2011 KIA Sportage (GEN 3)

[Starex_Gold]

how about 19s?

Ok naman yung 19". Kaso ang hirap maghanap ng tires.

And it cost higher than 20"

[MayG]

thanks so much starex_gold. you've been a great help i think im more inclined to get 18's. any advice on which tires to buy and not to buy? safety is my primary concern

[av8or5]

^iuwi mo na yan! hehe

nauwi na..last week pa.

Wow AWD. Congratulations bro Ral! :clap:

Thanks bro, I tried calling you, but nag palit ka na yata ng cellphone number.

Btw, observe ko lang, when i need more power, nag whine sa likod, its like the sound of a plane taking off. Is that normal? the engine is quite, but meron sound sa likod. feeling ko its the muffler.

power is good on low speeds, great low torque, but medyo bitin sa higher speed. FC, well, next question. lol, base on the trip odometer, its like 14. Driving is a nice feel. I dont feel cramped inside. Although the suspension is kind of soft. I love the look of this vehicle. The interior is kind of boring, and the plastics feels cheap. I already here rattle on the drivers side. I'll further investigate on the noise. I still have to get used to the step on parking brake. I keep on trying to pull the hand support near the shift lever.

Glove compartner is small, what happened? design flaw. I guess the elbow/armrest in front is deep for other things. Back view visibility is not the great, but I am used to it as I used to drive a pickup with sports bar/lid, so the view size is the same.

1st PMS is 7500km, sadly, no free labor on 1st and 2nd PMS unlike its sister company. Wala rin place for recording PMS, I read you have to do your own recording (weird, nag tipid). I would admit, this car is still a head turner, especially the DRL.

Brakes, well, powerful enough, but I hate that noise and those brake dust. I guess I have to live with the noise and dust.

Mods I'd want is the 2din gps/dvd/tv/radio/cd head unit and go for 20s.

Deal: I didnt negotiate much on this as it's a newly released model. So LTO, full windshield tint and mats are free. No discount. Got mine at Kia Ortigas (Silver City). I don't recommend my SA, he texted na "sir, kayo na bahala sa akin" ano yun, sino ba ang customer? ako or siya? He gets a commission for every sale, it wasn't even a hard sell. I even said to program my alarm to include this and that, aba, sinabihan pa ako ng isang tao doon na, sir, wala po option na ganun. I said, I belong to a forum and its proven you can reprogram it. sabi pa, sir maybe sa ibang bansa yun. i said, its local purchased units. Ayun, when they delivered the unit, nag pasalamat pa, hindi daw nila alam yun. aysus. but, sabi nila, only one can be programed for locking. i chose the speed sensing autolock.

Overall, I love the car. This transaction was the worse and I have bought many cars before. If it wasn't the color, I would have transferred to another dealership.

Ingat lang mga peeps sa mga not honest sales executives.

[Starex_Gold]

thanks so much starex_gold. you've been a great help i think im more inclined to get 18's. any advice on which tires to buy and not to buy? safety is my primary concern

Tires to buy:
Kumho (OEM tire)
Bridgestone (damn expensive)
Hankook (OEM tire)
Yokohama
Toyo
Nitto

Not to buy:
All Taiwan, China, etc brands.

Thanks bro, I tried calling you, but nag palit ka na yata ng cellphone number.

Btw, observe ko lang, when i need more power, nag whine sa likod, its like the sound of a plane taking off. Is that normal? the engine is quite, but meron sound sa likod. feeling ko its the muffler.

power is good on low speeds, great low torque, but medyo bitin sa higher speed. FC, well, next question. lol, base on the trip odometer, its like 14. Driving is a nice feel. I dont feel cramped inside. Although the suspension is kind of soft. I love the look of this vehicle. The interior is kind of boring, and the plastics feels cheap. I already here rattle on the drivers side. I'll further investigate on the noise. I still have to get used to the step on parking brake. I keep on trying to pull the hand support near the shift lever.

Glove compartner is small, what happened? design flaw. I guess the elbow/armrest in front is deep for other things. Back view visibility is not the great, but I am used to it as I used to drive a pickup with sports bar/lid, so the view size is the same.

1st PMS is 7500km, sadly, no free labor on 1st and 2nd PMS unlike its sister company. Wala rin place for recording PMS, I read you have to do your own recording (weird, nag tipid). I would admit, this car is still a head turner, especially the DRL.

Brakes, well, powerful enough, but I hate that noise and those brake dust. I guess I have to live with the noise and dust.

Mods I'd want is the 2din gps/dvd/tv/radio/cd head unit and go for 20s.

Deal: I didnt negotiate much on this as it's a newly released model. So LTO, full windshield tint and mats are free. No discount. Got mine at Kia Ortigas (Silver City). I don't recommend my SA, he texted na "sir, kayo na bahala sa akin" ano yun, sino ba ang customer? ako or siya? He gets a commission for every sale, it wasn't even a hard sell. I even said to program my alarm to include this and that, aba, sinabihan pa ako ng isang tao doon na, sir, wala po option na ganun. I said, I belong to a forum and its proven you can reprogram it. sabi pa, sir maybe sa ibang bansa yun. i said, its local purchased units. Ayun, when they delivered the unit, nag pasalamat pa, hindi daw nila alam yun. aysus. but, sabi nila, only one can be programed for locking. i chose the speed sensing autolock.

Overall, I love the car. This transaction was the worse and I have bought many cars before. If it wasn't the color, I would have transferred to another dealership.

Ingat lang mga peeps sa mga not honest sales executives.

Same pick up line nung agent ko sa Acropolis. Pero mas mabait yung agent ko sa Acropolis siguro naman.

Nagpalit ako ng number bro, nanakaw yung phone ko last December. Sorry di kita na-update. PM ko sa'yo.

[Kuljacks]

Sir SG, ala pa ba EB mga Sporty Owners po?!?!

[wahzai_swy]

Traffic eto sir?



oo nga...bakit nag tipid ang dealer... gamit lang duck tape. na deliver eto wala na dealer plates sa likod.

Sharing lang.

Congrats sa Techno Orange AWD

[locoroco777]

nauwi na..last week pa.

bat kasi di ka nalang kila ohmme kumuha...hehe...baka pati insurance mo dun isang starbucks lang hehe....

[marcs]

di kaya yung tunog dahil sa AWD Dynamax System kicking in? Nung humahataw ako paakyat ng Baguio nung typhoon Mina inisip isip ko sana AWD dala ko

[av8or5]

Congrats sa Techno Orange AWD

Thanks, nice diesel sportage to you.

bat kasi di ka nalang kila ohmme kumuha...hehe...baka pati insurance mo dun isang starbucks lang hehe....

I totally forgot, maybe PMS na lang sa kanila. Bihira lang stock ng Orange.

di kaya yung tunog dahil sa AWD Dynamax System kicking in? Nung humahataw ako paakyat ng Baguio nung typhoon Mina inisip isip ko sana AWD dala ko

im not sure, but dapat hindi, kasi, straight road lang naman, no need to distribute power to the rear wheels.

[Starex_Gold]

Sir SG, ala pa ba EB mga Sporty Owners po?!?!

Mga sir huwag naman po kayo sa akin lang umasa Kagabi lang nag-resign na ako as VP of Tucson.PH kasi may mga bagay na dapat unahin. Yung Sportage naman :hysterical:

Kidding aside, kung gusto niyo mag-EB, set niyo lang mga sir. I can attend but I can't promise to bring our Sportage kasi kapatid ko gumagamit nun.

[MayG]

guys, anyone here can post a pic of a sportage with 18" mags and another one with a 20" mags? thanks

[Starex_Gold]

Sportage on 18s

[Starex_Gold]

Sportage on 20s

[MayG]

thanks sir re the 18's, is that with a 50 or a 55? re the 20's is that a 45 or a 50?

[Starex_Gold]

235/55/R18 and 245/40/ZR20.

[MayG]

sir, how about a 235-50-R19 and/or 245-45-R19 and/or 245-50-R19 . how will you review these in terms of practicality, handling and fuel consumption? thanks

[marcs]

di ko masyado makita diff nung 18s vs. the 17s. The 20s look really nice though, pero for a poorer FC and harsher ride, hindi na muna siguro. Maganda siguro sa white Sportage yung brown/copper color na rims

[Starex_Gold]

Sportage Theta II DLX package

[renzo_d10]

1.6M ..... Theta II.

hehehehe nice joke kia so funny

[MayG]

Sportage Theta II DLX package

would anyone know if the tires used here (black sportage) are 245/55s? 245/50s? 235/55s? or 245/50s? thanks