Toyota Corolla 11th Generation Altis [Merged Threads]

[kimbon]

bro, correct me if I'm wrong here pls, I read somewhere in other threads that you mentioned all gasoline in pinas are same quality regardless either petron, shell, unioil etc... pagka-understand ko for example sa bottled water pareho lang yan tubig kahit pa ano pang brand nito. Hehe

I'd suggest Shell, Total, and Caltex dahil yan lang yung mga multinational and they have stricter quality standards.

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bro, correct me if I'm wrong here pls, I read somewhere in other threads that you mentioned all gasoline in pinas are same quality regardless either petron, shell, unioil etc... pagka-understand ko for example sa bottled water pareho lang yan tubig kahit pa ano pang brand nito. Hehe

I'd suggest Shell, Total, and Caltex dahil yan lang yung mga multinational and they have stricter quality standards.

[dp20]

Good morning sirs! Ask ko lang for those who do full tank fillups, when do you gas up? As soon as the low gas warning lights up, or do you rely on the cruising range distance? If the latter, sinasagad nyo ba til 10 or below before you fill up? TIA

[jut703]

Good morning sirs! Ask ko lang for those who do full tank fillups, when do you gas up? As soon as the low gas warning lights up, or do you rely on the cruising range distance? If the latter, sinasagad nyo ba til 10 or below before you fill up? TIA

I usually fill up in between city/highway travel - that is, right before I enter NLEX, I fill up. Then right when I get back to Manila, I fill up. That way, I get to separate my FC records of city and highway driving.

As to how low you can go, I've driven until the needle was past the E mark already, and on the Vios that was just 36 out of 42L, while on the Altis that was 47 out of 55L. Most extreme case was with my Ranger when I went from Daet to Naga (100 km) with the gauge at E and cruising range at 0. When I filled up it was 74 out of 80L. No particular reason why I do this, it's just that I try to keep the city/highway FC separated and sometimes it depletes my fuel to really low levels before I get to fill up.

[jut703]

bro, correct me if I'm wrong here pls, I read somewhere in other threads that you mentioned all gasoline in pinas are same quality regardless either petron, shell, unioil etc... pagka-understand ko for example sa bottled water pareho lang yan tubig kahit pa ano pang brand nito. Hehe

Yes bro totoo yan. But if I had to make a bet on which brands have the most consistent quality, I'd pick the 3 multinationals. Just as if I were buying bottled water, I'd usually pick Wilkins or Absolute out of preference, but any will be okay if I didn't have a choice since they're just the same.

Although I'm quite curious why a seemingly significant number of guys here in the forums are experiencing knocking with Petron.

[_Cathy_]

I don't let my tank go below 1/2

[dp20]

I don't let my tank go below 1/2

Good morning ma'am Cathy! Is there any particular reason why you don't let it go below half? Follow up question is - is it unhealthy or bad practice to wait for the warning light before gassing up?

[_Cathy_]

Good morning ma'am Cathy! Is there any particular reason why you don't let it go below half? Follow up question is - is it unhealthy or bad practice to wait for the warning light before gassing up?

Just my preference. Usually I fill up every weekend even if it is still above 1/2.

Naranasan ko na mag light up ang Empty ng gas ko at ang layo pa ng next gasoline station. I promised God I will not go below 1/2 if He lets me get home without any problems May Dad and Mom practice the same (full tank when it reaches 1/2)

[jut703]

Just my preference. Usually I fill up every weekend even if it is still above 1/2.

Naranasan ko na mag light up ang Empty ng gas ko at ang layo pa ng next gasoline station. I promised God I will not go below 1/2 if He lets me get home without any problems May Dad and Mom practice the same (full tank when it reaches 1/2)

Objectively speaking, God had nothing to do with it. When the warning light flashes, you still have about 10L remaining, depending on the car. At 8 km/L, that's still 80 km, and it's unlikely that there won't be a gas station in the next 80 km.

If you want, you could thank God for giving the engineers enough foresight and preferring to err on the side of caution. [emoji13]

[maki mi]

Nung 55 pa ang gas, sinasagad ko ang tangke para ma avail ang promo ng credit card (2,500) or ng gasolinahan (2,000), kaso ngayong 45 na lang ang gas di na kang habulin

[kimbon]

Objectively speaking, God had nothing to do with it. When the warning light flashes, you still have about 10L remaining, depending on the car. At 8 km/L, that's still 80 km, and it's unlikely that there won't be a gas station in the next 80 km.

If you want, you could thank God for giving the engineers enough foresight and preferring to err on the side of caution. [emoji13]

bro jut, maraming magtatampo sayo nyan lalo na yung mga tumatanggap ng awards na sa kanilang speech, thank god muna sila bago ang ibang tao. don't you think we pinoys are kinda hypocrite to say we thank god first at the top of our lungs not only receiving an awards but on other occasions as well ? I don't see it in other religious countries? hmm maybe only in the phil

[pajejemon]

I don't let my tank go below 1/2

same here. sometimes abot 1/4 but usually I never go below 1/2. old habits I guess

[Walter]

Not really as long as you refuel at reputable and clean (tank storage) fuel stations. Prefer to let it go near empty but not yet warning light before refueling. This way you get fresh, undiluted fuel.

[kimbon]

Not really as long as you refuel at reputable and clean (tank storage) fuel stations. Prefer to let it go near empty but not yet warning light before refueling. This way you get fresh, undiluted fuel.

+1 here, kung maari hwag lang sa gasoline stations na marumi ang surrounding, di nagrerenovate ng stations at sobrang mura ang price vs competitors within vicinity area. kung minsan 5 lts na lang ang laman sa tank before refueling. di pa kasi ako madalala-dala na tumirik sa daan na totally emply ang tanke. ngek, risk taker. Hehe

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Not really as long as you refuel at reputable and clean (tank storage) fuel stations. Prefer to let it go near empty but not yet warning light before refueling. This way you get fresh, undiluted fuel.

+1 here, kung maari hwag lang sa gasoline stations na marumi ang surrounding, di nagrerenovate ng stations at sobrang mura ang price vs competitors within vicinity area. kung minsan 5 lts na lang ang laman sa tank before refueling. di pa kasi ako madalala-dala na tumirik sa daan na totally emply ang tanke. ngek, risk taker. Hehe

[jut703]

+1 here, kung maari hwag lang sa gasoline stations na marumi ang surrounding, di nagrerenovate ng stations at sobrang mura ang price vs competitors within vicinity area. kung minsan 5 lts na lang ang laman sa tank before refueling. di pa kasi ako madalala-dala na tumirik sa daan na totally emply ang tanke. ngek, risk taker. Hehe

The physical appearance of a station isn't an automatic indicator of how they maintain their tanks, but it's probably your best bet. It's just that there are stations that are newly renovated but still have 20 year old tanks, or stations that have been refurbished, but with dealers who still don't practice wetstock management.

In Metro Manila, you're safe filling up pretty much everywhere since almost all of the stations of the majors are company-owned, and therefore have stricter operational standards. Some stations that have been submerged in floods will inadvertently have water seeping their tanks, but since Ondoy we've taken more precautions in ensuring cam locks are water-sealed for any eventuality.

In the province, try to fill up just in decent-look stations in the bigger towns, since its hard to tell for an ordinary consumer which stations are okay and which aren't.

Price on the other hand, is not a factor. Prices in Fairview are lower than elsewhere in Manila, but the fuel sold there is the same as everywhere else. Just happens to be a price-war area.

[kimbon]

Yes bro totoo yan. But if I had to make a bet on which brands have the most consistent quality, I'd pick the 3 multinationals. Just as if I were buying bottled water, I'd usually pick Wilkins or Absolute out of preference, but any will be okay if I didn't have a choice since they're just the same.

Although I'm quite curious why a seemingly significant number of guys here in the forums are experiencing knocking with Petron.

maybe its only a coincidence they gassing up petron but did not realize the the spark plugs need to be cleaned/replaced or maybe the electronic ignition coils are not distributing enough current to S. plugs and needs to be replaced as well etc.... anything is possible...

The physical appearance of a station isn't an automatic indicator of how they maintain their tanks, but it's probably your best bet. It's just that there are stations that are newly renovated but still have 20 year old tanks, or stations that have been refurbished, but with dealers who still don't practice wetstock management.

In Metro Manila, you're safe filling up pretty much everywhere since almost all of the stations of the majors are company-owned, and therefore have stricter operational standards. Some stations that have been submerged in floods will inadvertently have water seeping their tanks, but since Ondoy we've taken more precautions in ensuring cam locks are water-sealed for any eventuality.

In the province, try to fill up just in decent-look stations in the bigger towns, since its hard to tell for an ordinary consumer which stations are okay and which aren't.

Price on the other hand, is not a factor. Prices in Fairview are lower than elsewhere in Manila, but the fuel sold there is the same as everywhere else. Just happens to be a price-war area.

bro well said. now I learning

[i'm CARLOver]

Price on the other hand, is not a factor. Prices in Fairview are lower than elsewhere in Manila, but the fuel sold there is the same as everywhere else. Just happens to be a price-war area.

This is true. humanap kayo ng gasoline stations na magkakatabi, dyan mura kadalasan. if mag isa yung gasoline station at walang competitor kadalasan .50 cents to 1 peso ang dagdag.

[i'm CARLOver]

wala na pala yung knocking sound, binirit ko ng binirit kanina yung altis. i think mali lang talaga narinig ko. pero lilipat na rin ako ng gasoline brand to be safe. yung SA ko pala sa Q.ave hindi na ako nirereplyan, bulok talaga after sales nila. mabait lang sila kapag bibili ka ng unit pero after that wala na. pati OR/CR ko hindi ko pa nakukuha 2 weeks na sasakyan ko wala pa rin update SA ko tinext ko na at tawag. pag natapos ko na 1k pms ko dun di na ako babalik sa Q.ave. mga sir hindi kaya ako mahuli ng mmda? ganun din ba sainyo 2 weeks na wala pa rin OR/CR? hirap kasi pag nahuli 5k agad.

[dp20]

Thanks for all your inputs sir jut703, sir Walter and sir kimbon. Natawa ako sa sagot ni sir kimbon eh, sige lang basta tumatakbo pa haha! Thanks again sirs! May nakita ako na shell sa cubao, New York ave mas mura by a few cents lang. Pero since novaliches area na ako, hahanapin ko yung stations sa Fairview area. Thanks for the info!

[luis_]

Pero since novaliches area na ako, hahanapin ko yung stations sa Fairview area. Thanks for the info!

Sa regalado (pa fatima) to fcm yung mura. Lahat na ng gas station madadaanan mo doon.

[dp20]

Sa regalado (pa fatima) to fcm yung mura. Lahat na ng gas station madadaanan mo doon.

Sir luis_ nagpa-gas ako sa shell just after FCM, 39+/L ang fuelsave, 40.1/L naman ang nitro+ dun mura nga sir haha! Salamat ulit sa tip, dun na ako magpapa-gas from now on