Privacy 5th Gear October 29, 2017 Share October 29, 2017 Anyone who bought the car we drove should be those of a certain profile that look beyond branding. Hence the similar mindset.sounds legit... but i still believe in Shell, Mobil and other major oil companies engine oils...difference of $9.90 per 4l... too small a difference to compromise ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuttywalnutty 1st Gear October 29, 2017 Share October 29, 2017 Wah so you all service outside now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teomingern 6th Gear October 29, 2017 Share October 29, 2017 1 series, a class, a3 barebone should be close lahThat's not even close to the size of our cars... I think the A3 was $130,000 when I paid $120,000 for my Sonata... I don't know if it's barebones or not... but I remembered it was about $7000 to $10,000 more... crazy prices lar...Wah so you all service outside now?Uh... yes lar... no point paying over the odds for a simple oil change... you don't even need to change spark plugs until 100,000 km or something like that... oil filter changes are just plug and play... sounds legit... but i still believe in Shell, Mobil and other major oil companies engine oils... difference of $9.90 per 4l... too small a difference to compromise I refuse to pay $10 more for what is essentially the same thing... the bottom end products of a brand name oil company won't differ much from that of the mid range product from a less well known oil company... essentially you're paying for the brand name... which I can't bring myself to... of course I won't compromise on quality but after almost 20 years of using Carlube... I can vouch for the quality... my dad has been using it also and since he bought a Proton Wira back in 1997... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuttywalnutty 1st Gear October 30, 2017 Share October 30, 2017 That's not even close to the size of our cars... I think the A3 was $130,000 when I paid $120,000 for my Sonata... I don't know if it's barebones or not... but I remembered it was about $7000 to $10,000 more... crazy prices lar... Uh... yes lar... no point paying over the odds for a simple oil change... you don't even need to change spark plugs until 100,000 km or something like that... oil filter changes are just plug and play... I refuse to pay $10 more for what is essentially the same thing... the bottom end products of a brand name oil company won't differ much from that of the mid range product from a less well known oil company... essentially you're paying for the brand name... which I can't bring myself to... of course I won't compromise on quality but after almost 20 years of using Carlube... I can vouch for the quality... my dad has been using it also and since he bought a Proton Wira back in 1997... Omg. Oh well I paid for 2 year package already. I already thought it was very cheap compared to my Previous Volkswagen hahahaha. Looks like VW owners are suckers. Like myself lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teomingern 6th Gear October 30, 2017 Share October 30, 2017 Omg. Oh well I paid for 2 year package already. I already thought it was very cheap compared to my Previous Volkswagen hahahaha. Looks like VW owners are suckers. Like myself lol ADs work on the peace of mind premise... which works out for owners who are technically less inclined, very busy, or just can spare the cash... so I won't say people who use ADs for servicing are suckers... that's a bit too harsh... my dad has always used outside mechanics... but when he bought his Renault Fluence turbo diesel, he thought that his mechanic of many years wasn't too familiar with the engine and its needs... so he also decided to buy the servicing package from Renault despite it being like 10 times more than what it would cost outside... but then turbo diesels are not very common still... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdf4786k Twincharged October 30, 2017 Share October 30, 2017 (edited) https://youtu.be/4QPy5CQZpuk?t=30 good thing hyundai never bring in the 2.0 turbo and only bring in the barebone classic non turbo. else will be stuck for a long time with a passat that is 1.8 turbo with less power yet much better. wonder if its the same engine thats on the stinger. But at least the stinger is on a rear wheel drive Edited October 30, 2017 by Sdf4786k Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuttywalnutty 1st Gear October 30, 2017 Share October 30, 2017 https://youtu.be/4QPy5CQZpuk?t=30 good thing hyundai never bring in the 2.0 turbo and only bring in the barebone classic non turbo. else will be stuck for a long time with a passat that is 1.8 turbo with less power yet much better. wonder if its the same engine thats on the stinger. But at least the stinger is on a rear wheel drive Hey we don't even get the bare bones one. My sonata came with the elantra 2.0 engine haha. I think the base model for GDi engine is 2.4L Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teomingern 6th Gear November 4, 2017 Share November 4, 2017 Hey we don't even get the bare bones one. My sonata came with the elantra 2.0 engine haha. I think the base model for GDi engine is 2.4LThey'll never bring in the more powerful GDI engine until Hyundai phases out the MPI versions... cos this MPI version is much cheaper... their profit margin is much higher... you see the Veloster... uses GDI... expensive lor... same with i30 and i30 wagon... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuttywalnutty 1st Gear November 4, 2017 Share November 4, 2017 They'll never bring in the more powerful GDI engine until Hyundai phases out the MPI versions... cos this MPI version is much cheaper... their profit margin is much higher... you see the Veloster... uses GDI... expensive lor... same with i30 and i30 wagon...I think Kia brings it in. The optima has it. Very similar car to the sonata! It's like the playful younger sonata Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teomingern 6th Gear November 4, 2017 Share November 4, 2017 (edited) I think Kia brings it in. The optima has it. Very similar car to the sonata! It's like the playful younger sonataOh? They bring in the GDI engine now??? Wow! Much more powerful... when I was looking at the Optima in 2015, it was still the MPI engine I think... Does DOHC CVVL mean it's the GDI engine? Did some reading... the Nu engine that is used in our Sonata has both MPI & GDI versions... ours is MPI... if the Optima uses the GDI version good for them... more powerful... but with the VES next year, it will face more stringent emissions testing... MPI exempted from particulate emissions test... ha ha... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Nu_engine Edited November 4, 2017 by teomingern Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GravityBlue 4th Gear November 4, 2017 Share November 4, 2017 Oh? They bring in the GDI engine now??? Wow! Much more powerful... when I was looking at the Optima in 2015, it was still the MPI engine I think... Does DOHC CVVL mean it's the GDI engine? Not true , current K5 is 2.0 NU engine , MPI Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuttywalnutty 1st Gear November 4, 2017 Share November 4, 2017 Not true , current K5 is 2.0 NU engine , MPI Ah yes. Seems like it's on the Sorento. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teomingern 6th Gear November 4, 2017 Share November 4, 2017 Oh yeah lar... then correct... Sorento is using GDI engine... the Santa Fe also if I am not wrong... the Tucson 1.6 L turbo is also GDI... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuttywalnutty 1st Gear November 4, 2017 Share November 4, 2017 Oh yeah lar... then correct... Sorento is using GDI engine... the Santa Fe also if I am not wrong... the Tucson 1.6 L turbo is also GDI...Oh well I don't think anyone getting a sonata has power as a priority on the list. I feel the mpi is terribly lethargic. But oh well it cruises well and is pretty reliable I guess I can't complain. I miss being able to quickly overtake though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teomingern 6th Gear November 4, 2017 Share November 4, 2017 (edited) Oh well I don't think anyone getting a sonata has power as a priority on the list. I feel the mpi is terribly lethargic. But oh well it cruises well and is pretty reliable I guess I can't complain. I miss being able to quickly overtake though That's why... the GDI has way more torque... so the overtaking is pretty much better... For our Sonata, the trick is to switch to Sports mode and floor the pedal... give the transmission two seconds and you see the car surge forward... but it's super costly where fuel consumption is concerned... ha ha... only do it on NSHW lar... Anyway I find that if I push the car to sky high revs it's still not too bad... in normal mode and I rev till about 4500 RPM lor... heh heh... of course the power isn't instant... Edited November 4, 2017 by teomingern Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuttywalnutty 1st Gear November 4, 2017 Share November 4, 2017 That's why... the GDI has way more torque... so the overtaking is pretty much better... For our Sonata, the trick is to switch to Sports mode and floor the pedal... give the transmission two seconds and you see the car surge forward... but it's super costly where fuel consumption is concerned... ha ha... only do it on NSHW lar... Anyway I find that if I push the car to sky high revs it's still not too bad... in normal mode and I rev till about 4500 RPM lor... heh heh... of course the power isn't instant... Yea I've tried that haha. But still does 0-100 in like 10 secs. Terrible haha. But ok for a family car luh. Maybe it's my expectations luh. Coming from a sports car it's a hard pill to swallow 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfc 5th Gear November 4, 2017 Share November 4, 2017 Nothing beats a manual haha... at least for me, I had been driving manual all my life and trying to get another one. But these days classic manuals (not paddle shifters) are a thing of the past... sad.. no choice now but do auto since all ah pek category cars all auto... Miss my clutch and stick... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Privacy 5th Gear November 4, 2017 Share November 4, 2017 i dont miss manual at all... haha owned 2 manual cars ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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