Altis, civic or latio

flyhigh! SG

Hi ppl, need kind advice from you.
Which car is the best if u were to choose and reasons for the recommendation?
Which one has the lowest repair cost civic or altis?

no_speeding SG

Civic? Shocked

Latio_Sport SG

Altis and Civic maybe a few hundreds dollars different, but price wise they are pretty close to each other.

Points I noted on these 2 cars are, Toyota has a good name when come to petrol consumption, I don't know about Honda. Maybe you want to ask the sales-persons how much km/L

I tested drive both Honda and Toyota, I find Honda steering is slimmer then toyota; I felt I have better control with a thicker steering wheel.

If you prefer power (e.g. over-taking other cars), Honda has a good name for it's engine power over Toyota. I think Toyota is a family car whereas Honda is a more sporty one.

If you are particular about where it is made from, Toyota is from thai, Honda.... should be Japs (not sure though).

Nissan Latio 1.5L launching tomorrow - I like its super quiet engine, I enjoyed the music on the radio when I tested drive. Seats are very executive (high-class...if you know what I mean?). Other features I like include keyless ignition, 14km/L petrol consumption, adjustable back-seats to 45 degree (sport version only) for passengers and forward-backward for more cargo space (sport version only), ionised air-con etc.

casshern SG

honda civic vti provides very smooth driving,i really like the feel when i drive it.and its kits can make it look quite sporty too.altis is about more on the matured side,don't really know about the ride but toyota cars shd not be too bad,but one thing to note is the civic drinks petrol Confused

cornyfish2000 SG

Latio's FC is 14km/L?? Shocked

Wow, first time Nissan has become the class leader in fuel consumption..

no_speeding SG

Actually, most if not all figures quote by distributors are usually achieve under circumstances that u and i wont get..
hahaha... i wouldnt believe the 14km/l.

Anyway, petrol is juz a small cost in owning a car. Dun read too much into it.
If so concern about fuel, might as well go buy FIT or KELISA...suppose to have fuel consumption close to 20km/l, i think.

hahah.... Then again, i should warn that whoever buys a new car now should be ready not to flip papers in the next 5 years to look at car adverts and also be prepared to pay $2 per litre if OPEC cuts production.

GOod luck to those vested in cars....
Shocked

flyhigh! SG

Thanks for the advice from u all. after my own evaluation, i would prefer a civic. Before that, is there any bad points about this car not in term of speed or performance, but in term of long lasting (repairing cost after 3 yrs).
this is due to i would like to drive a car as long as possible at least for abt 6 yrs.

Anyway, i did hear some of the nissan cars consume petrol like drinking water Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Rolling Eyes .

ecay88 SG

they are only saying that the nissan sunny's cvt engine is a drinker ... i never heard pple saying about other nissan models ... not yet anywayz

mach10 SG

Toyota best.

Ever hit 700km in one full tank?

bryan108 SG

Altis is a good car. Powerful, spacious and quiet engine. FC is about 13km/litre.
It's more for a family car. It should be a correct choice buying Altis

vtec-turbo SG

Completely new civic coming in 2006….....both altis and civic are old models…..Latio new but not worth the money….wait for the new civic….

Bloop... SG

Every new Civic comes with skyhigh prices... always did.

TwinTurbo_Supra SG

i wud definitely take a civic lor.

Ryan777 SG

Right choice!!! Civic for sure better than Altis. Razz
I am driving a Civic VTIS, superior & responsive engine & simply dress a bit with accessories, it will turn into a very sporty car. Unlike other car, no matter how you dress up, it is still like Uncle car......

Bloop... SG

Yes, I guess of the 3 options, Civic would be the best choice. Too bad Honda went limp-wristed with the Civics since they discontinued the SiR.

New batch of Vti and Vti-S just can not make it!!! KM should have brought in the DOHC 1.8 Vti-S, instead of the lame SOHC 1.7 version.

StepperMotor SG

my friend's Honda about 1 year old, he drive from singapore to Ipoh during CNY, halfway, aircon coil burn! Shocked
he said he will never by Honda again!

Ryan777 SG

Your friend so unlucky, mine already drove for 2 and a half years, so far so good! Once 's Honda, Always Honda! Cheers!!! Very Happy Razz

Sorry for that, whole family owned Honda's car! This is the 3rd Civic I owned, from EK4, EG6 then ES8. Right now, waiting for the new Civic 2006, seem like the outlook have totally changed of image. As for the specifications, it is a 2.0 I-Vtec DOHC engine, price for the car must be expensive too. Got to save up $500 every month then should be able to upgrade by then. Anyone interested, have a look on the website on the Chicago Auto Show 2005.

TwinTurbo_Supra SG

y cant dey put i-Vtec into civics?

LittleTiger SG

If talking about Sir then surely good.... but its of different class that is sports sedan.

For vtis.... its FC loses to corolla. Powerwise.... loses to older corolla.... not sure about altis cos altis is a very heavy sedan.

2 and half year dont not mean good in term of Jap brand.
If you are talking about proton then its consider okie......
Jap cars will have no problem for 5 yrs.... and even above.

u cans see in spore and m'sia where there are lots of corolla and old type nissan using over 10 yrs some even 20 yrs. yeah there are also many accord used over 10 yrs in spore.