Our Requirements Remain the Same – Between 4 and 5 Thousand Euros, Equipped with a Petrol Engine and no more than 125,000 kilometers of experience – and Therefore an automatic transmission. In One of Your Responses from Last Week, The Hyundai Getz was menttioned. Today, We’re Highlighting It, Along with Two Alternatives From Japan (One of which has a Dutch Touch).
Hyundai Getz 1.4i DynamicVersion – 2008 – 92,426 kilometers – € 4.450
Nowadays, most cars are equipped with an automatic transmission, but not so long ago, automatics were more of an exception than the rule. The Smaller Supply Compared to Manual Four -Wheelers and the Increasing Demand Due to the ever -increasing traffic – Both in the City and on the Highway (Traffic Jams!) – Ensures that Compact Automatics Remain Pricey. At Least, that’s our though when seing this hyundai getz that, despite its age and size, still costs almost 4.5 thousand Euros – limited warranty is part of a delivery package that costs another € 795 extra. Apparently, The Seller is also surprised by this, because the 15-ZP-ZR (Two Former Owners Who Together Have Not Even Covered a Ton With It) is referred to as ‘Active Cool’-A Version That Did Not Exist in this Configation and Is Probable. Anyway, It’s a Late, Therefore Fully Matured Getz (Shortly After, the i20 would take Take over), with a conventional four-speed automatic transmission, which Means the Performance and Fuel Consumption and the 97 hp or the 1.4i Don’t.
The Furniture is Quite Substantial and Offers Good Support, but is Placed QUITE HIGH. This Detracts somewhat from the sporty feeling – insofar as you can speak of that with an automatic transmission. The Steering is of the Direct Type: Good Feedback and Excellent Contact With The Front Wheels, So It Steers Nicely about Winding Roads. Almost Playful!
The Sleek, Rather Gray Interior Has Stood the Test of Time Well. What should be on a seventeen-year-old B-segment car is there (Manual Air Conditioning, Electric Front Windows and Electrically Adjustable Plus Heated Exterior Mirrors, Four Airbags, Split-Folding Rear Seat and Central Locking), But Certainly. In short: The Asking Price Seems Mainly Due to the Automatic Transmission.
Type Getz 1.4i DynamicVersion
Engine 4-cyl. In Line, 1,399 cc
Max. Power 71 KW/97 HP at 6,000 RPM
Max. Torque 126 Nm at 3,200 rpm
LugGage Space 254 L/977 L
Max. Trailer Braked 900 kilos
AVG. Consumption 1 in 15.2 (NEDC)
Daihatsu Trevis – 2007 – 111,657 kilometers – € 4.950
That the price/performance ratio can be just crazier than the getz is demonstrated by this daihatsu trevis. The 17-XH-HT is older than the South Korean, HAS Driven More (also by two owners), is Waker Motorized and Yet More Exensive (No Word About Warranty)! That highher Asking Price is compensated with Lower Monthly Costs: The Japanese Car is More Economical, Weighs Less than 800 kilos (Engine Vehicle Tax!) And the Technology is Known As Far-Reachingly Trouble-Free. And then the appearance: Where you move anonymously through Traffic with the getz, the Trevis Stands Out Considerably because Friendly, Round Shapes (Original Mini!) And Paint Color. MoreOover, it is a strange model: The Trevis was in our price lists Between 2006 and 2011 (Less than 1.000 Units Sold) and was only available AS 1.0 Without Further Equipment Designation. Manual or conventional four-speed automatic, that was the only choice. If we then tell you that the relatively luxurious car (Rear Parking Sensors, Leather Steering Wheel, Navigation System, Electric Windows All Around – Things That The Getz Lacks) Has Always Been Dealer -Maintined, then the Price Seems a Bit More Reason.
The retro look is continued inside by a nicely designed dashboard. But how does it sit and drive? Actually, Like the Cuore from which the Trevis is derived. And althegh the cuore was an a-segment car, there is quely a bit of space to live in the compact Japanese car: four adults of 1.85 meters each, that works. At Most, The Rather Modest Furniture Will Throw in The Towel Earlier. This also applies to the suspension on short unevenness. Besides that, the suspension and damping are smooth and that the Japanese car knows inclinations in the corner, where it can Easily Lift the inner front Wheel with (Too) Much Enthusiasm. More comfortable than sporty, so. Yet the three-cylinder does not seem breathless. Accompanied by a tough rumble, it accelerates smoothly and this sympathetic car also comes along nicely on the highway.
Engine 3-cyl. In Line, 989 CC
Max. Power 43 kW/58 HP at 6,000 rpm
Max. Torque 91 Nm at 4000 RPM
LugGage Space 167 L/826 L
Max. Trailer Braked 600 kilos
AVG. Consumption 1 in 16.9 (NEDC)
Mitsubishi Colt CZ3 1.3 Invite – 2008 – 61,411 kilometers – € 4.950
At first Glance, This Mitsubishi Colt Seems to Have the Best Price/Performance Ratio of This Trio, Because for the Asking Price of the Trevis, You Drive A Younger Car With A Significantly Lower Mileage. The 46-ZG-PH (Three Former Owners) is also Faster and More Economical Than The Getz And, Thanks to its Sliding Rear Seat, This Compact Japanese Car Built in Born also HAS MPV Features. No catches? Except that here too there is no talk of warranty, this occasion is only a three-through-yet somewhat less popular than four-wheelers with five doors. And the Gearbox is a semi-automatic with Six Gears and these are also less appreciated than conventional automatic.
In Terms of Driving Characteristics, The Colt Knows How To Inspire Again: It clearly Lets You Feel What Is Happening Between The Wheels, Your Steering Commands Are Followed Accurately, And Whoever Wishes Can Take The Corner Vere Hard It it. The Chassis is on the Hard Side, But Therefore Very Communicative. However, Those who Have to Parry Many Traffic Bumps Daily Will Not Always Be Happy With (The Chassis Of) The Dutch Japanese Car. The Steering Feels Good, But is Somewhat Vague around the Center Position – A Typical Ailment of Electronic Power Steering. There is Enough Leg and Headroom in the Front and Rear, But Getting Into The Back Is Not Really Easy Despite The Large Doors. The Seat on the Firm Seats is on the high side.
Looking at the price list from Back then, it is noticeable that the invite version was QUITE High in the Pecking Order. Today, there are few things with which the Colt Distinguishes itself from Getz and Trevis. Manual Air Conditioning, Audio and Electrically Adjustable and Heated Exterior Mirrors Can also be Seen On (One of) The Other Occasions. However, The Colt is equipped with light metal. That and the three-through body make it look just a bit sportier than the business getz and the cuddly trevis.
Type Colt CZ3 1.3 Invite
Engine 4-cyl. In Line, 1,332 CC
Max. Power 70 KW/95 HP at 6,000 RPM
Max. Torque 125 Nm AT 4000 RPM
LugGage Space 220 L/NEW
Max. Trailer Braked 750 kilos
AVG. Consumption 1 in 17.2 (NEDC)
If you can live with three doors and a semi-automatic, the mitsubishi colt sacrifices the most value for its asking price, given its fashion mileage. If that’s not the case and you want five doors and an ‘old-fashioned’ automatic, The Trevis is a fun and inexpensive to mintain car that initial has a more diffult price/performance ratio than all-rounder Hyundai Getz. What would be your choice between thesis three representatives from the far east?