Tom Hiddleston

I used to used Shell V Power Diesel, but switched to Fuel Save because of impending price increase. Wala naman akong naramdaman difference sa andar.

Unioil 95 octane. may P3/L discount pa with S&R card. mas ok mileage ko sa Unioil dunno why

Will discount with S&R apply to all branches of Unioil?

What is wierd is, the expensive models became cheaper. Seems like the lawmakers deliberately made the high end cars more affordable for the rich.

Di ba nag take effect na excise tax last January 1?

Best to check your dealer. An agent texted me & said no memos on price increases yet.

I’m not sure when Sen. Angara signed it, but excise tax on cars takes effect 3 months from the date he signed it into law. May oras pa. as for me, I bought already early December. Good thing, because the dealer increased prices (without excise) effective 2018.

Kaya nga mas ok pa na mag Uber o Grab kesa bumili ng kotse, diesel o gas man yun. Wala ka nang iintindihin na maintenance, parking, presyo ng gas, garage etc.....

My daily driver is a manual kasi long, smooth slex star tollways trips ako. But my up coming car will be an auto, for trips to the City & traffic

I generally like the Honda brand. They make very nice cars. As for Toyota, all their cars are OK except for the Vios. Anemic engine, poor fuel efficiency, parang lata katawan & for me, ang pangit ng design. Kaya mabenta kasi entry level car at nadadala lang ng popularity ng Toyota brand.

If your route takes you on long drives, diesel is the better choice. For normal city routes, with lots of short routes, stop & go traffic, the better choice is gasoline. With diesel cars, you have to wait a few seconds for the oil to circulate before driving off & wait a minute or more before shutting down. Try doing that on frequent short routes. Diesels also do not do well idling long during traffic, with all the carbon accumulating. You have to take your car out on a long spin once in a while. For reference, my diesel car travels approx. 600+ kms a week for a total of 24 hrs driving time. Sometimes, it does 700. What is your milege for an accumulated 24 hrs?

Excise tax takes effect next year. 1M cars will be 30% more expensive. Even with promos & discounts, it will still be more expensive than what it presently costs. You still have 1 1/2 months to decide my friends.

Nissan GTR

Guys, please help. I'm a soon-to-be first time car owner. Need help on deciding which car to buy -

 

Suzuki Ertiga

Toyota Avanza

Hyundai Tucson

 

TIA!

Among your three choices, I’d go for the Tucson. The Ertiga & the Avanza are both in the same class, both as Asian Utility Vehicles while the Tucson is a SUV. When buying cars where I have to spend a lot of money on, I’d rather buy a car I am really happy with. Yung Ertiga & Avanza are so plain looking, walang ka-porma porma. It is too utilitarian for my taste, too practical. The Tucson, on the other hand, is quite popular & you can see by the growing number in the streets. If you can afford it, go fot the diesel version. Makes a hell lot of difference. Hope this helps.

Ford Escort Mk1 and MK2

If you want value for money, go with GT, Achilles or any Indonesian made tires or these Turkish tires I bought in Tire Center named Petlas. The ones I got are asymmetric 195/60/15 & cost me only P11k. Logging in 30k already & wear is hardly noticable.

When you are stuck in heavy traffic specially here in the metro your car or motorcycle engine is still running and it doesn't add to your mileage.. so always change the oil earlier than the recommended mileage

 

wag po natin tipirin ang engine oil yan lang po ang buhay ng mga sasakyan natin.

 

always be safe

You are so right with this one. Many people do not realize that engine mileage is increased when stuck in traffic. This would qualify under harsh driving conditions in the car owners manual. As I recall, if using a non syn oil & driving under hharsh conditions, it is better to change at 3k kms. I might also add that it is also very important to use the best quality oil filters rather than replacement ones.

Any Kenny Loggins song. Feel good music.

Basta sa engine oil, important ang ilagay ang recommended oils sa car manual. Sundin rin ang recommended oil change interval. Pagkaka mineral, every 3-5k, pag semi-synthetic, every 7.5k at pagka fully synth every 10k ang standard rule at may differ among manufacturers. Basahin din ang label sa oil can. Ang fully synthetic usually namamatay 100% fully synthetic. Semi-synthetic at synthetic blend parehas lang. Sundin rin ang recommended grade ng oil as recommended sa car manual. Kung yung oil nakalagay sa label synthetic pero ubod ng mura, malamang hindi fully synthetic yun. Lastly, kung yung auto mo luma na at laging mineral ang nilalagay nyo, wag kayo mag synthetic, malamang tumagas yun.

Total excellium diesel. Unlike other diesels, including Shell's, di sya mabula at mas responsive. Nag improve din FC ko.

Decathlon in track & field. I used to do this in college & the training involves so many events you have to be very good at if you want to win. Combine good jumping skills with speed & strength in throwing. Masakit sa katawan.

My favorites are my Levi's 501's rigid (raw) denims which I wore everyday except Sundays for more than 5 months until they became sticky, dirty & smelly. I got really good fades out of it. Next was a pair of Rigid 505's which I wore for 4 months. I hand wash my jeans in Perwoll black only. My favorite now is a pair ofof regular Uniqlo selvedge jeans for their fit & deep blue color (also because of the selvedge). On my wish list is a pair of Pure Blue Japan or Samurai jeans & Indonesian jeans, all selvedge of course.

Total Excellium Diesel. Noticed improved fuel economy & more responsive engine.

1. Change your air filter every 10,000, your fuel filter every 20,000

2. Use synthetic motor oil of the right grade for our country. Synthetics are more temperature stable than mineral based oils.

3. Avoid traffic. My normal fc (car computer) is 18km/lit with mostly highway & moderate city traffic. With heavy traffic, that goes down to 12/lit or less.

4. Maintain a steady pace, 80-90 km/hr if you can (I can't, boring). Keep rpms low.

5. Accelerate when approaching an incline & decelerate when approaching a decline.

6. Coast in gear at high gear when on a decline (coasting in neutral is not safe).

5. In the mornings when motor is cold, the car consumes more fuel (mine at startup gets 56l/100kms or 1.7 km/lit kasi naka choke. It rapidly declines as it warms up)

6. Do not idle excessively. Tell your driver not to sleep in the car with the aircon on.

Shell along Molino Rd. Bacoor. Diesel is P33.20/lit this week

how to save money when changing oil:

 

1) know the engine oil API grade specified to your engine. If its says CH then compare the price of all API CH rated oils you can choose from. then choose the lowest.

2) Buying a higher rated oil than the one specified to your engine is a waste of money.

3) synthetic oils are better than regular mineral oils because they resist molecular "breakdown" and protect longer than mineral based oils. this said ... you may opt to extend the change oil interval at least twice ( from 5k to 10 k).if you use synthetic oil and still change every 5 k ... its a waste of money.

 

when i was with shell ...i put in synthetic oil into my car. prior to changing oil ... i had a small oil sample drawn from my engine regularly ( adding in an equal amt into the engine of course to maintain the reco oil levels ). I had the oil samples tested in the shell labs to see if the oil still "worked". to make the long story short ... the single synthetic oil change lasted me for 20,000 km before the lab advised me to have it replaced.

 

4) DO NOT USE ADDITIVES. engine oils are alredy formulated to provide the optimum engine protection. additives change the oil's formulation ... which may actually lead to LESS protection for your engine.

 

hope this helps :-)

Would you agree that with API rating of CI-4, you can do a 10k change oil interval for mineral, semi-synth & fully synth oils?

Gas runs smoother.

Not really true. Modern diesels run faster at a lower RPM than gasoline cars, owing to the turbo charger. For gas cars, compare the RPM to modern diesels. 100 kph At 1900 rpm for diesel engines.

DO, Isa sa pinaka magulAng na bank. Sa Savemore, pagka gagamitin ko BPI card ko, gusto nila balance inquiry muna, so P5 per transaction. Pagka mag pa print ka ng bank statement, P100 agad yun. Hung nagpapagawa Ako ng manager's check for dollars, P3,500 sinisingil. P700 Lang sa ibang bank