Is it wise to buy a ford with the 10 speed automatic transmission? Or is it better to buy Honda CRV or Civic with the 1.5 turbo engine? Those are the cars on my choices right now.
Which Ford model? Also which model year(s)?
If it really came down to those two exact choices I would probably take a Ford 10 speed transmission over any turbocharged engine. However, with those as the options you are kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place.
I'd avoid Ford all together. They don't care about their customers and have a laughably high amount of recalls. Ideally you would want to get a Honda with a naturally aspirated engine which you can on the Honda Civic and on a used Honda CR-V. If you have to get the 1.5T engine, make sure to change your oil no more than every 5k miles. Also, what about a Toyota?
If the only choice is between a Ford and a Honda for CUVs/cars, I would go Honda over Ford every time. Realize a lot of the Ford’s also have the Ecoboost engines which for longevity best to avoid. Sure Honda has their own issues but they are the lesser of the two evils. The 10-speed AT in some of the Ford’s have had issues and subject to class action lawsuit. Overall Ford quality is lower than Honda’s.
For the Honda oil dilution issues, see here for how to mitigate it:
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/postid/87963/
Which one do you prefer? If you want an F-150, I would buy a non turbo V8 with the 6 speed auto (2015-2017) as the 10 speed autos have issues. If you want the Honda, I strongly suggest you get the non turbo 4 cyl on CR-V and Civic as the 1.5 turbo had issues with oil dilution and lack of heat. Hire a trusty mechanic to check out both vehicles and test drive them to see which one you prefer.
For 2020 MY and newer, the Honda CR-V has the 1.5L turbo I4 standard on all trim levels.
Im planning to get a brand new 2021 Honda civic Rs turbo in the Philippines. We are in a tropical environment so maybe oil dilution would not be a problem. Will the car last for more than 100km? I hope it would. I really like the car and honda itself. I heard some issues on aircon and steering rack during the 2017 and 2018 models released. Is the problem already fixed for 2021 models?
Although there haven’t been much complaints of oil dilution as of now, I would probably still avoid it and get a Civic without that engine. I’m not from the Philippines, so try to find another Civic without that engine or maybe even a Toyota in your country.