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Get more for less on Ford’s latest service offerings

 Economy
Sep 032013
 
Get more for less on Ford’s latest service offerings

MANILA, Philippines – Ford Philippines today announced the launch of a new service promotion, extending its popular ‘Get More for Less’ promotion to Ford’s service offerings.  Dubbed as Get More for Less on Ford Service, Ford vehicles with expired warranties can avail of a free Genuine Ford Oil Filter and a 10 percent discount on Ford Genuine Parts for any general repair at any authorized Ford dealership. This is part of Ford’s ongoing commitment to ensure the highest performance of all Ford vehicles, old or new. “While offering best-in class Ford vehicles across the country, we always aim to go further and offer our customers – old and new – a world-class customer service experience through our expanding network of authorized dealerships and attractive promotions,” says Margo Delfinado, Director, Ford Customer Service Division. To qualify, customers must avail of either a Periodic Maintenance Service (PMS) or a General Repair worth PhP5,000 and above. The Get More for Less on Ford Service is offered to all out-of-warranty Ford vehicles sold by any authorized Ford dealership nationwide.

Top tips for negotiating a flood

 General
Aug 272013
 
Top tips for negotiating a flood

Dear PAGASA, We, the tax payers of the Philippines, respectfully request your esteemed agency to stop naming typhoons after innocent citizens like Ondoy, Pedring and Maring, and ask that you name them after politicians who have unexplained wealth instead. It makes more sense, don’t you think? Because aside from the fact that their misappropriated development funds caused most of the unnecessary flooding, they actually have a lot more in common than you may think––like how they both seem to start out with a lot of hot air before eventually taking everything you own. So let’s start with renaming Maring to typhoon Napoles, shall we? With that out of the way, not a storm goes by without my inbox getting flooded with questions like, what is the best way to drive through a flood? What do I do if my car stalls in a flood? Why wasn’t I informed? So I decided to consolidate them here for you in a simple, easy-to-share article that you can always refer to. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 What height of flood water is still considered passable? Well that depends entirely on your vehicle. Currently, the Chevrolet Trailblazer, Colorado and Ford Ranger have the best-in-class wading capabilities with 800 mm.  Most “soft-roaders” like CRVs, Tucson, Sorento, etc. are only good for 400-500mm, while cars are even less. A good rule of thumb is to avoid going through anything that has reached your headlights or that completely covers your tires, because aside Read More …

A tire in its optimal prime: Testing the Michelin Primacy 3 ST in Khao Yai, Thailand

 Economy
Jul 092013
 
A tire in its optimal prime: Testing the Michelin Primacy 3 ST in Khao Yai, Thailand

MANILA, Philippines – Tricky business, as one might put it, is what designing and developing a tire that embodies all the features crucial to the discerning motorist is like.  Of course, at this day and age, we all know that it’s all about hard science, backed by factual data obtained the hard way- with absolutely no trickery involved. You see when one requires a tire to be comfortable, quiet, reliable, and able to provide exceptional performance on both dry and wet surfaces over a long service life, it’s almost like asking for the moon and the stars. At least one characteristic would  have to be compromised for the others to be optimally applicable.  Well, at least that used to be the case. Launched recently to the Asia Pacific Motoring Media is Michelin’s latest tire developed specifically for the region — the Primacy 3 ST.  Aimed to cater to the executive and premium/luxury car owners, the members of the press were taken to the Bonanza Speedway, in Khao Yai Thailand, where cars like the Lexus GS250, Volvo S60, and Mercedes Benz E-Class were made available to test the tires with. Michelin prepared the racetrack quite well, to simulate various scenarios that would enable us journalists to properly test every aspect of the Primacy 3 ST.  But as exciting as the track setup looked, we were thoroughly briefed beforehand about the extensive technology behind the tire. There was one obvious take-out from the press presentation, and that was a clear focus on Read More …

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