Hyundai ACCENT Hatch CRDI 1.6

[parak21]

hyundai global and commonwealth

how were you able to test drive? we just inquired at Hyundai Commonwealth and NO test drive units daw.

Is it possible if you can tell me the person who you were in contact with?

I just wanted to feel the unit first before buying.

[snoot]

^you had the subaru wrx and toyota 86 as options maybe you should have taken the MT variant for the driving pleasure

Ang laki ng difference ng Subaru WRX sa Accent ha, kahit saan dun sa othe options mo, lalo na sa price.

my initial budget was 1M and will have to sell 1 car for the 86 or wrx since it's 1.65M and 1.25M respectively. was really up to it na but the 86 is out of stock and will be 3-6 months waiting for cash buyers. sa kakatingin sa ibang cars it got pretty hard to decide but finally boiled down to the ff:
- fc
- small car so the missus can drive also
- matic for everyday use in traffic
- newer model
- retain the suv and other car

i'll probably give it 5 more years for a chance to own another sports car.

[snoot]

Thanks for the input.

Currently driving a GC M/T and need a car the missus can drive so it has to be an automatic and relatively small. Its great that you found the car that is tailored to your need. As much as I would like to get the accent, I just can't get over the awkward sitting position at the back. The wife even said that family or friends would be uncomfortable at the backseat given the metro traffic, what more for longer drives. Only those in front will be happy (me and her or her and one of her friends).

BTW, how's the drive of the accent HB? The previous gen diesel accent seem solid/robust to me except that the ride is a bit nervous/jittery in not so good roads.

Thanks.

yes medyo jittery since i'm alone most of the time diving but if we are 2 or 3 na ok maybe because of the siz6 16 mags and 50 series tires. stable and solid naman ang feeling sa road. as always better on asphalt than on cemented.

[snoot]

how were you able to test drive? we just inquired at Hyundai Commonwealth and NO test drive units daw.

Is it possible if you can tell me the person who you were in contact with?

I just wanted to feel the unit first before buying.

yes mukhang wala na atang test drive units ngayon since nag kakaubusan ba daw and walang dating na shipment probably by last week of march or april pa daw.

medyo vip ang dating ko sa commonwealth kaya puede test drive. sa global i guess that they were assured na i'm reaaly gonna buy one plus i made a 5000 reservation.

btw, just got word that carbon grey matic is a phased out color, manual na lang daw meron.

[170kphlang]

yes mukhang wala na atang test drive units ngayon since nag kakaubusan ba daw and walang dating na shipment probably by last week of march or april pa daw.

medyo vip ang dating ko sa commonwealth kaya puede test drive. sa global i guess that they were assured na i'm reaaly gonna buy one plus i made a 5000 reservation.

btw, just got word that carbon grey matic is a phased out color, manual na lang daw meron.

i dunno if sold na pero meron pa isang matic display sa hyundai marcos highway. phased out as in di na maglalabas ng grey color or for the first batch lang?

[snoot]

i dunno if sold na pero meron pa isang matic display sa hyundai marcos highway. phased out as in di na maglalabas ng grey color or for the first batch lang?

i guess sa first batch lang....mukhang hinid rin alam nung SA yung pinagsasabi nya na phased out. baka wala na allocation or makuha sa planta. 2nd shipment from abroad has not yet arrived.

[170kphlang]

sabagay. kala ko pa naman phased out as in naisipan na nila ipasok yung black, bronze(top choice ko sana) and apple green color.

[jut703]

i guess sa first batch lang....mukhang hinid rin alam nung SA yung pinagsasabi nya na phased out. baka wala na allocation or makuha sa planta. 2nd shipment from abroad has not yet arrived.

Same spiel with the salesman from Hyundai Shaw with their display in Shangri-La. Pretty sucky if it's true, the dark grey one looks the best IMO.

If I were to get one, it'd be a dark grey MT with 16" AT rims.

[snoot]

got another word from another SA

grey a/t phased out and will be replaced by phantom black

[170kphlang]

sana alisin na din nila yung clean blue at palitan ng bronze :D or yung talagang color blue na nakikita natin sa mga pics.

[snoot]

sana alisin na din nila yung clean blue at palitan ng bronze :D or yung talagang color blue na nakikita natin sa mga pics.

actually that blue not the light blue in the promo pics was my first choice too bad walang dumating





wafu!

[snoot]

to those asking kung ok sa arangkada...yes hanep sa arangkada! akala mo maiiwan ka sa upuan

don't forget that this has a 128 horsepower with 260 torque and VGT ( variable geometry turbo )...yes naka TURBO po! kaya dapat marunong gumamit ;)

Does a turbo engine require a cool down period?
Answer:

Yes, a Turbo requires a cooling down time. How long a time really depends on how hard the car was driven prior to wanting to turn it off.

A turbo requires oil to circulate through it in order to keep it cool and lubricated. When you turn your engine off, the Turbo will continue to spin only oil will stop being supplied to the turbo unless the engine is running. THis can cause th turbo to heat up, and for residual oil still on the turbine blades to "cake" on to them. Over time, unless you allow a col down period, you will notice a substancial difference in the performance of your turbo.

Most car manufacturers will not even mention this to you when buying a car with a turbo, and if they do, they will generally recomend a cool down period of 10 seconds. I would suggest 30 seconds after regular driving, and 1 - 1 1/2 minutes after hard driving. from google

[snoot]

Correct me guys if im wrong. I think this is because of the different turbos used. Ford uses a traditional turbo charger that needs to spool up while Accent uses a VGT which allows you to get a certain turbo boost even on low revs. VGT doest spool up thus the term variable geometry allowing boosting in low aspect ratios. You will thus feel a better boost on Ford on as revs get higher while Accent starts its turbo boost even on low revs kaya di masyado ramdam pag mataas n rev mo kasi nung mababa palang may boost na.

this is what i like about it kahit low rev gumagana na yung turbo!

[kidgz]

ayaw nyo nang red

meron dito naka display malapit sa amin

Hyundai sucat branch

diko lang alam kung matic o manual

1st display na white nawala na tapos ung silver nawala na rin
tapos ngaun ung display red


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[b0y37]

The ford focus is also common rail vgt

[snoot]

The ford focus is also common rail vgt

but it's gas and 2.0 as compared to accents 1.4 and 1.6 diesel

[s10pao]

but it's gas and 2.0 as compared to accents 1.4 and 1.6 diesel

FYI, sir ang crdi ay para lang sa diesel engines.

ang alam ko nga di na sila naglabas ng diesel variant sa bagong ford focus.

[snoot]

FYI, sir ang crdi ay para lang sa diesel engines.

ang alam ko nga di na sila naglabas ng diesel variant sa bagong ford focus.

that's what i'm referring to the new focus since they don't have diesel variants, gas only. sorry for the confusion. i guess we are talking about new cars here not old ones.

[tsupermario]

to those asking kung ok sa arangkada...yes hanep sa arangkada! akala mo maiiwan ka sa upuan

don't forget that this has a 128 horsepower with 260 torque and VGT ( variable geometry turbo )...yes naka TURBO po! kaya dapat marunong gumamit ;)

how does the quality of the ride compare to your civic and crv? mas matagtag ba ang accent?

I agree with a previous post na maganda ang dark gray

[Rockyds]

to those asking kung ok sa arangkada...yes hanep sa arangkada! akala mo maiiwan ka sa upuan

don't forget that this has a 128 horsepower with 260 torque and VGT ( variable geometry turbo )...yes naka TURBO po! kaya dapat marunong gumamit ;)

Does a turbo engine require a cool down period?
Answer:

Yes, a Turbo requires a cooling down time. How long a time really depends on how hard the car was driven prior to wanting to turn it off.

A turbo requires oil to circulate through it in order to keep it cool and lubricated. When you turn your engine off, the Turbo will continue to spin only oil will stop being supplied to the turbo unless the engine is running. THis can cause th turbo to heat up, and for residual oil still on the turbine blades to "cake" on to them. Over time, unless you allow a col down period, you will notice a substancial difference in the performance of your turbo.

Most car manufacturers will not even mention this to you when buying a car with a turbo, and if they do, they will generally recomend a cool down period of 10 seconds. I would suggest 30 seconds after regular driving, and 1 - 1 1/2 minutes after hard driving. from google

Sarap imaneho siguro niyan ah, ano ba pang mod sa naka turbo na VGT diesel para lalong lumakas sipa? hehe

Question, ang cool down ba pang turbo lang? Kapag hindi nakaturbo na petrol hindi na ba need?