2008 Hyundai Starex (Gen. 4)

**CVT** · July 2nd, 2012 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by atog

mga sir Q lang under power ba talaga un GS tci? planning to buy kasi sa looks mas guto ko GS kesa sa grandia, problema kung under power=hi fuel consumption+hi engine force..any idea mga sir..

Originally Posted by IMm29

Mukhang di naman daw underpowered sabi ni CVT. Mas malakas pa daw kesa sa gen 3. I suppose you need a test drive to make sure.

Hindi siya wanting in power, bro... At tama ang sabi ni bro.IMm29,- mas malakas siya kaysa sa Gen3, considering na pareho lang sila ng HP, at mas mabigat pa ang kaha ng GS.....

Agree to test drive one, and decide for yourself....

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**IMm29** · July 2nd, 2012 09:42 AM

*bandit,
Pay a visit to Maspro in Banawe for your GS needs. I have not personally done so for my Hyundai, but many Hyundai owners have recommended the shop.

**jdee12** · July 3rd, 2012 03:41 PM

Normal ba ito, pansin ko pag naka number 2 aircon parang mahina kapag slow moves lang ang andar, parang biglang humihina tapos pag nag accelerate bigla naggiging normal.Pag naka Idle normal din yung fan blow ng aircon.

**Starex_Gold** · July 3rd, 2012 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by jdee12

Normal ba ito, pansin ko pag naka number 2 aircon parang mahina kapag slow moves lang ang andar, parang biglang humihina tapos pag nag accelerate bigla naggiging normal.Pag naka Idle normal din yung fan blow ng aircon.

Baka naka off yung recirculate?

Pag sa labas kasi humihigop ng hangin ganun ang nangyayari, pag high speed na ang lakas ng blower

**yebo** · July 3rd, 2012 06:39 PM

matibay pala ang bumper ng GS, both front and back! haaah! finally i got to post it! naiinis kasi ako lagi pag naiisip ko at kumukulo ang dugo ko pag naalala ko kaya di ko pi-nost for weeks. anyway ang short story ay binangga ang GS ko sa likod, then after 1 week sa harap naman.

yung 1st, papunta kami ng manaoag on our 4-monthly mass there (la lang, nakagawian na namin). i was stopped at the nlex toll gate at dau waiting for my turn at the toll plaza when suddenly "BRRRAAAGG!" buti hindi inabot yung vehicle sa harap ko which fortunately at that instant moved ahead. the GS must have moved forward 1-1/2 meters from the skid marks of my tyres. so i checked on everyone muna and knowing all were ok i got out of the GS. there was a revo behind me, the driver said he lost his brakes. "sana naman pare hindi ako pinunterya mo, pwede naman yung barrier eh." kinamutan ako ng ulo. ano pa nga ba ginagawa ng nakakabangga kundi magkamot ng ulo. bagito yung driver, di daw nya alam gagawin nya pag nawalan ng preno. so tinuruan ko pa, shift to low and engine brake, and then shut the engine off in gear. ok daw, next time alam na nya. well on inspection the top rubber cover part of the bumper (bumper step plate yata tawag dun) was torn. the bumper itself was not damaged, just a little almost unnoticeable paint chip at the 2 portions where his bull bars hit. as for the revo, pasok ang bull bar sa front grill, damaging his radiator a little. bagsak din ang front bumper nya, basag ang right head lights. with the nlex police report in hand we proceeded to manaoag. the next day i had the damage estimated at hyundai balintawak (13.4k) and hyundai north edsa (6.5k). di ko sana dadalhin sa north edsa pero naawa ako at matino naman kausap kaya sabi ko canvas muna kami. so there you go folks, repairs are 50% cheaper at hyundai north edsa compared to hyundai balintawak! the bumper step plate cost P1650, the rest is labor.

di pa dumadating yung parts na inorder, fathers' day na. so after hearing mass we went to trinoma, whole family including my mom and brother. papasok sa trinoma mall parking 2 (coming from mindanao), as you know 2 lanes yun. one coming from edsa making a left turn, and one from mindanao/north avenue junction. dun ako nakapila sa mindanao avenue, so i was at the rightmost lane. maayos ang pila until i got to the turn. as i turned this black vios tried to make a 3rd row, in between my line and the line coming from edsa. syempre di siya pinagbigyan. stop kami lahat, my foot on the brake. vios was on my left, halos pantay ang windows namin. as the car in front of me advanced i naturally let go of the brake. this a$$hole vios driver suddenly gunned for it tyres screeching, inserting his car in front of me. but since wala nga space a di bangga, ano pa ba. tinamaan ng front bumper ko yung right front fender and front passenger door nya. aba, ang ogags, kasalanan ko daw bakit daw ako umabante. sabi ko pare 2 lang ang pila, ginawamong 3, sino nasa right of way sa atin. sagot ba naman e "nauna bumper ko sa iyo, ako nasa harap bayad ka sa akin!" hahahahaha! dati sigurong jeepney driver ang kumag na ito. kahit ano explain ko ng right of way ang nakapila at nasa lane e di daw tama at nauuna ang bumper nya. ay bobo talaga, i let it go. there are some things you can not change and this man's lack of IQ is one of them. wala nga pala siya insurance, sagutin daw ng insurance ko. weeeeh! police report: "car v2 suddenly sneaked into the path of car v1 resulting in car v1 colliding with right front fender and passenger door of car v2". tawa lang ang police sa kanyang "jeepney driver tright of way" sabay sabi sa akin, "huwag ka magbayad sir kahit sinko." sinisingil ako, sabi ko kay vios driver "antayin ko summons. pag tinoyo ako baka ikaw pa pagbayarin ko". well i was thinking, walang sira GS ko, scratched paint lang sa bumper (tibay talaga!) while his car would need pukpok and painting of 2 panels, hehehe. damage sa akin will be P500 paint mixed at my suki and P500 labor sa banawe boys. after 5 days eto na, tawag ng tawag at text ng text sa akin ang repair shop nya. i-process daw ang insurance, 50% lang daw ng deductible ang babayaran ko sila na bahala. sagot ko, "manigas kayo! basahin mo police report at saka mo sabihin sa akin kung may masisingil kayo sa insurance ko." kinuha ang police report, "ay sorry sir ngayon ko lang nakita. ok sasabihin ko sa kanya di pwede." end of story, di na tumawag ulit.

nakuha ko na rear bumper step plate, na-DIY ko na ang kabit. di ko na pina-paint yung chip sa rear bumper, di naman kita. yung sobrang money na binayad sa akin nung revo yun gagamitin ko pa-paint ng scratch sa front bumper. pag di na umuulan. masakit na naman loob ko, naalala ko ang 2 gunggong na bumanga sa akin.

**numbah5** · July 3rd, 2012 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by yebo

matibay pala ang bumper ng GS, both front and back! haaah! finally i got to post it! naiinis kasi ako lagi pag naiisip ko at kumukulo ang dugo ko pag naalala ko kaya di ko pi-nost for weeks. anyway ang short story ay binangga ang GS ko sa likod, then after 1 week sa harap naman.

yung 1st, papunta kami ng manaoag on our 4-monthly mass there (la lang, nakagawian na namin). i was stopped at the nlex toll gate at dau waiting for my turn at the toll plaza when suddenly "BRRRAAAGG!" buti hindi inabot yung vehicle sa harap ko which fortunately at that instant moved ahead. the GS must have moved forward 1-1/2 meters from the skid marks of my tyres. so i checked on everyone muna and knowing all were ok i got out of the GS. there was a revo behind me, the driver said he lost his brakes. "sana naman pare hindi ako pinunterya mo, pwede naman yung barrier eh." kinamutan ako ng ulo. ano pa nga ba ginagawa ng nakakabangga kundi magkamot ng ulo. bagito yung driver, di daw nya alam gagawin nya pag nawalan ng preno. so tinuruan ko pa, shift to low and engine brake, and then shut the engine off in gear. ok daw, next time alam na nya. well on inspection the top rubber cover part of the bumper (bumper step plate yata tawag dun) was torn. the bumper itself was not damaged, just a little almost unnoticeable paint chip at the 2 portions where his bull bars hit. as for the revo, pasok ang bull bar sa front grill, damaging his radiator a little. bagsak din ang front bumper nya, basag ang right head lights. with the nlex police report in hand we proceeded to manaoag. the next day i had the damage estimated at hyundai balintawak (13.4k) and hyundai north edsa (6.5k). di ko sana dadalhin sa north edsa pero naawa ako at matino naman kausap kaya sabi ko canvas muna kami. so there you go folks, repairs are 50% cheaper at hyundai north edsa compared to hyundai balintawak! the bumper step plate cost P1650, the rest is labor.

di pa dumadating yung parts na inorder, fathers' day na. so after hearing mass we went to trinoma, whole family including my mom and brother. papasok sa trinoma mall parking 2 (coming from mindanao), as you know 2 lanes yun. one coming from edsa making a left turn, and one from mindanao/north avenue junction. dun ako nakapila sa mindanao avenue, so i was at the rightmost lane. maayos ang pila until i got to the turn. as i turned this black vios tried to make a 3rd row, in between my line and the line coming from edsa. syempre di siya pinagbigyan. stop kami lahat, my foot on the brake. vios was on my left, halos pantay ang windows namin. as the car in front of me advanced i naturally let go of the brake. this a$$hole vios driver suddenly gunned for it tyres screeching, inserting his car in front of me. but since wala nga space a di bangga, ano pa ba. tinamaan ng front bumper ko yung right front fender and front passenger door nya. aba, ang ogags, kasalanan ko daw bakit daw ako umabante. sabi ko pare 2 lang ang pila, ginawamong 3, sino nasa right of way sa atin. sagot ba naman e "nauna bumper ko sa iyo, ako nasa harap bayad ka sa akin!" hahahahaha! dati sigurong jeepney driver ang kumag na ito. kahit ano explain ko ng right of way ang nakapila at nasa lane e di daw tama at nauuna ang bumper nya. ay bobo talaga, i let it go. there are some things you can not change and this man's lack of IQ is one of them. wala nga pala siya insurance, sagutin daw ng insurance ko. weeeeh! police report: "car v2 suddenly sneaked into the path of car v1 resulting in car v1 colliding with right front fender and passenger door of car v2". tawa lang ang police sa kanyang "jeepney driver tright of way" sabay sabi sa akin, "huwag ka magbayad sir kahit sinko." sinisingil ako, sabi ko kay vios driver "antayin ko summons. pag tinoyo ako baka ikaw pa pagbayarin ko". well i was thinking, walang sira GS ko, scratched paint lang sa bumper (tibay talaga!) while his car would need pukpok and painting of 2 panels, hehehe. damage sa akin will be P500 paint mixed at my suki and P500 labor sa banawe boys. after 5 days eto na, tawag ng tawag at text ng text sa akin ang repair shop nya. i-process daw ang insurance, 50% lang daw ng deductible ang babayaran ko sila na bahala. sagot ko, "manigas kayo! basahin mo police report at saka mo sabihin sa akin kung may masisingil kayo sa insurance ko." kinuha ang police report, "ay sorry sir ngayon ko lang nakita. ok sasabihin ko sa kanya di pwede." end of story, di na tumawag ulit.

nakuha ko na rear bumper step plate, na-DIY ko na ang kabit. di ko na pina-paint yung chip sa rear bumper, di naman kita. yung sobrang money na binayad sa akin nung revo yun gagamitin ko pa-paint ng scratch sa front bumper. pag di na umuulan. masakit na naman loob ko, naalala ko ang 2 gunggong na bumanga sa akin.

Reading this, I felt that the GS is mas matibay than our Gen. 2 Expedition. 3-4 years ago, may naatrasan ako na Civic using our Expedition. Mas malaki pa ang damage ng Expedition namin than the Civic, the whole right portion of the rear bumper had a big dent the size of a toddler's fist, chipped paint and long scratches, and nawala pa sa alignment yung bumper. While the Civic only had scratches and broken right taillights.

I have to show yebo's post to my dad in order to convince him more to buy the GS this December.

**jdee12** · July 3rd, 2012 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by yebo

matibay pala ang bumper ng GS, both front and back! haaah! finally i got to post it! naiinis kasi ako lagi pag naiisip ko at kumukulo ang dugo ko pag naalala ko kaya di ko pi-nost for weeks. anyway ang short story ay binangga ang GS ko sa likod, then after 1 week sa harap naman.

yung 1st, papunta kami ng manaoag on our 4-monthly mass there (la lang, nakagawian na namin). i was stopped at the nlex toll gate at dau waiting for my turn at the toll plaza when suddenly "BRRRAAAGG!" buti hindi inabot yung vehicle sa harap ko which fortunately at that instant moved ahead. the GS must have moved forward 1-1/2 meters from the skid marks of my tyres. so i checked on everyone muna and knowing all were ok i got out of the GS. there was a revo behind me, the driver said he lost his brakes. "sana naman pare hindi ako pinunterya mo, pwede naman yung barrier eh." kinamutan ako ng ulo. ano pa nga ba ginagawa ng nakakabangga kundi magkamot ng ulo. bagito yung driver, di daw nya alam gagawin nya pag nawalan ng preno. so tinuruan ko pa, shift to low and engine brake, and then shut the engine off in gear. ok daw, next time alam na nya. well on inspection the top rubber cover part of the bumper (bumper step plate yata tawag dun) was torn. the bumper itself was not damaged, just a little almost unnoticeable paint chip at the 2 portions where his bull bars hit. as for the revo, pasok ang bull bar sa front grill, damaging his radiator a little. bagsak din ang front bumper nya, basag ang right head lights. with the nlex police report in hand we proceeded to manaoag. the next day i had the damage estimated at hyundai balintawak (13.4k) and hyundai north edsa (6.5k). di ko sana dadalhin sa north edsa pero naawa ako at matino naman kausap kaya sabi ko canvas muna kami. so there you go folks, repairs are 50% cheaper at hyundai north edsa compared to hyundai balintawak! the bumper step plate cost P1650, the rest is labor.

di pa dumadating yung parts na inorder, fathers' day na. so after hearing mass we went to trinoma, whole family including my mom and brother. papasok sa trinoma mall parking 2 (coming from mindanao), as you know 2 lanes yun. one coming from edsa making a left turn, and one from mindanao/north avenue junction. dun ako nakapila sa mindanao avenue, so i was at the rightmost lane. maayos ang pila until i got to the turn. as i turned this black vios tried to make a 3rd row, in between my line and the line coming from edsa. syempre di siya pinagbigyan. stop kami lahat, my foot on the brake. vios was on my left, halos pantay ang windows namin. as the car in front of me advanced i naturally let go of the brake. this a$$hole vios driver suddenly gunned for it tyres screeching, inserting his car in front of me. but since wala nga space a di bangga, ano pa ba. tinamaan ng front bumper ko yung right front fender and front passenger door nya. aba, ang ogags, kasalanan ko daw bakit daw ako umabante. sabi ko pare 2 lang ang pila, ginawamong 3, sino nasa right of way sa atin. sagot ba naman e "nauna bumper ko sa iyo, ako nasa harap bayad ka sa akin!" hahahahaha! dati sigurong jeepney driver ang kumag na ito. kahit ano explain ko ng right of way ang nakapila at nasa lane e di daw tama at nauuna ang bumper nya. ay bobo talaga, i let it go. there are some things you can not change and this man's lack of IQ is one of them. wala nga pala siya insurance, sagutin daw ng insurance ko. weeeeh! police report: "car v2 suddenly sneaked into the path of car v1 resulting in car v1 colliding with right front fender and passenger door of car v2". tawa lang ang police sa kanyang "jeepney driver tright of way" sabay sabi sa akin, "huwag ka magbayad sir kahit sinko." sinisingil ako, sabi ko kay vios driver "antayin ko summons. pag tinoyo ako baka ikaw pa pagbayarin ko". well i was thinking, walang sira GS ko, scratched paint lang sa bumper (tibay talaga!) while his car would need pukpok and painting of 2 panels, hehehe. damage sa akin will be P500 paint mixed at my suki and P500 labor sa banawe boys. after 5 days eto na, tawag ng tawag at text ng text sa akin ang repair shop nya. i-process daw ang insurance, 50% lang daw ng deductible ang babayaran ko sila na bahala. sagot ko, "manigas kayo! basahin mo police report at saka mo sabihin sa akin kung may masisingil kayo sa insurance ko." kinuha ang police report, "ay sorry sir ngayon ko lang nakita. ok sasabihin ko sa kanya di pwede." end of story, di na tumawag ulit.

nakuha ko na rear bumper step plate, na-DIY ko na ang kabit. di ko na pina-paint yung chip sa rear bumper, di naman kita. yung sobrang money na binayad sa akin nung revo yun gagamitin ko pa-paint ng scratch sa front bumper. pag di na umuulan. masakit na naman loob ko, naalala ko ang 2 gunggong na bumanga sa akin.

Mas matibay naman siguro GS natin kaysa sa Fortuner at Montero ano?
Anyway, never pa ako nabangga.
Di ba 4 star sa Australia NCAP yung GS?

**CVT** · July 4th, 2012 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by yebo

matibay pala ang bumper ng GS, both front and back! haaah! finally i got to post it! naiinis kasi ako lagi pag naiisip ko at kumukulo ang dugo ko pag naalala ko kaya di ko pi-nost for weeks. anyway ang short story ay binangga ang GS ko sa likod, then after 1 week sa harap naman.

yung 1st, papunta kami ng manaoag on our 4-monthly mass there (la lang, nakagawian na namin). i was stopped at the nlex toll gate at dau waiting for my turn at the toll plaza when suddenly "BRRRAAAGG!"

Bro.,- may pagkakapareho pala tayo ng experience with our GS going to Manaoag....

We went there a couple of weeks ago, with some relatives who are balikbayans... I was following a Previa and a Forrester and we were doing 130KPH. On notice that Luisita exit is 2Km away, I slowed to about 120KPH (keeping in mind your experience that it is within tolerance).... Hindi pala... There was an SCTEX vehicle parked underneath a footbridge before the exit of Luisita.... Upon exit at Luisita,- I was flagged and given a ticket for doing 124KPH. No contest.

Claimed the ticket at LTO East Avenue in 72 hours... Was there 11:20AM. They had us waiting under a tent outside until they opened the adjudication section at around 12:30PM.

Walangh!y*,- puro patabaing b*boy ang mga tao roon, lalo na sa adjudication section... They processed us ohhhh soooo slowly, with one practically sleeping in his work area... There was a seminar/exam scheduled at 1PM, but they never lifted a finger to expedite things so that we can attend it, even if our cases require it, and it was no contest.

So, we attended the seminar/exam at 3PM, and we were done with the deal at 4PM.

Checking of the exam was ohhhhhh soooooo ***fr*kking*** manual and I was finally called to claim my license at 5:10PM.... Halos natapos ko nang panuorin ang pirated movie ni Asiong Salonga sa video nila.....

Pila na naman,- was able to get my driver's license at 5:35PM... Wala na akong energy for the day... I was wasted by their(LTO) system.

Penalty? P1,277,- plus malaking abala...

So, do not overspeed, bros... Not worth the hassle here in our country....

16.1K:nerves:

**IMm29** · July 4th, 2012 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by numbah5

Reading this, I felt that the GS is mas matibay than our Gen. 2 Expedition. 3-4 years ago, may naatrasan ako na Civic using our Expedition. Mas malaki pa ang damage ng Expedition namin than the Civic, the whole right portion of the rear bumper had a big dent the size of a toddler's fist, chipped paint and long scratches, and nawala pa sa alignment yung bumper. While the Civic only had scratches and broken right taillights.

I have to show yebo's post to my dad in order to convince him more to buy the GS this December.

My experience on my Gen 1 Expedition was also with a Civic (and a Corolla AE101). Iba naman ang kinalabasan. We were in line turning right to the village guard house when I noticed a car coming from the left. I had a quick glance to see if it was near and if I should stop, since he had the right of way. When I looked to the right to see the car in front of me, it was already stopped. Too late. Kaboom! Front and rear of the EG Civic were badly damaged, inabot pa yung AE101 sa harap niya. And this was no high speed run. It was crawling. Size does matter.

BTT, sorry to hear about your GS's experience, yebo. Glad to know the Revo guy sounded very apologetic and kept his end of the deal, and that you kept your cool with the jack *$$ in the vios. His line of reasoning is infuriating. Must've been some sort of ex-public transpo driver (or a really bad private driver) with his logic. Nakakasingit kasi kaya matapang. Sa mundo lang niya may karapatan ang singit. G*go nga siya!

**IMm29** · July 4th, 2012 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by CVT

Bro.,- may pagkakapareho pala tayo ng experience with our GS going to Manaoag....

We went there a couple of weeks ago, with some relatives who are balikbayans... I was following a Previa and a Forrester and we were doing 130KPH. On notice that Luisita exit is 2Km away, I slowed to about 120KPH (keeping in mind your experience that it is within tolerance).... Hindi pala... There was an SCTEX vehicle parked underneath a footbridge before the exit of Luisita.... Upon exit at Luisita,- I was flagged and given a ticket for doing 124KPH. No contest.

Claimed the ticket at LTO East Avenue in 72 hours... Was there 11:20AM. They had us waiting under a tent outside until they opened the adjudication section at around 12:30PM.

Walangh!y*,- puro patabaing b*boy ang mga tao roon, lalo na sa adjudication section... They processed us ohhhh soooo slowly, with one practically sleeping in his work area... There was a seminar/exam scheduled at 1PM, but they never lifted a finger to expedite things so that we can attend it, even if our cases require it, and it was no contest.

So, we attended the seminar/exam at 3PM, and we were done with the deal at 4PM.

Checking of the exam was ohhhhhh soooooo ***fr*kking*** manual and I was finally called to claim my license at 5:10PM.... Halos natapos ko nang panuorin ang pirated movie ni Asiong Salonga sa video nila.....

Pila na naman,- was able to get my driver's license at 5:35PM... Wala na akong energy for the day... I was wasted by their(LTO) system.

Penalty? P1,277,- plus malaking abala...

So, do not overspeed, bros... Not worth the hassle here in our country....

16.1K:nerves:

Damn red tape! Sorry to hear that bro.