Chery returns to PH

[monmendoza]

I remember Coca cola Philippines used to have a ton of Cherrys as service vehicles before.. another round perhaps hehe. I see them using Toyota wigo nowadays

Oo nga somebody told me once that Coca Cola bought 1,000 Cherrys for their company service. Many started failing in its first year and by the end of 3 years all of them were gone. Pero Coca Cola is a rich company. Kawawa iyong mga low wage buyers who bought a Cherry in installments of 5 years. By the 3rd year, hinde na tumatakbo and meron pa silang 2 more years to pay a car that no longer runs and can only be sold per kilo. Nakakalunkot di ba? :-(

[shadow]

Sino kaya magpapaloko sa Cherry?


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[chronicle]

Sino kaya magpapaloko sa Cherry?


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Mga first time car buyers.
Or not old enough to know what happened before.



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[dr. d]

Oo nga somebody told me once that Coca Cola bought 1,000 Cherrys for their company service. Many started failing in its first year and by the end of 3 years all of them were gone. Pero Coca Cola is a rich company. Kawawa iyong mga low wage buyers who bought a Cherry in installments of 5 years. By the 3rd year, hinde na tumatakbo and meron pa silang 2 more years to pay a car that no longer runs and can only be sold per kilo. Nakakalunkot di ba? :-(

was it the car that was marupok, was it the non-existent after-sales, or was it both?

[Ry_Tower]

was it the car that was marupok, was it the non-existent after-sales, or was it both?

Both iiirc. hehe

[ice15]

Mga first time car buyers.
Or not old enough to know what happened before.



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hahaha

reminded me of my conversation with my sister...

She plans to get an EcoSport...

sa loob loob ko... after all our headaches sa mga Cortina namin!

then I realized, Toyota/Mitsubishi cars na gamit namin when she was born.

[dr. d]

hahaha

reminded me of my conversation with my sister...

She plans to get an EcoSport...

sa loob loob ko... after all our headaches sa mga Cortina namin!

then I realized, Toyota/Mitsubishi cars na gamit namin when she was born.

there was a time, when local ford stores sold entire assemblies and not tinge-tinge parts like the japanese.
ford had already left our shores. ford owners were transplanting corolla carbs and playing with the jets ("sakal!"), to replace their leaking ones.. re-building their ball joints so's they may be re-used (ang tigas ng manibela!).. mounting non-ford lighting systems.. one time, i drove home my escort, with only alambre holding my rack and pinion together.. frankenstein ruled!

one day, i was visiting the Nth auto supply, looking for parts for my orphaned escort mexico.
the counter guy utters the all-too-common-and-expected reply, "wala po."
then he turns to the next guy, listens to what the guy wants, and answers, "ano gusto mo? original oem, replacement japan, o taiwan? pang-owner o pang-bayan seller? kanan o kaliwa? ilan gusto mo?"
then and there, i decided that my next car would be japanese.

OT. memory lane.

[travajante]

there was a time, when local ford stores sold entire assemblies and not tinge-tinge parts like the japanese.
ford had already left our shores. ford owners were transplanting corolla carbs and playing with the jets ("sakal!"), to replace their leaking ones.. re-building their ball joints so's they may be re-used (ang tigas ng manibela!).. mounting non-ford lighting systems.. one time, i drove home my escort, with only alambre holding my rack and pinion together.. frankenstein ruled!

one day, i was visiting the Nth auto supply, looking for parts for my orphaned escort mexico.
the counter guy utters the all-too-common-and-expected reply, "wala po."
then he turns to the next guy, listens to what the guy wants, and answers, "ano gusto mo? original oem, replacement japan, o taiwan? pang-owner o pang-bayan seller? kanan o kaliwa? ilan gusto mo?"
then and there, i decided that my next car would be japanese.

OT. memory lane.

Ah...Escort! FoMoCo parts were always sought when available. Taiwanese reps then were today's China. Rear red lamp lenses they made would fade to faint & blurry yellow. The family had a good love-hate(more love) w/ both MKs, 1 & 2.

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[dr. d]

Ah...Escort! FoMoCo parts were always sought when available. Taiwanese reps then were today's China. Rear red lamp lenses they made would fade to faint & blurry yellow. The family had a good love-hate(more love) w/ both MKs, 1 & 2.

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yespo.
when i chanced upon some item, i would buy two! except that... why do i have two left ball joints, when i wanted one left and one right..? heh heh. wala pang internet noon. hirap mag-barter trade with other ford owners, back then..
that is, if i had the money. ford parts by that time were going thru the roof. for example, the toyota ball joint cost only a hundring bucks, while the escort's would cost 200 kesos, if i could find one.
i should have gotten that beetle instead.. plentiful parts, back then.

lucky you, sir.
what i was re-building at that time, was, i found out after i had purchased her, an ex-taxi!
much of what i know about auto mechanics today, i have to thank that beast for.
heh heh.

[chronicle]

hahaha

reminded me of my conversation with my sister...

She plans to get an EcoSport...

sa loob loob ko... after all our headaches sa mga Cortina namin!

then I realized, Toyota/Mitsubishi cars na gamit namin when she was born.

So what did your sis get?
Baka nagsawa na sya sa m at t brand na gamit nyo palagi. Boring daw. Haha

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