anyone here have a relatively low ground clearance car?

[asianbrother]

kamusta naman siya sa mga roads ng ph? i was planning on buying a 4.7 inch ground clearance car pero natakot ako bigla kc ntndaan ko baka masagi plgi ilalim. k

[marvinofthefaintsmile]

hahampas to sa humps..
hahampas to paakyat sa swirling road papuntang parking area building
hahampas to sa mga bato kung mag-offroad ka..
hahampas to kapag dumaan ka sa gutter after magpagas sa Shell
hahampas to pag nalubak ka..
papasok ang tubig baha kapag dumaan ka sa baha. baho carpet mo.

[asianbrother]

pano mo nasabi yan? meron ka ba o meron ka kakilala?

[marvinofthefaintsmile]

pano mo nasabi yan? meron ka ba o meron ka kakilala?

yup. naka-mirage sya.. well, hindi naman sa nagcrack.. pero pag hinipo nya yung ilalim ng bumper nya, dun mo mararamdaman ang mga malalalim na gasgas.. siguro, you can buy small cars like that, pero ingat ka nga lang kung saan mo padadaanin ang koche mo.. yung ibang may low clearance, pa-diagonal ang pagdaan nila sa humps, technique yun.

[asianbrother]

lol. hindi p nga ganun kababa ground clearance ng mirage e.

[marvinofthefaintsmile]

lol. hindi p nga ganun kababa ground clearance ng mirage e.

eh di expect the worse scenario.

[asianbrother]

i have a 2012 honda jazz. basically same clearance yun. i never get problems like that. baka hindi marunung yung kaibigan mo mag drive kya nasasagi ilalim nun.

[marvinofthefaintsmile]

i have a 2012 honda jazz. basically same clearance yun. i never get problems like that. baka hindi marunung yung kaibigan mo mag drive kya nasasagi ilalim nun.

pwede. bata pa kasi yun. masmaliit ba ang jazz sa picanto?

[asianbrother]

mas maliit ata yung picanto

[hiei]

Ako, lahat ng naging oto ko had properly sort out and installed lowering springs. All of them are stiff enough for better cornering. Sadly, may mga daan tlga na isusumpa mo like the ones sa bulacan na sobrang uneven... kung speed bumps naman patagilid na akyat lang yan one wheel at a time para di sumayad.

Interestingly sa sport tuned suspension na mini van pa namin ako sumayad ang chin hehe di ko akalain na ganoon kababa.

Swrte na lang ako sa oto ko ngayon may active suspension that can drop to 20mm and 40mm.. and di na ko naglagay ng mas babang chin. So far ok sa lahat ng kalsada. But the bottomline is alamin mo muna ang condition ng pupuntahan mo kng di ka sigurado at alam mo na mahirap sa lowered na oto magdala ka na lang ng iba or makisakay na lang sa tropa or commute

[asianbrother]

shet may naka porsche 911 pla dito. yan ba ride mo bro? nag quick google ako at nkta ko 3.5-4.2 inches ang clearance mo. grbe ibang lvl yan. gusto ko rn kumuha ng sports car e. di ko lam kung kukuha ako ng 2000-2005 na 350z/911 or bnew na gt86.

hindi pa ako nkakakita ng active suspension. automatic ba na tumataas at bumababa ang suspension mo based sa speed mo or parang may buttons ka na gagalawin?

[hiei]

oo, 997.2 GTS ko yan.... PASM ang term ng porsche sa active suspension, may buttons form sports and regular PASM. default on kung naka sports mode/plus. eto ung switch


just my 2cents worth about those cars na balak mo na nadrive ko na dhil meron nung mga un sa tropa:

2000-2005 911 - this equates to 996, imho least loved 911 in history pero most loved ang GT3 version. reason for this first time na water cooled engine and also deviated natural looks ng iconic 911. biggest cons is the engine is riddled with problems - RMS/IMS leak issues. but the GT3 version naman pinakagusto ng purist for being RAW... less electronics and walang sunroof... saka tunay na dry sump engine which makes it bulletproof.
same problems rin sa 2005 911 with the transition model ng 997.1 which still has the RMS/IMS problem but you can retrofit the fix for the IMS.
fyi nasa P4M 3yrs ago ang 996 GT3, konti lang rin nakikita ko sa atin unlike the usual carreras. though kalat naman sa 997 ang GT3/RS/RS 4.0...
driving impression: sa 996 na nagsimula ang mas madaling driveability ng 911 compared to its aircooled brothers. ung GT3 super tagtag but you need the stiffness sa track, and it drives like a go cart sa corners. is it fun to drive sa streets? no, masakit sa katawan and the stop go traffic will make your left calves huge... matigas ang clutch to accomodate its HP.

nissan 350z - if you have a good mech, dami nyan sa port irene my friend bought one and installed nismo goodies, staggered set-up at dapa sa lupa.
driving impression: definitely much comfortable to drive kesa sa 911 kaso nung pinalitan ng barkada ko ung suspension matigas na rin and mas sayad sa lupa since the 996 GT3 na drive ko was still stock. for him wala nman problem tulad ng sabi ko kung di sya sigurado sa daan and esp mabagyo ngayon at baha, may H2 pa siya for these duties.

toyota 86/GT86/scion FRS/subaru BRZ - if ill pick one among your choices, eto pipiliin ko. kabibili lang ng barkada ko last christmas w/ TRD performance options and non of the aerokit-fast-and-furious-$hit.
driving impressions: di natuloy ang trackday namin kasi 3 lang kami na maghahati sa bayad sa clark speedway since most of our friends na kasama namin dati sa RWYB were now into MTB... teka kasalanan ko un since ako rin naghatak na magbike hehe anyways, marami naman na twisties near alabang, ok pa rin power ng 86 sa straights and sweeping corner sa daang hari. we tried a short hillclimb sa back roads ng tagaytay and still power is more than enough. ang mahalaga the 86 is very manageable for a RWD as long as you respect it. very predictable ang cornering characteristics and may confident  to regain control kng magpower slide sa exit... yup, sunod sa pila ang drift class sa clark bottomline: the next best car to learn performance driving... number one kasi miata hehe for being affordable and very abundant compared sa 86 na maiiyak ka kung something bad would happen sa track.

[asianbrother]

thanks/ how about 2010 genesis coupe 3.8, 2004 mazda rx8 and honda s2000. mga options ko rn to.

tapos nkta ko rn ung concept nung lexus lf cc. shet ang ganda. kaso 2015 dw ata irerelease.



http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/30/lexus-lf-cc-gets-green-light-evoque-rival-under-consideration/

tsaka ano tngin mo pnka mgnda exterior na car for around 2m. mby 3

[hiei]

genesis 3.8 - di pa ko nakadrive but my old officemate has one and she said its plush with lots of power. looks? ok sya even the initial release na genesis coupe 2.0T that shares similar engine sa evoX. and kaunti lang dati ang segment ng entry level RWD, dati kasi series 1 coupe and sedan lang and the RX8... ngayon may 86, BRZ at genesis pa.

RX8 - di pa rin ako nakadrive but our counterparts sa SJ production line has one and been tracking it sa laguna seca. chicks ulit and drives a big bike kapag di gamit ang RX8. anyway, very balance pero nasa US sya kaya walang problem sa maintenance ng wankel engine. sa atin mmagiging limited lang options mo when it comes to mechanicals.

Honda S2000 - another great handling car and has a nice wail kapag nasa VTEC zone. but im not a big fan ng convertible and hirap ng 2 seater even for a single guy. unless may isa pang group hauler.

sensya na, not too keen sa interior ng oto siguro pagtagal-tagal pa like how i accepted the convenience to drive a PDK instead of manual... which lahat ng barkada ko gulat for driving 2 pedals instead of 3 hehe isang lang sagot ko - convenience hehe and PDK is the way to go pati the new 991 GT3s have PDK instead of the usual MT.