2011 KIA Sportage (GEN 3)

[Datsun180B]

Same platform but not exactly the same.

Gasoline Direct injection yung Theta II ng Sportage SX.

You da man Starex_Gold, thanks for the info. Naisip ko lang, sarap magpa turbo din, was wondering if our engine could handle it without having reliability issues.

[Starex_Gold]

Siguro naman kakayanin ng engine natin.

Pero marami-rami ka pa papalitan. Parang 4B11 din kasi yung Theta II engine.

Expect mo gagastos ka ng 250K to 300K. May kasama ako sa Tucson.PH dapat i-tuturbo yung Theta II niya kaso nagkatamaran na

[Datsun180B]

Wow, magastos! Actually ok naman yung stock eh. Hehe :-)

[onin_168]

Hi sir what kia dealer ang nag palit? May baha na yung sa iyo sa loob before?

sir they had mine replaced agad.. nanonood ako during the whole process.. pero on the issue, if it's new or from another customer, hehehe... di ko naisip agad yun.. =) the "supposed to be" new set had less moisture compared sa 1st set na parang nabaha.. kaya ok lang.. 06 optra up to know la pa moist, d rin nangitim. 2011 city sa foglamps lumabo lens pero knti lang.. =)

[riggobertito]

I'm considering the KIA Sportage 4x2 Gasoline Engine. Ano po ang fuel consumption sa city driving at highway based sa experience ng mga mayroon na?

If I'll purchase one, most likely ang route is slex to makati CBD back and forth.

Salamat po ng marami.

[marcs]

I'm getting 6-7km/L on heavy traffic. Ortigas-Makati. Highway around 12km/L.

Overall happy with it as it really feels nimble and car-like though with the driving height of a crossover/SUV. Quite spacious inside as well, though visibility could be better. Style of course is what closed the deal

Also quite happy with the engine, especially on out of town drives. Smooth and fast acceleration, no problems with overtaking on flats, though things can get sketchy pag paahon na.

[marcs]

Btw, pwede pala USB Stick lang dun sa iPod interface Kala ko Apple products lang pwede. So now I just copy MP3s on a USB stick, sort by folders and ok na. No need to mess with so many CDs

[riggobertito]

Maraming salamat Marcs!

At least medyo acceptable ang feedback mo about FC; having said that it's capable of achieving at least 12km/l on the hway.

Ang isipin ko na lang is yung maintenance kasi may mga feedback na mahal ang maintenance ng KIA. I owned a Honda before and for me, i found Honda's fee relatively expensive.

I'm getting 6-7km/L on heavy traffic. Ortigas-Makati. Highway around 12km/L.

Overall happy with it as it really feels nimble and car-like though with the driving height of a crossover/SUV. Quite spacious inside as well, though visibility could be better. Style of course is what closed the deal

Also quite happy with the engine, especially on out of town drives. Smooth and fast acceleration, no problems with overtaking on flats, though things can get sketchy pag paahon na.

[marcs]

I got the impression that supposedly the maintenance of a Honda is cheaper overall (less PMS etc), well, at least based sa mga ads na nakikita ko. Pero I heard nga that the parts are expensive. I feel mahal talaga pag casa. My last car, a Ford Everest, sobrang bad trip ako sa Ford casas talaga. Overcharging and hindi naman naayos.

Biro mo
- Shell Rimula X ang gamit, yung pinakamura na oil ah, mga 100-150 pesos per liter to, pero sa Ford 300/liter! one time nagdala ako sarili ko oil aba nag charge pa ng corkage
- Ilang beses lumuluwag fog lamps ko, ilang beses ko rin binalik, hindi maayos ayos. One time pa kailangan daw ibaba yung buong bumper so may labor charge daw na 1k. Wala pa rin. Dinala ko sa talyer, tinignnan lang ng mekaniko sandali at sinabi, 'sir, kulang ng isang bolt.' 100 pesos tip tapos.
- Nung tumutunog yung suspension, kung ano ano pinaggagawa nila. Wala rin, tunog ng tunog. Dinala ko uli sa suking talyer. Ayaw pa nung mekaniko galawin dahil daw sa warranty ek ek, sabi ko sige tirahin mo. Kumuha ng wrench, may na tighten lang sya sandali ayun ayos

[onin_168]

I agree with you regarding ford casas. I had a nightmare with almost all casas specially with ford libis and edsa greenhills. At ford libis my full tank became 1/4 upon release of the unit plus dirty interior and floor matting halatang ginamit ng ginamit. Ang reason nila is test drive daw nila kaya ganun. Wow test drive 200plus kms. It was a ford explorer sport trac so malaki ang gas tank nasa 5k full tank during that time. Ford edsa naman pinaayos ko lahat ng naririnig kong ingay siningil akong 70k para lang lumala ang ingay Galing di ba ?I was pissed off and sold the ford for a bargain. I e mailed ford philippines customer service with what happened and no reply. Keep it up Ford, never again. And by the way I heard about a brand new and newly released everest just happened last month natanggal bigla ang gulong habang tumatakbo sa quezon city.

I got the impression that supposedly the maintenance of a Honda is cheaper overall (less PMS etc), well, at least based sa mga ads na nakikita ko. Pero I heard nga that the parts are expensive. I feel mahal talaga pag casa. My last car, a Ford Everest, sobrang bad trip ako sa Ford casas talaga. Overcharging and hindi naman naayos.

Biro mo
- Shell Rimula X ang gamit, yung pinakamura na oil ah, mga 100-150 pesos per liter to, pero sa Ford 300/liter! one time nagdala ako sarili ko oil aba nag charge pa ng corkage
- Ilang beses lumuluwag fog lamps ko, ilang beses ko rin binalik, hindi maayos ayos. One time pa kailangan daw ibaba yung buong bumper so may labor charge daw na 1k. Wala pa rin. Dinala ko sa talyer, tinignnan lang ng mekaniko sandali at sinabi, 'sir, kulang ng isang bolt.' 100 pesos tip tapos.
- Nung tumutunog yung suspension, kung ano ano pinaggagawa nila. Wala rin, tunog ng tunog. Dinala ko uli sa suking talyer. Ayaw pa nung mekaniko galawin dahil daw sa warranty ek ek, sabi ko sige tirahin mo. Kumuha ng wrench, may na tighten lang sya sandali ayun ayos

[onin_168]

With honda less pms every 10,000kms same with subaru with fully synnthetic oil. Yung kia ayaw ng fully synthetic gamitin. mineral lang daw and every 7,500kms pms not bad I think. oil filter is less than 200 pesos, 230 pesos per liter for the kia oil, labor is 900 pesos. Plus I can see my car being serviced just like any talyer hehehe. This is what I like. I also had some bad experience with honda shaw na naayos ng kaibigan kong talyer. Not all casas are created equal so stick to the one you think is good.

[onin_168]

Maraming salamat Marcs!

At least medyo acceptable ang feedback mo about FC; having said that it's capable of achieving at least 12km/l on the hway.

Ang isipin ko na lang is yung maintenance kasi may mga feedback na mahal ang maintenance ng KIA. I owned a Honda before and for me, i found Honda's fee relatively expensive.

I posted before that I spent 3,400 including parts and labor for the 1st pms of the sportage. By the way the unnecessary stuff they made there is the brake cleaning I should have saved 800 pesos since my mileage is only 1,690kms. But I agreed about the brake cleaning without knowing the price so 2,600pesos lang dapat without the brake cleaning. I think acceptable na ang price Hyundai charges more I think.

[onin_168]

I got the impression that supposedly the maintenance of a Honda is cheaper overall (less PMS etc), well, at least based sa mga ads na nakikita ko. Pero I heard nga that the parts are expensive. I feel mahal talaga pag casa.

I think ang pinapatamaan ng honda diyan is hyundai. Kasi sa hyundai you need your car be serviced every 3 months kahit wala pa sa mileage pms in order for them to honor the 5 year warranty. Tama nga sabi ng standout motors kalokohan ang 5 year warranty nila. hehehe.

[Starex_Gold]

^ Yung mga Hyundai naman hindi nila ma-void ang warranty kahit sa mileage ako sumusunod. BS lang yung 3 months. Di naman ganun kabilis ma-degrade ang oil sa engine eh.

[LucasVN]

^ Yung mga Hyundai naman hindi nila ma-void ang warranty kahit sa mileage ako sumusunod. BS lang yung 3 months. Di naman ganun kabilis ma-degrade ang oil sa engine eh.

Oo nga sa lahat ng mga naging cars ko before its 6 months or 5K, which ever comes first at sa 10k or 1 yr pa sa iba...

[wahzai_swy]

SG, same ba sa tucson LMX mo?

[Starex_Gold]

Natural pareho lang.

Yung terminal lang ng negative pole sa battery ang iba. At yung reservoir ng power steering fluid.

[wahzai_swy]

Wala ako reservoir ng power steering fluid kasi EPS siya.... same na same pati fuse box, grounding.... may takbohan na ako incase may sira

[Starex_Gold]

Oo nga naka-EPS lahat ng KDM.

Yan gusto ko sa KDM kung city driving lang. Pero pag long drives mas masarap dalahin ang de-power steering pump.

[marcs]

Anybody nagpakabit na ng SubWoofer sa likod? May provision naman sa likod ata, though I think madugo magpalagay nito (extra wirings, amps, etc?)