mitsubishi colt plus vs nissan latio

last SG · 2006-05-07T23:03:33+00:00

Have been driving my CP for 8 months.... so far so good.. but just that the cabin noise is a bit high... coming from the luggage compartment from the back......

evolute8 SG

colt plus vs latio premium
59k vs 61k

which will u choose to buy now ?

PLC guy SG

I will go for latio premium(109BHP), Because its Nissan Very Happy

Altis84 SG

latio for me. Smile

n0x SG

new colt design is nice… but prefer sedans over hatches.. then again the latio sedan looks wierd.. but the latio hatch is hot… but i will choose colt la..

bub SG

I do not really know the Latio but I think I can provide some information about the Colt Plus.

Basically, the Colt Plus has slightly more space in the boot compared to the Colt or the Latio. The plus point would be the electric tailgate which is unheard of in the Colt Plus's category. The tailgate can be opened via the remote key of a switch in the car. After loading the stuffs, a press of a button on the tailgate will close it.

The Coltl Plus runs on a more refined engine than when the Colt first made a comeback into the local motoring scene. The Colt Plus also comes with stuffs like auto-headlights, speed-variant intermittent wipers, 4 auto power window controls on driver side, power wing mirror that will unfold when the car reaches a speed of 30km/h.

In my opinion, the Colt Plus is definitely value for money cos you don't get all those stuffs mentioned for the same price. Also this Mitsubishi comes from Japan.

fondue SG

Latio Cool

critter33 SG

To me there is no issue, Why buy a Nissan that doesn't have the 4-red circles on it's ass? Nissans are trash, I have driven Mits my whole driving life (10years) and they have never let me down.

Want a great responsive engine without the 'beng' (HOnDA) look? The Mitsubishis are the way to go!

I currently drive a colt, responsive, frugal (fuel consumption about 14-15km/l) and spacious. The front seats are definitely more spacious than the Latio!

Although I must agree that there are more Colts and Colt Plus on the road now, it is still a more refreshing sight compared to the Latio (especially to the wierd-looking Sedan!).

To be fair, the Colt and Colt Plus has their limitations, the high body height means that there is a healthy dose of body roll when you tackle corners aggresively, but so long as you are not trying to break the track record at Sepang, you should be perfectly safe.

So if you are thinking of the Latio,...I would simply say :"DONT DO IT!!!"

PS: if you don't mind PI, the new BB, Rush, Ractis are all quirky nice alternatives.

mr sunray SG

Originally posted by critter33:
To me there is no issue, Why buy a Nissan that doesn't have the 4-red circles on it's ass? Nissans are trash, I have driven Mits my whole driving life (10years) and they have never let me down.

If nissan are trash, mit are rubbish! Mr. Green

My friend dumped his 10 year old lancer. He told me lancer is crap.

If mit is really that good, why the japs shy away from it in japan? Very Happy

mr sunray SG

Originally posted by bub:
Basically, the Colt Plus has slightly more space in the boot compared to the Colt or the Latio. The plus point would be the electric tailgate which is unheard of in the Colt Plus's category. The tailgate can be opened via the remote key of a switch in the car. After loading the stuffs, a press of a button on the tailgate will close it.

It's interesting to know that hatch back boot space can be bigger than sedan. Convenience usually cost more and more likely to breakdown.

The Coltl Plus runs on a more refined engine than when the Colt first made a comeback into the local motoring scene. The Colt Plus also comes with stuffs like auto-headlights, speed-variant intermittent wipers, 4 auto power window controls on driver side, power wing mirror that will unfold when the car reaches a speed of 30km/h.

These features are quite common nowadays on a normal jap car. It must be irritaing when the speed < 30 km/h.

In my opinion, the Colt Plus is definitely value for money cos you don't get all those stuffs mentioned for the same price. Also this Mitsubishi comes from Japan.

bub SG

Mr Sunray:

Basically, the Colt Plus has slightly more space in the boot compared to the Colt or the Latio. The plus point would be the electric tailgate which is unheard of in the Colt Plus's category. The tailgate can be opened via the remote key of a switch in the car. After loading the stuffs, a press of a button on the tailgate will close it.

It's interesting to know that hatch back boot space can be bigger than sedan. Convenience usually cost more and more likely to breakdown.

The Coltl Plus runs on a more refined engine than when the Colt first made a comeback into the local motoring scene. The Colt Plus also comes with stuffs like auto-headlights, speed-variant intermittent wipers, 4 auto power window controls on driver side, power wing mirror that will unfold when the car reaches a speed of 30km/h.

These features are quite common nowadays on a normal jap car. It must be irritaing when the speed < 30 km/h.

Well, when I mentioned the boot space, I was doing a comparison b/w the Latio Hatch and the Colt Plus. Cos I don't suppose the thread starter will be looking at the Latio sedan.

And I do agree that convenience usually cost more Smile
Likely to break down? Maybe Smile
My point is the Colt Plus gives you such stuffs at reasonable pricing and thus it is value for money. There will be many stuffs that can breakdown in a car. Even the power window can break down on Toyotas. Should we all get back to using hand-operated windows?

As for mr sunray's remarks that the features I mentioned are quite common on a normal jap car.

Let's see......

What is a normal Jap car?
1) Nissan Sunny
2) Toyota Corolla (Altis)
3) Honda Civic
4) Mitsubishi Lancer
5) Subaru Impreza

Auto Headlights
1) Nissan Sunny~~~~~~~Nil
2) Toyota Corolla (Altis)~~Nil (pre-altis facelifted G9 1.6 comes with it)
3) Honda Civic~~~~~~~~Nil
4) Mitsubishi Lancer~~~~Nil
5) Subaru Impreza~~~~~Nil

speed-variant intermittent wipers
forgive my lousy English but I meant to say that when the driver switches on the intermittent wipers, there is no need to adjust the speed. The car will sense the speed of the intermittent wiper according to speed. Maybe mr sunray is talking about the ring on wiper control stalk which allows you to adjust the timing of the intermittent wipers.
1) Nissan Sunny~~~~~~Nil
2) Toyota Corolla (Altis)~~Nil
3) Honda Civic~~~~~~~~Nil
4) Mitsubishi Lancer~~~~Nil
5) Subaru Impreza~~~~~Nil

4 auto power window controls on driver side
that means one touch auto operation for all 4 windows. Not to be taken as having 4 buttons to control the windows
1) Nissan Sunny~~~~~~Nil
2) Toyota Corolla (Altis)~~Nil
3) Honda Civic~~~~~~~~Nil
4) Mitsubishi Lancer~~~~Nil
5) Subaru Impreza~~~~Nil

power wing mirror that will unfold when the car reaches a speed of 30km/h
yes i agree most cars comes with power fold feature. But the Colt Plus unfolds automatically upon reaching the speed. Haven't we all seen cars cruising on expressways with their wing mirrors folded?
1) Nissan Sunny~~~~~powered but dun do auto unfold
2) Toyota Corolla (Altis)~as above
3) Honda Civic~~~~~~~as above
4) Mitsubishi Lancer~~~as above
5) Subaru Impreza~~~~no power fold feature!!!!

mr sunray SG

Good comparisons, bub!

bub SG

hey mr sunray, thanks for the compliment Smile

cornyfish2000 SG

What Nissan cars have you driven before, on a regular basis? Laughing

mr sunray SG

Originally posted by cornyfish2000:
What Nissan cars have you driven before, on a regular basis? Laughing

Don't know why alot of people like to say nissan cars are shit or trash just becos they drink alot? Crying or Very sad

Buying cars consider FC only? Sad

critter33 SG

Frankly, I haven't driven any bread and butter Nissans for more than 4 hours in my life. But I have had 4 uncles who bought various models of Nissan Sunny over the years and I have sat in and driven most of them on different times.

Problems? let's list them out.

Fuel Consumption?
Sunny(latest version) - cRappY...BIG TIME cRappY.
March (old one) - Bad, car underpower so you have to wack it so FC goes down the drain.
Sunny VIP - quite ok

Overall ride comfort?
Sunny (latest version) - Comfy ride for passengers, lotsa roll when you corner
March (old one) - very nice (probably cos you are crawling when you corner)
Sunny VIP - tracks well and true, some roll but not excessive.

Engine?
Nissan engines all sound like they are about to die when you rev them hard...but then Toyotas sound the same... ... just drink less fuel.

Conclusion:
Nissan VIP quite a good car! unfortunately, it is no longer on sale...sigh

I know that the sunny is a very popular car among singaporeans and it is quite comfy to ride in but as a car to drive, it is crap! really.

Newer Nissans no comment yet. TO BE FAIR, the basic lancer that Cycle brings in to sell cheaply is also crappy inside. BUT the engine is way better than that one you find in the Sunny.

Cheers!

mr sunray SG

Originally posted by critter33:
TO BE FAIR, the basic lancer that Cycle brings in to sell cheaply is also crappy inside. BUT the engine is way better than that one you find in the Sunny.

Question

tiggersgd SG

so i'm driving a beng car?? Laughing its alright...i can take it.

anyway, just to broaden some pple's mind somewhat , beng car or otherwise its in the driver...not the car.

mits also have alot of uncles driving them...so i can classify them as uncle/ah pek car? Mr. Green then again, there're younger mit drivers too. Idea

dun one bamboo hit the whole boat leh. Very Happy

tiggersgd SG

bub, for civics...unless ur comparing the older generation of civics (7th), then its more fair to the rest of the cars in the 1600cc category. otherwise, civics come with 2 variants in singapore - 1800 n 2000cc. i think lastest civics have auto-folding side mirrors.

mr sunray SG

Originally posted by tiggersgd:
so i'm driving a beng car?? Laughing its alright...i can take it.

anyway, just to broaden some pple's mind somewhat , beng car or otherwise its in the driver...not the car.

mits also have alot of uncles driving them...so i can classify them as uncle/ah pek car? Mr. Green then again, there're younger mit drivers too. Idea

dun one bamboo hit the whole boat leh. Very Happy

Bro, i also drove a beng car before but mine is rather an old beng car. Hahaha... Mr. Green

Anyway, i don't call names on people car. Every car got its good and bad points, strength and weaknesses.

As long as it meets my budget and needs, i don't care what people say on my car.

bub SG

I do not classify cars according to the engine capacity. The models which I quoted are supposed to be the bread and butter car, hence I feel it is justified to quote the civic even though the 8th gen has a higher engine capacity. While S'poreans peg prices according to engine capacity, having a larger engine does not mean the car has superceded it's own identity of a normal car. The 8th Gen Civic is still the bread and butter car for Honda no matter what, hence I do not see the point about being fair or unfair. If it is a bread and butter car, it is a normal car. One example will be the newly launched Nissan Sylphy which is not the bread and butter car for Nissan even though it has a 1.5 litre version. For Nissan, the Sunny is still the main model that dealers hope to sell in volume.

The 8th gen civic comes in VTI, VTI-S & Si, the last one being 2 litre. Is there a need to reiterate the point that it has a higher engine capacity after the above-mentioned? I beg to differ. Just for the record, Civics of the previous and current generation do have power fold feature for their wing mirrors. The current 8th gen even comes with hydrophilic mirrors. But they do not unfold by themselves upon reaching a certain stipulated speed. My previous point of discussion was the auto-unfold function of the Mitsubishi Colt which will kick in when the car reaches 30km/h.

It will be great to share knowledge in this forum but I sincerely hope people will refrain from making assumptions which will add to more confusion.

To quote my army instructor:

You think, I thought, Who confirm????