Gandang umaga mga ka-Tucson,


Meron po akong 4 month old na Tucson GLS AT model. As of today, naka 5k checkup na sya and odo reading is around 5500km. Last Saturday my familiy went to Tagatay for an overninght stay. Medyo tanghali na kami umalis at kailangan kong bilisan ng konti since may isa pa kaming familiy na kasama at nauna na doon sa place na pupuntahan namin. Habang binabaybay namin ang Sta Rosa-Tagay Road which is mostly a uphill road, nag umpisa na akong mag overtake kung safe at maluwag. Suddenly, eto na, I overtake once again at medyo hinabaan ko ang distance para makasunod ang ibang vehicle. And after that I went to my proper lane kasi may kasalubong na, but before it happens, a cruising Toyota 1.3 Vios got my attention. Kasi sa sobrang bilis nya hindi ako makakablik agad sa linya ko, at ito na, I had to step up on my gas para umusad pa ng husto. And there it goes, my RPM hit the 4k and then 5k+ mark and a white smoke emmitted out to my Tucson. Grabe, bakit ganon? Kelangan bang mamuti ang usok pag ganon kataas ang RPM? I never experienced this on my previous car especially yung 2000 CR-V ko. It also hit more than 5k RPM but nothing happen. And this is what I noticed since day one of my Tucson. Sobrang bagal ng response pag uphill, ang diin na ng tapak mo sa gas (syempre tataas RPM) but to no avail, hindi agad humahatak. Nakakatakot tuloy um-overtake, parang mag e-engine blow sa taas ng RPM. Any comment on this is very much appreciated mga ka-Tucson. Sensya na ang haba ng kwento ko. God Bless !!!