BYD Sealion 6 DM-i

[ice15]

i have had three episodes of large rips in my tyres, making these refined-extracts-of-crude-oil, totally useless.
buti na lang, i had a serviceable spare tyre with me.

my last one was in 1997 - used a very cheap tire that was not even tubeless. sumabog in front of Sto. Domingo church (papasok ako ng school)


we all have stories where a spare tire was really needed. pero with guys nowadays, they will just call insurance for help

[dr. d]

we all have stories where a spare tire was really needed. pero with guys nowadays, they will just call insurance for help

... for a flat tyre...??!!! when i was younger, i would replace my flat myself. today, i flag down a taxi driver and give him a couple hundred bucks for his trouble.

errr, how does flat tyre figure in insurance? AOG...?
spoiled folks...

'di ba, 2000 kesos ang participation fee?

so i guess, you do not use very cheap tyres anymore...

[bxr monkey]

Kung may 1.5M ako pang crossover hybrid, Corolla Cross G. Smaller manageable size.
Spare tire. Check
Traditional dash and guage cluster. Check
12V batt. normally under the hood. Check
Dashcam. Check

OT. Wala palang belt ang ECVT ng CC hybrid? Parang clutch ang gears lang, parang hindi din planetary. Kahit anong nood ko sa YT hindi ko makuha paano nag change gear ratios.

[ale828]

This is what I find baffling with the BYD. They have the best automotive R&D in this part of the world and the result of that is cramming all manners of tech and features into the car.

And yet they fail to include a spare tire. Buti sana kung run-flat yung tires eh hindi naman.

i think because EV, PHEV and HEV need as much space for the battery. Range is more useful than a spare/donut tire.

The chances of a blowout on a brand new car with brand new tires is very rare, the car is not a full 4wd, you wouldn't bring the car to rough off roads where the chances of a tire blowout is possible. A TPMS and tire repair/inflation kit is enough for urban dwellings and light out of town incursions. You could always buy a donut tire and place it in the trunk when you do long road trips.

Now for cars like a Jeep Wrangler, LR Defender or Land Cruiser then its a different story.

[ice15]

... for a flat tyre...??!!! when i was younger, i would replace my flat myself. today, i flag down a taxi driver and give him a couple hundred bucks for his trouble.

errr, how does flat tyre figure in insurance? AOG...?
spoiled folks...

'di ba, 2000 kesos ang participation fee?

road side assistance... may fine print yung policy... tinuro lang din sa akin ng kabataan.

so i guess, you do not use very cheap tyres anymore...

the tire that blew up in 1997 was less than 500 pesos. hahaha

I basically just use the same tire that came with the car when it went out from the dealership.

[ice15]

The chances of a blowout on a brand new car with brand new tires is very rare, the car is not a full 4wd, you wouldn't bring the car to rough off roads where the chances of a tire blowout is possible.

agree... and based from my experience in riding a motorcycle... tires is not something na dapat mong tipirin... buy the most expensive one you can afford.

[dr. d]

agree... and based from my experience in riding a motorcycle... tires is not something na dapat mong tipirin... buy the most expensive one you can afford.

but with every manufacturer advertising that theirs is the best...
how may the ordinary 'cycler decide which is their better choice?

[Gumusut_Amige]

agree... and based from my experience in riding a motorcycle... tires is not something na dapat mong tipirin... buy the most expensive one you can afford.

I agree with that. My mindset is that a tire is the only part of the car that's in contact with the ground!
What will you do with the stock tires? The tires are more than 3 years old only together with the new car.
Honestly, it's my fault. I drove the car for a long distance with what was allegedly under-inflated tires at high speeds on the TPLEX road.

As I mentioned in one of the tire threads, it's part of our checklist to add some air during our stops, but sometimes sh!t happens. Sadly, this car doesn't come with TPMS.

[dr. d]

as an aside,
yesterday, after some time, i drove the wigo.
napaka-bigat nang manibela.
driving over to the tyre inflator corner, i found out that i had only 17 psi... inflating it to 33, made the manibela lighter.
heh heh.

[JohnM]

OT. Wala palang belt ang ECVT ng CC hybrid? Parang clutch ang gears lang, parang hindi din planetary. Kahit anong nood ko sa YT hindi ko makuha paano nag change gear ratios.

Iniisip ko lang para syang escalator. Kung sabayan mo sya same direction bibilis ka. If kontra direction then babagal ka or hihinto or aatras. If stay ka lang sasabay ka sa speed ng escalator. Complicated but brilliant.

Although at hiway speeds mas lamang ang Honda dahil direct drive ang engine to wheels.