Best car reviewer in the Philippines?

[Wh1stl3r]

Teambhp in india has a good review system from the actual owners. Sana maging ganon ang tsikot.

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Ah yes Team BHP. Extremely detailed reviews there. 🙂 Tons of photos too.

[chronicle]

Ah yes Team BHP. Extremely detailed reviews there. [emoji846] Tons of photos too.

Their review actually put some review sites here to shame.

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[ice15]

The reason why I love the Grand Tour trio (formerly the Top Gear trio)

is kahit Ferrari or Bentley pa yan, kung pangit yung car, sasabihin nila na pangit

unlike other car reviewers na parang infomercial yung "review" nila

I still watch local reviews to see features of a specific car I'm interested in.

Then I do my personal research (based on reviews from actual owners from our ASEAN neighbors)

[benchph1]

Reviewers here cannot be jeremy clarkson, bash a car and still get invited to review cars tommorow. Some need to restrain themselves somehow or totally kiss the assess of the car makers.

Basically all reviewers from TGP & AI are either boring or nervous in front of the camera.

Locally,
TJ Pewter for me comes close to Caco.

Global reviewers:

I like the reviewers from Paultan.org..they’re not afraid to tell the negatives of the car.

Try to watch those lady aussie reviewers from Cartell.TV. You’ll come back not for the cars.. lol

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[jut703]

I agree that user-reviews are very useful, but personally I take forum inputs with a grain of salt. I always look for two things - content and credibility.

I have read through countless posts of owners that appear more like justifications of their purchase rather than an unbiased review. It's natural to "love your own" after all.

There are also a lot of posts praising their car as the best in a particular aspect (ride comfort, power, etc) without having broad experience driving the other cars in the market yet. I am more inclined to trust the review of someone who's owned and driven different cars rather than a first-time car owner who only has his car and a few test drives of others as reference. Basically - not all user reviews are credible for me.

It takes effort to sift through which posts are useful - hopefully people apply critical thinking before heeding advice here in the forum and most especially in the FB groups.

As for car reviewers - it gets really frustrating when you can get candid Clarkson-esque reviews from other countries and then find only safe, overly politically-correct reviews locally.

But I've seen the other side of the fence and the reality in the local motoring media world is that if you want to stay relevant and get invited for reviews and events, you have to be careful about ruffling feathers.

As a culture, we are far less open to straight talk than the west. Most Filipinos (and other Asians in general) would always sugarcoat negative feedback to a friend or colleague in fear of offending them. That's how it is with auto journalists and their friends in the motoring industry too.

Bottomline - when looking for car reviews, it helps to go through the entire plethora of user reviews, local auto sites, and foreign media as well. Critical thinking and reading comprehension is key to form a sound decision from these sources.



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[dhisky]

How about butch gamboa? Nag reeview pa rin haha. Legend! If I'm not mistaken since 1987 pa sila wala pa internet

[Vodka]

How about butch gamboa? Nag reeview pa rin haha. Legend! If I'm not mistaken since 1987 pa sila wala pa internet

dinosaur na yan. i stumbled upon one of his recent vids. wtf parang 80's ang dating, pero 2017 car

4:3 format hindi widescreen, tapos interlaced pa

[benchph1]

How about butch gamboa? Nag reeview pa rin haha. Legend! If I'm not mistaken since 1987 pa sila wala pa internet

This guy is a candidate for the worst reviewer in the philippines. May TV show pa yan. Auto Focus afaik ang title.

Wala man lang facial expression at binabasa lang ung brochure ng sasakyan.


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[dr. d]

This guy is a candidate for the worst reviewer in the philippines. May TV show pa yan. Auto Focus afaik ang title.

Wala man lang facial expression at binabasa lang ung brochure ng sasakyan.


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sinong local reviewer, ang wala sa listahan?

[Egan101]

This guy is a candidate for the worst reviewer in the philippines. May TV show pa yan. Auto Focus afaik ang title.

Wala man lang facial expression at binabasa lang ung brochure ng sasakyan.


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I see this guy almost every Sunday at church in BF Homes. I think I saw him driving a Camry. Yes, his TV show has been there for a long time and it can get pretty boring.

[Shutterbug]

This!

I enjoy watching foreign car reviews especially comparison ones as they really show you the pros and cons for each model that they review. And not just one aspect like performance or handling, but all the other stuff that the regular consumer would be interested to know about.

I agree that user-reviews are very useful, but personally I take forum inputs with a grain of salt. I always look for two things - content and credibility.

I have read through countless posts of owners that appear more like justifications of their purchase rather than an unbiased review. It's natural to "love your own" after all.

There are also a lot of posts praising their car as the best in a particular aspect (ride comfort, power, etc) without having broad experience driving the other cars in the market yet. I am more inclined to trust the review of someone who's owned and driven different cars rather than a first-time car owner who only has his car and a few test drives of others as reference. Basically - not all user reviews are credible for me.

It takes effort to sift through which posts are useful - hopefully people apply critical thinking before heeding advice here in the forum and most especially in the FB groups.

As for car reviewers - it gets really frustrating when you can get candid Clarkson-esque reviews from other countries and then find only safe, overly politically-correct reviews locally.

But I've seen the other side of the fence and the reality in the local motoring media world is that if you want to stay relevant and get invited for reviews and events, you have to be careful about ruffling feathers.

As a culture, we are far less open to straight talk than the west. Most Filipinos (and other Asians in general) would always sugarcoat negative feedback to a friend or colleague in fear of offending them. That's how it is with auto journalists and their friends in the motoring industry too.

Bottomline - when looking for car reviews, it helps to go through the entire plethora of user reviews, local auto sites, and foreign media as well. Critical thinking and reading comprehension is key to form a sound decision from these sources.



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[myas110]

For me, ************. sila for me is unbiased when it comes to car reviews.

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[Walter]

Butch Gambao? ... He reviews vehicles with the same poker face all throughout ...

[StockEngine]

Some are doing 6 minute comprehensive video reviews now... but unfortunately some need polishing on their English.


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[monty_GTV]

Some are doing 6 minute comprehensive video reviews now... but unfortunately some need polishing on their English.


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not even comprehensive, basta lang may maipost na video. yung features nga sa dashboard hirap pa mai-explain. there is even one na it took sometime to figure out bago niya na open yung takip ng cup holder[emoji38] much better nga wala na lang narration. lagyan na lang ng background sound na rak en roll...

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[dct]

Not about reviews, pero mga article ng topgear napakawalang kwenta. Basta may maipost lang. Ang daming articles per day pero mga walang laman

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[dhisky]

Not about reviews, pero mga article ng topgear napakawalang kwenta. Basta may maipost lang. Ang daming articles per day pero mga walang laman

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Kahit video review, nakaka antok. Parang tinatamad silang lahat mag review

Sa facebook page naman, laging recycled article ang pino post

[box_type]

bakit nandito to sa goon squad?

[StockEngine]

bakit nandito to sa goon squad?

good Q [emoji28]

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[dr. d]

"because someone has to be blamed for the bad cars on the road?"
heh heh heh. (extra heh).