Are there any Postives about the Galant Super Salon over the V6 Model?

[DetecTv]

Mga Sir gs2 ko lang malaman kung may lamang ba ang Galant SuperSaloon over the V6 of the same year. Im planning to get a Super Saloon Model 94 for myself this would really help clear my doubts. Thnx

[niky]

Lower maintenance costs. That's about it. Probably better fuel economy, too.

[alwayz_yummy]

i second niky's motion!

just get the VR-v6, di nagkakalayo ng consumo yan, pero sa hatak malayo.. get a manual if possible.

[SNAKE V6]

I'd get the V6...I have one, I get 6-7 km/l city and around 12-13km/l hway. It's fast, di ka mapapahiya sa arangkada. Like they said fuel economy lang ang lamang ng SS pero tingin ko minimal lang. But maintenance and repair wise (except for the engine stuff), pareho lang.

[alwayz_yummy]

engine parts ng v6 galants sa mitsubishi specialty shop meron for sure-->mit-parts,motorix(bayun..basta sa banawe din),el-dorado at sa kasa..

[wildthing]

parang mas pogi din yun V6 over the SS

[alwayz_yummy]

and auto-aircon and V6! tama sulit ang consumo mo sa v6..nakangiti ka pa!

[CVT]

Ang natatandaan ko lang,- napudpod ng dating naming amo ang clutch ng kanyang V6,- iyong stock at tsaka iyong binili kong racing clutch para sa kanya... Hataw kasi iyong magmaneho at malakas ang makina niyan....

2601:kick:

[SNAKE V6]

tama yun, naka digital A/C controller ka pa...poging pogi compared sa mga rotary.

[CyberAdobo]

Question ko lang sa mga galant experts here... I drive a 1994 galant VR4 A/T:

Everytime I would drive along the stretch of Roxas boulevard specially from buendia to edsa, my cars performance seemed weird, my speedometer is giving me a reading of 120 km/h, but it doesn't feel like I'm really going that fast. Could there be anything wrong with my car? The clutch or the transmission maybe? Or Could it be because the composition of the road in that stretch is different. I dont experience the same weird performance in any other stretch of road in metro manila.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Question ko lang sa mga galant experts here... I drive a 1994 galant VR4 A/T:

Everytime I would drive along the stretch of Roxas boulevard specially from buendia to edsa, my cars performance seemed weird, my speedometer is giving me a reading of 120 km/h, but it doesn't feel like I'm really going that fast. Could there be anything wrong with my car? The clutch or the transmission maybe? Or Could it be because the composition of the road in that stretch is different. I dont experience the same weird performance in any other stretch of road in metro manila.

Probably the softer suspension. Plus, it could be the nicer and wider roads. The wider the lanes, the less apparent the speed is. My wife gets the same way.

My wife normally drives our 95 Ford Contour which has a sports suspension and a smaller/noisier V6. Whenever she drives the much bigger, more powerful, and quieter 06 Sonata, She'd speed up to get that "feeling" for the road. For her, 60 mph in the Contour feels like about 100 mph in the Sonata. I often had to remind her to slow down whenever she does 90 mph in a 60 mph zone..

[CyberAdobo]

But the strange thing though is the fact that I only experience that weird performance in that strip (buendia to edsa), but before I get to buendia it feels normal. I'm beginning to think that it might be some undiscovered magnetic force beneath that strip that is somehow repelling my car from the road thats why the speedometer is accurate, but the tires rarely touch the road thats why its really slow...(twilight zone background music)... lolz

[OTEP]

AFAIR, the Galant SS (we had one) lose the ff. features to the V6:
-No sideskirts
-No power antenna
-Tiny dash speakers (V6 had door speakers)
-Smaller wheels
-Manual HVAC (though AFAIK, even earlier V6's used manual Heating/ventilation, a/c)

The good news is the inline 4 of the Galant SS is easier to work on equating to lower labor costs. According to my friend with a V6, you had to tear apart the intake manifold to gain access to the spark plugs on one bank of the V6. Changing the timing belt was also very labor intensive [hence expensive].

[Galant_VR_94]

I own a 94 galant VR V6 and my dad owns a 96 SS, for me mas malakas talaga hatak ng V6 compared to the SS. With fuel consumption naman, very minimal ang difference. Plus the VR model comes with more add-ons na wala sa SS, most notably yung digital ac controls.

Dont get me wrong, the SS is a nice car...very reliable din po ito. Pero powerwise sa V6 ako talaga.

[RPG]

I was going to say price but since you are buying 2nd hand it does not really matter now. The SS and V6 are probably in the same price range now.

Only reason I bought the SS back in '97 was it was priced about P100K lower. I'd definetely get the V6 if I was not price limited. V6 is the high end Galant variant then complete with sporty trim (skirts etc.), digital A/C controls, leather, plus of course the V6 engine.

[vinj]

Just try to look for a car that is preferably first owner and in cared for condition. If not, be prepared to spend around 30K to 100K to get the car in good condition. We just finished "refurbishing" our VR-V6 (which we owned since brand new in 1994), washover, fixed the suspension, changed the tires, HT wires, servo, t-belt, seals, etc... Now the car runs fresh and quiet again,120,000kms and 13 years after we got it... and we still have the original clutch on.

The ride is on the firm and bordering on thrashy at times when you go through bad roads; But the road feel is good.Be wary about the brakes though as the stock rotors of the Galant isnt that good and warps easily. Ours was replaced by the CASA several times under warranty until they got us a different rotor from Japan.

[ssaloon]

Ako SS din yung gamit ko. Pro - easier to change your sparkplugs