some paxs comment about sonata
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one jap/kor with his 'gal' from eminent plaza to jur east... i accelerate a bit only he say wow very powerful car... throughout the journey he see me cut lane and overtake...effortlessly but safely of course... end of destination about $11.5... he paid me $20 no need change... very good driving...haha male ang moh - merchant to orchard hotel... at destination he say fast and good...hmm chinese male - got in and put seat beat... say sonata every cabby also very fast one... 3 other times - retired cabbies... one say should have auto long ago.... one say very powerful and quiet... that time me havent tried crown so i told him so so... he seems surprised... but not everyone likes speed... one 50+ chinese woman... st james to bedok... got in and say please dont speed...she scared... so i obediently go at say 90km/h at ECP... sonata at 90km/h feels like 70km/h in normal car... at destinate she say thank you for driving the way you did...
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one elderly chinese woman... she say sonata seat hard to get out cos softer than crown... so their backside sink in more... haha another elderly chinese woman... she sit in front cos she say sonata back window bad design... exposed too much to sun... can get sun tan... haha....
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i've had no luck w/ sonata.
wait at taxi stand long, long.. my turn, crown.
flag down along street, crown.
call for cab.. get number.. wait anxiously.... crown.
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few other paxs... they squeeze in my sonata... then they say wow more spacious and comfortable than the earlier taxi... one tall ang moh sat in front... shift back seat fully back... wow this cab is of the proper size... earlier one his legs jam...haha one male pax to airport... wow your boot is huge... that is true... u try to reach the end of boot with your hand full stretch also got problem...
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sonata very powerful. hmm maybe cus of the turbo?
crown dun feel so powerful but due to the uber cushy suspension, when it accelerate, u totally get suck into the seat. lol.
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I like the ride of the fiat, especially during hard acceleration, can hear the turbo flutter.
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i sat on a sonata once, from woodlands checkpoint to sembawang. i am very impressed with the sonata. much much better than the crap toyota crown.
but my best cab ride is actually on a skoda octavia. better than a merz, i dare say.
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Originally posted by redDUST:
i sat on a sonata once, from woodlands checkpoint to sembawang. i am very impressed with the sonata. much much better than the crap toyota crown.
but my best cab ride is actually on a skoda octavia. better than a merz, i dare say.
Totally agreed with redDUST that skoda is still the best. -
skoda really good? next time i must try... $3.2 flag down...
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i love the skoda engine sound.. very roaarrrrrrrr.
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My ang mo pax said he giddy sitting behind , cos i think the vehicle wobble alot behind .
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juz now my couple pax from Kampong bahru to Punggol 21 told be i driving very fast , knn 110km/h .
I told her , i very slow liao , i told her i usually average at 120km/h , cos today many TP on the road , so i relax a bit .
She said : Wow , uncle u humble leh "
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Of course Skoda Octavia power , V-6 engine leh .....
They dun want speed nia , Sonata no match .
Sonata CRDI turbo diesel , Skoda V-6 2.5 i think , Sonata 2.0 , compare what ?
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Obviously Sonata save fuel than Skoda .
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Originally posted by Poolman:
My ang mo pax said he giddy sitting behind , cos i think the vehicle wobble alot behind .
I take cab quite regular, at least twice a day, been doing that seen june last year. Taken all kind of taxis and Skoda is still my fav.
Wobble alot? that ang mo must be drunk or he doesn't enjoy life.
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Sonata...the only disadvantage is too many blind spots around. Overtaking the Right Hand Side Mirror never help much. Reversing without the back sensor really hardtime to do it because the back too huge. The good is this Sonata never sound like a diesel engine driven machine...compare to Toyota Crown. So quiet and silent when on board.
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Originally posted by kinwashi:
Sonata…the only disadvantage is too many blind spots around. Overtaking the Right Hand Side Mirror never help much. Reversing without the back sensor really hardtime to do it because the back too huge.
which is why i see many sonatas the right hand side mirror has an extra mirror above it & my question is, is it the cabbies fixed themselves or did CDG do it..
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CDG do it? TKK then have lah. fix ourselves. the one from korea costs $16 while the one from china costs $13. (tat's $32 if u fixed both sides) but this blind spot mirror very very useful. now don't even need to turn my head to check, one glance is all it takes. even toyota crowns oso fixed and i saw a few private cars with the blind spot mirror too. but it does spoil the aesthetics.
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everytime i take taxi with gf den kena sonata i sure "wah, initial D ride again.."
fast and spacious but sometimes overtake or change lane quite fierce lol.. when accelerate really whole body pushed back..
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Truth be told... I'm used to the acceleration of more powerful machines. But when it comes to choosing my taxis, I'm not fussed as long as the air con is very cold, And I can sleep during the ride.
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i can't sleep in the noisy crown... unless under 80km/h... Above 90km/h, talk also very difficult, let alone sleep... no offence to those crown drivers... purely my preference
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yo Kelvin, i still cant adjust to the blind spot mirror... my vision gets blur when i see the normal side mirror then bind spot mirror... if you know what i mean... so i still do the ah pek way... check blind spot... but 2 times after i checked blind spot, i still fail to notice a car at my side when i switched lane... dangerous man... since then i will make sure i turned quickly until i can almost the pax behind me... haha... actually the best solution for sonata is to change to bigger side mirrors.... dun know why install such a small mirror
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no offence to those crown drivers… purely my preference
helloooo ALviN, don't be apologetic, the crown is truly indeed very noisy. When I'm finished driving the crown (another 15 months) I should be quite deaf by then. Anyway I like the crown for it's 'vintage' look.
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Originally posted by ALN:
i can’t sleep in the noisy crown… unless under 80km/h…
Above 90km/h, talk also very difficult, let alone sleep…
no offence to those crown drivers… purely my preference
I can sleep listening to rock and heavy metal. I can sleep anywhere. In fact the noise is very soothing.
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noisy can still sleep? how about this... the last crown i drove, the brake a bit cock up... when i brake, the car will vibrate 3-4 times before stopping.... and the MDT will hang at least 4-5 times a shift... blood can boil...change MDT still the same... but this concerns only the driver funny car...