Driving to Baguio at Midnight

[otil_flores]

Thanks sir GO1 sa video nagka idea na ko about kennon road. first time ko aakyat sa baguio by next wind with my xwind A/T tranny. as of now nag iisip pa ko if marcos or kennon ako dadaan..nice video sir saglit lang iankyat ang kennon ano po uli average speed?

[CVT]

Thanks sir GO1 sa video nagka idea na ko about kennon road. first time ko aakyat sa baguio by next wind with my xwind A/T tranny. as of now nag iisip pa ko if marcos or kennon ako dadaan..nice video sir saglit lang iankyat ang kennon ano po uli average speed?

Bro.,- if this is your first time to drive to Baguio,- may I suggest that you use the Marcos Hiway,- just to get the feel of it. At least, iyong Marcos Hiway,- 95%+ is very good quality.....

18000:sailor:

[otil_flores]

Bro.,- if this is your first time to drive to Baguio,- may I suggest that you use the Marcos Hiway,- just to get the feel of it. At least, iyong Marcos Hiway,- 95%+ is very good quality.....

18000:sailor:

Thanks Bro CVT, un din iniisip ko if papunta marcos highway then pabalik via kennon para makita ng anak ko yung lion head hehehe may be day time ang byahe kasi di ko pa familiar ung road.

[CVT]

Thanks Bro CVT, un din iniisip ko if papunta marcos highway then pabalik via kennon para makita ng anak ko yung lion head hehehe may be day time ang byahe kasi di ko pa familiar ung road.

Puwede rin bro.

Or, during your stay there, just go down Kennon Rd for the view... May view deck siya at one point. You won't miss it.

And then further down, is the Lion's Head,- take some pics...

And then,- akyat ulit ng Baguio City....

18.0K:sailor:

[otil_flores]

Puwede rin bro.

Or, during your stay there, just go down Kennon Rd for the view... May view deck siya at one point. You won't miss it.

And then further down, is the Lion's Head,- take some pics...

And then,- akyat ulit ng Baguio City....

18.0K:sailor:

Noted Bro.. Thanks Sa advice

[G01]

ser g01, sobrang gamay mo ang kennon rd ah. ano ba ang average speed mo dito. kung walang mga one lane rd portion baka nasa 30 minutes lang ang biyahe mo.

I did not note down my speed sir so I don't know my average speed. 30 minutes is doable sir. I heard some Baguio boys did the Kennon run less than that.

Thanks sir GO1 sa video nagka idea na ko about kennon road. first time ko aakyat sa baguio by next wind with my xwind A/T tranny. as of now nag iisip pa ko if marcos or kennon ako dadaan..nice video sir saglit lang iankyat ang kennon ano po uli average speed?

You can take Marcos Highway going up and then Kennon going down at least you get to see the lion's head. No problem going through Kennon Road kasi you wouldn't want to drive fast anyway because I am sure you'll want to enjoy the scenery along the way.

[IMm29]

Puwede rin bro.

Or, during your stay there, just go down Kennon Rd for the view... May view deck siya at one point. You won't miss it.

And then further down, is the Lion's Head,- take some pics...

And then,- akyat ulit ng Baguio City....

18.0K:sailor:

This is what I was planning to do. Marcos on the way up. Visit to Lion's head while in Baguio. Marcos on the way down. Di natuloy yung pagdaan sa Lion's head. If I didn't have to be in Manila right away, I may have taken Kennon on the way down.

[vinj]

Went up last Friday night. Left our house at 9pm, had a quick bite at Mc Do in Petron Lakeshore then arrived at Petron Baguio rotunda at 12:30am. The route i took was NLEX - Mc Arthur (from Mabalacat all the way na) - Marcos Highway. Heading home i left the house in Baguio at 1pm and arrived in San Fernando Pampanga at 4pm. This time i took Kennon - Mc Arthur - Luisita - SCTEX - NLEX.

Kennon still had repairs but it's much better now then it was a few months ago; I had to wait at one section for around 2 minutes then it was all go. Overall, i still have more fun on Kennon Road as the bankings and turns seem to be better planned than Marcos Highway although you do have less runoff unlike in Marcos highway. While repairs are ongoing i'd probably still take Marcos highway at night as i noted that it's hard to spot some of the repairs that are placed right after some curbs and there are no warning signs at all.

First time i got to try my 6-speed Altis on a real deal long drive and i love the gearing indeed. My FC going up to Baguio was 13.30km/L while my FC going around Baguio (incl. traffic) and my trip going home (with more passing and high rpms) is estimated at 10.5km/L (i'll gas up tomorrow).

[IMm29]

Hey Bro,

Had fun with the Altis? I got spanked real hard by a current gen Altis on the way down from Baguio via Marcos. He knew the banks and the curves, plus he had the cornering ability. Astig! He was hugging the curves, and all I could do was watch. Na-miss ko mag-drive ng oto. So I just took it out on an Exped and Accord combo when I had the chance. Hehehe!

Got to do some analysis finally. On the way to Baguio, I registered 235 kms until Caltex Sison with only 1/8 tank consumed. Added another 52 kms from there till The Manor climbing via Aspiras-Palispis and consuming another 1/8 tank. 287 kms for 1/4 tank of Euro 2 diesel, not bad at all

Say the tank is 75 liters (18.75 for 1/4 tank, 9.375 for 1/8 tank):
- That's about 15 km/L from Ortigas up to Baguio via Marcos, nice. And that's with a lot of overtaking on MacArthur, though within limits at NLEX and SCTEX.
- An expectedly underwhelming 5.55 km/L from Sison up to Baguio. Nawili sa akyatan, sarap humatak!
- About 25 km/L from Ortigas to Sison. Whoa!

Of course, these are just guesstimates, assuming the fuel gauge is fairly accurate and that it's equally split into 4 sections, which really isn't the case. But hey, pang long drive nga talaga ang GS, hence my curiosity for starting this thread.

A big thanks to everyone for chiming in. I would like to go up again, but this time take the Nueva Ecija route and find out how it goes. Sana ok na din ang Kennon by then.

[vinj]

After this trip i now want to add some small suspension mods to the Altis (maybe i'll check out some of those Ultra Racing bars). With the 17s it was sweet on Kennon since i'm familiar with the road and the 6-speed gearing gave me a lot of powerband to play with on 2nd-3rd and 4th gears. On Marcos i still have to become more familiar with the road as i found myself quite sloppy on the way up (braking too early, turning too late as i was missing the lines due to the darkness and unfamiliarity with the turns).

The GS is a good road trip vehicle indeed and when the roads are straight the Altis will have a hard time passing or keeping up and you'll have the advantage of height to see further up front. Wifey and the kids are complaining about the space in the Altis as in my last few trips i'd take either the Grandia or Innova. But for me as a driver i enjoy the Altis more since i can drive it faster :D

[IMm29]

The GS is indeed a good road trip vehicle. It's got the space, the acceleration and the power. 1.8L gas Cruze was needed long stretches to catch up on the flat straights. Going up lalo. Lamang na sa pababa. Hehehe! High speed Stability is good as well, relatively that is.

[lowslowbenz]

Mc Do in Petron Lakeshore

Same pitstop for us (always) before heading out north.

[IMm29]

Same pitstop for us (always) before heading out north.

Same here. At least for the last 2 times I went up north. Shell and the first Petron are just too early. Ok na to, in prep for the long national highway ahead.

Just realized, 3.5 hours lang pala ang byahe ni vinj, with a short bite na din. How fast were you going on NLEX and MacArthur?

[vinj]

Same pitstop for us (always) before heading out north.

It's not as crowded as the stations at the Bulacan area

Just realized, 3.5 hours lang pala ang byahe ni vinj, with a short bite na din. How fast were you going on NLEX and MacArthur?

It's really fast if you take the old road and there's no traffic in the cities and trikes to slow you down (i did not even take SCTEX going up). Speed-wise i was mostly doing 80-120kph on the two lane roads since it was night time and there were not too many cars to pass. I checked my text message time table and i was in Tarlac City 10:23pm, La Union approaching the Marcos highway bypass at 11:49pm, and I was gassing up in Petron Baguio at 12:38am (I usually text my Tito or my younger brother when i pass Luisita or Tarlac City, and approach Kennon/Marcos and when i get up to Baguio just to keep them aware of my location).

I gassed up at Petron Lakeshore and then at Petron in Baguio; per my fuel consumption app, i used 13.48L over 177kms traveled (Petron Lakeshore to Petron Baguio rotunda) for an FC of 13.13km/L. What's strange though is on googlemaps, it's 187kms when i compute the distance.

[IMm29]

It's really fast if you take the old road and there's no traffic in the cities and trikes to slow you down (i did not even take SCTEX going up). Speed-wise i was mostly doing 80-120kph on the two lane roads since it was night time and there were not too many cars to pass. I checked my text message time table and i was in Tarlac City 10:23pm, La Union approaching the Marcos highway bypass at 11:49pm, and I was gassing up in Petron Baguio at 12:38am (I usually text my Tito or my younger brother when i pass Luisita or Tarlac City, and approach Kennon/Marcos and when i get up to Baguio just to keep them aware of my location).

I gassed up at Petron Lakeshore and then at Petron in Baguio; per my fuel consumption app, i used 13.48L over 177kms traveled (Petron Lakeshore to Petron Baguio rotunda) for an FC of 13.13km/L. What's strange though is on googlemaps, it's 187kms when i compute the distance.

That would be one of my next wishes -- to drive to Baguio at night. For a change naman. Hehehe! Though I do not think this will be an option soon realized, considering the wife will probably want a daytime trip to reduce the risk. Oh well.

[lowslowbenz]

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I only gas in Baguio if I really "need" to. Gas prices up there are WTF!

[eminem6480]

Is it advisable to go to Baguio during midnight for first timers? Which way is the best? Probably 6 adult, 3 kids. Thanks!

[lowslowbenz]

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No. Safety reasons. Even if you have your own transport, still no. Go during daytime to familiarize yourself with the place, route, and road conditions.

[vinj]

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I only gas in Baguio if I really "need" to. Gas prices up there are WTF!

^ Para SC diba? Nagpa-gas sa mas mahal. :D

2-3 pesos difference in Baguio at the least so for my tanking up of XCS when i arrive, its around 40 pesos more expensive since i gassed up 13L+. I used to stretch my gasoline to below 1/4 before i gas up (which is usually on my way home) but i'm switching my practice to filling up when i arrive in Baguio just in case there's an emergency or calamity that occurs.

On driving up for the first time, i'd also advice to go during the day.

[IMm29]

^
I only gas in Baguio if I really "need" to. Gas prices up there are WTF!

Yeah, plus P2.00 per liter at least!