Category Archives: Motoring

Silver Cars o Mga Kotseng Kulay Pilak

Posted on September 11, 2008 by greenbucks| 46 Comments

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It is Thursday once again. This is a happy day for me because this is not just Litratong Pinoy day but a day wherein I stay home.   The theme for this Thursday is SILVER. This is a difficult theme for me for I have lots of photos with silver.

Huwebes na naman. Ito ay isang masayang araw para sa akin dahil bukod sa Litratong Pinoy, ito ay araw na nasa bahay lang ako.  Ang tema para sa araw na ito ay (KULAY) TANSO. Nahirapan akong mamili sa sandamakmak kung mga larawan namay kulay na animo’ypilak.

I will try to see how much you know about cars and let you answer my questions without seeing the image’s caption.

Gusto kong malaman ang inyong kaalaman sa sasakyan at pasasagutin sa aking mga tanong na hindi titingin sa label ng larawan.

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Do you like this car? Who can tell me what this is?

Eto, gusto mo ba ang kotseng ito? Sino ang makakapagsabi kung ano ang tawag o modelo ng kotseng ito?

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Here is another one.  Can you tell me the make of this car?

Eto pa ang isa. Sino ang makakapagsabi kung anong tatak ng otong ito?

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Yup, that is a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. But what number?

Oo, Evo yan, pero pang-ilang Evo ba yan?

Maligayang araw ng Huwebes sa inyong lahat. Di bale, magkakarun din tayo ng ganyang mga sasakyan. Meron na nga kami, laruan ng mga anak ko 😀

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Stock or Modified?

Posted on August 26, 2008 by greenbucks| 6 Comments

We were supposed to go to a car show yesterday but the children didn’t want to leave the house anymore when to started to rain. So we just stayed home and each did his and her own thing. At least hubby changed my blogs’ themes. A lot of tweaking here and there but in the end, one both of these would have to be changed if one of my favorite plug ins won’t work fine.

The custom or modified question can refer to the themes since even if these were customized, still some modifications are needed to suit a blogger’s needs.

Or, this can mean cars. Yes, cars.

We have been to a lot of car shows. Not that we plan to buy a new car, no, that would have to be eons from now. Its just that getting near these cars gives us the “feel good” feeling.

Stock or modified?

Stock cars are cars and trucks that have not been changed in any way. It looks exactly like how to it looked when it got off the assembly line or production site. This term can also mean production based cars used for racing.

Here is an example of a stock car that I want (of course, this is by no means an ordinary stock car since it’s engine have been modified and is better than ordinary engines):

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Custom cars or modified cars or tuner cars on the other hand, are those that have been changed according to the owner’s specifications, needs and style.

There are many ways to modify a car: paint, mag wheels, body art, airbrush designs, neon lights, door conversions, steering wheels, wide body kits plus a lot more!

Here is an example of a custom or modified or a tuner car:

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So would you go for the stock car or the modified car?

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Subaru Impreza WRX STi or Mitsubishi Evolution X?

Posted on August 17, 2008 by greenbucks| 2 Comments

As I have written in a previous post, we just love going to car shows, ogling at new and old cars.

Not that we want to torture ourselves since we can’t afford these anyway, but still getting near these cars is a thrill in itself.

Back to my title, if I have a car like the Subaru Impreza WRX STi:

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Or a car like the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X:

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Cars in the City

Posted on August 11, 2008 by greenbucks| 3 Comments

Having a car is a necessity if one lives in the city and the workplace is not easily accessible to the home front.

On the other hand, it can also be a liability because there are just so many payments, services and purchases one has to make in order to keep a car up and running. Sometimes, one feels he is better off not having a car at all especially when the bills pile up.

For one, car payments. The usual scheme for new car owners getting a brand-new car is that auto insurance is included when they purchase a car. Better have this handy especially when one does city driving.

What about engine troubles, car repairs, paint jobs, car wash, and audio gadgets? The list is just endless about motoring trends.

To know the latest in motoring trends, we try to go to car shows, once or maybe twice a year.

There is just something about ogling at cars, whether brand new like this Nissan 350z below,

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or a car that has been brand-new years ago but has been modified or “set-up” according to my son, like one of my son’s favorite cars, the Nissan Sylvia or S14, that make one feels good, even if there was no purchase made 🙂

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SCTEx

Posted on May 15, 2008 by greenbucks| 5 Comments

What is SCTEx?

SCTEx is this: Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway which runs from Tarlac up to Subic or SBMA and back of course.

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Well paved roads. Lush green country side. Peaceful ride. Almost isolated expressway (for now I guess) where thinking about having an engine trouble is not an option. Sure, one needs to pay extra (we paid Php112.00) and travel extra kilometers from the usual route but that would not matter because travel is really pleasant.

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No need to navigate through road with vehicular and foot traffic. I shudder to think about the trees and the mountains that they have to cut in half just to make this happen.

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Traveling at night it was a different story. We traveled through a heavy downpour. Zero visibility. Fog was thick. It was eerie but it was still fun. The photo above was taken as we were approaching Clark, hence lights on the road.

Another post about this can be viewed here.

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