Suzuki APV [Merged Threads]

[pissword]

sir badkuk makakarating yan heheh puro 1st gear lang

[hsc183]

sir badkuk makakarating yan heheh puro 1st gear lang

I agree with you pissword. Pagdating sa Baguio akyatan, i-park mo ang APV at tumawag ka nalang ng sidecar .

[carlocaraddict]

I agree with you pissword. Pagdating sa Baguio akyatan, i-park mo ang APV at tumawag ka nalang ng sidecar .

teka, na try mo na ba i akyat sa baguio?

[hsc183]

teka, na try mo na ba i akyat sa baguio?

Yes, just last week, my friend (owner of the new APV) went to Baguio, we were 6. When we reached the uphill, he felt that the engine is going to blow, so we decided to travel back to Manila without reaching Baguio. He decided to sell his APV, very disappointing, he got it in Pasong Tamo.

Carlocaraddict, you want to buy APV? You can contact him at 09274386207 look for Andy. He is selling it for 690,000 with 142 KM in the ODOmeter. Fully Paid Cash, not financed.

[mazdamazda]

Yes, just last week, my friend (owner of the new APV) went to Baguio, we were 6. When we reached the uphill, he felt that the engine is going to blow, so we decided to travel back to Manila without reaching Baguio. He decided to sell his APV, very disappointing, he got it in Pasong Tamo.

Carlocaraddict, you want to buy APV? You can contact him at 09274386207 look for Andy. He is selling it for 690,000 with 142 KM in the ODOmeter. Fully Paid Cash, not financed.

142 km? the NLEX (manila to sta. ines) is already 160 km back & forth.

plus have you heard of breaking-in the car before going up baguio with a full load?

[takernz32]

For those who criticize the APV when not climbing up the mountains, the pistons and rings in the engine are very tight, it means lots of friction because they set it to a hundredths of a millimeter, so almost zero in tolerances. That's why they recommended the break-in period (5000 kilometers) with up to 4000 rpm only when shifting (for sticks), to remove little less metal from moving parts until the correct tolerances are met, when that happens, the friction reduced thus improving power and fuel economy. When switching to synthetic oils, the engine is now much smoother running, crisp throttle response and fuel economy improved even further. Our APV's mileage is now 1300 kms. and Cebu is a very small place compared to manila and Luzon. I'll try to climb up the mountains similar conditions to Bagiuo with 8 souls with AC placed at #3 speed the temp. control knob pointing to blue area (colder) after 5000 kms with oil changed to syn oils. This is the time you'll test the APV's capabilities and you'll be surprised.

[caloyski5]

nyek. oo nga noh..alam ko baguio is about 200 plus km, back and forth i mean..

[hsc183]

nyek. oo nga noh..alam ko baguio is about 200 plus km, back and forth i mean..

Di pa nga umabot ng baguio, please read again.

[mazdamazda]

Di pa nga umabot ng baguio, please read again.

Balintawak to Sta. Ines -> 80 kilometers

Mabalacat to Rosario -> 160 kilometers

that is already 220 kilometers (440 kilometers back & forth) excluding the uphill portion (Kennon Road / Marcos Highway) which is around 20 kilometers.

heck... you wouldn't even have compeleted a round trip around the NLEX (160 km).

[caloyski5]

nyek. oo nga noh..alam ko baguio is about 200 plus km, back and forth i mean..

so mali pa pala estimate ko..mas malayo pa..tama nga yung 600+ km na nalog ko dati kasma na ikot ikot sa taas..

[caloyski5]

hindi umabot pero ilang km na lang yung paakyat..

[bulldog]

baguio is 250 kms from manila, one way. manila to the shell station just before going up kenon is around 200kms. to reach any of the uphill roads, either kenon, marcos or naguilan, you would have already travelled at least 200 kms.

if your odometer reading is 142 kms, then you only travelled 71 kms north. coming from pasong tamo makati, you would not even reach the end of slex at 71 kms.

[caloyski5]

baka sira odometer? (tama ba?)

[carlocaraddict]

ano yun? lumipad yung apv? sheesh!

kia pride nga nakasabay namin sa kenon road going to baguio fully loaded eh.

hindi nga talaga nakaakyat ng baguio.

[bulldog]

our lite ace only has 64 bhp. it can go up to baguio carrying 5 adults and a lot of luggage. i am sure the APV can easily go up baguio with its 90+ bhp engine.

[francisco monto]

Can't make it to Baguio? Bad news, and I'm owning one. Sabi raw ng sales rep sa Pilhino, sinabak siya sa Baguio and survived.

Baka wala naman akong balak mag-Bagiuo anytime soon. Subic malamang. I've drove my matic APV to Batangas via STAR hiway, OK pa! at 8km/li

[Macky]

Can't make it to Baguio? Bad news, and I'm owning one. Sabi raw ng sales rep sa Pilhino, sinabak siya sa Baguio and survived.

Baka wala naman akong balak mag-Bagiuo anytime soon. Subic malamang. I've drove my matic APV to Batangas via STAR hiway, OK pa! at 8km/li

I got 3,500+ kms na on my APV! Wala pang 2 months..... kung hindi lang ako pinutakti ng malas against tricycles baka 5K kms na yung itinakbo ko. I've been to Baguio, Subic, Batangas, etc. na. Mileage is at 8.2kms/l pero pag naghihintay ako kay misis sa shopping malls or grocery stores inaabot ako as low as 6.9 kms/l dahil na rin siguro sa more than 1 hour wait na umaandar yung makina at AC.

Di totoo yung naluluto ang behind dahil sa yung makina ay nasa ilalim ng upuan. Whoever said it does not own an APV! Madami kasing takot ngayon sa APV dahil besides sa mura at maganda ang mileage, mas madaming creature's comfort kesa mga bare competition na kapresyo o mas mahal pa sa kanya.

The transmission is svelt and pays attention to what your gear need is. Am currently driving the automatic APV version and medyo lamang lang ng konti yung transmission ng 2002 CR-V EX ko dati. Mas jerky pa yung AT ng 2000 Civic EX ko kesa kanya. Yung makina hindi naman ganun kahina tulad ng mga paninira ng mga anti-APVs. Broad ang torque band nya kaya power will always be there when needed. Nasa pagmamaneho din kasi yung pag-akyat ng Baguio.... kung aanga-anga ka, malamang na hindi ka nga maka-akyat kahit sa Skyway entrance, hehehehe.

OT: francisco monto, naka-leather seats ka na ba? Saw those good quality leathers sa PilHino nung kuhanin ko yung sasakyan ko pero the price quotation that I got was too steep. Around P10K daw Anyway, naubos na sa kababayad ng participation fee sa insurance yung pang leather ko, hehehe.

[rlzacarias]

Macky/All,

I'm planning to test drive my APV A/T, got it only last week, and am still waiting for the licensed plate, btw, I got it from Suzuki Pasong Tamo.

Can you share tips on how to properly break-in an A/T APV? I came from a M/T background, my previous was a Mazda B2200 pick-up which i sold to get an APV.

So far, I logged 100 Kms pa lang, and am not using it going to and from work.

Question: Will a wider and lower profile tires/rims do any good to its pick-up like comfort? Definitely, it will do got aesthetically :-) If it will, I'll definitely get a set.

Thanks

Hope to see you all on the road.

I got 3,500+ kms na on my APV! Wala pang 2 months..... kung hindi lang ako pinutakti ng malas against tricycles baka 5K kms na yung itinakbo ko. I've been to Baguio, Subic, Batangas, etc. na. Mileage is at 8.2kms/l pero pag naghihintay ako kay misis sa shopping malls or grocery stores inaabot ako as low as 6.9 kms/l dahil na rin siguro sa more than 1 hour wait na umaandar yung makina at AC.

Di totoo yung naluluto ang behind dahil sa yung makina ay nasa ilalim ng upuan. Whoever said it does not own an APV! Madami kasing takot ngayon sa APV dahil besides sa mura at maganda ang mileage, mas madaming creature's comfort kesa mga bare competition na kapresyo o mas mahal pa sa kanya.

The transmission is svelt and pays attention to what your gear need is. Am currently driving the automatic APV version and medyo lamang lang ng konti yung transmission ng 2002 CR-V EX ko dati. Mas jerky pa yung AT ng 2000 Civic EX ko kesa kanya. Yung makina hindi naman ganun kahina tulad ng mga paninira ng mga anti-APVs. Broad ang torque band nya kaya power will always be there when needed. Nasa pagmamaneho din kasi yung pag-akyat ng Baguio.... kung aanga-anga ka, malamang na hindi ka nga maka-akyat kahit sa Skyway entrance, hehehehe.

OT: francisco monto, naka-leather seats ka na ba? Saw those good quality leathers sa PilHino nung kuhanin ko yung sasakyan ko pero the price quotation that I got was too steep. Around P10K daw Anyway, naubos na sa kababayad ng participation fee sa insurance yung pang leather ko, hehehe.

[francisco monto]

Hi Macky, I'm using fabric seats. Yung seat cover na libre medyo hindi maganda, sabi ni misis. I wonder if a hottie on a mini will get itchy when she seats

I'm saving up for a roof rail/rack. Sabi daw nila idikit nila ng glue, as what they did on the Jimny. I still having doubts whether glue will do.

I do notice a lot of heads turn when I pass by. Is it the car or is it me

[jovanne]

can you post some interior pics of the apv? the apv looks promising. yung basic innova j is already 700,000 plus. while the top apv is of the same price range. so, mukhang sulit ang apv. i think the only other fear is that not too many people are familiar with the suzuki reliability. reliable nga ba?