The most overrated car in the Philippines is...

**redorange** · January 29th, 2008 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by scharnhorst

If I remember, there was an issue concerning the hummer h2 with the inadequate strength of the tie rods. Perhaps it would have been better if GM designed a chassis specifically for the vehicle.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those environmentalists who'd like to set ablaze H2's, and neither am I a jeep fan.

OT
GM gas already fixed that problem.

**safeorigin** · January 29th, 2008 08:36 PM

sa pinas, it's either honda or toyota ang over-rated. 'nuff said.

**-=Henderson=-** · January 29th, 2008 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by JCBalunsat

Were the S14's that were sold locally turbo charged? I'm not really sure if in Japan they sold with turbo but Damn I would wan 1 of those. hehe. Mahal siguro ng parts and they're hard to find, don't you think?

Yup factory stock turbo.

SR20DET. Parts? We're able to sort out parts naman from brand new to surplus through some shops and some parts can be interchanged with the sentra or cefiro.

Sorry OT hehe. check these sites out nalang for further info

http://clubsilvia.10.forumer.com/index.php
http://www.autoindustriya.com/talkbo....php?board=9.0

**safeorigin** · January 29th, 2008 09:48 PM

hmm... seems like the gtr is gettin' a bit overrated in the other threads.

**city_hunter** · January 30th, 2008 01:27 AM

Originally Posted by Trolly Cruz

outlander most hyped/overrated vehicle, sobrang taas specs konti naman bumibili

Performance-wise, it's better than the other compact SUVs out there (For the specs and the price). Ang mga overrated, yung mga ka-kompetensya niya (not bashing other brands, usually yun ang ginagawa ng ibang taong sumusunod sa uso).

Dapat ilagay ang Outlander sa underrated na mga sasakyan.

OT: Parang galit ka ata sa outlander

sa manner ng posting mo.

(Sori mga mods, 'di ako makapagpigil eh

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**scharnhorst** · January 30th, 2008 07:45 AM

Just a thought.

If every vehicle actually did what it was designed to do with a certain degree of proficiency, then technically there's no overrated vehicle in terms of the mechanicals, that is.

It takes the subjectivity of people to overrate a car.

Originally Posted by redorange

OT
GM gas already fixed that problem.

Thanks for this update, nice to see that GM acted. The few H2's here make fortuners and expeditions shrink.

**Chelsea_318** · February 2nd, 2008 11:15 PM

Si innova and the ES lemony civic.

Originally Posted by afrasay

If you watch Auto Focus all Isuzu vehicles are overrated, that is according to its emcee.

What the?!!! Sir, I also notice this every time I watch the show!!! DAmn!! simula ata nagstart yung show ganyan na yan e. Bakit ganun si Sir Butch Gamboa?! Ha ha ha

**yuichi** · June 13th, 2008 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by mbeige

Do you have something against SiR's? Did one of "them" cut you off and now you're just venting off? I mean why hit on SiR's, I see nothing wrong with them. The problem is their owners sometimes modify the cars tastelessly... or drive the same way they modify their cars.

I mean how often do you achieve such a power to displacement ratio in a stock car, back in the day? That was 160hp/1.6L, so that's roughly 100hp/L. I think Niky summed what I think about the SiR.

+ 100

plus those were the times when Evos and STIs are hardly found here in our shores.

but more of, i think it's the owner, not the car. some of the owners are just being too cocky and loud about their SIRs that some of us begin to hate the car.

**pup2** · June 17th, 2008 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by niky

RE: Lynx RS versus SiR versus 4AGE 20V Corolla.

An older AE89 or AE92 Corolla with a swapped in 20V engine is much faster than an SIR... heck, a Sentra Series II or Series III (non-Exalta) with an SR20DE can probably leave it for dead.

The reason? Weight. The SIR weighs about 1170-1200 kilograms (near as I can figure), whereas the older Corolla weighs about 1000 kilos or less, and a Series III Sentra with the SR20 weighs just over 1000 kilos (this is Ghosthunter's new "toy"

). That lack of weight makes the older Corolla more agile and more accelerative... a Sentra with the SR20, on the other hand, has both more torque and less weight.... the Series II SE-R in the US, in fact, could beat the Honda Integra of its time in a drag race, thanks to the robust torque of the SR20 engine.

The Lynx RS? Our 2.0 is pure crap. Lots of torque, but a really breathless top-end... medyo bitin ang power niya, especially stock. And the RS weighs 1235 kilos (dry). Yet, with similar mods, the RS only loses out to the SiR in a straight out drag race. Running through the gears at high speed, the differences are minimal.

Right now, my car probably has much more power than a stock SiR through the powerband (though the SiR still has better peak power), but I'm still heavier. I don't know if I could beat one in a drag. I did leave a near-stock RS for dead the other day (and he texted later that he was actually trying to keep up)...

But on track? Bring 'em on. The RS has the best rear suspension of the bunch, the best steering, and is more stable than most of those older cars in the corners. It's on the straights where we lack pace. It's also a great car through the slaloms, though it's probably too heavy to be competitive in the autocross.

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In other words... the fastest compact on Philippine roads (besides the ridiculously expensive Subies and Evos) is the Focus TDCi. :hysterical:

Hey, mine is not ridiculously expensive ... just ridiculous.

**tidus1203** · June 17th, 2008 09:59 AM

Although I am a Civic owner I say its overrated, not overrated in terms of performance and reliability overrated in a sense that it has a tad of elitism with it since di pwede gawing taxi and I say "PWEH" to that idea...

Toyota Innova is another overrated vehicle especially the D4-D version. Choking and all and still sells...

Toyota Corolla another overrated car. Matibay, mura parts (not true anymore by the way) so even if Toyota just milks the car using an old engine and old tranny sige benta pa din...