Philippine Hyundai Eon launched
I dropped by Hyundai Global City today for my Philippine Hyundai Getz’s 90,000 kilometer checkup when I saw the new Hyundai Eon! It’s pretty, and affordable at Php348,000 starting!
I’ll probably write more about the Hyundai Eon in the Philippines as I do more research on it. Sorry, folks at Geely Philippines, looks like y’all are going to regret not launching sooner. Ang tagal ng Panda ninyo!
90,000km Hyundai Getz checkup
I’ll be bringing my Hyundai Getz in for a checkup next week for its 90,000km checkup. Among Gina’s issues are a jammed bolt on the front right tire and a clicking sound when I turn the car. Well, my baby’s getting on in years, but she’s still as fine as ever.
Hyundai Getz wipers
I’m about to buy another set of wipers for Gina, my Hyundai Getz, because it’s just waaaay too worn out to be effective. Where should I buy it?
Listening to: Sidewalk Prophets Live Like That
What prices!
Have you seen the prices of gasoline nowadays? It’s teetering near Php56/liter, which is ludicrous! Good thing my Hyundai Getz still gets decent mileage, or I’ll have to sell a kidney just to get to work!
Gina Floodworthy
A friend of mine lost his car in the recent Pedring typhoon. I felt badly for him; it’s never easy losing a car – hello, that’s a lot of money/value in one item! – but gosh, it’s gotta suck when your car gives in.
Meanwhile, my Hyundai Getz is flood-savvy and flood-safe! I used to be concerned about whether my Getz would be able to handle it, especially with a relatively low tail pipe, but you know what? She’s a trooper! My Getz survived the infamous floods of Araneta, Espana, and Taft Avenue.
Wanna buy a Hyundai Getz?
So, we’re pretty much decided that we’ll be buying a new car, which means we’re going to be selling our Hyundai Getz.
You’ve seen virtually everything we’ve had done to our car on this website. 🙂 You know we won’t be hiding anything from you. Would you like to buy the most famous Hyundai Getz in the country? LOL Negotiations start at Php280,000. 🙂 Send me an email at ganns at gannsdeen dot com for details, or if you’re interested. I already have two interested buyers but I’m still open.
If you buy the car, you obviously also get this website. And the value of this site isn’t too sloppy:
My wife and the Geely Panda
So I finally took my wife to the Geely North EDSA showroom to check out the Geely Panda.
Good news: she liked the car.
Bad news: She couldn’t get over the fact that the Geely Panda was a China car. (And that it seemed like a downgrade from our Hyundai Getz. Korea to China, Hyundai to Geely, that whole enchilada.)
Image is everything, folks. Now what?
*heads off to Toyota*
Five-year installment plans = OUCH.
I took my Hyundai Getz today to Suzuki Caloocan and Kia Caloocan to check out the Suzuki AVP and the Kia Soul and new Kia Picanto, respectively. While both are gorgeous cars, they also came with promotions – low downpayments tuckered in with a ton of freebies – but I was shocked at the installment plans for five years! None of the car plans afforded even came close to Php10,000. The cheapest was the Picanto, but the payment plan was like Php13,000. (I’ll update this entry with the actual prices; they’re in my car.) Which is a shame because it’s a gorgeous gorgeous car, but ouchies talaga, that’s expensive. At Php13,000 * 60, that’s Php780,000, up from an original tag of Php545,000 yata.
As for the Suzuki AVP, well, forget it, it’s Php760,000. Looks like I’m going to check out Toyota again, as well as Hyundai.
Then again, there’s always the Geely Panda. LOL
Geely Panda name
If I get a Philippine Geely Panda, I am so naming him Po.
… and then there’s the Suzuki APV…
My wife and I had a conversation about what car to replace our Hyundai Getz, and while I was leaning towards the Geely Panda, my wife felt that she wanted to upgrade to a larger vehicle.
“A Toyota Avanza, then?” I suggested. “It starts at somewhere near Php600,000.”
“Okay lang,” she replied. “We can do a payment plan.”
But then I had an epiphany.
“What about the Suzuki APV?” I Googled an image and showed it to my wife. Her eyes lit up.
“That looks good!” She exclaimed.
And why wouldn’t it be? The Suzuki APV starts at Php565,000 a good Php70,000 off the starting Php593,000 of the Avanza. Based on the discussion here and here, the APV seems to be a better fit for our family and quite the workhorse; the folks who have it swear it’s a great car.
So, cute and compact Geely Panda (Php448,000) vs. large and roomy Suzuki APV (Php565,000)? Let the battle begin!
Life With Gina, our Hyundai Getz 