Toyota Corolla 10th Generation Altis Owners [continued]

[jut703]

Nice! Yours must be 1.8 variant (or 2.0?? ) I'm aiming for HIDs too. Nag-iipon lang ako for projectors.

2.0 bro. Sulit talaga ng projector retrofit kung hindi ka pa naka-HID

*Ladera
Congrats sa purchase mo bro. For the leather seats, sa Kelseat, maayos sila gumawa ng leather seat covers. Hindi ko lang sure kung nagrere-upholster din sila ng leather talaga. Parang may nakita na ko nagpagawa nun dati dito sa Tsikot but I'm not too sure.

Best to give them a call and ask what they can offer for your Altis.

[jut703]

Sounds like an isolated case. Since out of warranty na yung Altis mo, maybe you could try asking outside shops if they can order you parts for that - tatagain ka lang kasi ng CASA.

A-drives are good. I changed tires recently too though, but I got Kumho Ecstas. 4.1k per piece lang vs 4.9k for the A.Drives, really good reviews too. Haven't flogged the car through Tanay with the new tires yet though, so I can't say how it performs when pushed to the limits.

How can you say that the Yoko A.Drives are better than the Dunlop SP Sport 01s? The SP Sport 01s cost 8k a piece so it's actually positioned more against the C.Drive than the lower-end A.Drive. I found it pretty grippy when new, nothing to write home about but they were good tires.

[tedallen]

Sounds like an isolated case. Since out of warranty na yung Altis mo, maybe you could try asking outside shops if they can order you parts for that - tatagain ka lang kasi ng CASA.

A-drives are good. I changed tires recently too though, but I got Kumho Ecstas. 4.1k per piece lang vs 4.9k for the A.Drives, really good reviews too. Haven't flogged the car through Tanay with the new tires yet though, so I can't say how it performs when pushed to the limits.

How can you say that the Yoko A.Drives are better than the Dunlop SP Sport 01s? The SP Sport 01s cost 8k a piece so it's actually positioned more against the C.Drive than the lower-end A.Drive. I found it pretty grippy when new, nothing to write home about but they were good tires.

yeah. hopefully. just tried the power lumbar, i felt it move but still with the knocking noise. its like it's punching the back cushion. but will try outside shops also as soon as i find time.

just personal experience with the a drives and the dunlop. not really sure but i find the a drives to be value for money. although the altis itself has a very quiet cabin, the a drive helps a lot in reducing road noise, especially in high speed traffic. i pass by slex everyday from the south to makati and can honestly say that the a drives are better than the dunlops, especially in the bicutan to magallanes part where the asphalt is not as smooth compared to the other parts of skyway (at grade).

[louvin]

just got a drives for my altis 1.8v. awesome tires might i say.
i also drive from the south to north using slex and i noticed the difference in terms of road noise.

[bsg123]

I changed the tires of my altis 1.8V recently to bridgestone potenza for around 5.2k each. Was choosing between yokohama A.Drive or Dunlop LM703 at first. IMO the performance is better compared to the stock Dunlop Sp Sport 01.

[jut703]

What Potenza model is that? Ang mura ah. Last time I checked, the supposedly lower-end Turanza ER300s (OEM on the 1.6E/G Altis) cost over 6k.

I had Dunlop LM703s fitted first before the Kumho Ecstas. Lo and behold, less than a week after putting the tires on, nagka-bukol sa sidewall. I think it's an okay tire, but I'd definitely go with Ecstas or A.Drives over LM703s.

[vinj]

Another update on FC: 10.99km/L (hindi pa ako pinaabot ng 11km/L). Mostly city driving with a quick trip to Carmona and back (via SLEX).

Per my Gas Log (on my android thingee phone):
Worst FC: 10.64km/L
Best FC: 13.20km/L
Average: 11.52km/L
Ave. Cost per Km: P4.81
Cost per day: P165.35

BTW, with regard to my previous minor gripe, i just put my coins inside the ashtray. So far it's not clattering around. I noticed too the Altis has no coat hook at the rear. :P

[silver V]

^ sir vinj ano po gamit niyong fuel?hanap po kasi ng pinaka matipid for the altis.thanks sir

[vinj]

I'm using Shell Regular Unleaded right now. Prior to that i tried Petron Xtra Unleaded (which we always use in most of our gasoline rides) and Shell Premium Unleaded. So far this works the best for me.

[silver V]

^thanks sir vinj.will try shell unleaded,currently using petron unleaded

[jut703]

Ah so road noise pala yung basis mo. Tahimik nga yang A.Drive. That's quieter than the Ecsta's that I'm currently on. One of the quietest tires in the segment actually.

Personally I don't mind noisy tires as long as they've got good grip and they're durable enough. Hopefully this set of Ecstas would last at least 60,000 KM.

[dekzee]

Ah so road noise pala yung basis mo. Tahimik nga yang A.Drive. That's quieter than the Ecsta's that I'm currently on. One of the quietest tires in the segment actually.

tanong ko lang mga sirs, ano pa bang mga brand of tires ang mababa ang road noise? may mas tahimik pa ba dito sa Yoko A drive? I'm planning to change tires in 3 months time and road noise is my number 1 consideration (i really don't drive and corner that fast so grip is of less priority to me). TIA

[jut703]

Yung Yoko dB ng Vios, tahimik, but it doesn't come in 205/55R16 (Altis tire size) I think.

For your case I think the Yoko A. Drive is your best bet

[dekzee]

Yung Yoko dB ng Vios, tahimik, but it doesn't come in 205/55R16 (Altis tire size) I think.

For your case I think the Yoko A. Drive is your best bet

may pang 195/65/R15 (my altis is 1.6G) kaya yung yoko dB sir? I tried googling the yoko dB pero parang puro pang small cars. thanks

[jut703]

Parang wala akong nakikita. Nung nagpalit ako ng tire tumingin ako sa iba ibang shop sa P. Tuazon, parang wala nga akong nakitang seller ng Yoko dB eh. Ang common talaga yung Dunlop LM703 and yung Yokohama A.Drive. Comes in all sorts of sizes too

[renzo_d10]

Jut, any idea how much yung 195/55/R15 ng Yoko A Drives?

[jut703]

Try giving DKC a call din para sure, di ko lang sure kung eto pa number nila:
(02) 421-3549 / 995-8669

They gave me price quotes over the phone naman, yung last price na, di na kailangang tumawad. Kahit anong kulit ko ayaw ibigay ng 4k flat yung Ecsta eh. Baka kasi hindi apat yung kinuha ko )

[jut703]

Di ko natanong eh, pero hula ko nasa 4k, give or take a few hundreds. 4.9k kasi yung 205/55 R16

[vinj]

Yeah, i'd expect the 195/55R15's to be in the 4K+ range also.

On my 215/50R17s i had to settle first with the LM703s as there wasn't any other tire available in that size when i bought unless i coughed out 8.6K per tire for the Toyos or went for a China or Indo brand i'm not familiar with. I wanted the Kumho Ecstas but they had no stock either while the Solus was already over 6K and reviews pegged it at the same level as the LMs anyway. I just keep the air at 34psi like with all my other tires before. I've had the 702s and 701s on old cars in the early '00s and thankfully i never had bukol problems since we do keep the air pressure high and the roads I pass are generally predictable when it comes to ninja potholes.

[bsg123]

Sir its bridgestone potenza re002 adrenalin. I think new product lang ito ng bridgestone so sure na new stock.