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Of course maraming magsasabi na because of the brand, pero looking past that ano pa ba yung actual na deal breaker dito?

Usual answers were

Mahirap humanap ng pyesa: pero they already built an expanded parts distribution center in laguna so they doubled the local part inventory

Maintenance cost: pero as per pms cost sa (toyota competitor) though mas mura ang pms ng yaris cross every 6 months ang max standard interval nila compared to b ford na up to 12 months. Also meron pa sila h scheduled service plan bundle which drastically reduces the pms cost.

Rebadged china car. True. I have driven the old model for territory and it feels off to me. Ang hirap timplahin ng mga pedals among other reasons. Also it’s such a gas guzzler. Which is why madaming reviewers ang umaayaw dito. But the way theu say na hybrid version is a redemption to the old one, almost all of them, gives me hope.

Battery wise naman, They have same 8-year warranty than Toyota pero 150k km lsa ford vs 200k km sa toyota.

Pero wife wants the territory talaga. Hahahha

So to those who already has this model, any heads up that a prospect owner has to know?

Grabe tatawid ka na sa tamang tawiran kakamotehen ka pa rin

What do you all think?

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25 yrs and counting..

Still reliable..

On and off the road..

Everything is working..

Even the automatic antenna and Original Radio..

Dating Daily Driven..

Pero ngayon weekend car nalang kasi hatid sundo ako sa work..

I’m planning to have my car wrapped. My original registered color is Polymetal grey. I wanted to have a brooklyn grey color wrap. Pag ganito ba change color parin with LTO? Yung sa old car ko kasi grey lang nakalagay so I got away kahit nirepaint ko with other shade same color. But in my Mazda 3’s case polymetal grey talaga nakalagay sa registration.

I've been watching a lot of YouTube car content lately, and I keep running into this idea of an “analog resistance.” People deliberately looking for older or simpler cars. Physical gauges, buttons and knobs, mechanical handbrakes, less (or no) software, less connectivity, maybe even a manual transmission.

Napaisip ako if may ganitong trend din among Filipino car owners, or biased lang ba ako because YouTube already knows what I like watching.

Most of the cars I maintain are objectively old. I have an '80s Merecdes with a carbureted engine. It has its own old-car problems, obviously, but a lot of them can still be solved with a DIY tune-up, adjustment, vacuum hose or cheap part from the auto supply store or some part-out from Marketplace.

I also have several mid-2000s cars. Fuel injected, automatic, enough electronics for everyday use, but still relatively conventional. Then there's my '90s manual project car I've posted about before.

What made me curious is that there seems to be at least some evidence of younger people overseas becoming interested in older cars again.

CarGuide.PH reported on a US survey where 60% of Gen Z respondents said they were interested in owning a classic vehicle, compared with 31% of Boomers. Another CarGuide.PH piece looked at how cars from the '80s, '90s and 2000s are increasingly entering collector territory.

Of course, that's enthusiast data. It doesn't mean young people everywhere are suddenly choosing a 1990s Civic over a brand-new car.

Economics might have a lot to do with it too.

Used cars in the US are still expensive. Cox Automotive's data shows wholesale used-car values remain elevated, while the average age of vehicles on American roads has also been climbing. It's currently at around 12+ years old. I wonder if it's the same locally, or are sellers just inflating used-car prices?

So maybe some people genuinely want analog cars. Others may simply be looking at the cost of a new car and deciding that keeping an older paid-off one alive makes more sense.

If your old car occasionally needs 20k, 30k or even 50k worth of repairs, is that necessarily financially worse than another five years of monthly payments totaling at least a million pesos or more?

Then there's warranty. Maybe the way people think about ownership has changed too. Do buyers still expect a car to last 15 or 20 years? Or is the plan now to buy new, use it for around five years, then sell or trade it before the bigger repair bills start? Is a focus on features/value-for-money vs longer-term durability be the thought process behind buying non-legacy brands?

New cars obviously give you things old cars can't. Better crash protection, newer safety systems, warranty, fewer immediate repairs, better fuel economy in many cases. For somebody who just wants to get in, start the car and go to work, that's a very strong argument.

But there's also more technology between you and the machine now.

Infotainment has been foudn to be one of the biggest sources of complaints in new vehicles. Some basic functions that used to have their own button or knob are now inside a touchscreen. It's even become a regulatory issue, at least in Europe, where physical buttons will be required to prevent distractions brought about by touchscreens.

Connectivity is another one. There was this recent r/Gulong discussion about connected Toyotas and their SIM/eSIM capability. Some claims in that thread need qualification, but Toyota itself confirms that myTOYOTA Connect uses a Smart IoT eSIM and can provide location, vehicle-condition and driving information.

Privacy concerns around connected cars aren't purely theoretical either. In the US, the FTC took action against GM and OnStar over the collection and sharing of geolocation and driving-behavior data. Should we be worried about data brokers sharing and selling our locatoins and habits to insurers and advertisers, too?

Personally, I still like gauges I can read at a glance, physical AC knobs, buttons I can find without looking, and mechanical systems I have at least some chance of understanding and repairing DIY.

Maybe that's just enthusiast preference.

But I'm curious if there's a quieter group of Filipino owners who feel the same way.

May “analog resistance” din ba dito? Or for most Filipino buyers, talagang newer is better as long as you can afford it?

And for those keeping older cars, is it because you actually prefer the analog experience, because of financial sense, or a bit of both?

can't see na nag signal yung driver, sabihin na natin na sya may mali, nasa right of way yung motor at dapat ang mag bibigay is yung mag papark na auto, by any means, mali pa din talaga yung ginawa ng rider, wala pang helmet.. masyado mabilis magpatakbo given na baka umaambot kasi naka kapote back ride nya..

sarap nalang talagang bumili ng 🔫..

mukang may kutsilyo or ice-pick pa, binutasan pa talaga yung gulong..

yung back ride nya napaka non chalant at di inawat talaga until nakapag labas ng sama ng loob

Good day guys,

May nakagamit na ba nito para maiangat ang car niyo in case na tumaas ang baha? May garahe kasi ako pero muntik ng abutin yung hood ng kotse (sedan) nilagyan ko lang ng 2 jack sa front tires. Hindi napansin kasi wla pang 30 mins umaangat agad yung baha sa loob ng garahe kaya d nailabas dahil mataas na ang baha sa labasan. Balak ko sana lagyan nito sa front and rear tires in case of emergency lalo na pag sa madaling araw umulan ng malakas. Or baka may iba pa kayong suggestions. Thank you so much.

New car tapos tag ulan, andumi agad. Thinking of having it graphene coated kasi ang ganda ng kulay (byd atto2 midnight blue) pag makintab. Kaso tagulan ngayon. Worth it ba magpa-graphene coat? Hindi ba siya lagi nawawala if magpapa car wash?

Also, ito ung current promo nung Shimmer & Shield pasig shop until Aug. Tama lang ba pricing? Thinking of getting the crystal or graphene package. Thoughts?