Matagtag na ride.

**jresperanza** · October 10th, 2021 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by dr. d

hah! mas matigas nga... akala ko baka na-denggoy ako... salamat po!

pasensya na po, pero ano po ba talaga ibig sabihin ng "matagtag"?

yun ba iyong matalbog ang paliramdam o yun ba yung kada sira ng daan ay nararamdaman ng pasahero?

**dr. d** · October 10th, 2021 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by jresperanza

pasensya na po, pero ano po ba talaga ibig sabihin ng "matagtag"?

yun ba iyong matalbog ang paliramdam o yun ba yung kada sira ng daan ay nararamdaman ng pasahero?

matagtag.
yung pangalawa, siguro.
lahat nang sira ng daan ay ramdam na ramdam to the bones.
pag may hump ay feel na feel ang humps. at pag may crater sa daan ay feel na feel nyo.

parang naka-bisikletang pang-karera kayo.
lahat nang sira ng daan ay ramdam na ramdam nyo.

yung matalbog ang pakiramdam,
para sa akin ay ubos na ang shock absorber nyo.
parang nag-di-dribble ang sasakyan pag dumaan sa humps.

**monty_GTV** · October 10th, 2021 05:44 PM

agree with doc, matagtag means ramdam yung tigas ng bagsak, maiksi ang baon ng suspension o kulang sa sag. matalbog kung sa ingles ay bouncy naman, mabagal ang rebound o pagbalik ng suspension. parehong nakakapagod sa pasahero lalo sa mga nasa likod. not much sa driver though

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**dr. d** · October 10th, 2021 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by monty_GTV

parehong nakakapagod sa pasahero lalo sa mga nasa likod. not much sa driver though

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what some drivers may not realize, especially if they do mostly driving and minimal passengering,
is that the pasaheros behind the driver usually feel the shocks more acutely than the driver.
this is because the driver's seat is nearer the center between the front and the rear tires.
if one looks at the sedan/hatch/auv/mpf/suv from the side, one will notice that the rear seat is almost above the rear tires.

**Miles_on** · October 11th, 2021 08:14 PM

Given our HORRIBLE roads, its a wonder our cars here don't fall apart sooner than their designed lifespans.

3rd world na 3rd world talaga. Here, masaya na tayo if kahit papaano patag na yung daan, and kahit patag na walang lubak (may mga recessed manhole covers naman... [yung rectangular concrete ones], gaps in between concrete slabs etc. na tatalbog ka pa rin sa kotse mo.

In the rare instance na matino yung daan, nilalagyan naman ng (illegal) na speed hump na sobrang "tulis"na panira rin lang ng sasakyan. Minsan wala pang visible paint markers yung humps kaya pag gabi magugulat ka na lang...

**dr. d** · October 11th, 2021 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by Miles_on

In the rare instance na matino yung daan, nilalagyan naman ng (illegal) na speed hump na sobrang "tulis"na panira rin lang ng sasakyan. Minsan wala pang visible paint markers yung humps kaya pag gabi magugulat ka na lang...

many years ago,
there was this un-announced hump in green meadows, that i drove over at speed.
"my exhaust system fell down, held up only by the exhaust manifold".
ginapos ko na lang ng alambre, para maka uwi.

i used to drive around in my ex-taxi car, with a small roll of alambre and duct tape, for justin.

**ice15** · October 12th, 2021 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by Miles_on

Given our HORRIBLE roads, its a wonder our cars here don't fall apart sooner than their designed lifespans.

agree... I used to follow a 100K kms rule to replace my suspension when I was overseas.

I think di sya applicable here sa Pinas

**yubby24** · March 7th, 2023 01:49 PM

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread but my concern is related to the subject.

Yesterday, my wife said parang matagtag na raw yung sasakyan namin. Mas ramdam na raw nya yung mga lubak na nadadaanan namin compared dati. My question is, how long before you replace the shock absorbers given the harsh condition of our roads here in the metro? Our car (mobilio) is already 6 years old with 67k odo reading.

**Miles_on** · March 7th, 2023 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by yubby24

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread but my concern is related to the subject.

Yesterday, my wife said parang matagtag na raw yung sasakyan namin. Mas ramdam na raw nya yung mga lubak na nadadaanan namin compared dati. My question is, how long before you replace the shock absorbers given the harsh condition of our roads here in the metro? Our car (mobilio) is already 6 years old with 67k odo reading.

Kapain/inspect mo yung shocks.
If oil type, minsan kita mo pa lang, leaking na yung fluid (sabog na).
I also try the "yugyug" test to see how well they dampen. After you stop pushing, it should (generally) go up and down mga 2-3 times na lang.

On an old car of mine, nung sira yung shock, I could feel yung loss of grip sa rear after a bump, because the tire could not consistently maintain contact with the road na.

Tanong mo rin if pinahanginan ba niya yung tire (tumaas PSI) anytime lately?

**yubby24** · March 7th, 2023 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by Miles_on

Kapain/inspect mo yung shocks.
If oil type, minsan kita mo pa lang, leaking na yung fluid (sabog na).
I also try the "yugyug" test to see how well they dampen. After you stop pushing, it should (generally) go up and down mga 2-3 times na lang.

On an old car of mine, nung sira yung shock, I could feel yung loss of grip sa rear after a bump, because the tire could not consistently maintain contact with the road na.

Tanong mo rin if pinahanginan ba niya yung tire (tumaas PSI) anytime lately?

I will try the yugyog test later. Pinapakiramdaman ko yung bounce kapag dumadaan kami sa humps and so far mga 2-3 bounce pa rin ang inaabot. I always monitor the tire pressure via TPMS (32 psi front, 30 rear). I will also check for leaks kung meron.

Thank you!