07 checvy tahoe & suburban comin to the PI shores!

[Horsepower]

Oh yes,here we go again.Everybody else in the world is doing the right thing. But not America! Very strong words you have there.

I'm just delivering my opinion based on [SIZE=5]SCIENTIFIC [/SIZE]data of where carbon emissions are the highest. Apparently, America is at #1. Stricter Carbon emission regulations were created in order to alleviate the problem but America chooses to give lame excuses instead of abiding by it. Fortunately, a lot of intelligent Americans are realizing that this Planet indeed needs saving.

[SIZE=3]List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita[/SIZE]

Be careful before you end up having your foot in your mouth.

That'll never happen.

Next time I'll visit Asia (China, Thailand,etc) to enjoy their fresh unpolluted air.

Sure. Try dropping by Iraq also (it's part of Asia too). :P

[Horsepower]

My apologies to the threadstarter for OT posts.

[GerardTagayty]

no sweat its information that may be good for us and the society.

its also fun to see how car makers make an effort to bring out these gas guzzlers and try to make it fuel efficient and enviro safe? by producing hybrids or suv that run on flex fuel (that until know i do not understand. lol)

[sikuya]

Fortunately, a lot of intelligent Americans are realizing that this Planet indeed needs saving.

You should realize too that some people might take offense of you opinion especially when you stated that most Americans are dumb and are out to destroy the planet. You should research more about what's going on in America from the corporate level to individual states and cities to combat global warming. Well, since your opinion changed from "some" to "a lot" is worth telling, let's leave this thing here and start talking about the Tahoe and its gas-guzzling engine.

[Tacoma_34]

V8 typical na sasakyan ng mga puti. sa atin mga rich lang nakaka afford.

[redorange]

I see you're from California, your Governor practically sweeped girlie men out there when he made CA the first Green state. I like the way Arnie handles opponents. Great success! (ala Borat). I'm curious though why other states aren't following suit so far (AFAIR).

75mph (120kph) is usually the average city cruising speed here with expected slowdowns on U-turns (genius MMDA Chair BF solved non-moving traffic through these). Spirited driving usually is 160-200kph (not in Manila City though except Roxas Blvd where i was able to hit 190 one evening driving a 2.2L diesel).
Sure, trucks use diesel, that's a given. I'm talking more about SUVs.

7.0L V8 ancient diesel engines sure does work but:

2.2L I4 CRDi VGT 150hp / 335Nm (chipped: 180hp/395Nm) : 290 ft lb

2.5L I4 CRDi VGT 170hp / 380Nm (chipped data unavailable): 279 ft lb

3.0L V6 CRDi VGT 240Hp / 480Nm (chipped data unavailable): 353 ft lb

so, imagine the power of a 4.0L CRDi E-VGT V8.

Given that, i wonder why they keep sticking to petrol guzzlers to haul these very heavy _____ (insert synonyms for junk here. hehehe).




I admit, Metro Manila's air condition isn't that good. Actually, it'll need a lot of work (But that's NOT the topic here). Being a 3rd world country getting raped left and right by developed countries isn't exactly easy. The "govt" here recently signed the Biofuels bill to help ease the pollution a bit, step by step, we'll get there.

Good thing i live in Quezon City.

In other news, countries in Europe and Asia (practically most G countries) are doing the initiative of making things more environment friendly, there's the Kyoto Protocol, RoHS, etc. US and Australia both signed KP but didn't ratify it, negating the agreement they agreed to. (LOL!)

I don't know which part of the Metro you live in that allows you to go 75mph cruising speed but the last time(November 2006) I drove there most cars couldn't even go that fast because of the traffic not to mention the pot holes the size of the moon. Heck, I have family and friends visit here and can't drive because we go too fast according to them since they barely drive 100kph most of the time in the Metro.

As far as saying that Asia does more to keep the air clean than the US, that's a joke right? Here read this it's from the ADB and says that New Delhi and Beijing are 5X more polluted than New York and that Singapore is only on par with US cities.
http://www.speroforum.com/site/artic...uted+worldwide

Your link is for a per capita measurement which favors the Philippines and most countries where a majority of the population
can't afford to buy food much more a vehicle. It ranks Guam (where I grew up) at number 6 and it has a population of less than 200,000 but each household probably has 3-5 cars and a boat. China, Thailand, Mexico, and the Philippines are all towards the bottom and we all know most people wouldn't really go to these countries for the fresh air. Maybe you should find one that shows emissions per vehicle on the road and not per capita to get a more accurate reading. BTW could it be that we have one of the highest carbon emissions because we are also the largest market for most if not all car makers. More new cars and trucks are sold in this country than any other country. Thus being the largest group of cosumers it would only be logical that we have the highest emissions. FYI alot of other states already follow the Califonia emissions standards. For the states that haven't adopted the standards their emissions standard are still better than what the Philippines uses or tries to pass as a emissions regulation.

Sorry for the OT.

BTT

The new GM900 platform looks more feminine now compared to the Ford products. Just my .02 cents.

[aling_nena]

so, meron na ba guys? meron na ba 2007 Tahoe ngayon dito?

[MAXBUWAYA]

ayos! yan ang gusto ng pinoy yung malalaki at malakas sa Gas.

Iyan kailangan iyan para mag mukhang macho at bigtime!

[oldblue]

pass kahit gano pa kaganda yan. sure loss of money.

Nov 2002 we bought chevrolet venture * 1.3M fully loaded.

Aug 2006 we sold at 450k * only 18Tkm complete with computer trip meter, ABS, dual Airbags, and LCD Entertainment system !!! sa kamag-anak pa kasi kung sa tiga-labas binabarat at 380k

imagine these new chevy gas guzzlers priced at 2.5M++

2 yrs later, kahit lumuhod ka ibenta ng 900k yan malabo

[Syuryuken]

ayos! yan ang gusto ng pinoy yung malalaki at malakas sa Gas.

Iyan kailangan iyan para mag mukhang macho at bigtime!

Correction "MGA PULITIKO"

[MAXBUWAYA]

Correction "MGA PULITIKO"

Iyan ang gusto kasi nang mga barbero at tricycle driver sa amin

so they would go like

"Pag tumama ako sa lotto bibili ako yung malalaking kotse

Uso kasi sa states"

God bless America!

[MAXBUWAYA]

Horsepower

Nice clippings of the ads hehehehe

very true.


One last
say

Cars like that doesnt belong in a country like ours

[BlueBimmer]

pass kahit gano pa kaganda yan. sure loss of money.

Nov 2002 we bought chevrolet venture * 1.3M fully loaded.

Aug 2006 we sold at 450k * only 18Tkm complete with computer trip meter, ABS, dual Airbags, and LCD Entertainment system !!! sa kamag-anak pa kasi kung sa tiga-labas binabarat at 380k

imagine these new chevy gas guzzlers priced at 2.5M++

2 yrs later, kahit lumuhod ka ibenta ng 900k yan malabo

ito ang tama, tingnan nyo nalang mga 99 expeds and f150s, kahit magmakaawa ka sobrang hirap ibenta, at habang di nabebenta lalo bumababa ang value.

pass ako sa mga ganyang gas gulpers na 3-4km/L, utter waste of money IMO.

[eggman]

Pabayaan na natin mgabenta nito ang GM Philippines dahil mga sobrang yaman na tao ang mga buyers ng SUV's na to...Wala sa kanila ang resale value..

[BlueBimmer]

kahit mayaman, depende pa rin yan sa tao. dami ako kilala super yaman pero ang sasakyan nila puro crosswind, dmax at innova d4d.

depende na yan sa pagkatao at pagkapractical ng mayaman na buyer hehe

[deZw07]

Correct! Yun mga kakilala ko rin, they don't even dare buy those gas-guzzling SUVs because in the long-run sila rin yun mahihirapan.

[Syuryuken]

Tama si Bimbim best example tong nabilhan ko ng Hilander XTRM ko sa isa ding tsikoteer. 11 cars + 2 big bikes na motorstar yung Safari lang ang pinakamalakas ang kunsumo.

[eggman]

May mga buyers parin nito kaya nga nilabas parin ng GM Philippines..Alam ko panay 5.3 V8 lang ang ilalabas nila para medyo matipid sa gas(may displacement on demand na sya,parang HEMI).

[GerardTagayty]

i talked to the reps dun sa alabang. they have orders na on the new tahoe and suburbanrs kahti hindi pa sha officially launched. alabang pa lang hindi nila alam kung meron na rin orders sa ibang delalerships

[3ple4]

Just saw the ads of the 2007 Tahoe & Suburban sa Phil Star. May price na ba? Tsaka ano yung specs na ilalabas dito sa 'Pinas?