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:drool: ^^

Pagtinitignan ko rin tulo pa rin laway ko. hindi nakakasawa yun green.

[MarkQ]

thanks for the feedback sir.
another question, yung spare tire ba nya ay steel rims?

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thanks for the feedback sir.
another question, yung spare tire ba nya ay steel rims?

yes sir steel rims. Donut to be more specific. nabasa ko sa net para mabawasan yun bigat ng soul donut or tire repair kit (sa case ng US) sa 1.6 na gas version di compatible yun body at yun makina kaya malakas sa gas. yun 2.0 gas and 1.6 diesel ang masfuel efficient. update napansin ko pag nag shift ka to manual and nag change gear ka after 1.5 rpm lalong gumaganda yun FC. Kahapon nag ikot sa subdivision nag average na ng 9.5l/100km 20-60kph avg speed. Note: napansin ko walang kwenta yun 1st gear sa flat road. Mas maganda deretso ka kaagad sa 2nd gear (tulad ng mga old school na diesel) para tumipid sa FC. pang akyatan at pagmabigat pati pg heavy traffic (0-15kph speed) lang ang tingin ko gamit ng 1st gear.

[leodawesome]

tapos puro patay sindi pa yun makina

Sir bakit patay sindi makina?

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Sir bakit patay sindi makina?

patay sindi- (On-Off) Sorry medyo pangit pakinggan sa Filipino. Hehehe! Puro short distances lang kasi yun byahe.
Example: Yung day 1:
Start engine (on) sa Casa yun makina. mga 10kms away nasa office nako. Patay (off) Makina.
After a few hours
Punta naman ako ATC (mga 10kms away lang ulit) Start ulit then Off Ulit
After a Half an hour
Start ko ulit yun sasakyan then balik sa office the off ko ulit.
After a few hours
Office to bahay Mga 12-15 kms Sindihan ko ulit then patayin ko ulit.
After a few hours
Medyo kinati ako at gusto ko start yun sasakyan binaliktad ko yun parking nung car sa garage (medyo excited pa din hehehe!) start ko ulit then patay ko ulit.
More or less eto yun first day ko kaya medyo insignificant yun FC ko kasi pag puro patay sindi ang ginagawa mo sa car lalakas talaga FC ng car.

Anyway mag eco challenge ako Pag balik ko galing Pampanga next tuesday Sa Saturday kasi Performance Challenge gagawin ko 4 adults +very heavy cargo estimated mga 250+ T-shirts and kung ano pa madampot sa divisoria ni Misis then nlex tapos medyo strech ko ng kaunti yun makina mga 80-120 kph. Para makita if paano mag respond yun makina sa load na ganun kabigat. Confident ako na kaya ng soul ito na walang kahirap hirap! So far 100% heavy and moderate city traffic yun mga trips ko ngayon mga nasa 9km per liter (10.5-10.8l/100km). pinaka mabilis ko mga 70km pero mga less than 10 sec lang ata yun. majority mga 10kph-60kph (mostly nasa 30-40kph). Not bad. Kailangan lang talaga patience sa pg tapak sa gas pedal. As in magaandapat ang paa mo if gusto makatipid sa gas. Estimate ko mga 10-15% lang yun tapak mo sa pedal. Kaunting tapak gagalaw na sya and mag increase na yun speed. Pero sa ganun tapak dont expect na rocket acceleration yun andar mo.

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Rain visor Casa-1200php
Looks- Ganda ng porma
Functionality-Halos walang kwenta. Nababasa padin yun salamin pagumuulan. Baka mataas lang yun expectation ko since yun sa strarex namin hindi nababasa or minor basa lang pag umuulan.

[leodawesome]

Ganyan din gusto kong kulay.

How's the engine response sir? Comparable ba to its CRDi big bros? (Theoretically masmagaan ang soul compared to its big bros with higher displacement CRDis.)

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Ganyan din gusto kong kulay.

How's the engine response sir? Comparable ba to its CRDi big bros? (Theoretically masmagaan ang soul compared to its big bros with higher displacement CRDis.)

Walang pinagkaiba sa hyundai twin nya (accent). Mabilis ang response. maganda ang hatak. para kang naka manual madali mag overtake (pero most of the time steady driving lang ako para hindi makarating sa pupuntahan kaagad.Hehehe!). Yun cabin space talaga ako nag eenjoy. malaki for its size. Buti nalang ito pinili ko. Madami syang wala compared sa accent hatch (center console,back up camera, Monitor head unit, led lights, ebd, passenger air bag, steering wheel audio controls, adjustable height-driver seat-para kay misis sana) pero bawi naman si Khal/Khale-(The official name after pumayag si baby girl. short for Khaluluwa!)sa cabin size, 6 shift AT na may manual mode , Tilt and TELESCOPIC steering with Flex steering- pwede mo change yun setting if gusto mo magaan or mabigat yun manibela. Useful pag mabilis ang takbo mo. Yun first 2-3 days di ko maramdaman yun difference ng comfort mode and sport mode pero ngayon napapansin ko na yun bigat ng sports mode na steering.Note: yun sports mode na setting mas magaan pa rin compared sa hydraulic power steering. Para sa Starting family (3-4 members) pwedeng pwede na ito para gawin family car.

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After 2,000 km this is my honest opinion about the kia soul.
1.Divisoria Trip


What can you fit at the back of a kia soul without compromising your rear vision and rear passenger seats
1 full size umbrella
1 jhonny walker bag -3/4 filled with clothes
1 computer bag
1 box of cookan cookware set
1 blade bag filled with cleaning agents and ice cream bucket
1 medium size black plastic bag filled with dirty clothes
2 large, 1 medium, 1 small plastic bag filled with divisoria purchase
3 small bags of natural salt
2 large garbage bag filled with 250 purchased t-shirts
2 large rolls of gift wrapper
And other stuff... Too small to mention
Nlex hi way avg. run 80-100kph mostly 90kph. Result 4.6l/100km
Fully loaded cargo bay with 4 adults
Engine response: better than i expected. Kahit mabigat parang wala lng karga.
Suspension: i think khale's suspension is built for moderate to heavy loads. Mas maganda yun talbog pag may karga sa likod.
FC: happiest at 80kph-90kph (6th gear) 1.5-1.75rpm nag lalaro 4.5-4.7l/100km or 21-22km/L pag malapit na sa 2rpm)- avg is based on NLEX balintawak to san fernando exit only. NOTE: from balintawak to angeles literal hindi gumalaw yun gauge. Akala ko baka tsamba lang. Pabalik ng manila full tank(sagad) unioil san fernando to las pinas pag uwi ko full tank pa rin sya.
Factors to consider: light traffic since suspended ang school, from time to time pinapatay yun aircon-malamig kasi kahit binawasan na yun thermostat, nag speed test ako. yun 160kph pala nasa almost 3rpm. Estimate 85% economy driving and 15% performance driving.
FC: very heavy traffic( christmas traffic) nsa 11-12l/100km or 8-9km

2.Baguio Trip
2.1 SCTEX-TPLEX
Last Jan 1 we went to Baguio via SCTEX-TPLEX route. Since lagpas 1,500 km na yun milage I did a series of performance runs the result:
160kph- more or less nasa 3rpm
170km-175kph- top speed attempted very stable. kaya pa bumilis pero natakot ako since kasama ko magina ko.
average speed 130-140kph (TPLEX only since walang nagbabantay)
Fuel Consumption: If you do not mind wasting a couple of hundred bucks on fuel ride it hard. pero mapapansin mo na hindi na sya ganon ka fuel efficient pag tinakbo mo talaga ng mabilis (mapapansin mo mabilis bumababa yun gauge).
Engine response: Parang wala lang. If hindi ko pa sinabi kay misis na tumatakbo kami ng 140kph hindi nya mapapansin.
Suspension: Last segment of TPLEX (Urdaneta Exit) randam mo yun kalsada pero you cant blame it entirely on the suspension hindi pa ganun kaganda yun kalsada.

2.2Baguio
Note: 3 Adults
Long story short walang problema. route Kennon road. Ramdam yun torque sa akyatan. If you guys are familiar with this route alam nyo na meron isang segment dun na pinaka steep na meron sharp curve (after the Lion and before entering Baguio). Anyway dyan ko sinubukan yun power. Dyan ako nag overtake ng mid size sedan na tumatakbo ng mga 20-25kph and parang nag overtake ka lang sa flat road. NOTE:sira ang ulo ko and I don't recommend this style of driving. Pababa ng Baguio economy driving.

Fuel Consumption: 2 days sa Baguio paikot-ikot (mines view,Stawberry Farm, Burnham, Camp John, etc.) + Spirited driving sa Clark SCTEX-Baguio and economy driving pabalik ng Angeles 1,000php *32php per liter (Fuel save Shell La Union) (Route: Angeles-Baguio and V.V.)

Overall Rating:
Cabin space: 10 out of 10- (It's a sub compact crossover) malaki for its category
Suspension:7.5-8 out of 10- (Ok lang sya pero there's still room for improvement)
Fuel Efficiency: 9 out of 10- My personal best sa NLEX Balintawak-San Fernando 4.5l/100km =22.20km/l Based sa trip computer >70kph <80kph with Air Conditioning.
Cabin noise: 8.5-9 out of 10- Di ko lang alam.. Maybe I'm expecting too much either napakatahimk ng makina or napaka ingay ng mga tricycle at humaharurot na jeep.

Wishlist: Sana naging standard sa Soul. If nilagyan nila ng armrest center console *Sobrang useful sa long trips* (7000-10000php), Fog lights (7500php) and cruise control *Sobrang useful sa long trips* (5000-7000php) maraming patataubin itong Soul

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