Funny Hugot Lines from MMDA May Huli Ba Website (Contact-less Apprehension)

This just came in today where the MMDA rolled out an online inquiry system to check if a car has been tagged and issued with a traffic violation ticket via the contact-less apprehension policy the system uses high-definition CCTVs strategically-placed at various locations and monitored 24x7 by the MMDA. tagged vehicles will be notified of the violation then the violator can pay at the MMDA or any Metrobank branch. Hugot Line Number 1:

Hugot Line Number 2:

Hugot Line Number 3:

Hugot Line Number 4:

Hugot Line Number 5:

Hugot Line Number 16

Which one do you find funniest?

Prudential Guarantee: List of Accredited Repair Shops for Insurance Claims

I've yet to file a car insurance claim for Scarlett, insured with Prudential Guarantee, through Chinabank Brokers, but I need a list of alternative repair shops where I can have it repaired (just in case) or for body works, repaint, scratches et al

here's a list of alternative repair shops accredited by Prundential Guarantee if you find scheduling through a casa dealer plus the wait time too long and much hassle

"III. ACCREDITED SHOPS
Should the client bring the insured unit to any of the accredited shops of Prudential Guarantee listed below, the said shops will take the responsibility of assisting the client with regards to the documents and the repair of the vehicle.

A. PGA Cars EDSA
201 E. delos Santos Avenue, Quezon City (across the EDSA gate of Corinthian Gardens)
Tel. No.: 727 0381
Contact: Carrie Maliwanag

B. Warranty Auto Shop
7764-C St. Paul Street, San Antonio Village, Makati City
Tel. No.: 897 7434 / 31
Contact: Amy Vidad

C. Carhaus Auto Works
49 Sgt. Rivera Street, C-3 Balintawak, Quezon City
Tel. No.: 365 9818
Contact: Abe Larin

D. Nissan North Edsa
1174 E. delos Santos Avenue, Balintawak Quezon City
Tel. No.: 330 5333
Contact: Boyet Bautista

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How to Replace Lost LTO Drivers License: Fee and Requirements

An officemate of mine lost her two mobile phones, bag, car key and wallet with PhP500.00 inside (quite an amount already knowing her), company ID, her ATM cards, credit cards and LTO drivers license.

Losing money and valuables is already a pain particularly the car key but it's also a pain just to call up credit card issuer banks and ATM cards for cancellation plus the replacement drivers license at the Land Transportation Office (LTO)

Here's the procedure how to apply for replacement drivers license at the LTO:

1. Prepare an affidavit of loss indicating the circumstances of the lost of the LTO drivers license including as much detail as your drivers license number (if available). Tip: include the details of other cards and items too as they may require an affidavit of loss too (an affidavit of loss costs as cheap as PhP50.00 if you prepared it and have it stamped to as high as PhP200.00 if you allow them to prepare everything for you)

2. Go to the nearest LTO office (in Makati there's an LTO office at MRT Ayala Station, there's another at Guadalupe). There's also LTO branches at Robinsons Galleria and SM City North EDSA (Northlink building)

3. Fill out the form, submit the requirements and pay the LTO drivers license replace fee of PhP475.00

4. Wait for your new drivers license. This whole process takes just about 15 minutes.

Related LTO Drivers License Posts:

LTO Car Registration 

LTO Drivers License Restriction Codes 

New LTO Licence Plates with 3 Letters and 4 Numbers

this is good news for legitimate public utility buses, and jeepneys when the LTO announced that they will replace the existing car license plates with new ones starting July 2013 the new LTO car license plates (plaka) will have for private vehicles a white background and green letters and numbers while those for public vehicles will have a yellow background and white letters and numbers. in addition, the franchised route of public utility buses, and jeepneys will also be displayed beneath the plate number so as to distinguish the legit from colorum buses and jeepneys. stickers will also be standard as well as the screws will be install once and will be destroyed if removed to protect against plate number swapping to evade MMDA number coding. a bar code will be displyed on the plate where traffic enforcer, LTO or LTFRB personnel can further verify authentic plates against fake. the fake plate number industry needs to act now, people in recto manila will have something exciting to catch up with. is this plate number applicable to old vehicles meaning old plates will be replaced with new plate numbers that look like Euro plates? :P

Hyundai Accent Hatchback CRDI Fuel Consumption (Diesel), Specifications

I love the Hyundai Tucson with its fluidic design now applied to the Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Eon, and Hyundai i10, Hyundai i30 and others the Hyundai Tucson I did not choose vs my Toyota Innova since I needed more passenger space then Now I'm keen on buying a hatchback, a Honda Jazz to be exact when I confirmed the news that the Hyundai Accent Hatchback is coming to the Philippines and it comes in diesel, not gas, variants with either manual or automatic transmission (MT/AT) Now, how does the hyundai accent fuel consumption compare to the hyundai tucson sedan gas variant? I wanted to know the kilometers/liter (miles per gallon) more like gas vs diesel.

I needed unleaded gas receipts for my gas allowance reimbursements but this news of the sexy hyundai look but the lure of more cost savings in getting a small diesel car is probably worth considering. If you also have information on the following, please leave a comment: Hyundai Genesis Fuel Consumption Hyundai Genesis Coupe Fuel Consumption Hyundai Grand Starex Fuel Consumption Hyundai i10 Fuel Consumption Hyundai i30 Fuel Consumption Hyundai Veracruz Fuel Consumption Hyundai Elantra Fuel Consumption Hyundai Santa Fe Fuel Consumption Hyundai Sonata Fuel Consumption Hyundai Eon Fuel Consumption Hyundai H100 Fuel Consumption

Honda Jazz/Fit Fuel Consumption/Mileage

I'm looking at a new Honda Jazz 1.3 white hatchback as my second car next year to replace my 6 year old Toyota Vios 1.5G 2006. could anyone give me actual fuel consumption of Honda Jazz for the 1.3 model (gasoline no diesel variant), not the bigger 1.5 gasoline/petrol type? I need data for both city driving and highway road conditions. my Toyota Vios can church 9-11 Kilometers/liter (km/L)city driving and as high as 15 km/liter on the highway probabl higher. I need a fuel saving type of car backup to my Toyota Innova D4D that's why

Toyota Innova Fuel Consumption Gas vs Diesel D4D vs VVTI

With my Toyota Innova E 2.5 DSL 2011 A/T 2006 with me for almost 2 months already, here're are my usual computations on Toyota Vios Fuel Consumption

for city driving in Metro Manila, horrible stop and go traffic even on EDSA Toyota Innova' fuel consumption is around 8 kilometers per liter, with my relaxed driving style and easy on the gas, stay on my lane but my Innova is realy new thus still under "break in period."

My recent trip to Pangasinan via NLEX, SCTEX and the zigzag going to Bolinao gave me 11 kms/L.

I wonde how it would be like if i use it on the expressway with constant speed of, say, 80 kms/hr?

I will wait for the mileage to rise around 5000 kilometers and check again. with the prices of diesel and unleaded gasoline kept about P10 apart, and my Innova gaining ground to give me that reported 11 km/L fuel consumption.

I heard stories from other drivers about almost same results for their manual cars but mine's an automatic. Is it due to my driving style or just that the rumor that manual vs automatic in terms of fuel consumption is not that big difference?

Toyota Innova J
Toyota Innova E
Toyota Innova G
Toyota Innova E

Toyota Kijang

Toyota Vios Fuel Consumption Gas 1NZ-FE / 2NZ-FE

With my Toyota Vios 1.5G 2006 A/T 2006 with me for almost 4 years already, here're are my usual computations on Toyota Vios Fuel Consumption

for city driving in Metro Manila, horrible stop and go traffic even on EDSA Toyota Vios' fuel consumption is around 10.5 kilometers per liter, with my relaxed driving style and easy on the gas, stay on my lane.

My recent trip to Bataan via NLEX, SCTEX and the zigzag going to Bagac gave me 14 kms/L.

I wonde how it would be like if i use it on the expressway with constant speed of, say, 80 kms/hr?

I heard stories from other drivers about almost same results for their manual cars but mine's an automatic. Is it due to my driving style or just that the rumor that manual vs automatic in terms of fuel consumption is not that big difference?


Toyota Vios 1.3J 2NZ-FE
Toyota Vios 1.3E 2NZ-FE
Toyota Vios 1.5G 1NZ-FE

Toyota Avanza 1.3J 2NZ-FE
Toyota Avanza 1.5G 1NZ-FE

Toyota Yaris

LTO No Plate No Travel Policy: New Cars MMDA/Makati

I'm now an owner of shiny new Toyota Innova E 2.g DSL since last week. And since it's new, still has no plate numbers but was able to get home to Quezon City and Makati via San Juan and Mandaluyong, not via EDSA nor C5.

For now, I'm using Toyota Pasong Tamo's delivery receipt valid for 7 days that I need to show to traffic enforces (MMDA or MAPA/MAPSA in makati) or the Land Transportation Office (LTO) or PNP TMG (traffic management group) manning checkpoints.

Note that the seven days validity of conduction sticker is legal only for delivery of your new vehicle from the dealer to your office or residence but due to either laziness of the CASA or the usually slow LTO release of license plates, plate numbers will be released after about 3 to 4 weeks. (conduction sticker can be removed from your car once you have your plate numbers, number coding in makati uses the last digit of your conduction sticker too, i think same in Las Pinas but not sure in Pasig. MMDA tolerates it but also attracts carnappers and carjackers of which QC has lots of)

I've yet to mark the first week of my car's life outside, odometer reading's still around 64 kilometers. I have several post-dated delivery receipts to use after seven days to renew my seven days grace period of "exemption" from the no plate, no travel policy. But i think as long as it's taking a long time, a smart police or traffic enforcer can ask your odometer reading to know if your car's really fresh from the CASA.

I intend to take my Innova to Bolinao, pangasinan next month, I hope to receive my plate number by then so that I don't have to be nervous to pass by NLEX and SCTEX or even SLEX and Startoll.

Violations and fines for new cars without license plates apply plus possible impounding of your new car until you show the LTO registration OR/CR or license plate with stickers.

This No Plate No Travel policy is stupid for the government makes it hard for citizens to use their new cars caused by the inefficiency of the LTO in the quick release of license plates.

MMDA Number Coding Suspended: Transport Strike on September 19

MMDA recently announced that it will suspend the implementation of number coding on Monday, September 19 to enable vehicle owners to use their cars during the planned transport strike.

Note that number coding in Makati is not suspended. There's always no color coding suspension in the Republic of Makati, don't press your luck.

latest news on MMDA Number coding

Makati Traffic Violation Ticket Fines

pasaway na drivers beware in the republic of Makati with the new ordinance to take effect on September 16, 2011.

you want exemption? there's the Eagles of Makati stickers for sale bu i don't recommend it, just follow the law :P

makati traffic violations fines charges and citations from Philippine Daily Inquirer article:

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driving motor vehicles under the influence of liquor or drugs, in addition to the P2,500 fine and/or imprisonment prescribed by the 2003 Traffic Code for the first offense.

The city will also recommend to the Land Transportation Organization (LTO) the suspension or revocation of the drunk driver’s license.

ban on tricycles on national roads in the city, including all roads within the central business district. The penalty for violators was also raised to P1,000 from P500, in addition to impounding of the tricycle.

Tdriving over a yellow box—the portion of the intersection marked with yellow lines that should be kept clear of all vehicles at all times—was also increased to P1,000 from P500 for the first offense.

Disobedience to traffic control signals, on the other hand, will entail a fine of P2,500 and/or suspension of driver’s license and, for a public utility vehicle, suspension of Certificate of Public Convenience.

business establishments will also be required to refrain from serving liquors or intoxicating beverages to customers driving a vehicle. They are also required to post reminders against drunk driving in conspicuous areas in their place of business.
Establishments that fail to comply with this provision will be slapped with a P2,500 fine and suspension of business permit for the first offense.

Toyota Alphard Price, Features, Specifications

I'm really dead serious in looking for a new car to replace my Vios next year. I noticed the new Toyota Alphard prominently displayed at Toyota dealer onC5

Toyota Alphard Specifications:

gasoline-fed 2.4-liter engine
four-speed automatic transmission
maximum power of 165 horses
maximum torque of 227 Newton meters

Over-all length of 4,850 millimeters,
width of 1,830mm
height of 1,905mm
Seating capacity: 7 persons (good enough for me against the Hyundai Tucson)

Entertainment: in-dash six-CD changer, an MP3 with auxilliary connection with Bluetooth Head Unit (car stereo without iPod Control?)

Safety features include an anti-lock brake system with electronic brake distribution, and SRS airbags for the driver and passenger

Other features: a cruise control system and a dual moonroof

Available colors: White Pearl, Silver Metallic and Raven Black.

No information yet on Toyota Alphard price but I hope it's affordable to me. I'm also looking for a Toyota Alphard reviews, user feedback and comments like driveability, diesel variant, mileage kilometers/liter fuel consumption and other usual stuff.

Megaforce Transformers Talking Car Alarm (Cobra)

A very good conversation starter for those not familiar with my car, a Toyota Vios 1.5G A/T, is the talking car alarm that says "Megaforce alarm deactivated" when I unlock the doors using the remote control key fob.

The Megaforce car alarm is a talking model, when Cobra security no longer produces the product. the various warnings said by the robot voice that reminds you of Optimus Prime of the Transformers:

Locked: "Megaforce Alarm Activated"
Unlocked: "Megaforce Alarm Deactivated"
Engine Started and door open: "Please close the door"
on sensing vibration: "This car is protected by Megaforce, please go away!"

all voice warnings come with loud siren sound that sometimes is too tiresome though.

Where did i buy my talking car alarm? head over to ebay philippines, it's there. Price of mine was P3500 with P200 installation fee. If you're adventurous enough head over to Banawe in Quezon City, the car enthusiasts haven and lair of hooligans or jsut have them delivered to you as offered by several online merchants.

Suzuki APV Features, Price, and Safety Record Wanted

I'm evaluating this early a replacement to my Toyota Vios 1.5G 2006 due for de-commisioning next year when it reaches my five year car plan

I need a new car that can seat more than 5 person typical of sedans so I'm crossing out the Hyundai Tucson due to it being just a 5-seater and pricey at P1M.

I'm looking at the not-so-pricey Suzuki APV but I can't find a good review of Suzuki APV 2011. It's currently priced in between the Toyota Avanza and Toyota Innova for the diesel variant automatic transmission (i don't like manual transmission, M/T vs A/T) with the 8-seater, 1.6L engine displacement.

Other options are the much pricier Toyota Innova, Mitsubishi Adventure or Fuzion, Isuzu Highlander and the Nissan Grand Livina.

If you own a Suzuki APV, can you give me both positive and negative feedback and comments, latest Suzuki APV price as well as maintenance costs and spare parts availability.

R3 Car Smoke Emission Testing Center (near LTO Makati) should be Investigated

When I had my car registered last year at LTO Makati, I looked for a vehicle emission testing on J.P. Rizal St. first to have my Toyota Vios smoke emission test prior to proceeding to LTO Makati for my DIY registration

The smoke emission test took only a few minutes from payment of smoke emission fees (P350 for smal cars + the questionable P80 IT/Interconnectivity Fee) at the counter, waited a few minutes for my turn.

What surprised me was that my car was never actually tested for smoke emission. All
R3 did was place the smoke emission machine near my car, put the "catheter" inside my exhaust then let somebody take a picture of the smoke emissions technician with my car plate number in view then made me wait for my fake results.

I know I can really pass the car vehicle smoke emission test for it was just three years then but it's a questionable practice, not all 3 year old cars are well-maintained.

And whenever i hear about the no appearance car registration racket of some people, even without vehicle smoke emission tests, they're the ones to blame for the black smoke emitted by some vehicles, even public utility jeepneys, and the smog of metro manila.

so much for the clean air act :(

Be a responsible car owner, maintain your vehicle and reduce your carbon footprint!

Speedy Fix (Shaw) Auto Repair Shop

After the pathetic service of Class A Motorcraft on the faulty installation of the fuel filter and fuel pump of my Toyota Vios, I decided to have my car towed to Speedy Fix on Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong to have it fixed in a jiffy

Speedy Fix fixed my car in an hour due to improper installation of the fuel filter gasket by Class A Motorcraft Banawe that resulted to not starting problem caused by loss of fuel pressure.

I also had my rear power window repaired by Speedy Fix that they did so by just cleaning the power window motor and gears.

After about a month my power window malfunctioned again but I didn't have the time to bring it back to Speedy Fix due to my busy schedule.

About three months later, I experienced problem starting my car that looked like a low battery problem but it always starts.

I asked my wife to bring it to the battery shop around the corner, where I bought the Outlast battery, and had it tested. It was found to be fully-charged and so I ruled out a problem with the alternator or grounded electrical system that's causing the hard-starting problem.

Decided to bring it to Speedy Fix again to check the starting problem and also the power window. The mechanic on duty diagnosed it to be either a battery problem (that I contested since the battery's been cleared to be fine) or faulty electrical wiring that's draining my car battery and is out of Speedy Fix's "expertise" and so recommended my car to be checked at an auto electrical shop.

I requested my wife to bring it to Wizzard Auto Electrical shop on Tomas Morato in Quezon City but she can't find the shop being a typical direction-challenged woman that she is. Decided instead to have it checked by an auto electrician and specifically pointed him my suspicion that there's a problem with the starter motor that's causing the starting problem.

It turned out the vios' starter motor only needed cleaning of electrodes. Dirty motor contacts cleaned and it's now starting in one click. Note that a motor that's not turning looks like a short circuit that's why it looked like a drained battery where even my digital gauge blacked out due to lack of electric short introduced by the nearly stuck starter motor.

All in all, problems like misdiagnosis happens all the time (for it's best to look for second or third opinions on problems that may be costly for you). At least Speedy Fix fixed my faulty power window almost three months after they looked at it (good thing I still have my receipt) for free probably covered by warranty.

This post has some negative feedback on Speedy Fix but overall I'm satisfied with them. Would I recommend SpeedyFix to my peers and friends? I already did. One of them just had his car running with Royal Purple synthetic oil from them and I may follow suit.

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Information on Speedy Fix:

Shop Address: 312 Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
Speedy Fix Contact Numbers
SHOP - (02) 717-4202
MIGS - (0917) 534-7636
Shop Hours: Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm
Official Website: http://www.speedyfixph.com/

Speedy Fix price of repairs:
fuel filter/fuel pump re-installation: P500.00
Power window repair: P600.00

please call Speedy Fix telephone numbers for repair inquiries, rates, and other questions.

Class A Motorcraft Banawe Car Repair Shop Woes

For about a week i've experienced hard starting of my Vios 1.5g in the morning and in the evening when I'm about to go home.

Since I live 10 minutes away from Banawe, I searched for "reliable" and "dependable" shops in the area, quite far from the pesky freelancers.

I chose Class A Motorcraft Service Shop as recommended by some people in this forum where I lurk and occasionaly post. I called them up for an appointment that they said i drop by at 1pm.

Since i've done research on the problem, mention of fuel pump check valve problem that can be checked by switching ignition key from off to on about three or four times before cranking and indeed my car starts.

When i got to Motorcraft on Banaue, Quezon City i spoke to the mechanic (eric) and told him of my problems and suspicion that it's the fuel pump and asked if they can do the residual fuel pressure test to verify (i've done my research, i know the theory but i wanted to see experienced people actually perform it). He mentioned my problem's with the fuel filter, being not a mechanic, but an aspiring DIY mechanic, i gave in to his diagnosis based on my narration.

Motorcraft replaced my fuel filter supposedly with an original toyota fuel filter worth P2000 (i called up toyota casa and i was quoted P2452 for this so it's about ok) plus P550 labor.

On initial starting after installation, I had to crank 3 times just to start (my original problem) but another mechanic told me it's normal for a newly-installed filter...

After leaving the shop and told the mechanic I'll just observe later if the hard-starting problem is solved. I drove to a spa on west avenue for my hedonistic pursuits and to alleviate my back pain. On leaving the spa, starting the engine was harder with several attempts but was able to start it after several tries and drove home.

The following morning, my car won't start after many tries, even if i toggle the key from On to Off. I'm pretty sure it's a fuel system problem-- fuses and relays fine, no error codes (i have my own OBD II scanner), sparks plugs ok and car seems to start, shakes then dies as if there's no gas (on a half-full gas tank)

I called up Motorcraft Banawe about the problem, spoke to Eric and, after speaking to his boss Robert Ong, informed me they're going to check my car and requested for my contact numbers to call me back and coordinate.

I filed an emergency leave from work just to wait for Motorcraft guys to arrive and check my car but no people, not even a text or call came.

I called them again at 5pm (using my cellphone for 10 minutes) to inquire if they're really coming and was able to personally talk to Robert Ong, who told me it's not the fuel filter they installed but probably something else, and committed again to come to my home to personally check my car.

Next day, I left my car keys at home and requested my mom to wait for Robert Ong and company but they again never came...no text, no call on my cellphone nor at my office phone that also logs all missed calls.

My car not starting problem may not be their doing, but they misdiagnosed my complaint and installed a filter that i still don't need, since I've only 26,000 kilometers on my odometer, made me cough out P2550.00.

Second, they promised, not once, but twice, to come to my aid but reneged on their promise...how "reliable" and "dependable"

as a rememdy, I called up Speedy Fix, highly recommended motor repair shop on Shaw Boulevard in mandaluyong and had my Toyota Vios towed there. Speedy Fix mechanic needed less than an hour to fix my car with the culprit-- incorrectly installed gasket of the fuel pump that gave way and leaked. Something Motorcraft could have corrected easily if they only went to my house as they promised thus this negative feedback of their supposedly good reputation.

I was charged P500 by Speedy Fix, something that should've been charged to Motorcraft for their "class A" service...just charged it to experience again.

DIY Car Audio Upgrade on a Limited Budget for Better Sound Quality (SQ)

I'm now embarking on upgrading my car audio sound setup to improve the so-called SQ (sound quality). I just want it simple where I can hear clearly every words said, the highs and lows and mids in perfect balance

from what I know on how to improve car sound system, these are the steps and instructions I intend to do:

1. Change the car stereo/ head unit. we all know that the OEM/stock head unit sounds like you're listening to a tin can. The Toyota Vios 1.5G head unit from Fujitsu Ten sounded like that. I already upgraded this to a Pioneer DEH-2250UBG with Auxiliary Input, USB and Direct iPod control with highly noticeable sound quality difference. It's a 1-DIN unit that's why I bought spacers to fit the original 2-DIN slot of Toyota Vios.

2. Change the stock speakers, all four of them. My car has four speakers, two on the front door panels and two rear speakers on the backboard. I was thinking if is should really replace them to improve since I'm on a very limited budget. The bass output is quite ok for my taste but not the highs so I figured I will just add at least two tweeters and two capacitors. I only need to know where to place them.

3. Install a subwoofer to get more ooomph in your lows and bass sound. I was quoted a price of P3.5k by C3 Audio on Banawe, Quezon City with the speaker enclosure to be placed inside the trunk. I wonder how it would sound like. I value my trunk space so i'm thinking about it so as not to lose precious space for Poging's walker, stroller and other stuff. A separate amplifier for the subwoofer is usually recommended. I'm planning though to just use a cheap subwoofer setup from a computer PC, the one that comes with two small speakers that costs about P1200 only. I won two of these, two years in a row, from our company raffle and powered by 220 Volts, I only need to change the power source to 12 Volts DC and look for the place, preferably the backboard to install the subs.

4. DIY deadening of car doors and trunk, probably roof and floors too. Cheap materials for this is Flashband, a brand of waterproofing fastened to you car's surfaces to lessen road noise, eliminate rattles and unwanted vibrations and some claim added clarity on bass and mid-bass sound.

Other ideas on improving car sound quality are welcome. I will try to experiment on things. Also the Toyota Vios 1.5G seems to be deadend already so I will look for ways to minimize rattles and resonating panels.

Pioneer Head Unit (Car Stereo) Prices on Banaue, Quezon City

I canvassed around for the latest prices of Pioneer head units/car stereos for my Vios to replace my stock 2-DIN HU with a 1-DIN HU with spacers so as to get my desired specifications of Auxiliary in, USB and iPod control

here's the average prices of Pioneer head units on Banaue St in Quezon City

DEH-1150 P 3,800
DEH-1250 P 4,000
DEH-2150UB P 4,800
DEH-2250UB P 5,000
DEH-3150UB P 5,800
DEH-3250UB P 6,000
DEH-4150SD P 6,800
DEH-4250SD P 7,000
DEH-6050UB P11,500
AVH-4150 P27,000
AVH-5150 P30,000

Want to know which car audio shop offers the cheapest prices in banawe? :P
most of them offer free installation, costs of spacers/accessories vary from P400 to P800 for a 1-DIN HU to be installed in a 2-DIN car stereo slot on the dashboard. Some of these units have video/DVD and TV tuners but not recommended for drivers, so i prefer music-only HUs to avoid dangerous distractions.

warning: don't transact with freelance people on Banawe for their dubious offers. Also park your vehicles in safe places to avoid inconveniences (thieves, side-mirror gangs, surplus boys et al)

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Raffy London LTO Registration: Hassle-Free, Professional Fixer?

Raffy London's not a scam but his claim of hassle-free LTO car registration is a fluke. Sure, you'll just email or text the required details and he'll do the rest (which is really the work of a fixer).

I have a friend contracted his services and got into a headache and extra expense for late registration caused by RB London's professional fixing activities at LTO Makati.

He earns from the CTPL insurance apparently owning an insurance company and delivers your LTO registration official receipt (OR) via messenger to your home. He charges a little extra too for the car emission test.

The problem is that he does some sort of magic by falsifying the field emmission test (the anti-smoke belching) by not requiring your vehicle to undergo an emissions test (which is a necessary evil to reduce if not eliminate smoke belchers on our dangerous roads).

But during my friend's registration, his one week registration window lapsed without his car being registered and Mr. London, didn't even inform him of the problem. Repeated texts and calls to Mr London just confirmed his car can't be registered due to the required test. He ended up showing up at an accredited field emission test (something every responsible car owner should do) and paid LTO late registration charges that could've been avoided if he was told earlier.

If I were you, I'll just have my car registered at LTO Makati and avoid the fixers. it's not that hard to do it yourself and you'll not encourage the illegal act of fixing transactions.

A large sign warning against illegal fixers can be found at the gate of LTO Makati and yet once you get there, you'll know yyou're near for many people will offer their services to facilitate your transaction that you can actually do yourself. (I'm speaking of LTO Makati but not of other LTO offices so full of fixers)