don't hantam only!

lawrence10696 SG

get toyota vios

euphratis SG

compare those 1st lot of Thailand made like Toyota Saluna & Honda City....quality very bad.........any one experienced?

euphratis SG

Erh if you really want good review of engines.....try not to believe local Car Maz.....they r advertisements driven...they will tell, comments but rarely the whole truths or faults of cars....trust me.......(they get $xx,xxx discount when buying cars) I got inside info....

What's more market is small in Spore...these editor cannot afford to offend any car distributors...

best is test drive all the cars & see which 1 you prefer....

Try car maz fm British/Europe.....these editors don't give a [email protected]@@ about ads revenues.....they are paid based on their expertise reviews & opinions.