I am helping my sister in law find a good cheap car, looking at vehicles between 3 and 5k, so far narrowed down to a 97 accord 2.2 manual, 97 lancer 1.6 manual and an 01 P11 primera 2.0 auto, of course the prices vary with year etc, but all have similar mileage, Im thinking the accord but we dont share the same opinion on it, What would you choose and why, looking more at reliability and comfort as the occasional long trip will be needed, dont really care if it "goes hard" or not.
jjc09,
Mar 13, 7:55am
i would have to say out of that line up the P11 primera would have to be the best as long as the engine has been serviced ie oil changes, oil filters done at the right time
zirconium,
Mar 13, 7:55am
Hi Fordluva, what doesn't she like about the Honda! - Perhaps that will help with ideas. :)
evotime,
Mar 13, 7:56am
(with out being able to see any) I would choose the accord and get a pre purchase check before you hand over the cash.
fordluva,
Mar 13, 7:57am
she thinks it looks a bit old school, that being the last of that shape and the lancer being the first of its shape.
zirconium,
Mar 13, 7:59am
Also, if she is short, the seats in the Lancers can be extremely uncomfortable for chagning gears for some reason. They don't allow enough room between the lever and the seat. (There is quite a pronounced ridge on the seat.)
nave12,
Mar 13, 8:14am
Laser
zirconium,
Mar 13, 8:29am
There are a lot of fairly nice sedans in the price and year range on here. Toyota Camry, VW Passat, Audi, BMW, Volvo, etc, all of which would be much more comfortable on a trip than the Lancer or Accord. - I don't have any personal experience of the Primera, but the similar aged Stageas are nice.
fordluva,
Mar 13, 8:35am
let me clarify a little, the car will generally be used around town and for open road drives no more than 50km each way, she will need the car to travel to Auckland (around 5 hour each way trip) maybe twice a year, thanks for the other suggestions but it has been a milestone effort to get this far, unless these all turn out to be dungers we dont want to add to the pile unless a considerable bargain pops up.
pandai,
Mar 13, 8:53am
With you on the Accord, it'll be nicer than the others.Still her choice though.
franc123,
Mar 13, 10:20am
Of those three, if she is looking for cheap motoring over the next couple of years with a reasonable degree of comfort the Accord wins easily.
girlracer2005,
Mar 13, 2:47pm
Accord if its been looked after would not touch a mitsi on nissan as when things go worng they go worng (fuel pump for a nissan $500 2nd hand)
rkauto,
Jul 15, 12:46am
honda 1st lancer 2nd nissan 3rd
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