hi mga ka sporty esp sirs SG and wahzai_swy. newbie here and been following this thread since last year. honestly this thread helped me a lot. an owner of black cherry sportage gen 3. got mine last july 2011 at kia davao.
Sir SG - how often po kayo papa under chassis wash? Is this to prevent rust developing sa under chassis? Also, is it advisable to mag pa under chassis rust-proofing or na rust-proof na sporty when we bought it?
Underwashing prevents rust and syempre para malinis na rin yung ilalim.
Sinilip ko yung ilalim ng Sportage nung naka-lift. May mga parts sa ilalim na walang rustproof. Mas mabuti na ipa-rustproof nalang sa labas yung Sportage.
Okay parin daw ngayon ang service ng Ziebart. AFAIK medyo mahal yung under chassis rustproofing nila pero sulit yun kasi lifetime warranty daw. Tsaka free yung yearly application, yung underwash charge lang babayaran.
Hi guys. Hows the performance of your sporty? I'm planning to buy a 2.0 4x4 within the next few weeks. Nagtest drive na ako yesterday kaso nastuck ako sa traffic so hindi ko nakita yung performance ng sporty. And magkano inaabot ng regular PMS natin? Thanks you in advance.
^ Pare, if you don't need the AWD I would suggest kunin mo nalang yung 2WD.
The AWD is heavier, FC and acceleration will suffer.
Yung 7500km PMS ko P1,700 lang ang bill sir.
Engine oil at oil filter lang pinalitan. Free pa yung labor, pati sa 15000km PMS.
Petron yung ginamit nilang oil. Semi Synthetic ata yun. Hindi ako natutuwa kasi tingin ko yun yung nag-aamoy sunog everytime na humahataw ako.
Susubukan ko kumausap ng Casa na papayag na ako magdadala ng engine oil.
Kung hindi ka naman masyado dumadaan sa baha, pwede nang hindi. Lalo na kung di rin naman masyado madumi sa lugar niyo.
Alagaan mo nalang ng underwash, siguro every quarter of year ang engine wash. Pwede na yun.
Saan ba location mo, sir?
Thank you Sir. Mukang cheaper ang maintenance ng Sporty compare sa 1st gen Jazz and Fiesta S ko.