Avanza 1.3 J M/T (5 seater) or Vios 1.3 J M/T ... which would you choose?

**meledson** · January 15th, 2010 08:36 AM

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**alwayz_yummy** · January 15th, 2010 08:54 AM

for me ha mas ok na mataas na sasakyan ang pang daily....coming ang having a car...used a taller delica a liteace..and now an xtrail. feeling ko pag kotse di ka madali mkita ng mga kaskaserong bus drivers..pati dyip...

**av8or5** · January 15th, 2010 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by alwayz_yummy

for me ha mas ok na mataas na sasakyan ang pang daily....coming ang having a car...used a taller delica a liteace..and now an xtrail. feeling ko pag kotse di ka madali mkita ng mga kaskaserong bus drivers..pati dyip...

i totally agree with you sir.

**niky** · January 15th, 2010 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by cktlcmd

EEEEEKKK! I just read this now.

You could also, mind you... turn turtle in a Vios and burn to death.

Here in the Philippines, if you're driving anything short of an armored 7-series, you are at risk of dying on the road. You can increase your survival chances by buying cars which have better crash ratings, like the Jazz (5-star) or that are bigger, like a Fortuner... but those aren't a sure way to prevent death, as there have been accidents where Jazz and Fortuner passengers have died in crashes. (although going up against a runaway bus going at breakneck speed is a sure death warrant for anybody).

At 600k, you don't really have choices for anything "safer".

**meledson** · January 15th, 2010 09:53 AM

I remembered an old joke. the punch line was "hinahanap pa ang minica".

:D :D :D

**alwayz_yummy** · January 15th, 2010 12:15 PM

remember - any new vehicle pag nabungo ng dyip..kahit 5-star NCAP pa yan...wasak yan..

**tsupermario** · January 15th, 2010 12:20 PM

ano kaya NCAP rating nung jeep?

**meledson** · January 15th, 2010 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by tsupermario

ano kaya NCAP rating nung jeep?

The jeep may survive a hi speed crash, but the people inside may not. walang mga "sinturon pangkaligtasan"

**cktlcmd** · January 16th, 2010 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by meledson

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Thank you.

Originally Posted by alwayz_yummy

for me ha mas ok na mataas na sasakyan ang pang daily....coming ang having a car...used a taller delica a liteace..and now an xtrail. feeling ko pag kotse di ka madali mkita ng mga kaskaserong bus drivers..pati dyip...

Not to mention better during rainy days since most streets here gets flooded. One reason why I am leaning towards the Avanza.

Originally Posted by meledson

The jeep may survive a hi speed crash, but the people inside may not. walang mga "sinturon pangkaligtasan"

Yet most of them still drive like crazy.

**niky** · January 16th, 2010 08:31 AM

Just be aware of the height of the Avanza's air intake and computer box, so you'll know how high a flood it can cross and how high a flood it can survive. And being a gasoline vehicle with an EFI engine, it's not quite as "flood-proof" as an old-school diesel.

Originally Posted by XTO

korek! mahirap talaga yang naka base lang sa testing eh.

during crash testing, sana ginagamit nila mga yung mga bumper ng mga concrete mixer and not flat solid block. in an actual collision you can never choose what shape will hit you hehehe.

Then you would have to simulate hitting the cement-mixer's armature... simulate hitting a bicycle... simulate hitting a backhoe... simulate hitting a five-foot long section of steel pipe jutting out of a wall...

Modern crash testing done by the NHTSA and Euro-NCAP already simulate a barrier test and an offset barrier test, which is similar enough to hitting a large vehicle's bumper that it's largely identical. Yes, some trucks here have high bumpers, but that's against the law in Western countries, so they don't simulate that. Take it up with the government.

They also simulate side impact... and soon.. rear impact.

And they simulate a pole impact test, which is just like hitting an MMDA concrete barrier or a Meralco pole. Those are the two that really matter. All other impacts are variations on the theme. More freak impacts are impossible to prepare for... not unless you want them to mandate Level Four armor plating for all motor vehicles on the road.