After 3 faithful years of service, we had to let go of our Nissan Sentra. It was truly reliable - it never failed to bring me to the office and back home. The repairs it required were expected and the ride was pretty smooth. It was just becoming gasoline-hungry through time. For a person who travels an average of 55 kilometers a day, a 6-7km/liter gasoline consumption was just not acceptable.
And so, we started window shopping for cars. We were looking for something inexpensive (not more than P750,000.00), with a 1.5-liter engine or stronger, spacious and fuel efficient. We looked at the Toyota Vios (felt a little bit claustrophobic at the backseat), Toyoat Avanza (only the 1.3-liter models were within our budget), the Adventure GLS Sport Diesel (I loved this one even if it looked like a public utility vehicle), the Hyundai Getz (not enough trunk space) and the Hyundai Accent.
Afeter a week of visiting car dealers, we were down to 2 choices - the Adventure and the Accent. Reviews of the Adventure were pretty good - most owners were happy with their purchase. There was very little information on the performance of the Accent in the Philippines. The car reviews I found were not from actual owners. I just had to be content with the reviews from other countries and the assurance that the Accent's enginge, CRDi is reliable.
We chose the Accent mainly because it was said to be fuel efficient. And so on 03 June 2008, we sold off our Nissan Sentra and signed a purchase order for the Accent. That night, I coudn't sleep. I dreamt of diesel engines with strong vibrations.
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