
Originally Posted by
tumbs
I have aired my opinion on this issue before but here is my take again on this..,bro, if I am in your shoes, this is what I will do to simplify things ..I will categorize my requirements on the car that I will purchase into NEEDS and WANTS...then justify on each one of them..ang NEEDS dali ra na given na..e.q. Economical, Reliable, etc..ang usual conflict ani sa WANTS na..and di lang sa either surplus ba or local, it could be unsa na awto..usually the WANTS distort the NEEDS..kay if ato gyud pugson ang atong WANTS, dapat ready ta sa consequences..cguro bro, think it over kung nganu FIT gyud imong gusto..coz uso2? kay naa ka planu I-modify? does it cover your NEEDS? you mentioned that budget dictates your choices..willing ba ka sa risk o consequences sa surplus? if willing ka, go ahead sa surplus FIT..but if tan-aw nimo mas bug-at ang NEEDS and budget is a factor, daghan kaau lain na choices na local..been there, done that..nipugos kog palit ug SUV na sikat sa una na gasoline, it was a WANT more than anything else, a diesel AUV could have compensated for my needs and that of my wife, kay mao lagi "IN" sa una..so ang nahitabo cge ko reklamo sa fuel consumption, mahal kaau maintenance, my wife had a hard time magpark tungod sa size..nahitabo tagsa ra namu gamiton! pagkatoytoy! cge kog yaw2, and definitely ang huna2 sa mga tao nako ato "nganung ni-enter?" at the end gibaligya ug barato and we went back to a smaller sedan..daghan naman mga opinion imo nabasa diri regarding pros/cons of local and surplus, so its up to you to weigh and decide..just my two cents..good luck!