New Inspira, 07' civic or 00' Altezza which one better?

[bushidofang]

IMHO, an Altezza can't be compared with an Inspira or Vios, just because it costs around the same as those two. Different league altogether.

It's like comparing between an Android phone with two iPhones. iPhones (Inspira and Vios) is easy to use and everyone seemed to have it. Android (Altezza), people gets this to really enjoy the full potential of the OS/Phone and also to fiddle/mod with it. *Metaphorically*

If you're just wanting a car that looks good and goes from A to B without any problems, I'd suggest you go for that Inspira or Vios.

But if you don't mind some fixing up and you love playing with cars, I would say the Altezza will be a very rewarding car. It's rare and it's great fun to drive, as explained by a few of our members here. :D Once you drive a 'Tezza, you won't be going anywhere else for the moment.

 

[xuang26]

Thanks markblurberry for very brief comparison for these 3 pretties :)

Hi Kevin Lee, can ask ur friends Edison which is just bought a used Tezza share share his experience for having that car. Thanks

Hi bushidofang, sorry...not Vios for me...it look very very uncle and alots forumers named it as "dugong".

Anyone know Tezza can run in Ron 95? coz i noticed whenever i saw tezza at petrol station, they use to pump Ron 97 or V-power.

 

[AE111_SEG]

Thanks markblurberry for very brief comparison for these 3 pretties :)

Hi Kevin Lee, can ask ur friends Edison which is just bought a used Tezza share share his experience for having that car. Thanks

Hi bushidofang, sorry...not Vios for me...it look very very uncle and alots forumers named it as "dugong".

Anyone know Tezza can run in Ron 95? coz i noticed whenever i saw tezza at petrol station, they use to pump Ron 97 or V-power.

up to u ... u want power then 97

 

[wfhan]

if u think u r normal 'joe' just get inspira or civic...

awh... u will breaks many people hearts... hahaha....normal 'joe'

i think it is better off to consider Inspira for yourself, since appearance is important, as u mentioned modified exterior, which means essentially performance is NOT your criteria. Let consider some facts:

1) Civic - this car looks HOT, no doubt that the FD design is great, this model actually revive Honda's fortune quite a bit, considering the less than flattering comments the ES version endured. Interior wise- the dashboard is quite remarkably design and huge like a cockpit, something that even newer cars cant match. The next model to replace FD will have a big shoe to fill, no doubt. The drawback - spareparts altho easily available as with previous Civices, tend to be more expensive compare to other makes, i wonder why....??

2) Inspira- what can i say, superb value for money considering when Lancer was launched, the Inspira certainly knock the price down a step or two. Performance wise should be respectable for the manual version, and with many aftermarket parts for modification and upgrades, Inspira certainly wont run out of ideas or options to push up the horsepower. The only drawback is soon to be too many on the street

3) Altezza - a tame beast, but this tiger bites hard! A superb all arounder which you can drive with a big smile on your face, power to weight is balance with rear wheel drive, taking the corner will put BIG smile on your face, wait till you master the art of drift..you will love this car to death. As said, it is a tame beast in terms of its design - interior or exterior, nothing to shout about but nothing that a few bolt on kits/gauge cant do to spruce up into a meaner machine ready to pounce on its next victim. The drawbacks - for a daily grinder, expect minor problems to crop up from time to time, nothing $$ cant solve tho and as some fellow member said earlier Altezza is rare, but there will be a small price to pay for being rare

1. the brand 'Honda' means add some more ringgit to the spart part price...
2. inspira no doubt a good car based on the current Lancer, but just how well is proton's QC and the quality of local content, time will tell.
3. altezza, it is not from planet earth... lol...

IMHO, an Altezza can't be compared with an Inspira or Vios, just because it costs around the same as those two. Different league altogether.

It's like comparing between an Android phone with two iPhones. iPhones (Inspira and Vios) is easy to use and everyone seemed to have it. Android (Altezza), people gets this to really enjoy the full potential of the OS/Phone and also to fiddle/mod with it. *Metaphorically*

If you're just wanting a car that looks good and goes from A to B without any problems, I'd suggest you go for that Inspira or Vios.

But if you don't mind some fixing up and you love playing with cars, I would say the Altezza will be a very rewarding car. It's rare and it's great fun to drive, as explained by a few of our members here. :D Once you drive a 'Tezza, you won't be going anywhere else for the moment.

...that's why i bought Android phone instead of iPhone.

Thanks markblurberry for very brief comparison for these 3 pretties :)

Hi Kevin Lee, can ask ur friends Edison which is just bought a used Tezza share share his experience for having that car. Thanks

Hi bushidofang, sorry...not Vios for me...it look very very uncle and alots forumers named it as "dugong".

Anyone know Tezza can run in Ron 95? coz i noticed whenever i saw tezza at petrol station, they use to pump Ron 97 or V-power.

no problemo with ron95.
u should go read more at the Altezza sub-forum
The Altezza / IS200 / IS300 Forum - Zerotohundred.com
and if can, join the TT, they won't bite, perhaps the 'president' can give u a ride of a-life-time in his 6MT. :P

 

[G221]

come..come..can test drive my car b4 buying in the market. but pump Ron97 fuel for me okehhh

 

[alantjw]

Another this is that trough my experience better have a 2nd car at hom incase if your car break down if you Chose Alteza. But then that is just a safety precaution is people say ,tarak parts lah bro.. Sudah order tapi belum sampai,... Ini kena pakai special tool lah bro kena special order nie.. and so on... this is what i experience with my OLD CELI.. So i plan to get a VIVA for daily drive if my car does break down... but for sure... TOYOTA quality are really good.. there is no doubt about it.

 

[shy2004]

xuang26,if u pay 1 ringgit u can buy orange,if u pay 2 ringgit u can buy apple,all things difference,thinking what do u want n just buy n ride.

 

[karl_razlie]

hehehehe me too.. my daily car is kelisa monster...which always scare 2.0 car...but for my weekend car..planning to get Forester, altezza or EVO 5...coz budget only below 80k....

 

[xuang26]

hi karl_razlie, my future car (tezza or inspira) will be my daily ride also. From home to office and office to home around 65km perday. Hope to get a good performance + comfort + sporty 4 door salloon. But still cant decide which one to choose. As all the members here advise, go have a test drive then only decide. Good idea :)

 

[wfhan]

if u can wait 1 week, nx week friday i believe tezza geng will TT at usj.
check out the threads in that forum and come to join us.
*Tonight probably won't b one as tmr is 'hot' day, i myself reluctant to drive out *

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similarly u also should join the inspira geng's TT to find out further on the potential of the car.

 

[willyace]

wonder why u put inspira in your list??? buy ori bro...

 

[DanzEterna]

wonder why u put inspira in your list??? buy ori bro...

there is no such thing as immitation, inspira is inspira, lancer GT is lancer GT, both share the same platform pls dun make a fuss ya

 

[mines998]

Seem Altezza having a good reputation..... If can get 2 doors Altezza that is classic.....

 

[karl_razlie]

waaa tomorrow arrr.. better stay at house...all road sure jammed.. coz got roadblock everywhere..

 

[mines998]

there is no such thing as immitation, inspira is inspira, lancer GT is lancer GT, both share the same platform pls dun make a fuss ya

Cannot say immitation but can call it mutation?
Inspira - > Lancer GT - > Lancer EVO10 ... Lol

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I think the ori Evo10 owner will sad to heard this...
Wow! Bro where you convert yr inspira to Evo10 it look like ori...banghead!

 

[karl_razlie]

wait till the inspira boy put in EVO-X engine then sure double bang head...better get scooby...no replica, no non turbo version in malaysia...

 

[G221]

i think we are slightly out of topic now.
He's looking for a daily drive car, with comfort & performance...and 3 of the cars in the list are N/A. So let's not bring the topic into Turbo as there's a lot of Turbo cars in the market within his budget but I'm sure, again; he's looking for N/A with some fun.

I own an Altezza, so let's not be bias on this. For me, u can find comfort in it + good performance in terms of hp and torque. It's my daily drive car too. Spare parts are easy to find and not that expensive (affordable). The Tezza owners are friendly too and like to poison each other.

As for Inspira, I've never driven one, but driven a Lancer GT. Comfort is there, performance wise, not bad..but if u've driven a more powerful car, then u won't look at this car. Handling is not as good. Adjustable suspension upgrade will be good. Maybe Inspira with the Ride & Handling by Lotus is better. You might want to look at a used Lancer GT with 1++ year warranty or more left. better value for money than Inspira and resale value will be better compared to Proton (not saying that Proton is not good - just the nature of the resale value).

As for Civic, the performance of the 1.8 is almost the same as Lancer GT minus around 10hp+-. Handling is better, comfort is there too, but there will be a new version of Civic coming and this version (FD) will be outdated. Parts will be easy to find, performance parts as well.

test drive will be a good idea. i don't think u care much on the fuel consumption, resale value, years of the car, etc if u really like it..

Happy shopping for a new car!!

 

[xuang26]

hi G221, thanks for ur valueanle info and suggestion.
May i know how long u use ur Tezza alrdy? Ur Tezza is drink Ron 97 or 95? i read alots threads from Tezza clubs found that got alots members complaint that after using ron95, thier car performance bcome weak. If long time run in 95 engine wil kaput. Issit true?

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i love civic(FD2) also. Wish to own it. But my neighbour just bought new one last week. My next next house also own a civic, opposite also got civic. Can say that my lorong around 20 houses got 16 house own a civic. Like that very sien lor. So, turn my mind to inspira or Tezza now.

 

[AE111_SEG]

Not sure about other recon cars but finding new and used parts for altezza is no issue....

New parts can get from ST Auto or Wing Hin. They will order for u if no stock......

If you want to be adventurous you can buy from Yahoo auction. Few of our members bid online
for rare parts.
If you go down to singapore u can buy some altezza parts which is common to IS200.

 

[G221]

hi G221, thanks for ur valueanle info and suggestion.
May i know how long u use ur Tezza alrdy? Ur Tezza is drink Ron 97 or 95? i read alots threads from Tezza clubs found that got alots members complaint that after using ron95, thier car performance bcome weak. If long time run in 95 engine wil kaput. Issit true?

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xuang26,
my car is 13 years old. Been using it for 3 years now. was an A/T, converted to M/T. Apart from the major conversion to M/T because of the 'kong' auto gearbox (12yrs old auto), i only replaced few wear and tear parts (normal).

My Tezza drinks Ron97. used 95 before. it's ok, only that u will feel a bit sluggish and less power. u can use Ron95 and add the octane booster. Some of our members are doing it and it went well. In long time run, not sure, might need to overhaul/replace some engine parts...might be ok if u r taking care of the engine well. Even if dun take care of the engine will kaput as well no matter what Ron u r putting in.