some paxs comment about sonata

last SG · 2008-08-13T11:15:03+00:00

i once sat inside a Toyota Axio before..surprisingly, he said that the car was owned and converted to a taxi..got such thing ah?

ALN SG

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…

ALN SG

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….

sinicker SG

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.

ALN SG

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…

SBS7484P SG

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.

ditzy SG

I like the ride of the fiat, especially during hard acceleration, can hear the turbo flutter. Although thats not really a good thing.

redDUST SG

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.

allulu69 SG

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.

ALN SG

skoda really good? next time i must try… $3.2 flag down…

SBS7484P SG

i love the skoda engine sound.. very roaarrrrrrrr.

Poolman SG

My ang mo pax said he giddy sitting behind , cos i think the vehicle wobble alot behind .

Poolman SG

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 "

Poolman SG

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 ?

Poolman SG

Obviously Sonata save fuel than Skoda .

allulu69 SG

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.

kinwashi SG

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.

QX179R SG

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..

KCTK SG

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.

purpledragon84 SG

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..

4Justice SG

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.