Allion/premio Owners - Pls Read This

[DVT]

My brother is going to buy an allion or premio 2008 car. He is not into cars and calling me to ask if he should buy 1500 cc or 1800 cc. I had no answer to give. He thinks as the car is campratively big .... 1800 cc would be better.

Please share your thoughts ............ Need to give him some thoughts

[terrabytetango]

The size of the car remains the same, only the engine capacity increases. There's also a 2 liter version with all wheel drive and rear disc brakes.

[DVT]

The size of the car remains the same, only the engine capacity increases. There's also a 2 liter version with all wheel drive and rear disc brakes.

Sorry if I confused.......

What I meant is compared to 240 model coming with 1500cc , 260 model is bigger so that pulling power needs to be little higher

[rayman]

Terrabytetango, I believe what DVT is refering to is the power to weight ratio.

[DVT]

Terrabytetango, I believe what DVT is refering to is the power to weight ratio.

Yes you are correct bro...............

[rayman]

Sorry there is something wrong with my internet. Anyway personally I think your brother is better off with a Civic. Too many Allion/Premios on the road. Will be harder to resell if you actually think about it.

Edited September 5, 2012 by rayman

[Clark's son]

Sorry there is something wrong with my internet. Anyway personally I think your brother is better off with a Civic. Too many Allion/Premios on the road. Will be harder to resell if you actually think about it.

I second it.

The civic is the way to go

[iRage]

Having driven both 1.5 and 1.8 ltr variants...yes you do feel a little bit more power with the 1.8, especially if the car is fully loaded and going up an incline or you have a heavy foot off the mark (now I am not saying the 1.8 ltr is a speed demon..far from it..it still is a sluggy econobox). However, I seriously doubt under normal driving conditions most people out there would "feel" the difference under normal driving conditions. So performance wise I would prefer the 1.8 (my father-in-law ended up buying the larger engine as Nagasaki is full of mountains).(Keep in mind if you are looking for something that has good performance/feel there are a few other options out there as suggested...some with a smaller engine as well...and maybe even a nice crispy manual tranny)

But in Sri Lanka you also have to consider that 99.9% of vehicle owners/buyers out there are under the strong belief that a smaller engine always means higher fuel efficiency (this is not always true and is a separate discussion all together), thus, you will also have to consider that someday when you are trying to resell it a 1.8 ltr might be slightly more difficult to sell off than a 1.5. But I also don't want to put in the mentality of strictly thinking about selling off your car even before you buy it.

On a seperate note....since import duties/taxes are related to engine capacity, do people actually import the 2.0 variants to SL ? WWWHHHHYYYY ? It would be hard to imagine since the 2.0s are hardly found even over here and also because 1.5/1.8 ltr versions' values are highly questionable as it is...

[DVT]

Having driven both 1.5 and 1.8 ltr variants...yes you do feel a little bit more power with the 1.8, especially if the car is fully loaded and going up an incline or you have a heavy foot off the mark (now I am not saying the 1.8 ltr is a speed demon..far from it..it still is a sluggy econobox). However, I seriously doubt under normal driving conditions most people out there would "feel" the difference under normal driving conditions. So performance wise I would prefer the 1.8 (my father-in-law ended up buying the larger engine as Nagasaki is full of mountains).(Keep in mind if you are looking for something that has good performance/feel there are a few other options out there as suggested...some with a smaller engine as well...and maybe even a nice crispy manual tranny)

But in Sri Lanka you also have to consider that 99.9% of vehicle owners/buyers out there are under the strong belief that a smaller engine always means higher fuel efficiency (this is not always true and is a separate discussion all together), thus, you will also have to consider that someday when you are trying to resell it a 1.8 ltr might be slightly more difficult to sell off than a 1.5. But I also don't want to put in the mentality of strictly thinking about selling off your car even before you buy it.

On a seperate note....since import duties/taxes are related to engine capacity, do people actually import the 2.0 variants to SL ? WWWHHHHYYYY ? It would be hard to imagine since the 2.0s are hardly found even over here and also because 1.5/1.8 ltr versions' values are highly questionable as it is...

Thanks mate. This is really appreciated.

[terrabytetango]

On a seperate note....since import duties/taxes are related to engine capacity, do people actually import the 2.0 variants to SL ? WWWHHHHYYYY ? It would be hard to imagine since the 2.0s are hardly found even over here and also because 1.5/1.8 ltr versions' values are highly questionable as it is...

i have seen the odd 240 series A20, have yet to see a 260.

[manoj123]

I second it.

The civic is the way to go

But fuel consumption and parts cost bit higer for Civic.... Any one think its a better option....