99 lxi or 99vti?

[thefounder]

pareho tayu ng options bro..ganyan din ako vti vs. lxi. Ako nman gamit ko for work to Makati so tlagang city driving including traffic sa EDSA.

Tip ko lang.

Almost parehas lang ang FC ng vti and lxi, and keyword lang dyan eh "depende sa driver". Kahit sing tipid pa ng vios yung kotse mo kung mabigat ang tapak mo sa pedal talagang magastos yun.

If you will buy 2nd hand car, magtira ka ng extra money for repair. For sure there would be repairs kahit sabihin nung seller na "wala na ipapagawa" dyan. Of course pra mas safe ka na ok cya, pa change oil mo na rin and tune up.Check the tires and the transmission kung manual cya.

Kung 1km lang ang layu ng review school mo and normally city driving ka you can go with lxi. But if power yung hanap mo hands down ako sa VTI.

Minsan kasi nakaka-adik magpalipad ng kotse sa C5 eh ehhehehe

[honday]

thefounder, ang hirap talaga mamili.. dito pa lang ako tumitingin sa tsikot saka hcp ang dami ko nang nagugustuhan mga naka ayos pa..nagdadalawang isip pa rin ako talaga kung vti or lxi..kahit 1km lang difference ng FC nila parang nakakahinayang pa rin..hehehe

salamat bro,, laking tulong talaga....

[tidus1203]

Wag ka nang magisip between the two mag VTi ka na. Ang pagisipan mo na lang kanino mo kukunin VTi mo? Good luck hunting for that VTi!

[owyn]

Vti has these little conveniences that once you get used to, you'll never look back. Small details but doesn't seem so small: central locking, power mirrors, armrest that doubles as a storage for CDs or whatnots, maplight. I mean, without the maplight what am i gonna do if i need to read something quick- Use a flashlight? Buy some ricey "type r" lights accessories at handyman?

These things can be readily remedied with surpluses * HCP, but an engine swap should make no sense...

so... get what you can afford to minimize your regrets - first and main car pa naman...

good luck tol, and hope you find a keeper that'll serve you well.

[s_quilicot]

natawa ko sa EK boys

anyway, concerning the FC of both... tama po hindi nagkakalayo yung dalawa. masmatipid lang ng konte ang LXi sa VTi in city driving pero when it comes to highway driving, halos same lang. mas matipid pa yung VTi ng konte...

kung budget ay 300k... go for the VTi na talaga... vtec pa.

with the filter, yun din naririning ko na mas matipid yung nakaKnN. better mixture daw kasi. cant be that sure pero one thing i can be sure of... sarap pakingan ng air filter and vtec... lalo na kung patay yung sounds

hth

sir interesting po talaga yung KnN filter and vtec sound... kaso hindi ka na fuel efficient kung babanatan mo yung gas pedal to reach the vtec. its takes 3500 rpm just to open the vtec of the VTi

LXi 2000 po ang gamit ko... yung time na binili namin yung oto (brand new), hindi namin kaya afford yung SiR.

sir tidus and sir 1d4lv maraming salamat po, vti na lang po kukunin ko.. sabi po na mga friends ko mag lagay na lang daw po ako ng air filter like k&n para bumaba ang consumption..is this true?

kung K&N filter lang din paguusapan, subok ko na ito on both of our car (altis 1.8 and trooper 3.0)

confirmed na ito pero may point si archie, ansarap lang talagang pakinggan ng sound pag babanatan .. 1.8 L ang altis ko and naglalaro sa 9-10 km/L ako ngayon and naka K&N open type filter ako ..

OT: arch diba dati naman naka K&N ka?

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Vti has these little conveniences that once you get used to, you'll never look back. Small details but doesn't seem so small: central locking, power mirrors, armrest that doubles as a storage for CDs or whatnots, maplight.

sir kahit po yung LXi nakacentral locks.

FYI lang.

OT: arch diba dati naman naka K&N ka?

yep, dati had a simota tube and KnN head pero hindi ako calculate ng FC before kasi mura pa yung gas...

[owyn]

^oops. sorry if i was mistaken- i haven't seen an lxi before and i remember a discussion that mentioned it didn't have any. (just to make sure, i'm talking about the silver colored switch - central locking for opening too, hindi lang for closing...) anyway it's good if it has one.

[honday]

kung vti ung kukunin ko, siguro maglalagay na lang ako ng gas saver device like khaos and vortex.... ok po ba un? hehe anu po bang ibig sabihin ng "ricey"? marami na rin kase ko naririnig na ganun, hindi ko nga lang maintindihan? is it positive or negative kung tinawag kang "ricey"?

the best talaga tong forum na to!!!

[tidus1203]

Ricey is BADUY! So its negative It mostly refers to Asian vehicles (hence rice as its a staple food in Asia) that are over-porma to the point na baduy na or corny na...

Kung gusto mo talaga makatipid, ipaconvert mo yung car to LPG. Pero kung walang budget for LPG conversion I would just use E10 then just mind your driving habits. Yung mga gas-saver na yan walang kwenta yan puro gimmicks lang yan!

[honday]

mga sir maraming salamat po sainyo for your advice, magsisimula na po akong maghanap ng vti, kaya lang puro matic ang nakikita ko, mas gusto ko kasi ng manual..Godbless..

[thefounder]

patience lang bro..may magbebenta din dyan ng manual.take your time.
sya nga pla para sa akin, i dont upgrade too much sa engine mapa vti man o lxi kasi sometimes all-stock still works the best. Masarap mag-upgrade lalo na kung aesthetics sa engine kaso nga lang ang feedback is mas lumalaki daw ang FC mo.

In that case, mag bike na lang tayu

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^^ hindi naman ata lahat ng upgrade...

a lot of people attest that KnN filters will lower the FC plus give more HP...

[honday]

how much po ba ang knn air fiter? marami kasing nagsasabi expensive daw...