Tulooonng!!!

[rusem]

Nakupo baka mabasa ng mga tiga-Vitara Club ito, yari ka. hehehe.

The Vitara's beauty comes from the fact that it was designed without regard much for beauty. Sort of like the beauty that an M16 rifle or an F14 Tomcat exudes. It's an acquired taste. If you can't appreciate it's mechanical/technical side and the fact that it can do things you never though were possible with a compact sport ute, then its probably not for you.

On a side note, do Sentra shocks really cost Php14k for a set of 4? One of our friends from the other board asked me earlier today. Baka daw i-Cruvenize na niya kung ganun talaga ang price. Buti na lang Php1,450/pr lang ang shocks ng Vitara. hehehe.

as for the exalta, we asked around yesterday. OEM shocks cost 3.1k each.
which siguro will reach 14k if w/ labor.

[oldblue]

otep: may mahal ba nman syo??? eh nakapajero ka nga e! LOL

OO nga, what about the aveo? nung nagpnta kmi ng mom ko sa chevy sabi nung salesguy yung aveo nilabas daw nila pang tapat lng daw sa getz..

bakit pra kcng dinededma ng mga tsikoters ang sub compact/mini cars ng chevy?

from what i noticed if kukuha lang rin daw ng mini car, my kuya ang dad's vote would be on the chevy na.. since they dont trust korean cars..

490k ang chevy spark. bkt kaya sa tingin nyo ang mahal nya for a 1.0 super mini to the maxx? naturn off parents ko nung nakita nla yung spark kasi nakakatakot daw kc maliit masyado yung gulong? LOL i dunno if that made sense or what...

550 ang aveo. right for the price ba?

i dont know if other makes offer it, pero dba chevrolet has the longes PMS/Warranty service? and i heard sila lang nagooffer ng 24-hour roadside assistance? i like that. lols

yes 24-hour roadside assistance. nasubukan namin yan with our chevy before. maganda ang service ng CASA ng chevy, C5 branch. but ok din ang Hyundai, particularly sa C5 din. 3 years din warranty ng Hyundai like Chevy.

if you'll get a chevy, I would suggest mag-aveo ka na lang. the spark is not worth it. ang body niya para katulad nun mga norkis na mini-car/pickup. this car can really kill you s pag side impact sa tingin ko.

[OTEP]

If your dad doesn't trust Korean, bakit kayo bibili ng Chevy? Diba Daewoo yung mga binebenta nila? Tignan mo lahat ng piyesa ng Optra/Aveo/Spark may logo ng Daewoo (yung parang buntot ng pabo).

Mahal sila because Filipinos are willing to pay extra for the Chevy 'bowtie' badge since it is also associated with expensive vehicles like the Suburban, Tahoe, Venture, etc.

Btw, I have nothing against Chevy selling rebadged Daewoos (ganun talaga, even Honda sold rebadged Isuzus and vice versa). Pero sana naman, presyong tapat.

[Kikkomann]

How about yung "Smart" brand? Yung mga maliliit na sasakyan na wrapped in Lee Jeans sticker roaming around Makati?

[mbeige]

If your dad doesn't trust Korean, bakit kayo bibili ng Chevy? Diba Daewoo yung mga binebenta nila? Tignan mo lahat ng piyesa ng Optra/Aveo/Spark may logo ng Daewoo (yung parang buntot ng pabo).

Mahal sila because Filipinos are willing to pay extra for the Chevy 'bowtie' badge since it is also associated with expensive vehicles like the Suburban, Tahoe, Venture, etc.

Btw, I have nothing against Chevy selling rebadged Daewoos (ganun talaga, even Honda sold rebadged Isuzus and vice versa). Pero sana naman, presyong tapat.

I think it also has to do with the mentality that whatever is from the US (branded with US names like Chevy, GM, Ford, etc) is of superior quality. We all know that Optra is a rebadged Daewoo. So basically, you're paying for the brandname. I mean sa w123 lang and I know Doc Otep can relate. The boys there love to switch to US headlights pero sa amin here in the US, yung US headlights lalo na yung sealed beam ay pinapalitan ng Euro. It's just a matter of preference. So going back to the Optra, if you were here in the US magsasawa ka sa mga Chevy, Ford, GM, Dodge, etc.

[OTEP]

OT: Hindi ko din nga ma-gets bakit gustong gusto ng mga tao dito yung sealed beams. Sa E-code Halogens pa din ako! :D Siguro basta na lang maiba. I also hate the gargantuan U.S. bumpers. Kahit sabihin pang 5mph bumper siya, it makes the car look bottom heavy, parang hindi balanced in some angles.

[toyboxph]

The SMART cars are also made by mercedes benz. These minis are very popular in europe. Highy rated also if I may say.

[Kikkomann]

The SMART cars are also made by mercedes benz. These minis are very popular in europe. Highy rated also if I may say.

Kung ganun eh baka hindi umabot yung nakalaang budget ni thread starter. Hehe.

[BoEinG_747]

Getz na Getz...

Word of advice: look around sa mga dealership, tumingin-tingin ka sa mga sample models nila on display. Look at the interior, ask if you could take pics, ask what models sila, etc tapos compare mo side by side. Sometimes it's good to do your own research. You know that some people here will reply with subjective comments like "maganda yung interior ng Getz" pero for you baka di mo trip. In the end it's your call, so go out there and look around. Then post what you find. Rather than ask and ask. Opinion ko lang ito. Don't take it personally, as you've had with other comments. Let's make this thread a non-personal one and consider opinions (such as the Vitara comment) as just that, opinions, that are not meant to degrade clubs, owners, and cars.

nice one, sir mbeige

[charriolkid]

what are smart cars???? meron pala nun? well i guess ndi nila alam na rebadged daewoo ang chevy? hmm.. sabihin ko kaya? :-)

otep: anu po ung sealed beams? ang alam ko lang ilaw e HID. lols

OT: Bakit ang mahal ng peugot dito? Samantalang halos magkakaprice lang sila nung nagtingin ako sa internet?...

i wonder why walang mini-car na binebenta ang toyota? they used to have this cute li'l echo's around.. pero d ko type yung isang version ng echo na flat sa likod?.. pra kcng spaceship. LOL.. i went to have coffee last night sa rufino.. there was this cuuuuutttteee echo na dressed up na nagpark.. pagbukas nung driver, nashock ako.. ang tangkad nya! prang d bagay sa kanya yung car? he was like 6'2... ang ganda nung color ng car nya.. prang apple green na light tas kasing shade ng pearl white. hehehe. is it a good buy pag 2nd hand na echo? tipid rin ba yun sa gas?..

[OTEP]

Imported ang Peugeot from France. Mahal ang tax and it's being marketed as a premium brand here, hence premium prices.


SMART cars used to be made by Swatch and Mercedes. Don't know if its still in production or who is making them. Mahal sila, around Php800k for something which seats only two, has a tiny motor, and has virtually no parts available locally.


Sealed beams are old school lamps common to cars of the 70's. They were required in the U.S. for quite some time. See how Mercedes has to 'downgrade' their Halogen equipped vehicles to accomodate sealed beams.
Halogen (flush mount):


With sealed beams:

[bratski]

ang haba na ng thread na ito, halos lahat na yata ng mini's nasabi or natanong na.. You would do yourself a favor by going to the recommended car's or mini-car's showrooms and test driving one yourself. Only you can decide what you want and besides its your money and you'll be the one driving it.What the posters here can offer is only their opinion (which may differ from yours)

[charriolkid]

bratski: i actually value each and everyone's opinion.. since people in this threasd have been extremely helpful.. and they sound like they know what theyre talkin' about. GENIUS. GENIUS.

otep: pra saan po yung sealed beams? prang pumanget pag nilagyan LOLS

ang cute pla nung smart cars.. cute rin ng size. kaso yan ang nakakatakot.. prang pwedeng buhatin ng 4 na tao.. haha

[OTEP]

Daewoo Kalos:


Chevrolet Aveo:


Daewoo Matiz:


Chevy Spark:

[OTEP]

Sealed beams lang ang available na headlamps nung araw. Hanggang ngayon yan ang headlamp ng jeepney at tricycle.

Nung naimbento na ang halogen, walang rules ang U.S. regarding them kaya [out of katamaran siguro] they just required everyone to install sealed beams. Meron nang existing regulations ngayon, hindi na required ang sealed beams.

[charriolkid]

otep: bakit wala ng daewoo ngayon? and bakit binili ng hyundai ang kia? bat di na lang nila pagsamahin? or hyundai na lang kunwari.. since sila na may ari ng kia, bat prang magcocompete pa rin sila?

ot: bat ang dami mo alam tungkol sa cars? mech eng major ka ba?

[orly_andico]

daewoo went bankrupt because of poor build quality and generally shitty cars. since GM was their partner, when they went belly-up GM bought their car plant and continues to turn out Chevy Aveos, Sparks, and Optras for the third world market. I hear the Optra is a hot seller in Eastern Europe. Eh Comrade?

as per Kia, it was a victim of the 1997 asian currency crisis. Hyundai actually was forced by the Korean government to buy / bail out Kia kasi maraming mawawalan ng trabaho. So Kia and Hyundai are now the same company with the same products (e.g. Kia Picanto and Hyundai Getz are the same underneath, same as Kia Sportage and Hyundai Tucson).

hindi naman ito nakakasama, it's called "platform sharing" and lots of companies do it. e.g. the Ford Focus, Mazda3, and Volvo S40 are all based on the C1 platform. the Ford Fusion, Mazda6, and Mazda CX7 are also based on the same platform.

[charriolkid]

ah ganun po ba? re: daewoo.. so in short, prang third world lang ang market ng mga chevy optra, spark at aveo? hmm.. gs2 ko pa nman ng chevy.. may konting "exclusivity" from the jazzes, vioses and cities of the world. plus, a really great interior ng optra.. gandang ganda ako. lols.

wow ang bait pla ng korea. LOLS. ang mahal nman ng cx7 e.. ganda pa nman sana!

cute nung bagong sportage. hehehe.

[OTEP]

The Aveo is also sold in Europe. A place where you can't buy a Vios or a City (though the Jazz aka Fit is available). Daewoos are also available in Australia and in Europe.

Daewoo in the Philippines was handled by a small company in the south called 'Transfarm'. They were then selling Opel-derived Daewoos which were not really a solid value and soon closed shop. They sold the Racer/Espero/Cielo/Price models, btw.

Daewoo will soon start producing the Chevrolet Captiva for the European and Asian markets. It is a derivative of the GM Theta platform which forms the foundation of the Chevrolet Equinox (a product designed for the US market).

[charriolkid]

"basura" rin ba tingin ng europe sa rebadged chevy cars like spark, aveo and optra? 'cause these are the things a salesman wouldnt really admit.