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Car Comparison / Re: Rio, Celerio, i10 or Spark?

« on: May 04, 2012, 12:25:57 pm »

Thanks for all the replies! Yes, we'll head off to a Kia this weekend to take a look at the Picanto, to see it in the "flesh" so to speak, and compare it to the others.

Among the three I've personally inspected (i10, Spark and Celerio), the Spark is the nicest on the inside,  and has the biggest available engine in the bunch, so we're leaning towards that. Would've gone with the i10, but they supposedly phased out the 1.2 variant already. I personally don't like the looks of the Celerio, and my wife isn't too taken with it either.

Btw, also looked at the Eon when visiting Hyundai, and though it looks nice, the engine, while undoubtedly fuel efficient, seems so small hehehe (yeah I know they're all small, but still....)

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Car Comparison / Re: Rio, Celerio, i10 or Spark?

« on: May 02, 2012, 05:46:00 pm »

Thanks, you're right, Dapat Picanto pala yun! I was thinking of the Rio when I wrote the question since I saw one in our office parking, and was thinking that it looked pretty nice. Also, since Kia is the only one in the list that we haven't visited a dealership yet to take a look at their sub compact/micro car, so di nag stick yung model hehehe

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Car Comparison / Rio, Celerio, i10 or Spark?

« on: May 02, 2012, 02:04:15 pm »

Hello all,

Never thought I'd have this problem, but am torn choosing between four different sub-compact cars - the Suzuki Celerio, Chevy Spark, Kia Rio (Hatch) and Hyundai i10.

The car will primarily be used as our 2nd "spare" vehicle (our current spare is a montero, which my wife does not like driving due to its size, but which we've decided to keep). Since we are very happy with our current daily cars (Subies), and this would only be used usually only once a week, we both don't see the need to spend too much for this, and I think I would enjoy the fuel efficiency of these choices.

Problem is, the specs, both in and out of the cars are extremely similar, which leaves me little to go by except for aesthetics. For those who own these vehicles or has experience driving them, can you share some of the pros and cons? Any other info (such as spare parts situation, ease to "dress up", etc.) would also be greatly appreciated.